Tantrum Con
Tantrum Con in Charlotte, NC, is the most family-friendly convention we’ve ever attended.
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Episode 333 – Board Game Cruises, Cons, and More, with Monica Rasso
Monica runs a ton of board game events (and some non-board game ones, too). We talk about Tantrum Con, Meeples at Sea, and Proto ATL.
» Read moreEpisode 331 – Michael Guigliano
Mike runs the CuseCon convention in Syracuse, is one of the co-hosts of The Full 42, and much more!
» Read more285 – GAMA with Marc Specter – The Family Gamers Podcast
267 – Beyond Board Games: Geocaching – The Family Gamers Podcast
Sometimes, we talk about things other than board games! This week we start with games Anitra played at CuseCon, then continue on to find out more about geocaching.
» Read more261 – Convention Interviews! – The Family Gamers Podcast
It’s boardgame convention season. We’re not actually attending GenCon or Origins this year, but we’ve still got some interviews with some of the creators of hot new games.
» Read moreGen Con 2020: HABA Games with T. Caires
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.
» Read more204 – Gen Con and other Virtual Conventions – The Family Gamers Podcast
Still Unsure… (Why Join a Community? part 2)
Still unsure about joining a board game class, café, or convention—a gaming community for you and your kids? Last time I started addressing the question many families have: Why take a board game class, visit a gaming café, or go to a convention when I can just do this at home? I talked a bit about the scheduling and the
» Read moreWhy Join… A Café or Convention?
Why join a board game class or a meet-up? Why visit a board game café or convention? Why not just stay in the comforts of your own home, inviting friends over for regular board game nights?
» Read more149 – Origins Preview with the Kirbys – The Family Gamers Podcast
We have a great conversation with Ellen and Randy Kirby, of We Game Together, about all things gaming and kids… and what we’re looking forward to at Origins this year.
» Read more148 – FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) – The Family Gamers Podcast
We all have experiences in life we don’t want to miss. FOMO, or fear of missing out, seems to hit particularly hard when it comes to hot new boardgames. Between Kickstarter and conventions constantly hyped on social media, how can we deal with this irrational response?
» Read more134 – Cons and Pros of Cons – The Family Gamers Podcast
Mostly a catching-up show this week, plus ten minutes talking about different approaches to gaming conventions. It should surprise no one that Andrew and Anitra get very different things out of the conventions we attend.
» Read more130 – Looking Ahead – The Family Gamers Podcast
We look forward to 2019 and our most anticipated games, conventions, and Kickstarter fulfillments.
» Read more118 – Top Picks from Essen 2018
Essen Game Fair (Internationale Spieltage SPIEL) is the world’s largest boardgame trade show. No one could hope to cover everything (and we won’t try!) We brought Nick on to help us with our top picks from Essen Spiel, accumulated through BoardGameGeek and other media. Did you know that in Germany, 118 is the directory inquiry phone number? We’re going to
» Read more107 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Gen Con Thoughts with Nick and Izzy
74 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Super PAX U Super Show
We have a jam-packed podcast for you this week! Tons of information about PAX Unplugged, plus a few extra games from before and after the convention.
» Read more70 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Conventions with Kids – A Helpful How-To Guide
You love gaming so much that you want to go to a convention. Your kids love gaming, and you want to bring them too. What should you know? A good convention experience starts with good preparation, and that goes double when there are children involved.
» Read more32 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Anticipation!
We talked this week about gifts (’tis the season, after all), new games, and games we are looking forward to in 2017.
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