Listen along as Andrew and Anitra talk about games they played, games their kids played, and a weekly discussion topic. Odd numbered podcasts have interviews with guests. Special event (convention) interviews can also be found separately.
It’s that time of year again. If you are wondering what games make good gifts, we are here to help! We also played a few new-to-us and new-to-the-show games this week.
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Do you let your kids win? That’s our pressing question for the week. How do you teach graceful winning and losing?
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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 moreWe saw more digital games aimed towards kids than kid-friendly tabletop games this year. Weird! But we still had quite a few favorites.
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We played a LOT of games over Labor Day weekend, and then we went to Boston FIG! We have so much to talk about from BFIG that we decided to cover only the digital games in this episode.
» Read moreThe games that keep on giving! We’re talking about expansions, collectibles, toys-to-life, and other game add-ons.
» Read morePlaying board games solo is a great way to improve your skills, using strategy and critical thinking. There are unofficial solo variations available for nearly every game, mostly on BoardGameGeek.com, and there are even groups (ironically) dedicated to solo play, such as the 1-player guild.
» Read moreThis week, we discuss a few micro/tiny games. These are games that generally fit easily in your pocket or purse. A few cards, a few tokens, a few dice. They’re usually 15 minutes or less to play and easy to pick up.
» Read moreWe played a few games this week, and we discuss a billboard we saw… for Minecraft. Wait, what?
» Read moreThis week, we talk about two new board games, announce the giveaway winner, and delve into Star Wars for a while.
» Read moreWhat we played this week: Ascension Bring Your Own Book Pie Rats of the Carob Bean Farm Kickstarters we’re excited about: Pie Rats is fully funded and in production! Campaign Trail Tesla vs. Edison expansion SeaFall, which is not a Kickstarter, but available for preorder (get fancy coins) (or pre-order it cheaper here) Video games this week: Rocket League Ratchet
» Read moreWow, Andrew saw a lot of games at PAX East! And our first thoughts on a few games we received recently, plus a giveaway.
» Read moreWe’re baaaaack! We’re finally back from our longer-than-desired hiatus and we’re super excited. We talk about what we’ve been up to and what we’re looking forward to at PAX East and in 2016!
» Read moreGames received for Christmas: Patchwork Pandemic: Legacy Kindle (not a game, but hearkens back to our screen time episodes) Captain Toad’s Treasure Tracker Favorite new games of 2015? Santa’s Little Helpers & the Ice Cube Jam 5 Minute Delivery Project Rocket Golfing Rocket League Maze Racers Fallout 4 Fallout Shelter SolForge World’s Fair 1893 Campaign Trail (honorable mention – coming
» Read moreWe really love LEGOs. A lot. So, imagine our excitement when a friend of the show released a new app for Windows that allows you to gather all of your LEGO set building instructions together! We were so excited we invited him on the show to guest host this week.
» Read moreDid you play video games with your family when you were a kid? Anitra didn’t… the closest was “Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive VCR Board Game”. With her friends, a lot of Mario and Zelda. Andrew played a lot of Goldeneye (N64) and Mario Kart.
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Thanksgiving weekend allowed a lot of time for gaming! We talk about what makes a good game to play with “non-gamers”, or at least to family members who think they only like traditional big-name games.
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What we played this week: Dragonwood Agricola: All Creatures Big & Small Fallout 4 Cards & Castles (iOS) Santa’s Little Helpers and the Ice Cube Jam! See the review on our website. Deal going on right now, the creator (Matt Worden) has a few copies that are packaged in a drawstring bag (no box) for $10, but supplies are limited!
» Read moreThanksgiving is next week, yikes! So let’s talk gifts. This week, we’re talking non-digital gifts – board games, card games, and non-electronic toys.
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