Which Game First: A Board Game Podcast

First up we brave the waves and the sea monsters to garner the goods in Tricky Tides. Next we build victory one mole at a time in Periodic: A Game of the Elements. And lastly we’re making our way in the world today or rather in the 80’s most popular sitcom as we play: Cheers Tricky Tides […]

The panel unearth the best and worst games we talked about on our show in 2019 and announce the winners of the second annual Firsties Awards.

In this Side Quest, we have a Designer Update, where panelist Mike Grenier talks to board game developers about their works in progress.  This week Mike chats with game developer Eric Geller about his upcoming game Quests & Cannons and how he got the cannon ball rolling for his own company Short Hop Games.

First up we show the werewolves how bland our villages can taste in SilverNext we hike the trail to create beautiful memories in ParksAnd lastly we gain ground while losing our inhibitions in Quelf Silver Designed by: Ted AlspachPublished by: Bézier Games (2019)Players: 2 – 4Ages: 14 & upPlaying time: 45 min In Silver, your […]

First up we try to keep our early morning memory sharp as we flip for Yummy Yummy PancakeNext we become a force of nature to shape the world and all its creatures in ECOS: First ContinentAnd lastly we pitch the dice to ditch our deck in Switch 16 Segment Markers: Yummy Yummy Pancake – 2:15ECOS: […]

PAX Unplugged Panel – December 2019 What are “backstab” games? The panel reviews the features and mechanics of games which put them in the “backstab” category. The panel will also delve in to the people at the game table, because the game isn’t the one doing the stabbing … it’s the players! With differing opinions […]

First up we entice our tireless robotic employees to gear up for thrills in Steam Park! Next we frantically race to build up our vocabulary… literally in Wordsmith! And lastly we see what the buzz is about as we lock down the answers in Oodles! Steam Park Designed by: Aureliano Buonfino, Lorenzo Silva, Lorenzo Tucci SorrentinoPublished by: […]

Wargaming goes big business as we move into the 20th century to cover the modern era of war board games. Co-hosts Joe Unfried and Ed Povilitis talk about the origins of the most popular war board games of the 1900’s and how wargaming broke through the lines into scale miniatures gaming.

First up the evil eyes fly, as we try to dodge the curse hot potato style in Hex Hex XLNext we explore together seeking new discoveries as we scour the forbidding lands of The 7th ContinentAnd lastly, we scramble to bring our movies in ontime and on budget even if we have to hire the […]

WGF host Celeste DeAngelis speaks with Christina Rouse from the wildly popular gaming podcast Blue Peg Pink Peg.  Celeste and Christina are both mom’s with aspiring young gamers at home.  They talk about about the fun of introducing the next generation to the huge and fast growing world of board games and play a game […]

First up we fire the fast fryer and speed our way to becoming the most popular provender provider in Food Truck ChampionNext we’re cut throat pioneers blazing an iron trail across the plains in Age of SteamAnd lastly the metaphors fly as we squeeze big concepts into little words with In a Pickle Food Truck […]

The panel separates the maybe-daddies from the baby-daddies as they play an advanced copy of The Maury Game: You are NOT the Father.

First up we R A C E to M A K E words the F A S T E S T in Wordical Next we mind map our way to solving crimes in Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game And lastly we struggle to remember that Lyric that’s right on the tip of our tongue […]

Wargames what are they good for?  Perhaps tactical supremacy for an entire century.  Learn how war board gaming got its start among soldiers and generals of a bygone era and what it meant for their nation.

First up we bulion our Pho’s by hot spicing  their bowls in Ramen FuryNext we spin the gears to please the gods in a corniest of games…  Tzolk’inAnd lastly the march of clues is relentless as we race to answer riddles first… in Clever Endeavor Ramen Fury @ 2:16Tzolk’in @ 12:10Clever Endeavor @ 22:54 Ramen […]

Mike catches up with game designer Stephen Terenzi to chat about the Boston FIG and his upcoming game Sprites: Battle Arena.

First up we don our tinfoil hats to protect against wrong answers in Conspiracy Theory Trivia Board Game Next we can see clearly now right through the cards as we layer them into a brand new world in Mystic Vale And lastly the fake money flies as we scramble to risk it all in Russian […]

First up can we clear cut our way to a fishing fleet while trying to maintain our beautiful way of life Nusfjord. Next we choose the course of our civilization as it grows through the ages in Tapestry. And lastly we take the classic dot counting game to the fourth dimension in Quad-Ominos. Nusfjord Designed by: Uwe […]

Evan chats with Zach Connelly of Royal N. Games about game design, Kickstarter, and their latest game LOTS: A Competitive Tower Building Game. 

First up, we spark our steam engines to ratchet together our punk machines in Widget Ridge. Next, we the year is 1942, the world is on the brink of chaos as we command the forces of axis and allies in War Room. And lastly, we discover what divas Roman soldiers can be as we build our legions […]

First up, we play an abstract game of push and pull and shove right off in SHŌBU.Next, we go head to head and fist to face as villians and heros with changeable dice in Kapow! And lastly, we solve mysteries the cosmically interconnected way … in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: Everything is Connected. SHŌBU Designed […]

In this new Side Quest episode, Joe and Mike delve into the history of Shogi or Japanese Chess. The evolution of what we might call grid-based board games has had many twists and turns along the way, from the Gupta Empire of classical India to chess, checkers, reversi and other games we now find familiar. […]

First, we gain gold, castles, workers, or chickens in The Castles of Burgundy Card GameNext, we battle through the dim gas lit streets of old London in SorcererLastly, we cut deals the old fashion way, with smiles and lies in Diplomacy The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game Designed by: Stefan FeldPublished by: Ravensburger (2016)Players: […]

First up, we hunt for victory as a pack in Ultimate Werewolf LegacyNext, our strategies take flight to make the points soar in WingspanAnd lastly, the old west gets wild as we strike out and defend our claims in The Cattlemen Ultimate Werewolf Legacy Designed by: Ted Alspach, Rob DaviauPublished by: Bézier Games (2018)Players: 9 […]

What are Legacy Games and why are we destroying them?  Listen to the live recording of Which Game First’s panel on legacy games at Dragon Con. This hot new genre of board games is wildly popular despite the fact that they can only be played once. The panelists reviews the features and mechanics of them, […]