212 – Favorite Food Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
This show may make you hungry! There are many food-themed boardgames. Andrew & Anitra each pick 2 favorites, and 1 they’ve never played.
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206 – Play This, Not THAT – Dice & Apples – The Family Gamers Podcast
204 – Gen Con and other Virtual Conventions – The Family Gamers Podcast
201 – Carla Kopp, Weird Giraffe Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
We interview Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games. Carla designed the solo modes for Animal Kingdoms and Fire in the Library; and is now working on an Animal Kingdoms roll & write, and a Fire in the Library card game.
» Read moreNFL Trade$ Card Game – Draft Players, Make $$
NFL Trade$ Card Game brings family friendly, fast paced card drafting to football. Your goal is to pick the best combination of players to rake in big money.
» Read more198 – Summertime Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
Our kids are out of school (or “school”), so that means (for most intents and purposes) it’s summer! We’re hoping this means a lot more gaming. First, we learn about the radioactive gold isotope AU198. Then, thanks to our sponsor, First Move Financial, for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. What We’ve Been Playing Unmatched: Cobble & Fog (Restoration Games).
» Read moreImhotep: The Duel – Construction Made Compact
Be the best builder in Egypt! Place pawns carefully to claim tokens; use those tokens to build your four monuments for the Pharoah.
» Read moreMountains – A Beautiful Adventure of Memory and Cooperation
Mountains encourages (and even requires!) cooperation. Though there is a final winner, the game structure means you’ll need to ask other players for help most of the time.
» Read more186 – Education in Quarantine – The Family Gamers Podcast
Being suddenly thrust into homeschooling is scary, and it’s not made any easier by trying to juggle kids’ needs with working from home. But there is hope! We’re going to talk this week about things we can do to support our kids learning at home (mostly through games, of course!)
» Read moreSpyMaster: Split up for a Top-Secret Mission!
As SpyMaster, you’ll split Intelligence for agents to choose. Agents burn that Intelligence to travel the world, or use it to complete missions (Steal the Embassy Blueprints!)
» Read moreFluttering Souls
Fluttering Souls is a unique two-player game where players will compete to catch a kaleidoscope of butterflies. Score the most points each round to collect a White Butterfly.
» Read moreThe Walking Dead: Something To Fear Card Game
Survive nine waves of walkers and brutal villains while collecting supplies, weapons and taking encounters head on in the post-apocalyptic world of The Walking Dead.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Trapper Keeper Game
Ready to go back to school? The Trapper Keeper Game is for 2-5 players ages 8 and up, and it takes about 20 minutes to play. Published by Big G Creative, it even comes in a miniature Trapper Keeper holder, in three possible designs…
» Read moreSNAP Review – Furry Foodies
Furry Foodies is a short, simple game of pushing food off the table. We’ll tell you about it in just 5 minutes.
» Read more161 – Boston FIG Fest 2019 – The Family Gamers Podcast
We’re here with interviews from this year’s Boston FIG Fest! We’ll tell you about a few of our favorites, have a SNAP review, then get right into the interviews. What surprised us about Boston FIG this year? How much less crowded it felt at the new location. Harvard Athletic Center had a lot more room than MIT. Andrew was surprised
» Read more157 – Gen Con wrap up with Izzy, Jace, and Nick – The Family Gamers Podcast
We’re back with even more Gen Con coverage! Let’s wrap up our con season with the Martinellis’ impressions of Gen Con. Isabelle and Jace both attended with their parents. What’s Gen Con like from 3 feet off the ground? Jace liked “playing games”. His favorite was Rhino Hero Super Battle. Izzy’s favorite was Food Fighters from Kids Table Board Gaming
» Read more156 – Gen Con 2019 Interviews (part 2) – The Family Gamers Podcast
More GenCon! Nick interviews Mattel, Good Games, IELLO, Green Couch Games, Grail Games, North Star Games, Grand Gamers Guild, and Kids Table Board Gaming.
» Read more155 – Gen Con and Gen Can’t 2019 (part 1) – The Family Gamers Podcast
Much like last year, we went camping and then did Gen Can’t, while Nick and Izzy were able to attend Gen Con. So, instead of having a special guest, we’ve got some of the interviews that Nick recorded.
» Read more144 – All Filled Up! Top 10 Filler Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
We’ve got a top 10 today – yes, actually 10! Inspired by some filler games we recently received in the mail, and looking forward to hanging out with One Board Family (because we talked filler games when we had them on the podcast), we decided we’d talk about our favorite filler games today. First we thank Breaking Games, whose game
» Read more142 – Abstraction! Top Abstract Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
Abstract strategy (or abstract puzzle) games are Anitra’s favorite! Let’s talk about what makes these games great for family game night.
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