What's better than being your own boss? Being your own boss in an incredibly dangerous endeavor! We're just a normal group of fledgling heroes trying to make our way in the world but it's not free so first we have to build some capital. This week, we're playing Freelancers: A Crossroads Game by Donald Shults and published in 2023 by Plaid Hat 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 ..read more

What's the best part before taking a trip? Planning the trip obviously. You need spread sheets and brochures/websites, a good concept of time management and a reasonable expectation of your groups capabilities. Paxton, Kiwi, and bP put their skills to the test as we play Josh Wood's Let's Go! To Japan published in 2024 by AEG. 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 ..read more

It's natural for humans to be lazy and subjugate animals to do their work for them. But what if those animals were mythical ... and if they were dragons? Well, of course we would. It's either that or be dragon food. This week we're playing Flamecraft, designed by Manny Vega and published by Cardboard Alchemy in 2022. 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 ..read more

On my own!!!! Just kidding, we're not going to relive a Kiwi solo episode and watch him slowly spiral into madness. No, instead we're all going to a explore and set out on our own Expeditions. A game published in 2023 by Stonemaier Games and designed by Jamey Stegmaier. 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 ..read more

It's an island full of rabbits .. you know so they can pull one out of a hat! Kiwi will see himself out. Coney is our game this week, published in 2024 by Little Rocket Games and designed by Giampaolo Razzino.  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 ..read more

We put on our City Planner hats, got our clip boards, and worked together to build a bunch of cities. That's right, you guessed it, we're playing Between Two Cities. Designed by Matthew O'Malley and Ben Rosset, then published by Stonemaier Games in 2015. 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 ..read more

Well ... maybe not two, because all four of our hosts are playing Formosa Tea published by Tasty Minstrel Games in 2019. It was designed by Chu-Lan Kao. 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 ..read more

When did paladins get associated so heavily with tabletop roleplaying games? Why do they have a holy aspect to them? Is there a modern day paladin? We have no idea, and we don't answer any of those questions in this podcast. BUT, we do this week is play Paladins of the West Kingdom by S. J. MacDonald and Shem Philips. It was printed by Garphill 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 ..read more

Nope, not cotton. But we are playing Tapestry. Stonemaier Games published this in 2019 and it was designed by Jamey Stegmaier.  While not announced during the episode, we are going to bringing this podcast to a close on our 5th anniversary. We will continue our regular weekly publishing until that time. We appreciate each and everyone of you that has listened over the years and we hope you'll stick with us for these last 3 months. Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Unt ..read more

Humans are gone and the Bees have grown to human sized but they're still bees. But now they are SPACE BEES!!!! We're playing Apiary this week. It was designed by Connie Vogelmann and published in 2023 by Stonemaier 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 ..read more