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184 – Play This, Not That – The Family Gamers Podcast

March 9, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We introduce a new format on this show: Play This, Not That. We examine a few popular children’s games and suggest games that use the same concepts in a better way. We also try Wendy’s breakfast sandwiches… FOR SCIENCE!

183 – NY Toy Fair with Engaged Family Gaming – The Family Gamers Podcast

March 2, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

This week, we are with Stephen Duetzmann and Linda Wrobel from Engaged Family Gaming. They attended New York Toy Fair 2020 – and brought Andrew along. What really stood out to the three of them?

182 – Year of the Rat – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 25, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

It’s the Year of the Rat, and we offer up our top 5 games featuring mice and rats – and 5 more where rodents play a “supporting role”.

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181 – George Kaponay & The Intuition Game – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 17, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Our guest this week is George Kaponay. George and his family have been traveling the world for many years. They designed The Intuition Game to help families explore their superpower.

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180 – Date Night Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 10, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Valentine’s Day is coming up, and it got us thinking about games that work well for a date night. What makes a good game for date night? What are a few of our favorites?

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179 – Board Gaming with Education – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 3, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Our podcast guest this week is Dustin Staats, from the Board Gaming with Education podcast!

178 – Sick Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

January 27, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Lung 1: one green virus, one yellow virus. Lung 2: one yellow virus, two purple viruses.

Andrew is sick. Let’s keep this short and talk about games with a sick theme.

177 – Best of 2019 – The Family Gamers Podcast

January 20, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Nick joins us as we share our favorite games of 2019.

176 – 2019 Retrospective and 2020 Goals – The Family Gamers Podcast

January 13, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Episode 176 - 2019 Retrospective & 2020 Goals

We’re looking both forward and backward this week, examining last year’s resolutions and using what we’ve learned to come up with new goals for 2020. Thanks to our sponsor, First Move Financial, for helping support The Family Gamers Podcast. What We’ve Been Playing Koi – from Smirk & Dagger. Goldfish are mean. Dungeon Academy – from The OP. We have

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175 – GameSchooling & Board Game Club with Chrissy – The Family Gamers Podcast

January 6, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Episode 175: GameSchooling and Board Game Club with Chrissy

Chrissy Wissler tells us about gameschooling, her board game club, and learning soft skills through board games.

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Andrew, Anitra, Board Games, Chrissy, Interview

174 – PAX Unplugged, Day Three – The Family Gamers Podcast

December 30, 2019 Updated: January 20th, 2023 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Our final set of interviews from PAX Unplugged 2019, with Genius Games, Luma Imports, Elf Creek Games, Perplext, Move38, and Van Ryder Games.

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173 – PAX Unplugged, Day Two – The Family Gamers Podcast

December 24, 2019 Updated: January 20th, 2023 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Our PAX highlights, plus interviews with Bananagrams, IELLO, KOSMOS, Oni Press, Thunderworks Games, Wild Power Games, and North Star Games.

172 – PAX Unplugged, Day One – The Family Gamers Podcast

December 16, 2019 Updated: January 20th, 2023 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We’re here with our impressions and our first batch of interviews from PAX Unplugged! News from AEG, Deep Water Games, HABA, Oink Games, and The OP.

171 – ChiTAG Interviews – The Family Gamers Podcast

December 2, 2019 Anitra Smith The Family Gamers Podcast

Nick Martinelli went to the Chicago Toy and Game Fair before Thanksgiving, and came back with a gaggle of interviews! We’ll tell you about what we’ve been playing lately, then get to the interviews after the break.

170 – Holiday Gift Guide – The Family Gamers Podcast

November 25, 2019 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

At least our number fact is game-related this week: 170 is the maximum “check out” score in a game of darts. This week, we’re going to recap our entire gift recommendation list. We have something for any age, any skill level, and tons of different special interests. What We’ve Been Playing Viral from Arcane Wonders (our review) Paper Tales from

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169 – Dances with Dragons – The Family Gamers Podcast

November 18, 2019 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

This week, our special guest is our oldest child, Claire! We’re going to talk about a theme that is near and dear to her heart: DRAGONS! We recommend dragon games for all ages and abilities. First, Claire tells us about some of her favorite dragon books, especially the Wings of Fire series. If you want to talk dragons, you can

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168 – Favorite Gamewright Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

November 11, 2019 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We have been playing Gamewright games for years, but they’re on our mind because we just participated in a Game Night fundraiser (listen to episode 88 if you’re curious how the fundraisers work). What We’ve Been Playing Brainwaves: The Brilliant Boar – examine a card, then add it to your hand, facing away from you. Play cards from your hand

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167 – Boards & Brews Cafe – The Family Gamers Podcast

November 4, 2019 Updated: November 12th, 2019 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Our guest on the podcast is Keating Tufts, owner of Boards & Brews, a board gaming cafe in Manchester NH. What is a board game cafe, and what does it look like in operation?

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166 – Spooky Games, Revisited Again (?) – The Family Gamers Podcast

October 21, 2019 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We’ve done Halloween games before, concentrating on non-spooky family options. Good news! There continue to be more family-friendly options for Halloween themed gaming.

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