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room to grow

Episode 328 – Room to Grow: Dungeon Crawl Games

January 30, 2023 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Love dungeon crawl games like Gloomhaven, but aren’t sure where to start with kids? Three dungeon crawl games that build in complexity, perfect for playing as a family.

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320 – Room to Grow: Legacy Games

December 5, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
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What is a legacy board game? And where is a good place to start for a family that has never tried one?

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306 – Room to Grow: Dice Set Collection – The Family Gamers Podcast

August 22, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
Dice

What is dice set collection? Think Yahtzee. You’re rolling dice, usually with some re-rolls allowed, trying to get a certain result spread out among many dice (a straight, two/three/four of a kind, etc.)

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282 – Room to Grow: 2-Player Battles – The Family Gamers Podcast

February 28, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Introduce your kids to direct two-player battle games, where you try to eliminate the other player. No reading? No problem.

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256 – Room to Grow: Action Selection Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

August 16, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
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What is action selection? We talk about this wide family of board games and pick a few that should help you and your family learn and grow.

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252 – Room to Grow: Drafting Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

July 12, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
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Introduce your kids (or non-gamer grownups) to drafting with a series of games that grow in complexity.

What is drafting? A drafting game is one in which players pick something…

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242 – Room to Grow: Deduction Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

May 3, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Our goal with Room to Grow is to help you bring your kids through a series of games that grow in complexity.
Logical deduction is a skill that usually needs to be intentionally taught; these three games will help you teach it!

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240 – Room to Grow: Roll & Write Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

April 12, 2021 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
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We pick roll and write games that avoid arithmetic and sequencing, in four levels of difficulty. Which roll and writes give players room to grow?

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218 – Room to Grow: Tile Laying Games – The Family Gamers Podcast

November 2, 2020 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

A continuation of our Room to Grow series. If you’re interested in tile laying games but you’re not really sure how to bring kids in and then grow them into more complex games, we’ve got suggestions for you.

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202 – Room to Grow: Engine Builders – The Family Gamers Podcast

July 13, 2020 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
Wingspan board

Wondering how to introduce your kids (or non-gamer family) to engine builder games? We’ve got recommendations from easy to mid-level.

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