Don has made it home from Las Vegas and has some stories to tell. We do not delve into it too much because you have offered some great topics for us to discus. We continue with some discussion on healthy gaming and also touch again on a few games we like to call gateway games.

The highlight of the show is a virtual tour of the miniature extravaganza display at Games Expo narrated by its creator, Duke Seifried. Uncle Duke describes the scene and conveys the stories and passion behind each one.

As part of our answer to the question about games for non-gamers we first gave you Once Upon a Time. This is a storytelling card game that can be played without a great deal of competition making it light spirited and socially nonthreatening. It does however still require some creativity and is fun to play with kids.

We are also going to bring up Ingenious again. When looking for a game that still has some degree of competition you still want something that is easy to learn and has some recognizable features. If you can line up colors and count, you can play this game. There can however be some depth to the strategy. Your family might discover yet they do like to play games.

A popular game in elementary schools and homes alike is Blokus. This one is also simple and also a real hit. You have few restrictions as you place different shapes on the board and block your opponents from placing theirs. We have a ton of fun with this game with every family we show it to.

While waiting to record we played Ghoulash. The creator, Mike, introduced us to his web site and it drew us in from there. Before we knew it we were playing and talking about it on the show. Its very simple and requires only a pencil and the paper to play, making it a great travel game.

Among the feedback is discussion with a couple of other podcasters. Daniel says hello from The Gamer Traveler, a podcast about travel but directed to gamers. We also have been visiting with Ron from The Game’s the Thing, a neighbor of ours that we are likely to see across the table in the future.

Peter Adkinson also gives us an invitation to Gen Con. If you haven’t been, this is an event you cannot miss. We will be at the podcast party and in the exhibition hall waiting for you to stop by and see us.