Summary: This week, we have special guests! Spencer & Lara Williams, of <a href="https://www.marriedwithbg.com/">Married with Board Games</a>, co-host the show with us and talk about their favorite games to play as a couple.<br> What we played<br> (MwBG) <a href="http://amzn.to/2mxLj9W">Clank</a>, the deckbuilding adventure game (<a href="https://www.marriedwithbg.com/single-post/2017/02/08/Episode-11---Humble-Beginnings">see their episode 11</a>) from Renegade Games. They found it much more balanced with two players than with four.<br> (MwBG) <a href="http://www.sigilpowersofwar.com/">Sigil</a> – coming to Kickstarter this week. Similar to Magic: The Gathering, but more of a boardgame/wargame.<br> Andrew and Anitra have both been playing plenty of <a href="http://amzn.to/2mdPoxy">Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a><br> Our church had a game night, so our family played lots of games!<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2mUmxSl">Can’t Stop</a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2mwrUV8">Baseball Highlights 2045</a> – Andrew highly recommends trying out the game via <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/baseball-highlights-2045/id1003138996?mt=8">the iOS app</a> for under $5.<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2md3Bdb">Walk the Plank</a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2mUihlH">OutFoxed!</a> (with kids)<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2mdIisW">Pie Rats of the Carob Bean Farm</a> (with kids, one of whom quit halfway through.)<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2lOiabV">Zitternix (Keep it Steady)</a> – with a group of about 4 very young kids (2 & 3s). Fun!<br> The kids also played some games without adults, like: Mall Madness (Littlest Pet Shop Edition), <a href="http://amzn.to/2lOzEVp">Hi Ho Cherry-O</a><br> Funny to see an 8 year old teaching three adults how to play <a href="http://amzn.to/2mNGKZz">Battle Sheep</a>.<br> Games to play as a couple<br> Spencer and Lara have younger kids than we do, so they don’t play much with their kids (yet!) We discuss a few favorite games to chill out after the house is quiet:<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2mdY32K">Tides of Madness</a> – a 2 player drafting game from Portal Games<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2mxQKG5">Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle</a> – co-op deck-building, moves through the 7 books<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2mdfjo1">Beyond Baker Street</a> – deduction/clue giving game similar to Hanabi<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2mdRMUN">Above and Below</a> – exploration & building with a storybook for encounters<br> Lara and Spencer love co-operative games, building on each other’s strengths.<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2nqRIkW">Potion Explosion!</a> A key component is a marble dispenser – the marbles are potion ingredients. Pull marbles in certain orders to get combos (“explosions”).<br> We also share some of our favorites:<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2mQEXTz">Jaipur</a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2mgXjdn">Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small</a> (the two-player-only Agricola variant). Will be reprinted soon by Mayfair Games!<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2njRg8D">Patchwork</a> is another great one published by Mayfair. A little discussion of the cross-shaped piece in Patchwork (cost:0, income:3).<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2lRM5js">Splendor</a> (although we may actually <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/splendor/id971215921?mt=8">prefer it on iOS</a>; cheaper and works well with pass-and-play)<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2mQwBeU">Fight for Olympus</a>, a new game from Mayfair that we will be reviewing in the future.<br> Find more from Spencer and Lara at <a href="http://www.marriedwithbg.com/">www.marriedwithbg.com</a> – podcast, video reviews, etc.<br> Don’t forget to <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-family-gamers-podcast/id1031290391?mt=2&ls=1">review us on iTunes</a>… and the <a href="https://itunes.apple."></a>
