The Family Gamers

SNAP Review – Similo: Are You Clued In?

January 10, 2020 Updated: September 19th, 2022 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Similo is a simple cooperative card game. It’s incredibly easy to explain, quick to play, and it will fit into a purse or a pocket.

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2 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, Andrew, Anitra, audio, Card Game, card games, cooperative games, fantasy, guessing, history, Horrible Guild, party game, small games

154 – Player Interaction – The Family Gamers Podcast

July 29, 2019 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

We talk about player interaction this week. What games will encourage your family to really connect or collaborate? Andrew (and Anitra) also try Mexican hawthorne pulp, “for science!”

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2 players, attack, audio, cooperative games, guessing, Happy Planet, Maze Racers, Storytelling, take that, trick taking

Visitor in Blackwood Grove: An Alien Assumption

April 29, 2019 Updated: March 13th, 2025 Anitra Smith Reviews

An alien ship has crash-landed in the forest outside of town. Agents have been tracking the craft and rush to the scene, hoping to dissect the Visitor and seize its craft. But a local Kid has also ridden her bike out to the wreck to save the Visitor. Who will make it through the ship’s force field first?

If you’re up for an unusual deduction game with asymmetric roles that accommodate many skill levels, we highly recommend Visitor in Blackwood Grove.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, aliens, Anitra, asymmetric, deduction, Family Games, Family Gaming, guessing, Resonym

Poetry Slam: A Boardgame for Beatniks

March 5, 2019 Updated: February 15th, 2025 Anitra Smith Reviews

We’d recommend Poetry Slam to any hep cat. It’s fun for strategy gamers as well as fans of more casual word games.

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10 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, 9 players, Anitra, clue giving, guessing, Mayday Games, poetry, word games

SNAP Review – Codenames: Disney Family Edition

October 5, 2018 Updated: February 15th, 2025 Anitra Smith Hall of Fame Reviews, SNAP Reviews

Codenames: Disney Family Edition applies a Disney theme to the modern classic Codenames. Does it strike gold like Scrooge McDuck, or is it Eeyore?

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, 7 players, 8 players, audio, CGE (Czech Games Edition), clue giving, codenames, cooperative games, deduction, Disney, guessing, party game, semi-cooperative, The OP, word games

Skribble Dash: Picture This!

June 11, 2018 Updated: February 21st, 2021 Anitra Smith Reviews

But have you noticed that simply holding a pencil encourages nearly everyone to doodle? Why not make it a game?

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Anitra, drawing, guessing, Haywire Group, pen and paper games, speed games

Classic Reviews – Dixit: What Art They Thinking?

March 26, 2018 Updated: February 2nd, 2021 Dave Smith Reviews

Some games, in my opinion, fall into the category of “must have” in your collection. There are some games which I seem to never get tired of playing. Some games that are good “gateway” games; games that are great for helping introduce inexperienced players to more complex games. Dixit is an incredible game that fulfills all these categories.

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