Episode Details

Episode 94: Ambie Valdés- How Life Changes affect Board Games - Top 5 Kids Games, sort of - Loving on Family and Friends

Ambie Valdés from the Board Game Blitz podcast joins me to talk about how different stages in life change what and how we play board games. I talk about 5 games that are made for kids but adults also enjoy while you get a peek into what games Ambie’s twins enjoyed throughout the years. Ending with happy memories with friends and family. Happy 10 year anniversary to the Board Game Bliz Podcast!

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:36 Get to know Ambie

00:04:10 Life Changes and Their Impact on our Gaming tastes and playing

00:41:30 Top 5 Games made for Kids

00:42:25 Go Away Monster

00:44:26 Animal Upon Animal

00:47:15 My First Adventure: Finding the Dragon

00:51:13 My Little Scythe

00:54:26 Zombie Kidz Evolution

00:58:19 Drop It

01:00:39 MicroMacro: Kids – Crazy City Park

01:05:07 Rhino Hero

01:09:41 Unlock Series - Unlock! Kids: Detective Stories

01:13:09 Brick Like This!

01:16:42 Kids Chronicles: Quest for Moon Stones

01:21:20 Digging for Dinos

01:24:40 Moment of Positivity

01:28:18 Where can you find Ambie?

• Ambie’s Website
• https://portaly.cc/ambievaldes
• https://portaly.cc/BoardGameBlitz
• Board Game Day book by Ambie in the BGG Store

01:31:42 Outro

(Please note that these time stamps might not be accurate due to the use of dynamic ads.)

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