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| 227: Haiclue | Hydroracers | Crypt | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:50:48 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up: We invent definitions one random word at a time in HaiclueNext: We’re ace pilots in gambling our way to the finish line in […] | |||
| 226: The Shipwreck Arcana | Metro | 12 Chip Trick | 27 Oct 2024 | 00:41:08 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up: We try to dodge drowning by outsmarting fate in The Shipwreck ArcanaNext: We lay down tracks for the longest ride we can in […] | |||
| 217: Bristol 1350 | Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig | Goats’ Day Out | 08 May 2024 | 00:47:03 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First: We try to catch the last cart out of town as we scramble away from black death in Bristol 1350 Next: We draft rather unique […] | |||
| 133: The Old Hellfire Club | Aquatica | Beat That! | 14 Apr 2021 | 00:44:56 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We head to the pub to swap tall tales in hopes of enthralling some rube into buying us the next round […] | |||
| 132: Prosperitea | Libertalia | Battlestar Galactica | 05 Apr 2021 | 00:43:05 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up, we steep a little peppermint ceylon and sencha to brew our way to victory in Prosperitea.Next up, we plan for our retirement but […] | |||
| 131: Chai | The Taverns of Tiefenthal | Home You Go! | 28 Mar 2021 | 00:37:17 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We lull our tearific customers into a lemon and chamomile serenity in ChaiNext up: We dice draft and deck deal our […] | |||
| 130: HECK | Honey Buzz | Oxford Dilemma | 15 Mar 2021 | 00:45:22 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We try to figure out what the dinosaur is going on in HeckNext up: We zig to the nectar, zag to […] | |||
| Side Quest: Designer Dig – Quests & Cannons | 12 Mar 2021 | 00:20:11 | |
Mikey gets an update from husband and wife game design team Shannon and Eric Geller of Short Hop Games about their new high adventure board game Quests & Cannons coming to Kickstarter soon! | |||
| 129: Doomlings | Concept | Fleet | 08 Mar 2021 | 00:44:56 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We try to mutate faster than mother nature can tank us in DoomlingsNext up: Can iconography replace language?, We find out […] | |||
| Side Quest: Doomlings Designer Dig | 27 Feb 2021 | 00:23:36 | |
Mike talks with designers Eric McCoy and Justus Meyers about their new board game Doomlings that launches March 2nd, 2021 on Kickstarter! | |||
| 128: Via Magica | Vast: The Mysterious Manor | Jet World | 26 Feb 2021 | 00:38:39 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We we dip our spell casting hands into the mystical black bag of Via MagicaNext up: We enter without knocking and […] | |||
| 127: ZU Tiles: Hime | New York Zoo | Jack Straws | 15 Feb 2021 | 00:43:49 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up: The Creatures of the Chinese zodiac go horn to horn in ZU Tiles: HimeNext up: We jam some animals in cages for your […] | |||
| 126: Bushido Duels | Chronicles of Crime: 1400 | Stump | 04 Feb 2021 | 00:38:56 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: Our Samurai warriors honor battle it out card style in Bushido Duels Next up: Our knight goes Columbo as he solves […] | |||
| 216: Piepmatz | Tiny Towns | Kingdoms | 17 Apr 2024 | 00:38:35 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up: We puff out our feathered chests for mating season as we scoop up seeds for the win in PiepmatzNext: We scramble for woodland […] | |||
| 125: Third Annual Firsties Awards | 26 Jan 2021 | 00:39:37 | |
The panel hands out the Firsties Awards to the best games on our show in 2020. Best Ice-breaker or Party game – This award goes to the game that is quick and easy to play in a casual setting. Nominations: Blockbuster, Clickbait, Dizzle, Sushi Go!, TwinkleWINNER: Sushi Go! Best Art and Presentation – This award goes […] | |||
| 124: We’re Doomed! | Dune: Imperium | Dungeon of Doom | 14 Jan 2021 | 00:40:17 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up: We’re world leaders who lie, cheat, steal, and even nuke to get on board the only spaceship outta here before Armageddon in We’re […] | |||
| 123: Junta: Las Cartas | Paleo | Twilight: The Game | 07 Jan 2021 | 00:45:28 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up, we backstab and frontstab as the money grabbing rulers of the República de las Bananas in Junta: Las Cartas Next up, we hunt and […] | |||
| 122: Cindr | LOTR: Journeys in Middle-earth | Dark & Dangerous Skies | 30 Dec 2020 | 01:01:08 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We’re looking to sizzle but not get burned by the dragon of our dreams in CindrNext: We command Middle-earth all from […] | |||
