Summary: Sometimes, you just want to play with your kids instead of playing against them. We discuss our favorite cooperative board games to play with children.<br> <br> What We’ve Been Playing:<br> Dicey Peaks<br> Fight for Olympus (see our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/fight-for-olympus-review/">review</a>)<br> Katamino<br> Tempus Imperium (find it <a href="https://bluecubeboardgames.com/games/tempus-imperium/">here</a>)<br> My First Stone Age<br> Sports Dice: Football (from FoxMind / FunWiz) – Andrew likes this even more than Sports Dice: Baseball!<br> MegaLand (see our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/megaland-review/">review</a>)<br> H.I.D.E. (Hidden Identity Dice Espionage)<br> Bob Ross: Happy Little Accidents<br> Fanzy (MLB version)<br> Sports Dice: Baseball<br> Nut So Fast<br> Dice Forge<br> Blank (see our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/blank-game-review/">review</a>) – the new expansion “Blankdemic”, designed by Matt Leacock and his daughter Colleen, looks like an interesting addition!<br> Monsters in the Elevator (see our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/monsters-in-the-elevator/">review</a>)<br> SNAP Review<br> <a href="https://i2.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/CC_title-compressor.jpg"></a><br> See a transcript for the <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/snap-review-card-caddy-and-accessories/">Card Caddy SNAP review</a>.<br> <br> Top 6 Cooperative Games to Play with Children<br> Sometimes you just want to share the joy of winning or pain of losing. Cooperative games can help teach <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/4-ways-sore-loser/">graceful losing</a>, and provide an exciting opportunity to coach our children in strategic thinking.<br> Mmm! (by Reiner Knizia, published by Pegasus Spiele) – plays great solo, easy to understand but with variable difficulty to suit any skill level.<br> Purrrlock Holmes (We’ve <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/purrrlock-holmes/">reviewed</a> this)<br> Monsters in the Elevator (review linked above)<br> Castle Panic<br> Forbidden Desert – and we are excited for Forbidden Sky!<br> Flashpoint: Fire Rescue<br> Find these games <a href="https://amzn.to/2PMtCQA" rel="nofollow">on Amazon</a> (except Monsters in the Elevator).<br> Honorable mentions:<br> Mice & Mystics<br> Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle<br> Thanks for listening! Find us online:<br> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/familygamersaa">@familygamersaa</a><br> Community: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/">thefamilygamers.com/community</a><br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/familygamersAA">@familygamersaa</a><br> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/familygamersaa/">@familygamersaa</a><br> PLEASE don’t forget to subscribe to the show, tell your friends about the show, and leave us a review at <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-family-gamers-podcast/id1031290391">Apple Podcast</a> or whatever your podcast subscription source is. We’re now on <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Kids--Family-Podcasts/The-Family-Gamers-Podcast-p1151589/">TuneIn.com</a>!<br> <br> The Family Gamers Podcast is sponsored by Wild East Games. Find Wild East Games online at <a href="http://wildeastgames.com/">WildEastGames.com</a>, or @WildEastGames on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildEastGames">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/WildEastGames">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/WildEastGames/">Instagram</a>.<br> <br>
