Stephanie Nye joined The Family Gamers writing team in 2023.
She also runs Cozy Little Brown House.com, a site devoted to all things cozy – including family board games, with associated instagram channels @cozylittlebrownhouse and @brownhouseboardgames.
Explore TFG reviews and podcasts Stephanie has contributed to:
It’s time for battle – a math battle!
Kingdom Battle is based on the classic card game War.
» Read more
We love Regroup! Chicken Army and play it often. If your family enjoys easy-to-learn, tactical, card placement games, this could make a great addition to the game shelf.
» Read more
Expeditions Around the World is an abstract racing-style game where world adventurers compete to complete treks to the destinations on their expedition cards.
» Read more
Destinies is an incredibly immersive app-driven RPG that allows players to engage in quests and map out their fates, all without the need for a game master. The base game offers five unique scenarios with three characters for each, and each character has two paths to choose from.
» Read more
Welcome Stephanie Nye this week, to talk about the games we’ve been playing lately and the Origins Game Fair.
» Read more
Some board gamers might thrive on the nail-biting tension caused by resource acquisition and challenging fighting in this game. We, however, often found it overly frustrating in many of our plays.
» Read more
Montmartre is an elegant card game that feels familiar and comfortable for avid board gamers but is also simple enough to introduce to new players.
» Read more
10 Gallon Tank is a simple and fun drafting game that offers fans of “I-Split-You-Choose” an opportunity to use a favorite mechanism that is often overlooked in games.
» Read more
There has been no shortage of clever family-weight card games over the past couple of years, and for us, GAP is another welcome addition to this category of games.
» Read more
In this polyomino shape placement game from Thinkfun, players ages 8 and up fill the belly of their goats with food, clothing, sports equipment, and school supplies. The player who most strategically arranges the shapes in their goat’s stomach after three rounds wins the game.
» Read more
Nautilus Island is a vibrant drafting and set collection game. Collect objects from The Nautilus to survive and escape!
» Read more
With simple rules and quick set up, Chomp is easy to dive into. The complexity lies in the decisions of card drafting and placement while considering end game scoring. And it works wonderfully as a solo puzzle game.
» Read more
Cranium Big Brain Detective Game is more of a seek-and-find activity than a game. Young players can solve mysteries on a colorful, large-scale game board.
» Read more
Today, we’re talking with the newest writer to join The Family Gamers, Stephanie Nye! What are some of her favorite games for the “spooky season”? And what games are awesome that not enough people talk about?
» Read more
Take on the role of a circus director who tours the United States at the end of the 19th century.
» Read more
If you need a little bit of help getting your family to share, it might be time to deploy Splito.
» Read more