Two Wood for a Wheat: Recent Episodes
Patrick Flannery
Two Wood for Wheat is a board game podcast. We review and criticize board games, diving deep into the strategies and mechanisms that make them great or make them forgettable.
Tony and Mitch discuss Tony's trip to Indianapolis for GenCon and talk about Rock Hard 1977 as well as other games player at GenCon 2024.
Pat & Tony return to deliver their top 10 games of 2023.
Solo Voidfall app: https://voidfall-33a59.web.app/
Thoughts on Ark Nova after 586 solo plays: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3245967/ranking-ark-novas-maps-after-586-solo-plays
00:01:38 Ark Nova
00:02:32 Marine Worlds
00:03:37 Wyrmspan
00:05:56 Artisans of Splendent Vale, Legacy of Dragonholt, Gloomhaven
00:08:05 Bloodstones
00:11:38 Pirates of Maracaibo, Maracaibo
00:27:33 Top 10
00:17:52 Faraway
00:20:00 Orichalchum, Queenz
00:20:14 Fit to Print
00:22:32 Nucleum
00:25:48 Pirates of Maracaibo
00:29:44 Alice's Garden
00:32:05 Federation, Calico
00:35:01 Junk Drawer
00:36:43 Daybreak
00:40:43 Forest Shuffle
00:45:28 Darwin's Journey... (wax seals, whoops)
00:50:00 Nucleum
00:52:07 Apiary
00:55:14 Evacuation
00:58:10 Nova Roma
01:02:07 Legacy of Yu
01:04:25 Hadrian's Wall
01:06:09 Rats of Wistar
01:09:44 War of the RIng: The Card Game
01:15:02 Life of the Amazonia
01:20:39 Voidfall, Imperium: Classics
01:27:39 Forest Shuffle, Nova Roma, White Castle, Revive
01:29:12 Evacuation
01:31:16 World Wonders
01:31:41 Age of Innovation, Freelancers
01:32:13 Horseless Carraige
01:33:49 Art Society
01:35:34 Earth
01:36:22 Blood on the Clocktower
Tony and Mitch discuss their games played at the 2024 Level Up Con in Woodbridge, NJ. Also, Tony and Mitch discuss their top 10 most antcipated games for 2024.
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Tony and Mitch discuss the games we didn't get to play in 2023. As well as discussion about PAX Unplugged 2023 in Philadelphia. What games did we want to play? Join us on this special episode.
Today is Two Wood for a Wheat's final episode of regularly scheduled programming and we go out with a critical flourish. We review and offer first impressions on eight hot games before diving deep into our understanding of the state of the hobby, and our continued stake in it as shaped by our time as gamers and our time on the podcast.
Thank you for listening with us for all these years. We hope to be back with more reviews whenever our passions can't keep us away from the microphone.
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00:00:50 Horror movie discussion (for those who are horror averse!)
00:05:05 Dedicating this last episode to Tina and Joyce, our wives
00:07:44 Apiary, Federation
00:08:14 FEATURE REVIEWS Mini-Review Extravaganza
00:08:46 Forest Shuffle
00:13:58 Nucleum
00:21:10 Dawn of Ulos
00:27:33 Point City
00:33:31 Bonsai
00:38:19 My Island
00:43:29 Hamburg
00:50:59 Voidfall
00:59:44 FEATURE DISCUSSION State of the Industry and our personal stake in it
01:05:11 Golem
01:05:46 Voidfall, Ark Nova, Nucleum
01:05:54 Point City, Fit to Print, My Island, Forest Shuffle
01:07:28 Underwater Cities, Woodcraft, Messina: 1347
01:07:33 A Feast for Odin, Agricola, Atiwa, Le Havre, Reykholt
01:07:37 Great Western Trail, Expedition to Newdale, Maracaibo
01:07:48 Pandemic, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Pandemic: Iberia, Pandemic: Legacy, Daybreak
01:07:57 Tekhenu, Tabannusi, Tawantinsuyu
01:08:03 Frosthaven, Gloomhaven, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
01:11:11 Revive, Earth
01:11:35 Legacy of Yu, Skymines, Splendor: Duel
01:15:43 Eclipse
Let's keep it simple. This is the 2023 Essen Top 10 Most Anticipated Games episode, the games that we're most excited for, many of which we'll play in 2024.
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00:01:34 Forest Shuffle
00:01:49 Pioneer Rails, WIld Tiled West
00:05:01 ESSEN 2023 TOP 10 MOST ANTICIPATED
00:05:34 Tucana: Builders
00:05:49 Santa Maria, The Magnificent, Revive, Trails of Tucana
00:06:59 Karuba
00:27:33 Aldebaran: Duel
00:09:55 Splendor: Duel
00:10:00 Ancient Knowledge
00:11:34 Celtae
00:12:11 Tabannusi
00:12:46 Apiary
00:14:37 Sankore
00:15:53 Teotihuacan, Tekhenu
00:16:15 Rats of Wistar
00:18:00 Apiary
00:18:55 A.R.T. Society
00:19:25 Modern Art, High Society
00:20:35 Pirates of Maracaibo, Orleans: Joan of Arc: Draw and Write,
00:23:13 Evacuation
00:23:29 Woodcraft, Messina: 1347
00:24:41 Kutna Hora
00:26:51 Nucleum
00:27:40 Evacuation
00:29:00 Age of Innovation, Terra Mystica, Gaia Project
00:30:38 Civolution
00:31:51 Planta Nurbo, Planta Nubo
00:32:36 Uh you mean Michael Kiesling? Azul, Heaven & Ale, A Feast for Odin, Agricola, La Granja, Cooper Island
00:33:45 Nucleum, Barrage, Brass
00:35:51 Tangram City
00:36:13 World Wonders
00:38:47 My City
00:40:22 Gaia Project, A Feast for Odin, Carpe Diem
00:42:53 HONORABLE MENTIONS
00:43:10 Patterns: A Mandala Game, Mandala
00:45:00 Arborea, Septima, The White Castle
00:45:13 The Hunt
00:45:58 Forest Shuffle, Three Ring Circus
00:46:10 Weimar: The Fight for Democracy, Watergate, Twilight Struggle
00:46:43 Kutna Hora
00:46:50 Skyteam
00:47:25 Bamboo
00:48:04 Pampero
00:48:25 Books of Time
00:48:35 Tekhenu, Tabannusi
00:48:44 Founders of Teotihuacan
00:49:15 Neotopia
00:50:18 Artemis Project
00:51:18 Nidavellier, Mstery of the Abby
00:51:24 Zoo Tycoon, NY Zoo
00:51:54 Tangram City
00:53:02 Bonsai
00:53:42 Emerge
00:54:29 Evenfall
00:55:38 Kelp
00:56:36 Amristar
00:57:44 Stressbotics
00:58:36 Sea Dragons
00:59:36 Barcelona
01:00:14 Lisboa
Extra! Extra! Step right up to the latest scoop on Two Wood for a Wheat!
Join us in the rollicking rumpus of the gaming parlors as we bring you the skinny on "Fit to Print," the real deal in real-time tile-laying amusements. It's a hootin' good time where you'll be puttin' together the front page of your weekend newspaper, not by the book, but with cunning and swiftness, the cat's pajamas of newspaper layout, if you will!
But hold on to your fedoras, folks, for that's not all she wrote! In the back pages, we're dishing on the bee's knees of gaming: time restrictions! We'll spill the beans on how these time tickers can turn your game on its head, and what it means for all you gaming jitterbugs out there.
So, gather 'round, you fine folks of leisure and strategy, and take a gander at "Fit to Print" and the time's-a-tickin' twist it brings to the table. This here edition's gonna be a real humdinger, packed with the lowdown on gaming antics and more!
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00:00:55 Baldur's Gate 3
00:01:27 Divinity: Original Sin
00:02:01 Diablo, Witcher, Skyrim
00:05:22 Harvest: 2nd Edition
00:09:37 Everdell, Creature Comfort, Root
00:16:18 Twilight Imperium 4
00:27:33 Eclipse
00:20:22 Nucleum
00:21:28 Barrage, Discordia, Hadrian's Wall
00:22:20 interstitial
00:23:26 Knarr
00:26:45 FEATURE REVIEW Fit to Print
00:26:56 Point Salad, Cascadia, Verdant, Calico
00:27:04 Tiny Towns, Wormholes
00:29:59 Galaxy Trucker
00:48:04 FEATURE DISCUSSION Timing Restrictions
00:48:57 Eclipse
00:51:17 War Machine
00:52:32 Gaia Project, Terra Mystica
00:53:32 A Feast for Odin
00:55:53 The Voyages of Marco Polo
00:59:06 Barrage
01:00:03 Orleans
01:01:15 Federation, Mosaic, Point City, Deep Dive
Today we're reviewing Tony's favorite game of GenCon, Forest Shuffle, a small box game card game with a big deck and an even bigger depth of play.
Then, we're discussing Card Cost Curves, how games with large decks structure the costs and benefits of their cards.
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00:00:52 FYFE
00:02:59 Nucleum
00:03:33 Barrage
00:04:49 Brass, Gaia Project
00:06:10 Underwater Cities
00:08:13 Hallertau, Discordia, Hadrian's Wall, Tapestry
00:27:33 Federation
00:17:05 FEATURE REVIEW Forest Shuffle
00:28:51 Race for the Galaxy
00:36:42 Living Forest, Meadow, Ecosystem
00:36:59 Ark Nova, Terraforming Mars
00:38:06 Race for the Galaxy
00:44:54 FEATURE DISCUSSION Card Cost Curves & Power
00:48:19 Ark Nova
00:53:39 Blood Rage
00:54:33 Magic the Gathering
00:58:16 Ark Nova: Marine
00:59:35 Forest Shuffle
01:02:10 Tyrants of the Underdark, Earth
01:02:45 Fit to Print, Point City, Deep Dive
Today's a special episode of Two Wood for a Wheat where we're joined by Jon Gortat, a great friend of the podcast.
Tony and Jon had a wonderful time at Gen Con and have so many games to tell us about.
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00:02:04 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ON TWO WOOD FOR A WHEAT PODCAST
00:04:14 Mosaic
00:05:50 Terraforming Mars
00:07:30 Empires of the Void II
00:12:12 Ark Nova, Beyond the Sun, Underwater Cities
00:14:00 2023 GEN CON ROUNDUP
00:14:21 3 Ring Circus, Forest Shuffle
00:27:33 Terraforming Mars, Wingspan
00:20:03 3 Ring Circus
00:25:25 Clank, Dune: Imperium
00:25:39 Wild Tiled West
00:25:53 Barenpark
00:28:25 Horseless Carriage
00:28:38 Betrayal at House on the Hill
00:28:50 Calico, Cascadia
00:28:58 Nocturne
00:30:53 Nidavellir
00:31:40 High Society
00:31:51 Ticket to Ride: Legacy
00:33:06 Point City, Point Salad
00:35:33 Spellbook
00:35:49 Splendor
00:36:29 Lacrimosa
00:38:47 Get on Board
00:40:12 The Fox Experiment
00:41:17 Bonsai
00:43:16 Nucleum
00:43:56 Barrage, Brass
00:44:40 Assault of the Giants
00:45:21 Pampero
00:46:55 Knight Fall
00:48:53 Kutna Hora
00:49:14 Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition
00:50:37 Jerusalem
00:52:39 Barcelona
00:53:07 Lisboa
The world is changed.
I feel it in the water.
I feel it in the earth.
I smell it in the air.
The opening words to the Lord of the Rings movies are a lot better than the opening words to the books. They prepare us for the changes brought on by a new age, to the rise of men and the fall of elves, and the shifting and forgetting of history, of great battles and small acts of bravery. It's all very Lord of the Rings. The book's opening lines are about Hobbiton getting excited for Bilbo's birthday party. Although they do introduce the "eleventy-first" to the english language, which makes it all a lot better.
So this is Pat and I am sort of a Lord of the RIngs fan (see the shirt I wore during my bachelor party on our Discord, and the shape of my wedding ring). So I am incredibly excited to review the War of the Ring: The Card Game, a chrome-riddled card game by Ian Brody about the Free Peoples and Shadow Forces battling for the fate of Middle Earth. There's tableau building, deck destruction, hard trade-offs in the multi-use cards, and fitful moments of bluffing and bluster. It's quite a thing.
We're looking at IP-based games, too, and the tension that they create against the design of the game. Fall too far into theme and you hit idiosyncracy and imbalance. Wade too shallowly and you risk plastering theme on for sales.
Anyways, listen in, and let us know your thoughts about it all below.
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00:03:53 FEATURE REVIEW War of the Ring: The Card Game
00:11:19 Battleline, Schotten Totten
00:14:23 Twilight Struggle
00:50:30 FEATURE DISCUSSION IP-Based Games
00:51:00 Red Rising, Fantasy Realms
00:51:48 Dune
00:27:33 Wonderland's War
00:54:32 Rex
00:54:54 Dune: Imperium
00:56:43 Game of Thrones: The Board Game
00:58:21 Marvel: United
01:00:11 Dogs of War, Barrage, Scythe
01:02:32 Ryan Laukat Games
01:03:45 Tainted Grail
Well, this somehow became the climate change episode, which now seems inevitable.
We review After Us, a post-apocalyptic deck builder with monkeys! Then, we discuss the evolution of apocalyptic themes in board games and how they serve to exorcise our anxieties about the present and near-future.
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00:05:44 Daybreak
00:09:22 City of Heroes
00:10:06 Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft
00:11:53 Catan Junior, CATAN
00:14:05 War of the Ring: The Card Game
00:16:19 Calico, Creature Comforts
00:27:33 Ticket to Ride, Splendor: Duel
00:18:55 FEATURE REVIEW After Us
00:21:16 Furnace, Tainted Grail
00:32:52 FEATURE DISCUSSION Apocalyptic Games and the Exorcism of Anxieties
00:36:02 Revive
00:37:00 Exodus Fleet
00:39:30 Daybreak, Pandemic
00:41:00 Cloudage, Radlands, Resurgence, Fallout
00:41:51 Ryan Laukat
00:42:46 Anachrony
00:43:19 Hit Z Road
00:43:34 Barrage
00:45:37 Bitoku, Arborea
00:46:01 Gloomhaven, Spirit Island
Shake Box. Shakey Boy Box. Randomness Plunger. Infinite Input Randomness Generator. What the hell do we call this thing?
Today we're reviewing Shake that City, the new city building game published by AEG with a box like no other. Nearly without fail, it produces a three-by-three grid of colored cubes to lay onto your city board. Does this box make a game? Come find out.
Along those lines, we discuss different design elements that engender input randomness.
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00:04:26 Frosthaven
00:05:29 War of the Ring: The Card Game
00:07:46 Just One
00:08:19 Concept
00:09:36 FEATURE REVIEW Shake that City
00:15:04 Tiny Towns
00:27:33 Calico
00:23:19 Tiny Towns
00:24:24 Planet Unknown
00:26:39 FEATURE DISCUSSION Design Elements that Engender Input Randomness
00:30:09 Amerigo
00:30:50 Race for the Galaxy
00:31:14 7 Wonders, It's a Wonderful World
00:33:28 War of the Ring: The Card Game
00:35:34 Underwater Cities, Woodcraft
00:36:15 Agricola
00:40:59 Tyrants of the Underdark, Dominion
00:41:16 Shakespeare
00:42:52 Lorenzo il Magnifico
00:43:37 Race for the Galaxy, Ark Nova
00:44:49 Terraforming Mars
00:46:00 Quacks of Quedlinberg, Orleans, Wonderland's War
00:47:51 7 Wonders: Duel
00:51:21 Argent the Consortium, It's a Wonderful Kingdom, Acquire
Today we answer the question, can a euro be too euro-y?
Also, we're discussing games that could have been an email AKA heavies that could have been mediums.
Looser edit today, folks. Pat's running on 8 total hours of sleep over two days and is aiming for a a base level functioning.
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00:02:39 Just One
00:02:47 Shake that City
00:04:22 War of the Ring: The Card Game
00:04:47 Quartermaster General (Dyslexia's a pain)
00:07:21 Bridge
00:09:42 It's a Wonderful World, Bunny Kingdom, A Feast for Odin
00:27:33 Ark Nova, Race for the Galaxy
00:13:29 Woodcraft
00:13:53 Kytes
00:14:20 Frosthaven (new character spoilers)
00:16:35 FEATURE REVIEW Sabika
00:30:12 Grand Austria Hotel
00:30:15 Lorenzo il Magnico
00:37:05 Perseverance
00:43:20 FEATURE DISCUSSION Heavy games that could have been medium games
00:43:48 Perseverance: The Castaway Chronicles
00:44:31 Vital Lacerda
00:46:13 Woodcraft, Tekhenu
00:48:39 Woodcraft
00:50:12 Golem
00:51:27 Barrage
00:52:22 A Feast for Odin
00:52:58 Horseless Carriage
00:55:03 Ready Set Bet
00:57:13 Shake that City
The Rococo period, which emerged in the early 18th century in Europe, was a highly ornamental and elegant artistic and architectural style that replaced the grandeur and formality of the Baroque era. Characterized by delicate and asymmetrical designs, pastel colors, and a focus on frivolity and pleasure, Rococo art sought to create a sense of lightness and enchantment. It celebrated the aristocratic lifestyle, depicting scenes of leisure, love, and nature, often incorporating elements of fantasy and mythology. The period's intricate decoration was seen in lavish interiors, furniture, sculpture, and painting, reflecting the tastes of the ruling elite. However, Rococo's emphasis on opulence and superficiality also drew criticism for its lack of substance and excessive indulgence, leading to its eventual decline in favor of more restrained Neoclassical styles.
Unlike this description, the game of Rococo is no more superficial and is incredibly full of substance. It is, however, an absolutely excessive indulgence, especially the overtly lavish deluxe edition.
Listen to our love letter to Rococo.
00:04:29 Bunny Kingdom
00:04:52 Carnival of Monsters
00:05:04 King of Tokyo
00:06:41 Kites
00:12:08 Project L
00:12:56 FEATURE REVIEW Rococo
00:27:33 Lancaster, Glen More II
00:33:48 Sabika, Bitoku
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"Welcome, dear listeners, to another riveting episode of Two Wood for a Wheat! Today, we delve into the mysterious realms of the new game sensation, Legacy of Yu, where strategy meets sorcery and dice rolls hold the fate of empires. Join us as we bravely navigate the treacherous waters of punishing board game mechanics, where victory is hard-won and defeat leaves you craving redemption. Grab your dice, sharpen your wits, and prepare for a wild ride through the lands of chance and strategy!"
At least that's what ChatGPT thought I should say when I got lazy and wanted it to write a summary for me. But the robots have not done their research.
Legacy of Yu is actually a solo deck building legacy game brought to you by Shem Phillips and illustrated by his brother Sam Phillips. One of us thinks it's one of the best solo games of the year while the other thinks something... else.
Well, then we're punishing ourselves with the elements of punishing games.
00:07:50 Bunny Kingdom
00:11:12 Ark Nova
00:13:22 Applejack, Earth, It's a Wonderful World
00:14:40 Frosthaven
00:16:24 FEATURE REVIEW Legacy of Yu
00:16:32 Raiders of the North Sea, ... of the West Kingdom, ... of the South Tigris
00:27:33 Pandemic
00:44:55 FEATURE DISCUSSION The Elements of Punishing Games
00:46:00 Agricola
00:46:15 Ark Nova
00:49:39 Barrage
00:51:58 Cosmic Frog
00:53:41 Blood Rage
00:55:13 Resurgence
00:57:42 Pandemic, Pavlov's House
01:00:10 Terra Mystica
01:04:21 Heaven and Ale
01:05:42 Food Chain Magnate
01:09:41 Argent the Consortium
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Reseal... research... reseat... reseau...? resect... reseda... ... reserve... RESET aha! That took a while -- who put so many words in this language? Now let's find Revive.
Today we are at it again with the Hotness. We're reviewing Revive, the new combo-chaining quasi-deck building game. Then we're discussing 'reset turns' in board games and how they toggle the pace of the game and the abilities of the player.
00:03:23 Applejack, It's a Wonderful World, A Feast for Odin, A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians
00:04:44 Underwater Cities: New Discoveries
00:05:09 Tyrants of the Underdark
00:05:34 Dune: Imperium, Great Western Trail
00:09:11 Goblin Vaults, Roll Player, Calico
00:13:23 FEATURE REVIEW Revive
00:27:33 The Magnificent, Santa Maria, Trails of Tucana, Automania
00:34:53 Endless Winter
00:40:22 FEATURE DISCUSSION Reset
00:40:51 Eclipse
00:41:31 Clans of Caledonia, Terra Mystica
00:41:58 Scythe
00:46:36 Anno: 1800
00:47:34 Space Station Phoenix
00:48:23 Everdell
00:49:58 Architects of the West Kingdom
00:50:59 Gloomhaven, Frosthaven
00:54:19 Sabika, Legacy of Yu
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Two Wood for a Wheat's B-sides are going on a hiatus. Come back next week on the A-side when we review Revive.
Happy Earth Day! In case it wasn't obvious, we're reviewing Earth, the new enormous-deck tableau building game. Then, we're discussing the benefits & pitfalls of big decks in board games.
