Episode 420 – Gamification

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of gamification and its relationship to board gaming.

What is gamification? Does it have any relationship to board gaming? We examine the concept this week. 0:00:00 Fact for 420 Where did the reference “420” come from to refer to smoking marijuana? Sponsor Message Did you know that you can talk to our sponsor First Move Financial for free ? First Move is a fee-only firm, which means that until you sign on as a client you’re not paying to talk to them . If you’re curious what it would cost to get help from First Move you can visit firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers and scroll down, there’s a calculator there where you enter your income and net worth and it will tell you your estimated monthly fee. 0:05:10 What We’ve Been Playing Dragonarium * Iliad ( our review ) A Place for All My Books * Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders S’mores Galore: Roast and Write (review soon) Spring Wombat Poo * * = First time on the podcast 0:30:00 The Family Gamers Community Welcome to our newest members in the Facebook community! #Backtalk You shared your strategies for teaching board game manners on the #backtalk channel of the Discord. 0:35:45 Gamification: The Good and The Not-So-Good According to…

People in this episode

Host: The Family Gamers

Topics covered

• gamification
• board gaming
• community engagement
• game-like elements
• motivation
• parenting

Keywords

• gamification
• board games
• motivation
• community
• parenting
• game-like elements

Sponsors

First Move Financial

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dragonarium, Iliad, A Place for All My Books, Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders, S’mores Galore: Roast and Write, Spring Wombat Poo

Places: Facebook, Discord

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