This week, we’re talking “slider games”. These are bite-sized, ultra-fast games that you can play in 10 minutes or less! 369 Fact Nikolai Tesla’s obsession with the numbers 3,6,9! Did you know that all multiples of 3 add to 3, 6, or 9 if you add the digits together? Sponsor Message If you want to talk to First Move about other habits you can build to take that next step toward your goals, go to firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers to schedule a call. What We’ve Been Playing Kiri-ai: The Duel Sherlock Solitaire Time’s Up! Family Edition – this is like Celebrity, which we talked about in episode ..read more

Andrew is back home from GAMA Expo! GAMA was kind enough to select The Family Gamers as Hosted Media for this year’s Expo, and we thank them for their support! GAMA is a growing and changing organization and we commend them for their hard work! 367 Fact We learn about the Model 367 Bipod hybrid flying car. https://newatlas.com/bipod-hybrid-flying-car/19258/ Sponsor Message To schedule a time to talk to First Move about other ways to take control of your finances, head over to firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers to set up an initial 15 minute call. What We’ve Been Playing Compile – “like a cro ..read more

Lunar New Year was not to long ago, and now we are in the year of the dragon! Sounds like a perfect excuse to give you our top 5 dragon-themed games. 366 Fact There were 366 Episodes of the anime BLEACH (not counting the “Thousand-Year Blood War” arc which came after the main series). 366 is also the world record for most lemmings saved in a single playthrough of the arcade game Lemmings. Sponsor Message For expert help applying some of the same principles that help you take down your friends in Agricola, head over to firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers today to schedule a call. What We’ve Be ..read more

We often talk about new games. But let’s look back a little bit. We were excited for a lot of new games at the beginning of 2023 – how did they fare? Were all of them as great as we hoped? 364 fact Guinness World Record: 364 people simultaneously playing Rock-Paper-Scissors online. Sponsor message Have you heard of the fun ratio? This idea comes from The Opposite of Spoiled by Ron Lieber, if you want to talk about other ways to equip your children for their future, go to firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers to schedule a time to talk to First Move today. What We’ve Been Playing Calypso – becau ..read more

Episode 363 Happy Camper Games with Jason Schneider This week, we are joined by the “Head Camper” at Happy Camper Games – Jason Schneider! 363 Fact Do you like Wingspan? The largest wingspan for a bird species is 3.63 meters, measured on a Wandering Albatross. Sponsor message How do you know if you’re ready to retire? If you want help reviewing the financial part of preparing for retirement set up a time to talk to First Move by going to firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers today. What We’ve Been Playing Green Team Wins (a Family Gamers favorite) Mah-jong Trio Pocket Paragons Camel Up Skyrock ..read more

362 Fact According to WikiFanona, there are currently 362 episodes of the incredibly popular television show NCIS. (But it’s still in production, so there will be more.) Sponsor Message Learn about the sunk cost fallacy with our sponsor, First Move Financial. If you need a sounding board for your life’s financial decisions, go to firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers and set up a time to talk to First Move Financial. What We’ve Been Playing Seven Bridges – a roll-and-write that feels different from any other. Tesseract (our review) Smug Owls (review coming soon) Unmatched: Sun’s Origin (Tomoe G ..read more

We’re back, with a bonus episode, featuring the rest of our PAX interviews. 361 Fact Chinese submarine 361, nicknamed “The Great Wall”, is infamous for killing all members on board in 2003. Sponsor Message How do you help your kids understand that Christmas isn’t just a “get me more stuff” holiday? Listen to our sponsor message – and make sure you are modeling the behavior you want to be teaching your children. If you’d like to talk about other ideas to help pass on your values to your children schedule a time to talk to First Move by going to firstmovefinancial .com/familygamers today. What ..read more

This is part one of a two-podcast series covering just a fraction of what the Family Gamers team saw at this year’s PAX Unplugged. 360 fact The American woodcock can see 360° around itself (horizontally) – https://birdprotectionquebec.org/coolest-bird-of-the-week10-facts-about-the-american-woodcock/ Sponsor message How do you dig out of debt? Well the honest answer is slowly and painfully. There is no quick magic solution, and anyone who says otherwise is selling something. First Move Financial is not a credit counseling company, but they’d be happy to spend a few minutes talking to you to he ..read more

It’s gift giving season! Every year, we have Stephen Duetzmann from Engaged Family Gaming to tell us about their video game gift guide. What video games are the best picks for your family this year? 359 Facts: “Island 359” – a VR game available on Steam and “The Battle of Wolf 359” from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space 9. Sponsor Message If you need help figuring out where to place your little “dollar workers” in the worker placement game of life, reach out to First Move Financial. You can find them at firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers to schedule a call today. What ..read more

Welcome to the month of November! That means it’s time for our holiday board game gift guide. 358 Fact 3-5-8, also known as Sergeant Major, is a trick-taking card game for 3 players, using a standard 52 card deck. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_Major_(card_game) Sponsor Message If you need help seeing which areas of your personal finance you should be focusing on visit firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers to schedule a time to talk to First Move Financial. What We’ve Been Playing CDSK (review below) Disney Animated (our review) Space Explorers (our review) The Monthl ..read more