Games

Have you ever played a game of Monopoly so intense that someone flips the board over in anger? Board games are a classic for all ages—but once you’ve played Monopoly, Sorry, and Clue until you’re sick of them, what else is there? Alex Rosenwald from Board Game Quest joins us to discuss and review today’s best board games.

A crowd-sourced dig team revealed that Vikings played board games.

What are the benefits of playing card games?

Kevin Tostado shares what it's like to be part of the Monopoly World Championships. Irving Finkel of the British Museum describes the ancient board game Ur. Gabe Barrett discusses what makes a good board game.

How can playing cards improve our mental health?

The card game “Cosmic Battle Training” teaches children skills to help with stress, anxiety and depression.

There are undoubtedly stereotypes when it comes to people who play card games , but are these games actually beneficial?

Let's play a game, and talk about games today on Screen Cleaning.

Brian Calhoun talks about his board game, "Chickapig", and his new book "Little Joe Chickapig". Lynda Palma, a museum educator, discusses art literacy for children. Along with our interviews we’ll have a special Easter themed storytime with a book review of "Egg", learn some local children's favorite books, and gather around the Librarian's Table to discuss dystopian books.

It's the ultimate puzzle: You and some buddies are locked in a room and you need to figure a way out. It's a fun craze that is becoming the new "night out".

Guest: David Spira, Room Escape Artist There were only 22 escape room companies in the US five years ago, and now there are thousands. It’s a popular entertainment option for date nights and group bonding worldwide.

Think your child might be addicted to video games?

Guest: Russell Laczniak, Ph.D., professor of marketing and Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Programs & Research at Iowa State University  A growing body of research shows playing violent video games can affect kids in negative ways and that parents should limit that play. But what’s the best way to go about that?  A study out of Iowa State University discovered that some parenting styles are better than others at helping children play less violent video games.

Though the first violent video game controversy may have started in 1976 with the game ‘Death Race,’ today’s games are more graphic. The point of many of these games is to kill your virtual opponents. But there are conflicting answers among experts about how they affect the people that play them. Do violent video games lead to actual violence? Dr. Chris Ferguson is a Professor of Psychology at Stetson University and author of “Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong.”

Beating your kids at games may actually be good for them.

Guest: Douglas Gentile, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, Iowa State University The World Health Organization is considering adding obsessive video-game playing to its official list of disorders. Does that mean your teenager who loves video games is sick? Not all psychological development experts agree on this, but one psychologist has published several of the seminal studies that suggest gaming addiction is a disorder worth classifying.

Carrie Ann Rhodes shares how to have a fun game night.

Think your child might be addicted to video games?