Hopefully by now you’ve figured out that we not only love board games but think they provide wonderful windows of opportunity for family bonding. Many of the games we feature may sound overwhelming, but the reality is, games aren̵ ...
We were at a restaurant the other night and lo and behold, the waitress seemed to forget about us. I understand when things are busy it is difficult to juggle all the customers, but how hard is it to ask if we need refill on water? It’ ...
When you live in Iowa for the majority of your life, you tend to have an appreciation for anything relating to farming. There are jokes that the only entertainment options in Iowa are cow tipping or tractor pulls. There is some truth to tha ...
Last Friday at our game meet-up while some of us were standing around chatting before leaving, I asked why a friend’s wife hadn’t visited lately. We’ve heard her say that by the time she shows up (which is usually late) mo ...
I have some conflicting feelings about today’s board game feature. Not because there is something wrong with the game, but because I’m grieving due to this being the last in the series. It’s been nearly 18 months since we ...
Growing up in Iowa in the 70’s and 80’s, I had limited interaction with people from foreign countries. The few exchange students who happened upon our small Catholic high school were an absolute novelty and I enjoyed hearing abo ...
Early last month, Scott told you all about our adventures of a research space station gone awry with Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space. Let me tell you, it is a great semi-cooperative game and you know how much I love cooperative games ...
It’s that time of year again: the dreaded winter. Thankfully, this time around it’s different; we aren’t sitting in the middle of a snowstorm or heaps and piles of snow. It’s also the time of year when people spend a ...
A few weeks ago I saw some sad news being shared across my social channels. In a time of political chaos, any story that wasn’t related to that was worth reading if nothing more than a distraction. I shouldn’t have. The story in ...
Despite not having a lot of time to sit and watch TV, Scott and I tend to have an awful long list of shows we love. A one-two punch with Netflix and the DVR has been our saving grace. We’ll record seasons of what we want to watch then ...
