Summary: <br> Welcome back to friend of The Family Gamers, Flip Florey!<br> <br> <br> <br> Thanks to First Move Financial for sponsoring this episode of The Family Gamers Podcast. To learn more about credit counseling and help find a reputable counselor, go to <a href="https://FirstMoveFinancial.com/familygamers">FirstMoveFinancial.com/familygamers</a> and set up a time to talk.<br> <br> <br> <br> Episode 100 of <a href="http://boardgameserial.com/">Flip Florey’s Super Saturday Boardgame Serial</a> is coming on Saturday! We can’t give away any secrets, but it’s going to be great.<br> <br> <br> <br> What We’ve Been Playing<br> <br> <br> <br> Mariposas (AEG) – feels a little short, but that’s OK. Wondering if we’ll like it better at more than two players.<br> <br> <br> <br> Monster Match (Happy Planet) – our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/monster-match-can-you-do-the-match/">review</a>. “Only 75% of the players were in tears!”<br> <br> <br> <br> Ticket to Ride (Days of Wonder) – our gateway game of choice. We recommend the <a href="https://print-and-play.asmodee.fun/ticket-to-ride/">“Stay At Home” print-and-play</a> map if you want a little variety without spending much money.<br> <br> <br> <br> Illusion (Pandasaurus) – Not completely color-blind friendly, but worth it. Put cards in order by the percentage of a given color. Call another player’s bluff and flip over the cards – if you’re right, you get the point!<br> <br> <br> <br> Go Away Monster (Gamewright) – our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/go-away-monster/">review</a>. We’re aging out of this one. Highly recommend it as a first game to teach turn-taking.<br> <br> <br> <br> Barnyard Bunch (HABA) – we review this in the break.<br> <br> <br> <br> Rhino Hero Super Battle (HABA) – Just plain fun.<br> <br> <br> <br> In A Flash Firefighters (HABA) – appropriate at any age, but best when all players are at a similar skill level. “A game is always good when you get to yell something at the end.” Review coming soon.<br> <br> <br> <br> Carcassonne (Z-Man Games) – the expansions have overtaken the original game. We all enjoyed playing this on the XBox 360 more than we like it in person.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/barnyard-bunch/"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> SNAP Review – Barnyard Bunch<br> <br> <br> <br> Elliot helps us review this charming cooperative game.<br> <br> <br> <br> Keep the animals from escaping the farm! See the rest of the pictures and read the transcript on our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/barnyard-bunch/">SNAP review page</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Flip Florey<br> <br> <br> <br> DId we mention Flip created the <a href="https://topshelf-fun.com/collections/cube-series-1">CUBE action figure</a>? (Pictured at the beginning of these show notes.) “A pet rock for gamers.”<br> <br> <br> <br> They’re basically a desk toy, but it’s a cute idea and the accessories are really well done.<br> <br> <br> <br> About FFSSBGS<br> <br> <br> <br> Flip Florey’s Super Saturday Board Game Serial is a podcast that combines board games and all things “Saturday morning”.<br> <br> <br> <br> Every episode has a guest, and ends with the guest trying to answer questions and win a prize for a lucky listener.<br> <br> <br> <br> Episode 100 “takes a page from a popular game released earlier this year.” That’s all he’ll say!<br> <br> <br> <br> Did we mention that Flip used to work as a party clown? Because of that, he has learned to find joy in small things, and stupid/ridiculous things, but also in well-crafted things.
