A Bar for Geeks? We'll Drink to That

Kickstarter has helped fund a lot of great ideas within the past few years, from an affordable 3D printer to the world’s first fruit piano. On Thursday it will add a new success story to that list: a full-service bar.

The brainchild of self-proclaimed geeks David Zoltan and Mathew Wolff, Geek Bar Chicago is billed as a place where geeks, games and booze will all come together under one roof. The project has enjoyed enormous success on Kickstarter, raising its initial goal of $9,750 within the first day.

Since then, Geek Bar has raised well over $30,000, and its creators have decided to get ambitious. If the campaign reaches its final stretch goal of $70,000 by the time funding closes on Aug. 22, Wolff and Zoltan will buy a life-size replica of the Iron Throne, from HBO's Game of Thrones, to feature in their bar. Read more...