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291 – Beyond Board Games – Strong Songs – The Family Gamers Podcast

May 2, 2022 Anitra Smith 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.

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beyond board games, Interview, music

290 – PAX East 2022 – The Family Gamers Podcast

April 25, 2022 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, 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!

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Andrew, Anitra, PAX, PAX East

289 – Snowbright Studio with T – The Family Gamers Podcast

April 18, 2022 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, 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.

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Andrew, Anitra, Snowbright Studio

288 – Teaching Board Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

April 11, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, 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!

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Andrew, Anitra, Board Games, Family Gaming, teaching, young children

287 – Deon Mixon, Design Eye – The Family Gamers Podcast

April 4, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, 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”.

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Andrew, Anitra, game design, Interview

286 – Play This, Not That, Dexterity Games! – The Family Gamers Podcast

March 28, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, 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.

285 – GAMA with Marc Specter – The Family Gamers Podcast

March 21, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Andrew reports back from the GAMA Expo, with guest Marc Specter.

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Andrew, Anitra, convention, GAMA, marc specter

284 – Five Fantastic Family Filler Favorites – The Family Gamers Podcast

March 14, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, 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.

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Andrew, Anitra, Bananagrams, filler games, Gamewright, HABA, Horrible Guild, Luma Games

283 – Matt Riddle – The Family Gamers Podcast

March 7, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, 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

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Andrew, Anitra, Interview, Matt Riddle, roll and write

282 – Room to Grow: 2-Player Battles – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 28, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, 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.

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2 players, Andrew, Anitra, battle, room to grow

281 – Game Schooler – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 21, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Game Schooler: Game-Based Learning Unplugged

We welcome Doug Kotecki and Micchael McCabe, hosts of The Game Schooler Podcast.

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Andrew, Anitra, Gameschooler, gameschooling, Interview

280 – Top 5 Tiger Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 14, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, 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?

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Andrew, animals, Anitra

279 – Beyond Board Games: The Wood Whisperer – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 7, 2022 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, 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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Andrew, Anitra, beyond board games, Interview

278 – Top Travel Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

January 31, 2022 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

The Stars Align on an airplane tray table

What makes a game good for travel? It depends on how you’re traveling! We give a few tips on what to look for, as well as a dozen of our favorites.

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Andrew, Anitra, travel

277 – Top 10 Family Games coming in 2022 – with Jeremy Howard

January 24, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We welcome Jeremy Howard this week to talk about ten games we are looking forward to in 2022.

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Andrew, Anitra, Family Games, Family Gaming, Jeremy Howard

276 – Five Tools for Easier Gaming – The Family Gamers Podcast

January 17, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Dice and cards can be hard for little hands. What can you do to make game components – especially from “grown up” games – easier for kids to handle?

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accessory, Andrew, Anitra, card games, dice, young children

275 – Games for Couples with One Board Family – The Family Gamers Podcast

January 10, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Welcome to Ryan and Erin from One Board Family. What are their favorite games to play as a couple?

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2 players, Andrew, Anitra, One Board Family

274 – Best of 2021 – The Family Gamers Podcast

January 3, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We review our top played games of 2021 and also the games we gave top ratings.

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2021, Andrew, Anitra, Family Gaming

273 – Board Game Bakes – The Family Gamers Podcast

December 27, 2021 Anitra Smith The Family Gamers Podcast

This week, we are pleased to welcome Danielle, known for her Youtube channel Board Game Bakes.

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Andrew, Anitra, Board Game Bakes, Board Games, food, Interview

272 – PAX Unplugged Recap – The Family Gamers Podcast

December 20, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We’re joined by staff writer Corey this week. Andrew and Corey attended PAX Unplugged 2021 and they’re going to tell us about the games (and food!) they experienced there. 272 Fact! The tallest human in recorded history (according to the Guinness World Records), was Robert Wadlow, at 272cm (8ft 11.1in) tall. Thanks as always to First Move Financial for sponsoring

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