leisure
Hosted by Derek Bruff · leisure · EN
a short podcast for folks who enjoy playing board games with family and friends
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Booking probability
32%
Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchFirst Player Token is hosted by Derek Bruff. The show has published 61 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "68. Hollywood 1947" (10 November 2025, 21 minutes), "Unmatched 2025 Tournament (Part 1)" (4 October 2025, 37 minutes), and "66. Sky Team" (7 September 2025, 21 minutes).
First Player Token publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 18 minutes across 61 episodes.
Booking probability for First Player Token is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. First Player Token requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. First Player Token's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for First Player Token are Fitness, Golf & Recreation. First Player Token has a leisure audience.
Derek Bruff hosts First Player Token, a leisure podcast with 61 episodes published.
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Episode #68
In this episode, we make some movies while accusing our friends and coworkers of being communists in Hollywood 1947.Hollywood 1947 is the latest entry in the Dark Cities line from Façade Games publisher and designer...
Episode #67
It just was over two years ago when we covered the game system called Unmatched here on the podcast. In Unmatched by Restoration Games, two players battle, each with a different hero that has their own unique deck of 30...
Episode #66
In this episode, we work together to find out just how hard it is land an airplane in Sky Team. Sky Team is a 2023 game designed by Luc Rémond with art by Eric Hibbeler and Adrien Rives published by Montreal-based...
Episode #65
In this episode, we grab our binoculars and our field guides to go birdwatching in Wingspan. Wingspan is a 2019 game designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and published by Stonemaier Games. Most days, if you ask me what my...
Episode #64
In this episode, we plant a prize-winning vegetable garden while dodging tedious neighbors in Mr. Cabbagehead’s Garden. Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden is a solo game designed by Todd Sanders first released in 2016 as a...
Episode #63
In this episode, I play capture the flag with seven of my friends in Challengers! Challengers! is 2022 game for 2 to 8 players designed by Johannes Krenner and Markus Slawitscheck and published by Z-Man Games with art...
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Our last episode on second editions of the games Santorini and Tortuga 1667 reminded me about another second edition of a family favorite game that’s out now: Parks designed by Henry Audubon and published by Keymaster...
Episode #62
In this episode, we go back to the island in second editions of podcast favorites Santorini and Tortuga 1667! Santorini: Pantheon Edition takes the original Santorini and its “Golden Fleece” expansion and presents them...
Episode #61
In this episode, we conspire together to take out one of the worst evils of the 20th century in Black Orchestra! Black Orchestra is a 2016 cooperative game for 1 to 5 players designed by Phillip duBarry with art by...
Episode #60
In this episode, we sail the high seas on our Viking ships to establish trading routes and not pillage in Knarr! Knarr is a 2023 game designed by Thomas Dupont with art by Antoine Carrion published in the US by...
Episode #59
In this episode, we work together to tell the story of how a religion changes over the centuries in… Keep the Faith! Keep the Faith is a storytelling game for 2 to 5 players about religions in transition. Each player...
Episode #58
Today we have a FIRST PLAY review of Everdell Duo, a 2025 game designed by James and Clarissa Wilson with art by Andrew Bosley and Enggar Adirasa, published by Tabletop Tycoon. The game is a two-player version of the...
Episode #57
In this episode, we gather around an African watering hole to see who can chase away the most animals in Kariba! Kariba is about animals gathering around an African watering hold, so the cards are all elephants and...
Episode #56
In this episode, we fight zombies and frostbite and maybe stab our friends in the back in Dead of Winter! In Dead of Winter, a 2014 game designed by Isaac Vega and Jonathan Gilmour with art by Fernanda Suarez, players...
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In this bonus episode, I share an extended cut of my recent interview with Jonathan Chaffer, designer of the Holiday Hijinks series of 18-card escape room games. Jonathan had a lot to say about the design constraints he...
Episode #55
In this episode, we save Christmas and a lot of other holidays from potential catastrophe in Holiday Hijinks! Holiday Hijinks is a line of 18-card holiday-themed escape room games designed and illustrated by Jonathan...
Episode #54
In this episode, we load up our donkey carts with fruit to deliver around the island in Finca! In Finca, players take on the role of farmers at harvest time on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Move your farmers around...
Episode #53
Today we have a FIRST PLAY review of Sirens, a 2024 game for two players designed by Art Casey with illustrations by Gabi Naftaly and published by Envy Born Games. In Sirens, players take on the role of the sirens of...
Episode #52
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...
Episode #51
In this episode, we build the technologies and societies needed to fight climate change in Daybreak!
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