Board Games for 2 Year Olds
July 13, 2024
I have twin boys and I've been documenting the games they play at different ages, starting at age 2! Here is a video compilation of all the games they played (by the rules) when they were 2 years old. I've also made a list of 5 of their favorites. Check out videos from other years too!
Episode 194 - Healthy Gaming
October 19, 2023
Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they played recently, including Ariana Trench: The Ultimate Puzzle Book for Pirates, Head Trip, and Eye My Favorite Things. Then, we talk about our top 5 favorite games that have fruits and/or vegetables in them!
Episode 173 - Bonus Favorites
December 29, 2022
In this now annual special bonus episode, Ambie facilitates while her two guests talk about some of their favorite games they've played recently, including Stuffed Fables and Teddy's Colors & Shapes. They then talk about some more of their favorite games and why they like them. For a video version of the podcast with subtitles, click here.
How to Play: First Orchard (in song form)
March 23, 2022
Learn how to play First Orchard from HABA's My Very First Games line! This is a song from my series of children's instructional songs for children's board games. And download the song here!
Episode 148 - Top 5 HABA Games
January 13, 2022
In this special episode, Ambie takes a backseat as her two guests take over the episode to discuss a couple games they played recently, including Boggle and Go Away Monster!. They then talk about our top 5 games from the publisher HABA.
For a video version of the podcast with subtitles, click here.
Training Games: First Orchard
February 22, 2021
by Ambie Valdés
This is part of a series called Training Games, where I review children's games when playing (with modified rules) with my twin toddlers. This review was written when my twins were 17 months old.
First Orchard is a cooperative game where you’re trying to get all the fruit of four different colors into the basket before the crow reaches the end of the path. Each turn you roll a die and put that color fruit into the basket. If the basket is rolled you get to choose the color, and if a crow is rolled you move the crow. It’s good for learning colors and simple strategy with the choosing of the colors.
Episode 38 - Ethics in Game Media
October 12, 2017
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including Spirit Island, First Orchard, and The 7th Continent. We then talk about ethics and bias in board game media. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "adventure."