Episode 401 – Ten Top Evergreen Family Games

Family evergreen games? Evergreen family games? Let’s discuss. 00:00 Fact for 401 The term “401(k)” comes from the section of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code that established this retirement savings plan. Sponsor Message Did you know, that if your child is working they can be saving money into a Roth IRA? If you need help finding some unique ways to look at income and saving, visit firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers to schedule a time to talk to First Move – for free! 05:10 What We’ve Been Playing Santa’s Workshop (our review)Trio (our review)Smug Owls (our review)Canvas Critters (check out the Kickstarter)SabobatageThe Crew: Mission Deep SeaCaution Signs (our review)Donald Duck in Happy Camper (next written review)Unmatched: Battle of Legends vol 3 (review coming soon)Marvel X-Men Dice ThroneFight for Olympus (old school! our review)Quarto (our review) – great when you’ve only got a few minutesSuspend – just fun.For SaleDoomlings (our review)Floristry (our review)Food Chain Island – great to play with just one hand 22:35 June Monthly Report! We both have ALREADY (as of July 12) played more games in July than we did in June. Andrew: 11 plays, 10 unique games, H-index: 1. Most played: Ultimatch (2x) Anitra: 20 plays, 16 unique games. H-index: 2 (Dice Throne, Micro Macro Kids, Ultimatch, Grove) 24:24 The Family Gamers Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4090537511235708 #Backtalk We asked for your feedback on the podcast in general. You answered, with a lot of encouraging comments on the #backtalk channel on our Discord, and in this Backtalk post in the Facebook community. We discuss Happy Camper’s next release: Jungo (here’s the trailer video) 29:35 Evergreen Games… for Families What’s an evergreen game? Just like an evergreen plant that doesn’t die, this is a game that stays popular in stores year after year. The games that get pulled out and played over and over again. (Games like Wingspan that have staying power.) We thought it would be easy to find a list on BGG of “evergreen” games… but it’s a lot harder to determine than we thought! Much thanks to BGG user Daniel_M, who compiled a list using data analysis to find the top 100 games that have stayed popular over time, back in 2023. Here are the top ten from his list: 10 Race for the Galaxy09 Agricola08 Power Grid07 Puerto Rico06 Ticket to Ride05 Pandemic04 Dominion03 7 Wonders02 CATAN01 Carcassonne Maybe three of these we’d consider “family” games: Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, and Catan (although you could argue for others). “Family Evergreen” Games? A “family” evergreen game might be a little different – something that works at all – or most – stages for your family. By definition these are going to be simpler games, because #1 – Not everyone in the family is a board game nerd!#2 – The game has to support multiple age ranges: not too many rules, not a lot of reading required. So without further ado, here are our 10 games, in no particular order. Ticket to RideCATANCarcassonneCan’t StopJust OneKingdominoDrop It!AzulStrike (also available as Impact: Battle of Elements)Trio (also available outside the US as nana)` 50:30 New Backtalk Question What’s the game that, these days, your family is going back to over and over again? This doesn’t have to be your favorite game – but what’s spending the most time on your table? Tell us on the #backtalk channel on our Discord, or in this Backtalk post in the Facebook community. Find Us Online: Facebook: @familygamersaa and thefamilygamers.com/communityTwitter (X): @familygamersaaInstagram: @familygamersaaTikTok: @familygamersaaBluesky: @familygamersaaThreads: @familygamersaaYoutube: TheFamilyGamers or join the Family Tabletop Community on Discord! thefamilygamers.com/discord Or, for the most direct method, email us! [e-mail] and [e-mail]. PLEASE don’t forget to subscribe to the show, tell your friends about the show, and leave us a review at Apple Podcast or whatever your podcast subscription source is. We’re also on Amazon Music, TuneIn, and Spotify. You can also now find us on YouTube Music! So pull it up and give us a listen while you’re toiling away at work :) Music for The Family Gamers Podcast is provided with permission from You Bred Raptors? The Family Gamers is sponsored by First Move Financial. Go to FirstMoveFinancial.com/familygamers to learn how the team at First Move Financial can help you pile up the victory points. The post Episode 401 – Ten Top Evergreen Family Games appeared first on The Family Gamers.