The Family Gamers

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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Andrew, Anitra, Best of 2020, challenge, game night, gifts, goals, mobile app, Similo

PAX Unplugged 2019: Van Ryder Games

January 11, 2020 Updated: January 20th, 2023 Andrew Smith Interviews

Andrew met up with Shaun at PAX Unplugged to talk about some of the most popular games from Van Ryder Games: Crusoe Crew and Bees: The Secret Kingdom.

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Andrew, audio, bees, Crusoe Crew, Interview, PAX, PAX Unplugged, Van Ryder Games

PAX Unplugged 2019: Luma Imports

January 10, 2020 Updated: January 20th, 2023 Anitra Smith Interviews

Andrew and Colin talk about the newest game partnerships for Luma: Treasures of Cibola, Similo, Team 3, Snowman Dice, and Incubation.

SNAP Review – Similo: Are You Clued In?

January 10, 2020 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Similo is a simple cooperative card game. It’s incredibly easy to explain, quick to play, and it will fit into a purse or a pocket.

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

SNAP Review – Isle of Monsters

January 3, 2020 Updated: November 12th, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Join Elliot on the Isle of Monsters in this short audio review. Capture and train monsters to win the scare competition!

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5 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Elliot, Kwanchai Moriya, Mayday Games, monster

PAX Unplugged 2019: Perplext

December 31, 2019 Updated: January 20th, 2023 Andrew Smith Interviews

Andrew found Chris Handy from Perplext at PAX Unplugged, showing off their newest game, Roland Wright, as well as their Pack-O-Games.

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Andrew, Chris Handy, Interview, PAX, PAX Unplugged, Perplext, Roland Write, roll and write

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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Andrew, Anitra, Christmas, Genius Games, Holiday, Interview, PAX, PAX Unplugged

Dragonrealm: A Worthy Successor!

December 30, 2019 Updated: November 12th, 2020 Andrew Smith Reviews

Pack your lucky socks and get ready for an adventure in the world of Dragonwood. Explore Dragonrealm: A Game of Goblins and Gold!

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Andrew, area control, art, dragons, Dragonwood, Family Games, fantasy, Gamewright, goblins

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.

PAX Unplugged 2019: HABA Games

December 23, 2019 Updated: January 20th, 2023 Andrew Smith Interviews

Andrew interviews T from HABA about their games Miyabi, Mountains, Boom Bang Gold, Valley of the Vikings, and The Hearmees.

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Andrew, audio, HABA, older children, PAX, PAX Unplugged, young children

PAX Unplugged 2019: AEG with Todd Rowland

December 19, 2019 Updated: January 20th, 2023 Andrew Smith Interviews

Andrew sat down with Todd Rowland to learn about some of the games that AEG was showing off at PAX Unplugged.

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AEG, Andrew, Ecos, emotions, Inner Compass, Interview, Kickstarter, PAX, PAX Unplugged, tiny towns

PAX Unplugged 2019: Deep Water Games

December 17, 2019 Updated: January 20th, 2023 Anitra Smith Interviews

Andrew talked with Chris from Deep Water Games at PAX Unplugged. Here’s what Chris could tell us about some of their new games: Fantastic Factories, Welcome To New Las Vegas, Trial of the Temples, and Claim 2.

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.

SNAP Review – Trapper Keeper Game

December 6, 2019 Updated: March 29th, 2020 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

Ready to go back to school? The Trapper Keeper Game is for 2-5 players ages 8 and up, and it takes about 20 minutes to play. Published by Big G Creative, it even comes in a miniature Trapper Keeper holder, in three possible designs…

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Andrew, Anitra, audio, Big G Creative, Card Game, card games, nostalgia, school, set collection

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.

SNAP Review – CABO

November 22, 2019 Updated: November 12th, 2020 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

CABO, a partial information memory game, is fast, easy to teach, and very portable. We love the art and the simplicity of play.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Bezier, Card Game, card games, fantasy, low score

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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Andrew, Anitra, Claire, dragons

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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Andrew, Anitra, Gamewright

SNAP Review – Dragon’s Breath

November 8, 2019 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Dragon’s Breath from HABA is fun, easy to learn, and beautiful. You and your fellow players are little dragons, hoarding sparkling stones. But the stones are all stuck in a column of ice! Dragon Dad can melt the ice with his fiery breath, but who can grab the most stones as they fall?

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all ages, Andrew, animals, Anitra, Asher, audio, Claire, dexterity games, dragons, Elliot, gems, HABA, preschooler, young children

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