Episode 378 – Top 6 Date Games

This week the kids go back to school. You know what that means? The return of Date Breakfast and “date night” games! 378 Fact Did you know about the London Overground? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_378 Sponsor Message If you’ve got questions about home ownership, investment, or any other financial question, go to FirstMoveFinancial.com/FamilyGamers (https://FirstMoveFinancial.com/FamilyGamers) . There, you can set up a quick (free) phone call to see if First Move is a good fit for you. What We’ve Been Playing Hero Kids (we interviewed the creator way back in episode 5 (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/05-the-family-gamers-podcast-hero-kids/) !) Nekojima Dragonkeepers – review coming soon Unmatched Tír na nÓg – you should check out the Kickstarter for the reprint (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grandgamersguild/tir-na-nog-reprint-tir-na-nog-escape) ! Railroad Ink Challenge (with new Archipelago boards) Project L Streamer Standoff Chrono Trek – fun for Star Trek fans. Review coming soon. July Monthly Report Anitra: 37 plays of 18 games. H-index 3. Most played: Tether, Autumn, Merchants of Magick (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/merchants-of-magick/) , Unboxed (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/unboxed/) , Unmatched (https://thefamilygamers.com/tag/unmatched) . Andrew: 29 plays of 15 games. H-index 3. Most played: Merchants of Magick, Clash of Magic Schools, Unboxed, Tether, Charcuterie. Welcome Community Members Say hi to all the new Facebook group members (https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/3787218064900989/) ! Welcome! Backtalk Listeners tell us about games they’ve played based on locations. See responses on Discord (https://discord.com/channels/1157003438425653379/1239323617368604672) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/3778432762446186/) ! (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/flip-circus/) SNAP Review – Flip Circus We flipped for Flip Circus – a challenging memory duel in a small pouch. Check out the transcript or watch the video for Flip Circus (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/flip-circus/) . Date Night Games So, Flip Circus is NOT a good date game. But what is? We talked about this way back in episode 180 (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-180-date-night/) . We go through the old list we made (four years ago!) and say whether we’d still pick these for a date. What would we pick now? Listen to us narrow down a list in real time, until we can get to a top six. Our Top 6 Games for a Date Night (in 2024) Jekyll vs. Hyde (our review (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/jekyll-vs-hyde/) ) – 2 player competitive trick-taking. Compile (our review (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/compile/) ) – card dueling. boop (our review (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/boop/) ) – be mean kittens and boop each other off the bed. Catch the Moon – a beautiful dexterity game, in a small space, and you can be as mean or as kind as you want to be. Tussie Mussie – I-split-you-choose for 2+ players. Secret messages in flower bouquets. Unmatched – Skirmishing game with lots of mix-and-match themes. The runners-up: Royal Visit Lanaikea Tether (needs a large table) Jaipur Onitama (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/onitama-elegant-exploration-strategy/) Shobu (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/snap-shobu/) Sherlock Solitaire (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/sherlock-solitaire/) – or Ultimatch (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/ultimatch/) – cooperative games are great! New Backtalk Question – Date Night Games What is your favorite game to play with your partner? Do you ever bring games on a date? Do you have any great stories about playing a game on a date? Send us more weird food FOR SCIENCE! : The Family Gamers 60 Auburn St. #528 Auburn, MA 01501 Find Us Online: Facebook: @familygamersaa (https://www.facebook.com/familygamersaa) and thefamilygamers.com/community (https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/) Twitter (X): @familygamersaa (https://twitter.com/familygamersAA) Instagram: @familygamersaa (https://www.instagram.com/familygamersaa/) TikTok: @familygamersaa (https://www.tiktok.com/@familygamersaa/) Bluesky: @familygamersaa (https://bsky.app/profile/familygamersaa.bsky.social) Threads: @familygamersaa (https://www.threads.com/@familygamersaa) Youtube: TheFamilyGamers (https://www.youtube.com/TheFamilyGamers) or join the Family Tabletop Community on Discord! thefamilygamers.com/discord (https://thefamilygamers.com/discord) Or, for the most direct method, email us! andrew@thefamilygamers.com and anitra@thefamilygamers.com. PLEASE don’t forget to subscribe to the show, tell your friends about the show, and leave us a review at Apple Podcast (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-family-gamers-podcast/id1031290391) or whatever your podcast subscription source is. We’re ...