00:01:06 Darwin's Journey
00:01:26 Maracaibo, Barrage
00:07:04 Splendor, Azul
00:08:44 Legacy of Yu
00:14:34 Calico
00:15:15 Revive
00:27:33 Tenpenny Parks
00:19:58 Gloomhaven: Jaws of hte Lion, Magic: The Gathering, Frosthaven
00:22:01 FEATURE REVIEW Earth
00:22:30 Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Ark Nova, Race for the Galaxy
00:53:38 FEATURE DISCUSSION Big Decks
00:53:48 Earth, Ark Nova, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Race for the Galaxy, It's a Wonderful World
00:54:58 Keystone, Magic: The Gathering
00:59:11 Race for the Galaxy: Expansion & Brinksmanship
00:59:43 Wingspan
01:01:34 Ark Nova
01:02:25 7 Wonders, Blood Rage, Underwater Cities
01:03:38 Lorenzo il Magnifico
01:04:17 Maracaibo
01:10:14 Sabika
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Mitch and Tony discuss the Klaus Teuber classic The Settlers of Catan.
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Today we review Alexander Pfister's reimplimentation of Mombassa, Skymines.
00:03:35 Gloomhaven: Digital
00:04:51 Tussie Mussie
00:07:04 Naturopolis, Sprawlopolis, Agropolis, Ultimopolis
00:09:06 Ark Nova
00:10:32 Earth
00:11:39 Splendor: Duel
00:27:33 Legacy of Yu, Revive
00:15:14 FEATURE REVIEW Skymines
00:15:15 Mombassa, Gaia Project
00:25:42 Resurgence
00:34:41 Mandala
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Today we're reviewing Splendor: Duel, a gem-infused two player engine building game redesigned by Bruno Cathala.
Then we're discussing what we find in the best duel games.
00:01:20 Splendor: Duel
00:01:27 Applejack, Nova Luna, Patchwork
00:05:29 Tiletum
00:07:09 Architects of the West Kingdom
00:08:23 Tigris & Euphrates
00:09:13 Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum
00:27:33 Frosthaven
00:13:07 Gloomhaven
00:14:08 FEATURE REVIEW Splendor: Duel
00:14:44 7 Wonders: Duel, Splendor
00:33:10 FEATURE DISCUSSION Duel Games
00:33:23 Magic the Gathering, Radlands
00:34:42 Duelosaur Island, Cosmic Encounter: Duel, Kingdomino: Duel, Yokohama: Duel, Bohnanza the Duel, Neuroship Hex: The Duel, Cthulhu Wars: Duel, Imhotep: The Duel
00:35:27 Agricola: All Creatures Big & Small, Caverna: Cave vs. Cave, Le Havre: Insland Port
00:36:38 7 Wonders: Duel
00:39:31 Saboteur: The Duel
00:40:02 Watergate, Twilight Struggle
00:43:04 It's a Wonderful World
00:43:57 Race for the Galaxy
00:46:15 Patchwork
00:47:28 Azul
00:48:48 Isle of Cats: Explore and Draw, The Isle of Cats
00:49:31 Mombassa, Skymines
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Mitch and Tony have a conversation about memorable board game moments.
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Today we review Atiwa, one of Uwe Rosenberg's newest games about balancing human expansion and forest growth in Ghana.
00:04:24 Anachrony
00:06:33 It's a Wonderful World, Race for the Galaxy
00:08:18 Isle of Cats: Explore and Draw, The Isle of Cats, Tiny Towns
00:08:51 Vegetable Stock
00:10:23 Horseless Carriage
00:17:34 FEATURE REVIEW Atiwa
00:27:33 A Feast for Odin
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Mitch and Tony review Obsession, a five year old board game about social climbing in Jane Austen's England. We examine both the mechanisms and what's made this game grow in popularity as time has gone on.
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The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife.The figures, dating from approximately the late third century BCE, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong County, outside Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. The figures vary in height according to their roles, the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which remained buried in the pits near Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum.
Also, uh, end-of-round bonuses are cool and change incentives.
00:02:13 Splendor: Duel, Splendor
00:03:01 It's a Wonderful World, Race for the Galaxy
00:03:18 Skymines, Obsession
00:03:47 Frosthaven
00:05:54 Harvest, Empyreal: Spells & Steam, Argent: The Consortium
00:08:28 FEATURE REVIEW Terracotta Army
00:08:37 Origins: First Builders, Nemesis, Lords of Hellas
00:09:31 Frostpunk
00:10:21 Underwater Cities
00:31:38 Bunny Kingdom
00:38:09 Tekhenu
00:39:07 Verdant
00:39:25 FEATURE DISCUSSION End-of-Round Objectives
00:43:28 Terra Mystica, Gaia Project, Terra Nova
00:46:19 Barrage
00:47:33 Wonderland's War
00:50:32 THE CONTEST: Win Ark Nova
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We're revealing our most anticipated games of 2023.
00:02:00 Unconscious Mind, Darwin's Journey, Horseless Carriage, Annunaki: Dawn of the Gods, Revive
00:02:48 Frosthaven (mild item spoiler)
00:04:38 Splendor: Duel, 7 Wonders: Duel, Splendor
00:06:11 Fyfe, Calico
00:08:36 Woodcraft: Roll & Write, Woodcraft
00:09:11 Creature Comforts
00:27:33 Everdell
00:11:04 FEATURE DISCUSSION Most Anticipated Games of 2023
00:12:36 Shake that City, Tiny Towns
00:14:15 Daybreak, Pandemic
00:15:52 Aelderman
00:17:14 Red Cathedral, White Castle
00:18:38 Pioneer Rails, The Guild of Merchants Explorers
00:19:40 Septima
00:20:14 Broom Service
00:21:11 Trickerion, Anachrony
00:21:44 The Fox Experiment
00:23:34 The Guild Academies of Valeria, Resurgence, Endless Winter
00:24:11 Paladins of the West Kingdom, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Explorers of the South Tigris, Scholars of the South Tigrs
00:25:48 Rolling Heights, Dead Reckoning, Empire's End, No Thanks!
00:27:05 Marvel: United, Marvel: Champions, Marvel: Age of Heroes
00:27:42 Lords of Waterdeep, Tyrants of the Underdark
00:29:36 Divinus
00:31:06 Shake that City, Tiny Towns
00:31:41 Bloodstone
00:33:03 Age of Comics: The Golden Years
00:35:28 Point Salad, Point City
00:36:44 Fit to Print
00:37:32 Destinies, the Dark Quarter
00:39:18 Daybreak, Pandemic, Terraforming Mars
00:40:59 Autobahn, Arborea
00:42:12 Bitoku, Tzolkin
00:45:21 Wonderland's War
00:45:41 Empire's of the Void II
00:45:49 Copan: Dying City, Museum
00:46:25 Last Light
00:47:12 Lords of Ragnorak, Lords Of Hellas
00:47:20 Maple Valley, Creature Comforts
00:47:47 Race to the Raft, The Isle of Cats
00:48:00 Lumen: The Monde Perdu (The Lost World)
00:48:28 Endurance
00:48:45 Irish Gauge, Iberian Gauge, This War of Mine, Unrelenting: Through Ice & Snow
00:50:09 After Us
00:51:09 Zoo Tycoon, Ark Nova, Darwin's Choice
00:51:57 Earth
00:52:29 Carnegie, Ark Nova
00:54:37 Terracotta Army
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Have you ever wanted to live your life as a Keebler elf? What? No, me neither. I mean, not until I played Woodcraft.
Join us for our review of this brand new dice manipulation euro by Vladimír Suchý and Ross Arnold.
And then, Mitch joins us for our top 10 games of 2022.
00:01:17 FEATURE REVIEW Woodcraft
00:01:18 Messina: 1347, Praga Caput Regni, Pulsar: 2849, Underwater Cities
00:21:41 Race for the Galaxy
00:25:38 FEATURE DISCUSSION Top 10 Games of 2022
00:26:12 Revive, Atiwa
00:26:39 Frosthaven
00:27:33 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
00:28:24 Dice Realms, Wonderland's War
00:29:22 Now or Never
00:30:42 The Guild of Merchant Explorers
00:31:44 Verdant
00:32:24 Cascadia, Calico
00:32:45 Tiletum
00:33:34 Woodcraft
00:33:48 Evergreen
00:34:02 Photosynthesis
00:35:16 Weather Machine
00:36:36 Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
00:38:37 Ascension: Tactics
00:39:19 World of Warcraft Miniatures
00:40:07 Discordia, Anno: 1800
00:41:31 Ready, Set, Bet!
00:44:00 Space Station Phoenix
00:45:05 Tiletum
00:45:44 Planted
00:47:33 Akropolis
00:48:53 Planet Unknown
00:49:13 Resurgence
00:50:17 Ascension Tactics, Ascension Tactics: Inferno
00:52:04 Bitoku
00:52:45 Teotihuacan
00:53:46 Long Shot: The DIce Game
00:54:52 Exit: The Game - Advent Calendar: The Hunt for the Golden Book
00:56:43 Long Shot: The Dice Game
00:58:10 Messina: 1347
00:59:51 Resurgence
01:01:48 Now or Never
01:03:02 Wonderland's War, Rising Sun
01:04:59 Creature Comforts
01:07:37 Resurgence
01:08:52 Woodcraft
01:09:47 Space Station Phoenix
01:12:52 Wonderland's War
01:14:14 Ark Nova
01:16:29 Terraforming Mars
01:17:00 Vagrantsong, Dead Reckoning, Woodcraft, Fosthaven, Clank: Catacombs, Clank
01:17:44 Tiletum
01:18:11 Golem
01:18:29 Splendor: Duel, Splendor
01:19:04 Boonlake
01:19:23 Planet Unknown
01:20:13 Planted, Creature Comforts, Riverside, Mindbug: First Contact, Terracotta Army
01:20:44 Wonderland's War
01:21:11 Akropolis
01:21:33 Autobahn
01:22:42 Planted, Verdant
01:23:04 Living Forest, Woodcraft, Planet Unknown
What's up with Wizards of the Coast? What are they doing to get so much negative attention from their Dungeons & Dragons AND Magic the Gathering players and collectors? What can we do as players to show our approval or dissapproval of big gaming companies and their business practices? Do the Giants have a chance in the NFL playoffs? All this and more and of course some Frosthaven updates on this week's episode with Tony and Mitch.
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Should auld euro games be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld euro games be forgot,
and auld lang syne?
Today we review Tiletum, the brand new dice drafting game by the iconic duo behind the Voyages of Marco Polo and Tzolkin. Then, we begin our long goodbye to 2022 by announcing all of our regrets, all of the games that we left unplayed.
00:01:04 Frosthaven, Gloomhaven
00:07:46 Tiletum
00:08:16 Bosk
00:10:57 Battlesheep
00:12:58 Tenpenny Parks
00:15:23 Planet Unknown
00:27:33 Marvel: Remix, Fantasy Realms
00:18:27 FEATURE GAME Tiletum
00:18:39 The Voyages of Marco Polo, Tzoklkin, Tekhenu, Teotihuacan, Barrage, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Newton, Grand Austria Hotel
00:27:26 Messina: 1347
00:49:35 FEATURE DISCUSSION 2022 Games We Missed
00:50:53 Tenpenny Parks
00:51:29 Empire's End
00:51:40 Discordia
00:52:04 Heat: Pedal to the Metal
00:53:34 Skymines, Blackout: Hong Kong, Mombassa, Maracaibo, Maracaibo: The Uprising
00:54:56 Hoplomachus: Victorum, Hoplomachus, Frosthaven
00:55:56 My Father's Work
00:57:02 Terracotta Army, Woodcraft
00:57:24 Dice Realms, Race for the Galaxy, Dominion
00:58:25 Twilight Inscription, Twilight Imperium
00:59:49 Endless Winter: Paleoamericans, Resurgence
01:00:38 Wayfarers of the South Tigris
01:00:46 Architects of the West Kingdom, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Raiders of the North Sea, Stone Age
01:01:28 Revive, Atiwa
01:01:52 Kites
01:02:02 Lacrimosa
01:02:33 Orianenberger Kanal, Tabannusi
01:03:20 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
01:04:11 Hamlet: The Village Building Board Game, Scout, Photograph, Bohnanza, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Pandemic, Joan of Arc: Orleans: Draw and Write, Turing Machine
01:05:25 Planted, Summer Camp
01:05:50 Isle of Trains: All Aboard
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Mitch and Tony discuss the 2-player dueling card game Mindbug from Richard Garfield designer of Magic the Gathering. Is this magic without the gathering? What's going on with the Frosthaven campaign? Find out in this episode!
Time Stamps
0:50 EXIT the Game Advent Calendar The Golden Book
2:10 Summer Camp
3:30 FEATURE REVIEW: Mindbug
27:45 Frosthaven campaign stories
It's a podcast within a podcast! Introducing Too Frost for a Haven, our excuse to publish more episodes about Frosthaven.
This episode will contain spoilers about the end of the main campaign, specifics on starting character classes, and two unlockable characters.
Thanks for listening and happy holidays.
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After waiting two and a half years, we finally play Frosthaven.
We'll be providing first impressions of this enormous lifestyle game. In the first half of the episode, we will talk about nothing more than what's in the box and broad impressions and delving into specifics on the starting six characters and our experiences so far in the second half.
00:00:49 Barrage, It's a Wonderful World
00:01:42 Gloomhaven
00:03:20 Forge Wars
00:03:33 Twilight Struggle
00:12:53 Legacy of Dragonholt
00:21:14 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
00:27:33 WARNING Here be spoilers
01:05:35 Join our Discord and play Barrage, It's a Wonderful World, Castles of Burgundy, and Can't Stop with the hosts of Two Wood for a Wheat
01:06:19 Tiletum
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Tony and Mitch discuss their trip to Philadelphia for PAX Unplugged. Hear their wondrous stories of game demos and prototype Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. Then they review EXIT Shadows Over Middle Earth the Lord of the Rings themed EXIT game. The episode and review are SPOILER FREE but after the credits, there is a complete review with spoilers for those interested in hearing about the puzzles and how we solved them.
TIME STAMPS
0:30 PAX Unplugged
3:52 Amsterdam
7:10 Fit to Print
9:35 Wolves
13:15 Applejack
14:29 Dungeons & Dragons
16:50 FEATURE REVIEW : EXIT SHADOWS OVER MIDDLE EARTH (NO SPOILERS)
37:00 END CREDITS
37:25 SPOILERS : Puzzle-by-puzzle review of EXIT Shadows Over Middle Earth
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It's our four-year anniversary! Time flies when you're reviewing board games. Thanks for listening to us and join us in conversation on our discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheat
Today we're reviewing Evergreen, the app-like sunlight soaking puzzle game that is ripe with conflicting tensions. But first, it's a mad dash of first impressions and mini reviews.
00:02:25 Announcing the Two Wood for a Wheat Discord
00:02:49 It's a Wonderful World, Race for the Galaxy
00:04:10 FEATURE DISCUSSION Mini Review & First Impression Extravaganza
00:04:21 Terra Nova
00:05:19 Gaia Project
00:10:00 Tiletum
00:10:22 Tzolk'in, The Voyages of Marco Polo
00:10:48 Tekhenu
00:15:43 Marco Polo 2
00:17:22 Book: Blood Horses: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1254588.Blood_Horses
00:17:58 Frosthaven
00:18:46 Gloomhaven
00:20:39 Ready, Set, Bet, Long Shot: The Dice Game
00:24:05 Winner's Circle
00:24:30 Dead Reckoning, Mystic Vale
00:24:33 No Thanks!, Kickstarter: Empire's End: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brotherwise/empires-end
00:24:51 Autobahn
00:27:40 It's a Wonderful World
00:28:51 Discordia
00:28:59 Anno: 1800, Hadrian's Wall
00:31:25 Hallertau
00:32:32 The Mirroring of Mary King
00:34:02 Cosmic Frog
00:34:36 The Voyages of Marco Polo
00:35:25 Trailblazers, Curious Cargo, Pipeline
00:37:24 Verdant
00:37:58 FEATURE REVIEW Evergreen, Photosynthesis
00:38:07 The King's Dilemma, The Queen's Dilemma, Railroad Ink, Kickass: The Board Game
00:40:26 Wingspan
00:40:40 Mandala, Subastral
00:55:34 Living Forest
00:58:24 Terra Nova, Tiletum
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Tony and Mitch discuss all their favorite games played with a deck of playing cards. From casino games to the national card games of Italy as well as social deduction games, all with only a standard deck of cards.
TIME STAMPS
00:21 Thanksgiving Recap
01:45 EXIT: The Stormy Flight (no spoilers)
07:11 Project L
10:00 Evergreen
10:50 Its a Wonderful World
12:41 Terra Mystica
12:55 Magic the Gathering Arena
13:20 PAX Unplugged
14:30 FEATURE TOPIC: A Deck of Cards
17:10 Briscola
26:10 Scopa
31:40 500 Rummy
32:57 Oh Hell
35:05 Boo Ray
38:14 Egyptian Ratscrew
40:10 I Doubt It
41:00 Spit
42:20 Cribbage
44:57 Mafia
45:29 Murder in the Light / Murder in the Dark
46:12 Regicide
46:35 Palace
52:00 Spades, Old Maid, War, Spoons, Go Fish
53:38 Card Sharks
On another sleepy episode of Two Wood for a Wheat, we review Verdant, the new entwined drafting game by Flatout. This game was definitely designed by people staring at their houseplants during COVID lockdowns.
Then, we're discussing what we've built at the end of a game and what leaves us with a feeling of accomplishment.
00:01:32 Autobahn, Brass: Birmingham
00:04:15 Artemis Project (actually a really quick game)
00:07:41 Weather Machine, Lisboa, On Mars, Kanban
00:12:13 It's a Wonderful World, It's a Wonderful Kingdom
00:14:56 Just One, Frosthaven
00:15:58 Evergreen, Living Forest, Photosynthesis, The King's Dilemma
00:17:33 FEATURE REVIEW Verdant
00:17:39 Calico, Cascadia, Point Salad
00:24:19 Planted, Flourish, Flowar, Herbaceous, Floriferous, Three Sisters
00:25:32 Calico, Cascadia
00:35:48 Everdell
00:39:06 Planted
00:39:15 FEATURE DISCUSSION Building Something
00:43:02 Through the Desert, Tigris and Euphrates, Acquire
00:45:11 Agricola, A Feast for Odin, Hallertau
00:48:09 Meadow
00:48:30 The Isle of Cats
00:49:01 Race to the Raft
00:49:46 Evergreen, Photosynthesis
00:52:01 Santa Monica
00:52:54 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
00:54:59 Cascadia
00:55:37 High Rise, Manhattan, Steampunk Rally
00:56:27 Museum
00:57:24 Bunny Kingdom
00:58:03 Reef
01:00:19 Autobahn, Frosthaven, Terra Nova, Terra Mystica
01:03:38 Korean Zombie Movie and Zombie Book Recommendations
01:03:41 Train to Busan, World War Z, The Zombie Survival Guide, Kingdom, #Alive
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Mitch, Tony, and Pat all get together to review the new bag building game set in Moscow after the apocalypse. Resurgence from designer Stan Kordonskiy and Half a Kingdom Games.
1:39 Just One on Board Game Arena
9:33 Weather Machine
10:41 Elements
12:11 Longshot: the Dice Game
12:22 Trails
13:52 Planet Unknown
14:35 Wonderlands War
14:53 Hit Z Road
16:52 FEATURE REVIEW - Resurgence
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Today on Two Wood for a Wheat, we'll be reviewing the hot new polyomino terraforming game Planet Unknown and looking at how certain games entirely change their gameplay at different player counts.
00:00:47 Resurgence
00:01:04 It's a Wonderful World
00:01:48 It's a Wonderful Kingdom
00:02:22 Blood Rage
00:02:42 Race for the Galaxy, Just One
00:04:43 Mansions of Madness
00:04:54 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
00:07:37 Skymines, Verdant, Planet Unknown, Autobahn, Calico, Cascadia
00:08:44 Enchanted Plumes
00:09:46 Cosmic Frog
00:14:04 FEATURE REVIEW Planet Unknown
00:19:54 Gaia Project, Terra Mystica, Age of Steam
00:20:32 Azul
00:37:48 Calico
00:41:58 FEATURE DISCUSSION Different Rules at Different Player Counts
00:43:19 Race for the Galaxy
00:48:03 Tiny Towns
00:50:43 Blood Rage, Rising Sun, Ankh
00:55:58 Archipelago, Dead of Winter
00:56:43 Bunny Kingdom
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In this episode Tony and Mitch dive deep into the eight kinds of fun as described by Marc LeBlanc and featured in the MIT published Rules of Play by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman. What's the best kind of fun? Are there more than eight types? Did Tony pay his property taxes or did someone rip him off? Find out in today's episode:
The Eights Types of Fun
14:04 Sensation
22:25 Fantasy
29:05 Narrative
36:37 Challenge
43:45 Fellowship
50:00 Discovery
54:15 Expression
59:42 Submission
We're reviewing My Shelfie, the new gravity-assisted tile layer that brings Connect 4 style-play to new levels of inspiration. Then, we discuss gimmicks in board games; what gimmicks we love, what gimmicks we don't love, and what gimmicks bring something new to the board game world.
00:01:14 Innovation, Living Forest, Palaces of Carrara, La Granja, Equinox
00:01:24 Space Empires 4X, Space Base, Memoir 44
00:01:33 Fleet, Dice Theme Park, Chocolate Factory, Llama, Wingspan, It's a Wonderful World
00:02:00 Sea Salt & Paper
00:02:11 7 Wonders Architects
00:04:29 It's a Wonderful World
00:05:26 Planet Unknown
00:06:20 Beyond the Sun
00:06:50 Enchanted Plumes (CORRECTION: The designer is Brendan Hansen, the other Decision Space podcast co-host)
00:07:58 Merchants of the Dark Road
00:09:40 Endless Winter
00:09:56 FEATURE REVIEW My Shelfie
00:10:51 Barrage
00:11:16 Living Forest
00:11:36 Carnegie
00:12:58 Connect Four
00:17:33 Fairy Tail Inn
00:23:29 Calico
00:25:44 Race for the Galaxy
00:30:44 Bang, Catan
00:32:09 Project L
00:33:06 Point salad
00:33:25 FEATURE TOPIC Gimmicks & Gimmicky Games
00:40:30 My Shelfie
00:40:58 Tzolkin
00:42:14 Gloomholdin'
00:42:58 Planet Unknown
00:43:52 Coloma
00:44:21 Foundations of Rome
00:44:34 So Clover!
