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Which Game First: A Board Game Podcast
by Which Game First
We all know that board games are the cornerstone of every great civilization.Now finally, as never before, there’s a podcast that can help you discover which games to play!Celeste DeAngelis hosts the panel of intrepid game explorers and designers Mike Grenier, Ed Povilaitis, Evan Bernstein and Joe Unfried. Each episode they explore the hilariously huge world of board gaming, unearthing the gems and the junk.
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254: Bites | Euphoria | Ship of Treasures
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 go marching one by one, eating food along the way in BitesNext up: We unite the workers of the future world whether […]
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252: Up or Down | Popcorn | L.L.A.M.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 up: We elevate our spirits and press all the buttons at once in Up or Down?Next: We navigate sticky floors and lobby doors in […]
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251: Origin Story | Sanctuary | Hammer 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 up: We craft custom superheroes to prepare for the climactic battle in Origin StoryNext: We save animal species by creating beautiful habitats in SanctuaryAnd […]
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250: River Valley Glassworks | Sheriff of Nottingham | OUTFOX the FOX
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 gather stones from water in a particular order in River Valley GlassworksNext: We deal in legal goods while striking up the contraband […]
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249: The Hobbit There and Back Again | BOOM! Patrol | VOLT
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 “going on an adventure” roll and write style in The Hobbit: There and Back Again Next: We program our tanks and let […]
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248: Fliptoons | The White Castle | Zookeepers
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 line up the animals for the ultimate audition in FliptoonsNext: We garner favors at the imperial court through the work of our […]
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247: A Place for All My Books | The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship | That’s Not a Hat
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 turn the pages and grow a spine in A Place for All My BooksNext: We forge a bond to destroy the One […]
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246: Moonshine | Ink | LUZ
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 speak easy and carry a large jug in MoonshineNext: We balance art with strategy, and the well goes deep in InkAnd lastly: […]
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245: Mojo | Exhibition: 20th Century | Skull King
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 are dumping our cards while getting in the groove in MojoNext up: We revisit the 20th century one playing card […]
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244: Wandering Towers | Nature | Organized Crime
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 our wizards and make our potions in Wandering TowersNext: We try to keep our herds fed, and our enemies at bay in […]
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243: Paper World | Pergola | Digit Code
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 travel the world to create beautiful landscapes in Paper WorldNext: We make the perfect garden of insects, flowers, and frogs in PergolaAnd […]
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242: Super Mega Lucky Box | Luxor | NinJan
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 think outside the box while putting numbers inside the box in Super Mega Lucky BoxNext up: We explore the ruins of the […]
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241: Oh My Pigeons! | Cat In The Box | Bunny Boom
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 flock together like birds of a feather in Oh My Pigeons!Next: We make really big bids and hope it does the trick […]
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240: Diced Veggies | Gnome Hollow | The Ungame
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 slice and dice so the recipes come out nice in Diced VeggiesNext up: We create rings of humongous fungus among […]
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239: Flip 7 | Hooky | Logger
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 our luck with every new card dealt in Flip 7Next: We spell out names five letters at a time in HookyAnd […]
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238: The Gang | Endeavor: Deep Sea | Beat Detroit
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 take on the house in a cooperative game of poker in The GangNext: We explore the depths of the ocean in search […]
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237: Easy Peasy | Bomb Busters | Rollecate
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 mind our P’s and Q’s … well mostly our Peas in Easy PeasyNext: We cut the blue wire … no wait, the […]
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236: Cat Café | Undergrove | Splash Down
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 make a bee-line, with felines, up the treelines in Cat CaféNext: We look for the humongous fungus among us in UndergroveAnd lastly: […]
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235: Festival | NEOM | The Great Split
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 light up the city sky with colorful fireworks in FestivalNext: We’re planners of the future competing to build the most impressive city […]
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234: Superstore 3000 | Imhotep | NMBR 9
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 travel forward in time so we can shop in a mall from the 1990’s in Superstore 3000Next: We build pyramids to honor […]
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233: Annual Firsties Awards
Welcome our Annual Firsties Award Show. It is a look back at board gaming in 2024, where we review our reviews, thereby awarding some very special board games with the accolades they most certainly earned. Best Strategy Game – This Award goes to the game that keeps you up late at night, wondering what strategy you’ll […]
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Challengers! | Rallyman: DIRT | Finca
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 use a cast of strange creatures to capture trophies in Challengers! Next: We roll the dice and hit the gas in Rallyman: DIRTAnd […]
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Odin | Refuge | Umbrella
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 just how many Vikings can duke it out at once in OdinNext: We go for a stroll, then duck for […]
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Inori | Roam | Vault
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 let our spirits soar, and gain colorful favors in InoriNext: We help sleepwalkers awaken to a world of dreams in RoamAnd lastly: […]
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229: High Season | SpellBook | Paris Connection
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 sharpen our pencils to fluff pillows, await guests in High Season: Grand Hotel Roll & WriteNext: We gather Materia and feed our […]
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228: Gardeners | Crossbows & Catapults | The Lunar Dial
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 we plant flowers for the king, or become mulch ourselves in GardenersNext: We hurl devastating weapons and deadly insults as the walls […]
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227: Haiclue | Hydroracers | Crypt
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 invent definitions one random word at a time in HaiclueNext: We’re ace pilots in gambling our way to the finish line in […]
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226: The Shipwreck Arcana | Metro | 12 Chip Trick
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 try to dodge drowning by outsmarting fate in The Shipwreck ArcanaNext: We lay down tracks for the longest ride we can in […]
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225: Castle Combo | Harmonies | Time Masters
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 our palace staff running smoothly one flipped card at a time in Castle ComboNext: We provide a rainbowy paradise for our furry […]
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224: Dungeon Scrawlers | Flutter | Engaging 24 Game
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 find out if the dry erase pen is mightier than the sword in: Dungeon ScrawlersNext: We put the petals to the meadow in: […]
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223: The Mother Road: Route 66 | Foundations of Rome | Mount Drago
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 […]
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222: Fromage | GrumbleStone | Con Sonar!
