117 – Erin Dean – The Family Gamers Podcast
Today, we welcome Erin Dean, board game renaissance woman! She tells us about her book, the board game museum she is founding, along with a game or two she’s been working on.
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Listen along as Andrew and Anitra talk about games they played, games their kids played, and a weekly discussion topic. Odd numbered podcasts have interviews with guests. Special event (convention) interviews can also be found separately.
116 – This is Halloween – The Family Gamers Podcast
It’s that time of year again! We revisit the best spooky, magical, and weird games to play for Halloween.
» Read more115 – Boston FIG Interviews – The Family Gamers Podcast
As promised last week, we have some interviews from Boston FIG. We’ve also got another giveaway – this one’s only a week long, so don’t miss out!
» Read more114 – 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 more113 – The Board Game Spotlight with Derek & Lizzy Funkhouser
Is episode 113 the episode of Funk? No, it’s the episode of Funkhouser! Derek & Lizzy Funkhouser run a social media community called “Board Game Spotlight”.
» Read more112 – Popular (Board Game) Mechanics – The Family Gamers Podcast
Is resource management more than a business term? Do you take that? Or would you rather use worker placement to gain area control? We dissect some common terms from the board game world, and give examples of games that use these mechanics.
» Read more111 – The Artemis Project, with Marc Specter – The Family Gamers Podcast
We’re turning this episode up to 11! We’re joined by Marc Specter, the Grand Poobah of the Grand Gamers Guild. We’ve had Marc on the show before to talk about Pocket Ops, but this time we’re talking about a brand new Kickstarter, The Artemis Project.
» Read more110 – Tell Me a Story: Storytelling in Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
We love games that tell a story. Whether the stories are driving the game, or encourage players to get into character and make their own story, these games are fun. Enhance your game-playing experience with some of these.
» Read more109 – What in the Wild? Interview – The Family Gamers Podcast
Today we interview two special guests: Hannah Schauer and Karen Cleveland from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Why are we interviewing employees of the Department of Natural Resources? Because they made a game!
» Read more108 – Top 6 Cooperative Games for Kids – The Family Gamers Podcast
Sometimes, you just want to play with your kids instead of playing against them. We discuss our favorite cooperative board games to play with children.
» Read more107 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Gen Con Thoughts with Nick and Izzy
106 – The Family Gamers Podcast – How to Game When You’re Burnt Out
We all experience burn out sometimes. Netflix and chill turning into “stare into space”? Wish you were playing a game, but can’t wrap your head around your usual fare? Sometimes we still want the social experience of games, even when our brains are fried. We discuss some of our favorite light strategy games that are good for relaxing.
» Read more105 – GenCan’t and Gen Con 2018 – 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.
» Read more104 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Why Play Games?
Why play games with your kids? No, really – why should you play games? We asked our community and a few other friends.
» 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 more102 – The Family Gamers Podcast – The Variety Show
As the Family Gamers, we have a wide variety of games on our shelves. We feel that having variety in your collection is very important. But first, what we’ve been playing!
» Read more101 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Origins with One Board Family
We get Ryan Gutowski, Erin Gutowski, and Ric White from One Board Family on the show this week; they went to Origins Game Fair and they’re going to tell us about it. We compare GenCon, Origins, and PAX Unplugged, based on what we know. Highlight of the show? Their favorite game was Pioneer Days – “it does what Oregon Trail
» Read more100 – The Family Gamers Podcast – A Celebration of Board Games
Welcome to episode 100! We are excited to have made it this far. We have a ton of stuff to share with you. Bear with us for this jam-packed episode which is longer than usual.
» 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 more98 – The Family Gamers Podcast – More Outdoor Games
About a year ago, we talked about games to play outside (episode 54) and camping-themed games (episode 58). We thought we’d revisit this topic, including a little bit of input from the kids…
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