Which Game First: A Board Game Podcast

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Evan talks with designers Ben Rosset & Matthew O’Malley about their new game The Search for Lost Species.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]