00:44:47 Great Western Trail 2nd Edition
00:44:57 New York Slice, Piece of Cakes
00:45:28 Food Chain Magnate
00:46:17 Wingspan
00:46:30 Tekhenu
00:47:36 Everdell
00:48:52 Mystic Vale, Dice Forge, Dice Realms
00:50:16 Micro Macro: Crime City, My Shelfie, Tasty Humans
00:50:46 Potion Explosion, Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico - The Card Game, Golem
00:52:09 Caesar: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes
00:52:32 The Dark Tower, Return to Dark Tower
00:53:43 Pandemic, Pandemic: Fall of Rome
00:55:31 Ice Cool
00:56:10 Seal Team Flix
00:56:26 Men at Work
00:57:39 Legacy of Dragonholt, Tainted Grail
00:57:48 Tales of the Arabian Nights
00:58:19 Dune, Dune: House Secrets, Dune Imperium, Dune: A War for Arrakis
01:00:28 dude
01:01:38 Happy Salmon
01:03:24 Resurgence, Planet Unknown
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Mitch and Tony review a hot new eurogame with a freezing cold Paleolithic theme - Endless Winter, from Stan Kordonskiy and Fantasia Games.
1:53 FEATURE REVIEW - Endless Winter
48:11 D&D nonsense
Dive into the wormhole with us and warp into this pick-up-and-deliver game by the designer of Tiny Towns. Then, join us as we discuss the maddening and gladdening aspects of modular maps.
00:01:57 Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road
00:02:55 Nova Luna
00:03:47 Tapestry
00:07:41 Gloomhaven
00:07:59 Frosthaven
00:08:39 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
00:09:16 Race for the Galaxy, Magic the Gathering
00:13:07 Wormholes, Endless Winter, Wingspan, It's a Wonderful World
00:16:02 Blood Rage
00:16:49 Rising Sun
00:17:26 Origins: First Builders, Tasty Humans, Welcome to Newdale, Fleet: The Dice Game, Three Sisters, Skymines, Planet Unknown, Merchants of the Dark Road
00:18:25 FEATURE REVIEW Wormholes, Tiny Towns
00:18:43 Ticket to Ride
00:19:02 Gaia Project
00:41:38 FEATURE DISCUSSION Modular Maps
00:41:57 The Voyages of Marco Polo
00:43:11 Scythe, Scythe: Modular Boards
00:46:21 Wormholes
00:46:59 A Few Acres of Snow
00:48:47 Gaia Project
00:49:59 Terra Mystica, Gaia Project
00:53:03 Concordia
00:53:23 Clans of Caledonia
00:54:06 Cloudage, Ankh, Gloomhaven
00:54:57 Food Chain Magnate
00:57:41 Messina: 1347
00:58:34 The Voyages of Marco Polo, Islebound, Escape Plan, Yokahama, Vindication, Istanbul, Five Tribes
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Why Don't We Play These Games More Often ?
Why can't we get these games back to the table?
Join Tony and Mitch as they discuss the games they wish they played more often.
Today we're reviewing Akropolis, an intrepid tile layer that promises to take us to new heights. But will it actually take us to new lows?
Then, we go through our comfort food games. These aren't the most nutritious games, but they scratch the game brain itch.
00:47 Ark Nova
02:04 Photograph aka Wind the Film!, Coffee Roaster
04:25 Marco Polo 2
06:02 The Voyages of Marco Polo
06:15 It's a Wonderful World
07:12 7 Wonders
07:47 Space Station Phoenix
08:52 Race for the Galaxy, Beyond the Sun
10:00 Terra Mystica, Gaia Project
10:38 FEATURE REVIEW - Akropolis
11:00 Quarto
12:00 Calico, Cascadia
28:22 Tiny Towns
29:27 FEATURE DISCUSSION - Comfort Food Games
34:09 7 Wonders: Architects
35:39 Point Salad
36:16 Fantasy Realms
37:14 Cat Lady
38:08 Ganz Schon Clever
39:01 Project L
40:08 Santa Monica
41:27 Sea of Clouds
42:15 Race for the Galaxy
44:16 Bunny Kingdom
45:40 Enchanted Plumes
46:59 Tyrants of the Underdark
48:43 Ecosystem, Subastral,
49:46 Mandala
50:07T he Voyages of Marco Polo, Lorenzo il Magnifico
51:54 Calico
52:21 Sushi Go, Welcome to, Welcome to the Moon
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Mitch and Tony discuss Pocket Master Builder from Wei-Min Ling and MaiMin Games.
Time Stamps:
1:42 Space Station Phoenix
2:48 Endless Winter
2:53 Akropolis
3:00 It's a Wonderful World
3:36 Lord of the Rings Card Game
5:28 FEATURE REVIEW - Pocket Master Builder
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Today we choose the games that we're most excited about from 2022 Essen Spiel. Choose your own favorites at https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/301070/spiel-22-most-wanted-games-tracker
00:00:57Magic
00:01:44Weather Machine, Darwin's Journey, Atiwa, Skymines, Tiletum, Woodcraft, Settlement, Orianenberger Kanal
00:02:30Winter
00:02:46Autobahn, Unconscious Mind, Mosaic
00:05:55Evergreen
00:06:35Photosynthesis, King's Dilemna, Dragon Castle, Railroad Ink
00:07:16Deal with the Devil
00:07:52Alchemists
00:08:24Septima
00:10:06Applejack
00:11:10Indian Summer
00:11:31Hamburg, Amsterdam
00:12:01Bruges
00:13:38Kites
00:14:38Terracotta Army
00:14:50Nemesis, Origins: First Builders
00:15:54Dungeon Twister, Archipelago, Earthly Born, Rise & Fall
00:16:55Kingdom Builder
00:17:00Pampero, Mercado de Lisboa
00:18:42Tribes of the Wind, Wild Space
00:20:00Revive
00:20:53Trails of Tucana, The Magnificent, Santa Maria, Riverside, Escape: The Curse of the Temple
00:21:27Isle of Trains: All Aboard
00:22:34Lacrimosa
00:23:31Skymines, Mombassa
00:25:10Empire's End
00:26:58Sabika, Bitoku
00:27:57Tzolkin, Terracotta Army
00:28:29Joan of Ark: Orleans: Draw and Write, Orleans
00:30:00Endless Winter
00:32:09Come Together, Trails of Tucana
00:35:04Great Western Trail: Argentina, Great Western Trail
00:36:32My Island, My City
00:37:56Terra Nova, Terra Mystica
00:39:07Woodcraft
00:40:31Oros
00:42:07Glen More II
00:42:34Revive
00:43:20Starship Captains
00:45:47Atiwa
00:47:02Lacrimosa
00:48:26Revive
00:48:59Gaia Project
00:50:08Atiwa, Town 66, Quirkle
00:50:22Caldera Park, Cascadia, Tiny Towns, The Isle of Cats
00:50:43Gartenbau
00:51:27Space Craft
00:51:45Turing Machine
00:52:10Trailblazers, Pipeline, Curious Cargo
00:52:40Twilight Inscription
00:53:441998 ISS, On the Origin of Species
00:54:19Fit to Print
00:55:07Findorff
00:55:49Green Team Wins, Just One
00:56:22Kingdom Defenders, Bitoku
00:57:05Akropolis, Exit: The Game: Shadows Over Middle Earth, Fyfe, Calico
00:58:27Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms
00:59:12Heat: Pedal to the Medal
01:00:02Discordia
01:00:39Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nubar, Rise, Ascending Empires, War of the Ring: The Card Game, Transatlantic II / Crossing Oceans, Imperial, Concordia, Wayfarers of the South Tigris
01:02:44The Wolves
01:03:34Pick it Up, Barrage
01:04:14Messina 1347, Golem Boonlake, Luna Capital, Dune: House Secrets, Living Forest, Bitoku, Riverside, Imperial Steam,
01:05:04Brew, Voidfall
01:05:081923 Cotton Club
01:06:59Lobotomy II: Manhunt
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Tony and Mitch discuss the games of eurogame designer Simone Luciani.
Time Stamps:
00:11 Magic The Gathering: Dominaria United
00:45 Lorenzo il Magnifico
03:10 Monsters Tower, Frutta di Mare, Dungeon Bazar
03:40 Sheepland
04:05 Council of Four
09:25 Golem
13:15 Newton
18:52 Lorenzo il Magnifico
31:20 Grand Austria Hotel
35:25 The Voyages of Marco Polo, Marco Polo 2: In the Service of the Khan
36:29 Gaia Project
47:02 Tzolkin: The Mayan Calendar
49:55 Teotihuacan
51:50 Barrage
01:03:40 Darwin’s Journey
01:04:08 Tiletum
01:05:10 Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods
“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked.
“Oh, you ca’n’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”
“How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice.
“You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.”
Today we go down the rabbit-hole to review Wonderland's War, the raucous bag building battle game by Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, and Ian Moss.
It's a Phil Walker-Harding Double Feature Extravaganza with PLANTED and SUMMER CAMP from Buffalo Games. Dive in to these two family weight drafting and deck building games.
Time Stamps:
02:38 FEATURE GAME - PLANTED
22:52 FEATURE GAME - SUMMER CAMP
PLANTS!
Today we review Three Sisters, the new roll & write by Ben Pinchback and Matt Riddle of Fleet: the Dice Game fame. It's full of combo-rific terms, shed-based superpowers, and the most amazing bees you've never met.
Then, we discuss why we love farming games (or don't!).
00:03:01 Heaven & Ale
00:05:08 Carnegie, Black Angel, Troyes, Merv
00:07:56 Longshot: The Dice Game
00:09:12 Bunny Kingdom: In the Sky
00:12:39 FEATURE REVIEW Three Sisters
00:18:27 Gonz Schon Clever
00:28:44 Fleet: The Dice Game
00:29:34 Hadrian's Wall
00:30:49 Trails of Tucana, Hadrian's Wall, Riverside
00:31:55 FEATURE DISCUSSION Farming Games
00:33:37 Hallertau
00:34:08 Agricola
00:35:25 Harvest
00:37:58 Agricola
00:39:39 Heaven & Ale
00:40:59 Glen More II
00:41:36 Clans of Caledonia
00:42:38 On Mars
00:42:57 Ragusa
00:43:11 Coffee Traders
00:43:33 Cafe
00:43:56 Agropolis
00:44:28 Altiplano
00:44:31 Orleans
00:44:45 Le Havre
00:45:04 Point Salad
00:45:13 Photosynthesis
00:45:42 Arboretum
00:45:46 Caverna: The Cave Farmers
00:45:51 Catan
00:46:24 A Feast for Odin
00:46:55 Dinosaur Island
00:47:12 Bohnanza
00:47:21 Eclipse
00:47:32 Auztralia
00:48:29 Viticulture
00:48:47 Puerto Rico
00:48:54 Takenoko
00:49:02 Boon Lake
00:49:23 NYZoo
00:50:01 Tzolkin
00:50:14 Outro
00:51:02 Planted, Summer Camp, Wonderland's War, Rising Sun, Quacks of Quedlinberg
If you've played board games enough, you've had the experience of buying a game and later saying 'what on earth was I thinking?' Well, we've had this happen a lot, and we're happy to share our foolishness with you in hopes that it makes you feel better about your own.
Time stamps:
2:01 Wonderlands War
3:53 Planted, Summer Camp
7:16 - FEATURE DISCUSSION - Our dumbest board game purchases
13:16 King of Tokyo
16:08 Gloomhaven
18:44 Gugong
20:54 Twilight Imperium 3rd edition
23:54 Dinosaur Island
25:47 Crown of Roses
28:27 Charterstone
31:58 Leonardo da Vinci
33:39 Legendary Creatures
35:00 Duel of Ages II
37:14 Founders of Gloomhaven
39:46 Seafall
43:36 Dune House Secrets
47:37 Seafall
Today we review the masterful Vladimir Suchy's next game, Messina: 1347, the cardboard embodiment of the phrase, "Bring out your dead". Then, we discuss how death is used in boardgame, how it affects experience and the decisions of the player.
00:03:59 Ark Nova
00:06:55 Gloomhaven, Frosthaven
00:08:05 Wonderland's War
00:08:51 Quacks of Quedlinberg, Blood Rage
00:12:54 FEATURE REVIEW Messina 1347
00:13:03 Pulsar 2849, Praga Caput Regni, Underwater Cities
00:35:45 Gaia Project
00:39:43 Spot it
00:42:15 Praga Caput Regni, Underwater Cities
00:43:40 FEATURE DISCUSSION Death in Boardgames
00:46:38 Dice Hospital
00:49:37 Clank!, Hit Z Road, Fuse
00:50:25 Cat Lady, Dungeon Petz
00:52:11 Pandemic: Season 1
00:53:29 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
00:53:56 Tasty Humans
00:54:13 The Hunger
00:54:37 Men at Work
00:55:00 Bloody Inn
00:55:34 Nemo's War
00:57:06 Pavlov's House
00:58:57 This War of Mine
00:59:50 New Bedford
01:01:09 Sleeping Gods
01:01:35 Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
01:01:46 Tainted Grail
01:04:57 Legacy of Dragonholt
01:06:57 Meeple Circus
01:07:18 Village
01:08:31 Three Sisters
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The World Series of Board Gaming is giving us codes to their Fall 2022 event in Las Vegas. We’ll be sending these codes to two randomly selected lucky listeners who write us a review between now and our next A-side episode on August 15th. Anyone who has already written us a review is also eligible. To participate, you must write us a review and email us at twowoodforawheat@gmail.com. The codes are enough to cover a night in their hotel block during the event, a big chunk of travel cost. Write us a review and enter a chance to win. For more information on the World Series of Board Gaming: https://wsbgvegas.com/
Like bringing aliens to your home? If so, listen to Mitch and Tony review the new sci-fi engine building game from Gabriel Cohn and Rio Grande Games.
Time Stamps:
4:24 Starcraft
5:00 Magic the Gathering
5:29 Living Forest, MicroMacro Crime City
7:00 Dune Imperium
7:43 FEATURE REVIEW - Space Station Phoenix
Today on Two Wood for a Wheat, we review the Guild of Merchant Explorers, the medium weight flip and place filler about exploring new lands and creating settlements before the end of the age. Then we’re discussing ugly ducklings, the ugly board games that we love.
00:02:23 Merchants of the Dark Road
00:04:11 Wonderland's War, Rising Sun, Quacks of Quedlinberg
00:05:41 Space Station Phoenix, Race for the Galaxy, Beyond the Sun
00:06:32 Messina: 1347
00:08:06 FEATURE REVIEW The Guild of Merchant Explorers
00:16:27 Kingdom Builder, Trails of Tucana
00:17:52 Tiny Towns
00:19:34 Hallertau
00:22:14 Gloomhaven
00:28:52 FEATURE DISCUSSION Ugly Ducklings
00:29:23 Acquire
00:29:59 Anno: 1800
00:31:22 My City
00:32:02 Kingdom Builder
00:33:04 Beyond the Sun
00:34:06 Tasty Humans
00:34:57 Castles of Burgundy
00:35:59 Terra Mystica
00:36:51 Boonlake, Cloudage, Maracaibo
00:38:47 Signorie
00:39:58 Imperial Steam
00:42:40 Steam, 18XX
00:43:28 Beyond the Sun
00:44:32 Coffee Trader
00:46:57 Carpe Diem
00:48:56 Food Chain Magnate
00:49:37 Horseless Carriage
00:50:38 Tyrants of the Underdark
00:52:59 Race for the Galaxy
00:56:53 Space Station Phoenix
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Mitch and Tony discuss how they got into modern board games, highlighting the five games which were most influential in their respective journeys.
Time Stamps:
0:54 Space Station Phoenix, The Guild of Merchant Explorers
1:09 MicroMacro Crime City
2:33 Messina 1347
2:42 FEATURE DISCUSSION - Milestone games in our board game journey
Have you ever created a sentient monster out of clay to do your bidding but it grew sentient and took its life into its own hands and began destroying homes and buildings around medieval Prague... uh, do you have any advice?
Today we review Golem, the new heavy euro by a number of the Italian masters, including Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, Simone Luciani. It is a twisted thinker... but is it fun?
And given all the thinking we've done, we're discussing Analysis Paralysis and whether it stems from the player or the game.
00:00:53 Mechs vs. Minions
00:03:09 Gloomhaven
00:04:46 Gloomhaven
00:06:25 Frosthaven
00:08:13 Sleeping Gods
00:08:22 Golem, Space Station Phoenix
00:11:05 Bitoku, Golem, Space Station Phoenix
00:11:44 FEATURE REVIEW Golem
00:19:07 Teotihuacan
00:28:28 Underwater Cities
00:30:00 Grand Austria Hotel
00:42:20 Lorenzo il Magnifico, Grand Austria Hotel, Barrage
00:54:32 FEATURE DISCUSSION Analysis Paralysis
00:54:37 FEATURE DISCUSSION Analysis Paralysis
00:57:31 Gaia Project, Gloomhaven
00:59:44 Twilight Struggle
01:00:15 Chess
01:00:54 Praga Caput Regni
01:02:41 Point Salad, Lanterns
01:04:57 Underwater Cities
01:07:08 Gaia Project, Terra Mystica
01:12:29 Golem
01:15:58 Food Chain Magnate
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In the future, robots will determine the strength of our rail system. Or so says our feature game - Maglev Metro, a literal engine building game from Ted Alspach and Bezier Games.
Time stamps:
2:17 Stratego: Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition
6:35 Stratego Legends
7:42 Raiders of Scythia
9:32 Living Forest
10:11 FEATURE REVIEW - Maglev Metro
On today’s episode of Two Wood for a Wheat, we review Welcome to the Moon, the major 8-part interplanetary follow up to the modern classic Welcome to. Then, we discuss variations on a theme, what makes a game worth many iterations.
00:01:53 Guards of Atlantis 2
00:02:33 Twilight Struggle, Imperial Struggle
00:06:06 Hadrian's Wall
00:06:45 Le Havre
00:11:06 Golem
00:11:22 FEATURE REVIEW Welcome to the Moon
00:11:56 Welcome to, Welcome to Las Vegas
00:14:11 Calico, Cascadia
00:35:53 Pandemic
00:56:09 FEATURE DISCUSSION Variations on a Theme
00:57:26 Welcome to, Welcome to the Moon, Pandemic, Pandemic Season 1, Pandemic Season 2, Pandemic Season 0, Pandemic Fall of Rome, Pandemic Iberia
00:58:14 Orleans, Orleans Stories
01:00:21 My City
01:02:14 Roll for the Galaxy
01:03:33 Gloomhaven
01:05:30 Maglev Metro, Golem
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Does kodoma + fireflies + lost souls + Yokei + Bitoku + Iwakura rocks + memory crystals = fun? Listen and find out.
Time Stamps:
0:30 Fantastic Factories
1:56 FEATURE REVIEW - Bitoku
If the words Cult Leader, Famine, and Napalm excite you, then you probably need therapy. You also need Radlands, the new post-apocalyptic card dueler by Daniel Piechnick and Roxley games with a Mad Max theme.
We pair this very attack-y game with a discussion of attacking other players in games.
00:00:35 Terra Mystica, Race for the Galaxy
00:01:50 The Quest for El Dorado
00:03:07 Guild of Merchant Explorers
00:06:18 Trails of Tucana
00:06:40 Ark Nova
00:08:27 Heaven & Ale
00:09:37 FEATURE REVIEW Radlands
00:11:29 Magic the Gathering
00:28:42 Dice Throne
00:32:53 FEATURE DISCUSSION Attacking
00:35:11 Radlands, Terraforming Mars, Ark Nova
00:35:26 Brew
00:36:09 Res Arcana
00:38:47 Diplomacy, Root
00:39:03 Blood Rage
00:39:26 Ankh, Rising Sun
00:42:17 Eclipse
00:43:13 7 Wonders: Duel
00:43:52 Blood Bowl
00:45:44 Terra Mystica, Gaia Project
00:47:06 Mission Red Planet
00:48:33 Bitoku
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Today we review Ascension Tactics, a mashup of deckbuilding with a tactical skirmish game.
Time Stamps:
4:58 Wonderlands War
6:12 Bitoku
6:30 FEATURE REVIEW - Ascension Tactics: Miniatures Deckbuilding Game
Help! My wife worked in a zoo and I beat her in Ark Nova and now I can speak to animals! And the alpacas in the petting zoo are making fun of me!
Today we’re reviewing the new infamous Ark Nova, the multi-mechanism heavy euro with a deck full of wild animals. Then, we talk about that one thing that ruined a game.
