Episode 392 – Springtime Games

We’re currently having false spring here in New England. But after a cold dreary winter, we are ready for green, growing things. Let’s talk about games with flowers and plants – games that make us think spring.

0:00 Fact for 392

It’s been a while since we’ve done a car fact: The SRT 392 is a high-performance version of the Dodge Charger and Challenger models.

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04:00 What We’ve Been Playing

Horrified: World of Monsters – this time using Cthulu and the Krampus expansion monster.
Nidavellir
Shovel Knight: Dungeon Duels
Little Alchemists (review coming soon)
Strato (review coming Friday)
Floristry (review coming soon – this game will be out later in March!)

13:25 Feb Monthly Report

Andrew: 14 plays, 10 unique games, H-index: 2 (Floristry, Little Alchemists) 86% at home, 56% at two players.

Anitra: 43 plays, 22 unique games, H-index 3 (Strato, Floristry, Octo Grabbo)

14:30 The Family Gamers Community

We’re so glad for new members who joined us on Facebook. Hope you like pizza!

15:00 Backtalk

Getting to know you! Listeners tell us about their favorite snack or candy. See responses on Discord and Facebook.

19:30 FOR SCIENCE!

We try pink lemonade KitKats.

22:00 SNAP Review – Hundred Acre Wood Fluxx

Elliot helps Anitra review this adorable version of Fluxx, crafted with a love for A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories.

And kids can include stuffies as players. Who doesn’t love that?

Watch the video or read the transcript of our Hundred Acre Wood Fluxx review.

26:00 Ten Games that Make Us Think Spring

Ten games with flowers and plants and growing things. Not a top ten! Just ten spring-like games we recommend.

• Floristry (review coming soon!) – A very fast, very compelling game for two players.
• Flower Fields (our review) – Celebrates the whole ecosystem of growing flowers. A little more complicated than Patchwork or Kingdomino. Playable solo or two players, but best at three or four players.
• Gift of Tulips (our review) – A game that rewards you for giving flowers away. Best for 3-6 players.
• Bonsai (our review) – Create bonsai trees bit by bit, using hex tiles to create surprisingly organic looking plants/trees.
• Tea Dragon Society Card Game (our review) – A super cute kids game, “my first deckbuilder” with no conflict.
• Power Plants – Area-majority tile game. Grow crazy magical plants. Not a friendly game, but rarely intentionally mean.
• Grove (our review) – Create a grove of citrus trees. Stack cards to get better fruit (tracked with dice). Quick and compact solo game that you can bring almost anywhere.
• Gnome Hollow (review coming soon) – Friendly gnomes make rings of mushrooms, collecting mushrooms and flowers for points.
• A Gentle Rain (our review) – Another solo game. This one should be completely stress-free: match tile edges and place flowers. Enjoy the art and the calming illustrations.
• Tussie Mussie – A fantastic split-and-choose game that is best at two players. Easy to learn, lots of layers of strategy, with bluffing and several kinds of set collection.

49:30 New Backtalk Question

Do you have a favorite flower?

Andrew’s favorite are dahlias, and Anitra’s are pansies.

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