| 121: Twinkle | Trekking the World | Off the Rails | 21 Dec 2020 | 00:46:35 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We’re all made of stars but did you know that stars are made of dice? Well they are when we play […] | |||
| 120: Moonrakers | Nexus Infernum | Isle of Monsters | 12 Dec 2020 | 00:41:36 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We’re galactic trail blazers as we shrewdly navigate our ships and negotiate deals to be the next leader in MoonrakersNext up: […] | |||
| 119: Marrakech | Everdell | Swack! | 03 Dec 2020 | 00:39:52 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! We match marketplace wits in the cut throat world of carpet sales in Marrakech It’s off to a charming valley where we go paw to paw […] | |||
| 118: Rescuing Robin Hood | Pax Pamir | King Kong | 25 Nov 2020 | 00:44:08 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! We gather our band of Merry Misfits to Liberate the Lord of Locksley in Rescuing Robin Hood.We weave a web of spies and diplomats to […] | |||
| 117: Turn the Tide | Hadara | Up 4 Grabs | 20 Nov 2020 | 00:48:46 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! We try to keep our sheep afloat in a sea of random numbers in Turn the TideWe create civilization from random cultures in Hadara We duel […] | |||
| 116: Lucky Numbers | My City | The Cook-off | 11 Nov 2020 | 00:37:22 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! We get orderly, as we align our shamrocks high to low in Lucky NumbersWe wedge, weasel, shimmy and slide our buildings into the perfect position […] | |||
| 215: Mutant Crops | Dog Park | Diceathlon | 31 Mar 2024 | 00:47:36 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up: It’s pesticide warnings be damned as we grow big in Mutant Crops Next: We collect the finest breeds of man’s best friend to take […] | |||
| 115: The Crew | The King’s Dilemma | Burn Rate | 03 Nov 2020 | 00:43:38 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We space suit up for an uncertain mission and play the cards we’re dealt in The Crew: The Quest for Planet […] | |||
| 114: Eggs and Empires | Mariposas | It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown | 27 Oct 2020 | 00:39:08 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We scramble our way to dominion as we fry our enemies with negative victory points in Eggs and EmpiresNext up: We […] | |||
| Zooloretto | Cloudspire | Thurn and Taxis | 20 Oct 2020 | 00:40:07 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We ship magnificent beasts of the animal kingdom to place on display in Zooloretto: The Dice GameNext up: We ship out […] | |||
| Seasons | Pendulum | Careers | 13 Oct 2020 | 00:56:35 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! We whisk on our finest wizard robes and hope the weather is in our favor in SeasonsWe primp up our finest nobleman garb and hope […] | |||
| Hanabi | Santorini | La Isla | 05 Oct 2020 | 00:38:17 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We light up the night sky with blazing fireworks in Hanabi Next up: We light up the shoreline with gleaming Aegean Blue […] | |||
| Arkham Horror | Brass: Birmingham | Port Royal | 27 Sep 2020 | 00:48:54 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! Watch a video of this episode at: https://youtu.be/5VVSdv9OHus First up this week: We face our fears as we plunge our hand in the unspeakable bag […] | |||
| Penny Press | Carcassonne | Twin Tin Bots | 20 Sep 2020 | 00:41:10 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We put our ink slinger on the beat to grab the scoop in Penny Press!Next up: We put our highwaymen on […] | |||
| Tiny Epic Dinosaurs | Century: A New World | Eruption | 13 Sep 2020 | 00:32:30 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up this week: We scramble to keep our dinos from departing in Tiny Epic DinosaursNext up: We trade to keep our family from starving […] | |||
| Bad Doctor | Puerto Rico | Yucata | 29 Aug 2020 | 00:34:38 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! Bad Doctor Designed by: Dan Germain & Eric MagnanPublished by: Mayday Games (2018)Players: 2 – 4Ages: 10 & upPlaying time: 30 – 40 min In […] | |||
| Jaws | Raccoon Tycoon | Claim It! | 20 Aug 2020 | 00:42:34 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! We find out we’re gonna need a bigger boat in the game based on the classic movie Jaws. Forget about trashcan hopping, instead we invest, […] | |||
| 214: Unboxed | Tesseract | Now Boarding | 11 Mar 2024 | 00:42:43 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up: We dig up the ancient past to discover long forgotten games in UnboxedNext: We chip away at an ominous cube to save the […] | |||
| Takara Island | Thunderstone | Chakra | 10 Aug 2020 | 00:46:50 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up: We press our luck in a mad gleeful scramble for the gold in Takara Island Next up: We level up to darker and […] | |||