00:02:50 Cat Lady
00:03:36 Winston
00:05:03 Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles: Episode 1
00:05:29 Anachrony, Trickerion
00:11:06 Wonderland's War
00:14:58 FEATURE REVIEW Ark Nova
00:15:59 Civilization: A New Dawn, Terraforming Mars
00:18:00 Rajas of the Ganges
00:24:28 Ganz Schön Clever
00:26:11 Praga Caput Regni
00:30:27 Race for the Galaxy
00:46:40 Terraforming Mars
00:50:34 FEATURE DISCUSSION Throwing the board game out with the bathwater
00:52:11 Carpe Diem
00:53:28 Stone Age
00:54:26 Cafe
00:55:16 7th Continent
00:56:08 Revolution
00:57:39 Curious Cargo
00:58:25 Kingdom Death: Monster, Warmachine
01:00:19 Rocketmen
01:00:43 Gugong, Chaos in the Old World, Downforce, Longshot: The Dice Game
01:02:25 Red Rising, Fantasy Realms
01:02:51 Inis, Dinosaur Island
01:05:21 Brew
01:05:51 Scythe
01:07:31 Dollars to Donuts
01:08:26 Shogun, Wallenstein, Axis & Allies, Samurai Swords
01:10:25 Blood Rage
01:10:55 Dune: Imperium
01:12:29 Roll for the Galaxy
01:13:35 Sentient
01:14:55 Empires of the Void II
01:16:09 Castles of Mad King Ludwig
01:18:00 Power Grid
01:18:22 Lost Ruins of Arnak
01:18:57 Lorenzo il Magnifico
01:19:18 Blood Rage
01:20:01 Cyclades
01:20:34 Bus
01:20:52 The Isle of Cats
01:21:51 Glass Road
01:22:19 Gloomhaven
01:24:05 Radlands, Ascension: Tactics
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Get your anthropomorphic animals board games, socks, and mandolins in this new worker placement game Creature Comforts from Roberta Taylor and Kids Table Board Games.
Time Stamps:
0:39 Living Forest
0:59 Wonderlands War
5:35 Mt. Airy Lodge
12:11 FEATURE REVIEW - Creature Comforts
As luck would have it, we’re reviewing Long Shot: The Dice Game just after the long shot’s victory at the Kentucky Derby. It’s an absurdly fun horse betting game by Chris Handy. Then, finally, we’re listing our most anticipated games of 2022 half-way through 2022. Thanks for listening.
00:03:15 Ark Nova
00:03:48 Radlands
00:04:09 Creature Comforts, Golem
00:06:31 The Great Wall
00:07:36 Race for the Galaxy, Magic the Gathering, Race for the Galaxy: The Gathering Storm, Race for the Galaxy: Expansion Arc #1
00:08:28 Ark Nova
00:09:54 Res Arcana
00:10:02 Mechs vs Minions
00:10:55 FEATURE REVIEW Long Shot: The Dice Game
00:12:04 Dig, Org, Gem, Rum, Nut, Hue
00:12:51 Longshot
00:32:27 FEATURE DISCUSSION 2022
00:34:43 Ark Nova
00:36:40 Seafall
00:37:18 Eclipse
00:37:33 Dog Lover
00:37:55 Darwin's Journey, Planet Unknown, Wonderland's War, Endless Winter, Messina 1347, Golem, Frosthaven
00:38:26 Twilight Struggle: Red Sea, John Company 2nd Edition, Caesar! Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!, Carnegie, Golem, Darwin's Journey, Stroganov, Messina 1347, Dice Realms, Frosthaven, Skymines, Mombassa
00:39:47 Hoplomachus: Victorum
00:40:27 Anunnak: Dawn of the Gods
00:40:57 Wendaki
00:43:40 Dead Reckoning, Seafall
00:45:17 Three Sisters
00:45:40 Hadrian's Wall
00:46:05 Subastral
00:46:33 Gonz Schon Clever
00:46:39 Mosaic, Age of Empires
00:47:42 ISS Vanguard
00:49:33 Space Station Phoenix, Exodus Fleet
00:51:09 Silicon Valley, Project L
00:53:08 Unconscious Mind
00:54:22 Legacy of Yu, Hadrian's Wall
00:55:30 Tiletum, The Voyages of Marco Polo
00:57:24 Project Unknown, Tasty Humans
01:00:08 Verdant, Calico, Cascadia
01:01:10 Hamlet: The Village Building Game
01:02:33 Nightmare Cathedral, Unconscious Mind, Wonderland's War
01:04:30 Guards of Atlantis II: Tabletop MOBA
01:07:09 Autobahn, Merv, Newton, Ticket to Ride: Markland
01:08:20 Horseless Carriage
01:09:27 Woodcraft, Messina: 1347, Pulsar 2849
01:10:32 Verdant
01:11:25 My Father's Work, Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
01:13:33 Viva Java: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game, GI Joe Deckbuilding Game
01:13:59 Autobahn, Concordia, Merv, Ragusa
01:16:36 Resurgence, Orleans
01:18:40 Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game, My City: Roll & Write, Wild Tiled West, Clank, Dune: Imperium, Wormholes, Tiny Towns
01:19:20 Hyperspace, Cthulu Wars
01:19:38 Weather Machine
01:20:05 TenPenny Parks
01:20:48 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
01:22:25 Zapotec
01:22:53 Oranienburger Kanal, Caverna Anniversary Edition, Agricola Anniversary Edition, Bonanza Anniversary Edition, Atiwa
01:23:58 Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles: Episodes 1 & 2
01:24:45 Foundations of Rome, Rome & Roll
01:25:58 The Transcontinental
01:27:46 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition – Discovery · Foundations · Crisis, On Mars: Alien Invasion, Tawantinsuyu: The Golden Age
01:27:57 Brazil: Imperial, Endless Winter
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After dealing with dogs, bad poker dealers and Tony's inability to use a computer, we review Living Forest, a beautiful, simple, and quite tricky push your luck deckbuilder from some guy whose name we can't pronounce.
Time Stamps:
2:50 Beautiful Mt. Airy Lodge
7:20 FEATURE REVIEW - Living Forest
Today on Two Wood for Wheat, it’s So Clover!, a cooperative word association party game where people give clues to connote two words on big green shamrocks. Then, it’s our discussion of when winning doesn’t matter, a harder discussion to have than you’d think.
01:22 Autobahn
03:51 Islebound, Sleeping Gods
06:34 Now or Never, Near & Far
07:16 Rising Sun, Radlands
10:36 Longshot: The Dice Game, So Clover!, Longshot: The Dice Game, Living Forest, the Great Wall
17:46 FEATURE REVIEW So Clover!
30:49 FEATURE DISCUSSION When Winning Doesn't Matter
33:31 Coffe Roaster, Pavlov's House
34:51 This War of Mine
35:23 Hit Z Road
36:14 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein, Cat Lady
37:21 Legacy of Dragonholt, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
38:46 Sleeping Gods
40:31 So Clover!
40:54 Happy Salmon
41:26 Telestrations, Dixit
42:16 A Fake Artist Goes to New York
44:38 Argents of the Consortium
45:37 Architects of the West Kingdom
46:19 Forgotten Waters
48:54 Terra Mystica
51:43 Living Forest, Longshot: The Dice Game
If you can make it through the tea sipping, dog barking, and recriminations about a recent D&D session, you can hear the B-team dissect the latest release from Ryan Laukat and Red Raven Games: Now or Never. Is it worth playing now, or never?
2:54 Long Shot: The Dice Game, So Clover
3:59 The Hunger
4:53 Dungeons & Dragons
6:38 FEATURE REVIEW - Now or Never
Today we review Origins: First Builders by Adam Kwapinski, better known for super-thematic American games like Nemesis that he's designed for Awaken Realms. He's given us a new dice drafting game about worshipping alien motherships. Have you ever wanted to play out the plot of Stargate, with ancient aliens assisting primitive humans to become dominant civilizations? Well too bad, because Origins: First Builders is a themeless Euro published by Board & Dice, publisher of themeless euros. But have you wanted to play a highly mechanistic combotastic game with many balanced strategies? Well... listen and find out if this is the one for you.
We also get overly enthusiastic about dice. We just want to touch dice. This is the topic.
Thanks for listening!
01:37 Now or Never, Sleeping Gods
02:03 Near & Far, Islebound
02:41 Empires of the Void II
03:53 Men at Work
04:49 FEATURE REVIEW Origins: First Builders
05:07 Tabannusi, Tekhenu, Tawantinsuyu, Teotihuacan
25:48 New Frontiers
32:25 FEATURE DISCUSSION We Love Dice
33:04 The Voyages of Marco Polo
33:43 Agricola
34:06 Origins: First Builders, Teotihuacan
35:26 Praetor, Teotihuacan, Origins: First Builders
35:54 Dice Realms
36:07 Eclipse
36:18 Lorenzo il Magnifico
36:57 Roll for the Galaxy, Race for the Galaxy
37:43 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein, John Company, Twilight Struggle
38:52 Chaos in the Old World
40:26 Dice Throne
40:34 Beyond the Sun
42:02 Dungeons & Dragons
42:51 Warhammer, Warhammer: 40K
45:06 That's So Clover, Longshot: The Dice Game, Now or Never
Tony and Mitch review Riverside by Asmund & Eilif Svensson. Who is the better Norwegian river cruise tour guide? Can you really go on a polar bear safari? And what's all the rave about stave churches? Study the route, find combos, trigger bonuses and activate powers in this 20 minute roll-and-write from Chilifox Games.
Time stamps:
0:44 Ascension Tactics
3:05 FEATURE REVIEW - Riverside
On today's episode, we review the trick taking and area control hybrid Game Brian Boru, and we finally count down our top games of 2021, with Mitch joining the A-side for some star-studded speaking.
But before that, we review Brian Boru, a trick taking game that pairs well with a map of Ireland. Is this the king of all trick taking games?
01:05 Crash Octopus, Happy Salmon
01:48 Bullet
03:33 Pandemic: World of Warcraft
04:54 The Quest for El Dorado
06:00 FEATURE REVIEW Brian Boru
23:16 FEATURE DISCUSSION Top Games of 2021
26:48 MicroMacro Crime City: Full House
28:25 Imperial Steam
30:33 Cascadia, Calico, Point Salad
32:09 Boonlake
33:49 Ankh: Gods of Egypt
35:55 The Hunger, Clank
37:53 Cape May
38:55 Hadrian's Wall
39:59 Subastral
41:22 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
42:32 Coffee Traders
45:23 Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria
46:40 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
48:15 Race for the Galaxy, Terraforming Mars
50:07 Sleeping Gods
51:27 Dune: House Secrets
52:05 Command & Colors: Samurai Battles
52:37 Bitoku, Destinies, Ark Nova
53:15 Golem, Origins: First Builders, Messina 1347
53:53 Cascadia, Calico
55:20 Cape May, Hadrian's Wall
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Tony and Mitch review Canopy, a light card drafting set collection game for 2 players. Designed by Tim Eisner, with art by Vincent Dutrait, and published by Weird City Games. Does this small box eco-friendly packaged game deliver the rainforest experience? Find out in today's episode.
Time Stamps:
0:15 Boonlake
1:19 Maracaibo
1:42 beautiful Mt. Airy Lodge
2:48 Dungeons & Dragons
3:24 Aeon's End
4:02 FEATURE REVIEW - Canopy
Today we review Ryan Laukat’s Sleeping Gods, an epic story-telling game of battling monsters across a magical archipelago, and awakening gods to return home to New York City. Then we discuss the strengths and limitations of storytelling in board games.
02:30 Sleeping Gods
03:10 Brew
05:37 Argent: The Consortium
06:21 FEATURE REVIEW Sleeping Gods
06:52 Near & Far, Above & Below, Islebound
14:11 Tainted Grail, 7th Continent
37:53 Tainted Grail
44:54 Nemo's War
46:31 FEATURE DISCUSSION Storytelling Games
46:50 Sleeping Gods, Tainted Grail, Legacy of Dragonholt
48:26 Near & Far
50:16 7th Continent
53:44 Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies
56:12 Empires of the Void II, Islebound
58:33 Near & Far, Tales of the Arabian Nights
01:04:12 Barrage
01:06:33 Gloomhaven
01:08:13 Canopy, Brian Boru
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Tony and Mitch are joined by Pat for a review of Alexander Pfister's Boonlake.
Time stamps:
1:00 Ark Nova
1:47 Welcome to the Moon
4:50 FEATURE REVIEW - Boonlake
Today we conquer the moon! We review Luna Capital, the new entwined tile drafting game by Jose Ramón Palacios and Devir Games. Then we argue over how to best use Gateway Plus games to get new players.
02:51 Pavlov's House
03:17 Gloomhaven
04:00 Sleeping Gods
04:18 Ark Nova
04:35 Terraforming Mars, Rajas of the Ganges, NYZoo
06:31 Boonlake
08:13 Maracaibo, Great Western Trail
09:02 Frosthaven
12:26 Dog Lover, Dungeons & Dragons, Signorie
12:59 FEATURE REVIEW Luna Capital
13:05 Red Cathedral, Bitoku
13:58 Calico, Cascadia, Welcome to
28:37 FEATURE DISCUSSION Gateway Plus Games
29:06 Cascadia, Calico
30:01 Lords of Waterdeep, Brew
32:45 Dog Lover, Cat Lady (Cat Lover?)
33:36 Red Rising, Fantasy Realms
34:19 Catan, Ticket to Ride, Ticket to Ride: Pennsylvania, Catan: Cities & Knights
35:31 Lords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport
38:28 PanAm, Bunny Kingdom
39:29 Enchanted Plumes, Jenga, Uno
41:53 Abyss
42:13 Harvest, Santa Monica, Luna Capital, Subastral, Arboretum, Overboss, Cat Lady
47:00 Enchanted Plumes
47:26 Santa Monica
48:17 Arboretum
48:41 Overboss
49:13 A Feast for Odin, Roll for the Galaxy, Abyss, Harvest
50:25 Brew, Tiny Towns, Welcome to
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Tony and Mitch are back with their review of Dog Lover by David Short and published by AEG.
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3:43 The Isle of Cats
4:16 FEATURE REVIEW - Dog Lover
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On a special Valentine's day episode, Tina (Pat's wife) joins to review Calliope's very beautiful Enchanted Plumes and discuss gaming as a couple.
00:20 Luna Capital
01:16 Sleeping Gods
01:35 Legacy of Dragonholt, Tainted Grail
03:00 Brian Boru
03:55 Wordle, Quordle, Curling
08:15 FEATURE REVIEW Enchanted Plumes
19:55 FEATURE DISCUSSION Gaming with your significant other
21:16 Point Salad, Crash Octopus
25:12 Sleeping Gods
25:44 Calico, Mandala, Rococo, Castles of Burgundy, Everdell
27:59 Res Arcana
28:46 Cascadia
29:17 Cyclades, Project L, No Thanks!
31:38 Everdell, Underwater Cities, Cyclades
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Bookmark Games brings a digital version of David Thompson's 2018 card game Pavlov's House - The Battle of Stalingrad for PC/Mac Steam and Ipad IOS. How does this card driven survival wargame play as a digital implementation?
Time stamps:
1:48 The Hunger
2:00 Boon Lake
3:25 Dog Lover
4:30 Micro Macro Crime City
6:18 A Feast for Odin
7:14 Brian Boru: High King of Ireland
9:00 Luna Capital
10:53 FEATURE REVIEW - Pavlov's House
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We finish counting down our top 10 games of all time.
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00:13 Blood Rage
01:06 A Feast for Odin, Signorie, Clans of Caledonia, Terra Mystica, Gaia Project
01:35 Iwari, Web of Power
02:26 Nicodemus, Century: Spice Road, Splendor
03:19 Coffee Trader
07:03 Praga Caput Regni, A Feast for Odin
09:24 On Mars, Kanban, Escape Plan, Lisboa
11:35 Underwater Cities
13:21 Point Salad
15:28 Lorenzo il Magnifico
18:40 Twilight Struggle
22:45 Tyrants of the Underdark
25:12 Calico
26:56 The Voyages of Marco Polo
28:57 Underwater Cities
30:20 Maracaibo, BoonLake
32:33 Praga Caput Regni, Newton
33:50 Blood Bowl
35:47 Rising Sun
38:05 Gaia Project, Terra Mystica
40:35 Eclipse
43:46 Blood Rage
46:12 Gloomhaven, Frosthaven
49:52 Race for the Galaxy
53:56 Rome & Roll, Hadrian's Wall, Everdell
54:57 Calico, Just One, Empires of the Void II
55:33 Argent the Consortium, Empyreal: Spells & Steam, Harvest
56:00 Concordia, Empires: Age of Discovery
56:11 Ark Nova, Coffee Traders, Through the Desert, Golem, BoonLake, Sleeping Gods
57:50 Luna Capital
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Richard Garfield + deckbuilding + vampires makes The Hunger easy to get to the table, but is it any good, or does it shrivel up and die in the light of day?
Time stamps:
3:02 MicroMacro: Crime City - Full House
7:17 A Feast for Odin
8:03 FEATURE REVIEW - The Hunger
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We continue counting down our top 30 games of all time, with 20 through 11.
01:54 Gloomhaven: Digital
02:19 Brian Boru
03:28 Lost Ruins of Arnak
04:21 A Feast for Odin
05:24 Beyond the Sun
06:06 7 Wonders: Architects
09:28 Boon Lake
09:35 Golem, Ark Nova, Food Chain Magnate, Praga Caput Regni
13:01 Praga Caput Regni
14:31 Summoner Wars
16:13 Agricola
18:51 El Grande
20:47 Food Chain Magnate
22:58 Heaven and Ale
25:11 Brass
27:32 Clans of Caledonia
28:12 Marco Polo, Terra Mystica
29:31 Beyond the Sun
31:13 Islebound
33:29 Gaia Project
35:15 Just One
36:44 So Clover
37:07 A Feast for Odin
38:49 Barrage
41:10 Rococo: Deluxe Edition
43:28 Rising Sun
45:03 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Race for the Galaxy
46:45 A Feast for Odin
49:40 Anno: 1800
51:54 Tiny Towns
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What's better than a board game about the Jersey shore? Nothing! Discover this and other timeless truths in our latest episode.
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12:35 FEATURE REVIEW - Cape May
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Well, it's finally here. At least one of you asked for it. We start counting down our top 30 games of all time, beginning with numbers 30 through 21. What's on top?
02:22 Signorie
04:39 Res Arcana, Race for the Galaxy
06:45 Near and Far
08:00 Orleans, Altiplano
09:07 Concordia, Newton
09:43 Newton
11:22 Glen More II: Chronicles
13:09 Shakespeare
15:07 My City
16:16 It's a Wonderful World
16:59 7 Wonders
18:20 Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
19:16 Carpe Diem
21:26 The Castles of Burgundy
22:59 Rococo
24:28 Just One
26:20 Dogs of War
28:35 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
29:41 Sleeping Gods
30:29 Legacy of Dragonholt
31:12 Bunny Kingdom
32:49 Hallertau
34:17 Imperial Steam
35:20 Above and Below
37:09 Mandala
39:53 Luna Capital
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After discussing the moral perils of improper component storage, we review the digital version of what some have called the greatest modern board game, Gloomhaven.
Time stamps:
4:50 Cape May
5:27 FEATURE REVIEW - Gloomhaven digital edition
Do you know what happened in the year 1800? We don't either. But Martin Wallace does. And he made a board game about it. Help us explore this wonderful history, when countries didn't go to war but developed factories, didn't charge one another money but traded with ships, when gold materialized out of thin air, and when workers weren't paid in anything but a one-time discharge of schnapps and pants. It was a capitalist utopia.
And part two is a discussion of using other people's stuff, AKA exploitative capitalism in board games.
01:53 Gloomhaven Digital, Cape May, Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion
03:37 Vagrantsong
04:12 Blood Rage, Anno 1800, the Quiet Game
06:18 Lux Aeterna
08:19 Imperial Steam
08:31 Brass, Barrage, Food Chain Magnate
12:53 Empyreal: Spells & Steam, Steam, Age of Steam
13:30 FEATURE REVIEW Anno 1800
37:43 FEATURE DISCUSSION Using other people's stuff
39:26 Food Chain Magnate
40:33 Lords of Waterdeep
41:41 Great Western Trail
43:26 Beyond the Sun
44:00 Dune
44:51 Root
46:44 Kanban EV
47:26 Le Havre
48:34 On Mars
49:11 Caylus
50:11 Barrage, Emyreal: Spells & Steam
51:26 Brass: Birmingham
52:19 Maracaibo, Mombassa, Imperial Steam
55:05 Furnace
55:52 Imperial Steam
56:46 Merv
57:17 18xx
59:13 Tekhenu
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Between Paisley's barks and the squeaks of his toys, we go over Tony's recent PAX Unplugged acquisitions and review The Crew: Deep Sea Adventures, the sequel to last year's Kennerspiel award winning cooperative trick taking game.
Time Stamps:
1:27 PAX Unplugged
2:13 Cape May
2:29 Bitoku
3:07 Luna Capital
3:43 Dog Lover
4:00 Sheepy Time
5:00 Cascadia
11:20 Feature Review - The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Today we review Furnace, the hot new engine builder that’s bedecked with consolation prizes. Then, it’s our discussion of auctions. Is everything an auction? Find out on Two Wood for a Wheat.
03:27 Anno: 1800, Blood Rage
04:43 Cape May, Roll Player
05:55 Luna Capital, Bitoku, Boon Lake
06:25 AuZtralia, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Tekhenu
06:57 No Thanks!
