Listen along as Andrew and Anitra talk about games they played, games their kids played, and a weekly discussion topic. Odd numbered podcasts have interviews with guests. Special event (convention) interviews can also be found separately.
This week, we’re talking about cooperative games – what they are, what makes them a good fit for families, and we explore the breadth of games that can be considered “cooperative”.
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Sometimes intentionally, sometimes by accident, we find games that disconnect us from the stresses and worries of every day life. Andrew and Anitra discover that they have different ideas of what helps them step away from the real world – but there’s some overlap, too. 0:00 Fact for 389 When diving (“stooping”), the peregrine falcon can reach speeds of 389kph.
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It’s the first podcast of 2025, so we’re going to go back over our favorite games from 2024.
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Grace and Mike run a board game themed bed and breakfast in North Carolina. It’s perfect for a weekend getaway.
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This week we’ve invited video game hype man Stephen Duetzmann (from Engaged Family Gaming) to go over his video game holiday gift guide.
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Our holiday list is not ready, so we will be doing another podcast NEXT WEEK! Today’s podcast is just a smorgasbord of stuff.
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It’s the end of October, which means it’s time for a Halloween episode! We discuss our top five games for this season.
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0:00 Hello and welcome! This week, we’re talking about beautiful games – ones you would leave out on a coffee table – that are great for families to play. Fact for 381 We’re back to the Guinness Book of World Records, friends. The largest hand-held video game console party was on 12 October 2007, at the Parramatta mall in Sydney
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We usually talk about kids on this show. But our children aren’t little children anymore – so what about games for teens?
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Let’s talk about Board Game Arena. It’s not the only way to play board games online, but for us, it’s probably the most valuable. Why?
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We talked about date night games in 2020 – which ones would we still recommend now? Our new top six list has FOUR games that weren’t even on the old list!
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We waited an extra week for this podcast so we could bring you all the GenCon goodies with Nick.
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Does your kid’s school have a board game club? How could you help support it as a parent?
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Welcome Stephanie Nye this week, to talk about the games we’ve been playing lately and the Origins Game Fair.
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If you have kids in school, you’ve probably heard of the “summer slide” or summer learning loss. The best way to keep your kids from losing math and reading skills is to use them! So let’s talk about five games that will give some practice.
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It’s June, kicking off “convention season” for a lot of people. So, we’re sharing our best tips for navigating conventions with kids.
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We chose five games from 2023 (and the first half of 2024) that come in small boxes but pack a big punch!
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It’s been six years since we devoted a podcast to this topic. So let’s revisit: Why do we play games with our kids?
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