Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> We start with some historical facts from the year 194!<br> <br> <br> <br> This week, we’ll be talking about games we pull out when we want something quick. Sometimes we just want to take a quick break to play a game between schoolwork or chores. Thanks to Dave for suggesting this topic!<br> <br> <br> <br> Thanks to our sponsor, First Move Financial! If you’re curious about ETFs or other investment vehicles, get some help! Go to <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers" target="_blank">FirstMoveFinancial.com/familygamers</a> to set up a 15-minute phone call.<br> <br> <br> <br> What We’ve Been Playing<br> <br> <br> <br> Funkoverse (both the Batman set and the Harry Potter set). Andrew praises the rulebook highly – it makes it really simple to get started!<br> <br> <br> <br> MetroX (from Gamewright) – solo play is solid.<br> <br> <br> <br> NyteLyfe Solitaire (from Button Shy’s <a href="https://www.patreon.com/buttonshy">Game of the Month Club</a>). A neat twist that places a bit of a plot around a traditional 52-card solitaire game. <br> <br> <br> <br> Cover Your Kingdom (from Grandpa Beck’s Games) – puntastic family fun. A little long, but that’s solvable.<br> <br> <br> <br> Kids’ Game Day! Everyone picked at least one game to play. <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/abandon-all-artichokes/">Abandon All Artichokes</a>, <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/dr-eureka-review/">Dr. Eureka</a>, <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/snap-review-tiny-ninjas/">Tiny Ninjas</a>, and Pyramix. Interestingly, Pyramix doesn’t get played a lot, but we keep coming back to it over and over, at all ages.<br> <br> <br> <br> Forbidden Desert (from Gamewright) – fun but much harder than we remembered.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/animal-kingdoms/">Animal Kingdoms</a> has a satisfying solo mode, which Anitra talks about in her review, published today.<br> <br> <br> <br> ION: A Compound Building Game (from Genius Games) – a drafting game in the same vein as Sushi Go, where players create compounds from ion cards (positive/negatively charged molecules). Easy to get started, reasonably interesting, and well put together – the best kind of educational game.<br> <br> <br> <br> Backtalk!<br> <br> <br> <br> A teacher in New Zealand asks about print and play games for kids in early elementary.<br> <br> <br> <br> Anitra recommends <a href="https://www.pnparcade.com/">PNPArcade</a> as a good starting point with a lot of variety. Andrew suggests the free mystery available at <a href="https://www.cleverkidsmysteries.com/">CleverKidsMysteries.com</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> We’ve also enjoyed <a href="http://experimentalplayground.blogspot.com/2011/03/ninja-vs-robot.html">Ninja vs Robot</a> (a solo game that only requires a single sheet of paper and two dice). You can also check out <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/60815/pnp-childrens-games">this thread</a> on BoardGameGeek!<br> <br> <br> <br> Monza Winner <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/giveaway-monza/">Congratulations</a> Jeremiah B, and thanks for <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/newsletter/">subscribing</a> to the newsletter!<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/snap-review-yum-yum-island/"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> SNAP Review – Yum Yum Island<br> <br> <br> <br> The whole Smith family tells you about this silly, cooperative dexterity game. Rescue all the animals on Yum Yum Island by feeding them green or pink food tokens… while blindfolded!<br> <br> <br> <br> See the rest of the pictures and read the transcript on our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers."></a>
