Testing positive
tl;dr:
Today is Wednesday, 23 September 2020. I have received a positive COVID-19 test result. If you were at the Mayfair store on Friday late afternoon (~4pm-7pm), you may have been exposed.
I am the second back-of-house Barrister to test …
Early Arithmetic
There’s no denying the usefulness of a strong sense of arithmetic. Whether you’re counting change, planning out craft projects, or scoring up points at the end of a board game 😉
Practicing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division at a young …
Learning through Pretending: Playing Diner
This week at Barrister Unschool: Learning through Pretending!
I remember playing Diner when I was growing up—setting up a table and menus for my parents, getting out the little pretend server pad, taking their fake money, bringing out plastic …
Barrister Unschool: Expanding our Knowledge
This week at Barrister Unschool: We’re expanding our knowledge!
Discovering a game that’s fun to play is one thing, but we’re always SUPER impressed when we come across a game that makes it fun to learn.
Covering geography, history, …
Farewell, Oak & Shield
TL;DR: our Oak & Shield Gaming Pub has closed. Our Board Game Barrister locations at Mayfair Mall, North Shore, and South Milwaukee remain open.
All adventurers know in the back of their mind that their adventures will come to an …
Barrister Unschool: Growing Logic Challenges
This week at Barrister Unschool: Growing Logic Challenges!
Repetitive, iterating challenges are a staple for many solo puzzle-style games—whether you’re moving object A to point B, completing a circuit, or beaming up cows into your UFO 
and when done right,
Building Skills by Building Things
I want to talk about learning by building.
Let’s start here:
I built a birdhouse.
Over the course of the past year, I’ve been steadily taking more of an interest in woodworking. I suppose that’s a bit of an understatement. …
Must be present to win – we’re reopening: why now?
Good evening, everyone.
Way back in May, when our governmental leaders were ignoring the advice of public health scientists and issuing a conflicting cluster of recommendations (and the occasional regulation) on how to reopen businesses and the economy, I realized …
The History of the Teetotum and How to Make One
Taking into account all the games that have ever existed in history, there are a few common elements that have persisted throughout the ages—playing cards, dice, coins, game boards and pawns—game components we know and love. But there’s one game …