<figure class="aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Ep417-ThePurge_better.jpg?resize=800%2C519&ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Episode 417 - The Purge: How Do You Know You're Done?" style="object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Ep417-ThePurge_better.jpg?w=800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Ep417-ThePurge_better.jpg?resize=300%2C195&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Ep417-ThePurge_better.jpg?resize=768%2C498&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></figure>
<p>How do you know when you’re done with a game? Your kids have aged out of it – are you sure?</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:00:00 Fact for 417</h2>
<p>Solfeggio frequency 417 hz.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sponsor Message</h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:05:00 What We’ve Been Playing</h2>
<p><em>Flip 7</em> (<a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/flip-7/" type="post" id="59360">our review</a>)<br><em>Cabanga!</em> (<a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/cabanga/" type="post" id="54825">our review</a>)<br><em>Circus Flohcati</em> (<a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/circus-flohcati/" type="post" id="57780">our review</a>)<br><em>Trio</em> (<a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/trio/" type="post" id="40375">our review</a>)<br><em>Floristry</em> (<a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/floristry/" type="post" id="58523">our review</a>)<br><em>Slay the Spire</em> (over 3 separate days)<br><em>Draftosaurus</em> (<a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/draftosaurus-review/" type="post" id="6802">our review back in 2019</a>)<br><em>Embers</em> solo game (review coming soon)<br><em>Unmatched Adventures: TMNT</em><br><em>Iliad</em> (review coming soon)</p>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">0:21:55 Monthly Report</h3>
<p>Andrew: 14 (15?) plays of 10 unique games. H-index: 2 (Trio, Iliad)</p>
<p>Anitra: 22 plays of 12 unique games. H-index: 3 (Trio, Slay the Spire, Embers)</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:24:00 The Family Gamers Community</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4314507268838730" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hello to all our new members!</a> You can join the community on Facebook too.</p>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">0:24:45 #Backtalk</h3>
<p>You shared your super powers, your special abilities! With a slight digression to Winter Olympics sports. Andrew wonders what the difference is between different ice-skating jumps.</p>
<p>You responded <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4303416003281190" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on Facebook</a> and the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/1157003438425653379/1239323617368604672" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">#backtalk channel</a> of the Discord.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:34:55 How Do You Know When You’re Done?</h2>
<p>There’s no easy formula here, sorry! It depends what’s going on with your own life, and also your family and friends.</p>
<p>It’s easy to “move on” from kids games when you have other kids in your life, younger than your own kids. Harder if your own kids are really nostalgic.</p>
<p>You may regret moving on from some games! That’s normal and okay. Board games are a consumer product, and you can probably replace it if you look hard enough (eBay is amazing).</p>
<p>Your family situation will change over time: whether that’s “aging out” of a game, or a change in interests & priorities.</p>
<p>We grieve a little bit over losing who our children *used to be* while still enjoying the people they are *right now*.</p>
<p>Nostalgia ALONE is not a reason to keep a game! You may be able to find it in another place, or just keep your fond memories. But if nostalgia regularly drives you back to *wanting* to play the game, maybe it makes sense to keep.</p>
<p>Andrew suggests “dimensionally constraining” nostalgic / kids items (a box, shelf, or other limited space) to help you focus your collection.</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Examine your reasons to want to keep a game, if it’s not being played.</li>
<li>Examine your reasons to want to get rid of a game.</li>
<li>Determine if a game can be played at multiple age & skill levels (aka with B-mods, or games like <em><a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/kingdomino/" type="post" id="1440">Kingdomino</a></em>)</li>
<li>Pare down regularly – we recommend 1-2 times a year, and it will get easier with time!</li>
<li>Know that it’s hard to sell or trade-in kids’ games. Plan to donate them to friends or schools.</li>
</ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:56:00 New Backtalk Question</h2>
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<p>Have you purged a game that you later regretted? Or one that you knew was the right choice, but you still feel sad about it?</p>
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