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We’ve got five literature classics to introduce to your family through board games.
0:00:00 Fact for 426
The number of people living past the age of 80 worldwide is projected to triple, hitting roughly 426 million by the year 2050.
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0:04:30 What We’ve Been Playing
Obelus (our review (thefamilygamers.com/obelus/) )
Spirits of the Wild: Awakening
Fire Tower
Palette *
Tag Team
(*) first time mentioned on The Family Gamers Podcast
June Monthly Report
Andrew: 22 plays of 8 unique games. H-index 3 (LotR Trick Taking, Trio, Got Five!)
Anitra: 27 plays of 12 unique games. H-index 3 (same as Andrew)
0:16:45 The Family Gamers Community
Welcome new members! (facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4450296638593125)
#Backtalk
We asked you about how you treat board games.
Read the answers on Facebook (facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4438156919807097) or #backtalk channel (discord.com/channels/1157003438425653379/1239323617368604672) of the Discord.
0:22:40 Classic Literature to Introduce via Board Games
We’re going to focus on games that will whet the appetite: You don’t need to already know the stories to enjoy them, but there’s enough to make kids WANT to dig deeper.
1. Winnie the Pooh stories by A.A. Milne: Hundred Acre Wood Fluxx (thefamilygamers.com/100-acre-wood-fluxx/)
2. Classic Grimm’s fairy tales: The Grimm Masquerade (thefamilygamers.com/the-grimm-masquerade/) and 3 Chapters – both of these games make characters from different tales interact, but with specialized relationships unique to each one.
3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (amzn.to/4fwTHAV) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: tons of games that riff on this character. But the best to introduce the setting and themes from Doyle’s stories include:
• Unmatched: Cobble & Fog (thefamilygamers.com/unmatched-cobble-and-fog/)
• Baker Street Irregulars (thefamilygamers.com/baker-street-irregulars/) (4-book / 4-player mystery from Van Ryder publishing)
• Sherlock 13 (thefamilygamers.com/sherlock-13/) (deduction of a criminal, introduces many characters)
4. Shakespeare: be careful in how you approach this! Shakespeare is wonderful, but not great if you’re forced to read it. We recommend Unmatched: Slings & Arrows (thefamilygamers.com/unmatched-slings-arrows/) to introduce some of the fun of Shakespeare.
5. Greek mythology:
• Horrified: Greek Monsters (thefamilygamers.com/horrified-greek-monsters/)
• Santorini
• Iliad (thefamilygamers.com/iliad/)
• (Unmatched has Medusa in BoL1, Achilles & Patroclus in BoL2 (thefamilygamers.com/unmatched-volume-2/) )
One more shout out for the Unmatched (thefamilygamers.com/tag/unmatched/) series. They pull from tons of classics: Alice in Wonderland, Beowulf, Robin Hood, Sinbad, and even modern “classics” like Jurassic Park, Marvel characters, The Witcher, Buffy, and TMNT.
(Other games based on classic literature that are great, but work much better if you already love the story: Ichor, Bottle Imp, Paint the Roses, Princess and the Goblin, The Grimm Forest)
0:46:10 New Backtalk Question
What’s your hidden gem?
What’s a lesser-known game that you just click with? Or a game that you think should be much better known because it’s awesome?
Tell us on the #backtalk channel (discord.com/channels/1157003438425653379/1239323617368604672) on our Discord, or in our Facebook community (facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4438156919807097) .
Find Us Online:
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Or, for the most direct method, email us! andrew@thefamilygamers.com and anitra@thefamilygamers.com.
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We’ve got five literature classics to introduce to your family through board games.
0:00:00 Fact for 426
The number of people living past the age of 80 worldwide is projected to triple, hitting roughly 426 million by the year 2050.
Sponsor Message
Go to FirstMoveFinancial.com/familygamers (firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers) and set up a free 15 minute call to see if they can help!
