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284 – Five Fantastic Family Filler Favorites – The Family Gamers Podcast

March 14, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We talk about five of our favorite filler games for families – games that will make you think and help your kids learn, but play under 30 minutes and are fairly portable.

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Andrew, Anitra, Bananagrams, filler games, Gamewright, HABA, Horrible Guild, Luma Games

283 – Matt Riddle – The Family Gamers Podcast

March 7, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Matt Riddle (along with his co-designer Ben Pinchback) is one of our favorite game designers. He has co-designed over 20 “notable” games

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Andrew, Anitra, Interview, Matt Riddle, roll and write

282 – Room to Grow: 2-Player Battles – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 28, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Introduce your kids to direct two-player battle games, where you try to eliminate the other player. No reading? No problem.

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2 players, Andrew, Anitra, battle, room to grow

281 – Game Schooler – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 21, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Game Schooler: Game-Based Learning Unplugged

We welcome Doug Kotecki and Micchael McCabe, hosts of The Game Schooler Podcast.

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Andrew, Anitra, Gameschooler, gameschooling, Interview

280 – Top 5 Tiger Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 14, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

2022 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac. So why not talk about some board games you can play with tigers in them?

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Andrew, animals, Anitra

279 – Beyond Board Games: The Wood Whisperer – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 7, 2022 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

This week on the show we have Marc Spagnuolo, the Wood Whisperer – he is definitely a nerd as well as being a wood worker. We talk about what we’ve been playing and how to get kids involved in your hobbies.

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Andrew, Anitra, beyond board games, Interview

278 – Top Travel Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

January 31, 2022 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

The Stars Align on an airplane tray table

What makes a game good for travel? It depends on how you’re traveling! We give a few tips on what to look for, as well as a dozen of our favorites.

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Andrew, Anitra, travel

277 – Top 10 Family Games coming in 2022 – with Jeremy Howard

January 24, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We welcome Jeremy Howard this week to talk about ten games we are looking forward to in 2022.

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Andrew, Anitra, Family Games, Family Gaming, Jeremy Howard

276 – Five Tools for Easier Gaming – The Family Gamers Podcast

January 17, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Dice and cards can be hard for little hands. What can you do to make game components – especially from “grown up” games – easier for kids to handle?

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accessory, Andrew, Anitra, card games, dice, young children

275 – Games for Couples with One Board Family – The Family Gamers Podcast

January 10, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Welcome to Ryan and Erin from One Board Family. What are their favorite games to play as a couple?

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2 players, Andrew, Anitra, One Board Family

274 – Best of 2021 – The Family Gamers Podcast

January 3, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We review our top played games of 2021 and also the games we gave top ratings.

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2021, Andrew, Anitra, Family Gaming

273 – Board Game Bakes – The Family Gamers Podcast

December 27, 2021 Anitra Smith The Family Gamers Podcast

This week, we are pleased to welcome Danielle, known for her Youtube channel Board Game Bakes.

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Andrew, Anitra, Board Game Bakes, Board Games, food, Interview

272 – PAX Unplugged Recap – The Family Gamers Podcast

December 20, 2021 Updated: January 20th, 2023 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We’re joined by staff writer Corey this week. Andrew and Corey attended PAX Unplugged 2021 and they’re going to tell us about the games (and food!) they experienced there. 272 Fact! The tallest human in recorded history (according to the Guinness World Records), was Robert Wadlow, at 272cm (8ft 11.1in) tall. Thanks as always to First Move Financial for sponsoring

271 – 2021 PAX Unplugged Interviews – The Family Gamers Podcast

December 13, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Andrew just got back from PAX Unplugged, and we’ve got a show for you! Interviews from Pandasaurus, SlugFest Games, CGE, KOSMOS, and Gamewright.

270.5 – The Family Gamers Micro-cast

December 6, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We’re not following the regular podcast format this week, but we still have a few things to share: 4 giveaways, a FOR SCIENCE! and what to look for at PAX Unplugged.

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Andrew, Anitra, For Science!, giveaway

270 – 6 Easy to Teach Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

November 29, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We pick our top six games that are easy to teach, letting you get to the fun faster!

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Andrew, Anitra, Family Games, teaching

269 – Video Game Holiday Guide – The Family Gamers Podcast

November 22, 2021 Updated: December 5th, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We welcome Mr. Videogame himself, Stephen Deutzmann, to answer all our questions about video games for this holiday season. Skip to 38:00 to get right into the recommendations!

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Andrew, Anitra, Engaged Family Gaming, Holiday, Stephen Duetzmann, Video Games

268 – 2021 Holiday Gift Guide! – The Family Gamers Podcast

November 15, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We recently released our holiday game guide, and we review it on this episode of the podcast.

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Andrew, Anitra, gifts, Holiday

267 – Beyond Board Games: Geocaching – The Family Gamers Podcast

November 9, 2021 Updated: February 5th, 2022 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Sometimes, we talk about things other than board games! This week we start with games Anitra played at CuseCon, then continue on to find out more about geocaching.

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Andrew, Anitra, beyond board games, convention, outdoor games