The Family Gamers

207 – Marc Specter / Endgangered Expansion – The Family Gamers Podcast

August 17, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We are talking to Marc Specter from Grand Gamers Guild this week, primarily about the expansion to their game Endangered. We learn about a major league pitcher with 207 wins – but he’s famous (or infamous?) for something very different. Look up Carl Mays and find out the gruesome details. Thanks again to First Move Financial for sponsoring this episode!

SNAP Review – Super Cats

August 14, 2020 Updated: April 29th, 2022 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Assemble your team of super-powered cats to face down the robo-dog, rock-paper-scissors style. We love this short game for 3-6 players. Meow!

206 – Play This, Not THAT – Dice & Apples – The Family Gamers Podcast

August 10, 2020 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We suggest some games that improve upon Yahtzee and Apples to Apples.

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205 – Our GenCon Coverage! – The Family Gamers Podcast

August 3, 2020 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We said last week we wouldn’t have any Gen Con interviews – but we have four! Listen to the compilation, plus what we’ve been playing this week.

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Gen Con 2020: Hub Games with Rory O’Connor

August 1, 2020 Updated: August 13th, 2020 Anitra Smith Interviews

What is Hub Games showing at Gen Con this year? We talk about Prisma Arena and Adventure Mart.

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SNAP Review – Concluzio

July 31, 2020 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Concluzio is exactly what it appears to be: a simple, straightforward deduction game with no extra fluff.

Gen Con 2020: Funko Games with Jess Aceti

July 31, 2020 Andrew Smith Interviews

Funko Games has more new releases than we can deal with! We talk to Jess Aceti about just a few of our favorites.

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Gen Con 2020: HABA Games with T. Caires

July 30, 2020 Updated: September 2nd, 2020 Anitra Smith Interviews

For Gen Con online, we interview T from HABA about a few of their new releases: 5er Finden, Cloaked Cats, Barnyard Bunch, and new Animal upon Animal sets.

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204 – Gen Con and other Virtual Conventions – The Family Gamers Podcast

July 27, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We talk about Gen Con, Gen Can’t, and virtual conventions in general.

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SNAP Review – Quirky Circuits

July 24, 2020 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Quirky Circuits combines programming and multi-player cooperative play in a way we’ve never seen before. Players try to cooperate to get the robots to do the right thing; but what one player thinks is “right” might not match what another player intends.

203 – Kidsplaining – The Family Gamers Podcast

July 20, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We interview the Burrell family, hosts and creators of “Kidsplaining” – a Youtube channel of game tutorials done by kids.

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SNAP Review – The Bad News Bears: More Bärenpark!

July 17, 2020 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Andrew Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Add on to your bear park with monorails and grizzly bears in this un-bear-lievably great expansion to Barenpark.

202 – Room to Grow: Engine Builders – The Family Gamers Podcast

July 13, 2020 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Wondering how to introduce your kids (or non-gamer family) to engine builder games? We’ve got recommendations from easy to mid-level.

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201 – Carla Kopp, Weird Giraffe Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

July 6, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We interview Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games. Carla designed the solo modes for Animal Kingdoms and Fire in the Library; and is now working on an Animal Kingdoms roll & write, and a Fire in the Library card game.

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SNAP Review – Clip Cut Parks

July 3, 2020 Updated: August 7th, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

In Clip Cut Parks, you’ll design parks by cutting and combining pieces to get exactly what you need. In our SNAP review, you’ll hear Andrew rap about it.

200 – It’s Two Hundred! – The Family Gamers Podcast

June 29, 2020 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We’re excited for episode 200, and we’ve packed it full of giveaways, well-wishes, and as many fun segments as possible.

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Koi: Beautiful, Selfish Fish

June 29, 2020 Anitra Smith Reviews

In the game Koi by Bill Lasek, you’ll compete with other koi fish to stay well-fed. As the pond changes with new features, whoever can eat the most over seven days will win – and maybe have a chance to become a dragon one day!

SNAP Review – Bees: The Secret Kingdom

June 26, 2020 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Gather pollen to make the most valuable honey in this set-collection game. We’re pleased to review a game that looks so “grown-up” while remaining accessible to pre-reading kids.

Scooby Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion – Help Out those Meddling Kids!

June 22, 2020 Updated: September 5th, 2022 Andrew Smith Reviews

It’s difficult to put a finger on one specific thing this game does differently that helps it rise above its competitors. From Jinkies to Meddling, this is a well-crafted game with an appropriate story and clever challenges. The group control and character investment is probably the element that made our kids so immediately eager to dive back into the world of Scooby Doo.

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