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<p>Looking for some card games for your family to grow into? We’ve got you covered.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:00:00 Fact for 415</h2>
<p>The racing tall ship Amerigo Vespucci <a href="https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/725309-largest-crew-for-a-racing-tall-ship" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">holds the record</a> for the largest maximum crew complement: 415 sailors.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:04:25 What We’ve Been Playing</h2>
<p><em>Compile: Main 2</em> (very much like <em><a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/compile/" type="post" id="46538">Compile: Main 1</a></em>)<br><em>Logic & Lore</em> – review coming soon. Check out<a href="http://weirdgiraffegames.com/logic3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> the Kickstarter</a>!<br><em>Ichor</em><br><em>Iliad</em><br><em>Carnuta</em><br><em>Dice Throne: Marvel X-men</em><br><em>Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders</em><br><em>Verdant Arizona</em><br><em>Dice Clash</em><br><em>Embers</em><br><em>Tag Team</em></p>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">0:29:00 January Monthly Report</h3>
<p>Anitra: 42 plays, 23 unique games. H-index: 3. Most played: <em>Trio</em></p>
<p>Andrew: 23 plays of 14 unique games. H-index: 2. Most played: <em>Trio</em> & <em>Verdant Arizona</em></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:31:00 The Family Gamers Community</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4286970091592448/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Welcome to our newest members!</a> You can join the community on Facebook.</p>
<p>We also cover some “for science” emails from listener Mallory. Would you be interested in hearing us try recipes “for science”?</p>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">0:35:15 #Backtalk</h3>
<p>We asked about your New Year resolutions: any that have to do with board games?</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:41:30 Room to Grow: Card Games</h2>
<p>Our goal with <a href="https://thefamilygamers.com/tag/room-to-grow">Room to Grow</a> is to bring your kids – or your family – through a series of games that grow in complexity. Normally, we take a beginner game, an intermediate game, and an advanced game (and some honorable mentions). They offer a plan for growth for players to get comfortable with that mechanic, and all are family-friendly.</p>
<p><strong>What is a card game?</strong> For the purposes of this podcast, we’re defining it as:</p>
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<li>A game that uses only cards (plus maybe a few tokens or a scoresheet)</li>
<li>Can be played with more than 2 players</li>
<li>Rewards paying attention to what is going on around the table (not just your own hand/tableau)</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Beginner: <em>Flip 7</em></h3>
<p>There are several games we could pick as a really easy starting point. But this one is the most like conventional card games, so we think it feels the most approachable.</p>
<p>Young kids can play this and enjoy it as long as they have basic numeracy. They might not get the statistics, but they can understand that there’s only one 1 and a lot of 12s, and they don’t want repeats.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/flip-7/" type="post" id="59360">See our review of <em>Flip 7</em>.</a></p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Intermediate: <em>Fantasy Realms</em> or <em>Marvel Remix</em></h3>
<p>This is pretty much the same game with two themes: <em><a href="https://amzn.to/4rwhYKM" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow">Fantasy Realms</a></em> is medieval-ish fantasy, and <em><a href="https://amzn.to/4abxOn5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow">Marvel Remix</a></em> is obviously Marvel super-heroes and villains. Turns out, there’s a third one called <em><a href="https://amzn.to/46cPCNi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow">Star Trek: Missions</a></em>!</p>
<p>Build a hand of cards that combo well together to get the most points. Each turn, you will add a card to your hand and discard a card from your hand, trying to get a little better each time. All cards get discarded to a central area, which also becomes the pool to draw cards from (in addition to the deck).</p>
<p>The rules do get a little more complicated with two players, but it’s still do-able.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Advanced: <em>Res Arcana</em> or <em>Race for the Galaxy</em> or <em>San Juan</em></h3>
<p>Another set of three games with very similar mechanics – probably because the same guy (Tom Lehmann) designed two and had a heavy hand in the development of the third.</p>
<p><em>Res Arcana</em> is fantasy themed, <em><a href="https://www.riograndegames.com/games/race-for-the-galaxy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Race for the Galaxy</a></em> is sci-fi, and <em><a href="https://www.riograndegames.com/games/san-juan/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">San Juan</a></em> is loosely themed around colonizing the Americas.</p>
<p>In <em>San Juan</em>, you build buildings from the cards in your hands, paying other cards from your hand as the cost. Each turn, the current player chooses a “role” – everyone gets to do an action based on that role, while the chooser gets a bonus.</p>
<p><em>Race for the Galaxy</em> is somewhat more complicated. Everyone secretly selects an action, then simultaneously reveals. All of the actions that were picked will be performed in a round. You’re still paying out cards to play other cards, which interact in all kinds of ways in the different phases. This one has victory point & power chips to help you track values as the game goes along.</p>
<p><em>Res Arcana</em> is along the same lines: collect “essences” to be able to claim abilities & cards. Work towards ten victory points to win the game. This was a Kennerspiel Recommended game in 2020: A hobby game, but not overly complicated.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:54:30 New Backtalk Question</h2>
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<p>Or… what boardgame would you write a valentine to?</p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-415-room-to-grow-card-games/">Episode 415 – Room to Grow: Card Games</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com">The Family Gamers</a>.</p>
