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259 – Tim Virnig, Thunderworks Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

September 6, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, 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.

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Andrew, Anitra, Thunderworks Games, Tim Virnig

258 – Board Games at Recess! – The Family Gamers Podcast

August 30, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Let’s talk about games kids can bring to school and play at recess! Small, quick, and easily replaceable (cheap).

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257 – Lucky Duck Games w/ Vince Vergonjeanne – The Family Gamers Podcast

August 23, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, 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.

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Andrew, Anitra, Interview, Lucky Duck Games, Vince Vergonjeanne

256 – Room to Grow: Action Selection Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

August 16, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Mammoth field with 3 blue mammoths and 1 green.

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.

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Action Selection, Andrew, Anitra, Family Gaming, room to grow

255 – Board Gaming with Education, revisited – The Family Gamers Podcast

August 3, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

A lot has changed since we last talked to Dustin from Board Gaming with Education…

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Andrew, Anitra, Board Games, Education, gameschooling, Interview, Tabletop Games

254 – Honey, I Shrunk the Game – The Family Gamers Podcast

July 26, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, 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?

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2 players, Andrew, Anitra, small games

253 – Beyond Board Games with Wesley Hall – The Family Gamers Podcast

July 19, 2021 Updated: February 5th, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, 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!

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Andrew, Anitra, beyond board games, Interview, music

252 – Room to Grow: Drafting Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

July 12, 2021 Updated: August 14th, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

5 hands holding wooden dinosaur pieces over a Draftosaurus board

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…

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Andrew, Anitra, drafting games, room to grow, Tile Drafting

251 – The Tabletop Bellhop – The Family Gamers Podcast

July 5, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, 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?

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Andrew, Anitra, Interview, Tabletop Bellhop

250 – The Quarter-K Show – The Family Gamers Podcast

June 28, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, 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?

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Andrew, Anitra, Family Games

249 – Gameschooling Interview – The Family Gamers Podcast

June 21, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, 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

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Andrew, Anitra, Asher, gameschooling, history, Interview, Science

248 – Gameschooling (part 1) – The Family Gamers Podcast

June 14, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Lucky Numbers showing 9 and 11 with exactly one space between

Have you heard of gameschooling? We revisit what worked for us this year, incorporating games into our homeschooling.

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Andrew, Anitra, Education, educational games, gameschooling

247 – Board Game Mosaics with Katia Howatson – The Family Gamers Podcast

June 7, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We’re joined by Katia Howatson, who creates awesome mosaics out of board game pieces.

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art, Board Games, Katia Howatson

246 – Five Tips for App-Integrated Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

May 31, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, 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.

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Andrew, Anitra, mobile app

245 – Jonathan Chaffer – The Family Gamers Podcast

May 24, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, 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.

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Andrew, Anitra, escape room, game design, Interview, Jonathan Chaffer, Microgames

244 – Play This, Not That! Scrabble & Monopoly – The Family Gamers Podcast

May 17, 2021 Updated: May 26th, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, 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.

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Andrew, Anitra, monopoly, Play This Not That, scrabble

243 – Purging Board Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

May 10, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, 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.

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Andrew, Anitra, Nick

242 – Room to Grow: Deduction Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

May 3, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, 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!

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Andrew, Anitra, deduction, fairy tale, Gamewright, HABA, mystery, real time, room to grow, Skybound Games

241 – Beyond Board Games – Reading with Rajani LaRocca!

April 19, 2021 Updated: February 5th, 2022 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

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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Andrew, Anitra, beyond board games, books, Interview, young children

240 – Room to Grow: Roll & Write Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

April 12, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We pick roll and write games that avoid arithmetic and sequencing, in four levels of difficulty. Which roll and writes give players room to grow?

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