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Episode 394 – 7 Party Game Favorites

March 31, 2025 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We’re out of town this weekend, but talking about our favorite party games.

4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, clue giving, deduction, Family Gaming, guessing, party game, word games

SNAP Review – Landmarks

February 15, 2025 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

“For me this game varied wildly from very easy to very hard depending on the map tile that we happened to use.”

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10 players, 2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Aeron Ng, Andrew, Anitra, clue giving, cooperative games, Danilo Valente, Floodgate Games, Rodrigo Rego, word games

SNAP Review – Secret Identity

September 6, 2024 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews

I really like that this game is a net positive all the way around. There is only shared success in Secret Identity, which makes it a fantastic family game.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, clue giving, Funnyfox, guessing, party game, R&R Games

SNAP Review – Mind Map

May 31, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Place your marker on a graph to get other players to guess which word is yours! Mind Map is a party clueing and guessing game that’s best for nerdy families and small friend groups.

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4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, Anitra, clue giving, Funnyfox, Gary Kim, Hope S. Hwang, party game, Sorry We Are French, Yohan Goh

SNAP Review – Time’s Up! Family Edition

May 24, 2024 Updated: July 23rd, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

We’ve played this game before, and others like it. But we’d never tried something quite like this with our kids.

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10 players, 11 players, 12 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andrew, Anitra, clue giving, guessing, Michael Adams, party game, Peter Sarrett, R&R Games, teams, word games

SNAP Review – Motley

March 1, 2024 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Our kids (and your kids) are clever! And a game like Motley lets them show that.

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10 players, 2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Andrew, Anitra, Card Game, Carla Kopp, clue giving, guessing, Jeff Hale, party game, Weird Giraffe

SNAP Review – Words of a Feather

January 19, 2024 Updated: February 15th, 2025 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Another bird-themed word game? Yes! We recommend Words of a Feather when you want a beautiful setting for a light, casual word game.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, betting, birds, clue giving, Grand Gamers Guild, guessing, Rusty Scioscia, word games, writing game

SNAP Review – Nerd Words: Science

August 18, 2023 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Anitra holding blank cards from Nerd Words Science

Review science terms and stretch your brain in Nerd Words: Science – a party word guessing game for nerdy folks like us!

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10 players, 11 players, 12 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, adults, clue giving, Eric Slauson, Genius Games, guessing, John Coveyou, party game, Science, teenagers, word games

Top 10 Games for 5 Year Olds

May 8, 2023 Updated: August 6th, 2025 Anitra Smith Games for Every Age, Resources for Parents

Five year olds usually have more patience for rules and competition. Here are 10 games we recommend for five year olds.

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Amigo, Anitra, card games, clue giving, cooperative games, creativity, dance, deduction, dexterity games, Exploding Kittens, Family Gaming, Fireside Games, FoxMind, Gamewright, gifts, HABA, Horrible Guild, matching, racing games, Repos, roll and write, semi-cooperative, Top 10, young children

SNAP Review – VENN

September 24, 2022 Updated: February 15th, 2025 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Use crazy Art cards to clue 3 words in this nerdy word-guessing game.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, clue giving, cooperative games, guessing, word games

SNAP Review – Master Word

August 5, 2022 Updated: February 15th, 2025 Anitra Smith SNAP Reviews

Master Word is a cooperative word-guessing game that feels a little bit like 20 Questions and a bit like Mastermind. It’s a great fit for families!

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, Anitra, clue giving, cooperative games, dry erase, guessing, Hachette Games, Scorpion Masque, word games

SNAP Review – So Clover!

January 15, 2022 Updated: February 15th, 2025 Andrew Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Do you love word games? Are you a clever clue giver or a lucky clue interpreter? In So Clover!, do both.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, clue giving, cooperative games, Family Gaming, guessing, Repos, word games

Codenames Harry Potter

November 23, 2020 Updated: February 15th, 2025 Anitra Smith Reviews

Can you find the hidden Order of the Phoenix members? Or will you be stopped by Ministry officials and run out of time? Codenames Harry Potter combines the classic clue-giving experience with the magical wizarding world. Cooperate with your partner(s) to find all the Order of the Phoenix members without running out of time-turners or picking a Death Eater.

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2 players, Andrew, clue giving, cooperative games, guessing, Harry Potter, teams, The OP