Surviving Valheim Chaos With Kids & Sneaking Balatro into School | New Dad Gaming Ep. 383

About this episode

Trevor and Jeff discuss the challenges of gaming with kids while moving to Colombia and the chaos of playing Valheim.

What happens when your teenager gets caught playing a bootleg version of Balatro on school computers? Do you ground them, or are you secretly a little proud? 😂 Plus, Trevor is moving his family to Colombia for the winter and had to make some heartbreaking choices about what gaming gear makes the cut! Welcome back to New Dad Gaming! In Episode 383, Trevor and Jeff are breaking down the ultimate travel gaming setup for dads on the move—why the Xbox Series S and Switch made the trip, but the PS5 and gaming PC had to stay behind. We also dive into the absolute chaos of playing Valheim with our kids (spoiler: do not let your teenager lead a troll horde back to your newly built cabin),and our struggles with giant gaming backlogs as we try to make time for Expedition 33, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, and Hades 2. 👇 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! 👇 Have you ever had to make a painful sacrifice with your gaming setup for a big move? Or do you have a hilarious story of playing co-op games with your kids? Let us know in the comments below! 🔔 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE for weekly episodes on fatherhood, gaming, and finding balance: 🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ON THE GO: Spotify…

People in this episode

Hosts: Trevor Alexander, Jeff Smalley

Topics covered

• gaming with kids
• travel gaming setup
• parenting challenges
• Valheim gameplay
• balancing gaming and family
• moving with gaming gear

Keywords

• gaming setup
• family gaming
• Valheim
• Balatro
• Xbox Series S
• Switch
• parenting
• travel
• gaming backlog

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Xbox Series S, Switch, PS5, gaming PC

Books & works: Balatro, Valheim, Expedition 33, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Hades 2

Places: Colombia

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