Which Game First: A Board Game Podcast

First up we bulion our Pho’s by hot spicing their bowls in Ramen Fury Next we spin the gears to please the gods in a corniest of games… Tzolk’in And lastly the march of clues is relentless as we race to answer riddles first… in Clever Endeavor Ramen Fury @ 2:16 Tzolk’in @ 12:10 Clever Endeavor @ 22:54 Designed by: Forrest-Pruzan Creative, Prospero Hall Published by: Mixlore (2019) Players: 2 – 5...

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Mike catches up with game designer Stephen Terenzi to chat about the Boston FIG and his upcoming game Sprites: Battle Arena.

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First up we don our tinfoil hats to protect against wrong answers in Conspiracy Theory Trivia Board Game Next we can see clearly now right through the cards as we layer them into a brand new world in Mystic Vale And lastly the fake money flies as we scramble to risk it all in Russian Roulette Designed by: Stephen Barnes Published by: Neddy Games (2017) Players: 2 – 6 Ages: 14 & up Playing time: 30...

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First up can we clear cut our way to a fishing fleet while trying to maintain our beautiful way of life Nusfjord. Next we choose the course of our civilization as it grows through the ages in Tapestry. And lastly we take the classic dot counting game to the fourth dimension in Quad-Ominos. Designed by: Uwe Rosenberg Published by: Lookout Games & Mayfair Games (2017) Players: 1 – 5 Ages: 12 &

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Evan chats with Zach Connelly of Royal N. Games about game design, Kickstarter, and their latest game LOTS: A Competitive Tower Building Game.

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First up, we spark our steam engines to ratchet together our punk machines in Widget Ridge. Next, we the year is 1942, the world is on the brink of chaos as we command the forces of axis and allies in War Room. And lastly, we discover what divas Roman soldiers can be as we build our legions in The Cohort. Designed by: Ian Taylor, Shawn Martineau Published by:Furious Tree Games (2019) Players: 1...

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First up, we play an abstract game of push and pull and shove right off in SHŌBU. Next, we go head to head and fist to face as villians and heros with changeable dice in Kapow! And lastly, we solve mysteries the cosmically interconnected way … in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: Everything is Connected. Designed by: Manolis Vranas, Jamie Sajdak Published by: Smirk & Laughter Games (2019)...

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In this new Side Quest episode, Joe and Mike delve into the history of Shogi or Japanese Chess. The evolution of what we might call grid-based board games has had many twists and turns along the way, from the Gupta Empire of classical India to chess, checkers, reversi and other games we now find familiar. The Japanese game of Shogi, with one of the most exotic twists in this long and fascinating...

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First, we gain gold, castles, workers, or chickens in The Castles of Burgundy Card Game Next, we battle through the dim gas lit streets of old London in Sorcerer Lastly, we cut deals the old fashion way, with smiles and lies in Diplomacy Designed by: Stefan Feld Published by: Ravensburger (2016) Players: 1 – 4 Ages: 12 & up Playing time: 30 – 60 min In The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game...

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First up, we hunt for victory as a pack in Ultimate Werewolf Legacy Next, our strategies take flight to make the points soar in Wingspan And lastly, the old west gets wild as we strike out and defend our claims in The Cattlemen Designed by: Ted Alspach, Rob Daviau Published by: Bézier Games (2018) Players: 9 – 16 Ages: 14 & up Playing time: 60 min (per episode) In Ultimate Werewolf Legacy...

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