SNAP Review – Insert Coin to Play
An unusual flip-and-write game with an 8-bit arcade theme. Draft shapes then try to fill them in effectively to get the most points without losing too many lives!
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315 – The Video Game Holiday Gift Guide with Stephen Duetzmann
It’s that time of year again. We are joined by the “unmitigated hype monster”, Stephen Duetzmann, to learn about recommendations for (mostly) family-friendly video games this holiday season.
» Read more269 – Video Game Holiday Guide – 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!
» Read more225 – Video Game Gifts with Stephen Duetzmann – The Family Gamers Podcast
It may be too late to shop for board games, but you can still get video games (downloaded) in time for Christmas! We have Stephen Duetzmann from Engaged Family Gaming on to talk about the games he would recommend for families this year.
» Read more196 – Top Games for Remote Gaming – The Family Gamers Podcast
As our state slowly comes out of lockdown, we want to #BackTheComeback and support our local game store. What board games will support playing remotely when we’re stuck at home in the future?
» Read more193 – Evolution: Education Edition with Scott – The Family Gamers Podcast
We’re going to talk about Evolution: Education Edition with Scott Rencher. Why bring this award-winning boardgame to digital? And what makes it educational?
» Read more183 – NY Toy Fair with Engaged Family Gaming – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week, we are with Stephen Duetzmann and Linda Wrobel from Engaged Family Gaming. They attended New York Toy Fair 2020 – and brought Andrew along. What really stood out to the three of them?
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114 – Boston FIG 2018 – The Family Gamers Podcast
Last week was Boston FIG, our favorite indie game festival. We talk favorite games and impressions, with special guest co-host and staff writer Corey Lagunowich.
» Read more103 – The Family Gamers Podcast – E3 and CTFIG with Stephen Duetzmann
We’re joined this week by Stephen Duetzmann, who tells us about his favorite moments from E3 (which we previewed in episode 99) and CTFIG.
» Read more99 – The Family Gamers Podcast – E3 Preview with Stephen Duetzmann
Next week is going to be a big week in video games: The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. We brought in Stephen from Engaged Family Gaming to tell us what to expect.
» Read moreSuper Beat Sports: We’ve Got the Beat
A rare video-game review! Harmonix is known for rhythm-and-music video games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band. We love every game they have made (we regularly rave about Amplitude), so when they announced their new game for Switch, Super Beat Sports, we were intrigued. Sports in a music game? How could that work?
» Read more76 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Screen Time, Travel Edition
On the road again… just can’t wait to get on the road again… We’ve talked before about screen time and setting limits. (All the way back in episodes 3 and 4!) But we’ve been doing a lot of traveling over the past month, and wanted to acknowledge that the rules change when we are away from home. Stay tuned for
» Read more72 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Holiday Gift Guide
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – time for board game presents! If you’re wondering what to get the gamer(s) in your life, we can help.
» Read more69 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Top Video Game Gifts for 2017 – with Stephen Duetzmann
Welcome Stephen Duetzmann from Engaged Family Gaming this week! Since EFG has already released their holiday gift guide, we decided that Stephen would be an excellent resource for our listeners. We present our top ten(ish) video game purchases for your family this holiday season. What We’ve Been Playing Stephen has been really enjoying Tail Feathers with his older son (11
» Read more65 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Boston FIG 2017
It’s our favorite time of year! We discuss our favorite games from Boston FIG, with special guest, Corey Lagunowich. Then, listen to interviews from the show floor with Andrew.
» Read more50 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Reflections, the meta-podcast
Welcome to episode 50! We’ve been doing The Family Gamers Podcast for quite a while, and thought we would take an opportunity to look back, especially at a few of our early episodes.
» Read more46 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Video Game Vocabulary
MMO and RTS and FPS, oh my! What is a platformer? Should my toddler play a sandbox game? We define a few common video game terms and abbreviations.
» Read more41 – The Family Gamers Podcast – PAX East Interviews
This week’s podcast is a compilation of interviews from the show floor at PAX East 2017. Andrew talks to Zoink Games, Andrew Innes (creator of Anomia), Jammed Up Studios, and GameWright.
» Read more40 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Gaming Cooperatively or Collaboratively
We were inspired by our recent experiences playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild to talk about playing games collaboratively or cooperatively. We often talk about cooperative board games, but did you know there are many options for playing together with video games, too?
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