Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Warning: This show may make you hungry!<br> <br> <br> <br> 212 is the area code for Manhattan, and also a set of clothing brands? Who knew. Now you do!<br> <br> <br> <br> Thanks to our sponsor, <a href="https://FirstMoveFinancial.com/familygamers">First Move Financial</a>, for sponsoring this episode.<br> <br> <br> <br> What We’ve Been Playing<br> <br> <br> <br> Century Golem (Plan B Games)<br> <br> <br> <br> Tang Garden (Thundergryph Games) – pushing the boundaries of “boardgames as art”.<br> <br> <br> <br> Akrotiri (Z-Man Games) – more playing with perspective<br> <br> <br> <br> Marvel Battleworld (Funko Games) – wait for the SNAP review in the break.<br> <br> <br> <br> Cities: Skylines (KOSMOS) – PLAY WITH THE SCENARIOS to avoid <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/cities-skylines/">our frustration</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Similo: History (Horrible Guild) – <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/similo-card-game/">our Similo review</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Cloud City (Blue Orange) – light and quick construction game. Neat! The insert… not so great.<br> <br> <br> <br> Encore! (from Stronghold, AKA Noch Mal!) – Nick <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/encore-noch-mal/">reviewed this</a>, and Anitra finally got a chance to play it.<br> <br> <br> <br> For Science!<br> <br> <br> <br> Andrew sings the praises of Cheez-It Duoz: Caramel Popcorn & Cheddar. Looks like it’s already <a href="https://amzn.to/3iQVtgt">sold out on Amazon</a>: see if you can find it on clearance at a grocery store near you.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/marvel-battleworld/"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> SNAP Review: Marvel Battleworld<br> <br> <br> <br> Defeat Thanos and collect mini figurines in this luck-heavy collectible game suitable for ages 6+. Asher and Andrew tell you all about it in our SNAP review. Check <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/marvel-battleworld/">the website</a> for pictures and a transcript.<br> <br> <br> <br> Food Games<br> <br> <br> <br> We are really surprised to see that we have <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/tag/food/">reviewed</a> more than 20 food-themed games! And we’ll be adding more soon, with the Pop-Tarts card game.<br> <br> <br> <br> In the past, we talked about very kid-friendly food games (<a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-146-top-5-family-food-games/">episode 146</a> – only “adult” game was Viticulture). Let’s talk about slightly more grown-up games this time: ones that require reading and/or a bit more critical thinking.<br> <br> <br> <br> Backtalk<br> <br> <br> <br> We <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/permalink/2724978504458289/">asked our community members</a> about their favorite food games. Their recommendations:<br> <br> <br> <br> Food Truck Champion (Daily Magic Games) – set collection with multi-use cards. Looks a little bit like Rocky Road a la Mode, but more complex. Can “match” active player’s chosen action.<br> <br> <br> <br> Fabled Fruit (Stronghold)<br> <br> <br> <br> Foodfighters (Kids Table Boardgaming) – A two player battle. Each team is made up of food, of course!<br> <br> <br> <br> Sushi Roll (Gamewright) – we <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/sushi-roll-maki-your-rolls-count/">reviewed</a> this earlier this year.<br> <br> <br> <br> Burger Up – looks like you stack cards to make the biggest, best burger.<br> <br> <br> <br> Safranito (Zoch Games, out of print) – dexterity/strategy game about throwing coins to bid for Indian spices.<br> <br> <br> <br> New York Slice (Bezier Games) – one of the better I-split-you-ch...
