223: The Mother Road: Route 66 | Foundations of Rome | Mount Drago

What this episode covers

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 press the gas pedal and our luck in The Mother Road: Route 66Next: We build up rome and our architectural reputations in Foundations of RomeAnd lastly: We race our winged beasts across peaks on card power in Mount Drago The Mother Road: Route 66 Designed by: Sid Sackson, Rick SouedPublished by: Eagle-Gryphon Games (2022)Players: 1 – 4Ages: 9 & upPlaying time: 20 – 40 minutes The Mother Road: Route 66 is a press-your-luck race on that famous stretch of road, Route 66. On their turn, players will roll 4 dice, and divide the rolls up into pairs. The player then uses the results to move the cars of those numbers. So if you roll say a 4 a 4 a 3 a 3, you can choose to make those a pair of 7’s , or a 8 and a 6. You would then choose to move the 7 car twice, or the 8 car plus the 6 car one space each. It is a press of your luck game, so feel free to keep rolling until you choose to stop and mark your positions on the lines, OR crash the car on RT 66 by making a roll where you can’t move your cars anymore, and start over. The goal is to be the first player to move your car to the end of the number line, and score the most points. Players who are close enough to the end of the line can possibly score second place points on that line. Once 6 of the number lines are completed, the game ends and points are totaled. Player with the highest total wins, and becomes King of the Road! Foundations of Rome Designed by: Emerson MatsuuchiPublished by: Arcane Wonders (2022)Players: 2 – 4 (5)Ages: 13 & upPlaying time: 60 – 90 minutes Foundations of Rome is a city-building board game which puts you into the role of an architect competing to own land and build magnificent structures! Players are randomly assigned starting positions on the city grid. And take 1 of 3 actions on their turn: * Take Income – get 5 coins + extra coins for buildings they control in the city * Buy a Lot – from the market, pay the coin, some are more expensive than others (on a line) * Construct a Building – if you own the spaces, you can build a building up that size lot. A player can also build over a building they already built, so long as it is at least one size bigger. This continues for 3 rounds. At the end of each round, players score for citizens, score building bonuses, and collect coins. Some icons allow for a player to score points on buildings adjacent to theirs – basically using other players’ buildings to enhance their scores. And of course, there are BONUS points available for having the highest totals in these categories. The player with the most glory points is appointed leader of the new Senate, and wins the game, and who knows they might just take a stab at becoming the new Ceaser. Oh wait, bad joke, too soon? Mount Drago Designed by: Leo ColoviniPublished by: Schmidt Spiele (2011)Players: 2 – 5Ages: 8 & upPlaying time: 30 minutes Mount Draco is a sort of hybrid – it’s a race game, but not really, and it’s a worker placement game, but not really. A bit hard to pinpoint, but regardless, here’s how it goes.

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