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’re buzzed to get those blooming blossoms pollinated in Hivernation Next up: We’re flamingo flinging row builders in CubirdsAnd lastly: We’re freegan out as we trash match for the win in R-Eco Hivernation Designed by: Kit Daven, Sabrina Scalarini, Sean ChappellPublished by: Ramstar Games (Kickstarter)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 use potions, magic, and monsters to capture majestic one horned beasts in Magical Unicorn QuestNext up: We head to the market with a pop up plan for success in Mercado de LisboaAnd lastly: We ride the rails in search of holiday bliss in All Aboard: Around the World Train Game Magical Unicorn Quest Designed b...

Mike talks to Andrew Kuplic of Flame Point Games about his new game Magical Unicorn Quest and it’s unique twist on the “take that” mechanic. You can check out their full Kickstarter running right now: https://www.kickstarter.

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 duck under T-rex tails to build the best darn dino park in DraftosaurusNext up: We skirt the dragon as we build the most epic team of dwarven heros in NidavellirAnd lastly: We curve round dingos to build the longest route through the outback in Down Under Draftosaurus Designed by: Antoine Bauza, Corentin Leb...

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 pass the trash to the next guy in the hot potato style card game No Thanks!Next up: Cabalists, High Priests, and Heretics make Thursday game night wild in Cult of the Deep Lastly: We duck in and out of traffic while dodging the fuzz in our rush to get to the airport in Taxi! No Thanks! Designed by: Th...

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 push our luck as we race feathers flying cluckwise up the mountain in Risky Chicken Next up: It’s my druid against his alchemist vs the other guy’s necromancer in an essence filled magic off in Res ArcanaAnd lastly: We wheel and deal our way to a kind of environmentally safe factory in Industrial Was...

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 in The Secret Adventures of The Old Hellfire ClubNext up: We build our empires under the sea through vigilance or violence in Aquatica And lastly: We do what the cards tell us to with a boxload of knick...

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 competition on the high seas be harder than we thought in Libertalia.And lastly, we launch our Vipers and approach the Cylon Raider very carefully in Battlestar Galactica. Prosperitea ...

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 way to the best bar around in Taverns of TiefenthalAnd lastly: We kick each other in the rump to get to the finish line first in Home You Go! Chai Designed by: Connie and Dan KazmaierPubl...

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 the pollen, and zip to the finish in Honey BuzzAnd lastly: We pull on our corduroy blazers with the leather elbow patches to compete in the Oxford Dilemma HECK: A Tiny Card Game Designed by: Jason AnarchyPu...

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! Source

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 in ConceptAnd lastly: We’re merciless entrepreneurs hell bent on exploiting a new found fishing bay in Fleet Doomlings Designed by: Eric McCoy, Justus Meyer, Andrew Meyer, Chris S...

Mike talks with designers Eric McCoy and Justus Meyers about their new board game Doomlings that launches March 2nd, 2021 on Kickstarter! Source

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 vie to take control of Vast: The Mysterious ManorAnd lastly: We fly round and round and round the world desperate for a place to land in Jet World Via Magica Designed by: Paolo MoriPublish...

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 entertainment in New York ZooAnd lastly: We take a stab at gathering wooden farm tools without injuring ourselves in Jack Straws ZU Tiles: Hime Designed by: Joshua BakkenPublished by: ZU Studios (...

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 medieval mysteries in Chronicles of Crime: 1400And lastly: We run the numbers to squeeze out a victory in Stump Bushido Duels Designed by: Per Sundin and Ake ForslundPublished by: Frozen ...

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 to the game that shows the most engaging or compelling use of art and who’s components and presentation immediately brings you into the game.Nominations: Cloudspire, Everdell, On Ma...

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 Doomed!Next: We’re Great House Leaders who spy, bribe, and fight to control the spice in Dune: Imperium And lastly: We’re hoping to lead the way to the gold as we brave snakes bones an...

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 grunt together as we fight for survival across the prehistoric wilds in PaleoAnd lastly, we test our knowledge of angsty sparkly vampires in Twilight: The Game Junta: Las Cartas Desig...

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 the palm of our hand in LOTR: Journeys in Middle-earthAnd lastly: We struggle to survive the inky black of space in Dark and Dangerous Skies This week we have a special guest, professio...

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 TwinkleNext up: Globetrotting becomes a cutthroat race to see who can get to the most beautiful monuments first in Trekking the World And lastly: So what if the mines about to collapse we’re not letting 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 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: We’re power-hungry necromancers, vying to become the most blasphemous as we lead our undead hordes through the Nexus InfernumAnd lastly: We’re savvy wranglers luring in the scar...

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 in a city building race in EverdellWe try not to get caught in that delicious trap full of cheese in Swack! Marrakech Designed by: Dominique EhrhardPublished by: Gigamic (2007)Players: 2 – 4...

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 navigate shifting sands and shifting alliances across Afghanistan and claim our fortune in Pax Pamir.We perilously race to the top of the Empire state building in King Kong. Rescuing Robin H...