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: Can we build a great Victorian Jetty with just a handful of cards? We find out in Pier 18Next: We find out if we are fast enough to break in, get the loot, and get out in Burgle Bros.And lastly: We bully, bluff, and backstab our way to the top of the crime world in The Boss Pier 18 Designed by: Rory MuldoonPublish...

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 pool our resources to dethrone the monarchy in RegicideNext: We’re city bus drivers choosing our own routes on the fly in Get on Board: New York & LondonAnd lastly: We race our varmints across the dusty plains to the finish line in Lemminge Regicide Designed by: Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, Andy RichdalePublishe...

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 roll the dice and fill the grid in Tetris style in Number DropNext: We speed between gas and brakes in hope of perfectly rounding that apex in VektoRaceAnd lastly: We go round and round and round a monochrome board in what the box claims to be a Fantastic Voyage Number Drop Designed by: Florian Sirieix, Benoit ...

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 split our personalities, and face them off in … Jekyll vs HydeNext: We go full Mad Max in a post apocalyptic game of destruction in … RadlandsAnd lastly: We strap on our safety helmets for a demolition derby in … Collision! Jekyll vs. Hyde Designed by: GeonilPublished by: Mandoo Games (2021)Players: 2Ages: 8 & ...

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 go for the Danish-modern look while constructing a city in CopenhagenNext: We head over to Tuscany to design the perfect vineyard in ViticultureAnd lastly: We travel north for a game of combat and survival in Arctic Scavengers Copenhagen Designed by: Asger Harding Granerud, Daniel Skjold PedersenPublished by: Q...

Which Game First hosts an exclusive interview with award-winning game designer Elizabeth Hargrave, to discuss her current Kickstarter project, The Fox Experiment. There are just a few days left in the campaign, so please support the The Fox Experiment at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pandasaurus/the-fox-experiment

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 flip and slide tiles to make perfect combinations in Shifting StonesNext up: We add light and color to a black and white world in GLOWAnd lastly: We square off head-to-head in a battle between archaeologists in Lost Cities Shifting Stones Designed by: J. Evan RaittPublished by: Gamewright (2020)Players: 1 – ...

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 go on a card-drafting tour around the globe in BoomerangNext: We walk with the animals and talk with the animals in Ark NovaLastly: We continue our exploration of TV-themed games from yesteryear in Space 1999 Boomerang: USA Designed by: Scott AlmesPublished by: Grail Games (2020)Players: 2 – 4Ages: 10 & upPlayi...

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 light up the night sky with brilliant d6’s in Dice StarsNext: We sail airships in search of fame and riches in Libertalia: Winds of GalecrestLastly: We test our sharp instincts and sharper reflexes in Snoopy and the Red Baron Dice Stars Designed by: Bruno Cathala, Ludovic MaublancPublished by: Matagot and Wizki...

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 search for a common ground among a florid field of images in Stella: Dixit UniverseNext: We settle for nothing less than dominance over that classic city of old in CATANLastly: We hope to bring the animals to market 4 by 4 and if were lucky end up with a gang of pigs in Schweinebande Stella: Dixit Universe Desi...

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 lace up our boots and take a stroll in the great outdoors in TRAILSNext: We evolve in the age of dinosaurs in Apex Theropod Deck Building GameLastly: We revisit the best of 1970’s television in The S.W.A.T. Game TRAILS Designed by: Henry AudubonPublished by: Keymaster Games (2021)Players: 2 – 4Ages: 10 & upPlay...

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 gather small goods, and exchange them for bigger things in Little Factory Next: We fight back against evil forces as we Return to Dark Tower Lastly: We channel our inner-marsupials to battle it out in Wombat Kombat Little Factory Designed by: Shun Taguchi, Aya TaguchiPublished by: Studio GG and IELLO (2020)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: We see just how far a booklet and some d6’s can take us in Random Fun GeneratorNext: We set our sights on building the most profitable fleet in the solar system in Space BaseAnd lastly: We screw our courage to the sticking place in the old old old fashioned way in Flinch Random Fun Generator Designed by: Samuel Mi...

