Episode 411 – PAX Unplugged 2025

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – PAX Unplugged is when we get to catch up with friends in the boardgame industry, see new games, and meet some of YOU!

00:00 Fact for 411

If you’re a Millenial, you know that 411 was (is) a phone number to call for general information. Did you know there are other X11 codes?

https://www.networkworld.com/article/956606/beyond-911-other-n-1-1-codes-you-should-know.html

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0:05:10 What We’ve Been Playing

INK – review out today of this race to place all your ink bottles.Odin – review coming next week. Best at 3-4 players.Chit Chat – had our best game ever at 9 points! Check out the review.Stroop – still breaks our brain, but fun.Bouba/Kiki – a cooperative party game about matching shapes with nonsense words.(We talk at length about Stroop and Bouba/Kiki in episode 370.)Tropichaos – a fruit-selling push-your-luck game from Oink Games.Person Do Thing – a simple word party game. Try it yourself at PersonDoThing.comLeaders – we will talk a lot about this later.

0:18:00 The Family Gamers Community

Welcome to our newest community members on Facebook! Stop in and say hello.

#Backtalk

We asked what your favorite thing to do at a convention – if you’ve ever been to one.

A few of you answered on the #backtalk channel on the Discord and in our Facebook community.

PAX Unplugged 2025 Interviews

0:25:35 SnapShips Tactics with Micah

“X-wing crossed with Galaxy Trucker, and you’re trying to kill each other.”

Make your ship look like you want, and make it play like you want.

Starter set for two players is about $65.

www.snapshipstactics.com