Episodes

229
Dec. 30, 2024

229: High Season | SpellBook | Paris Connection

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 sharpen our pencils to fluff pillows, await guests in High Season: Grand Hotel Roll & WriteNext: We gather Materia and feed our familiars to become masters of magic in SpellBookAnd lastly: We’re fancy French rail barons trading our way to the top in Paris Connection High Season: Grand Hotel Roll & Write Desi...
228
Dec. 3, 2024

228: Gardeners | Crossbows & Catapults | The Lunar Dial

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 we plant flowers for the king, or become mulch ourselves in GardenersNext: We hurl devastating weapons and deadly insults as the walls come tumbling down in Crossbows & Catapults: Fortress WarAnd lastly: We turn to the stars to find the right cards in The Lunar Dial Gardeners Designed by: Kasper LappPublishe...
227
Nov. 14, 2024

227: Haiclue | Hydroracers | Crypt

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 Hydroracers: The Schneider Trophy EpicAnd lastly: We send our servants in first as we hunt for ancient treasure in Crypt Haiclue Designed by: Will LeafPublished by: Tiger Board Games (2019)...
226
Oct. 27, 2024

226: The Shipwreck Arcana | Metro | 12 Chip Trick

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 MetroAnd lastly: We hope for 21 as we let them fall where they may in 12 Chip Trick The Shipwreck Arcana Designed by: Kevin BishopPublished by: Meromorph Games (2017)Players: 2 – 5Ages: 12...
225
Sept. 30, 2024

225: Castle Combo | Harmonies | Time Masters

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 get our palace staff running smoothly one flipped card at a time in Castle ComboNext: We provide a rainbowy paradise for our furry and feathered friends in HarmoniesAnd lastly: We’re race for knowledge to beat our fellow mages in the great tournament called Time Masters Castle Combo Designed by: Grégory Grard, ...
224
Sept. 16, 2024

224: Dungeon Scrawlers | Flutter | Engaging 24 Game

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 find out if the dry erase pen is mightier than the sword in: Dungeon ScrawlersNext: We put the petals to the meadow in: FlutterAnd lastly: We make the numbers sing before we hear the DING in: Engaging 24 Game Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Scrawlers – Heroes of Waterdeep Designed by: Vangelis Bagiartakis, Konstant...
223
Aug. 26, 2024

223: The Mother Road: Route 66 | Foundations of Rome | Mount Drago

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 the gas pedal and our luck in The Mother Road: Route 66Next: We build up rome and our architectural reputations in Foundations of RomeAnd lastly: We race our winged beasts across peaks on card power in Mount Drago The Mother Road: Route 66 Designed by: Sid Sackson, Rick SouedPublished by: Eagle-Gryphon...
222
July 31, 2024

222: Fromage | GrumbleStone | Con Sonar!

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 seek tangy prestige as we age cream to stinky perfection in FromageNext: We take rock monsters to polyominoes heights in GrumbleStoneAnd lastly: We sneak our watery way to radioactive victory in Con Sonar! Fromage Designed by: Matthew O’Malley, Ben RossetPublished by: Road To Infamy Games (R2i Games) (2024)P...
221
July 19, 2024

221: Trailblazers | Tiny Turbo Cars | Junior Executive

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 shuffle up and deal a path to the great outdoors in TrailblazersNext: We peel out and puzzle our way to the finish line in Tiny Turbo CarsAnd lastly: We wheel and deal our way ahead of the other kids on the block in Junior Executive Trailblazers Designed by: Ryan CourtneyPublished by: Bitewing Games (2023)Pl...
220
July 7, 2024

220: Looot | The Fox Experiment | Billabong

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 ravage the English countryside to build our Viking homesteads in LoootNext up: We attempt to raise strong and loveable kits for SCIENCE! in The Fox ExperimentAnd lastly: We spring into action in a furious dash and bring the thunder from down under in Billabong Looot Designed by: Charles Chevallier, Laurent E...
219
June 20, 2024

219: Whale to Look | MLEM: Space Agency | Rage

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 cruise for Orca sightings on a card filled sea in Whale to LookNext: It’s 2075 and we’re cats in charge of the planet and it’s future in MLEM: Space Agency And lastly: We test our trick taking skill and our friendships in Rage Whale to Look Designed by: Bruno Faidutti, Jun SasakiPublished by: Oink Games (202...
218
May 27, 2024