07:58 Ten
09:09 Beyond the Sun, Boon Lake
10:05 Ragusa, Catan
12:57 Project L
13:15 Gaia Project
13:56 The Crew: Deep Sea Adventure
14:12 FEATURE REVIEW Furnace
21:34 Race for the Galaxy
22:45 Splendor
30:07 FEATURE DISCUSSION Auctions
30:33 Ra, Amun-Re, Modern Art, High Society
32:47 Klondike
33:21 Furnace
34:23 Lorenzo il Magnifico
35:44 High Society, Skull
36:38 Ten
38:28 Cyclades, Furnace, Lancaster
39:54 Age of Steam
40:20 Brass
40:47 Terra Mystica, Gaia Project
41:12 Shakespeare
42:57 Maracaibo
46:39 Rising Sun
48:20 El Grande
50:12 Concordia
51:12 Dungeon Petz
54:42 Revolution
55:13 Blood Rage
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Why is there a point salad brewing in Knizia's Cauldron? Find out as we review Witchstone. Plus fights (nearly) break out at beautiful Mt. Airy Lodge.
Time stamps:
0:12 Trouble at beautiful Mt. Airy Lodge
8:42 Fairy Tale Inn
9:50 Q.E.
11:01 On Tour
12:51 Project L
13:10 Gaia Project
15:33 FEATURE REVIEW - Witchstone
We complete the Eric Lang mythological trilogy with Ankh: Gods of Egypt. Will it rise above all other games or merge into nothingness?
Then Jake Frydman from the Decision Space podcast joins us to discuss the inaugural World Series of Board Gaming! How is it, what is it, why is it, and what will it be?
03:39 One Night Ultimate Werewolf
03:56 Subastral
04:05 Wild Space
04:22 SWEEPSTAKES
05:15 No Thanks!, Point Salad
05:19 Doody Head
06:49 Sleeping Gods
08:48 Terramara
09:21 Egizia, Lorenzo il Magnifico
11:46 FEATURE REVIEW Ankh: Gods of Egypt
12:27 Kemet, Root, Blood Rage, Rising Sun
50:08 The World Series of Board Gaming with Jake Fryd
51:23 7 Wonders, Acquire, Azul, Blood Rage, Brass: Birmingham, Carcassone, Catan, Dominant Species: Marine, Gaia Project, Great Western Trail, Ra, Splendor, Terraforming Mars, Ticket to Ride, Wingspan
59:27 Concordia, Agricola, Orleans, the Castles of Burgundy, Race for the Galaxy, Magic the Gathering
01:06:11 Magic the Gathering, Keyforge, World of Warcraft MIniatures Games
01:09:50 Twilight Struggle, 18xx, Agricola
01:16:43 Magic the Gathering
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Collect the best crew of animals for your spaceship in Wild Space, our feature game this week. Also find out how Tony foils hunters on his property and whether Mitch can fill a cart to gain free shipping.
Time Stamps:
0:39 Putting together a free shipping cart
2:15 Resurgence
3:45 Ankh
3:52 Beautiful Mt. Airy Lodge
5:42 Crossbows and perfume
9:02 PAX Unplugged
9:31 Tiny Towns
9:45 Wormholes
10:06 Jury duty
12:19 FEATURE REVIEW - Wild Space
43:10 Witchstone
43:25 World Series of Board Games, Decision Space
43:45 iTunes review contest
Here we have the Van Goghs, works by Monet, and the many works of... Sobel?
It's board games where the artwork makes the game. But first, it's the follow up to Stellar, Subastral by Renegade Game Studios.
01:33 Root
03:55 Crash Octopus
04:07 An interlude by Ankh
04:59 Tasty Humans
05:25 Monster Expedition, Kingdomino, Subastral
06:19 Rising Sun, Draftosaurus
07:50 One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Secret Hitler, Deception in Hong Kong, Resistance
10:05 Just some sarcasm
10:36 Mystery of the Abbey
11:07 FEATURE REVIEW Subastral
14:29 Mandala, Lost Cities
27:31 Calico
27:56 FEATURE DISCUSSION When art makes the game
28:36 Rock, Paper, Scissors
29:11 Lisboa, Rising Sun, Rococo Deluxe Edition
30:47 Arboretum
31:22 Cascadia
32:20 Subastral, Mandala
33:53 Bunny Kingdom
36:02 Point Salad
36:28 Ecosystem
37:09 Brass: Birmingham
39:13 Santa Monica
43:02 Everdell
43:43 Demon Worker
45:02 Museum
46:32 It's a Wonderful World, Wingspan
48:33 Sushi Go
49:04 Hit Z Road
50:15 Cat Lady
52:40 Walking in Burano
55:06 Scythe
56:49 Abyss
59:07 Sleeping Gods
01:00:17 The Castles of Burgundy
01:01:27 Ankh
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Frank Herbert's Dune arrives in theatres and on our gaming tables. Is this story based game a polished thrill ride or a cheap cash grab? Listen and find out.
Time Stamps:
1:24 TEN
1:40 Witchstone & Wild Space
2:05 Aquatica
4:18 FEATURE REVIEW: Dune House Secrets
Think happy thoughts... think happy thoughts... think hungry thoughts... because today it's Dollars to Donuts and Happy Games!
We review Crafty games' and the Flatout Design studio's Dollars to Donuts, a delicious tile layer about matching donut halves and satisfying the insatiable need for these tasty circles.
Then it's happy games, those that put a smile on our face when we play them or think about them.
02:44 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Everdell
03:43 Tapestry, Don't Get Got
06:47 Murder in the Light
07:20 Cryptid
07:39 Wild Space, Blood Rage
12:26 FEATURE REVIEW Dollars to Donuts
21:48 Calico
24:14 FEATURE DISCUSSION Happy Games
25:03 Just One
26:03 Everdell, New York Zoo, Cascadia, Point Salad
26:33 Castell
27:04 Animal on Animal, Project L, Bunny Kingdom
28:58 Tasty Humans, Abomination
31:12 Hit Z Road
31:52 Forgotten Waters
32:40 Demon Workers
34:01 The Isle of Cats
34:40 Cat Lady, Dog Lover
36:05 Men at Work
36:40 Crash Octopus
37:34 Sea of Clouds
38:08 Legacy of Dragonholt
38:41 Above & Below, Near & Far
40:02 Happy Salmon
42:10 Draftosaurus
42:30 Don't Get Got
43:23 Dude
44:07 Harvest
44:37 Walking in Burano
44:53 Parks
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Tony's Dad has trouble at the Casino, and Mitch and Tony review the new digital edition of one of the most beloved eurogames ever made. Does the implementation justify its hefty price tag? Listen and find out.
4:32 Magic: the Gathering
4:40 Smores
5:05 Mumblety-Peg
5:50 Dollars to Donuts
6:02 Blood Rage
7:11 FEATURE REVIEW - Concordia Digital Edition
Travel with us to the silk road, the internet of the ancient world. We review Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road.
Then it’s our best games of 2020 that we only played in 2021.
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01:31 Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Architects of the West Kingdom
06:50 Magic the Gathering
08:17 Suburbia
09:17 Skull
11:28 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
11:37 Ankh: Gods of Egypt
14:13 FEATURE REVIEW Merv: Heart of the Silk Road
36:11 FEATURE DISCUSSION Uncovering 2020 Games in 2021
36:30 The Shipping Crisis (Andrei Novac's blog https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/120894/shipping-madness-and-future-cost-board-games)
43:17 Voidfall
44:17 Dark Ages: Heritage of Charlemagne
45:04 Praga Caput Regni
46:18 Renature
46:39 MIcroMacro: Crime City
46:51 Merv: Heart of the Silk Road
46:54 CloudAge
47:33 Hallertau
47:46 Marvel United
48:04 Empyreal: Spells & Steam
48:19 Merv: Heart of the Silk Road
48:23 Oceans
48:31 Anno: 1800
49:06 MicroMacro: Crime City
49:40 Forgotten Waters
51:11 Viscounts of the West Kingdom
51:37 Forgotten Waters, Summoner Wars: Starter Set
52:28 Marvel United and Gloomhaven
53:40 The Red Cathedral
54:53 Project L
55:54 Hallertau
57:42 Empyreal: Spells & Steam
We review TEN, a push your luck auction game which is the latest puzzly filler from Flatout Games and AEG. Does it measure up to the legacy of Point Salad and Calico? Mitch and Tony disagree.
Time Stamps:
0:35 Forgotten Waters
1:21 Concordia (digital version)
6:21 Merv
7:30 FEATURE REVIEW - TEN
Arrrrre ya ready kids? Get ready for Forgotten Waters, the silly swashbuckling pirate game that's a cannon full of goofs.
Then we explore our top 10 most anticipated games from Essen Spiel but somehow talk about 90 games.
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04:51 Antike II
05:54 Risk
06:47 Blood Rage
07:04 Magic the Gathering, Dune: Imperium
07:22 The Isle of Cats
08:39 FEATURE REVIEW Forgotten Waters
17:46 Gen 7, Dead of Winter, Raxxon
26:52 FEATURE DISCUSSION Essen Most Anticipated Games
28:26 Juicy Fruits, Meadow
32:05 The Specialists
33:13 Bitoku
36:38 Roll Camera
38:04 Hey Yo
39:16 Settlement, Mysterium, Detective Club
40:55 Witchstone, Res Arcana
42:59 Stroganov
44:17 Living Forest
45:09 Mystic Vale
45:32 Gutenberg
47:46 Tabannusi: Builders of Ur
49:27 Riverside, Trails of Tucana, Avenue, Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama, Santa Maria, the Magnificent
50:40 Neoville
51:03 Bärenpark, Gizmos, Sushi Go
52:31 Boonlake
53:59 Imperial Steam, Brass, Empyreal: Spells & Steam, Imperial, Steam
55:53 Riverside, Trails of Tucana
56:49 Furnace
59:09 Dune: House Secrets
59:34 Detective
01:01:05 Golem
01:03:38 LUNA Capital, Cascadia, Overboss
01:05:10 Bitoku, A Feast for Odin
01:06:17 Brew, Argent: The Consortium
01:07:32 Boonlake, Puerto Rico, Race for the Galaxy, Terra Mystica, Rajas of the Ganges
01:08:38 Messina 1347, Pandemic
01:10:17 Messina 1347
01:12:23 Golem
01:13:18 1923 Cotton Club
01:15:29 Voidfall, Imperium: Classics, Imperium: Legends, Eclipse
01:19:37 Messina 1347, Barrage
01:21:11 Forgotten Waters, Boonlake
01:23:37 Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!
01:24:17 Blitzkrieg
01:24:50 Great Western Trail 2nd Edition
01:25:30 Ark Nova, Terraforming Mars, Rajas of the Ganges
01:25:59 Welcome to the Moon, Welcome to New Las Vegas
01:26:46 Mortum: Medieval Detective
01:27:19 Lawyer Up: Witch Trial
01:27:50 Maracaibo: The Uprising
01:28:22 Underwater Cities: New Discoveries
01:28:22 Picture Perfect
01:29:54 Azul: Queen's Garden, Azul: Summer Pavilion, Calico
01:30:30 Run Run Run
01:31:01 Wild Space
01:31:45 Moon Adventure, Factory 42
01:32:27 The Belgian Beers Race
01:32:49 Fantasy Realms: Cursed Horde
01:33:05 Fjords
01:33:29 Origins: First Builders
Plaid Hat Games' flagship dueling game has returned 12 years after its initial release with a new edition. Is this the same game with minor changes, or does it take big strides forward? We discuss the changes, the online version, and who exactly this game is for.
0:43 Forgotten Waters
1:12 Magic the Gathering - Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
4:00 Dice Tower Retreat (and why we weren't there)
6:39 Tyrants of the Underdark
8:58 Ten
9:19 Project L
9:53 Feature Review - Summoner Wars 2nd Edition
I think if shapes had religion, they'd worship Project L. Come and see if this tile-laying engine-builder is worthy of your praise.
Then, we figure out why bad luck makes us so damn mad (so mad!).
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03:42 Ankh
05:37 Rising Sun
07:21 Kemet
07:49 Frosthaven
08:19 Betrayal at Baldur's Gate, Betrayal at House on the Hill
09:23 Monster Expedition
12:06 King of Tokyo
12:35 FEATURE REVIEW Project L
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19:21 A Feast for Odin
25:13 FEATURE DISCUSSION Bad Luck
28:56 Race for the Galaxy
30:45 Rising Sun
32:33 Chaos in the Old World
34:57 Scythe
41:43 John Company
42:56 Warmachine
47:22 Summoner Wars: 2nd Edition
Did the 1999 Cleveland Indians have the greatest offense in baseball history? And in a world which, depending on where you live, is either burning or drowning, we talk about what matters most: the Capstone Games release of the slide puzzle family game Juicy Fruits.
8:49 Tainted Grail
9:01 Wingspan
10:40 Forgotten Waters
11:50 FEATURE REVIEW - Juicy Fruits
After reviewing Cascadia, I think we're all moving to Oregon. Join us for the varied microclimates of the Pacific Northwest and the joys of laying down river, mountain, and forest tiles. Then stick around for our discussion of nature-themed games.
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06:32 Point Salad
07:40 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
09:15 High Society
10:47 Faiyum
11:13 Concordia
17:15 FEATURE REVIEW Cascadia
17:27 Calico, Point Salad, Truffle Shuffle, Boss Monster
31:43 Verdant
33:33 FEATURE DISCUSSION Nature Themed Games
35:56 Wingspan
36:13 Mariposas
37:09 Meadow
37:41 Root
38:09 Bios: Megafauna, Evolution: Climate
39:09 Dominant Species: Marine
39:27 Parks
40:10 Endangered, Isle of Cats, Parks
40:55 Tokaido, Sunset over Water
42:28 Ecosystem, Barenpark
43:35 Everdell
Jordan Nach joins Mitch and Tony to review the new digital implementation of the heavy euro classic Gaia project. Does it work for beginners (Mitch)? Does it work for veteran players (Jordan and Tony)? How many insults can Jordan throw at Tony? Listen and find out.
0:38 Cascadia
1:00 Exit: the Enchanted Forest
2:18 Champions of Midgard
4:21 Lorenzo Il Magnifico
4:50 Carnival of Monsters, Point Salad
4:59 Shipshape
5:54 Jump Drive
6:11 Santa Monica
6:49 FEATURE REVIEW: Gaia Project on Steam
14:44 A beginner's perspective
38:58 Gaia Project vs. Terra Mystica
Have we actually discovered that mythical creature of the boardgaming landscape, the relaxing game? We review Meadow and find out. Warning: excessive amounts of flora and fauna trivia are included.
1:47 Rajas of the Ganges: the Dice Charmers
2:56 Iberian Gauge
6:58 Wingspan
7:40 Magic the Gathering - Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
9:55 Gaia Project
10:07 Cascadia
10:36 FEATURE REVIEW - Meadow
Today we're reviewing the hot new deckbuilder Imperium: Classics. Will this supercharged deckbuilder last a thousand years on our shelves or will it fade into history?
Then, with this newest wave of deckbuilders times another mechanism, we're discussing deckbuilders on steroids.
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02:16 Calico, Gaia Project
02:32 Terraforming Mars: Aries Expedition, Terraforming Mars
03:46 Point Salad
05:12 Crash Octopus
05:56 No Thanks!
06:49 Cascadia
07:54 Calico
08:32 FEATURE REVIEW Imperium: Classics
16:37 Dominion
33:43 FEATURE DISCUSSION Deckbuilders on Steroids
33:58 Tyrants of the Underdark, Dune: Imperium, The Lost Ruins of Arnak
34:09 Great Western Trail, Res Arcana, Rocketmen
34:56 Imperium: Classics & Imperium: Legends
35:50 Dominion, Star Realms
36:54 Rococo
44:48 Concordia
45:25 Gloomhaven
46:26 Resurgence
46:37 Aeon's End
47:13 Pandemic
48:58 Meadow
We review the roll and write version of Inka and Markus Brand's acclaimed eurogame. Cardboard elephants, tyrannical cyborg dogs, colonoscopies and weddings abound.
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3:07 Res Arcana
3:50 Clank!
4:15 Magic the Gathering (Dungeons & Dragons)
8:45 Gaia Project (Steam)
8:55 Calico
9:08 Pulsar 2849
9:40 FEATURE SEGMENT - why we're reviewing this game
14:35 FEATURE REVIEW - Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers
What's black and white but red all over? It's MicroMacro: Crime City! A bloody game of murder, intrigue, and... cuteness? Strain your eyes, and you may just learn whether this game is for you. By the way, it's pronounced Shpeel dez Jahr-izz. And it's what this game won!
Then it's a collection of some of our favorite oddball mechanisms.
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00:53 7 Wonders Duel: Agora
03:28 Maracaibo, Just One, Res Arcana
04:45 FEATURE REVIEW MicroMacro: Crime City
18:40 FEATURE DISCUSSION Oddball Mechanisms
19:34 Galaxy Trucker
20:29 Castell, Teotihuacan
21:16 Photosynthesis, Sonora, Welcome to..., Seal Team Flix
22:19 Magic: The Gathering
23:01 Coloma
23:21 Tasty Humans
23:49 Mountains of Madness
25:06 Cloudage, the Search for Planet X
26:12 Anno: 1800, Maracaibo, Great Western Trail
26:43 Tzolkin
26:50 Gloomhaven, Bridge
28:13 Heaven and Ale, Argent: The Consortium
29:29 Bios: Megafauna, High Frontier
30:52 High Society, QE
31:45 Blackout: Hong Kong
33:07 Caylus
34:03 Seafall
We review Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, the new dice drafting euro from Stan Kordonskiy (Dice Hospital, Rurik: Dawn of Kiev, Lockup, Old West Empresario, Endless Winter) and then interview him about his design philosophy.
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2:38 Gaia Project
3:18 - FEATURE REVIEW - Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria
18:02 - FEATURE DISCUSSION - Interview with designer Stan Kordonskiy
Today we're joined by Mitch from the B-Side to review Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition. Can Mitch withstand the verbal onslaughts in defense of this iteration of his favorite game?
Then, we find out the exact right length for a game (it's one hour and five minutes).
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02:15 Crash Octopus
03:04 Race for the Galaxy
04:32 Last Will
05:42 Gaia Project and Terra Mystica
08:02 FEATURE REVIEW Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
47:45 FEATURE DISCUSSION
49:31 Underwater Cities
49:41 Mandala
49:49 Maracaibo
50:14 Dinosaur Island
51:14 Race for the Galaxy and Beyond the Sun
51:36 Agricola
52:20 Caverna
53:26 Through the Ages
54:04 Eclipse, Game of Thrones, 18xx
54:49 Risk
55:22 Diplomacy, Risk, Shogun, Axis & Allies, Inis
56:07 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Dominant Species, Dominant Species: Marine
56:40 Jump Drive, Patchwork, Patchwork Express
57:03 City
58:39 Terraforming Mars: Prelude and Underwater Cities: New Discoveries
01:03:27 Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria
Grow, dry, roast, and finally deliver coffee beans in this long-awaited card covering import from Portugal. And enjoy our new B-side segment on why we are reviewing each game.
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0:24 Ulm
7:40 NEW SEGMENT - Why we're reviewing this game
12:40 FEATURE REVIEW - Café
38:53 Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria
It's a Martin Wallace zombie double feature! Featuring AuZtralia and Hit Z Road. Do these games fall flat or do they rise like the dead back to our tables? Then, along those lines, it's a discussion of overused themes.
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01:04 Gloomholdin'
01:25 Sprawlopolis
01:59 Grimslingers
02:42 Gloomhaven
03:28 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
03:40 Crash Octopus
05:41 Beyond the Sun
06:06 Rococo
08:06 Ares Expedition
08:28 Terraforming Mars
08:32 Race for the Galaxy
13:24 FEATURE REVIEW AuZtralia
14:03 A Study in Emerald
36:03 FEATURE REVIEW Hit Z Road
46:04 King of Tokyo
46:57 FEATURE DISCUSSION Overused Themes
47:46 Bruges, Orleans, Paris
52:45 Mountains of Madness
53:56 Dead of Winter
55:55 This War of Mine
59:17 Blood Rage
59:45 A Feast for Odin
01:01:44 Velocity: Vanguard
01:02:28 Seafall
01:02:39 Forgotten Waters
01:03:10 Star Wars: Outer Rim
01:03:35 Dead Reckoning
01:04:24 Anno: 1800 and Spirit Island
01:06:10 Tasty Humans
01:06:44 Peacemakers
01:07:37 Viral
01:09:46 Marvel: United and Sentinels of the Multiverse
01:10:55 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
We review a classic roll (well, flip) and write, and examine push your luck games and how this might be the most important mechanism we've ever discussed.
1:02 Dune: Imperium
1:34 Red Rising
2:22 Gaia Project
3:54 Magic: The Gathering
4:31 FEATURE REVIEW - Trails of Tucana
27:05 FEATURE DISCUSSION - Push Your Luck Games
29:11 Can't Stop, The Quacks of Quedlinberg
29:48 Port Royal
30:16 Can't Stop
32:02 Sea of Clouds
35:20 Ticket to Ride
36:02 Clank!
38:47 Dead of Winter
40:17 Gloomhaven
42:38 Dungeons & Dragons
47:56 Blood Rage
48:59 The Voyages of Marco Polo
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In the words of the Fixx, one thing leads to another. Today we talk about comborific games where we chain together actions. We also discuss the very combo-laden game Hadrian’s Wall. Thanks for tuning in!
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01:52 Micro Macro Crime City
03:09 Cafe and Aquatica
03:19 Ganz Schon Clever
03:25 Kemet
05:44 Beyond the Sun
06:00 Splendor
07:18 Lost Ruins of Arnak
08:15 Maracaibo
09:43 FEATURE REVIEW Hadrian's Wall
37:05 Architects of the West Kingdom
38:15 Rome & Roll
38:52 FEATURE DISCUSSION Comborific Games
39:29 Lost Ruins of Arnak, Empyreal: Spells & Steam, Marvel United, Hallertau
39:42 Tapestry
41:28 Ganz Schon Clever
44:28 Gaia Project
44:48 Castles of Burgundy
45:24 Council of Four
47:26 Newton
48:55 Lost Ruins of Arnak
49:15 Praga Caput Regni
50:38 Hallertau
56:03 Magic: The Gathering
57:47 Res Arcana
57:12 Tawantinsuyu
57:33 Aquatica
58:34 Trails of Tucana
58:49 Auztralia and Hit Z Road
We review the new space sabotage worker placement game, and look how a game can feel completely different when played with different players.
