Episodes

160
Jan. 14, 2022

160: Patchwork | 7 Wonders Duel | Nicodemus

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 tap our inner grandmas to craft a quilt on the clock in Patchwork!Next: We shuffle and flip our way through the ages as we world build head to head in 7 Wonders Duel!Lastly: It’s an apprentice showdown as we repair machines to become the new head of the Dream Factory in Nicodemus! Patchwork (Halloween Edition) ...
159
Jan. 3, 2022

159: Tiger Stripes | Fantastic Factories | Exiled

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: Our cute little cubs pounce on their prey to earn their Tiger Stripes! Next: We cobble together magnificent machinery to flood the world with our McGuffins in Fantastic Factories.Lastly: We put ourselves in the shoes of ancient biblical travelers and try to avoid becoming lost in the sands of time in Exiled! Tiger ...
158
Dec. 23, 2021

158: Werewords | Tinners’ Trail | Summit

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 play the scariest game of dictionary ever in Werewords!Next: We outbid the other conglomerates to turn copper into gold in Tinners’ Trail!Lastly: We intimidate our neighbors in a cold war showdown in Summit! Werewords (Deluxe Edition) Designed by: Ted AlspachPublished by: Bézier Games (2018)Players: 4 – 20 (bas...
157
Dec. 16, 2021

157: Vojvodina | The Castles of Burgundy | Ali Baba

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’re farmers rustling up the crops to sell at market in VojvodinaNext: We’re aristocrats bustling through our provins to build the finest palaces in The Castles of BurgundyLastly: We’re a young street urchin hustling through a cave of riches in Ali Baba Vojvodina (second edition) Designed by: Boris ÐurovićPublish...
156
Dec. 6, 2021

156: Crazy Cake | The Night Cage | Bailiwick

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 wonder if we can get away with putting vanilla frosting on a hot dog in Crazy Cake!Next: We wonder if we’re clever enough to escape a dangerous labyrinth b4 being trapped forever in The Night Cage!Lastly: We wonder if it’s better to jump up a level or knock someone back a level in Bailiwick! Crazy Cake Designed...
155
Nov. 24, 2021

155: Railroad Ink | MicroMacro: Crime City | Quest

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 grab our fine tip markers and call all aboard the roll and write express in Railroad InkNext: We grab our magnifying glasses and take to the streets full of scofflaws in MicroMacro: Crime CityLastly: We grab our wizard hats and head to the hinterlands to find the one ring in Quest. Railroad Ink Designed by: Hja...
154
Nov. 13, 2021

154: Chicken Challengers | New Frontiers | Angle Mania

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 claw peck and scratch our way to match sets in Chicken ChallengersNext: We see what the universe has in store as we build our galaxies from a pick bag in New FrontiersLastly: We Tetris our way through a retro brain burner of a puzzle in Angle Mania Chicken Challengers Designed by: Dwight OngPublished by: (Self-...
153
Oct. 26, 2021

153: Cheer Up! | Agricola | Kensington

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 shuffle and deal away the blues with Cheer Up!Next: Next up we rise at the crack of dawn to build our own sustainable lifestyle in AgricolaLastly: We block move slide and groove our way to a win in Kensington Cheer Up! Designed by: Chris RioPublished by: Cheer Up Games (2018)Players: 4 – 8Ages: 17 & upPlaying t...
152
Oct. 17, 2021

152: Hoarders | Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition | Alchemist

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’re squirreling away the victory points before winter, in HoardersNext: We riffle-shuffle up some new human habitats in TerraForming Mars: Ares ExpeditionLastly: We’re stirring in troll eyes, spider legs, and a dash of dragon’s blood for the win in Alchemist Hoarders Designed by: Andy NigglesPublished by: Flatli...
151
Oct. 2, 2021

151: Abandon all Artichokes | Oath | Wonder Woman

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 visit the heart of the world of vegetables in Abandon all ArtichokesNext: Exiled creatures and critters wage a battle to reclaim their lands in Oath: Chronicles of Empire and ExileLastly: Amazonians gather to defend their island home of Themyscira in Wonder Woman: Challenge of the Amazons Abandon all Artichokes ...
150
Sept. 24, 2021

150: Martian Dice | Magic: The Gathering | Devolution

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 come in peace or rather shoot to pieces the planet earth in Martian DiceNext: We’re never so happy to spot land in our lives as we build our hodgepodge armies in Magic: the Gathering – Adventures in Forgotten RealmsLastly: We do whatever it takes and we mean whatever it takes to gain popular vote in Devolution: B...
149
Sept. 9, 2021

