Summary: <br> We are finally back into the normal routine (more or less) after a month of con-related craziness. We’ll talk about highlights from Anitra’s trip to Origins and Andrew’s trip to Dice Tower Con.<br> <br> <br> <br> What We’ve Been Playing<br> <br> <br> <br> Ticket to Ride New York<br> <br> <br> <br> Suspend Junior<br> <br> <br> <br> Constellations – check out our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/constellations-game/">review</a> and check out the glowing stars!<br> <br> <br> <br> For Independence Day, we played Rolling America, and Battle Sheep (with red, white, and blue sheep)<br> <br> <br> <br> Quacks of Quedlinburg<br> <br> <br> <br> The Grimm Masquerade<br> <br> <br> <br> Dirty Pig – which we’ve already <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/dirty-pig-card-game/">reviewed</a> – enjoyed it at an outdoor concert.<br> <br> <br> <br> Backtalk!<br> <br> <br> <br> Michael S. met Andrew at Dice Tower Con. He emailed us to tell us about Brain Chase – an interesting 5-week online adventure for kids to solve a mystery and locate a real hidden treasure! Find out more at <a href="https://brainchase.com/the-treasure-hunt/">https://brainchase.com/the-treasure-hunt/</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Seth Overdeer, a new fan, is excited for this episode – we met him at Origins and shared to our FB group that Origins is the “best convention of them all!”<br> <br> <br> <br> And of course, Andrew ran into a fan at IKEA when looking at shelving units.<br> <br> <br> <br> Giveaway Winners<br> <br> <br> <br> Barnyard Roundup playmat: Kelly VanAuken<br> <br> <br> <br> Sagrada promo winners: Joseph Reninger, Amala Anand, Kristin Troska<br> <br> <br> <br> Munchkin CCG pack: Alexi Dikos<br> <br> <br> <br> Congratulations to all our winners. Contact us with your address, please!<br> <br> <br> <br> Convention Wrapup<br> <br> <br> <br> We talked in <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-148-fomo/">episode 148 about FOMO</a> and how that affects our individual relationships with conventions. Ironically, Anitra went to a convention much more about the business side and meeting people, and Andrew went to a convention primarily about playing games.<br> <br> <br> <br> Origins Highlights with Anitra<br> <br> <br> <br> Anitra got to meet Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon and be a book nerd in addition to lots of games at Origins.<br> <br> <br> <br> SHOBU, Lanterns Dice, UNDO, Die Hard: Nakatomi Heist, Dungeon Academy, Spy Master, Ship Shape (so excited!)<br> <br> <br> <br> The Climbers (from Capstone Games)<br> <br> <br> <br> The 3 Laws of Robotics (party game from Floodgate)<br> <br> <br> <br> Arch Ravelry (coming to Kickstarter this fall from XYZ Games)<br> <br> <br> <br> The Alwaysgreen Garden (coming to Kickstarter soon from Splattered Ink – <a href="http://splatteredink.com/garden/">check it out</a>!)<br> <br> <br> <br> Honga (action selection from HABA)<br> <br> <br> <br> Smash City (from WizKids) – perfect if you like giant monsters and attacking each other.<br> <br> <br> <br> Kibble Scuffle (from WizKids)<br> <br> <br> <br> Brain Waves (from KOSMOS)<br> <br> <br> <br> Dice Tower Con Highlights with Andrew<br> <br> <br> <br> Started right off by making new friends.<br> <br> <br> <br> Koryŏ – card game where abilities are assigned based on who has the most cards of a particular type.<br> <br> <br> <br> Bang! The Dice Game – roll dice to gain life or shoot people.<br> <br> <br> <br> Village Pillage – from Jellybean Games<br> <br> <br> <br> Brikks – Tetris-inspired roll-and-write from Stronghold Games (mentioned in <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers."></a>
