Episode Details

0:0:00 Hello and welcome! This week we’ve invited video game hype man Stephen Duetzmann (from Engaged Family Gaming) to go over his video game holiday gift guide.

Fact for 385

The largest gathering of people dressed as elephants is 385, achieved by 2 Wish Upon A Star (UK), in Cardiff, UK, on 13 August 2016.

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0:04:30 What We’ve Been Playing

Stephen – Empire of the Ants (PS5) and Mario and Luigi: Brothership (Nintendo Switch)

Anitra – boop the Halls (review coming soon), and Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Nintendo Switch)

Andrew – Paris, City of Lights and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (on Steam/Xbox/PS)

0:17:45 Backtalk

OK, so what’s your favorite beverage for board game night? See responses on Discord and Facebook.

Stephen says mostly water, maybe a diet energy drink.

Anitra’s is hot coffee in the morning, or herbal tea in the evening.

0:25:20 SNAP Review – Hamster Roll

Elliot helps us explain this rolling dexterity game.

We highly recommend Hamster Roll and have put it on our Hall of Fame.

Watch the video or read the transcript of our Hamster Roll review.

0:30:50 Video Game Gift Guide for the Holidays