Andrew Smith is the executive editor of The Family Gamers, and co-host of The Family Gamers Podcast.
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PAX Unplugged is our favorite time of year. Share an hour with us and listen to some interviews we got with creators and publishers.
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Ladder climbing games have been around forever. But since Tichu reintroduced the mechanic to the modern age in 1991 and especially since the award-winning Scout burst on the scene six years ago, it seems these card-shedding games of rising stakes have truly stepped into the limelight. Recently we reviewed Odin, a strategic take on this genre. Today we turn our
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PAX Unplugged is our favorite time of year. Share an hour with us and listen to some interviews we got with creators and publishers.
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INK is a very satisfying puzzle, even playing solo, that takes less than an hour from start to finish.
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We’ve been looking forward to making this episode for a little while. Sometimes you don’t have a lot of time to play games – so let’s talk about our family favorites that play in 15 minutes or less. 00:00 Fact for 407 This one is for Zach. on 15 November 2012 a new world record was set. The most people
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We played the first Back Stories – and it was awesome! We hoped our kids would enjoy this second spy-themed mission.
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This cooperative game includes monsters from all over the world. Can you defeat the Sphinx, Jiangshi, the Yeti, or even… Cthulu?
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Shovel Knight is a retro video game that hits just right. How does it translate to the tabletop?
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Boardgames aren’t the only way to connect with your kids – and they aren’t always the BEST way, either.
We discuss other ways to connect, and recommend some videogames.
Battle of Legends Volume 3 is the conclusion to the “Battle of Legends” trilogy for Unmatched, which is a little sad.
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We love the board game community, but it can lead to pressure to play MORE or HARDER games, to keep up with the newest games. What can we do to dial it back down and make games FUN again?
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Deck building was a little challenging because even among “pure” deck-building games, some of their foundational mechanics are different. Nevertheless, we came up with three we’d recommend to learn this style of game.
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Just like an evergreen plant that doesn’t die, these are games that stay popular year after year.
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Playing games with kids looks a lot different for us now than it did in 2015. Let’s talk about what family gaming looks like at different ages.
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