On this bloated episode of Two Wood for a Wheat, we're reviewing the extremely large box that's been sitting on my shelf. It's Trey Chambers' Empyreal: Spells & Steam. Do train games and magic malevolent powers wet your whistle?
Then it's the most excessive Kickstarter campaigns, components, and all around useless things that nobody asked for but millions of people paid for. We discuss Kickstarter bloat.
Thanks for listening!
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02:04 Ticket to Ride New York
02:15 The Red Cathedral
03:07 Beyond the Sun
04:34 Race for the Galaxy
06:00 Agropolis, Sprawlopolis, Combopolis
08:38 FEATURE REVIEW Empyreal: Spells & Steam
27:05 Marvel: United and Hallertau
32:37 FEATURE DISCUSSION Kickstarter Bloat
40:41 Ankh
42:35 Kingdom Death: Monster
43:09 Rising Sun
43:37 Gloomhaven and Frosthaven
44:57 Rising Sun: Kami Unbound and Rising Sun: Sun & Moon
46:12 Ankh, Rising Sun, and Blood Rage
46:50 Tainted Grail and Etherfields
47:39 Nemesis
48:16 Marvel: United
49:57 Sleeping Gods
53:33 Nemesis
54:19 Rocketmen
54:36 Vindication
58:27 Dark Ages and Tainted Grail
01:00:03 Dwellings of Eldervale
01:02:24 Tainted Grail
01:05:15 Dinosaur Island
01:07:20 Escape Plan and Kanban
01:09:19 Lisboa
01:12:27 Agropolis and the Witcher Board Game
01:14:23 Rising Sun, Eclipse, and Empyreal
Tony and Mitch review Fairy Tale Inn, Paolo Mori's vicious little take on Connect Four, and look at mechanisms from old games which inspired newer designs.
Finally, Charles Dickens and the Marvel Universe are together at last. Ebenezer Scrooge uses time travel to explore alternate universes. Oliver Twist uses super speed to take the final bowl of porridge. Dr. Manette spends years of non-existence, only to return later to a changed world.
Marvel: United may make us believers in cooperative play or it may turn to dust on our shelves. We're also discussing how expectations shift our enjoyment of board games.
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03:22 Beyond the Sun
05:07 Cryo
07:36 Twilight Struggle
08:29 Cat Lady
10:25 Hallertau
11:22 FEATURE REVIEW Marvel United
11:54 Kingsburg, Signorie, Hyperborea
27:47 FEATURE DISCUSSION Great Expectations
32:50 Blackout: Hong Kong and Maracaibo
34:12 Voidfall and Sleeping Gods
35:05 Frosthaven and Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
35:16 Ankh
35:49 Rocketmen
37:31 Blood Rage, Chaos in the Old World, Rising Sun
38:13 Cloudage and Maracaibo
39:17 Overboss and Calico
40:24 7th Continent
40:59 Dinosaur Island
42:50 Puerto Rico
44:15 Reavers of Midgard
45:45 The Great Wall
46:31 Calico
47:57 Mandala
48:41 Rome and Roll
50:00 Signorie
53:11 Eclipse and Voidfall
54:04 Nemo's War
54:45 Gloomhaven
Like the great Beatles albums of yesteryear, today we introduce Two Wood for a Wheat B-Sides, a collection of special guests and topics delivering you more content.
Today Mitch Manzella joins Tony to talk Lost Ruins of Arnak and the absolute worst, cruelest, most despicable people in the entire world and how they found their way into the board gaming hobby.
Today we're joined by Board Boy Campbell to review Stonemaier's latest mana from heaven, Red Rising. Will this card combo game dethrone classic filler Fantasy Realms?
Then there's hope in our eyes as we see our first ventures out into post-COVID gaming, including the games that will make up our perfect game day and our expectations for a return to gaming in real life.
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01:56 Hadrian's Wall
02:10 A Feast for Odin
02:36 That's Pretty Clever
06:15 Dominant Species: Marine
07:39 Egizia
08:41 Mercado de Lisboa
10:24 Brass: Birmingham and Ginkopolis
11:15 Empyreal: Spells and Steam
12:49 Argent: The Consortium and Harvest
13:30 Nidavellir and Thingavellir
16:05 FEATURE REVIEW - Red Rising
16:15 Wingspan, Scythe, Fantasy Realms
20:43 Terraforming Mars
36:13 Agricola
38:49 Tapestry
39:20 Hallertau
41:52 FEATURE DISCUSSION - A Return to Gaming IRL
42:42 Dominant Species: Marine
47:37 Just One, Rising Sun, Eclipse, Men at Work
47:37 Carpe Diem, Bonfire, Castles of Tuscany, Carnegie
53:46 Coffee Roaster
55:02 Hallertau, Overboss, Calico, Cascadia
56:05 Slay the Spire
56:32 Agricola and Anachrony
57:12 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, Gloomhaven, 7th Continent
59:50 Terra Mystica
01:01:13 Trismegistus
01:01:57 Marco Polo and Pipeline
Be your own boss, dad said. Make your own decisions, dad said. Well dad, today I finally did it. Today I'm not only my own boss, today I'm an Overboss. And I don't event have to pay self-employment tax.
Today it's Aaron Mesburne and Kevin Russ' Overboss, a pixelated followup by designer of beloved tile-layer Calico. Then it's the aspects of a game that make us bring it out 20, 30, 40, 50 times to play. What makes a game replayable?
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01:51 Red Rising
03:31 Hallertau
04:33 Mandala
04:45 Marvel: United
05:05 Ankh: Gods of Egypt
05:30 Rocketmen
08:04 John Company
08:33 After the Empire
11:04 FEATURE REVIEW Overboss
14:30 Calico and Tasty Humans
23:55 Hallertau
25:37 FEATURE DISCUSSION Replayability
27:13 Go, Chess, Stupid Chess
32:23 Race for the Galaxy
33:09 Res Arcana
33:45 A Feast for Odin and Agricola
34:35 Tainted Grail, Near and Far, and Above and Below
35:29 Rising Sun and Gloomhaven
38:21 Gons Schon Clever
38:51 Tapestry
39:45 Calico
41:49 Mandala and Anno: 1800
43:06 Tyrants of the Underdark
44:11 Clans of Caledonia, Gaia Project, and Terra Mystica
44:55 Tiny Towns
45:59 John Company and This War of Mine
46:45 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
47:37 Scythe and Scythe: Rise of Fenris
49:19 Charterstone
50:43 Red Rising
51:12 Sea of Clouds
52:26 Praga Caput Regni
More farming! Four grains! Hallertau is a veritable cereal box of tensions! Play it! But love it? We'll see.
Then, what's the point of all these grains, these bits and bobs? We list our top 5 favorite resources in all of board games. This was way more fun than I thought it would be.
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02:34 Nidavellir
03:43 Brass: Birmingham
06:15 Calico
07:11 FEATURE REVIEW Hallertau
09:47 Agricola and A Feast for Odin
28:42 Le Havre
31:12 FEATURE DISCUSSION Our Favorite Resources
35:55 Everdell
36:05 Wingspan
36:14 The Lost Ruins of Arnak
36:32 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
38:37 Agricola
39:03 Praga Caput Regni
39:42 Eclipse
40:58 Harvest
42:05 Beyond the Sun
43:25 Barrage
45:20 Agricola
46:48 Gaia Project
48:53 Brass: Birmingham and Brass: Lancashire
52:51 A Feast for Odin
55:14 Scythe
55:47 The Voyages of Marco Polo, Marco POlo 2, and Kingsburg
I bet you didn't know that in an unknown era of prehistoric history, tigers could only eat frogs, dinosaurs could only eat turtles, and the gods above competed across grand continents to make the most of their favorite carnivorous tyrants. It's Gods Love Dinosaurs on the review-platter today, and we're serving up juicy them up like juicy dino-burgers. Can this three-tier, pseudo ecological tile-layer hold up?
Then it's unintuitive games, those that zig when you think they'll zag.
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01:32 Dinosaur World, Dinosaur Island, Dinosaur Island: Rawr & Write
04:58 Cloudage and Maracaibo
06:41 Dungeon Petz, Tyrants of the Underdark, Lords of Waterdeep
08:19 Kanban: EV
09:08 FEATURE REVIEW Gods Love Dinosaurs
13:34 Magic Maze
25:12 FEATURE DISCUSSION Counterintuitive Games
25:45 Terra Mystica, Gaia Project, Clans of Caledonia
26:03 The Estates
28:49 Just One
30:03 Food Chain Magnate
31:56 Mandala
33:25 Twilight Struggle
35:07 Tiny Towns
37:19 Glen More II: Chronicles
39:08 Terra Mystica
42:00 Steam Time
42:52 Hive
45:04 Rising Sun, Blood Rage, Blood Bowl
Today we hang with Mr. Pfister, or at least we make nice with his design pedigree, as we review Cloudage, a strange mash-up between Pfister's lite push-your-luck fare and his heavy deterministic euros. Does this comingling of randomness and strategy work? Find out!
Then, as if we're inspired by Cloudage's stickers, rulebook, orange sherbert color palette, and cloudy card sleeves, we discuss our production pet peeves. Or, in more optimistic terms, our production 'Do's and 'Don't's.
Thanks for listening!
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02:06 Dungeon Petz
05:40 Draftosaurus
05:59 FEATURE REVIEW Cloudage
06:05 Great Western Trail, Isle of Skye, Broom Service, and Maracaibo
22:16 Port Royaleand Oh My Goods!
37:23 FEATURE DISCUSSION Production Pet Peeves, or Production Dos and Don'ts
39:15 Underwater Cities
39:40 High Rise
40:30 Glen More II: Chronicles
41:40 Everdell and Praga Caput Regni
42:17 Tekhenu
42:44 Tzolkin and Return to Dark Tower
43:33 Parks
44:31 Rococo, Rococo: Deluxe, Tainted Grail
45:28 My City
47:09 Tawantinsuyu
48:28 Renature, NYZoo, and Curious Cargo
48:57 Blackout: Hong Kong, Maracaibo, and Underwater Cities
52:03 Yamatai and the Oracle of Delphi
53:08 Eclipse, Kemet, and Empires of the Void II
54:56 Santa Monica and Race for the Galaxy
56:49 Clans of Caledonia and A Feast for Odin
58:01 Just One, Rome & Roll, and Sprawlopolis
01:00:27 Barrage, Curious Cargo, and Atheneum
01:01:33 Race for the Galaxy, Gaia Project, Harvest, and Tapestry
01:06:08 The Godfather
Today on Two Wood for a Wheat it's Renature, the domino laying game by classic duo Kiesling and Kramer. This game may look innocent, but it plays as slimy as a swampbottom.
Then it's our most anticipated games of 2021! The games we're most excited to play and review this year.
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02:05 Abyss
02:19 La Granja
03:10 Carnegie, Troyes, and Black Angel
05:13 Draftosaurus
6:19 Glen More II: Chronicles
08:29 Oceans, Race for the Galaxy, and Race for the Galaxy: Gathering Storm
09:44 Res Arcana and Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
11:19 FEATURE REVIEW Renature
11:40 Heaven & Ale, Azul, and Tikal
26:08 DISCUSSION 2021 Most Anticipated Games
27:28 Frosthaven
28:34 The Great Wall, Ankh, Chu Han, Dark Ages, Rocketman, Mercado de Lisboa, and Venice
29:39 Legacy of Dragonholt and Sleeping Gods
31:03 Glow
31:34 Lewis & Clark
33:05 Transcontinental
34:10 Golem, Lorenzo il Magnifico, and Grand Austria Hotel
35:12 Twilight Struggle: Red Sea Conflict in the Horn of North Africa
36:13 Canopy and Sea of Clouds
37:37 It's a Wonderful World and Guards of Atlantis II
38:52 Coffee Trader, Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, Old West Empressario, Lockup, and Endless Winter
40:00 Tabunnusi and Tekhenu
40:28 Origins: First Builders
40:55 Lords of Hellas and Nemesis
41:21 Dominant Species: Marine
43:15 Merchants of the Dark Road and COldwater Crown
44:16 Horseless Carriage
44:56 WOnderland's War, Tidal Blades, and Orleans
46:14 Velocity: Vanguard
47:39 Cascadia
48:35 Pacifico
49:49 Now or Never
50:45 Frosthaven, Gloomhaven, and Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
52:10 Darwin's Journey
53:21 Hallertau, Agricola, Return to Dark Tower, Agropolis, Sprawlopolis, Whale Riders, and My City
55:14 Ankh, The Whatnot Cabinet, Biblios, After the Empire, Micro Macro Crime City, and Red Rising
57:18 Planet Unknown and Dice Realms
58:15 7 Wonders Duel: Agora, Glen More II: Highland Games, On Mars: Alien Invasion
59:11 Tainted Grail: The Red Death and Tainted Grail: The Last Knight
59:41 Rome & Roll: Gladiators
01:00:14 Rising Sun: Province & Clan Cards
01:00:59 Zapotec, Merv, Kalimara, Mission Red Planet, Hybris: Disordered Cosmos
01:01:46 Dollars to Donuts
01:02:04 Furnace and Brazil: Imperial
Today on Two wood for a wheat, we say goodbye to 2020 by expressing our favorite games of this magical hobby.
But first, we review Praga Caput Regni, the extremely intricate euro puzzle by Underwater Cities designer vladimir suchy.
And with this episode, we say goodbye to 2020, a year surprisingly full of amazing games and plays.
We detail the best ones of this memorable year.
But first, we review Vladimir Suchy's Praga Caput Regni, a mind-bending and enigmatic puzzle of a thing, so large that you can slip into it for hours.
Happy 2021!
- Pat & Tony
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2:35 FEATURE REVIEW Praga Caput Regni
2:46 Shipyard, Pulsar 2849, Underwater Cities, Prodigals Club, Last Will
30:54 FEATURE DISCUSSION 2020 Top 10
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32:17 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion and Frosthaven
33:37 Athenaeum
35:11 The Castles of Tuscany
36:06 Tasty Humans
37:52 Tawantinsuyu
39:19 Dune: Imperium
41:07 Beyond the Sun
43:10 My City
44:26 Lost Ruins of Arnak
45:39 Anno: 1800
46:57 Mandala
48:32 Praga Caput Regni
49:12 Honeybuzz
51:07 Rome & Roll
52:43 Calico
54:16 Mandala
55:12 My City
56:15 Tekhenu
58:42 Praga Caput Regni
01:00:36 Calico
01:02:13 Coatl
01:02:40 Beez
01:03:12 The Red Cathedral
01:04:33 Imperial Struggle, Oceans, On Mars
01:05:39 The Isle of Cats and Dwellings of Eldervale
01:07:02 Marco Polo II, Pandemic: Season 0, High Frontier 4 All
01:08:13 Glen More II
01:09:04 Rococo: Deluxe Edition
01:09:36 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
On this episode of two wood for a wheat, we're reviewing My City, a loving legacy devotion to tile laying games by the Dr. Reiner Knizia.
Then, we imagine the games that we would have loved had we played them in 2020.
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07:57 High Society
09:29 My City
10:46 Oceans
13:20 Alhambra
13:37 Ticket to Ride
14:21 Red Cathedral
17:07 FEATURE REVIEW My City
25:05 Welcome To
37:37 FEATURE DISCUSSION 2020 Games We Missed
39:51 Hallertau, Renature, and Cloudage
40:09 Praga Caput Regni
40:36 Honeybuzz
41:18 Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Architects of the West Kingdom, and Paladins of the West Kingdom
42:05 Margraves of Valeria
42:42 Unicorn Fever
43:38 The Crew
44:45 Gods Love Dinosaurs
46:10 Lost Ruins of Arnak and Dune: Imperium
47:00 Bonfire
47:40 Paris and Whistle Mountain
48:06 Merv
49:33 Kalimala & Ragusa
49:39 Forgotten Waters
50:40 Seafall
51:13 Red Cathedral
52:40 Cosmic Frog
53:44 My City
54:07 Oceans
54:44 Evolution
55:27 Empyreal: Spells and Steam and Argent the Consortium
57:12 Ankh
57:33 Imperial Struggle and Twilight Struggle
59:14 Whistle Mountain
59:28 Cafe
59:47 Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, Dwellings of Eldervale, Sorceror City, and Whistle Stop
01:01:02 Hot Rod Racer: 3022
While you're waiting for the belated release of Denis Villeneuve $165,000,000 Dune movie, soothe yourself with our review of Dune: Imperium for free!
Tony and I also try to rewrite Love in the Time of Cholera for 2020 as gaming in the time of COVID.
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02:37 Kanban: EV
03:59 Tekhenu
06:24 Imperial Struggle
06:42 Beez
06:47 Azul, Reef, Century: Golemn Edition, Century: Spice Road
08:19 Undaunted: North Africa
09:24 The Crew
11:04 Oh Hell
11:50 Lost Ruins of Arnak
12:30 FEATURE REVIEW Dune: Imperium
15:06 Underwater Cities
18:02 Rococo
18:40 Lords of Waterdeep and Tyrants of the Underdark
36:18 Lost Ruins of Arnak
44:00 FEATURE DISCUSSION Gaming in the time of COVID
44:55 Calico, My City, Sprawlopolis, and Race for the Galaxy
50:15 Underwater Cities
51:21 The Voyages of Marco Polo and Terra Mystica
52:05 Race for the Galaxy
56:47 Imperial Struggle
Today we climb a tech tree to travel Beyond the Sun. Dennis K. Chan focuses an entire game around the usually-ancillary tech tree to develop something very unique.
Then we discuss where the majority of our attention is during a game. A game board can sprawl across half a dozen areas, and sometimes our focus is across all of them. We explore games that overfocus on one part, overproduce parts that don't get enough attention, and talk about where the game is really played.
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02:26 Dune: Imperium
02:29 Praga Caput Regni
02:34 My City
04:09 Project L
06:09 Under Falling Skies (print and play)
07:28 Moonrakers
09:34 Super Pinball 4Cade
10:15 Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
12:09 Welcome to...
12:47 Welcome to New Las Vegas
13:45 FEATURE REVIEW Beyond the Sun
17:07 Empires of the Void II
24:23 Terraforming Mars
33:51 FEATURE DISCUSSION What are You Lookin' At?
38:55 Underwater Cities
39:22 Marco Polo
40:01 Race for the Galaxy and Calico
40:35 My City
40:55 A Feast for Odin
42:07 18XX
42:34 Eclipse
43:10 Barrage
43:29 Terra Mystica
45:06 Agricola
45:28 Under Falling Skies
45:48 Tiny Towns
46:48 Beyond the Sun
47:37 Rising Sun
48:20 Everdell
48:41 Tainted Grail
49:41 Star Realms
50:00 Tyrants of the Underdark
50:08 Clank!, Trains, and Supermotherload
51:22 Food Chain Magnate
51:40 Kemet and Cyclades
51:55 Tekhenu
52:50 Pipeline
54:07 On Mars and Lisboa
56:52 Curious Cargo
58:33 Ex Libris
59:57 The Gallerist
On this bonus episode of Two Wood for a Wheat, Tony reviews The Dwellings of Eldervale, a euro worker placement game with a throughline of ameritrash themes and mechanisms.
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ALL THE CRITIQUES. TIMES 2. CAPSTONE BOARDGAME MAYHEM DOUBLE FEATURE.
FIRST BOARD GAME: Curious Cargo, a two player tactical game of tile laying and truck driving adventure. They deliver! And then they Receive!
SECOND BOARD GAME: New York Zoo, Uwe's sexed-up time track tile laying game. Whose zookeeper can stuff the most animals into the same space?
AND THEN
The Greatest Race Games, what makes for an incredible race game (not racing!) as players vie to finish!
Find out on today's episode of Two Wood for a Wheat!
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02:05 Welcome To
02:39 Rococo: Deluxe
05:23 Anno: 1800
07:23 Dinosaur Island: Rawr & Write
08:14 Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers
09:11 The Transcontinental
10:12 Mandala
12:10 Dwellings of Eldervale
13:54 Argent the Consortium
16:00 FEATURE REVIEW Curious Cargo
16:11 Pipeline
21:06 Calico
35:01 FEATURE REVIEW New York Zoo
35:05 A Feast for Odin, Patchwork, Patchwork Express, Indian Summer, Cottage Garden, and Spring Meadow
42:23 Calico
44:44 A Feast for Odin and Patchwork
47:28 FEATURE DISCUSSION The Greatest Race Games
47:46 Race for the Galaxy
48:58 New York Zoo
49:48 18xx and Food Chain Magnate
50:53 Anno: 1800
51:41 Welcome To
52:36 Race for the Galaxy
54:56 Scythe, Nippon, Dwellings of Eldervale, New York Zoo
58:03 Race for the Galaxy
58:52 Heaven & Ale
59:32 Tiny Towns
01:00:33 Maracaibo
01:01:48 Twilight Struggle
01:03:20 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
01:04:38 Food Chain Magnate
01:07:13 Welcome To
01:09:17 Gloomhaven
01:11:14 Race for the Galaxy and Roll for the Galaxy
01:12:30 Rajas of the Ganges
01:14:09 New York Zoo and Nova Luna
01:16:09 Fuse, Flatline, Happy Salmon, Mandala
01:17:42 Clank!
