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 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 –...
Published 04/01/23
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 put pen and paper against pixels for an old school alien showdown in RetrogradeNext: We Take the reigns for the glory of Caesar in CharioteerAnd lastly: We perform clandestine military maneuvers using the power of magnets in ZOMAX Retrograde Designed by: Mary Flanagan, Max...
Published 03/12/23
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 phrase mash-up time in the hint heavy game of Connected Clues Next:  We search for riches and power while dodging sharks and worse in AhoyLastly: We hope to just get this letter out of this slider before the dreaded ding tells us times up in Phlounder Connected Clues Designed by: (Not...
Published 02/28/23
Evan talks with designers Ben Rosset & Matthew O’Malley about their new game The Search for Lost Species.
Published 02/21/23
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 are rolling higher and higher and hoping we won’t blow up in Balloon Pop! Next: We expand our empires one card at a time in It’s a Wonderful WorldAnd lastly: We’re herding cattle and swatting flies in Mow Balloon Pop! Designed by: Andy Van ZandtPublished by: Tasty Minstrel Games...
Published 02/14/23
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 write narrative masterpieces one card at a time in HardbackNext:  We gather in the forest to bet on which of our magic animals will become legends in EquinoxAnd lastly: We space traveling explorers logging our latest finds in Big Monsters Hardback Designed by: Jeff Beck, Tim FowersPublished...
Published 02/01/23
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 our army one card at a time in Battle Line: Medieval Next: We traverse a noir world hoping to tell friend from foe in Mantis Falls And lastly: We wheel, deal, and camel herd our way to the Maharajas court in Jaipur Battle Line: Medieval Designed by: Reiner KniziaPublished by: GMT...
Published 01/22/23
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 growing the fullest and fastest produce we can in Fruit PickingNext:  We picky pruners hoping to satisfy the Queen of Hearts in Paint the RosesAnd lastly: We’re picky farmers rounding up just the right animals in Tiny Farms Fruit Picking Designed by: Jun-ichi ShindePublished by: Korea...
Published 01/11/23
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 cute and colorful with our urban planning in Town 66Next: It’s fun with, finance, bureaucracy, and public opinion in RiseAnd lastly: We roll west in Rolled West Town 66 Designed by: Christoph Cantzler, Anja WredePublished by: Oink Games (2022)Players: 1 – 4Ages: 9 & upPlaying time:...
Published 12/31/22
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 move our cats aside to make room for beautiful accessories in My Shelfie Next: We pair up for medieval adventures in DragonwoodAnd lastly: We try to make George Orwell proud in Farm Club My Shelfie Designed by: Matthew Dunstan, Phil Walker-HardingPublished by: Cranio Creations...
Published 12/15/22
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 summon colorful spirits to achieve harmony in YōkaiNext: We use ocean themed origami art to create the hand our dreams in Sea Salt & PaperAnd lastly: We grab pen, paper, dice and maybe elbow pads in Roll’n Bump Yōkai Designed by: Julien GriffonPublished by: Bankiiiz Editions /...
Published 11/25/22
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...
Published 11/17/22
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...
Published 10/29/22
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:...
Published 10/19/22
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...
Published 10/08/22
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...
Published 10/01/22
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
Published 09/27/22
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:...
Published 09/17/22
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...
Published 08/31/22
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...
Published 08/23/22
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...
Published 08/07/22
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...
Published 07/22/22
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...
Published 07/13/22
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...
Published 07/04/22
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...
Published 06/17/22