Pac-Man and Tetris Gamer Gummies
Unplugged: Food Fight Frenzy

Games that give you a chance to think and plan out your next several moves are fun, but sometimes it’s great just to slap a fast-playing game down on the table and let chaos ensue. Food Fight Frenzy is a dice rolling, speed, pattern recognition, and dexterity game. Dice are rolled and players try to stack their tiles on top of the correct dice without letting the tiles fall off. Play continues over the course of several rounds and the first player to get rid of all their cards wins the game. Food Fight Frenzy is a brief, but fun, game that works well for fans of dexterity titles like Jenga and quick-reaction-time games like the card game Speed.
Food Fight Frenzy
Designer: Kim Vandenbroucke
Publisher: Ultra PRO
Players: 2-6
Ages: 6+
Time: 5-15 min
(review copy provided by publisher)
Pac-Man Donuts at Krispy Kreme
Animal Crossing PEZ Dispensers
I discovered recently that Animal Crossing PEZ dispensers actually exist, so I had to get them since Animal Crossing is my 2nd favorite game of all time. My first favorite game is Pac-Man, and I’m surprised they don’t have PEZ dispensers of those (yet). Anyway, here are pictures of the ones I got, plus a bonus.
Unplugged: Bluey Scavenger Hunt Game
I freaking love the Bluey TV show! It’s a kids show but has so much to offer for adults, too. And I even reviewed a Bluey video game last year. The show is set (and animated) in Australia, and stars a family of four cartoon Australian Cattle Dogs, or Blue Heelers for short. The family consists of Bluey, the titular playful and curious six year old, her younger sister Bingo, and their parents: Bandit and Chilli. They all learn lessons through play and imagination, and some of the topics are more serious things that only adults would truly understand. These can range from moving away, infertility, dealing with ADHD, and even death. The show strikes a balance between making things easy for kids to understand, but deep enough to keep adults interested. So when I got the opportunity to play a Bluey board game with my 5 year old nephew and 3 year old twin nieces, I was thrilled and decided I would review it. In the game, up to four takes turns moving around the board, and everyone works together to try and find and pick up all the toys before bedtime. If you do, everyone wins!
A Special Message from Andrew Bub
Hi this is Cary. Andrew Bub, the founder of this site and THE GamerDad himself, asked for me to relay this message here –Cary “My little GamerLad graduated from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design today … He wants to design videogames or at least the look of them. I taught him how to hold his first controller & he became one of my most valuable game reviewers back when I was active at my website. I’m so proud!” –Andrew Bub
Super Mario Easter Basket
West Lafayette Game Con
Our local high school has an enthusiastic mentor for its boardgaming club. Once a year, they put on an all-day boardgaming fundraiser, open to the community. As a parent and boardgame fan, I typically chip in and help out. This year, the fundraiser was for the back-to-school program that provides school supplies (and clothes, etc…) to needy students at the start of each school year. The event recommended a $10 donation to attend and sold snacks (chips, drinks, popcorn, pizza donated from a local place, etc…) to raise additional funds. Parents (like myself) could also donate used boardgames which were sold for additional funds. (I somehow managed to donate quite a few games from old reviews and didn’t go home with more than I brought…) The entire event was pretty low-key and since it was open to the public there were several families in attendance that were introduced to modern boardgames for the first time. For those not sure what to play, there were three tournaments over the course of the day, with small donated prizes from local businesses. While I only assisted with the game day, and didn’t run the whole thing, it really wasn’t too hard to pull off. If you have connections with your local school, I highly recommend giving a game-day fundraiser a try. It supports a good cause but also gives a great opportunity to introduce your community to the fun of modern boardgaming.
Unplugged: Baldur’s Gate Minis FTW
The WizKids line of role playing game miniatures is back. After releasing a set celebrating the past 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons, they have now just released a line featuring people and creatures from the popular Baldur’s Gate 3 videogame. Last summer saw the release of a 50th Anniversary set which is fun from a nostalgic collector’s standpoint, but I think the Baldur’s Gate 3 set is the best set I’ve seen in a long time. One of the drawbacks to randomly assorted miniatures is the need to create many different things in order to offer up something new in each box. This can result in opening up a box to find rather specialized miniatures that may be hard to casually work into a game. Both of these sets specialize in the common sorts of creatures one might find in an everyday game of D&D. A half-crystal elf from the far realm (I made that up, feel free to rip it off, Wizkids) may look really cool as a mini, but just how many times am I going to be able to work that into my adventure? With the Baldur’s Gate 3 release, most every box has something I know I’ll be using in the near future.
My Brother and Nephew’s First YouTube Video!
My brother and nephew have just made their first “Let’s Play” style YouTube video, so I thought I’d share it with you here. They play an Xbox One game called Party Animals, where plush toy animals fight to the death. I’ve played it before with them, and while I don’t understand the appeal, my nephew just loves it! Anyway, click on the link below and watch it if you can!