Thanksgiving weekend allowed a lot of time for gaming! We talk about what makes a good game to play with “non-gamers”, or at least to family members who think they only like traditional big-name games.

* Santa’s Little Helpers and the Ice Cube Jam

* Portal game

* Machi Koro

* the kids played a bunch of classic card games with their grandma: Old Maid, Go Fish, Crazy 8s.

* They also played around with a special controller with their aunt and learned how to play Tetris: it’s called Makey Makey

* Ash started playing with the Owlegories app. More to come on this soon!

* Power Grid

* Bonbons

* Dweebies

* Fallout 4, of course…

Things to look for in a gateway game for your family:

Shorter

Simple rules – But not necessarily simple strategy

Some familiarity (theme game) – Appeal to their interests!

Games that don’t require consistent commitment (party games)

Cooperative games