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322 – Top Ten Small Games

December 19, 2022 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Andrew and Anitra each pick their top five games that are nearly pocket-sized.

Palm Island: A Game in Hand is Worth Two on the Table

March 18, 2019 Updated: March 4th, 2023 Anitra Smith Reviews

Palm Island is a 17-card game designed and illustrated by Jon Mietling, published by Portal Dragon Games. It needs no flat surface at all; the entire game is played in one hand.

135 – Portal Dragon Games, Planetoid, Games for Foster Kids – The Family Gamers Podcast

March 4, 2019 Updated: April 15th, 2019 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

On this week’s episode, we are joined by Jon Mietling of Portal Dragon Games, to talk about the Kickstarter for his game Planetoid, his other games, and how games have helped him connect with his foster kids.

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Gen Con 2018: Jon Mietling – Portal Dragon Games

August 11, 2018 Andrew Smith Interviews

Jon Mietling from Portal Dragon Games talked to our roving reporter, Nick, at Gen Con. Palm Island Palm Island is a unique game that plays completely in the palm of your hand. Play solo, cooperatively, or competitively. Each card has 4 states (top & bottom on each side of the card), and there are only 17 cards in the entire

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105 – GenCan’t and Gen Con 2018 – The Family Gamers Podcast

August 6, 2018 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

It’s that time again – Gen Con is the largest gaming convention in the USA. If it seems like we’ve done this before, it’s because we have! We covered Gen Con (and Gen Can’t) last year (episode 60). Warning: this episode includes 2 hours of interviews from Gen Con, recorded by our man on the ground, Nick Martinelli.