Episode 162 – First in Flight
The Game Schooler Podcast is a weekly audio show that educates to new and experienced gamers about the awesomeness of tabletop gaming. In this week’s episode we’ll cover First in …
Trails
TRAILS, from Keymaster Games, incorporates simple concepts to create an approachable game. TRAILS is an easy to grasp resource management game where players collect resources to earn badges for points. …
Trekking Through History
Trekking Through History met our stringent criteria for recommendation with flying colors. Right out of the gate, the historical cards in this game have illustrations of real historical individuals and …
Roll Camera!
In Roll Camera!: The Filmmaking Board Game, your gamers have an opportunity to work together as a group, collaborate, and be creative. This game is dripping with a theme and …
Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture
Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture from Phil-Walker Harding cleverly combines drafting with resource management. Players must draft tool cards and resources to care for their plants. This game …
Juicy Fruits
Juicy Fruits from Capstone Games utilizes a slide puzzle as its core mechanism. By sliding baskets you collect fruit, which is sold to travelers. Juicy Fruits has a unique combination …
Welcome To…
Welcome To… is an excellent addition to any classroom and gets everyone involved. Although tabletop games and large classrooms don’t always get along, Welcome To… mends those fences. With this …
Deep Blue
Deep Blue is a risk-taking push-your-luck adventure that is fun for the whole family. This beautifully produced game lets young gamers compete as they traverse the oceans, assemble a crew, …
Fossilis
Fossilis is another excellent family game from Kids Table Board Gaming with high-quality production. This game makes you feel like an archeologist sifting through the sands of time with its …
Happy City
Happy City is an inexpensive game that is easy to learn and plays quickly. The artwork is fun and approachable, and at its core, it teaches money management and multiplication. …
Cascadia
Cascadia is an approachable thinker’s game full of crunchy choices that are understandable for inexperienced gamers. We love the fun theme and artwork that pulls you into the game and …
Funfair
Funfair does an excellent job of introducing resource management and the “return on investment” concept. Players must manage their finances wisely while working toward goals. With the addition of risk …
Karuba
Karuba is a tile-laying game in which every player gets the same tiles throughout the game. Player choice is the only difference between final scores. The tricky puzzle of Karuba …
Back to the Future: Back in Time
Even if you’re not a fan of the classic 80s movie, Back to the Future: Back in Time is an immersive experience that provides players with interesting choices and unique …
Zombie Kidz Evolution
Simple rules and speedy gameplay make Zombie Kidz Evolution an ideal candidate for gameschooling. Zombie Kidz Evolution encourages interaction and problem solving without the rules bloat of other co-op games. …