As you know, we game regularly on weekends. Our standard game is Gloomhaven, but we’re really at the tail end of it so we’ve been stretching the last few sessions out by playing other games. Scott and Doug often select from some of the games we have queued for coverage here on SAHM Reviews. Other times, we pull out an old favorite like ...
Unbelievably, we pass on quite a few games at thrift. There are just too many knockoffs, variations of Scene It and Trivial Pursuit, and incomplete games available. Some just don’t look fun or might be targeted at a much younger age. Even while we were at Geekway to the West, we passed on quite a few at their flea market. One I set back down ...
Games and movies have enjoyed crossovers for quite some time. It isn’t uncommon for a blockbuster release to have a board game hit the shelves at the same time. Wakanda Forever is a good example of a game that could be enjoyed right after a viewing. Then there’s the shows which are still popular ten, twenty, or even thirty+ years later. ...
In a few short weeks, we’ll be loading up the van and making a couple of trips to move our daughters into their college dorms. Madison is starting her sophomore year while Kennedy is an incoming freshman. The two have very different personalities and it’s evident in how they each prepare for college life. As an example, Kennedy has mult ...
We’ve been on a roll lately. Getting together with friends to play games on weekends then hitting the low-traffic night at the movie theater during the week. Seeing our favorite films during the opening weekend used to be our favorite way to see new features, but it’s been kind of comforting to be in a theater that doesn’t have ev ...