Trash Pandas: Hot Garbage or Good Garbage?
Trash Pandas is a press-your-luck, dice-rolling game designed by Michael Esuke of Red Rook Games. Players become raccoons digging through trash.
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98 – The Family Gamers Podcast – More Outdoor Games
About a year ago, we talked about games to play outside (episode 54) and camping-themed games (episode 58). We thought we’d revisit this topic, including a little bit of input from the kids…
» Read moreRoll For It!: Let the Good Times Roll!
After dinner, I asked Nonnie if she was up for a game… By the second or third game her competitiveness kicked in; she was trash talking my dad, razzing my daughter and having a blast. Then, she ditched me and wanted to play on her own. She was smiling, laughing and really enjoying herself.
» Read moreHappy Valentine’s Day!
While we’re not big on manufactured holidays, something about Valentine’s Day just cries out for puns. We started discussing board game related puns and we couldn’t stop! Here’s just a few. Feel free to share them with your special someone. Can you think of any more? Share them
» Read more79 – The Family Gamers Podcast – David Wilkinson
David Wilkinson is the designer of Castles of Caladale, a unique tile-laying game, designed with family play in mind.
» Read more73 – Brian and Jill Bollinger, Wild East Games – The Family Gamers Podcast
This week’s podcast, we talk to Brian and Jill Bollinger from Wild East Games. We have mentioned their games Pie Rats of the Carob Bean Farm and Pitman in previous episodes. They have a new expansion for Pie Rats, out on Kickstarter now.
» Read more67 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Scream or Die Interview
We have a great Halloween-themed game to share with you this week. Dennis Michael Sawyers from Amber Palace Games joins us. His game Scream or Die is a family-friendly dice game for 2-8 players.
» Read more66 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Dice, Dice, Baby! Our Top 3 Dice Games!
We’ve been doing dice game reviews, and we’ve got dice on the brain this week! Listen as Andrew and Anitra each list their top 3 dice games.
» Read moreDairyman: Milking It
In Dairyman, you are a dairy farmer, competing with your fellow farmers to see who can produce the most milk. Make cheese and ice cream along the way, and don’t let it spoil! Do we think Dairyman is a gouda game, or is it all jacked up? Read on to see if it hits a rocky road, or if it is the cream of the crop!
» Read moreQwingo: Rank, Roll, Rejoice!
Masters of the approachable family game, Gamewright delivers another multi-age filler game in Qwingo, a roll & write game designed by Heinz Meister. Read on to find out if we think Qwingo ranks highly, or if it makes us roll our eyes!
» Read more64 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Meeples Like Me!
It’s been quite a week! We define a handful of board game terms (what’s a meeple?) and talk about lots of games we’ve been playing. Andrew describes his recent cooking experiment “FOR SCIENCE” and we share a big announcement!
» Read moreProblem Picnic: Attack of the Ants
Ants are invading the picnic! In Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants, you control the ants. Send them out from your anthill to retrieve the most food. Will your ants emerge victorious, or will they get squashed?
» Read moreNumber Ninjas: The Ancient Art of Arithmetic
Add, subtract, and multiply your way to victory with Number Ninjas, a Dicecapades® educational game from Haywire Group. You and your fellow players are ninjas, competing to collect four quest items and race to the Golden Dragon.
» Read more57 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Andy Geremia Redux
We’ve brought Andy back on the show to talk about two new games he has coming out now from FunWiz (a division of FoxMind), Brew Dice and Sports Dice: Baseball.
» Read moreGiveaway! Brew Dice and Sports Dice: Baseball
It’s time for another giveaway! Andy Geremia and FunWiz are partnering with us to give away Andy’s newest games. Sports Dice: Baseball is a 2-player game that pits a batter vs. a pitcher using dice to determine what happens in each at-bat. Brew Dice is a 2-4 player game of speed rolling. Roll your 3 dice to be the first
» Read moreKnot Dice: Knot What We Expected
Whether it’s the intricate twists and corners, the woven patterns, or the unbroken strands, Celtic knots capture the imagination. Now you can build beautiful Celtic knot designs with Knot Dice, from Black Oak Games.
» Read moreCube Quest: Clash for the Crown
Cube Quest promises fast-paced fun that is easy to learn. Are you ready to mobilize your fingers to defeat your opponent’s king and defend your own?
» Read moreSushi Dice: Get Your Yucks in and Roll Your Way to Fun!
Sushi Dice is a fun, fast-paced dice-matching game for 2 to 6 players, designed by Henri Kermarrec. For this review, we heavily “kid-tested” the game, with good results, and it’s easy to learn, at any age.
» Read moreDragonwood: A Game of Dice and Daring
Dragonwood is a dice and card based game designed by Darren Kisgen and published by Gamewright Games. A “game of dice and daring” with a medieval fantasy theme, it is designed for two to four players age 8+, but any child who can read can play. With some minor rule shifting, Dragonwood was playable by our four-year-old.
» Read morePETTING ZOO: Roll, Buy, And Build Your Zoo to Victory!
Petting Zoo is a card drafting game by Little Flower Games. In Petting Zoo you are expanding your own zoo, earning coins, and buying victory point cards to demonstrate your supremacy in the petting zoo business! Are you cut out to build your own petting zoo? Read more to find out!
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