| Crazy Farmers | Tokaido | Las Vegas | 28 Jul 2020 | 00:35:47 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up, forget crop subsidies we’ve got a better way to drum up cash for our acreage in Crazy Farmers and the Clôtures Électriques Next, […] | |||
| Pie in the Sky | Downforce | Hey That’s my Fish! | 16 Jul 2020 | 00:34:10 | |
First up We return to the Kingdom of Pomme for the Harvest Festival…but this time we have an airship in Pie in the Sky an expansion for My little Scythe. Next we start our engines for the big race, and if we can’t corner quick enough to win no problem we’ll just bet on the […] | |||
| Potion Explosion | Sapiens | Capt’n W. Kidd | 02 Jul 2020 | 00:33:04 | |
First up we puzzle together the most recipes to brew in Potion ExplosionNext we puzzle together safe sustainable environs for our prehistoric clan in SapiensAnd lastly we’re just puzzled as we navigate the jigsaw of enemy borders in Capt’n W. Kidd Potion Explosion Designed by: Stefano Castelli, Andrea Crespi, Lorenzo SilvaPublished by: Horrible Guild & […] | |||
| Koryŏ | Space Cadets: Dice Duel | Coup | 23 Jun 2020 | 00:50:45 | |
First up we take control of governing families to dominate the political landscape in KoryoNext our galactic crew is our family as we scramble to survive and oh yeah kill the other guys in Space Cadets: Dice DuelAnd lastly we scheme to put our family in charge of our Italian city state in Coup Guest […] | |||
| Contract Bridge | Mahjong | Hnefatafl | 13 Jun 2020 | 00:45:56 | |
This is our 100th episode and in celebration we’re bringing you board game treasures from over a 100 years ago. First up we find out how rich pleasure cruisers passed their time a century ago before there were round the clock buffets as we play Contract Bridge. Next we fly back millennia as we help […] | |||
| Villagers | Chocolate Factory | Arktia | 05 Jun 2020 | 00:37:27 | |
First up it takes a village of highly skilled tradesmen to be the best darn town around, in VillagersNext up it takes more than cocoa to be the best darn candy maker around in Chocolate Factory And lastly it takes ice cold strategy to build the best darn intergalactic research module in Arktia Villagers Designed by: […] | |||
| Dragon Castle | Through the Ages | Red 7 | 28 May 2020 | 00:38:55 | |
First up we stack our palace walls mahjong style in Dragon CastleNext we stack the cards in our favor to secure the grandest culture in Through the Ages: A New Story of CivilizationAnd lastly we stack rules upon rules upon rules to rule out the competition in Red 7 Dragon Castle Designed by: Hjalmar Hach, […] | |||
| Kingdomino | Spirit Island | Just 4 Fun | 21 May 2020 | 00:36:27 | |
Kingdomino Designed by: Bruno CathalaPublished by: Blue Orange Games (2016)Players: 2 – 4Ages: 8 & upPlaying time: 15 – 20 min In Kingdomino, you are a lord seeking new lands in which to expand your kingdom. You must explore all the lands, including wheat fields, lakes, and mountains, in order to spot the best plots, […] | |||
| Colt Express | On the Underground | Can’t Stop | 14 May 2020 | 00:39:36 | |
First up we ride the rails to loot, dodge, and shoot in Colt ExpressNext up we ride the rails to lazily avoid walking even the tiniest block in On the Underground And lastly our dice are on rails up to the mountain peak in Can’t Stop Colt Express Designed by: Christophe RaimbaultPublished by: Ludonaute (2014)Players: 2 […] | |||
| 213: Vaalbara | Rauha | Hypnosia | 12 Feb 2024 | 00:39:14 | |
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up: We call on our tribesmen to settle the land in VaalbaraNext: We call forth our Shamen to shape the land in RauhaAnd lastly: […] | |||
| 6 nimmt! | Roll Player | Tally Ho! | 07 May 2020 | 00:41:54 | |
We deal out the bull while trying not to step in it in 6 nimmt!We use snake eyes and boxcars to make the perfect character in Roll PlayerWe ponder who’s hunting whom in Tally Ho! 6 nimmt! Designed by: Wolfgang KramerPublished by: AMIGO (1994), 25th Anniversary Edition published in 2019Players: 2 – 10Ages: 8 & […] | |||
| Sushi Go! | Nations: The Dice Game | Tock | 29 Apr 2020 | 00:41:39 | |
First up we try to be the best at slicing, wrapping and dipping in wasabi in Sushi Go!Next we one up our neighbors by rolling up impressive wonders in Nations: The Dice GameAnd lastly we go round and round and all the way back and round again in Tock Sushi Go! Designed by: Phil Walker-HardingPublished […] | |||
| Dizzle | Lewis & Clark | Humm…ble | 22 Apr 2020 | 00:32:39 | |
Dizzle Designed by: Ralf zur LindePublished by: Schmidt Spiele & Stronghold Games (2019)Players: 1 – 4 Ages: 8 & upPlaying time: 20 min In Dizzle, players place dice on their game sheet in locations with matching pips. Each round, players take turns selecting randomly rolled dice from the center of the table, and the next […] | |||
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