Episode 398 – Room to Grow: Classic Abstract Games
I bet you played checkers or chess with your relatives when you were a kid. We talk about newer games all the time on this podcast, but we think old games are great and you should play those, too! We recommend three that facilitate learning strategies.
0:00:00 Fact for 398
In the Dewey Decimal filing system, 398 is the category for folklore (and 398.2 is fairy tales!)
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0:05:30 What We've Been Playing
Azul
Trio (our review (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/trio/) )
Flip 7 (review out this week! Keep listening)
Disney Lorcana (Gateway review this week (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/lorcana-gateway/) )
Food Chain Island
Toriki (review coming soon) – great for playing with kids
Gruzzle: The City – very hard! But take a look: gruzzle.com (https://www.gruzzle.com/)
5er Finden (our review (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/5er-finden/) )
HUTAN: Life in the Rainforest (review coming soon). So many trees!
Adventure Party (our review (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/adventure-party/) )
0:25:00 May Monthly Report!
Anitra: 26 unique games, 51 plays. H-index: 3 – most played: Combo (7 times), Lorcana Gateway (6 times), Flip 7 (4 times), plus Patchwork and Food Chain Island.
37% of plays for the month were during the two days at PAX East.
Andrew: 13 unique games, 26 plays. H-index: 3 – most played: Lorcana, Toriki, Flip 7.
42% at 4 players!
0:27:00 Community
Welcome to our newest Facebook community members (https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4051088558513937/) !
#Backtalk
Last time, we asked about your favorite convention memory. We got a couple of answers on Discord (https://discord.com/channels/1157003438425653379/1239323617368604672/1374033426629394433) .
0:29:55 SNAP Review – Flip 7
A tiny card game that works with up to 18 people and you can learn in under a minute? Flip 7 does exactly what it sets out to do: provide fast moving fun for families or groups of any size.
https://youtu.be/DOUarE_hCHY
0:37:15 Room to Grow: Classic Abstract Games
Beginner: Tic-Tac-Toe
Intermediate: Checkers
Advanced: Chess
0:59:15 New Backtalk Question
What's your favorite classic abstract game?
1:02:30 Giveaways
We almost forgot - we are giving away two games for our 400th episode: Avant Carde & Avatar The Last Airbender: Aang's Destiny. Enter the giveaway: https://www.thefamilygamers.com/400th-ep-giveaway/
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