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! We try to keep our sheep afloat in a sea of random numbers in Turn the TideWe create civilization from random cultures in Hadara We duel over aces and kings in Up 4 Grabs This week we talk with Rob Dougherty and Debbie Moynihan from White Wizard Games about Kapow!, which is on Kickstarter right now! Turn the Tide Design...

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 get orderly, as we align our shamrocks high to low in Lucky NumbersWe wedge, weasel, shimmy and slide our buildings into the perfect position in My CityWe grill up steaks and veggies with just a pinch of sabotage in The Cook-off Lucky Numbers Designed by: Michael SchachtPublished by: Ravensburger (2012); and TIKI Edit...

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 space suit up for an uncertain mission and play the cards we’re dealt in The Crew: The Quest for Planet NineNext: We enter the court of an uncertain monarch to help solve the troubles of the realm in The King’s DilemmaAnd lastly: We spearhead a startup through the uncertain times of the dot-com bubbl...

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 scramble our way to dominion as we fry our enemies with negative victory points in Eggs and EmpiresNext up: We float gently toward victory on floral scented breezes as we spread our colorful wings in MariposasAnd lastly: We Trick or treat our way back to Linus and sweet victory in It’s the great Pump...

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 ship magnificent beasts of the animal kingdom to place on display in Zooloretto: The Dice GameNext up: We ship out our minions to a battle to the death among our mighty towers in CloudspireAnd lastly: We ship the mail across hard won Bavarian routes in Thurn and Taxis Zooloretto: The Dice Game 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! We whisk on our finest wizard robes and hope the weather is in our favor in SeasonsWe primp up our finest nobleman garb and hope to beat the sands of time in PendulumWe don our best 3 piece suit and hope opportunity knocks in Careers Game Designer Interview: Game designer guests Jade Shames Jen Igartua, Ben Bronstein, fr...

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 light up the night sky with blazing fireworks in Hanabi Next up: We light up the shoreline with gleaming Aegean Blue domes in SantoriniAnd lastly: We alight one tropical shores to record the exotic wildlife in La Isla Hanabi Designed by: Antoine BauzaPublished by: R & R Games (2010)Players: 2 – 5Ag...

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! Watch a video of this episode at: https://youtu.be/5VVSdv9OHus First up this week: We face our fears as we plunge our hand in the unspeakable bag of the unknown in Arkham Horror The Card GameNext up: It’s full steam ahead, roll right over our rivals in Brass BirminghamAnd lastly: Be we privateer or pirate makes no never m...

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 put our ink slinger on the beat to grab the scoop in Penny Press!Next up: We put our highwaymen on the street to grab the loot in Carcassonne!And lastly: We put our droids on their feet to grab the jewels in Twin Tin Bots! Penny Press Designed by: Robert Dijkman Dulkes, Matt GolecPublished by: Asma...

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 scramble to keep our dinos from departing in Tiny Epic DinosaursNext up: We trade to keep our family from starving in Century: New World And lastly: We blockade to keep our village from melting in Eruption Tiny Epic Dinosaurs Designed by: Scott AlmesPublished by: Gamelyn Games (2014)Players: 1 – 4A...

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! Bad Doctor Designed by: Dan Germain & Eric MagnanPublished by: Mayday Games (2018)Players: 2 – 4Ages: 10 & upPlaying time: 30 – 40 min In Bad Doctor, a tile-laying game, the players are doctors competing for the glory of being the best of the worst doctors by making sure nobody dies on their shift! Patients are treated ...

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 find out we’re gonna need a bigger boat in the game based on the classic movie Jaws. Forget about trashcan hopping, instead we invest, build and trade commodities in Raccoon Tycoon. And lastly: We grab stakes any way we can as we go for the gold in Claim It! Jaws Designed by: Prospero HallPublished by: Ravensburger ...

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 in a mad gleeful scramble for the gold in Takara Island Next up: We level up to darker and deadlier dungeons in Thunderstone And lastly: We take a break from all that dungeon crawling to relax and recenter in Chakra Takara Island Designed by: Sayaka Amioka, Takahiro AmiokaPublished by: Ferti...

