Which Game First: A Board Game Podcast

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Side Quest: Designer Dig – Quests & Cannons Mar 12, 2021

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Mikey gets an update from husband and wife game design team Shannon and Eric Geller of Short Hop Games about their new high adventure board game Quests & Cannons coming to Kickstarter soon!

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129: Doomlings | Concept | Fleet Mar 08, 2021

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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 try to mutate faster than mother nature can tank us in Doomlings Next up: Can iconography replace language?, We find out in Concept And lastly: We’re merciless entrepreneurs hell bent on exploiting a...

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Side Quest: Doomlings Designer Dig Feb 27, 2021

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Mike talks with designers Eric McCoy and Justus Meyers about their new board game Doomlings that launches March 2nd, 2021 on Kickstarter!

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128: Via Magica | Vast: The Mysterious Manor | Jet World Feb 26, 2021

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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 we dip our spell casting hands into the mystical black bag of Via Magica Next up: We enter without knocking and vie to take control of Vast: The Mysterious Manor And lastly: We fly round and round and...

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127: ZU Tiles: Hime | New York Zoo | Jack Straws Feb 15, 2021

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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: The Creatures of the Chinese zodiac go horn to horn in ZU Tiles: Hime Next up: We jam some animals in cages for your entertainment in New York Zoo And lastly: We take a stab at gathering wooden farm tools without...

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126: Bushido Duels | Chronicles of Crime: 1400 | Stump Feb 04, 2021

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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: Our Samurai warriors honor battle it out card style in Bushido Duels Next up: Our knight goes Columbo as he solves medieval mysteries in Chronicles of Crime: 1400 And lastly: We run the numbers to squeeze...

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125: Third Annual Firsties Awards Jan 26, 2021

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The panel hands out the Firsties Awards to the best games on our show in 2020. Best Ice-breaker or Party game – This award goes to the game that is quick and easy to play in a casual setting. Nominations: Blockbuster, Clickbait, Dizzle, Sushi Go!, Twinkle WINNER: Sushi Go! Best Art and Presentation – This award goes to the game that shows the most engaging or compelling use of art and who’s...

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124: We’re Doomed! | Dune: Imperium | Dungeon of Doom Jan 14, 2021

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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 world leaders who lie, cheat, steal, and even nuke to get on board the only spaceship outta here before Armageddon in We’re Doomed! Next: We’re Great House Leaders who spy, bribe, and fight to control the...

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123: Junta: Las Cartas | Paleo | Twilight: The Game Jan 07, 2021

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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 backstab and frontstab as the money grabbing rulers of the República de las Bananas in Junta: Las Cartas Next up, we hunt and grunt together as we fight for survival across the prehistoric wilds in Paleo And...

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122: Cindr | LOTR: Journeys in Middle-earth | Dark & Dangerous Skies Dec 30, 2020

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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’re looking to sizzle but not get burned by the dragon of our dreams in Cindr Next: We command Middle-earth all from the palm of our hand in LOTR: Journeys in Middle-earth And lastly: We struggle to...

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