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 travel the world to create beautiful landscapes in Paper WorldNext: We make the perfect garden of insects, flowers, and frogs in PergolaAnd lastly: We unlock the solution using columns and rows in Digit Code



Paper World



Designed by: Alexandre Aguilar, Benoit TurpinPublished by: Lumberjacks Studio (2025)Players: 2 – 4Ages: 8 & upPlaying time: 15 minutes



Paper World is a tableau-building card game where players create a 3×3 grid of cards to form a landscape. On your turn, you can either take cards from a central area, taking all cards of the same color or value, or you can place cards from your hand into your landscape. When placing cards, they must be the same color as the card below them and in ascending numerical order. The goal is to collect stars from the cards in your landscape and by completing public objectives to have the most points at the end of the game.



Pergola



Designed by: Michał Gołąb Gołębiowski, Przemek Wojtkowiak Published by: Rebel Studio (2025)Players: 1 – 4Ages: 10 & upPlaying time: 45 – 60 minutes



In Pergola, you get to be a cheerful gardener, ready to bring your dream garden to life! Your mission is to plant a wonderful mix of flowers that will invite all sorts of charming insects to visit. Every decision you make will shape the beauty of your little garden oasis. So, roll up your sleeves and let your creativity bloom as you create a delightful haven in nature!



Pergola is a board game for 1-4 players that is centered around action drafting, tile placement, and set collection. Over the course of 15 turns, players choose a gardening tool from a central board, which grants them resources like plants and insects to place in their own garden. The chosen tool also determines a specific action the player must take, such as moving a frog, a water droplet, or an insect. The goal is to strategically arrange these elements in your garden to create various sets that will earn you points at the end of the game, with the player who has the most points being the winner.



Digit Code



Designed by: Shota HasuikePublished by: Playte (2025)Players: 2 – 5Ages: 8 & upPlaying time: 20 minutes



So just for reference, this is how to play the in-person version. On BGA where we played it, the code is set by the computer and we all have the chance to guess



Digit Code is a deduction board game for 2 to 5 players where the goal is to be the first to crack a hidden six-digit code. Each number in the code is represented by a digital clock-style display with seven segments. Players take turns asking a specific set of questions to the person who set the code, which can be about a number’s odd or even status, its value relative to an adjacent number, or whether a specific segment in the display is filled. By using logic to piece together the answers, players narrow down the possibilities until they are confident enough to make a guess, with the first correct guess winning the game.