Andor: The Family Fantasy Game – Fight or Flight?
Legends of Andor is an awardwinning lightweight adventure. But what if players need something simpler, more approachable for young children?
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282 – Room to Grow: 2-Player Battles – 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.
» Read moreChai: Quali-tea? or Tea-dious?
Chai is perfect for playing in a casual group. We can talk while we play, and our kids won’t spill it like they might with a real cup of tea.
» Read more273 – Board Game Bakes – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week, we are pleased to welcome Danielle, known for her Youtube channel Board Game Bakes.
» Read moreSlap Down! – The Unfriend Maker
There’s no Mr. Nice Guy in this all out player vs. player vs. player war to find & slap card pairs. Collect the most pairs! Become the champ!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Canopy
Play Canopy to learn more about rainforests while enjoying lush tropical art from Vincent Dutrait. Technically a 2 player game, but we enjoy it better at 3 players!
» Read moreBig Easy Busking
“Busking” is playing music in a public place to earn money. And there’s no better place in the world for street musicians than New Orleans, the Big Easy. Use your band’s energy to play jazz standards and new pieces – then gain money and influence from the crowd! Big Easy Busking is a game for 1-5 players by Joshua J.
» Read more4 Giveaways
We have four giveaways for you lovely people, closing just before Christmas. Enter, and tell your friends – let’s end 2021 with some free games!
» Read moreMerchants of Magick: Top Seller
Most fantasy themed games put you in the role of the adventurer. Who doesn’t want to traipse around in dungeons or caves defeating nefarious villains? After your adventures, you return to town to barter your goods and perhaps buy new weapons from the local shop. But how do those shops get their supplies? How do merchants learn how to craft
» Read moreBoard Game Holiday Gift Guide 2021
Over the past year, I think many families have been reminded how great it is to sit down and play board games together. If you’d like to add a few games to your holiday shopping list, we have suggestions for all ages and situations.
» Read moreFunfair – Build Thrilling Theme Parks at the Table!
Ubongo! 3D
I love puzzle games, and for some reason I like them even more when they’re abstract – fitting colors and numbers and shapes together just right.
» Read more259 – 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 morePhotosynthesis: Under the Moonlight or Lost in the Dark?
Under the Moonlight is an expansion to Photosynthesis that promises complexity without adding randomness. Unfortunately, complexity is all that it brought to the table.
» Read more255 – Board Gaming with Education, revisited – The Family Gamers Podcast
EXIT: The Sacred Temple – Puzzles with Puzzles
EXIT boxes continue to be excellent cost-effective family entertainment, and The Sacred Temple does not disappoint. The jigsaw puzzles make this more expensive than a standard EXIT box, but we think it’s worth it.
» Read moreThe Game: Face To Face
To truly succeed in marriage and parenting you need to be inside your partner’s head as much as possible to support one another and be on the same page. But sometimes you can get into the head of your partner for your own benefit…
» Read moreQuatorze: Seven7s Plus Seven More
Quatorze seems like a short filler game, but it’s deeply strategic. It will probably take longer to learn it than to play it the first time.
» 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.
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