First Player Token

Derek Bruff
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First Player Token

A board game review podcast for people who enjoy playing games with family and friends

  1. Jonathan Chaffer (Designer Interview)

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    Jonathan Chaffer (Designer Interview)

    In this bonus episode, I share an extended cut of my recent interview with Jonathan Chaffer, designer of the Holiday Hijinks series of 18-card escape room games. Jonathan had a lot to say about the design constraints he faced in creating these games, more than I could fit in last episode's review of the series. If you're interested in tabletop game design, I think you'll find this interesting.Links:Back the newest Holiday Hijinks games on Kickstarter.Order the original Holiday Hijinks games f...

    22 мин.
  2. 55. Holiday Hijinks

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    55. Holiday Hijinks

    In this episode, we save Christmas and a lot of other holidays from potential catastrophe in Holiday Hijinks! Holiday Hijinks is a line of 18-card holiday-themed escape room games designed and illustrated by Jonathan Chaffer and published by Grand Gamers Guild. Each one offers the cooperative puzzle solving of an escape room in just 18 cards. There are nine games in the series currently, with names like The Cupid Crisis, The Turkey Trial, and The Groundhog Gambit. The newest Holiday Hijinks g...

    19 мин.
  3. 54. Finca

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    54. Finca

    In this episode, we load up our donkey carts with fruit to deliver around the island in Finca!In Finca, players take on the role of farmers at harvest time on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Move your farmers around the windmill to generate resources, collect colorful chunky fruit tokens, deliver fruit strategically around the island with your donkey cart... That's Finca in a nutshell. It's easy to teach, has beautiful art and components, and ramps up nicely to a very tense ending.Finca is on...

    13 мин.
  4. 53. Sirens (First Play)

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    53. Sirens (First Play)

    Today we have a FIRST PLAY review of Sirens, a 2024 game for two players designed by Art Casey with illustrations by Gabi Naftaly and published by Envy Born Games. In Sirens, players take on the role of the sirens of Greek myths, those creatures whose beautiful singing lured Odysseus’ sailors into the sea and to their doom. In the game, players draft cards to create musical symphonies, with the best symphonies enthralling those hapless sailors.This episode features an interview with Sirens de...

    20 мин.
  5. 52. Tír na nÓg (First Play)

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    52. Tír na nÓg (First Play)

    Usually when I review and recommend a board game here on the podcast, I’ve played that game at least ten times. That way I know the game well and I know it has some staying power. That means I usually review older games, but I like to play new games, too. So here’s a FIRST PLAY review of a new game that I think you might like!Today we’ll take a look at Tír na nÓg, a 2024 game for designed by Isaac Shalev and Jason Slingerland and published by Grand Gamers Guild. In Tír na nÓg, we journey into...

    18 мин.
  6. 51. Daybreak

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    51. Daybreak

    In this episode, we build the technologies and societies needed to fight climate change in Daybreak!Daybreak is a 2023 game published by CMYK and designed by Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace. In this cooperative board game, up to four players take on the role of world powers like the U.S. and China enacting climate action policies. The goal of the game is to cut carbon emissions before the planet gets too hot or too many communities are put into crisis. That sounds like a lot of heavy lifting...

    24 мин.
  7. 50. Five Games to Start Your Collection

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    50. Five Games to Start Your Collection

    In this episode, we celebrate four years (and 50 episodes) of the podcast by recommending my top five games to start your board game collection!I started First Player Token to provide some advice to people who like playing board games with family and friends but maybe get a little overwhelmed when shopping for board games at Target or Barnes & Noble. In the spirit of welcoming new people into the board game hobby, I have five games to recommend in this episode if you’re just starting your...

    19 мин.
  8. 49. Color Field (First Play)

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    49. Color Field (First Play)

    Usually when I review and recommend a board game here on the podcast, I’ve played that game at least ten times. That way I know the game well and I know it has some staying power. That means I usually review older games, but I like to play new games, too. So here’s a FIRST PLAY review of a new game that I think you might like!Today we’ll take a look at Color Field from 25th Century Games. Color Field is a 2024 game designed by Mondo Davis with art by Peach Benitez.Links:Buy Color Field on Ama...

    12 мин.
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A board game review podcast for people who enjoy playing games with family and friends

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    Derek Bruff
  • Годы выхода
    2020 - 2024
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