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Top 10 Games for 6 Year Olds

May 29, 2023 Anitra Smith Resources for Parents

Six year olds have strong opinions and a variety of interests. Our top ten games covers many different styles and themes: you’re sure to find one your child will love!

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Anitra, Arcane Wonders, Blue Orange Games, card games, cooperative games, dexterity games, Family Gaming, Gamewright, HABA, Lucky Duck Games, memory game, mobile app, Peaceable Kingdom, racing games, Repos, Storytelling, Top 10, young children

SNAP Review – Viral: The Hive expansion

April 16, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

We love the area control game Viral. Does this expansion make a good game even better, or bog it down with too much to do?

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, Andrew, Anitra, Arcane Wonders, area control, biology, expansion, Science, video

Board Game Valentines

February 13, 2020 Anitra Smith Resources for Parents

Not a daisy goes by I don't think of you. Will you be my valentine?

We share valentines themed around a few of our favorite board games.

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Anitra, Arcane Wonders, Board Games, Button Shy Games, Family Gaming, Fantasy Board Games, Lookout Spiele, North Star Games, Pandasaurus, Restoration Games, The OP, valentines

178 – Sick Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

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

Lung 1: one green virus, one yellow virus. Lung 2: one yellow virus, two purple viruses.

Andrew is sick. Let’s keep this short and talk about games with a sick theme.

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Andrew, Anitra, Arcane Wonders, Awkward Yeti, biology, Looney Labs, Mayday Games, medical, Z-Man Games

Viral: Sick Fun

October 29, 2018 Andrew Smith Reviews

Viral by MESAboardgames and Arcane Wonders

Ever thought about the viruses and bacteria that get you sick? They’re fighting back against your body’s immune system to grow and reproduce.

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5 players, Andrew, Anitra, Arcane Wonders, area control, biology, educational games, medical, MESAboardgames, Science, Tabletop

78 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Top 10 (or so) Games of 2017

January 3, 2018 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We’re back! As the first show of 2018, we wanted to share our top games from 2017. Return of special guests Claire and Asher, who share their favorites as well. Note: These games are our favorites of the year, not necessarily the most critically-acclaimed.

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Abacus Spiele, Arcane Wonders, Asher, Best of 2017, Blue Orange Games, Buffalo Games, Claire, Czech Games, Dude Games, Family Gaming, Hub Games, IDW, Lookout Spiele, Mayfair Games, Restoration Games, Sit Down! Games, Tabletop Games, Top 10, wannaple, Z-Man Games

Onitama: An Elegant Exploration of Strategy

December 19, 2017 Andrew Smith Reviews

Onitama replaces complexity with elegance and layers with simplicity. With a ruleset that could literally fit on an index card, Onitama delivers a quick, compact strategy game experience that allows its players plenty of room to breathe and ruminate on their next moves.

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2 players, abstract, Andrew, Arcane Wonders, Board Games, strategy

77 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Isaac Shalev, Seikatsu designer

December 18, 2017 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

This week, we talk to Isaac Shalev, co-designer of one of our new favorite games: Seikatsu.

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Arcane Wonders, dice tower network, game design, IDW, Interview, isaac shalev, Mayday Games

75 – The Family Gamers Podcast – PAX Unplugged Interviews

December 4, 2017 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

This week, we’re bringing you all the interviews we recorded at PAX Unplugged. There are a lot of interviews, so it’s another extra-long show. But first, some special guests – Asher and Claire!

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