The Christmas shopping season has begun. Today's show is chalked full of Christmas gift ideas. Board games are a fun and socially constructive way to spend Christmas afternoon after the gifts are unwrapped and make healthy food for the brain. Today's show includes gift ideas for both families and hobbyists. You can find your local game store with this store locator or contact us, we'll hook you up.

Games mentioned in today's show in include:

• Puerto Rico
• Wits and Wagers
• Apples to Apples
• Are you a Werewolf?
• Flux
• Treehouse
• Bison
• Settlers of Catan
• Aweful Green Things from Outer Space (out of print)
• Lord of the Rings
• Seismic
• Once Upon a Time
• Nanofictionary
• Ingenious
• SiegeStones
• Ice Lake
• Flip Mats
• Area of Effect Templates
• Dwarven Metal Dice
• Dwarven Stone Dice
• D20 plush dangler
• The Gamers