295 – with Little Big Thumbs, JP Decosse – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week we welcome JP Decosse, also known as “Big Papa Thumbs” from Little Big Thumbs. Fact(s) – We have 3 ridiculous Guinness World records this week: The longest jump on a unicycle (295 cm), the most handheld lasers lit simultaneously (295 lasers), and the most people filling in their eyebrows simultaneously (295 people, organized in the shape of two
» Read more294 – Super-Short Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
We’ve run out of time for games lately! So what better to talk about than games that only take a few minutes to play?
» Read more293 – Phil-Walker Harding & Joey Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week, we welcome Phil Walker-Harding to talk about a few of his game designs and Joey Games.
» Read more292 – Making Time for Board Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
How do we figure out how to make time for gaming together as a family? It’s hard when we’re all so busy. But we have 4 tips that can help.
» Read more291 – Beyond Board Games – Strong Songs – The Family Gamers Podcast
Our special guest this week is Kirk Hamilton, host of the podcast Strong Songs. What makes a song great? Is it the “thump, pop, and sizzle” of the drum groove, power chords, lush 7ths and 9ths? Kirk uses music theory, history, and isolates patterns to break down songs you’ve heard before and help you understand WHY they’re great.
» Read more290 – PAX East 2022 – The Family Gamers Podcast
week we kick back and talk about what we saw at PAX East 2022! It’s the first time the gaming convention is back in Boston after the pandemic cancelled the last two events and it was a ton of fun!
» Read more29 – The Family Gamers Podcast – with Kevin Craine
We talk new games for us, old games for our kids, and fast food advertising. Then we interview the creator of Robit Riddle, Kevin Craine!
» Read more289 – Snowbright Studio with T – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week we are joined by T. Caires, who is now working with Snowbright Studio, on games like Teatime Adventures and Birds of a Feather: Western North America.
» Read more288 – Teaching Board Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
We get asked, “How do you get your kids to play games with you?”
First you have to get them interested, but then you have to teach them the rules and how to play!
287 – Deon Mixon, Design Eye – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week, we welcome Deon Mixon, creator of a game called Design Eye, a graphic design education board game that is all about creativity – “for people with great ideas”.
» Read more286 – Play This, Not That, Dexterity Games! – The Family Gamers Podcast
We answer a listener question about how we got started with reviewing family board games. Then we suggest a few dexterity games to spice up your building and flicking.
» Read more285 – GAMA with Marc Specter – The Family Gamers Podcast
284 – Five Fantastic Family Filler Favorites – The Family Gamers Podcast
We talk about five of our favorite filler games for families – games that will make you think and help your kids learn, but play under 30 minutes and are fairly portable.
» Read more283 – Matt Riddle – The Family Gamers Podcast
Matt Riddle (along with his co-designer Ben Pinchback) is one of our favorite game designers. He has co-designed over 20 “notable” games
» Read more282 – Room to Grow: 2-Player Battles – The Family Gamers Podcast
Introduce your kids to direct two-player battle games, where you try to eliminate the other player. No reading? No problem.
» Read more281 – Game Schooler – The Family Gamers Podcast
280 – Top 5 Tiger Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
2022 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac. So why not talk about some board games you can play with tigers in them?
» Read more28 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Boston FIG Tabletop games
We saw more digital games aimed towards kids than kid-friendly tabletop games this year. Weird! But we still had quite a few favorites.
» Read more279 – Beyond Board Games: The Wood Whisperer – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week on the show we have Marc Spagnuolo, the Wood Whisperer – he is definitely a nerd as well as being a wood worker. We talk about what we’ve been playing and how to get kids involved in your hobbies.
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