Anitra Smith is the managing editor of The Family Gamers, and co-host of The Family Gamers Podcast.
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180 – Date Night Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and it got us thinking about games that work well for a date night. What makes a good game for date night? What are a few of our favorites?
» Read morePasstally
Lay and stack tiles to make paths that pass through as many tiles as possible. “Tally” your “passes” after each turn and add up the points. A game for 2-3 players.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Bon Appetit!
Only the finest dishes are worthy of gourmet diners in Bon Appetit!, a short bidding game for 2-4 players from Strawberry Studio.
» Read more179 – Board Gaming with Education – The Family Gamers Podcast
Our podcast guest this week is Dustin Staats, from the Board Gaming with Education podcast!
» Read more178 – Sick Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
SNAP Review – Dungeon Academy
Dungeon Academy is a real-time path-finding game for 1-6 players. It’s a blast for ages 10+, and playable by younger kids as well.
» Read more177 – Best of 2019 – The Family Gamers Podcast
The Grimm Masquerade
We have adored The Grimm Masquerade since we first saw it. It’s easy to learn and accessible, appropriate for a wide range of players. Whether you love social deduction or hate bluffing, you owe it to yourself to try it.
» Read more176 – 2019 Retrospective and 2020 Goals – The Family Gamers Podcast
We’re looking both forward and backward this week, examining last year’s resolutions and using what we’ve learned to come up with new goals for 2020. Thanks to our sponsor, First Move Financial, for helping support The Family Gamers Podcast. What We’ve Been Playing Koi – from Smirk & Dagger. Goldfish are mean. Dungeon Academy – from The OP. We have
» Read morePAX Unplugged 2019: Move38
At the last day of PAX Unplugged, Anitra talked to Jon, the designer of Blinks – the world’s first smart tabletop game system.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Similo: Are You Clued In?
Similo is a simple cooperative card game. It’s incredibly easy to explain, quick to play, and it will fit into a purse or a pocket.
» Read more175 – GameSchooling & Board Game Club with Chrissy – The Family Gamers Podcast
Chrissy Wissler tells us about gameschooling, her board game club, and learning soft skills through board games.
» Read moreWelcome To Your Perfect Home
We would recommend Welcome To… if you regularly find yourself wanting a game that can play six or more players simultaneously without a lot of time pressure or player interaction. For smaller groups, there are so many more games available, that we wouldn’t reach for this one.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Isle of Monsters
Join Elliot on the Isle of Monsters in this short audio review. Capture and train monsters to win the scare competition!
» Read morePAX Unplugged 2019: Genius Games – Ecosystem
174 – PAX Unplugged, Day Three – The Family Gamers Podcast
Our final set of interviews from PAX Unplugged 2019, with Genius Games, Luma Imports, Elf Creek Games, Perplext, Move38, and Van Ryder Games.
» Read moreSNAP Review – HEIST: One Team, One Mission
Heist is an electronic game from University Games. Can your team pull off the perfect heist? Elliot tells us all about it.
» Read more173 – PAX Unplugged, Day Two – The Family Gamers Podcast
Our PAX highlights, plus interviews with Bananagrams, IELLO, KOSMOS, Oni Press, Thunderworks Games, Wild Power Games, and North Star Games.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Narwhal Free for All
I’m not a fan of water games (especially inside) but Narwhal Free for All won me over. Five-year-old Elliot will tell you about this frantic ring flipping game.
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