Which Game First: A Board Game Podcast

Which Game First: A Board Game Podcast


Food Truck Champion | Age of Steam | In a Pickle

December 01, 2019

First up we fire the fast fryer and speed our way to becoming the most popular provender provider in Food Truck ChampionNext we’re cut throat pioneers blazing an iron trail across the plains in Age of SteamAnd lastly the metaphors fly as we squeeze big concepts into little words with In a Pickle

Food Truck Champion

Designed by: Nicole Jekich, Luke TurpeinenPublished by: Daily Magic Games (2017)Players: 2 – 5Ages: 8 & upPlaying time: ~ 60 Min

In Food Truck Champion, you are the owner of a of a new food truck eager to make your mark with great food and fast service.

Hire staff, shop for the best ingredients, and prepare tasty dishes to complete orders and earn critical awards!

Each completed order gives you a popularity token that allows you to expand one of the areas of your truck.

At the end of the day the owner with the most popularity is declared the Food Truck Champion!

Age of Steam

Designed by: Martin WallacePublished by: Winsome Games (2001)Deluxe Edition by: Eagle-Gryphon Games (2019)Players: 1 – 6Ages: 13 & upPlaying time: ~ 120 min

In Age of Steam, players relive the era when pioneering railroads built the tracks that transformed the world as steam-belching iron horses roar across the land!

The cut-throat action will challenge you to…

– Finance both the most extensive track network and the most powerful locomotives!– Beat the opposition to the most lucrative shipments!– Earn enough money to pay your aggressive creditors!

The game ends after a set number of turns and the player with the most profit and the best network of track wins!

In a Pickle

Designed by: Joyce Johnson, Colleen McCarthy-EvansPublished by: Gamewright (2004)Players: 2 – 6Ages: 10 & upPlaying time: ~ 20 min 

Does a sofa fit in a shopping cart? It all depends on how you size it up in this game of creative thinking and outrageous scenarios. Try to win a set of cards by fitting smaller things into bigger things – a baby goes in a bathtub, which is in a house, in Hollywood. Play the fourth word card to claim a set,unless one of your opponents can trump with a larger word. The player with the most sets at the end is the winner.