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Podcast Episodes
259 – Tim Virnig, Thunderworks Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
We explore Thunderworks Games history and future with Tim Virnig. In this episode: Roll Player Adventures, Cartographers Heroes, Cape May, and a little preview of what’s coming in 2022.
» Read more258 – Board Games at Recess! – The Family Gamers Podcast
Let’s talk about games kids can bring to school and play at recess! Small, quick, and easily replaceable (cheap).
» Read more257 – Lucky Duck Games w/ Vince Vergonjeanne – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week we welcome Vince Vergonjeanne, one of our “favorite human beings in board games”, and the founder/CEO of Lucky Duck Games.
» Read more256 – Room to Grow: Action Selection Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
What is action selection? We talk about this wide family of board games and pick a few that should help you and your family learn and grow.
» Read more255 – Board Gaming with Education, revisited – The Family Gamers Podcast
254 – Honey, I Shrunk the Game – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week, we’re discussing games that have been sized down, either for portability or for a faster & simpler experience. Are these smaller games worth it?
» Read more253 – Outside Board Games with Wesley Hall – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week on the show, we have a dear friend of ours who has been making a name for himself on TikTok in a crazy way – pipe organ videos!
» Read more252 – Room to Grow: Drafting Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
Introduce your kids (or non-gamer grownups) to drafting with a series of games that grow in complexity.
What is drafting? A drafting game is one in which players pick something…
» Read more251 – The Tabletop Bellhop – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week on the podcast we have the Tabletop Bellhop himself, Moe Tousignant. What is The Tabletop Bellhop? How it can help you?
» Read more250 – The Quarter-K Show – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week, we talk about the games we’ve played the most this year (January-June). What is it we like about them & why are they played more?
» Read more249 – Gameschooling Interview – The Family Gamers Podcast
We continue our gameschooling series by interviewing the student himself, our son Asher. 249 Fact – “Lot No. 249” is a Gothic horror short story by Arthur Conan Doyle. Read it here: https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/Lot_No._249 Sponsor message: If you want to talk to First Move about other habits you can build to take that next step toward your goals, go to firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers to schedule a call. What
» Read more248 – Gameschooling (part 1) – The Family Gamers Podcast
Have you heard of gameschooling? We revisit what worked for us this year, incorporating games into our homeschooling.
» Read more247 – Board Game Mosaics with Katia Howatson – The Family Gamers Podcast
246 – Five Tips for App-Integrated Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
There has been huge growth in board games that also use mobile apps over the last couple of years. We’re seeing more and more of it. We have 5 tips for playing app-assisted family board games.
» Read more245 – Jonathan Chaffer – The Family Gamers Podcast
Jonathan designed several of our family’s favorite games, including Filler, Stroop, and The Kringle Caper. He tells us a bit more about those, and about his newest micro-escape room, The Independence Incident.
» Read more244 – Play This, Not That! Scrabble & Monopoly – The Family Gamers Podcast
In Play This, Not That, we examine two “classic” games that you might be tired of – you want to encourage your kids, or parents, or friends away from these games, keeping the parts you enjoy from these games and ditching the parts you don’t.
» Read more243 – Purging Board Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
Why do we need to “spring clean” our board games? How can you make the decisions on what to purge? We tackle the tough question of “how” in this podcast.
» Read more242 – Room to Grow: Deduction Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
Our goal with Room to Grow is to help you bring your kids through a series of games that grow in complexity.
Logical deduction is a skill that usually needs to be intentionally taught; these three games will help you teach it!
241 – Outside Board Games – Reading with Rajani LaRocca!
Once a quarter, we welcome a guest to the show who has NOTHING to do with board games, but is still awesome. This week, for our first episode of Outside Board Games, we welcome author Rajani LaRocca.
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