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 seek tangy prestige as we age cream to stinky perfection in FromageNext: We take rock monsters to polyominoes heights in GrumbleStoneAnd lastly: […]
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221: Trailblazers | Tiny Turbo Cars | Junior Executive
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 and deal a path to the great outdoors in TrailblazersNext: We peel out and puzzle our way to the finish […]
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220: Looot | The Fox Experiment | Billabong
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 ravage the English countryside to build our Viking homesteads in LoootNext up: We attempt to raise strong and loveable kits for SCIENCE! […]
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219: Whale to Look | MLEM: Space Agency | Rage
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 cruise for Orca sightings on a card filled sea in Whale to LookNext: It’s 2075 and we’re cats in charge of the […]
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218: Streets | Amun-Re | Trick of the Rails
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 trying our hand at urban development one tile at a time in StreetsNext: We show the gods how much our royal blood […]
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217: Bristol 1350 | Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig | Goats’ Day Out
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 try to catch the last cart out of town as we scramble away from black death in Bristol 1350 Next: We draft rather unique […]
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216: Piepmatz | Tiny Towns | Kingdoms
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 puff out our feathered chests for mating season as we scoop up seeds for the win in PiepmatzNext: We scramble for woodland […]
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215: Mutant Crops | Dog Park | Diceathlon
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 pesticide warnings be damned as we grow big in Mutant Crops Next: We collect the finest breeds of man’s best friend to take […]
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214: Unboxed | Tesseract | Now Boarding
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 dig up the ancient past to discover long forgotten games in UnboxedNext: We chip away at an ominous cube to save the […]
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213: Vaalbara | Rauha | Hypnosia
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 call on our tribesmen to settle the land in VaalbaraNext: We call forth our Shamen to shape the land in RauhaAnd lastly: […]
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Side Quest – Interview with iDventure on Cryptic Nature
Evan hosts Alexander, Christian and Tatsiana from the iDventure Team for an interview about their upcoming board game called Cryptic Nature. Check out the Kickstarter at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idventure-games/cryptic-nature
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212: Fika | Sky Team | Wizards of the Grimoire
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 try to outserve our fellow coffee shop owners one delicious cup and treat at a time in FikaNext: We partner up aiming […]
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211: For the King (and Me) | Santa Monica | Flaming Pyramids
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 slap our wigs on and jockey for jobs with our incompetent monarch in For the King (and Me)Next: We develop our beach front […]
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210: Rainforest | Solar Storm | Mountain Goats
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 build cradles of diversity one tile at a time to repopulate the ecosystem in RainforestNext: We deal cards and try not to […]
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209: Quirky Quarks | Expeditions | Balancing Aliens
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 smashing our way to success one particle at a time in Quirky QuarksNext: We see a chance for glory amid the wreckage of […]
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208: Don’t Go In There | Akropolis | Piratz
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 grab some d6’s and ignore our better judgment in Don’t Go In ThereNext up: We are long ago architects building […]
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207: Subtext Showdown | Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game | Flash Gordon
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 try to send brain waves of phrase to each other one card at a time in Subtext ShowdownNext: We roll to rally resources, […]
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206: Canvas | Forest Shuffle | Pocket Paragons
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 test our techniques as we stack our artistic styles in … CanvasNext: We take a stroll through lush greenery filled with deciduous denizens […]
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205: SteamRollers | Applejack | Spit!
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 roll dice to roll out our trains full of cargo in SteamRollersNext: We race to plant orchards but the real prize is […]
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We all know that board games are the cornerstone of every great civilization.Now finally, as never before, there’s a podcast that can help you discover which games to play!Celeste DeAngelis hosts the panel of intrepid game explorers and designers Mike Grenier, Ed Povilaitis, Evan Bernstein and Joe Unfried. Each episode they explore the hilariously huge world of board gaming, unearthing the gems and the junk.
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