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:...

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 –...

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 &...

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

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...

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...

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:...

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:...

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...

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...

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 test our techniques as we stack our artistic styles in … CanvasNext: We take a stroll through lush greenery filled with deciduous denizens in …  Forest ShuffleAnd lastly: We choose our champion and battle mano a…claw? In … Pocket Paragons Canvas Designed by: Jeff Chin, Andrew...

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 roll dice to roll out our trains full of cargo in SteamRollersNext: We race to plant orchards but the real prize is the honey in ApplejackAnd lastly: We’re dealing as fast as we can to out stack our opponents in Spit! SteamRollers Designed by: Mark GerritsPublished by: Flatlined 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 up: We yell at each other alphabet style in LetterpoolNext up: We hug the corners and upshift the straightaways one card at a time in Heat: Pedal to the MetalAnd lastly: We build the grid one color, no shape, wait no pattern at a time in IOTA Letterpool Designed by: (uncredited)Published by:...

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 a paleo draft-off as you go for the best dinos in CubosaursNext: We tinker with peoples slumber one robot shift at a time in Mech A DreamAnd lastly: We race, place, roll and write in Spexxx Cubosaurs Designed by: Fabien TanguyPublished by: Catch Up Games (2022)Players: 2 – 5Ages: 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 race to scale lofty mountain heights while  leaving no trace in Annapurna   Next: We’re putting cloak rooms next to mold rooms next to bottomless pits in our Castles of Mad King LudwigAnd lastly: We immerse ourselves in the fast paced world of paleontology in Fossil Annapurna: Leave No Trace...

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 D6’s all around cuz that’s how we roll in … Gang of DiceNext: We’re hopping all around the board to become the hare of the realm in …  Bunny KingdomAnd lastly: We lay down tiles all day, all night, and every day in … 24/7: The Game Gang of Dice Designed by: Reiner KniziaPublished by:...

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 bring our best Vulcan minds to the table for some logic games in Turing Machine Next: We set sail to collect rare specimens one worker at a time in Darwin’s Journey And lastly: We’re sussing out common phrases one clue word at a time in Get The Message Turing Machine Designed by: Fabien...

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 bounce around like cats on a bed in … boop. Next: We explore islands, looking for animals in …The Search for Lost SpeciesAnd lastly: We punch the clock as we slap each other in … Fun City Game boop. Designed by: Scott BradyPublished by: Smirk & Laughter Games (2022)Players: 2Ages: 10...

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 lay tiles in the light of the silvery moon in Nova Luna Next: We pray tiles don’t fail us in the shadow of the sun god in Ra (Pharaoh Edition)And lastly: We use our cards farm both day and night in Pomegranate Planet Nova Luna Designed by: Uwe Rosenberg, Corné van MoorselPublished by:...

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 find out if it’s hip to be square and even hipper to be cubed in Minecraft: Heroes of the VillageNext: We hunt our Hexes as we howl at the moon in The WolvesLastly: We score by fives as we try angles in Contack Minecraft: Heroes of the Village Designed by: Christian Fiore, Knut...

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 do what soccer does best, balance emotional states, in the Ted Lasso Party GameNext: We balance our habitats one pair of animals at a time in CascadiaAnd lastly: We have a balance of shapes, grids, and nostalgia in the game Sly Ted Lasso Party Game Designed by: Prospero HallPublished by:...

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 embrace springtime by growing our garden one lovely card at a time in FlourishNext up: We cram as many eager thrill riders as possible onto our attractions in Dice Theme ParkAnd lastly: We’re squishing fruit into yummy drinks one matching card set at a time in Draft...

The panel hands out the Firsties Awards to the best games on our show in 2022. Best Ice-breaker or Party game – This award goes to the game that is quick and easy to play in a casual setting.  Nominations: Connected Clues, Regicide, Stella – Dixit Universe, The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Town 66WINNER: The Crew: Mission Deep Sea 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...

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 the side shows and deal out the circus in Scout Next: We neatly navigate neighborly needs in Between Two CitiesLastly: We present personalities from past and present one card at a time in Image SCOUT Designed by: Kei Kajino (梶野 桂)Published by: Oink Games (2021)Players: 2 –...