Summary: <br> <br> Episode 218<br> <br> <br> <br> Room to Grow:<br> <br> <br> <br> Tile Laying Games<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> On today’s podcast, we’ll be talking about tile laying games.<br> <br> <br> <br> But first, we open today with a politics fact for 218 – that’s the number of votes needed for a simple majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.<br> <br> <br> <br> Thanks again to our sponsor, First Move Financial. For expert help applying some of the same principles that help you take down your friends in Agricola, head over to <a href="https://firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers">firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers</a> today to schedule a call.<br> <br> <br> <br> What We’ve Been Playing<br> <br> <br> <br> Haunt the House (Kids Table) Thanks so much to <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-217-kids-table-board-gaming/">Josh and Helaina Cappel</a>!<br> <br> <br> <br> Gobblet Gobblers (Blue Orange Games) – the kids wouldn’t let us give this one away.<br> <br> <br> <br> Campaign Trail (Cosmic Wombat Games / Grey Fox) – with 6 players! This was our very <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/vote-early-vote-often-campaign-trail/">first written review</a> all the way back in 2015. The gameplay makes for great storytelling. Check out their <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/152730994/campaign-trail-second-edition-and-green-party-expansion">Kickstarter</a> for the second edition and Green Party expansion.<br> <br> <br> <br> Pan Am (Funko Games) – we <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/pan-am-the-game-airline-extravaganza/">love this game</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Town Builder: Coevorden (First Fish) – Andrew played solo? What is happening?<br> <br> <br> <br> Timeline: American History – continuing with gameschooling. More education than game.<br> <br> <br> <br> Prisma Arena (Hub Games) – <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/prisma-arena/">our review</a> is out today. There is so much to love about this game!<br> <br> <br> <br> Don’t forget you can enter the <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/giveaway-food-fighters/">Food Fighters giveaway</a>!<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> SNAP Review: Cupcake Academy<br> <br> <br> <br> Can you work together and stack cupcake tins before time runs out? Match all the cards and become the Star Bakers.<br> <br> <br> <br> See more pictures and read the transcript on the <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/cupcake-academy/">SNAP review page</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Room to Grow: Tile Laying<br> <br> <br> <br> A continuation of our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-202-room-to-grow-engine-builders/">Room to Grow</a> series. If you’re interested in tile laying games but you’re not really sure how to bring kids in and then grow them into more complex games, we’ve got suggestions for you.<br> <br> <br> <br> Hisss<br> <br> <br> <br> Beginning Level Tile Laying: Hisss<br> <br> <br> <br> This <a href="https://amzn.to/2TKZ1WQ" rel="sponsored nofollow">simple color-matching game</a> from Gamewright is a perfect introduction for very young children. Start with simple turn taking and pattern matching. Once they’ve mastered that, you can put in a bit of game strategy. The most important part is the recognition of tiles and laying them to create a continuous flow.<br> <br> <br> <br> But if you’re starting with older kids or adults, this might not be the best choice.<br> <br> <br> <br> Still Easy But More Grown-Up: Kingdomino<br> <br> <br> <br> This is one your kids won’t grow out of. It’s very flexible and can be played with kids who aren’t reading yet and understand very little math.
