Episode 386 – The Tabletop Inn!
Grace and Mike run a board game themed bed and breakfast in North Carolina. It’s perfect for a weekend getaway.
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Episode 385 – Video Game Holiday Gift List
This week we’ve invited video game hype man Stephen Duetzmann (from Engaged Family Gaming) to go over his video game holiday gift guide.
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Episode 383 – Smorgasbord and Holiday Contests
Our holiday list is not ready, so we will be doing another podcast NEXT WEEK! Today’s podcast is just a smorgasbord of stuff.
» Read moreEpisode 382 – Top 5 Spooky Games for Halloween
It’s the end of October, which means it’s time for a Halloween episode! We discuss our top five games for this season.
» Read moreEpisode 381 – Top 5(ish) Beautiful Family Games
0:00 Hello and welcome! This week, we’re talking about beautiful games – ones you would leave out on a coffee table – that are great for families to play. Fact for 381 We’re back to the Guinness Book of World Records, friends. The largest hand-held video game console party was on 12 October 2007, at the Parramatta mall in Sydney
» Read moreEpisode 380 – Top Ten Games for Teens
We usually talk about kids on this show. But our children aren’t little children anymore – so what about games for teens?
» Read moreEpisode 379 – 5 Board Game Arena Favorites
Let’s talk about Board Game Arena. It’s not the only way to play board games online, but for us, it’s probably the most valuable. Why?
» Read moreEpisode 378 – Top 6 Date Games
We talked about date night games in 2020 – which ones would we still recommend now? Our new top six list has FOUR games that weren’t even on the old list!
» Read moreEpisode 377 – Gen Con 2024 with Nick
We waited an extra week for this podcast so we could bring you all the GenCon goodies with Nick.
» Read moreEpisode 376 – 5 Ways to Help Your School’s Board Game Club
Does your kid’s school have a board game club? How could you help support it as a parent?
» Read moreEpisode 375 – Origins with Stephanie!
Welcome Stephanie Nye this week, to talk about the games we’ve been playing lately and the Origins Game Fair.
» Read moreEpisode 374 – Top 5 Games to Beat the Summer Slide
If you have kids in school, you’ve probably heard of the “summer slide” or summer learning loss. The best way to keep your kids from losing math and reading skills is to use them! So let’s talk about five games that will give some practice.
» Read moreEpisode 373 – Top Convention Tips for Families
It’s June, kicking off “convention season” for a lot of people. So, we’re sharing our best tips for navigating conventions with kids.
» Read moreEpisode 372 – Top 5 New Small Box Games
We chose five games from 2023 (and the first half of 2024) that come in small boxes but pack a big punch!
» Read moreEpisode 371 – Why Play Games?
It’s been six years since we devoted a podcast to this topic. So let’s revisit: Why do we play games with our kids?
» Read moreEpisode 370 – Bouba/Kiki with Marc Specter
We’re excited to welcome back our friend Marc Specter! We’ll talk about his current Kickstarter and lots of other games coming soon.
» Read moreEpisode 369 – Slider Games – Bite-Sized Fun in 10 Minutes or Less!
This week, we’re talking “slider games”. These are bite-sized, ultra-fast games that you can play in 10 minutes or less!
» Read moreEpisode 368 – Ken Franklin and Flash Point: Legacy Of Flame
We are no longer restricting our interviews to just odd-numbered episodes. We couldn’t wait any longer to have Ken Franklin on the show again! 368 Fact We learn about Studio 368, doing very cool stuff for creators and media (like Greta Gerwig, Lena Dunham, and the Safdie brothers). Sponsor Message Are you doing your taxes? Some states offer a tax
» Read moreEpisode 367 – Mr. Smith Goes to GAMA Expo
Andrew just got back from GAMA Expo in Kentucky. He shares his experience, and a special on-location For Science!
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