0:04:30 What We’ve Been Playing
Obelus (our review (thefamilygamers.com/obelus/) )
Spirits of the Wild: Awakening
Fire Tower
Palette *
Tag Team
(*) first time mentioned on The Family Gamers Podcast
June Monthly Report
Andrew: 22 plays of 8 unique games. H-index 3 (LotR Trick Taking, Trio, Got Five!)
Anitra: 27 plays of 12 unique games. H-index 3 (same as Andrew)
0:16:45 The Family Gamers Community
Welcome new members! (facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4450296638593125)
#Backtalk
We asked you about how you treat board games.
Read the answers on Facebook (facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4438156919807097) or #backtalk channel (discord.com/channels/1157003438425653379/1239323617368604672) of the Discord.
0:22:40 Classic Literature to Introduce via Board Games
We’re going to focus on games that will whet the appetite: You don’t need to already know the stories to enjoy them, but there’s enough to make kids WANT to dig deeper.
1. Winnie the Pooh stories by A.A. Milne: Hundred Acre Wood Fluxx (thefamilygamers.com/100-acre-wood-fluxx/)
2. Classic Grimm’s fairy tales: The Grimm Masquerade (thefamilygamers.com/the-grimm-masquerade/) and 3 Chapters – both of these games make characters from different tales interact, but with specialized relationships unique to each one.
3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (amzn.to/4fwTHAV) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: tons of games that riff on this character. But the best to introduce the setting and themes from Doyle’s stories include:
• Unmatched: Cobble & Fog (thefamilygamers.com/unmatched-cobble-and-fog/)
• Baker Street Irregulars (thefamilygamers.com/baker-street-irregulars/) (4-book / 4-player mystery from Van Ryder publishing)
• Sherlock 13 (thefamilygamers.com/sherlock-13/) (deduction of a criminal, introduces many characters)
4. Shakespeare: be careful in how you approach this! Shakespeare is wonderful, but not great if you’re forced to read it. We recommend Unmatched: Slings & Arrows (thefamilygamers.com/unmatched-slings-arrows/) to introduce some of the fun of Shakespeare.
5. Greek mythology:
• Horrified: Greek Monsters (thefamilygamers.com/horrified-greek-monsters/)
• Santorini
• Iliad (thefamilygamers.com/iliad/)
• (Unmatched has Medusa in BoL1, Achilles & Patroclus in BoL2 (thefamilygamers.com/unmatched-volume-2/) )
One more shout out for the Unmatched (thefamilygamers.com/tag/unmatched/) series. They pull from tons of classics: Alice in Wonderland, Beowulf, Robin Hood, Sinbad, and even modern “classics” like Jurassic Park, Marvel characters, The Witcher, Buffy, and TMNT.
(Other games based on classic literature that are great, but work much better if you already love the story: Ichor, Bottle Imp, Paint the Roses, Princess and the Goblin, The Grimm Forest)
0:46:10 New Backtalk Question
What’s your hidden gem?
What’s a lesser-known game that you just click with? Or a game that you think should be much better known because it’s awesome?
Tell us on the #backtalk channel (discord.com/channels/1157003438425653379/1239323617368604672) on our Discord, or in our Facebook community (facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4438156919807097) .
Find Us Online:
Facebook: @familygamersaa (facebook.com/familygamersaa) and thefamilygamers.com/community (facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/)
Twitter (X): @familygamersaa (twitter.com/familygamersAA)
Instagram: @familygamersaa (instagram.com/familygamersaa/)
TikTok: @familygamersaa (tiktok.com/@familygamersaa/)
Bluesky: @familygamersaa (https://bsky.app/profile/familygamersaa.bsky.social)
Threads: @familygamersaa (threads.com/@familygamersaa)
Youtube: TheFamilyGamers (youtube.com/TheFamilyGamers)
or join the Family Tabletop Community on Discord! thefamilygamers.com/discord (thefamilygamers.com/discord)
Or, for the most direct method, email us! andrew@thefamilygamers.com and anitra@thefamilygamers.com.
PLEASE don’t forget to subscri...