149: Schrödinger’s Cats | Rococo | Bowlet

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 to take winning from a thought experiment to reality in Schrödinger’s CatsNext: We get to the textile markets early to become the finest tailor of the season in Rococo: Deluxe EditionLastly: We trade a big heavy ball for some nice light dice in Bowlet Schrödinger’s Cats Designed by: Heather O’Neill, Christ...
148
Aug. 28, 2021

148: Trek 12 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Rivals | El Grande

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 our pencils as hiking sticks as we roll and write our way up the Himalayas in Trek 12Next: We take our blood thirsty clans to the streets in a fang laden battle royale in Vampire: The Masquerade – Rivals Expandable Card GameLastly: Our armies traipse across Spain building influence and castles in El Grande T...
147
Aug. 18, 2021

147: Finding Sasquatch | Carnival of Monsters | Stone Age

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 set out with our trusty binoculars and other gear to exotic locals in hopes of Finding Sasquatch Next: We get a grant with modest funding to hunt down beasts of myth and legend in Carnival of MonstersLastly: We’re husting Homo Sapien we elbow out others for prehistoric survival in Stone Age Finding Sasquatch De...
Aug. 11, 2021

Side Quest: Designer Interview with The Delve Brothers

The Board Game Trio known as The Delve Brothers talk with us about their new scan and play board game called Taelmoor. Source
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Aug. 11, 2021

146: I’m Right You’re Wrong | Dice Hospital | Numeralogic

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’re arguing our way around the table and through the deck in I’m Right You’re WrongNext: We put our patients lives upon a roll of the bones in Dice HospitalLastly: Can we deduce 4 digits from scratch in 11 moves or less? we find out in Numeralogic I’m Right You’re Wrong Designed by: Derek Lam Published by: Jab P...
145
July 30, 2021

145: Blue Skies | Abyss | Atta Ants

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: It’s the deregulation haydays of the 70’s and we rustle up customers for our new competitive airline in Blue Skies Next: It’s diplomacy in the deep dark depths as we vie for watery dominion in AbyssLastly: It’s crunch, munch, and bunch up as we crowd the park with our leaf eating bugs in Atta Ants Blue Skies Desig...
144
July 20, 2021

144: Most Quoted | Missile Command | Donkey Racing

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 squint hard as we try to remember who said what in Most QuotedNext: We hope our allies stay true as we fire on everything that moves in Atari’s Missile CommandAnd lastly: We jostle, bounce, & “hee haw” our way to the finish line in Donkey Racing Most Quoted Published by: Professor Puzzle (2020)Players: 2 +Ages:...
143
July 8, 2021

143: Cat Face | Lost Ruins of Arnak | Locale

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 emotional as we try to match Cute Kitties with fun phrases in Cat Face!Next, we’re archeologists searching newly discovered islands for that ancient sarcophagus of VP in Lost Ruins of ArnakLastly, we find out just how bad at geography we make up lies about the globe in Locale Cat Face Published by: The Pet ...
142
June 26, 2021

142: Distilled | The Initiative | Canasta Caliente

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 build and refine our way to a tasty liquid masterpiece in DistilledNext: We help 90’s teens through a dangerous game of discovery in The InitiativeLastly: We feel the heat as we match big wilds in Canasta Caliente Distilled Designed by: Dave BeckPublished by: Paverson Games (coming to Kickstarter on July 6,2021...
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June 16, 2021

141: Quests & Cannons | Red Rising | Play Nine

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 high seas hustling to complete quests faster than the other captains in Quests and CannonsNext: We hustle for followers from a dystopian cast of hundreds in Red RisingAnd lastly: We hustle around sand traps and water hazards as we putt for a hole in one in Play Nine Quests & Cannons: The Risen Islands Des...
June 15, 2021

Designer Update: Dave Beck on Distilled

Mike chats with Dave Beck of Paverson Games about Distilled, which will launch on Kickstarter on July 6th, 2021. Source
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June 8, 2021

140: JUNGLA | Between Two Castles | Steve Canyon

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: It’s Evan’s Lion Knights vs Mike’s Tiger Pirates in a fight for the Scepter of Power in JunglaNext: We risk whiplash as we look left and right in Between Two Castles of Mad King LudwigAnd lastly: We try to avoid a Charlie Foxtrot as we come in for a hard landing on empty in Steve Canyon JUNGLA Designed by: Marco C...
139
May 28, 2021

139: Catlantis | The Grand Carnival | Jet Race

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 Purrrsuade our allies to join our underwater kitty kingdom in CatlantisNext up: We step right up and usher the ladies and gentlemen through our attractions in The Grand Carnival And lastly: We rush to Taxi, Take off and Travel round trip Jet Race Catlantis Designed by: Prospero HallPublished by: Ravensburger...