218: Streets | Amun-Re | Trick of the Rails

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 trying our hand at urban development one tile at a time in StreetsNext: We show the gods how much our royal blood cares about them in Amen-ReAnd lastly: It’s 1830 as we invest our cards in the future of steam engines in Trick of the Rails Streets Designed by: Haakon GaarderPublished by: Sinister Fish Game...
217
May 8, 2024

217: Bristol 1350 | Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig | Goats’ Day Out

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 castles to please a picky regent in Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig And lastly: It’s party time as we gobble up all the trash in our neighborhood in Goat’s Day Out. Bristol 1350 Designed by: Tr...
216
April 17, 2024

216: Piepmatz | Tiny Towns | Kingdoms

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 resources to help our little furry friends thrive, in Tiny TownsAnd lastly: We dodge dragons and trolls to build luxe castles in forbidding territories in Kingdoms Piepmatz – Little Songb...
215
March 31, 2024

215: Mutant Crops | Dog Park | Diceathlon

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 on a stroll through the Dog Park And lastly: We warm up and stretch as we get ready to roll and write our way to the Diceathelon Mutant Crops Designed by: Sebastian Koziner & Rocío Og...
214
March 11, 2024

214: Unboxed | Tesseract | Now Boarding

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 multiverse in TesseractAnd lastly: We pack our 747s with impatient travelers in Now Boarding Unboxed Designed by: Jordan SorensonPublished by: WizKids (2023)Players: 1 – 4Ages: 12 & upPlaying ...
213
Feb. 12, 2024

213: Vaalbara | Rauha | Hypnosia

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: We zoom towards the center of the void at a dizzying pace in Hypnosia Vaalbara Designed by: Olivier CipièrePublished by: Studio H (2022)Players: 2 – 5Ages: 10 & upPlaying time: 25 minutes ...
Feb. 2, 2024

Side Quest – Interview with iDventure on Cryptic Nature

Evan hosts Alexander, Christian and Tatsiana from the iDventure Team for an interview about their upcoming board game called Cryptic Nature. Check out the Kickstarter at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idventure-games/cryptic-nature
212
Jan. 27, 2024

212: Fika | Sky Team | Wizards of the Grimoire

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 outserve our fellow coffee shop owners one delicious cup and treat at a time in FikaNext: We partner up aiming for smooth take offs, and soft landings, in Sky Team!And lastly: Friends become enemies as we face off for control of ancient magic in Wizards of the Grimoire Fika Designed by: Kwibus Gamedes...
211
Jan. 17, 2024

211: For the King (and Me) | Santa Monica | Flaming Pyramids

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 slap our wigs on and jockey for jobs with our incompetent monarch in For the King (and Me)Next: We develop our beach front property into a peaceful oasis or maybe a money grabbing tourist trap in Santa MonicaAnd lastly: It’s time for the community garage sale so were piling the goods high despite our nasty neighb...
210
Dec. 22, 2023

210: Rainforest | Solar Storm | Mountain Goats

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 build cradles of diversity one tile at a time to repopulate the ecosystem in RainforestNext: We deal cards and try not to panic as our ship is caught in the sun’s gravitational pull in Solar StormAnd lastly: We lock horns in a clop to the top in Mountain Goats Rainforest Designed by: Johannes GoupyPublished ...
209
Nov. 29, 2023

209: Quirky Quarks | Expeditions | Balancing Aliens

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 smashing our way to success one particle at a time in Quirky QuarksNext: We see a chance for glory amid the wreckage of a Siberian meteor strike in ExpeditionsAnd lastly: We find out just how wobbly outer space can be in Balancing Aliens Quirky Quarks Designed by: Jeremy RamseyPublished by: Quirky Quarks Sarl (...
208
Nov. 17, 2023

208: Don’t Go In There | Akropolis | Piratz

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 grab some d6’s and ignore our better judgment in Don’t Go In ThereNext up: We are long ago architects building ancient Greece one hex at a time in AkropolisAnd lastly: We dodge rodents while digging for treasure in Piratz Don’t Go In There Designed by: Jeff Chin, Andrew NergerPublished by: Road To ...
207
Oct. 25, 2023

207: Subtext Showdown | Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game | Flash Gordon

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 send brain waves of phrase to each other one card at a time in Subtext ShowdownNext: We roll to rally resources, in hopes of scoring fancy tech in Terraforming Mars: The Dice GameAnd lastly: We go round the moons of Mongo one primary colored pawn at time in Flash Gordon Subtext Showdown Designed by: Mary...