Episodes

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 go marching one by one, eating food along the way in BitesNext up: We unite the workers of the future world whether they like it or not in Euphoria: Build a Better DystopiaAnd lastly: We search for pirate booty and avoid cannon balls in Ship of Treasures Bites Designed by: Brigitte Ditt, Wolfgang DittPublish...

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 elevate our spirits and press all the buttons at once in Up or Down?Next: We navigate sticky floors and lobby doors in PopcornAnd lastly: We shed our cards faster than our fur in L.L.A.M.A. Up or Down? Designed by: Michael Kiesling, Wolfgang KramerPublished by: ABACUSSPIELE and Capstone Games (2024)Players: ...

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 craft custom superheroes to prepare for the climactic battle in Origin StoryNext: We save animal species by creating beautiful habitats in SanctuaryAnd lastly: We go “blammer” and “splammer” to grab all the glamor in Hammer Time Origin Story Designed by: Jamey Stegmaier, Pete WissingerPublished by: Stonemaie...

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 gather stones from water in a particular order in River Valley GlassworksNext: We deal in legal goods while striking up the contraband in Sheriff of NottinghamAnd lastly: We come up with lists, while finding the decoy in OUTFOX the FOX River Valley Glassworks Designed by: Adam Hill, Ben Pinchback, Matt Riddl...

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 are “going on an adventure” roll and write style in The Hobbit: There and Back Again Next: We program our tanks and let them loose in the arena in BOOM! PatrolAnd lastly: We amp up our game, that’s watt we’re here for in VOLT The Hobbit: There and Back Again Designed by: Reiner KniziaPublished by: Office Dog...

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 line up the animals for the ultimate audition in FliptoonsNext: We garner favors at the imperial court through the work of our clans in The White CastleAnd lastly: We protect rare animal species inside our very safe spaces in Zookeepers Fliptoons Designed by: Jordy Adan, Renato SimõesPublished by: Thunderwor...

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 turn the pages and grow a spine in A Place for All My BooksNext: We forge a bond to destroy the One Ring in The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the FellowshipAnd lastly: We test our memory skills and … what was I thinking about? in That’s Not a Hat A Place for All My Books Designed by: Alex Cutler, Michael Miheal...

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 speak easy and carry a large jug in MoonshineNext: We balance art with strategy, and the well goes deep in InkAnd lastly: We try to take tricks by betting on our blind hands in LUZ Moonshine Designed by: Thomas DupontPublished by: BLAM! (2025)Players: 2 – 5Ages: 10 & upPlaying time: 30 minutes Moonshine is ...

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 are dumping our cards while getting in the groove in MojoNext up: We revisit the 20th century one playing card at a time in Exhibition: 20th CenturyAnd lastly: Avast! May the cards turn up The Jolly Roger in Skull King Mojo Designed by: Antoni GuillenPublished by: The Flying Games & 25th Century Ga...

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 race our wizards and make our potions in Wandering TowersNext: We try to keep our herds fed, and our enemies at bay in NatureLastly: We call this meeting to order because even criminals must have rules in Organized Crime Wandering Towers Designed by: Michael Kiesling, Wolfgang KramerPublished by: ABACUSSPIELE, ...

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 travel the world to create beautiful landscapes in Paper WorldNext: We make the perfect garden of insects, flowers, and frogs in PergolaAnd lastly: We unlock the solution using columns and rows in Digit Code Paper World Designed by: Alexandre Aguilar, Benoit TurpinPublished by: Lumberjacks Studio (2025)Playe...

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 think outside the box while putting numbers inside the box in Super Mega Lucky BoxNext up: We explore the ruins of the pyramid and hope we don’t get cursed in LuxorAnd lastly: We play rock-paper-scissors using a colorful deck of cards in NinJan Super Mega Lucky Box Designed by: Phil Walker-HardingPublished b...

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 flock together like birds of a feather in Oh My Pigeons!Next: We make really big bids and hope it does the trick in Colossal Cat In The BoxAnd lastly: We hop around the board releasing rabbits in our wake in Bunny Boom Oh My Pigeons! Designed by: (not listed)Published by: Ravensburger (2024Players: 2 – 5Ages...

