HST#098 – Short Bite – Scrambled States of America

Listen to our Podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. Uncle Sam’s states are unsettled. They’re bored with their current locations and need a change of pace. What ensues is a madcap adventure where every state finds that there’s really no place like home. Based on the popular Scrambled States […]

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HST#076 – Short Bite – Carcassonne

Listen to our Podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. On today’s Short Bite we’re discussing a classic tile laying game with easy-to-learn rules, great strategy, and lots of hidden math. It’s Carcassonne from Z-Man Games! This is the first game we bought as a new couple 16 years ago […]

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HST#074 – Short Bite – Dragonwood

Listen to our Podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. Deep in the heart of a mythical forest lurk angry ogres, giggling goblins, and even the famed and fearsome fire-breathing dragons! Collect sets of adventurer cards to earn dice, which you will use to roll against your foes. Stomp on […]

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HST#070 – Short Bite – Labyrinth and Labyrinth Junior

Listen to our Podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. Find all your treasures before your fellow adventures, but beware, the path to reach those treasures changes every turn. It’s the classic Labyrinth from Ravensburger! This ever changing board game is perfect for family game night and as gameschoolers we […]

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HST#062 – Short Bite – Catan

Listen to our Podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. Are you tired of playing Monopoly, Candyland, or insert Milton Bradley title here, but you’re unsure how to get your family beyond the classic (and mostly boring) board games? Settlers of Catan is THE gateway game. We’ve seen it be […]

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HST#060 – Short Bite – Ticket To Ride

Listen to our Podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. Choo Choo Homeschoolers! Today we talk about the extremely popular and widely available game, Ticket To Ride. There are endless expansions, children’s editions, and digital options for both iOS and Android. This game hits it all and is a must […]

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HST#057 – Short Bite – Kingdomino

Listen to our Podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. Tiles, tiles, and more tiles! In today’s Short Bite we’re discussing the tile building game, Kingdomino, by Blue Orange! In this strategy building game, you are trying to build your kingdom by maximizing common regions. But like all rulers, you […]

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HST#051 – Short Bite – Qwixx

Listen to our Podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. Decisions, decisions! In today’s Short Bite we’re discussing the addictive strategy dice game Qwixx by Gamewright! Playing is quick, it’s constantly engaging, and the rules are deceptively simple. This is the perfect entry into roll and write games and a […]

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HST#045 – Short Bite – HedBanz

Listen to our Podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. Who or what am I? In today’s Short Bite we’re discussing the silly and sometimes surprisingly difficult Hedbanz! This is great at dinnertime or as an icebreaker when having new people over (when we’re allowed to do that again!). So […]

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HST#042 – Short Bite – Planet

Listen to our Podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. If you ever dreamed of creating your own world then today’s the day! We’re talking about the fantastic “board” game Planet by Blue Orange Games! Using your own 20-sided sphere and magnetic terrain tiles, you will terraform your planet into […]

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