19 – The Family Gamers Podcast – The Pre-PAX Show!




The Family Gamers Podcast show

Summary: We’re baaaaack! We’re finally back from our longer-than-desired hiatus and we’re super excited. We talk about what we’ve been up to and what we’re looking forward to at <a href="http://east.paxsite.com/">PAX East</a> and in 2016!<br> <br> A few games we played in the hiatus:<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/1QqYld6">Pandemic: Legacy (Season 1)</a><br> <a href="http://www.cosmicwombatgames.com/#!campaign-trail/c22qj">Campaign Trail</a> , which will relaunch on May 3 on Kickstarter. Find us at PAX East to get a closer look!<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/1MLG9R0">Tokaido</a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/1Nn9Nfb">JunKing</a> – here’s our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/2016/02/20/junking-impish-fun-with-all-the-interesting-junk-you-can-grab/">review</a><br> <a href="http://www.outtheregame.com/"> Out There: Omega Edition</a> – Anitra has been playing on iOS, but it’s available for everything! iOS and Android (Google / Amazon stores) for about $5. Available on Steam &amp; Humble stores for Windows/Mac/Linux for $10.<br> Board Games re-imagined for iOS:<br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puerto-rico-hd/id438437326?mt=8">Puerto Rico</a><br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/splendor/id971215921?mt=8">Splendor</a><br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/baseball-highlights-2045/id1003138996?mt=8">Baseball Highlights 2045</a><br> Be on the lookout for these upcoming reviews:<br> JurassAttack<br> Best Treehouse Ever<br> Our kids have been playing more games, too! Games like:<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/1YJFMad">Robot Turtles</a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/1QqZFN9">Ratchet and Clank</a> (rated Everyone 10+, but we haven’t seen anything inappropriate)<br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fallout-shelter/id991153141?mt=8">Fallout Shelter</a> – the kids love working on their own vaults<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/1Qr04iP">Lego Star Wars</a> / <a href="http://amzn.to/1MLHZkW">Lego Marvel Superheroes</a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/1VofFro">Mario Super Sluggers</a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/1MLI5cb">Mario Kart 8</a> – which has taught our kids about being graceful winners and losers… speaking of which…<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/1YJGJPZ">Suspend</a> by Melissa &amp; Doug<br> A few things that we’re looking forward to in 2016:<br> <a href="http://www.ironwallgames.com/#!seafall/c1ru4">SeaFall</a> – will be co-published by Ironwall Games and Plaid Hat Games<br> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wildeastgamecompany/pie-rats-of-the-carob-bean-farm">Pie Rats of Carob Bean Farm</a> – currently on Kickstarter!<br> Boston FIG. If you like games (if you don’t, why are you listening?) and can be near Boston in September, we highly recommend it! Andrew may be a judge for the Board Games division this year.<br>