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: Mr. McGreggor got nothing on us as we chase out rabbits and groundhogs to protect our harvest in Veggie GardenNext: We climb the 3 dimensional game board to spread a rainbow of powders far and wide in Holi: Festival of ColorsLastly: We test Mike’s dice rolling luck again as form words with d6s in Spill & Spell Vegg...

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 team up to tame the depths of the earth in The Crew: Mission Deep SeaNext: We race against one another in a battle to achieve structural supremacy in 7 Wonders: ArchitectsLastly: We run for our lives inside a haunted castle in Hugo: Das Schlossgespenst The Crew: Mission Deep Sea Designed by: Thomas SingPublishe...

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 roll n’ write in this homage to great board games in … Rolling RealmsNext: We blast off to earth orbit … to the moon … and to Mars in … RocketmenLastly: We battle it out between the world’s most infamous crime syndicates in … The Family Rolling Realms Designed by: Jamey StegmaierPublished by: Stonemaier Games (...

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 deal the cards in search of a meat-free jackpot in Las Vegan Next: We build the finest collections of artwork for the world to admire in Art DeckoLastly: We’re thieves under cover of darkness attempt daring heists in Sticky Fingers Las Vegan Designed by: Baptiste Laurent, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic MaublancPublis...

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 throw the dogs a bone and collect the finest hounds in … Good PuppersNext: We hang with our besties, collect the coolest toys, and eat pizza in … FortLastly: We buy high and sell low … I mean we buy low and sell high in … Black Friday Good Puppers Designed by: Chris CieslikPublished by: Asmadi Games (2021)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: We use pencils in place of swords as we scribble up a lair of doom in Doodle Dungeon Next: We bend flora and fauna to our will while dodging flaming lizards in Living Forest Lastly: We thwart digging daredevils in Bandido Doodle Dungeon Designed by: Ulrich BlumPublished by: Pegasus Spiele (2020)Players: 2 – 4Ages:...

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 hit the Sub-Saharan watering holes while avoiding the brush fires in Savannah ParkNext: Into prehistoric waters we dive, to stay alive and thrive in Dominant Species: MarineAnd lastly: Roll them bones on a dead man’s chest in Bluffaneer Dice Game Savannah Park Designed by: Michael Kiesling, Wolfgang KramerPubli...

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 escape from a building of shifting spaces in Room 25Next: The city-states of ancient Greece vie for Mediterranean supremacy in Khôra: Rise of an EmpireAnd lastly: A field of landmines sits between ewe and victory in Sheep Boom Bah Room 25 Designed by: François RouzéPublished by: Matagot (2013)Players: 1 ...

The panel hands out the Firsties Awards to the best games on our show in 2021. Best Ice-breaker or Party game – This award goes to the game that is quick and easy to play in a casual setting. Nominations: Abandon All Artichokes, Beat That, Bowlet, No Thanks!, Risky Chicken,Tiger Stripes, Werewords WINNER: Werewords Best Art and Presentation – This award goes to the game that shows the most engaging or compelling use of art and who’s components and presentation immediately brings you into the...

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 hope the city council chooses our design proposals over the competition’s in Cloud City Next: We try to restore power to an island filled with dangerous dinosaurs in SauriaLastly: We bare our hearts, our souls, and our deepest thoughts to one another in Social Security Cloud City Designed by: Phil Walker-Hardin...

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 stay red and ripe while avoiding rot and decay in Diced TomatoesNext: It’s a beautiful day in the rapidly expanding neighborhood in SimplicityLastly: We roll our way down the road of raw materials, knights, cities, in Catan Dice Game Diced Tomatoes Designed by: Arkadiusz GreniukPublished by: Agrypelago G...