Gnomes at Night: Straight Up Cooperation
Race for the treasure in Gnomes at Night, a cooperative maze game with a vertical board. Your partner(s) may have clear paths where you have a wall, so you’ll have to work together – fast!
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125 – Lighten Up! with Spencer Williams
We welcome back Spencer Williams, formerly of Married with Boardgames, to talk about his new Lighten Up! initiative.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Drop It
Drop It was designed by Bernhard Lach & Uwe Rapp and published by KOSMOS. It feels a bit like Connect 4 played with tangram shapes, if your object was to make as few lines as possible. Hear our impressions of this strategic dexterity game in about 6 minutes, or read on for more.
» Read more124 – PAX Unplugged 2018 Part 2 – The Family Gamers Podcast
We’re here with another hour of interviews from PAX Unplugged. But we’ll also talk about our highlights in gaming from the last few weeks, and a little bit of Backtalk!
» Read moreRobotLab: S.T.E.A.M. That Won’t Short-Circuit
“In RobotLab, you’re a scientist racing to build your robot and win the coveted Devol Prize in Robotics! Along the way you’ll need to do some research, dig through the trash, deal with some faulty parts, and do your best to avoid the other scientists trying to stop you. Will you become the first to successfully complete your robot?” RobotLab
» Read moreSNAP Review – Simon’s Cat: The Card Game
Simon’s Cat Card Game is a simple shedding game with a minor twist. The suits aren’t evenly distributed, and you take a “mess” if you can’t play a card on your turn.
» Read moreGo Away Monster!: Intro to Gaming for Your Little Monsters
Friends ask me on a regular basis about good games for very young children or children who have learning impairments. How can you have a game that’s fun without counting or even color matching?
» Read more123 – NASA Mission Leader Dante Lauretta – The Family Gamers Podcast
Today we have a real NASA scientist on the show! Welcome Dante Lauretta, Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona.
» Read moreHome Alone Giveaway
Enjoy our review of the Home Alone Game? Wishing you could play it this Christmas? You might, if you win our giveaway! Enter below… just don’t leave the water running… a Rafflecopter giveaway We want to get you your game in time for Christmas, so this giveaway is open to US residents only. Sorry, international friends! You can
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Fruit Ninja Combo Party
You are young apprentices, in training to legendary Fruit Ninjas. Now that you’ve learned the basics of slicing fruit, you need to master the art of combos. Sharpen your blades and reflexes to slice the best possible combos to earn maximum each round. Perfect these skills and Honorable Sensei will name you the Master of Combos.
» Read more122 – PAX Unplugged 2018 Post-Show – The Family Gamers Podcast
We just returned from this year’s PAX Unplugged. We’re exhausted, but ready to share with you our favorite moments and interviews from the show!
» Read moreWin The Mansky Caper!
Remember when we talked to Ken Franklin and Chris Leder about The Mansky Caper? We really loved playing, and now we’re giving away a copy of the game. You’ll have a blast!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Dragons & Chickens
We really enjoyed Dragons & Chickens, even though most of us aren’t huge fans of speed games. It makes a great filler game for a group of 3-5 players.
» Read moreKaruba
Four explorers arrived on the beaches of Karuba in search of the lost temples. Which player can clear the best path through the forest, find the most treasure, and find their temples first? Karuba is a simultaneous tile-laying game designed by Rüdiger Dorn and published by HABA. A game lasts 30-40 minutes for 2-4 players age 6+. Setup To set up
» Read moreUntold: The Best Stories are in your Mind
Untold is an episodic cooperative storytelling game. The premise is that you and up to three fellow players are characters in a TV show. Using a framework of “scenes” and Rory’s Story Cubes, you’ll work out a role-playing story together.
» Read more121 – Holiday Gifts with Stephen Duetzmann – The Family Gamers Podcast
SNAP Review – Catch! The Game of Cats and Mouse
In Catch! from Peaceable Kingdom, players work together to move 4 cats to surround a mouse and keep it from escaping the yard.
» Read moreMini DiverCity: A Race to Save the Reef
In Mini DiverCity, divers work together against corporations to save archipelago from ecological ruin. All players win together by saving a set amount of species.
» Read more120 – Top 5 Games for Five Players – The Family Gamers Podcast
Did you know the average family has 1.8 kids? What do you do with the extra .8? Thanksgiving and the winter holidays are upon us. Even if you normally play with 2 or 3 players, you’ll probably want to accommodate more family in your games!
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