Episode 428 – Junior Games: Are They Worth It?

Lots of board games have a stripped down or re-themed version for kids. Are they worth it? Well… sometimes.

0:00:00 Fact for 428

4/28, April 28, is the birthday of  Carl Laemmle Jr. who was the head of production at Universal Studios from 1928 to 1936 and personally greenlit the original Classic Monster films (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy), effectively creating the monster universe. (And there’s a rock with this number carved into it at “Darkmoor”, Universal Epic Universe.)

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0:04:25 What We’ve Been Playing

Ham Helsing *Splendor Kids *The Four Doors (review coming soon!)Boop Shuffle *CarnutaJourney to Tir na nOg *Super Duo * (truly off the shelf of shame)

(*) first time mentioned on The Family Gamers Podcast

0:21:20 July Monthly Report

Andrew: 21 plays of 13 unique games. H-index: 3 (Little Alchemists, Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game, Palette)

Anitra: 35 plays of 22 unique games. H-index: 3 (Little Alchemists, Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game, Unmatched, Palette)

Most of our games were played at home, on the weekend, and/or with just 2 players.

0:23:30 The Family Gamers Community

Welcome new members!

0:25:00 #Backtalk

Just a few stories about your “tricky” moments.

Read the responses on Facebook or #backtalk channel of the Discord.

0:27:40 Junior or “My First” Games

These are games that start from an “adult” game that already exists and strip them down to something simpler so that younger kids can play it.

It’s obvious why they exist: to bring in kids and introduce them to not just gaming *concepts* but to worlds/themes already well-branded.

When they do it well, “M