SNAP Review: Deblockle – Strategy of Tips & Turns
Deblockle is a beautiful and elegant game of abstract strategy that’s durable enough to keep on your coffee table – even with kids!
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133 – Split Perspective Studios – The Family Gamers Podcast
We talk to Trevor Muller-Hegel about Split Perspective Studios. He’s creating variations of classic games (like chess and checkers), with new game designs coming out every month.
» Read more132 – American History – The Family Gamers Podcast
“Those who don’t learn history are doomed to repeat it.” Games are one of the best ways to get facts to stick. We recommend some games that teach history, and games with a historical setting that will get you and your kids talking.
» Read moreSNAP Review: The Champion of the Wild
The Champion of the Wild is a voting and negotiation game for 3-8 players. Coach your animal(s) to victory in a series of competitive events. Listen to our thoughts in about 5 minutes.
» Read moreScarabya: Excavations that Missed the Beet(le)
It is up to you to find the most Scarab relics! From the desert to the rain forest, from the Bermuda Triangle to Antarctica, these golden beetles are scattered across the world. Set up camps and mark Excavation Areas. Can you find the most Scarabs and uncover the mystery of Scarabya?
» Read more131 – The Champion of the Wild – The Family Gamers Podcast
We talk to Tom Clare about his game, The Champion of the Wild. If he could talk to animals, he’d put them into an elite sports competition!
» Read more130 – Looking Ahead – The Family Gamers Podcast
We look forward to 2019 and our most anticipated games, conventions, and Kickstarter fulfillments.
» Read more129 – Daniel Zayas, Tangled Timelines – The Family Gamers Podcast
Daniel Zayas is well-known in boardgaming circles, especially on Facebook. We talk to him about snow and football… but then get to the real reason we’re here: his new game! Tangled Timelines Tangled Timelines is a card game, on Kickstarter starting January 22nd. Tangled Timelines is a strongly thematic set-collection game. Start with a hand of 4 cards, representing different
» Read moreSNAP Review: Potions Class – Bubble or Boil?
Mix potions faster than your opponent in this micro-game from Button Shy. Potions Class sits at a low simmer for us; with just a few changes, it could hit a rolling boil.
» Read more128 – Best of 2018 – The Family Gamers Podcast
We discuss our top games from 2018 – and ask the kids about theirs. Plus Boardgame in the Middle, what we’ve been playing, and Backtalk!
» Read moreSNAP Review: Maki Stack
California rolls, cucumber rolls, soy sauce, wasabi – sounds delicious. In Maki Stack, you stack wooden replicas of these items. Does Maki Stack stack up? Listen to our SNAP review in under 5 minutes, or read on below.
» Read more126 – 2019 Goals and Resolutions – The Family Gamers Podcast
Happy (almost) New Year! We’re back to doing “regular” shows after our PAXU blitz, and it feels good.
» Read moreSNAP Review: Drop It
Drop It was designed by Bernhard Lach & Uwe Rapp and published by KOSMOS. It feels a bit like Connect 4 played with tangram shapes, if your object was to make as few lines as possible. Hear our impressions of this strategic dexterity game in about 6 minutes, or read on for more.
» Read more122 – PAX Unplugged 2018 Post-Show – The Family Gamers Podcast
We just returned from this year’s PAX Unplugged. We’re exhausted, but ready to share with you our favorite moments and interviews from the show!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Dragons & Chickens
Race for the treasure but watch out for dragons in this speedy card game from Devir. Dragons & Chickens was designed by Josep M. Alluè and Dani Gómez. Listen to our review in about 6 minutes, or read on below.
» Read moreUntold: The Best Stories are in your Mind
At The Family Gamers, we’re always looking for a game we can tuck into a pocket or a purse, ready to be whipped out at a moment’s notice while waiting for food at a restaurant or stuck waiting for someone unexpectedly. Rory’s Story Cubes is the perfect example of this kind of game. However, as much as our family enjoys
» Read moreSNAP Review: Catch! The Game of Cats and Mouse
In Catch! from Peaceable Kingdom, players work together to move 4 cats to surround a mouse and keep it from escaping the yard. Listen to our family’s thoughts in 5 minutes, or read on below.
» Read more120 – Top 5 Games for Five Players – The Family Gamers Podcast
Did you know the average family has 1.8 kids? What do you do with the extra .8? Thanksgiving and the winter holidays are upon us. Even if you normally play with 2 or 3 players, you’ll probably want to accommodate more family in your games!
» Read moreSNAP Review: Pigment
You want to be a master painter? In Pigment, from Copper Frog Games, you can be. Send your apprentices out to collect or trade “pigment” cubes (red, yellow, blue). Then spend them in the right combination to paint Renaissance masterpieces.
» Read moreThe Mansky Caper – An Offer You Can’t Defuse!
It was a big night for our family – the night we finally showed the world we were deserving of respect. We were tired of Al Mansky (the richest mobster in the country) getting all the glory – and hogging all the loot. Al was out of town, and had left all his loot stashed in his mansion. No guards,
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