Episode 10 – Happy Birthday

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Show Notes:

Ben and Josh talk about Christmas gift giving, children’s birthday parties, and holiday gaming with the family
Christmas gift giving (0:00-10:23)
- Arthur Christmas
- Bad at English?: stabilizers = training wheels
Bad at Parenting (10:23-38:03)
- Giving gifts to 6 kids
- Children’s birthday parties
  - Suggested etiquette for planning children’s birthday parties
    - No Sundays
    - Signal whether parents are expected to stay
    - If so, provide WiFi
    - Parents don’t have to interact
    - Gift value range: $10-30
    - Notice: 1-3 weeks (one if there are no special requirements i.e. costumes)
Holiday Gaming (38:03-1:15:53)
- Ben’s recommended games
  - Easy
    - Blokus
    - Just One
  - Medium
    - Splendor
    - Trivial Pursuit: Bet You Know It
    - [Not Recommended] Exploding Kittens
  - Hard
    - [Not Recommended] Trogdor: the board game
  - Insane
    - Twilight Imperium (4th Edition)
    - Magic: The Gathering Online Vintage Cube
- Josh’s recommended games
  - Easy
    - LCR
    - Shut the Box
  - Medium
  - Hard
    - Carthage
    - Magic: the Gathering Arena
  - Insane
    - MTGO Vintage Cube
- Josh’s article on the 3 flavors of consuming Magic: the Gathering
Life (1:15:53-1:25:58)
- Andrea + Icy Parking Lots = Donuts
- Teasers for next time:
  - Josh at the US Air Force Academy
  - Ben vs. Bureaucracy
  - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker review
Thanks to our listeners! (1:25:58-Fin)