International Tabletop Day – March 30!
Get your tables cleared off for lots of gaming on International Tabletop Day, March 30!
We’re planning to play a ton of board games that day and hope that wherever you are in the world you’ll join in the fun.
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We know it’s been a while since we last posted a review or article. But we want to let you know that we’re still in the game review/discussion mode. It’s just that the last few weeks have presented some major life decisions for our family.
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Teach kids how to work
As much as we like to promote family board games, we also realize that life isn’t all fun and games. Spending your time just playing games all day won’t amount to a very fulfilling life. And as parents, our job is to help our kids lead a productive and fulfilling life.
That’s why one of our most important roles as parents is to teach our kids to value work.
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I love being a father
I saw a video online yesterday about fathers that I’m so eager to share.
I know in the U.S. we don’t celebrate Father’s Day until June, but I love sharing thoughts about fathers all the time.
Painting Board Game playing pieces adds fun
Most family board games come with fantastic playing pieces and items that enhance the game experience. After all, one of the things that makes board games fun to play over digital games are the physical components in the game. Players get to move cool playing pieces and markers around to accomplish their objectives.
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Great news about some Favorite Board Games
There’s a lot of great stuff happening in the family board game world.
(Of course we think that anything that gets your family together is something great.)
But there are a few things we’ve heard about board games recently that have us really excited.
Read moreNot just board game playing here
You can tell our family likes playing board games. But every once in a while we write about being involved
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128 Different Games Played in 2012!
What a year for games!
In 2012 we played a ton of different board games, card games, dice games, and party games – 128 to be exact!
That’s a lot of games.
At the start of last year I set a goal to play over 100 different games. For each of the 2 previous years, I had played 98 different games. So I set the goal to get over the 100 mark in 2012.
Goal accomplished!
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Great Board Games to Go Around
We hope you had a fantastic Christmas break and are looking forward to a nice New Year’s break as well (if even for only 1 day). We had a great time with family and friends and even got to play a few board games during the festivities.
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Great Stocking Stuffer Games
With just a couple days to go before Christmas, it’s time to make sure Santa has his stocking stuffers in order.
So if you’re helping Santa out this year, here’s a few ideas of card games and dice games that will fit great in those Christmas stockings.
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