Anitra Smith is the managing editor of The Family Gamers, and co-host of The Family Gamers Podcast.
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SNAP Review – Point Salad
“Salad, yuck!” Don’t worry, Asher, you only have to create this salad, not eat it.
What makes Point Salad great for the whole family?
UNDO – Forbidden Knowledge
Reveal pieces of the Story and make choices with limited information. Can you stop a Lovecraftian horror from escaping?
» Read more299 – Dani Effertz, Sovranti – The Family Gamers Podcast
Sovranti is a digital board game app allowing friends to play board games across the world. Dani is the community manager for Sovranti, and she’s going to tell us more about it!
» Read moreSNAP Review – My Very First Games: Animal Upon Animal Junior
Right away you’ll notice some differences, but this Junior game keeps the DNA of its big brother without dumbing it down or making it less fun.
» Read more298 – Looking Forward to Summer – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week, we’re looking forward to summer, with resources for playing games with kids, and a short discussion of what we’re looking forward to playing with our extra time.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Unmatched: Jurassic Park – Dr. Sattler vs. T. Rex
Who hasn’t secretly wanted to be a dinosaur who could bite people’s heads off? Now you can, in Unmatched: Jurassic Park – Dr. Sattler vs. T. Rex.
» Read more297 – Kevin & Melissa Delp, Tantrum House – The Family Gamers Podcast
Today on the podcast, we welcome Kevin and Melissa Delp, part of the team at Tantrum House. Fact – Clematis is a type of flowering plant – which currently has 297 species. What We’ve Been Playing Skyrise (Roxley)Under Falling Skies (CGE – our review)UNDO: Forbidden Knowledge (Pegasus Spiele – review coming soon)Space Station Phoenix (Rio Grande)Rear Window (Funko Games)Batman: Everybody
» Read moreSNAP Review – Sherlock: Case Connection
Connect the dots and catch the bad guys in this light puzzle game that’s based on the TV show, but appropriate for all ages.
» Read moreUnder Falling Skies
Under Falling Skies is a game for just one player to defend Earth’s cities from the alien invasion. Best for adult players who are ready for a challenge.
» Read more296 – Boardgames and Reading – The Family Gamers Podcast
SNAP Review – Sunny Day Sardines
No matter how you feel about tiny fish, Sunny Day Sardines is a compact, fast-moving game that everyone in the family can play.
» Read moreBuilding Reading Skills with Boardgames
Even games that don’t require any reading can help your child build important reading skills, including: Fluency, Cohesion, Background Knowledge, and Executive Function.
» Read more295 – with Little Big Thumbs, JP Decosse – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week we welcome JP Decosse, also known as “Big Papa Thumbs” from Little Big Thumbs. Fact(s) – We have 3 ridiculous Guinness World records this week: The longest jump on a unicycle (295 cm), the most handheld lasers lit simultaneously (295 lasers), and the most people filling in their eyebrows simultaneously (295 people, organized in the shape of two
» Read moreSNAP Review – Top Trumps Match
Top Trumps Match is a simple game for two players that feels a little bit like Connect 4 and a little like Battleship.
» Read more294 – Super-Short Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
We’ve run out of time for games lately! So what better to talk about than games that only take a few minutes to play?
» Read moreMountains out of Molehills
What if the moles had a building competition, pushing up dirt from underground to turn their molehills into mountains?
» Read more293 – Phil-Walker Harding & Joey Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week, we welcome Phil Walker-Harding to talk about a few of his game designs and Joey Games.
» Read moreSNAP Review – The Goonies: Escape with One-Eyed Willy’s Rich Stuff
No Truffle Shuffle here, but “The Goonies: Escape with One-Eyed Willy’s Rich Stuff” follows the plot of the movie remarkably closely.
Relive the adventure as a family in this puzzle game played over 3 acts (each running around 45 minutes).
292 – Making Time for Board Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
How do we figure out how to make time for gaming together as a family? It’s hard when we’re all so busy. But we have 4 tips that can help.
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