There’s a game designer whose games are appearing in our game night bag more often than any other. For our weekly game night sessions we typically look for engaging titles that play more than four players, are quick to teach and still ...
I’m going to let you in on a secret. Scott’s ringtones are video game related. Text messages from Madison come in as a key phrase from Overwatch’s Junkrat character but his main is from a Mario game. It’s fun and whe ...
I pride myself in maintaining a positive attitude even when things aren’t going so well. Whether it’s trying to juggle activities, struggling with disciplining kids in a digital age, anguishing over a new teenage driver or the c ...
I’m not one to want to go camping, but the weather has been so horrible this year that I’m tired of being trapped inside. Then I play a game like Bears! from Fireside Games and remember that camping means dealing with critters a ...
Something you may have noticed about the games we tend to play as a family is that we don’t play a lot of games that require artistic talent. There have been all kinds of drawing games over the years, but since my repertoire isn’ ...
A couple weekends ago, I participated in a jigsaw tournament at a local library. My passion for puzzles is no secret since I’ve been doing them since I was a kid. But this was the first time I’ve experienced puzzles in tournamen ...
If you ask me if I’ve ever bought Tupperware from our Goodwill, then my answer now is “Yes, as a matter of fact, I have.” What you may not realize is that I’m not referring to the pastel colored plastic storage items ...
Pets can be such high maintenance. Ask our kids. They learned how hard it is to train a puppy! It takes time and dedication, patience and a lot of love. But as we explained in our Dragon Pets overview, not every pet is such a huge commitmen ...
Last fall I shared about how overwhelming some games can be at first as explained in my game overview of Feudum from Odd Bird Games. But once we got rolling on it, the game continues to call to us for the depth of strategy required and the ...
I’m a pretty easy sell when it comes to playing games. I tend to look at them the same way I do everything else in life. Always look for the positive. Sometimes the theme of a game is all it takes for me to want to play. I love the ra ...
