Episode 377 – Gen Con 2024 with Nick

We waited an extra week for this podcast so we could bring you all the Gen Con goodies with Nick.

377 Fact

The most people wearing aviator sunglasses is 377, achieved by ProofPilot (USA) in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 7 February 2023.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/727771-most-people-wearing-aviator-sunglasses

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What We’ve Been Playing

Sausage Sizzle
Renature
Gnome Hollow
Xylotar
Sagrada
Floating Floors
Secret Identity

Welcome Community Members

Whoa! A whole bunch of people have come to spend time in The Family Gamers Community over the last few weeks! Let’s gather ’round and say hi! Welcome!

Backtalk

Not many kid-friendly board game clubs among our listeners. Maybe you could help start one?

Gen Con Adventures

Nick tells us about his adventures at Gen Con. Picking up cheap older games at the used game consignment market and the auction, demoing others, escape rooms, meeting designers, and of course, being our roving reporter!

Nick highly recommends Snatch It! from HeidelBAR Games.

SNAP Review – Paper App Dungeon

Looking for a portable game your kid can play all by themselves? Our boys highly recommend Paper App Dungeon.

Watch the video or read the transcript of our review. But seriously, watch the video!

Gen Con 2024 Interviews

Calliope Games with Chris Leder

Brand new: Patrician: Towers of Influence

Coming: Day of the Brambles – “a card-flicking throwdown”

Coming: Legends of the Monster Academy

Doing well: Four Corners and Hive Mind

and a few we’ve reviewed in the past: Enchanted Plumes and Mass Transit

Find more at CalliopeGames.com

Amigo with Corey

CloudShip
Pick-a-pen games
Cabanga!

30th anniversary of Take 5 / 6 nimmt!
20th anniversary of Saboteur
2?th anniversary of Bonanza (and check out Bonanza Dahlias !)
26th anniversary of No Thanks!

coming soon: 3 Chapters

Find more at Amigo.games

Perplext with Chris Handy

Set 3 of Pack-O-Games, with
WIN – distilled version of Long Shot the Dice Game
BOG – 2 player card programming / hand-management
MAD – trick-taking

Long Shot: The Dice Game

Find them at PackOGame.com or Perplext.com

Grandpa Beck’s Games with Brent

Coming soon: 3-2-1 Countdown

Out now: Toil & Troublez
Another Man’s Treasure

Classics: Cover Your A$$ets
Skull King

GrandpaBecksGames.com or check the bottom of any of their boxes and find Brent’s phone number
For a discount, use GET15 on their website for 15% off.

Grand Gamers Guild with Marc

Tir na Nog (sold out! There’s now a reprint campaign on Kickstarter)
Endeavor: Deep Sea (with Burnt Island Games)
La Familia Hort (review coming soon)
Words of a Feather (our preview)
Holiday Hijinks games (we love these! and more are coming soon)
Endangered – Red Wolves expansion, and Endangered: Australia (coming 2025 – with koalas, toads, Great Barrier Reef)

For more, check out GrandGamersGuild.com.

Happy Camper Games with Jason

Trio (we love it! – our review)

coming soon: Combo

Find more at HappyCamper.Games

Envy Born Games with Mathue

Tiny Games series

Confusing Lands – expansions are in the works

coming soon: Dragon Roost

Kalahari (coming 2025 – not a tiny box)

Find more at EnvyBornGames.com, or on social media. Mathue says “I spend a lot of time on TikTok”.

New Backtalk Question!

Anitra mentioned playing Sagrada after being at the Sagrada Familia. Have you ever played a game at a location it’s based on? Or has a trip ever motivated you to play a certain game?

We know that we have to go visit the Greek town of Santorini because of how much Asher likes the game.

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