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Board games for adults to play (and actually enjoy) with kids under 5

Posted on September 9, 2022July 31, 2024 by erinampersand

If you’ve read my books, you can probably tell both that I’m a parent and a board gamer. Board games are great. Kids are great. Board games and kids… don’t always go great together, as anyone who has sat through Chutes and Ladders or Candy Land with a young child can tell you. Modern children’s […]

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    Erin Ampersand, Author @erinampersand.bsky.social 1 week

    I've really been enjoying playing Slay the Spire 2 co-op, despite usually ignoring Early Access titles.

    If you've been thinking of checking it out, you totally should!

    Especially since it's run afoul of Gamergate now... not even for any game content, but for devs talking to the "wrong person."
    image from Polygon article on Slay the Spire co-op
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    Erin Ampersand, Author @erinampersand.bsky.social 1 week

    2026 Micro-reviews
    Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

    What if a modern girl was yanked out of poverty and sent to Oz, but Dorothy had turned it into a dystopian hellscape?

    #booksky 🪐📚💙📚👀 #sff #litrpg #&microreviews
    Read for: A wild twist on Oz, including many characters known only to those who read Baum’s books
Avoid if: YA themes or exceptionally dark events are a no-go
R/Fantasy Bingo squares: Author of Color, Politics & Court Intrigue, Unusual Transportation
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    Erin Ampersand, Author @erinampersand.bsky.social 2 weeks

    Hooray for #freecomicbookday !

    Thrilled that I made it in time to get a copy of the Dungeon Crawler Carl handout because I am totally vibing with this "Lisa Frank, but rabid" aesthetic

    #booksky 🪐📚💙📚👀 #sff #litrpg
    Erin holding the free comic book day handout for dungeon crawler Carl
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    Erin Ampersand, Author @erinampersand.bsky.social 2 weeks

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    The Daily Grind by Argus

    IT guy accidentally stumbles into a gamelike dungeon at his work that can give him real-life skills like Calligraphy and Helicopter Piloting.

    #booksky 🪐📚💙📚👀 #sff #litrpg #&microreviews
    Read for: A really unique low-power-level litRPG story
Avoid if: You want quick progress and a focused plot
R/Fantasy Bingo squares: Small Press/Self Published
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    Erin Ampersand, Author @erinampersand.bsky.social 3 weeks

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    Kitty Cat Kill Sat by Argus

    Lonely uplifted cat is the only one who can save the world from itself

    Standalone!

    #booksky 🪐📚💙📚👀 #sff #&microreviews
    Read for: Cat MC and science fantasy underdog(cat?) story
Avoid if: You hate when plots take a hard left turn partway through
R/Fantasy Bingo squares: Small Press/Self Published, Non-Human Protagonist
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