Episode 404 – Connecting Through Gaming
Boardgames aren’t the only way to connect with your kids – and they aren’t always the BEST way, either.
We discuss other ways to connect, and recommend some videogames.
Family Gaming
Episode 403 – Taking the Pressure Off
We love the board game community, but it can lead to pressure to play MORE or HARDER games, to keep up with the newest games. What can we do to dial it back down and make games FUN again?
» Read moreToriki: The Castaway Island
Seers Catalog
If you love trick-taking games, Seers Catalog is a unique take on the genre as a card-shedding game. But it’s not really a family game.
» Read moreDonald Duck in Happy Camper
It seemed to us like the best way to play Donald Duck in Happy Camper is exactly the opposite of how the famously impulsive Donald would play it. When players can bring patience and planning, and look for just the right moment, the game still can be rewarding.
» Read moreEpisode 401 – Ten Top Evergreen Family Games
Just like an evergreen plant that doesn’t die, these are games that stay popular year after year.
» Read moreEpisode 400 – It’s All About Families
Playing games with kids looks a lot different for us now than it did in 2015. Let’s talk about what family gaming looks like at different ages.
» Read moreEpisode 399 – Room to Grow: Modern Abstract Games
We talked about older games last week – this week we’re moving on to modern abstract games (within the last 20 years).
» Read moreEpisode 398 – Room to Grow: Classic Abstract Games
This week is devoted to older, classic abstract games. You probably know how to play these timeless games already, and have some of them relegated to the back corner of your shelves or your closet.
» Read moreDisney Lorcana: Gateway – The First Taste is so Sweet
Even if you never go past the four walls and 120 cards of the Gateway box, this is a full and wonderful Lorcana experience.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Flip 7
Your goal in Flip 7 is to be the first player to score 200 points. But you cannot do that in a single round. Each round, you’ll score points based on the cards in front of you. But you’ll bust and get zero points for the round if you have two cards with the same number.
» Read moreAdventure Party – Rolling Role Playing!
I suspect almost every game-loving parent has had experiences similar to mine. I used to play Dungeons and Dragons with my friends…
» Read moreVery Bad Lands
Episode 394 – 7 Party Game Favorites
SNAP Review – Medieval Academy – Choices in Chivalry
I had picked up this game because I heard great things about it – and the new version fixes some small issues with the first edition. Is it worth it?
» Read moreGnome Hollow – Mushroom Mischief
Oh My Pigeons!
Oh My Pigeons! turns these sidewalk strutters into the ultimate flocking challenge as players compete to gather a full roost of birds. But be warned—these birds aren’t above a little chaos!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Hundred Acre Wood Fluxx
This Fluxx game was really crafted with a love for Winnie the Pooh and it references all our favorite moments from these 100 year old stories.
» Read moreÁgueda: City of Umbrellas – Showers of Colors
Águeda does a masterful job with sequencing. Within each sequence of the game, there are only a few decisions to make…
» Read moreMaps of Misterra – Cartographic Curiosities
Maps of Misterra is gorgeous, but it may be a better fit for game schooling than family game night.
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