The Family Gamers

SNAP Review – Sheep in Disguise

November 8, 2024 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Sheep in Disguise is a light family game with just a little bit of take-that. We did have some hurt feelings when players would “expose” another player’s sheep, which meant they were abducted when an attack card was played – but the game is light and moves quickly enough that we could pretty much get past that.

Episode 383 – Smorgasbord and Holiday Contests

November 4, 2024 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

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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Andrew, Anitra, For Science!, giveaway

SNAP Review – Railroad Ink: Archipelago

November 1, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

These Archipelago boards match perfectly with the rest of the Railroad Ink universe… it’s just BIGGER. (And that’s good!)

SNAP Review – Nekojima: Curious Cats and Currents

October 25, 2024 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Nekojima is a dexterity game with a lot of options to explore; find the right one for your family.

Episode 382 – Top 5 Spooky Games for Halloween

October 21, 2024 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

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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Andrew, Anitra, Family Gaming, halloween, spooky

SNAP Review – Mojo

October 18, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

This might be the Uno-killer! We recommend Mojo as a fun family game that’s a bit more strategic.

SNAP Review – Football Feud!

October 11, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Football Feud! is a great fast game for casual (and not-so-casual) fans of American football. Each “quarter” is a single turn, so choose cards to maximize your yardage for touchdowns – or slow down your opponents.

Floating Floors

October 7, 2024 Anitra Smith Reviews

There’s not a lot of kindness to go around when you’re ninjas racing to protect your secrets.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, CardLords, dexterity games, ninja, Takashi Sawada

Episode 381 – Top 5(ish) Beautiful Family Games

October 7, 2024 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Episode 381 - Top 5 Beautiful Family Games

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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2 players, abstract, Andrew, Anitra, art, Family Gaming

SNAP Review – Super Kawaii Pets

October 4, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

It’s a fun simple game for pet lovers who like this really adorable style, but it’s definitely not a game for your hobby group. I’d stick with playing this with kids, probably around ages 6-10, or young teens or preteens that really lean into the cuteness factor.

Episode 380 – Top Ten Games for Teens

September 23, 2024 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

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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Andrew, Anitra, teenagers

Top 10 Games for Teens

September 23, 2024 Anitra Smith Games for Every Age, Resources for Parents

We’ve got a few games to recommend for teenagers that are easy to teach to newcomers, and encourage talking and being silly together.

SNAP Review – Charcuterie

September 20, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

This is a game that’s a great way to get everyone around the table, whether you’re a family looking for something that feels a little more “grown up”, or seasoned players wanting an appetizer before a longer game.

SNAP Review – Star Trek: Chrono-Trek

September 13, 2024 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

If you like the idea of spending a few minutes with all of your beloved Star Trek friends across all the series, you should take a look at Star Trek: Chrono-Trek.

Episode 379 – 5 Board Game Arena Favorites

September 9, 2024 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

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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Andrew, Anitra, mobile app, online gaming, Screen Time

SNAP Review – Secret Identity

September 6, 2024 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

I really like that this game is a net positive all the way around. There is only shared success in Secret Identity, which makes it a fantastic family game.

Tangram City

September 2, 2024 Anitra Smith Reviews

“Take me down the Tangram City
Where the blocks are square
And balance is pretty…” In Tangram City, up to five players compete to build the largest city blocks, while keeping a balance between buildings and green space.

SNAP Review – Dragonkeepers

August 30, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

We’re hatching? Summoning? Herding? I don’t know what we’re doing to them, but it involves cute dragons!

Episode 378 – Top 6 Date Games

August 26, 2024 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

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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2 players, Andrew, Anitra, Date Night, small games, Top 10