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First Turn Tabletop episodes

  • Ep 100: It's time for Syndication!!!
    We made it to our 100th episode! That means we can get syndicated on all the minor networks, our path to stardom is complete! We're bringing out one of favorite games in this weeks deep dive episode. It's Cat Lady by Josh Wood and published by AEG!
    Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at [email protected].  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!
    28 min
  • Ep 99: We all live in a yellow ... city?
    This week we're living the dream of every small child ... to start our own underwater nation! In this episode, we are playing Underwater Cities from Delicious Games and Rio Grande, designed by Vladimír Suchý.
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    35 min
  • Ep 98: Healthy Competition to fight Monsters
    This week we're playing Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef by Tim & Ben Eisner, published by Druid City Games! Find out who becomes the Hero of the Reef to protect us all against the monster attacks!
    Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at [email protected].  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!
    40 min
  • Ep 97: Game Over, Man! Game Over!
    Bill Paxton, often quoted but never emulated! Eric and Kiwi correctly state which movies this weeks game is based off of. bP on the other hand insists on a TV show. We still don't know why. We're playing Not Alone, published in the US by Stronghold Games in 2016, and designed by Ghislain Masson.
    Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at [email protected].  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!
    32 min
  • Ep 96: Guess what?
    EGG BUTT!! Hahahahaha!! No seriously, there's lots of egg butt in this week's game. Paxton is back, joining Kiwi and bP as they play Gudetama designed by Ben Eisner and Steve Ellis; published by Renegade Game Studios in 2019.
    Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at [email protected].  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!
    25 min
  • Ep 95: Lederhosen Cheese, Please!
    Who doesn't love being a cubed shaped animal? Well, we'll try almost anything once! This week, we head to the race track and play Renegade Game Studios' Cubitos by John D. Clair and published in 2021.
    Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at [email protected].  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!
    32 min
  • Ep 94: I'm a pirate, that I be!
    I sail me ship across the sea! I stay up late 'til half past three! Well not really, but sometimes? Let's be honest, we're getting old! This week we join a pirate crew and sail the seas in Forgotten Water by Mr. Bistro, J. Arthur Ellis, and Isaac Vega; published by Plaid Hat Games in 2020.
    Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at [email protected].  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!
    35 min
  • Ep 93: The Philospher's Stone
    What could possibly go wrong if we let Kait and bP run the episode and run rampant through a alchemist's lab making potions? Absolutely nothing, we're quite sure of it! This week, they play Potion Explosion by Stefano Castelli, Andrea Crespi, and Lorenzo Silva; published by Horrible Guild in 2015.
    Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at [email protected].  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!
    28 min
  • Ep 92: The 'The Adventure Zone' Board Game Podcast
    We're Reclaimers (not the band) who work for the Bureau of Balance, while we might not be Meryl, Magnus, or Taako sometimes they show up! Join us this week for ... THE ADVENTURE ZONE!!!! We're playing The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance, a McElroy family inspired board game designed by Keith Baker and Jennifer Ellis from Twogether Studios!
    Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at [email protected].  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!
    38 min
  • Ep91: We Choo Choo Choose You!
    Get it? It has a train on it? Yeah, still not a visual medium. This week it's our 2nd Anniversary! That's right, we've been doing this for 2 years! We played Colt Express by Christophe Raimbault and published by Ludonaute! We're also joined by Kait while we all talk about what we love about Colt Express in this deep dive episode! (So spoiler I guess ... we love Colt Express).
    Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at [email protected].  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!
    35 min

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First Turn Tabletop Thoughts: Where three friends play board games for the first time and discuss our immediate reactions. It’s like book club … but for board games!