Welcome to The Family Gamers
We strive to provide family-friendly content on board games, producing a bi-weekly podcast, a weekly review, and occasional videos and articles. We have reviews of new games to play (no more Candy Land), ideas on how to keep things fair at different skill levels, train your kids in good sportsmanship, “gameschooling“, or just using games to promote learning.
Maybe you will check out our yearly holiday gift guide and Valentine puns.
Play games with your kids!
Contributing Writers
Our team of parents (and kids) working to bring you reviews that help you find games that will be a great fit for your family:
Andrew Smith, Executive Editor and Podcast Co-Host
I’ve been a gamer for my entire life. My mom’s career was based around computers and I’ve been glued to screens and tabletop games since I was little! I’ve been writing about games for nearly two decades now, spanning everything from mobile video games to tabletop board games. I love everything from heavy Euros to casual games, from Uncharted to Final Fantasy. We’re super excited to bring that love for games to our own family now. I can’t wait to enjoy the adventure to come!
Anitra Smith, Managing Editor and Podcast Co-Host
I have been a stay-at-home mom since 2008, but I used to be a software engineer and a giant nerd. Well, I’m still a nerd, and along with Andrew, we are raising our kids to be nerds, too. I’m mostly drawn to casual games that are easy to learn and fast to play. Over the ten years we’ve been running The Family Gamers, I’ve also become a fan of solo games – as long as they’re short!
Nick Martinelli, Staff Writer and Roving Reporter
Jeremy Pike, Staff Writer
Corey Lagunowich, Staff Writer
Dave Smith, Staff Writer
Stephanie Nye, Contributing Writer
Mark Krans, Contributing Writer
Ryan Smoker, Contributing Writer
Claire Smith, Game Tester and Guest Writer
Asher Smith, Game Tester and SNAP reviewer
Elliot Smith, Game Tester and SNAP reviewer
Izzy Martinelli, Game Tester and SNAP reviewer
Jace Martinelli, Game Tester and SNAP reviewer