On today's episode of Two Wood for a Wheat, we review Stefan Feld's the Castles of Tuscany, the semi-sequel to the evergreen game Castles of Burgundy. Will this little brother hold up? Then it's our feature discussion on board game reimplementations -- the successes of our favorite games in the market and among fans.
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00:45 Beyond the Sun
01:05 Curious Cargo
01:35 Calico
01:43 New York Zoo
02:05 Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game
03:38 High Frontier 4 All
04:03 Rococo Deluxe
06:35 Lisboa
07:33 Black Angel
08:26 Into the Breach
09:59 Beyond the Sun
10:16 Dwellings of Eldervale
13:31 Red Cathedral
13:53 Calico
15:42 FEATURE REVIEW Castles of Tuscany
33:34 FEATURE DISCUSSION Reimplementations
34:26 Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization, Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization, Glen More, Glen More II, Egizia: Shifting Sands, Exit, Pandemic, Keyflower, Castles of Tuscany
37:54 Glen More II and 7 Wonders
38:07 Eclipse, Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy, Rococo, Rococo Deluxe
41:09 Bruges and Macao
42:54 Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game, Troyes Dice, 7 Wonders: Duel
43:25 Race for the Galaxy, Roll for the Galaxy, New Frontiers
44:18 Exit, Unlock, Time Stories
47:54 Marco Polo and Marco Polo 2
49:24 Brass, Brass: Birmingham, Brass: Lancashire
51:06 Gaia Project and Terra Mystica
53:52 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
54:51 High Frontier 4 All
55:48 Descent and Star Wars: Imperial Assault
56:40 Tigris & Euphrates and Yellow & Yangzte
59:00 Dominant Species and Dominant Species: Marine
59:50 Cones of Dunshire
01:00:49 Twilight Struggle and Imperial Struggle
01:01:17 Castles of Burgundy and Castles of Tuscany
01:02:52 Habitats and Nova Luna
Marco.... Polo.... Marco.... Polo...
On today's episode of Two Wood for a Wheat, we wander across the Mongol empire, searching for efficiencies, hidden player powers, and precious jade. How does Simone Luciani and Danielle Tascini's sequel hold up to the original Marco Polo? Find out from a novice and a 50+ play veteran.
We then discuss what's the right number of plays -- to understand how a game works, to know if you like a game, to review a game. And if you love a game, how many plays will you get out of it?
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02:39 Marco Polo 2
03:15 Tawantinsuyu
05:52 Teotihuacan
06:26 Tzolkin
06:56 Imperial Struggle & Twilight Struggle
09:49 FEATURE REVIEW Marco Polo 2: In the Service of the Khan
26:45 Race for the Galaxy
27:15 The Voyages of Marco Polo
28:53 Agricola & Caverna
37:05 FEATURE DISCUSSION Number of Plays
37:32 Maracaibo, Food Chain Magnate, Res Arcana
41:38 Race for the Galaxy, Marco Polo 2, Calico
43:12 Nova Luna & Wingspan
44:12 Tekhenu, Marco Polo 2, Terra Mystica
46:48 Dominant Species & Dune
48:32 Great Western Trail, Pipeline, Tekhenu, Underwater Cities, Brass: Birmingham
49:52 Barrage & Maracaibo
51:00 Gaia Project & Terra Mystica
51:44 Lacerda games & Tekhenu
53:15 Bunny Kingdom & Just One
54:41 Calico & Sprawlopolis
55:12 Terraforming Mars
56:11 Feast for Odin
56:55 Abomination: Heir of Frankenstein
57:53 Nidavellir
01:02:41 Dogs of War
01:04:40 Rising Sun
I always liked the number fifty. Imagine five ice cream cones. Then imagine five ice cream cones 10 times.
On our fiftieth episode, we review the formidable dice drafting game by Italian designers Danielle Tascini and David Turczi, Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun. To continue in our thread of bad board game titles, this roughly translates to Obelisk: Obelisk of the Sun. We really bring balance in our opinions of the game.
Then we each look at our 10 most anticipated games coming out of Essen Spiel Digital.
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02:25 Marco Polo 2
03:35 Race for the Galaxy
04:52 Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game
07:14 Stone Age: Style is the Goal/The Expansion, Fractal: Beyond the Void, Cape Horn, Batman: Love Letter, Siderial Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
09:00 FEATURE REVIEW Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
37:15 FEATURE DISCUSSION Essen Top 10
40: 45 Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers, Super Skill Pinball: 4Cade
42:06 Crash Octopus
43:20 Velocity: Vanguard
44:25 Renature & Almanac: The Dragon Road
44:50 Seastead & Flotilla
45:50 Furnace
46:45 Lost Ruins of Arnak
47:30 Renature
48:38 The Castles of Tuscany
50:38 Athaneum
52:14 Super Skill Pinball: 4Cade
53:24 Cafe
54:48 Curious Cargo & Pipeline
56:03 New York Zoo
57:25 Cloud Age, Maracaibo, Blackout: Hong Kong
59:14 Whistle Mountain, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, Dwellings of Eldervale
01:00:16 Hallertau
01:01:34 Dune: Imperium & Clank: A Deckbuilding Adventure
01:05:40 Venice
01:06:34 The Lost Ruins of Arnak, Endless Winter, Tyrants of the Underdark, Supermotherload
01:09:24 Tawantinsuyu
01:10:50 Red Cathedral
01:12:49 Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
01:13:49 Praga Caput Regni, Pulsar: 2049, Underwater Cities, Last Will, Maracaibo, Rajas of the Ganges
01:16:16 Beyond the Sun
01:18:30 Anno: 1800
01:20:20 Paris, Whaleriders, Bonfire, Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Raiders of Scythia
I have never seen such a fantastical theme. Cats that desire order over chaos, patterns over randomness, and who can see in reds and pinks.
Today we're reviewing Calico, a powerful tile-laying pattern-matching game in a small box. After that, it's the strength of our favorite and least favorite board game names. Which ones perfectly capture the essence of these games and which junk them up with their garbage words.
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01:05 Tekhenu
04:44 Kingdom Builder
06:38 Coatl
09:44 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
19:30 FEATURE REVIEW Calico
38:52 FEATURE DISCUSSION What's in a Name?
39:08 Medium (and a game of Medium)
43:09 Point Salad, Wavelength, Just One
44:14 Bananagrams, Flick 'em Up, Flick 'em Up: Dead of Winter
45:18 Cat Lady
45:45 HATE
46:25 Bus
46:54 Mandala
47:15 Barenpark and Parks
47:36 Orleans, Maracaibo, Great Western Trail
47:53 Space Empires: 4x
48:23 Wingspan, Scythe, Pendulum
49:06 Between Two Cities and Heaven & Ale
49:42 Above & Below
49:57 Bunny Kingdom
50:07 Rococo
50:27 Photosynthesis, Petrichor, Pipeline, and Mariposas
50:57 Junk Art
51:13 A Fake Artist Goes to New York
51:35 Demon Worker
52:30 Dogs of War
52:42 Blood Bowl and Baseball Highlights: 2045
53:13 Castles of Mad King Ludwig
53:49 Space Empires: 4x, Eclipse, and Twilight Imperium
55:16 Paths of Glory
55:24 18xx
56:10 Kingsburg, the King's Guild, Fantasy Realms, and the King's Dilemma
56:51 Harvest
57:49 Museum
57:57 Biblios and Ex Libris
58:13 Nova Luna
58:41 Herbaceous
59:08 Maracaibo, Castles of Burgundy, Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun, Tawanitsu: The Inca Empire, and Tzolkin: The Mayan Calendar
59:34 Root, Vast, Fort, and Oath
59:42 Azul, Reef, Century: Spice Road, Century: Golem Edition
01:00:28 Brass: Birmingham and Brass: Lancashire
01:00:42 Clank!: A Deck Building Adventure
01:01:07 Caverna: The Cave Farmers
01:01:16 Cerebria: The Inside World
01:01:40 Endeavor: The Age of Sail
01:01:50 The Crew: The Quest for PLanet Nine
01:02:00 Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization and Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
01:02:09 Roll through the Ages: The Bronze Age and Roll through the Ages: The Iron Age
01:02:41 Star Wars: Rebellion
01:04:33 A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
01:05:14 This War of Mine: The Board Game
01:05:55 Bang! The Dice Game
01:06:50 7 Wonders Duel and 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon
01:06:55 Marvel Champions: The Card Game
01:07:17 Keyforge
01:07:22 Keyflower, Keythedral, and Key Market
01:08:02 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
01:11:00 Tiny Epic...
01:11:55 Tally Ho!, Ingenious, Fresh Fish
01:12:03 L.L.A.M.A., That's Pretty Clever, 6nimmt
01:12:20 The Rise of Queensdale
01:12:46 Carpe Diem
01:13:14 My City
01:13:42 Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
01:14:23 Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula
01:15:19 Oh My Goods!
The leaves are falling, the PSL girls have awoken from their summer chrysalis into their winged-ugg boot form, and it's cold enough that I no longer feel guilty staying inside playing board games all day.
By the light of the full moon, we're reviewing the Spiel-nominated Nova Luna, a time track tile-laying game reimplemented by the brilliant Uwe Rosenberg. Then, just in time for spook-tober, we discuss what gives board game its soul. That's right, Euro games have souls too!
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01:10 Coatl & Truffle Shuffle
01:55 Alice's Garden & Wonderland War
03:20 Tekhenu, Terraforming Mars, & Terraforming Mars: Colonies expansion
04:15 Spyfall
05:03 Gaia Project
05:50 Kingdom Builder & Dominion
07:55 Marco Polo 2
08:12 Calico
08:20 My City
08:30 Tekhenu
08:55 FEATURE REVIEW Nova Luna
22:22 FEATURE DISCUSSION The Soul of a Game
24:07 Nova Luna
24:35 Ingenious
26:57 Terraforming Mars, Point Salad, & Race for the Galaxy
28:40 Food Chain Magnate, Eclipse, Twilight Struggle, & Rising Sun
29:44 Chess
30:05 Dogs of War
32:20 Sea of Clouds
33:35 Abomination
34:50 Dune
37:06 Underwater Cities, A Feast for Odin, & Maracaibo
39:25 Heaven & Ale
40:09 Teotihuacan
41:13 Res Arcana
42:50 Lisboa & On Mars
44:49 Just One
46:17 Quacks of Quedlinburg
47:16 Blood Rage & Rising Sun, Root
50:46 Altiplano, Carpe Diem, High Rise
53:27 Castles of Burgundy
54:03 This War of Mine
Every spring, the danaus plexippus butterfly, also known as the monarch, migrates north to lay the next generation on milkweed plants. It does this until it makes its way as far from Mexico to Canada. Then a 'super-generation' that lives as long as eight months makes its way back to Mexico to overwinter in oyamel fir trees which create a bubble of temperate air for them to live in. Who says board games can't teach you something?
Today on Two Wood for a Wheat, we review Elizabeth Hargrave’s big box follow-up to Wingspan. It’s Mariposas, a colorful nature-themed game about the northern migration of monarch butterflies. We also discuss the happy variety and rude surprises provided by variable scoring.
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02:35 Rome & Roll
03:38 Welcome To
06:08 Calico, My City, Castles of Tuscany, Renature, Azul, New York Zoo, Curious Cargo
07:20 Wingspan & Tussie Mussie
07:37 FEATURE REVIEW Mariposas
28:23 FEATURE DISCUSSION Variable Scoring
30:18 Pipeline
31:37 Lords of Waterdeep, Voyages of Marco Polo
32:49 Underwater Cities
33:57 Rising Sun
34:45 Gaia Project, Terra Mystica, Mariposas
36:09 Race for the Galaxy
37:23 Voyages of Marco Polo
38:20 Mariposas
39:01 Blood Rage
40:28 Isle of Skye & Cartographers
42:04 Maracaibo
42:53 Paladins of the West Kingdom
43:37 Tiny Towns, New Frontiers, Rome & Roll
Now's your chance to imbibe in dreams of corruption from the safety of your gaming table. We review Gil Hova's High Rise, a tension-filled time track game punctuated by its point-filled skyscrapers.
We also discuss time tracks, and their simple tensions make for some of the roughest decisions in board games.
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4:05 Marco Polo 2
5:47 Calico
6:05 Tiny Epic Dinosaurs
7:35 FEATURE REVIEW - High Rise
25:08 FEATURE DISCUSSION - Time Tracks
29:57 Heaven & Ale
30:56 Tokaido
32:16 Heaven & Ale
34:58 Glen More II
35:21 Steam Time
36:17 Patchwork
37:17 World of Warcraft Miniatures
37:55 AuZtralia
38:32 Maracaibo
39:46 Crystal Clans
40:15 Tzolk'in
41:29 Rajas of the Ganges
42:39 Nova Luna
Who needs an intro when you have intro games? Today we review Parks, the gloriously beautiful light strategy game that supports our nation's national park system. Is it anything more than a pretty face? Does it hide a 2 million year old supervolcano inside of it? We'll find out.
We also talk the best intro games for the modern era. And for some reason a significant number of them look edible.
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01:05 Macao, Bruges, Amsterdam, Hamburg
04:56 Nidavellir
08:16 On Mars
09:55 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, Gloomhaven, & Frosthaven
11:31 FEATURE REVIEW Parks
25:10 FEATURE DISCUSSION The New Essential Intro Games
25:24 Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Codenames, 7 Wonders, Pandemic, Splendor
27:35 Just One
28:41 Hit Z Road
29:57 High Society
30:08 Point Salad
31:05 Pan Am
32:57 Hanabi, Pandemic, Pandemic: Iberia, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Pandemic: Season 1
34:38 Mandala
35:59 Everdell
37:03 Stone Age
37:45 Cat Lady
39:34 Wingspan
41:37 Just One
42:35 Through the Desert
43:48 Clank
44:35 Isle of Skye
45:03 Abyss
45:50 Cyclades
46:48 Eclipse, Space Base, Catan, Machi Koro
47:47 Fantasy Realms, Inuit, Sea of Clouds
Story time! Gather 'round the fire, children. Today we'll learn of an intrepid adventurer who fights for the villagers of Dragonholt using cunning, strength, or skill. And you're the hero! We review Legacy of Dragonholt, a choose-your-own-adventure story set in a high fantasy world. Does this game save our souls or leave us wanting for choice?
We also talk about the story that a great game arc can lead us through, the dramatic tension that they create or the furthering of thematic integration.
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03:00 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
03:33 Escape Plan, Castles of Burgundy, Twilight Struggle
03:47 Teotihuacan
04:00 Yokohama and Clans of Caledonia
04:33 The Voyages of Marco Polo
05:45 FEATURE REVIEW Legacy of Dragonholt
18:00 Light spoilers about the ending, mostly opinion
20:26 The Witcher III light spoilers
24:16 FEATURE DISCUSSION The Story of a Game's Arc
26:11 Underwater Cities
26:59 Splendor
27:31 The Castles of Burgundy
29:05 Patchwork, Isle of Cats, Gloomhaven, and Tiny Towns
31:14 Escape Plan
31:43 A Feast for Odin
32:12 Agricola and A Feast for Odin
34:00 Underwater Cities
35:01 Underwater Cities, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Rising Sun, and Blood Rage
36:10 Eclipse
38:46 Race for the Galaxy
40:15 Rising Sun
41:25 Bohnanza
41:52 Gugong
42:17 Wingspan
43:15 Res Arcana
43:37 The Quest for El Dorado
Like, zoinks, Scoob, it's time for another episode of Two Wood for a Wheat!
Today we're reviewing the Scooby Doo-themed escape room, Scooby Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion. Did we chow down on Usaopoly title like some comically oversized sandwich, or are we running in fear for our lives?
We also talk about the lingering effects of first plays of board games, how they change our feeling towards all futures plays.
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01:48 Res Arcana: Lex et Tenebrae
04:58 The Voyages of Marco Polo
06:53 Maracaibo
08:40 FEATURE REVIEW Scooby Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion
24:41 FEATURE DISCUSSION First Plays
26:00 Outlive
27:14 Race for the Galaxy
28:55 Gloomhaven
30:05 Yokohama
30:45 Root
33:21 Maracaibo and Eclipse
34:10 Terra Mystica
39:05 Tapestry
41:09 Nippon
42:27 Heaven & Ale
44:25 Chaos in the Old World
46:12 Dune
I remember my first love. She was always the life of the party, constantly kept me guessing, and had more tuck boxes than you could shake a stick at.
Today we return to Gloomhaven with Jaws of the Lion. It's the same beast in a smaller box. We take a very deep look at what makes this game stand out and whether it holds up to its very significant weight. How does it land with players new to Gloomhaven? Will it inspire the same love in veteran players of the big box?
We also discuss board game mechanisms that are criminally underused. Mechanisms that deliver such wonderful tensions that you have to wonder why we don't see more of them. Seriously if I don't see a closed economy auction in one more boardgame then somebody's going to jail.
On another note, we are considering renaming our podcast to something that better fits our analytical and critical banter. If you have any name suggestions, please send them to pbflannery or maxlongstreet on www.boardgamegeek.com.
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03:58 Sprawlopolis
06:11 Pan Am
07:15 Horrified, The Lords of Waterdeep, and Tyrants of the Underdark
08:05 Glen More II: Chronicles
09:29 Yokohama
10:00 The Voyages of Marco Polo
10:49 Blackout: Hong Kong
14:25 FEATURED REVIEW Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
46:40 FEATURE DISCUSSION Favorite Underused Mechanisms
47:46 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
48:50 Mission Red Planet, Citadels, Robo Rally, and El Grande
49:45 The Mind
51:02 Brass
52:25 Barrage
53:48 Lorenzo il Magnifico and Terra Mystica
56:50 Brass and Blue Lagoon
57:55 Magic: The Gathering
59:48 The Estates, No Thanks!, Rising Sun
01:01:13 Islebound, Vindication, the Colonists, Yokohama, the Voyages of Marco Polo
01:02:46 Escape Plan
01:03:13 Agricola and A Feast for Odin
01:04:09 La Granja
01:04:35 Terra Mystica, Tapestry, Clans of Caledonia, and Gaia Project
01:09:52 Gloomhaven, Heaven and Ale, and Twilight Struggle
01:13:03 The King's Guild
We're reviewing Pangea Games' Tasty Humans, which is essentially Tetris. With monsters. And humans in stomachs. It's a bit like that show on the Discovery Channel with the fella with the scuba tank and the snake. Except in this one they go through with it and there's no scuba tank. And more chits. There's still a snake though.
Also, bad mechanisms! Or, well... bad is an overstatement. Our least favorite mechanisms. But more the ones that we don't like a lot of the time but maybe they're okay some of the time. Well, you'll see.
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01:29 The Castles of Burgundy
02:31 Takenoko
03:28 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
04:39 Mandala
05:49 FEATURE REVIEW Tasty Humans
22:10 A Feast for Odin, Kingdomino, The Isle of Cats
25:31 FEATURE DISCUSSION Bad Boardgame Mechanisms
26:31 Candyland and Merlin
27:22 Maracaibo
27:49 Gaia Project and Terra Mystica
28:26 Terraforming Mars
29:28 Chaos in the Old World
30:30 Amul, Wingspan, Terraforming Mars, Orleans
30:53 Agricola, 7 Wonders: Duel, Scythe
32:22 Coup
33:05 Not Alone
34:04 Stratego
34:56 Teotihuacan
35:15 Age of Steam
37:32 Terraforming Mars
39:00 Abomination
39:53 Outlive
40:25 Tainted Grail,This War of Mine, 7th Continent, John Company
42:10 Orleans
42:21 Empires of the Void II
43:06 Scythe
45:15 It's a Wonderful World, 7 Wonders, Sushi Go, The Isle of Cats
48:18 Magic: The Gathering
50:07 Takenoko
50:52 Eclipse
52:03 Tasty Humans
52:13 The Isle of Cats
52:49 Euphoria
53:03 Ticket to Ride
54:57 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
On today’s episode of Two Wood for a Wheat, we maintain equanimity while reviewing Mandala, the cut-throat two-player card game with gameplay that’s discordant to its theme. On the other end of the spectrum we discuss our best five player board games and what makes a game shine at this most awkward of numbers.
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01:55 Cyclades
03:12 Potion Explosion
04:21 Seasons
07:12 FEATURE REVIEW Mandala
22:00 FEATURE DISCUSSION Five-Player Games
25:47 Eclipse
27:00 Scythe
27:33 Concordia
28:01 Roll for the Galaxy
28:35 Ethnos
28:43 Empires: Age of Discovery
28:54 Assault of the Giants
29:00 Libertalia
29:09 Tiny Towns
29:57 Agricola
31:17 It's a Wonderful World
31:55 Dominant Species
33:06 Roll for the Galaxy
33:12 Race for the Galaxy and New Frontiers
34:46 1830
36:42 Rising Sun
38:11 Dogs of War
39:41 El Grande
41:23 Rising Sun
41:52 Dogs of War
46:19 Food Chain Magnate
47:38 The King's Dilemma
We couldn't help ourselves. On this episode, we come back to Underwater Cities because we love it so damn much. The New Discoveries expansion adds a lot. But is it enough? Or is it too much? Or is it just enough? We figure it out.
Speaking of expansions, we categorize the different types and what they do to our favorite games. For better or for worse.
