Board games are simply one small way that we enjoy time together as a family. But that’s really just a very small part of all our family interactions. The biggest strength to our family comes from our belief in what’s essential in life and how that guides all our interactions with each other.
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Are you up for playing board games for 25 hours straight?
What about video games?
What if it helps children across the US?
If so, then get ready for playing a ton of board games and card games this weekend.
This Saturday, November 2, is the annual gaming charity drive – Extra Life. All the donations from Extra Life go to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across the US.
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Our second son is currently working on earning his driver’s license. In order to get his license he must first take a driver’s education course, carry a pre-driver’s license permit for 6 months during which he must log 40 hours of driving with a parent/adult, then pass the driver’s test. Once he’s done all that, he’s legally able to drive a car on his own.
But nowhere in all those mandatory requirements is “must play a board game”.
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In the coming months we’ll be building homes for needy families in Mexico with Builders Without Borders. We’re so excited for the service we’ll render and the ways we’ll grow.
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We recently stumbled across a list of best board games at Ranker.com. This website provides a way for people to create lists and have others vote on the items on the list. Items will move up or down the list depending on the votes.
At the time we saw the list, there had been 7,000 people cast their votes. These were the top 76 board games of all time according to the voters.
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Last week I was in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on business and visited the Fantasy Flight Games Event Center.
What a fun place for gaming!
Because a number of our favorite board games are published by Fantasy Flight Games, I’d heard about the Fantasy Flight Event Center before. However, I didn’t realize (or simply pay attention) that the FFG was in Minnesota.
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We love to play board games as a family. It’s a great time to gather around the table, face-to-face and
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I love looking forward to fun events.
Imagining what an activity will be like gives me a chance to have fun and be happy long before it even takes place.
It happens with a lot of the big events in our lives, but can be just as rewarding for smaller events as well.
Like this week’s Guys Game Night that I can hardly wait for!
I was quite surprised this morning when I saw not 1, but 2 articles about board games in our local newspaper today!
The first headline that caught my eye on the front page of the Entertainment section was “We are living in a board game renaissance“. Which got a hearty “You bet!” from me.
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Modern family board games have come a long way from just “roll-and-move”. With so many fantastic board games to choose from, what are the best?
What family board games should be on everyone’s shelf so no matter the situation, they’ve got a great game ready to play for some fun family time?