First Player Token, a short board game review show

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

Podcasting since 2020 • 77 episodes

First Player Token, a short board game review show

Latest Episodes

73. Game Cabin in the Woods

In this episode, we spend a weekend in a cabin in the woods and play a whole lot of board games! A few friends and I recently spent a weekend playing board games at a cabin we rented in Cedars of Lebanon State Park. We played the board games th...

May 01, 2026 • Episode 73 • 40:18

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72. Club Spooky (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 ...

April 01, 2026 • Episode 72 • 10:43

71. Gaming with a Three-Year-Old

In this episode, we put the spotlight on the preschooler with twelve games that are fun to play with a three-year-old! I’ve been on a quest to find board games that the three-year-old can play and enjoy and that don’t drive the rest...

March 01, 2026 • Episode 71 • 28:30

70. Unmatched 2025 Tournament (Part 2)

In this episode, we complete our quest to find out which fictional character is the ultimate fighter in our 2025 Unmatched tournament! To run the tournament, I identified our 16 most-played Unmatched heroes, then set up some bracket...

February 01, 2026 • Episode 70 • 40:49

69. Imhotep

In this episode, we travel back to ancient Egypt, build some pyramids, and compete to be the pharaoh’s favorite architect in Imhotep. Imhotep was said to be the architect of the step pyramid in Djoser, rising 200 feet tall, the earl...

December 15, 2025 • Episode 69 • 7:18