Summary: <br> <br> Episode 216Halloween Traditions Old & New<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> This week is spooky games and Halloween traditions, especially since Halloween is changing for a lot of people this year.<br> <br> <br> <br> First, a 216 fact – A baseball has a total of 108 double stitches, equivalent to 216 individual stitches.<br> <br> <br> <br> What We’ve Been Playing<br> <br> <br> <br> Food Fighters (Kids Table Boardgaming)<br> <br> <br> <br> Cloaked Cats (HABA) – not great at 2 players, but we’re looking forward to playing with the whole family.<br> <br> <br> <br> Fort (Leder Games) – super cute deck/engine builder. We love the combination of a mechanically solid game with a cute and silly theme.<br> <br> <br> <br> Prisma Arena (Hub Games) – A fantastic arena fighting game <a href="https://www.wearehubgames.com/our-games/prisma-arena">coming in November</a> and available for pre-order now.<br> <br> <br> <br> Skulk Hollow (Pencil First Games) – our review. In this play, we were very well matched in strategy, so the game dragged on.<br> <br> <br> <br> Studies in Sorcery (formerly “Degrees in Darkness” – by Weird Giraffe Games) – a dark and lightly spooky game (you’re digging up graves to get materials for your spells). Resource harvesting with some card drafting, some press-your-luck, and engine building. <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weirdgiraffegames/degrees-in-darkness">On Kickstarter through October 29</a> – just $19!<br> <br> <br> <br> Adventure Mart (Hub Games) – deck-building and engine building. Run a convenience store catering towards adventurers!<br> <br> <br> <br> Meeple Land (Blue Orange Games) – build an amusement park. Part tile-laying puzzle, part worker/resource management.<br> <br> <br> <br> Cinco Linko (Big Potato Games) – we’re still getting mileage out of this simple 5-in-a-row game. Best at 3-4 players (<a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/ok-play-anywhere-anyone/">our review</a>).<br> <br> <br> <br> SNAP Review: Who’s the G.O.A.T.?<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/whos-the-goat/"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> Nick and Izzy tell us all about this fun party game that’s perfect for families. It’s one part prediction, one part competition, and all parts fun!<br> <br> <br> <br> Pick who you think will be the best at a variety of off-the-wall challenges, then vote by tossing your squishy goat.<br> <br> <br> <br> See more pictures and a complete transcript on our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/whos-the-goat/">SNAP review page</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Topic: Halloween<br> <br> <br> <br> We’ve discussed spooky games before – <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-166-spooky-games-3/">episode 166</a>, <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-116-this-is-halloween/">episode 116</a>, and <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-68-halloween/">episode 68</a>. We’ve been slowly adding to our list, but it’s nearly the same year after year.<br> <br> <br> <br> We’re bringing it up again because it’s that time of year – and because Halloween will likely look different this year for lots of families, due to COVID. (Our town has “banned” trick or treating.)<br> <br> <br> <br> So let’s talk about things we can do as a family to enjoy the season, even if parties and trick-or-treating have to be canceled (or scaled back).<br> <br> <br> <br> We’re not sure if it’s worth it to dress up this year (past costumes include: paladins of Voltron, Mario/Luigi/Peach/Toadstool, and the Incredibles).<br> <br> <br> <br> What else really matters? Candy!