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, forget crop subsidies we’ve got a better way to drum up cash for our acreage in Crazy Farmers and the Clôtures Électriques Next, forget travel bans, we snap, chomp and admire our way to the title of best tourist on the East Sea Road, right from our own homes in Tokaido And lastly, forget the roulette wheel, it’...

First up We return to the Kingdom of Pomme for the Harvest Festival…but this time we have an airship in Pie in the Sky an expansion for My little Scythe. Next we start our engines for the big race, and if we can’t corner quick enough to win no problem ...

First up we puzzle together the most recipes to brew in Potion ExplosionNext we puzzle together safe sustainable environs for our prehistoric clan in SapiensAnd lastly we’re just puzzled as we navigate the jigsaw of enemy borders in Capt’n W. Kidd Potion Explosion Designed by: Stefano Castelli, Andrea Crespi, Lorenzo SilvaPublished by: Horrible Guild & CMON (2015)Players: 2 – 4Ages: 8 & upPlaying time: 30 – 45 min In Potion Explosion, it’s time for your final exam in the potions class! The r...

First up we take control of governing families to dominate the political landscape in KoryoNext our galactic crew is our family as we scramble to survive and oh yeah kill the other guys in Space Cadets: Dice DuelAnd lastly we scheme to put our family ...

This is our 100th episode and in celebration we’re bringing you board game treasures from over a 100 years ago. First up we find out how rich pleasure cruisers passed their time a century ago before there were round the clock buffets as we play Contrac...

First up it takes a village of highly skilled tradesmen to be the best darn town around, in VillagersNext up it takes more than cocoa to be the best darn candy maker around in Chocolate Factory And lastly it takes ice cold strategy to build the best darn intergalactic research module in Arktia Villagers Designed by: Haakon GaarderPublished by: Sinister Fish Games (2019)Players: 1 – 5Ages: 10 & upPlaying time: 30 – 60 min In Villagers, You are the founder of a new village during the middle age...

First up we stack our palace walls mahjong style in Dragon CastleNext we stack the cards in our favor to secure the grandest culture in Through the Ages: A New Story of CivilizationAnd lastly we stack rules upon rules upon rules to rule out the competition in Red 7 Dragon Castle Designed by: Hjalmar Hach, Luca Ricci, Lorenzo SilvaPublished by: Horrible Guild and CMON (2017)Players: 2 – 4Ages: 8 & upPlaying time: 30 – 40 min In Dragon Castle, a game inspired by Mahjong Solitaire, you are local...

Kingdomino Designed by: Bruno CathalaPublished by: Blue Orange Games (2016)Players: 2 – 4Ages: 8 & upPlaying time: 15 – 20 min In Kingdomino, you are a lord seeking new lands in which to expand your kingdom. You must explore all the lands,

First up we ride the rails to loot, dodge, and shoot in Colt ExpressNext up we ride the rails to lazily avoid walking even the tiniest block in On the Underground And lastly our dice are on rails up to the mountain peak in Can’t Stop Colt Express Designed by: Christophe RaimbaultPublished by: Ludonaute (2014)Players: 2 – 6Ages: 10 & upPlaying time: 40 min In Colt Express, you are a bandit robbing a train at the same time as some other bandits, and you’re all tryin’ to become the richest outla...

We deal out the bull while trying not to step in it in 6 nimmt!We use snake eyes and boxcars to make the perfect character in Roll PlayerWe ponder who’s hunting whom in Tally Ho! 6 nimmt! Designed by: Wolfgang KramerPublished by: AMIGO (1994), 25th Anniversary Edition published in 2019Players: 2 – 10Ages: 8 & upPlaying time: 45 min In 6 nimmt!, you’re dealt a hand of 10 cards from a deck of 104 cards. Each card is uniquely numbered, 1 through 104. Four cards from the deck are revealed face-u...

First up we try to be the best at slicing, wrapping and dipping in wasabi in Sushi Go!Next we one up our neighbors by rolling up impressive wonders in Nations: The Dice GameAnd lastly we go round and round and all the way back and round again in Tock Sushi Go! Designed by: Phil Walker-HardingPublished by: Gamewright (2014)Players: 2 – 5Ages: 8 & upPlaying time: 15 min In Sushi Go!, you are eating at a sushi restaurant and trying to grab the best combination of sushi dishes as they whiz by. E...