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 slice and dice so the recipes come out nice in Diced VeggiesNext up: We create rings of humongous fungus among us in Gnome HollowAnd lastly: We share our deepest thoughts one card at a time in The Ungame Diced Veggies Designed by: Josh Cappel, Jory Cappel, Rowan CappelPublished by: KTBG (2023)Playe...

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 with every new card dealt in Flip 7Next: We spell out names five letters at a time in HookyAnd lastly: We get nice and limber as we yell out “timber” in Logger Flip 7 Designed by: Eric OlsenPublished by: The Op Games (2024)Players: 3 & upAges: 8 & upPlaying time: 20 minutes Flip over cards on...

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 take on the house in a cooperative game of poker in The GangNext: We explore the depths of the ocean in search of aquatic glory in Endeavor: Deep SeaAnd lastly: We drive our way through an automobile-unfriendly world in Beat Detroit The Gang Designed by: John Cooper, Kory HeathPublished by: KOSMOS (2024)Play...

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 mind our P’s and Q’s … well mostly our Peas in Easy PeasyNext: We cut the blue wire … no wait, the green wire, or was it the red wire in Bomb BustersAnd lastly: We go off the rails on a crazy train, and we go loco on our locomotive in Rollecate Easy Peasy Designed by: Thomas Favrelière, Alex Fortineau, Simon...

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 make a bee-line, with felines, up the treelines in Cat CaféNext: We look for the humongous fungus among us in UndergroveAnd lastly: We get silly on the lily as we hop around willy-nilly in Splash Down Cat Café Designed by: Lee Ju-Hwa, Giung KimPublished by: Alley Cat Games (2019)Players: 2 – 4Ages: 10 & upPl...

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 light up the city sky with colorful fireworks in FestivalNext: We’re planners of the future competing to build the most impressive city in NEOMAnd lastly: We go for maximum bling in our collection of finery in The Great Split Festival Designed by: Grégory GrardPublished by: Scorpion Masqué (2024)Players: 2 –...

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 travel forward in time so we can shop in a mall from the 1990’s in Superstore 3000Next: We build pyramids to honor the gods, one block at a time in ImhotepAnd lastly: We find out just how high numbers can be stacked in NMBR 9 Superstore 3000 Designed by: Rodrigo RegoPublished by: Space Cowboys (2024)Players:...

Welcome our Annual Firsties Award Show. It is a look back at board gaming in 2024, where we review our reviews, thereby awarding some very special board games with the accolades they most certainly earned. Best Strategy Game – This Award goes to the game that keeps you up late at night, wondering what strategy you’ll try next!Nominations: Amun-Re (20th Anniversary), Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig, Foundations of Rome, High Season: Grand Hotel Roll and Write, The Shipwreck ArcanaWINNER: Amun-Re (...

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 use a cast of strange creatures to capture trophies in Challengers! Next: We roll the dice and hit the gas in Rallyman: DIRTAnd lastly: We travel to Mallorca for a succulent harvest in Finca Challengers! Designed by: Johannes Krenner, Markus SlawitscheckPublished by: 1 More Time Games (2022)Players: 1 – 8Age...

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 find out just how many Vikings can duke it out at once in OdinNext: We go for a stroll, then duck for cover in RefugeAnd lastly: We dart through the rain of the busy city streets in Umbrella Odin Designed by: Yohan Goh, Hope S. Hwang, Gary KimPublished by: Helvetiq (2024)Players: 2 – 6Ages: 7 & upPlaying tim...

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 let our spirits soar, and gain colorful favors in InoriNext: We help sleepwalkers awaken to a world of dreams in RoamAnd lastly: We roll dice, crack open safes, and make off with the loot in Vault Inori Designed by: Mathieu Aubert, Théo RivièrePublished by: Space Cowboys (2024)Players: 2 – 4Ages: 10 & upPlay...