SNAP Review – Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Game
A game about Pop-Tarts? Yes! Play action cards to manipulate a line of Pop-Tarts, from the freezer to the toaster, and “eat” the best ones for points.
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Adventure Mart – Competitive Convenience Stores
Manage your own Adventure Mart franchise in this deck-building card game. Buy stock, fixtures, and hire staff, then sell your stock for the best price to passing adventurers! Best for gamers who enjoy min/maxing with lots of discrete information.
» Read more229 – Boston FIG Virtual – The Family Gamers Podcast
We attended the virtual Boston FIG Fest this weekend, and have interviews with Manaworks Games, Runaway Parade Games, Hot Banana Games, and Tidbit Games.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Color It! – A Coloring Roll and Write
Color It! is a very simple roll-and-color game. Use it to practice taking turns, or to begin to teach strategy. We also like it as a way to wind down before bedtime.
» Read moreWhat the Heck? – The Highs and Lows of Bluffing
In What the Heck? players bluff their way to victory using a deck of cards numbered from 1 to 15. Each card can only be played once, and players who play the same card cancel each other out. The game rewards crafty and unexpected play — with either a Point Card in your pocket or a friend berating you for your silly play style!
» Read more228 – Anitra’s Favorite Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
It’s almost Anitra’s birthday! That means it’s time for her to talk about a few of her favorite games. Find out her favorite “regular” game, one to play with kids, solo game, and 2-player game.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Dungeon Drop
Dungeon Drop is an innovative, abstract dungeon crawl created by Scott R. Smith, published by Gamewright and Phase Shift Games. 1-4 players take turns dropping cubes that represent treasure, monsters, and rooms – then loot the dungeon!
» Read moreKingswood – Manage a Glorious Victory
The king has challenged all the local guilds to clear the monsters out of the forest. Manage your resources, coins, and time, to win glory in Kingswood!
» Read more227 – Chatting with Jeremy Howard – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week’s guest is Jeremy Howard, an educator and a strong voice in the board game industry. What does he have to say about playing games with kids?
» Read moreSNAP Review – Dragomino: My First Kingdomino
Match land types to hatch dragon eggs. Can you find the most dragons in this “My First Kingdomino” game?
» Read moreGiveaway for 1000 Twitter followers
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» Read moreCloud City – Puzzling Layers of Pathways
If you have a budding architect who enjoys puzzles and want a light family game to play together, Cloud City is a good choice.
» Read more226 – Christmas with The Family Gamers – The Family Gamers Podcast
Christmas time is here… and now past. We talk about the board game gifts we gave and received, as well as traditions we have and tactics we employ to keep Christmas morning from feeling too crazy.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Christmas Lights
Deduce the bulbs in your hand and get them out in the right order in Christmas Lights, a light family game for the holiday.
» 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 moreSNAP Review – Gem Hens
In Gem Hens you play as a chicken picking up sparkly games in hopes of laying a jeweled egg suitable for the tsar.
» Read more224 – A Deluge of Versatile Dice – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week, we are drowning in a deluge of dice games. It has been a really long time since we talked specifically about dice games (all the way back in episode 66!) and we thought that instead of doing a top 5, we’d talk about all the different ways dice get used in games.
» Read moreBloom Town – Hope is in Bloom
haven’t encountered another 30-minute game that we’ve put on the table as often as Bloom Town. Easy to play and surprisingly deep in strategy, it’s a great game with unique mechanics and a variety of paths to victory.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Shifting Stones
Shifting Stones is a tile-moving puzzle game for 1-5 players. With no reading required, it’s perfect for the whole family, but also plays well solo.
» Read moreYacht Rock – More Like Musak
It’s hard to understand the right target demographic for Yacht Rock. The game tries to do a lot of different things, but it doesn’t do any of them well enough to stand out.
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