Summary: <br> <br> 191 – Clever Kids Mysterieswith John Zilch<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Let’s start with our fact for 191 – thanks to Dwayna. Special Orders 191, issued by Robert E. Lee, created a domino-effect during the American Civil War which lead to Lincoln’s timing publicizing the Emancipation Proclamation. More information: <a href="https://youtu.be/HjKKoLHwwB8%20">https://youtu.be/HjKKoLHwwB8 </a> and <a href="https://www.nps.gov/mono/learn/historyculture/so191.htm">https://www.nps.gov/mono/learn/historyculture/so191.htm</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Our Sponsor<br> <br> <br> <br> Did you know there’s a U.S. Law that allows every American to check their credit reports with each of the three major credit bureaus each year, for free? You don’t have to sign up for a service or pay a monthly fee, just go to <a href="https://annualcreditreport.com/">annualcreditreport.com</a>. First Move has <a href="https://www.firstmovefinancial.com/2017/12/14/whats-in-your-credit/">a blog post about how to read your credit reports</a>. Hiring a financial advisor may not be right for you, but First Move is still happy to have a 15 minute phone call to get you going in the right direction and point you toward free resources. Go to <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="http://firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers">firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers</a> today to set up a time to chat.<br> <br> <br> <br> What We’ve Been Playing<br> <br> <br> <br> Codenames (our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/familygamersaa/videos/1970649719861142/">Disney video</a>)<br> <br> <br> <br> Bloom Town (from Sidekick Games)<br> <br> <br> <br> Go Nuts for Donuts (Gamewright)<br> <br> <br> <br> Mountains (HABA)<br> <br> <br> <br> Cities: Skylines (Paradox & KOSMOS)<br> <br> <br> <br> 5-Minute Marvel (Spin Master Games) – surprisingly fun even with younger kids who are still working on symbol-matching.<br> <br> <br> <br> The Game of Life inspired the kids to make their own game! (We’d <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-188-play-this-not-that-again/">recommend other games</a>, but always glad to see kids trying game design.)<br> <br> <br> <br> Imhotep: The Duel (KOSMOS)<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Clever Kids Mysteries<br> <br> <br> <br> We’ve never done a “real” escape room, but we like escape rooms in a box. We usually keep on hand some <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/family-friendly-exit-boxes/">EXIT boxes</a>, Unlock, etc. but none of them is as good for kids as Clever Kids Mysteries.<br> <br> <br> <br> John’s goal has been to create something simpler than the other escape room boxes, and something that would be great for families with kids to work on together. The existing boxes (Mystery at the Lux Museum, Case of the Wayward Sleigh) each have eight puzzles for kids to solve to get to a final solution to a problem posed at the beginning.<br> <br> <br> <br> John’s inspiration was an odd event that happened when his kids were around 6. They found a notebook with some text in it. In their heads, it was a mystery, and they were trying to solve it.<br> <br> <br> <br> “What if a real letter came to your house with clues and a story, and the detectives were asking for a kid’s help?”John Zilch<br> <br> <br> <br> Depending on your family and your kids, you may want to play through the mysteries together, or simply be available for “hints”.<br> <br> <br> <br> Each of the mystery boxes is $10 plus shipping, and we think they’re well worth it. They’re obviously hand-crafted, and getting a package in the mail is very exciting!<br> <br> <br> <br> We <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/clever-kids-mysteries/">reviewed</a> Mystery at the Lux Museum...
