Anitra Smith is the managing editor of The Family Gamers, and co-host of The Family Gamers Podcast.
Explore the reviews and podcasts she has contributed to.
Dungeon Academy is a real-time path-finding game for 1-6 players. It’s a blast for ages 10+, and playable by younger kids as well.
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We have adored The Grimm Masquerade since we first saw it. It’s easy to learn and accessible, appropriate for a wide range of players. Whether you love social deduction or hate bluffing, you owe it to yourself to try it.
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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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At the last day of PAX Unplugged, Anitra talked to Jon, the designer of Blinks – the world’s first smart tabletop game system.
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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.
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Chrissy Wissler tells us about gameschooling, her board game club, and learning soft skills through board games.
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We would recommend Welcome To… if you regularly find yourself wanting a game that can play six or more players simultaneously without a lot of time pressure or player interaction. For smaller groups, there are so many more games available, that we wouldn’t reach for this one.
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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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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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Heist is an electronic game from University Games. Can your team pull off the perfect heist? Elliot tells us all about it.
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Our PAX highlights, plus interviews with Bananagrams, IELLO, KOSMOS, Oni Press, Thunderworks Games, Wild Power Games, and North Star Games.
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I’m not a fan of water games (especially inside) but Narwhal Free for All won me over. Five-year-old Elliot will tell you about this frantic ring flipping game.
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Oink had a ton of games on show at PAX Unplugged! Anitra talked with Toby about some of their family-friendly titles.
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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.
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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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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.
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The Hearmees are building their city; perk up your ears and listen carefully to the instructions the supervisor issues via clawky-talky. If you finish your neighborhood first, you could become the new mayor of Hearmee City! We’ll tell you all about it in just a few minutes.
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Brainwaves games challenge you to remember details about previously-revealed cards. But each stretches your working memory in a different way.
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