Episode 426 – 5 Classic Books to Introduce via Games

We’ve got five literature classics to introduce to your family through board games.

0:00:00 Fact for 426

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0:04:30 What We’ve Been Playing

Obelus (our review)Spirits of the Wild: AwakeningFire TowerPalette *Tag Team

(*) first time mentioned on The Family Gamers Podcast

June Monthly Report

Andrew: 22 plays of 8 unique games. H-index 3 (LotR Trick Taking, Trio, Got Five!)

Anitra: 27 plays of 12 unique games. H-index 3 (same as Andrew)

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0:22:40 Classic Literature to Introduce via Board Games

We’re going to focus on games that will whet the appetite: You don’t need to already know the stories to enjoy them, but there’s enough to make kids WANT to dig deeper.

1. Winnie the Pooh stories by A.A. Milne: Hundred Acre Wood Fluxx

2. Classic Grimm’s fairy tales: The Grimm Masquerade and 3 Chapters – both of these games make characters from different tales interact, but with specialized relationships unique to each one.

3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: tons of games that riff on this character. But the best to introduce the setting and themes from Doyle’s stories include: