249: The Hobbit There and Back Again | BOOM! Patrol | VOLT
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The episode explores three board games including The Hobbit: There and Back Again, BOOM! Patrol, and VOLT.
Welcome to Which Game First where we boldly explore the hilariously huge world of board games. Did we unearth any hidden treasures you’ve been missing out on? Let’s find out! First up: We are “going on an adventure” roll and write style in The Hobbit: There and Back Again Next: We program our tanks and let them loose in the arena in BOOM! PatrolAnd lastly: We amp up our game, that’s watt we’re here for in VOLT The Hobbit: There and Back Again Designed by: Reiner KniziaPublished by: Office Dog / Asmodee (2025)Players: 1 – 4Ages: 10 & upPlaying time: 30 minutes The Hobbit: There & Back Again is a competitive adventure game in which players draft dice to make pathways, collect resources, and perform actions that help them to reach their chapter goal. Each of the players has their own adventure board book open to the same chapter of the game, and they play in turn order starting with the shortest player. That player rolls all of the dice, then selects one, then the next player selects one, and so on until all dice have been chosen, at which point the next player rolls all the dice once again. With your chosen dice, you use a dry-erase pen to mark…
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