210 – Party Games for Family Gatherings – The Family Gamers Podcast
If you’re getting together with family, what games will you play? We recommend games that are good at 4-8 players and across generations.
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Tajuto: Pagoda Pandemonium
In Tajuto from Renier Knizia up to four players will construct pagodas to increase their Meditation and achieve Spirituality points. Tajuto is published by Super Meeple (Luma Imports distributes it in the US & Canada) and is best for players ages 10+. How to Play Your goal is to have the most Spirituality points when the fourth pagoda is completed.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Smoosh and Seek Treehouse
Smoosh and Seek Treehouse is a 10 minute cooperative game for players ages 3+. Corey and his daughter tell us about it in 5 minutes.
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209 – Bruce Voge – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week, we welcome Bruce Voge to the show! You may have seen Bruce before from our cricket-eating videos. We have a 209 fact that is baseball-related. As of recording time (8/28), the top 5 hitters in the major leagues have combined for 209 hits. Thanks as always to our sponsor, First Move Financial – they can help you with
» Read moreRock Paper Switch: A Simpler Gambit
Capture opponents’ pieces rock-paper-scissors style in Rock Paper Switch, a chess-like game for up to four players.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Last Defense!
You are your city’s Last Defense! Recover scientists to defend your city from outrageous monsters in this real-time game for 2-6 players.
» Read more208 – Games Under $20 – The Family Gamers Podcast
How can you add variety to your family game library without breaking the bank? We’ve got a few unusual games for under $20.
» Read moreEndangered: A Wildlife Journey
Save the tigers and the sea otters in Endangered, a cooperative game for up to 5 players. Slow habitat destruction, encourage wild animal breeding, and sway ambassadors to vote for your cause.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising
Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising is a cooperative dice-rolling, card drafting game. Recruit wizards to defeat the Dark Lord and his army of Death Eaters!
» Read moreEcos: First Continent – World Building
Be your own world builder as you grow the first continent of the Earth! Shape the First Continent the way you want to!
» Read more207 – Marc Specter / Endgangered Expansion – The Family Gamers Podcast
We are talking to Marc Specter from Grand Gamers Guild this week, primarily about the expansion to their game Endangered. We learn about a major league pitcher with 207 wins – but he’s famous (or infamous?) for something very different. Look up Carl Mays and find out the gruesome details. Thanks again to First Move Financial for sponsoring this episode!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Super Cats
Assemble your team of super-powered cats to face down the robo-dog, rock-paper-scissors style. We love this short game for 3-6 players. Meow!
» Read moreBuzz Off – For Kids with Cancer
Over the last few months, we’ve all experienced some level of isolation, preventing us from doing the things we love. This experience has given us an insight into how hard it is for kids with cancer. They endure painful treatments and have to stay isolated from most of their friends and family, even during lengthy (and boring) hospital stays. And
» Read moreCrazy Tower – The Architect Meets the Saboteur
Put a little “fun with gravity” in your next family night with Crazy Tower, a building game that’s engaging for both builders and destroyers—you know who you are!
» Read more206 – Play This, Not THAT – Dice & Apples – The Family Gamers Podcast
SNAP Review – Trick Dice: (Skateboard) Fun for Ollie
Practicing skateboard tricks becomes a game with Jortner’s Trick Dice. Nick and Jace tell how to play and why it’s fun.
» Read more205 – Our GenCon Coverage! – The Family Gamers Podcast
We said last week we wouldn’t have any Gen Con interviews – but we have four! Listen to the compilation, plus what we’ve been playing this week.
» Read moreFunkoverse – Face Off In The Ultimate POP! Battle
The Funkoverse system was designed with a simple core rule set that’s streamlined and easy enough for kids to grasp.
» Read moreGen Con 2020: Hub Games with Rory O’Connor
What is Hub Games showing at Gen Con this year? We talk about Prisma Arena and Adventure Mart.
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