This week we're going to be on time! We cover days 3 and 4 of GenCon this week, and we'll be back to our regular programing next week. .... In this episode we talk about: Galaxy Trucker, Raccoon Tycoon, Paris: Eiffel, Honey Buzz, Tumble Town, Mariposas, Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 [No Spoilers], The Sherlock Files: Vol 4 [No Spoilers], Too Many Bones, and a little bit of Dungeons and Dragons. Plus a few statistics and our hosts final thoughts. Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

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Ep 115: GenCon / CamelCon 2021 Part 2

Due to some scheduling issues we were finally able to sit down and talk about the games we played during GenCon 2021 and what we saw. Those same scheduling issues also caused our 12 hour publishing delay. This is all on Eric. If you didn't download this on the day it dropped this is all transparent for you though .... In this episode we talk about: Sushi Go, Bosk, Merchants of the Dark Road, Lost Ones, Air, Land, and Sea: Critters at War, Vivid Memories, Fire in the Library, Sleeping Gods, Bargain Quest, Kitchen Rush, Tiny Town, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Juicy Fruits, Eleven, Ten, Whirling Witchcraft, Now or Never, Fast & Furious, Picture Perfect, Rorschach, Crimes and Capers, Gudetama, and Floor Plan. Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

Ep 114: GenCon / CamelCon 2021 Part 1

Who puts ponds in the front yard and a mother-in-law suite that can only be accessed from outside the house, through said pond? Who professes their love of floor plans? Find out this week as bP and Kiwi play Floor Plan designed by Marek Tupy and published in 2019 by Deep Water Games. Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

Ep 113: I wipe the floor with you!!

Eric and Kait plus a few new guests become 90s high school students (once again) as they bring Crimes and Capers: High School Hijinks to the table. This cooperative game was designed by Juliana Morena Patel and Ariel Ruben, published in 2021 by Renegade Games! Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

Ep 112: Nineties Sitcom Nostalgia

Kiwi can't help himself. It's jealously really, he wishes he had even a quarter of the ability of Mr. Klemens Franz when it comes to creating artwork. But he doesn't, he doesn't even have 1% of the ability. Eric decided he'd go camping and not bring any games to play, so instead Kiwi and bP flip the script and bring the Uwe Roseberg game Caverna: Cave Vs Cave to the virtual table. Published in 2017, by then Mayfair and now Asmodee, this is a 2-player rework of his game Caverna: The Cave Farmers. Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!  

Ep 111: Sorry, Mr. Franz

Do yourselves a favor, before you listen to this podcast, take 5 minutes and hop on YouTube. Search for "Randy Savage Cream Will Rise to the Top". You're welcome. bP and Kiwi square off as wrestling beetles in the 2021 BoardGameTables.com release, Kabuto Sumo, designed by Tony Miller! For those traveling to GenCon, be safe out there! Wear your mask, wash your hands, socially distance, and fist bumps for the win! Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

Ep 110: Ooooohhhh, you‘re going down brother!

We know how it ends. We're building our very own Scottish landscape in Isle of Skye by Alexander Pfister and Andreas Pelikan. Published originally by Mayfair Games in 2015 and now with Asmodee. See how we do with our second Pfister game! Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!  

Ep 109: If it‘s not Scottish ...

We must be cautious. Unless of course .. we are the scum and/or villains that Obi Wan was speaking of. This week, we played Star Wars: Outer Rim designed by Corey Konieczka and Tony Fanchi, published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2019. Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

Ep 108: Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy.

Kiwi does a really bad Jimmy Stewart impression and an even worse Louis Armstrong impression. Let's just say, Kiwi isn't going to be a SNL cast member anytime soon. Our trio plays It's a Wonderful World designed by Frédéric Guérard and published by La Boîte de Jeu in 2019. Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

Ep 107: Jimmy Stewart, Eat Your Heart Out!

Have you ever sat down and wondered ... if Alice from Alice in Wonderland and the mythical (or real, depending on your perspective) Bigfoot were to face off in a battle to the death ... who would win? We certainly did! This week, Eric and Kiwi sit down to find out as they play Unmatched by Rob Daviau and Justin Jacobson published by Restoration Games! Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

Ep 106: Round One ... Fight!

No, I don't have a board game problem. I have a shelving storage problem! And if it's my problem, now it's bP's problem! This week we're playing Shelfie Stacker from Shem Phillips and published by Arkus Games! Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

Ep 105: The Game Where Kiwi Gets Seen

... little ball of fur! Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr purr purr! This week we're playing Calico by Kevin Russ published by AEG and Flatout Games. Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

Ep 104: Soft kitty, warm kitty ...

And now that we have your attention ... PANIC!!! Just kidding, don't panic. Or maybe panic, we don't know your situation. Whatever it is, you got this and you'll figure it out. Anyway, we're playing Nine Tiles Panic this week by Jens Merkl and Jean-Claude Pellin. It was published by Oink Games in 2019. Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

Ep 103: This is a test, this is only a test

Hail to the King! No, the A doesn't stand for Ash and there is no Evil Dead we have to fight with the Necronomicon. Even though I DEFINITELY said the words! I said them! This week we're playing Adventure Mart designed by Sam Taylor, published in 2020 by DigiSprite and Hub Games! Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

Ep 102: Shop smart. Shop A-Mart!

There are giant cephalopods terrorizing mariners who wish to travel the open seas in search of vast treasures and wealth! What better way to gather up the treasure (and our Captains!) thrown overboard by a giant tentacle from the deep? With flags of course! This week, we're playing Crash Octopus, a dexterity game designed by Naotaka Shimamoto and published by itten Games. Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Until next week, play more games!

Ep 101: Verne was Right

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!

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