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.
The Family Gamers Podcast
48 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Restaurant Games
Waiting around at a restaurant is so boring. What do you do to pass the time with your hungry children? Well, if you are The Family Gamers, you play games, of course! What is your favorite game to play in a restaurant?
» Read more47 – The Family Gamers Podcast – BattleGoats giveaway
On this super-short episode, we talk Mother’s Day and reveal the winner of our BattleGoats giveaway. What did you do with your Mom (or mother-figure) on Sunday? We played Castle Panic with our kids (and called/visited our moms, of course).
» Read more46 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Video Game Vocabulary
MMO and RTS and FPS, oh my! What is a platformer? Should my toddler play a sandbox game? We define a few common video game terms and abbreviations.
» Read more45 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Tucker Smedes – CardLords
On this short podcast, Andrew talks to Tucker Smedes at CardLords, the creator of the game BattleGoats and their new game, Take the Gold.
» Read more44 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Hosting a Game Night
What do you do if you have been trying to get a group together to play boardgames, and suddenly you have more players than one game can fit? Host a game night, of course!
» Read more43 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Jeff Johnston Interview
Jeff Johnston designs games as a hobby. He is the mind behind Pair of Jacks Games, and Anitra sat down with him at Granite Game Summit 2017 to talk about 3 of his published games: MoonQuake Escape , Flashlights & Fireflies, and Toasted or Roasted. MoonQuake Escape is published by Breaking Games. Plot your escape from an alien prison.
» Read more42 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Granite Game Summit
This past weekend, Anitra attended Granite Game Summit 2017 in Nashua, NH. It was a lot of fun, but also very different from the type of events we normally attend as The Family Gamers. We discuss what G2S was like, highlights of the show, and what else happened in our family the past two weeks.
» Read more41 – The Family Gamers Podcast – PAX East Interviews
This week’s podcast is a compilation of interviews from the show floor at PAX East 2017. Andrew talks to Zoink Games, Andrew Innes (creator of Anomia), Jammed Up Studios, and GameWright.
» Read more40 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Gaming Cooperatively or Collaboratively
We were inspired by our recent experiences playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild to talk about playing games collaboratively or cooperatively. We often talk about cooperative board games, but did you know there are many options for playing together with video games, too?
» Read more39 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Druid City Games Interview
We interview James Hudson of Druid City Games, designer of Barnyard Roundup and publisher of The Grimm Forest. You’ll never believe what game introduced him to modern board gaming!
» Read more38 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Twice Married
This week, we have special guests! Spencer & Lara Williams, of Married with Board Games, co-host the show with us and talk about their favorite games to play as a couple.
» Read more37 – The Family Gamers Podcast – The Toy Fair Marathon
Andrew went to NY Toy Fair last week. He saw more than we could possibly talk about! We try to give you the highlights in this extended edition of The Family Gamers Podcast.
» Read more36 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Learning through Games
What do you think when you hear “educational games”? Some are pretty boring, but then there are games that are truly fun games, that happen to teach critical skills as part of their design.
» Read more35 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Budget-Friendly Games
Looking for a good new game to play, but short on cash? Andrew and Anitra discuss a variety of games that can be had cheaply (under $20), including one that simply needs pen and paper!
» Read more34 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Dennis Hoyle from Bellwether Games
We talk this week to Dennis Hoyle, one of the founders of Bellwether Games. We discuss a few of the games Bellwether Games publishes: The Princess and the Goblin – a maze-building, path-discovery game based on the George MacDonald story of the same name. Coldwater Crown – a fishing puzzle game. Figure out how to catch the right fish at
» Read more33 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Best of 2016
Welcome to the first show of 2017! We did a lot of gaming over the holiday season. What were your favorite games of 2016?
» Read more32 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Anticipation!
We talked this week about gifts (’tis the season, after all), new games, and games we are looking forward to in 2017.
» Read more31 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Gift Guide 2016
It’s that time of year again. If you are wondering what games make good gifts, we are here to help! We also played a few new-to-us and new-to-the-show games this week.
» Read more30 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Winning
Do you let your kids win? That’s our pressing question for the week. How do you teach graceful winning and losing?
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