29 – The Family Gamers Podcast – with Kevin Craine




The Family Gamers Podcast show

Summary: We talk new games for us, old games for our kids, and fast food advertising. Then we interview the creator of Robit Riddle, Kevin Craine!<br> What we played recently:<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2feGCAj">Tokaido</a><br> Ticket to Ride Pennsylvania (which one of two maps in the <a href="http://amzn.to/2e53gZ8">United Kingdom expansion</a>)<br> <a href="http://www.cardlords.com/product/battlegoats/">Battle Goats</a> – like a cross between War and Memory, with special powers. Expect a review in a few weeks.<br> The kids have been playing <a href="http://amzn.to/2e51F5Q">Battleship</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2ePjC9D">Mastermind</a>.<br> Andrew highly recommends the new Tomb Raider: <a href="http://amzn.to/2e58Wmb">Rise of the Tomb Raider</a>. (Not for kids, though!)<br> We talk Burger King and the self-conscious advertising on the kids’ meal bag. Good job, Burger King! It’s helping us to teach our kids to be more aware of the advertising being targeted towards them.<br> Kevin Craine is the creator of Robit Riddle (which we recently <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/2016/10/27/robit-riddle-storybook-adventures/">reviewed</a>) and founder of <a href="http://www.babageekgames.com">Baba Geek Games</a>. We talk about the art of <a href="http://www.johnariosa.com/">John Ariosa</a> (“why are you working on my game?”), influences in his life that helped shape the game, and about his other project, the <a class="_3oh-" href="http://www.granitegamesummit.com/">Granite Game Summit</a> (<a href="http://www.granitegamesummit.com/buy-tickets/">Spring 2017 event</a> is scheduled for April 7-9 in Nashua, NH).<br>