Which Game First: A Board Game Podcast

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Koryŏ | Space Cadets: Dice Duel | Coup Jun 23, 2020

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First up we take control of governing families to dominate the political landscape in Koryo Next our galactic crew is our family as we scramble to survive and oh yeah kill the other guys in Space Cadets: Dice Duel And lastly we scheme to put our family in charge of our Italian city state in Coup Guest Panelist Doug Levandowski is a designer from New Jersey. His games include Kids on Bikes...

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Contract Bridge | Mahjong | Hnefatafl Jun 13, 2020

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This is our 100th episode and in celebration we’re bringing you board game treasures from over a 100 years ago. First up we find out how rich pleasure cruisers passed their time a century ago before there were round the clock buffets as we play Contract Bridge. Next we fly back millennia as we help build a great wall with our friends and then try to win it from them in Mahjong. Lastly it’s the...

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Villagers | Chocolate Factory | Arktia Jun 05, 2020

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First up it takes a village of highly skilled tradesmen to be the best darn town around, in Villagers Next up it takes more than cocoa to be the best darn candy maker around in Chocolate Factory And lastly it takes ice cold strategy to build the best darn intergalactic research module in Arktia Designed by: Haakon Gaarder Published by: Sinister Fish Games (2019) Players: 1 – 5 Ages: 10 &

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Dragon Castle | Through the Ages | Red 7 May 28, 2020

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First up we stack our palace walls mahjong style in Dragon Castle Next we stack the cards in our favor to secure the grandest culture in Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization And lastly we stack rules upon rules upon rules to rule out the competition in Red 7 Designed by: Hjalmar Hach, Luca Ricci, Lorenzo Silva Published by: Horrible Guild and CMON (2017) Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 8 &

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Kingdomino | Spirit Island | Just 4 Fun May 21, 2020

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Designed by: Bruno Cathala Published by: Blue Orange Games (2016) Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 8 & up Playing time: 15 – 20 min In Kingdomino, you are a lord seeking new lands in which to expand your kingdom. You must explore all the lands, including wheat fields, lakes, and mountains, in order to spot the best plots, while competing with other lords to acquire them first. The game uses tiles with two...

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Colt Express | On the Underground | Can’t Stop May 14, 2020

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First up we ride the rails to loot, dodge, and shoot in Colt Express Next up we ride the rails to lazily avoid walking even the tiniest block in On the Underground And lastly our dice are on rails up to the mountain peak in Can’t Stop Designed by: Christophe Raimbault Published by: Ludonaute (2014) Players: 2 – 6 Ages: 10 & up Playing time: 40 min In Colt Express, you are a bandit robbing a train...

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6 nimmt! | Roll Player | Tally Ho! May 07, 2020

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We deal out the bull while trying not to step in it in 6 nimmt! We use snake eyes and boxcars to make the perfect character in Roll Player We ponder who’s hunting whom in Tally Ho! Designed by: Wolfgang Kramer Published by: AMIGO (1994), 25th Anniversary Edition published in 2019 Players: 2 – 10 Ages: 8 & up Playing time: 45 min In 6 nimmt!, you’re dealt a hand of 10 cards from a deck of 104 cards.

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Sushi Go! | Nations: The Dice Game | Tock Apr 29, 2020

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First up we try to be the best at slicing, wrapping and dipping in wasabi in Sushi Go! Next we one up our neighbors by rolling up impressive wonders in Nations: The Dice Game And lastly we go round and round and all the way back and round again in Tock Designed by: Phil Walker-Harding Published by: Gamewright (2014) Players: 2 – 5 Ages: 8 & up Playing time: 15 min In Sushi Go!, you are eating at a...

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Dizzle | Lewis & Clark | Humm…ble Apr 22, 2020

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Designed by: Ralf zur Linde Published by: Schmidt Spiele & Stronghold Games (2019) Players: 1 – 4 Ages: 8 & up Playing time: 20 min In Dizzle, players place dice on their game sheet in locations with matching pips. Each round, players take turns selecting randomly rolled dice from the center of the table, and the next die they take must be placed adjacent to other dice on their sheet.

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Clickbait | Roll for the Galaxy | Matter of Fact Apr 15, 2020

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We make great ad slogans for stuff like a Candy Crush Rehab Clinic in Clickbait We dominate the Milky Way through our brilliant wielding of …Dice? in Roll for the Galaxy We discover how many trivia questions is too many in Matter of Fact Designed by: Reiner Knizia Published by: Big Potato (2018) Players: 3 – 8 Ages: 14 & up Playing time: 20 min In Clickbait players compete to write the flashiest...

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