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A short post about playing Forbidden Island (which has taken over our household over the last few weeks)

http://random-average.com/index.php/2014/01/forbidden-island-tropical-death-trap-or-charming-vacation-getaway/

Random Average » Forbidden Island: Tropical Death Trap, or Charming Vacation Getaway?
Kate’s response: Why not both? A few weeks ago, I noticed a thread on reddit’s /r/boardgames in which the original poster asked for other users’ lists of good 2-person or very small group games. There were many interesting suggestions, some of which I already owned, many of which I didn’t.

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Hi all

I imagine there's a bit of overlap between here and the Fate Core community, but I thought I'd share, anyway.

I've been running a Fate Accelerated supers game for my daughter off and on since this summer. Over the holidays, I had a chance to run something for her, my niece, and my nephew. We decided on brand new characters, stuck with the superhero idea, and I worked from the 'mmo tutorial' idea to run something that would teach them the rules and help them create their characters as they played.

Here are the results.

Escape from the Science Tubes (http://random-average.com/index.php/2014/01/escape-from-the-science-tubes-fae-supers-gaming-with-my-family-part-one/)

"We're on a Ship?" (http://random-average.com/index.php/2014/01/were-on-a-ship-fae-supers-gaming-with-my-family-part-two/)

Garbage Disposal (http://random-average.com/index.php/2014/01/garbage-disposal-fae-supers-gaming-with-my-family-part-three/)

Business End of a Boomtube (http://random-average.com/index.php/2014/01/business-end-of-a-boom-tube-fae-supers-gaming-with-my-family-part-four-of-four/)

Post game analysis (http://random-average.com/index.php/2014/01/post-ludus-analysis-gaming-with-kids/)

Random Average » “Escape from the Science Tubes” – FAE Supers Gaming with my Family, Part One
I could write about this game for a week. It’s possible I might. There’s so much to take out of this experience, both in terms of game design, game running, game playing, and just the experience of playing with new players, that I probably need a few days just to organize my thoughts, …