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01:48 Race for the Galaxy: Xeno Invasion
05:50 Terra Mystica
09:17 FEATURE REVIEW Underwater Cities: New Discoveries
47:11 FEATURE TOPIC What Expansions Do to Games
51:21 Rising Sun, Rising Sun: Monster Pack, Eclipse
51:54 The Voyages of Marco Polo
53:09 Concordia: Salsa
53:22 Agricola: Farmers on the Moor
53:41 Race for the Galaxy: Xeno Invasion
54:29 Concordia
55:12 Rising Sun: Kami Unbound
55:51 Blood Rage
56:09 The Voyages of Marco Polo: Agents of Venice
57:25 Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles
01:00:11 Concordia: Venus
01:01:20 A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians
01:02:40 Race for the Galaxy: New Worlds Promo
01:03:23 Eclipse: Ship Pack One
01:03:50 Terra Mystica and Clans of Caledonia
01:05:40 Pandemic, Pandemic: Iberia, Pandemic: Fall of Rome
01:06:21 Pandemic Legacy
01:06:50 SPOILERS for Pandemic: Legacy
01:08:07 SPOILERS OVER for Pandemic Legacy
01:08:44 Ticket to Ride
01:09:10 The COIN System
01:10:30 Mandala
In the words of DiscoverLosAngeles.com, "[w]hen one thinks of Santa Monica, the attraction of the Pier inevitably comes to mind. The Pier offers Pacific Park, a full service amusement park, combined with plenty of restaurants, bars, and souvenir shops, as well as an entertaining arcade with more than 200 games. The Pier is a must-visit Santa Monica attraction that really sets Santa Monica apart as an ideal destination for families and visitors of any age."
Why someone would set a board game in this sun-bleached mare's nest, I can't say. But somehow this tableau-builder works. And maybe its low-stakes spread is exactly what we need during this difficult time.
We also rip through games that we love but simply suck at. Based off of the length of our lists, winning isn't everything, but it is often almost everything.
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04:02 Terra Mystica and Gaia Project
07:35 Just One and Codenames
08:55 Everdell and Tapestry
11:45 FEATURE REVIEW Santa Monica
23:20 FEATURE TOPIC Great games we suck at
24:18 Food Chain Magnate
26:18 Dixit
27:56 Twilight Struggle
29:34 Starcraft (the video game)
30:32 Just One
31:22 Barrage
33:17 Tzolkin
36:06 Heaven & Ale
39:48 Palaces of Carrara
40:33 Hit Z Road
We've fully embraced our digital bodies as our souls slowly bleed into 0s and 1s. The only bit of humanity that's left is a binary expression for competitive rage.
Today we review Gaia Project, a super deluxe sequel to Terra Mystica. This game probably has every right to exist on its own, like a clone that splits off from its gene donor to live a full life. We also discuss www.BoardGameArena.com with a long-standing veteran. Way back before COVID-19 was even a twinkle in the Gaia-mind's eye, this man was cranking out digital victories. We discuss the many pros and cons of the online platform's hundreds of ported games. Tony & BGA veteran Jordan give their top five favorites.
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02:14 FEATURE REVIEW Gaia Project
02:27 Terra Mystica
29:05 FEATURE TOPIC Board Game Arena
32:29 Marco Polo
33:51 Race for the Galaxy, Hive, Carcassonne, Kingdomino, Terra mystica
34:52 Carcassonne, Lost Cities, Sushi Go
35:37 6 Nimmt!, Hive
36:08 Nippon
36:57 Race for the Galaxy
38:09 Terra Mystica
39:17 Race for the Galaxy expansions
40:35 Hawaii
43:19 Russian Railroads
44:36 Tzolkin
45:53 Teotihuacan
46:25 Seasons
47:40 The Palaces of Carrara, Heaven & Ale
51:14 Signorie
53:25 Terra Mystica
56:08 Nippon
58:16 Clans of Caledonia
01:03:03 Race for the Galaxy
01:04:49 Roll for the Galaxy
01:05:12 Caylus
01:05:28T he King's Guild, The Lords of Waterdeep
01:06:237 Wonders, Lost Cities, Jaipur, Tokaido, Legendary Inventors, Kingdomino, Sushi Go, Can't Stop
01:06:57 For Sale, Carcassonne
01:08:48 Dice Forge
01:10:07 La Granja
01:14:35 Puerto Rico
In the eternal words of Apocalypse Now, "The Horror. The Horror." And, in the immortal words of the Terminator, "I know now why you cry. But it's something I can never do." And of course, in the undying words of Jack Dawson, "Promise me, Rose. And never let go of that promise."
Today, we understand Halloween and the Day of the Dead a little bit better as we grow more comfortable with the spirit realm. Today, we take a very serious game very seriously. Today, we review This War of Mine. This game is unfair. It's a constant fight for survival and against entropy in a war-torn city. A fight made by unready civilians. It inspires more stories about death than it does about hope. We spar about the caliber of its stories and trials.
In what's hopefully brighter speculation, we review the solo games that do not cause us existential dread while playing. Where the movement of chits and pawns does not inspire us to stare out our windows forlornly. These are games that rise above and occupy us fully. Yet somehow we can't even agree on this.
Be safe everyone.
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04:32 This War of Mine
04:47 Signorie & Kingsburg
05:04 Nippon
05:17 Lost Cities, Can't Stop, Targi, Palaces of Carrara, La Granja
06:23 Race for the Galaxy: The Brink of War
08:07 Pandemic Iberia
09:13 Pandemic: Hot Zone - North America
10:55 FEATURE GAME This War of Mine
34:51 FEATURE TOPIC Solo Games that Don't Cause Existential Dread
38:19 Oh Hell
39:59 Underwater Cities, A Feast for Odin, Terraforming Mars, Agricola
41:32 Nemo's War
42:08 Tainted Grail, Grimslingers, This War of Mine
43:26 It's a Wonderful World
44:09 Wingspan, Tiny Towns, Welcome To...
45:02 Maracaibo, Scythe, Tapestry, Wingspan
47:41 Clans of Caledonia
48:37 On Mars, Lisboa, Escape Plan, Pandemic, Pandemic Fall of Rome
51:00 Tiny Towns
53:10 Gloomhaven
56:32 A Feast for Odin
58:47 Spirit Island
01:00:00 Sleeping Gods
01:00:32 Gaia Project and Terra Mystica
Ever feel like the system was made to work against you? Like no matter how hard you try, the world conspires to make sure you stay under the heel of a boot? Like every warship of the Victorian era naval powers is out hunting you and your sodium-mercury battery-powered super-submarine before you can ram their imperial trading routes into oblivion? Well then Nemo's War may be the game for you!
Drive the vassal states into open rebellion in this mitigation action-point allowance dice-chucker, and try not to go mad as Captain Nemo as you do it.
Then listen to our discussion of our top 10 flawed games that we still love. Tony chooses imperfect but very appreciable games while Pat takes the route of nursing big-issue-games into a loving home.
Thanks for listening to Two Wood for a Wheat!
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03:18 Chess, Oh Hell, Point Salad
03:36 Tzolkin, Nippon, Madeira, Panamax
04:23 Castles of Burgundy
07:56 Clans of Caledonia
08:47 Gloomhaven on Tabletop Simulator
10:39 FEATURE REVIEW Nemo's War
39:10 FEATURE DISCUSSION Flawed Games that We Love
41:34 Qwirkle
42:45 Robo Rally
44:01 Hanabi
45:01 Titan
47:22 Fresh Fish
48:40 Above & Below
50:58 Concept
52:29 Orleans
54:19 Clank!
55:40 Assault of the Giants
57:53 Dominant Species
59:17 Siderial Confluence
01:01:26 John Company
01:03:24 Murder in the Dark
01:06:47 Escape Plan
01:08:05 Nippon
01:10:15 Seafall
01:12:27 Abomination
01:14:39 Grimslingers
01:17:16 Gloomhaven
When every day starts to feel like groundhog day, the same windows and walls of yesterday and the day before, we have a cure for you. The rich meadows of Ecosystem, bees and bears living in harmony, wolves grouping in packs, and foxes foraging in the forest. Here's an escape. And 20 games that you may love as everyone else does, but that disquiet us and leave us feeling stressed or unfulfilled -- we tell you about our top 10 great games that we don't like, and probably never will. Enjoy this episode of Two Wood for a Wheat.
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02:34 Tokaido
06:13 Happy Salmon
07:33 Codenames
09:00 Just One
10:26 Settlers of Catan
13:40 Risk Legacy & Draftosaurus
18:24 Board Game Arena, Sushi Go, Clans of Caledonia, 7 Wonders, Nippon, and Terra Mystica
20:10 FEATURE REVIEW Ecosystem
32:43 FEATURE TOPIC Great Games that We Don't Like
33:45 Ingenious
34:29 Tigris & Euphrates
35:19 Santa Maria
36:32 Puerto Rico
37:45 San Juan
38:54 Splendor
40:17 Evolution: Climate
41:13 Oceans
41:27 Dominion
43:13 Tyrants of the Underdark and Supermotherload
43:27 Glass Road
45:08 Inis
46:30 Dungeon Petz
47:56 Age of Steam
49:54 Endeavor: Age of Sail
51:57 Captain Sonar
53:41 Altiplano
54:51 Agricola
56:16 Carcassonne
57:35 Food Chain Magnate
59:53 Through the Ages
01:01:22 Power Grid
In this purrfect and awwsome episode, we discuss Isle of Cats, the new polyomino card drafting game by Frank West, paired with our feature discussion of cute games and how they get in under our defenses. Try not to get sick!
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03:40 Underwater Cities: New Discoveries
04:08 Trickerion
10:53 FEATURE REVIEW Isle of Cats
32:14 FEATURE TOPIC Cute Games
34:24 Everdell, Isle of Cats, Root, A Fake Artist Goes to New York
35:19 Barrage
35:42 Charterstone
36:09 Everdell
37:28 Isle of Cats
38:35 Architects of the West Kingdom & Paladins of the West Kingdom
40:09 Root
46:01 Wonderland's War
49:25 Marvel United
50:31 Sea of Clouds
51:53 Harvest
53:39 Ryan Laukat Games including Empires of the Void II
56:31 Bunny Kingdom
59:39 Men at Work
01:01:36 Calico
Sometimes I look at a board game and think, "That ain't right, man."
Today we look at controversial and objectionable themes in board games -- who gets to decide what's right and what's wrong to include. Hint: it's not Shut Up and Sit Down's responsibility, who we take a few shots at. We explore how a controversial or objectionable theme affects the perception of a game's merit.
We also review Glen More II, a game about producing the most whiskey and sheep in Scotland. Wait, didn't we do this one already? Nope! This one has tile placement, too!
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02:46 On Tour
03:09 Ghandi
03:31 Isle of Cats
03:36 Everdell
07:01 Root
07:09 Maracaibo
08:14 Eclipse
08:17 Gloomhaven
08:39 It's a Wonderful World
09:29 Underwater Cities: New Discoveries
10:41 FEATURE REVIEW Glen More II
27:35 Barrage & Maracaibo
28:27 FEATURE TOPIC Controversy and Objectionable Themes
28:41 Secret Hitler
29:56 Clans of Caledonia
30:20 New Bedford
34:48 Maracaibo
36:43 Five Tribes
37:00 Endeavor: Age of Sail
39:51 4X, Eclipse, 18xx, Brass, John Company
41:51 Spirit Island
42:36 COIN Games and Soul of the Empire
44:03 Rising Sun, Blood Rage, and Ankh
44:48 Don't Drop the Soap
On this episode of TWFAW, we do a most magical and sorceror-like activity of laying tiles. We're reviewing the real-time tile-laying game Sorceror City. This is a game with three (that's right, three!) colors of tile. If you don't think that three colors can provide enough substance to theme a game, then baby, you've never seen red, blue, and yellow on a color wheel.
And, in my unending bid to enjoin Tony to love a Lacerda game, we discuss what brings depth to a game's play space. And no, it's not a 3D printed board. Is it interlocking complex mechanisms or a simple but rich playspace that allows one to return to a game and develop skill?
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01:10 Maracaibo
03:01 Glen More II, Wavelength, Just One
04:32 Codenames, Point Salad, Men at Work, Uno
06:52 The Trolley Problem
06:58 Egizia: Shifting Sands
08:46 FEATURE REVIEW Sorceror City
23:49 FEATURE TOPIC Depth of Play
24:26 On Mars
26:30 On Mars cont.
27:45 The Castles of Burgundy
28:33 On Mars & Castles of Burgundy
29:46 Voyages of Marco Polo, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Underwater Cities
31:17 Maracaibo
34:21 18xx Games
35:37 Maracaibo cont.
36:54 18xx Games cont.
37:10 The Voyages of Marco Polo
37:53 Clans of Caledonia
39:10 On Mars & Lisboa
40:14 Rising Sun, Eclipse, Underwater Cities, Food Chain Magnate
I'm writing this on my 15th cup of coffee and the excitement is threatening to shoot through my fingers!
Today we're reviewing Coffee Roaster, a game about turning beans into better beans and hoping that your coffee doesn't taste like dirt. It's also a solo game and you'll find that we're finally embracing our loneliness.
We're also discussing our most anticipated games of 2020. Tony takes the fully pledged Kickstarter route, since he prefers being spoon fed his enjoyment, while I walk through the deserts of the Board Game Geek, searching through abandoned shacks covered in sand for a game morsel that's bigger than a stick of salami. I'm not sure why this became a Mad Max post.
Enjoy!
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02:15 Maracaibo
06:36 Clans of Caledonia
07:21 FEATURE REVIEW - Coffee Roaster
25:25 FEATURE TOPIC - 2020 Most Anticipated Games
We finish our 2019 coverage with our top 10 games of the year. We also review Euro-darling, Maracaibo, Alexander Pfister's privateering heavy-weight euro. For once, Tony and I agree on something. Happy new year, everyone!
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04:33 FEATURE REVIEW - Maracaibo
37:29 FEATURE TOPIC - Top 10 of 2019
In which Tony and Pat sharply disagree over the hot new card drafting game, It's a Wonderful World, Pat gives first thoughts On Mars, and they both share the games they didn't play in 2019 - both the ones they wish they had and the ones they're glad they missed.
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3:40 On Mars
8:33 Just One
9:10 The King's Guild
9:45 FEATURE REVIEW It's a Wonderful World
39:08 FEATURE TOPIC 2019: The Games We Didn't Play
41:22 Games We're Glad We Didn't Play
59:34 Games We Wish We'd Played
We look back at our best games of 2018 in our one year anniversary episode.
Is Space Base still playable? Are we eternally grateful for Rising Sun and Underwater Cities? Have we maintained any sort of editorial integrity?
Also, Pat needs to vent about Tainted Grail. And we review Silver & Gold in like... 30 seconds. Which is about as long as the game lasts.
And introducing our new sister podcast, Iowa Talk, where we talk all things Iowa.
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02:25 Barrage
03:02 Tainted Grail
12:29 The Magnificent
16:31 Dominant Species
21:36 FEATURE REVIEW Silver & Gold
28:41 FEATURE TOPIC 2018 Retrospective
Why won't you play my game? It's... Pipeline? It's a solid heavy economic game? There's... pipes... Yeah, okay, we can play Dune. I'll see you at 12.
Also, Azul: Summer Pavilion and it's clickety clackety-ness.
01:05 A Fake Artist Goes to New York
01:37 Barrage
03:17 Agricola
05:04 Tainted Grail
05:13 Gloomhaven
09:47 FEATURE REVIEW Azul: Summer Pavilion
25:37 FEATURE TOPIC Why won't you play my game?
In the immortal words of Gob Bluth... I've made a huge mistake.
We talk on the strategic, psychological, and social pains of making a huge mistake early on in a large strategy game. Normally, this mistake can haunt you for the next two or three hours of the game, as you sit there knowing that you're going to lose. But those with a greater grasp of character can rise form the ashes and find a way to enjoy the game, and sometimes even win.
No feature game this week. We're mixing up the structure for a bit and sticking to the games we played and a feature topic.
How do you recover from a huge mistake? Comment on www.twowood4awheat.com and let us know your worst moment and how you recovered.
01:31 High Frontier
02:53 Vindication
07:08 Trismegistus
10:40 7 Wonders Duel
10:45 Reef
11:26 Tiny Towns
11:54 Blood Rage
13:00 Castell
16:50 FEATURE TOPIC - Early huge mistakes and how to deal with them
What are the paths we take? Why do we labor day to day, stuck on the road we chose, with no recourse but to accept our fate? Why, for victory points, of course!
Today we talk about games with multiple paths to victory and how that adds to their richness. We also review Architects... Paladins of the West Kingdom. Is this colorful new worker placement game a tactical overload or does the core puzzle pay off? Find out on this episode of Two Wood for a Wheat.
02:41 Race for the Galaxy and Board Game Arena, redux
03:51 For Sale
05:09 Tigris & Euphrates
10:19 Pipeline
16:52 Clans of Caledonia - the designer takes a dim view of us
23:52 Great Western Trail
29:59 FEATURE REVIEW - Architects, uh...we mean Paladins of the West Kingdom
68:17 FEATURE TOPIC - Multiple Paths to Victory
Hey folks, sorry for the delay - we had some rough times with editing, but we are back on a regular schedule now.
This week we have special guest: Jordan Nach, noted Guild Ball/Warmachine/Clans of Caledonia champion and general misanthrope.
We take a deep dive into the popular heavy eurogame Clans of Caledonia and what makes it tick, and segue into the topic of games being overpowered or imbalanced. How often are balance issues in the game or just in the eye of the beholder? (Spoiler: it's often both).
01:46 Star Realms
02:15 5211
03:30 Race for the Galaxy and Board Game Arena
05:08 Paladins of the West Kingdom
06:55 For Sale
07:48 FEATURE REVIEW - Clans of Caledonia
31:59 Jordan's bizarre gaming habits
36:11 FEATURE TOPIC - Overpowered/imbalanced games
Welcome to the new sound and the new home of Two Wood for a Wheat!
Tony moved back to New Jersey and we upgraded our audio to celebrate (?). Whoever claimed a divided house cannot stand had no access to an internet connection.
First we struggle to narrow down the 1,100 games previewed at Essen to just five without stepping on Kickstarter and 2nd edition landmines.
Next we settle down into the fertile valley which is our Tapestry review. Does Tapestry warp the very fabric of space, time, and reality? You'll have to listen to find out.
Finally, we talked so much that we ran out of time to belittle Overpowered mechanisms so we're going to save that topic for the next episode. And that means that we get to talk more Tapestry (yay!).
Thanks for listening.
01:49 Inis
03:29 Museum
08:39 Heaven & Ale
08:52 Tapest... Wingspan
10:26 Clans of Caledonia
10:34 Rising Sun
11:46 Just One
12:13 Res Arcana
15:54 FEATURE TOPIC - Essen Preview
38:44 FEATURE REVIEW - Tapestry
Welcome to Two Wood for a Wheat. Today's episode Deluge features the Dice Tower Retreat and Simone Luciani's new game Barrage.
We were unable to hold back the flow of information on games played at the Dice Tower Retreat. Tony talks an unquantifiable number of games (it's nine), including the quick and dirty Q.E., an auction game where the bets are only limited by your understanding of Latin prefixes, and the cult classic Dune, where Tony rode the Fremen clan to victory like some sort of large subterranean annelid.
We finally played Barrage, a game that Tony has talked about since our very first episode. It is a unique game, put together by some of Tony's favorite designers. We couldn't say enough about it and its many pipes, dams, and resources.
Tony also gives his fond farewells to Chicago as he ships himself off to New Jersey, land of shores and gardens.
03:08 FEATURE TOPIC - Games played at the Dice Tower Retreat
03:20 Deep Blue
04:54 Old West Empresario
07:39 Ecos: First Continent
10:36 Puerto Rico
15:08 Inuit: The Snow Folk
18:38 Return to the Dark Tower
23:08 Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North
25:44 Dune
31:45 Q.E.
35:26 FEATURE REVIEW: Barrage
Tony fought his way to the front of the GenCon thralls, pushing countless children out of his way (including some he didn't even need to) to get his hands on Black Angel. See if this oversatured dice worker placement is worth the trauma, or if it's just another fallen angel.
We also talk about what we're most grateful for in board games. Why is grateful spelled the way that it is? Why is it not spelled greatful? Find out this, and more, on Two Wood for a Wheat.
00:55 Barrage (almost)
02:00 A Feast for Odin
04:21 FEATURE REVIEW Black Angel
25:40 FEATURE TOPIC What we're grateful for
Today, Two Wood for a Wheat gets a little nasty when we review Abomination, the Heir of Frankenstein, a game that comes to life on the table. After that, we save your game night from the cold hands of death when we discuss how to pick which game to play. Enjoy, folks.
04:36 Ishtar
05:17 The Quacks of Quedlinburg
06:28 Race for the Galaxy
07:13 Barrage
08:50 Carnival of Monsters
09:55 Black Angel
11:20 Tally Ho
13:26 Qwirkle
14:00 Amul
15:07 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon
17:30 FEATURE REVIEW Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
41:31 FEATURE TOPIC Which Game?
Lots o' games from Gen Con. We plow through about a dozen games we played, from fillers as light as the delightful Point Salad, to the galactically heavy Black Angel. See what's coming down the pipeline...
03:17 Tiny Towns
05:01 Point Salad
09:00 Cartographers
14:00 Kingdomino: Duel
18:27 Curios
19:52 Walking in Burano
20:52 Amul
26:13 Ishtar
35:20 Black Angel
54:03 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
01:02:41 Reavers of Midgard
We were going to name this episode EnTITLEment but thought better of it.
We hit hard on the culture that supports that feeling of entitlement on Kickstarter, the culture that rages when their 3mm wood pieces are slimmed down to 2mm or that pushes all others' boxes aside to get their game to the table.
We also talk the King's Guild, a 'beer&pretzels' engine builder put out by Matthew Austin through Mirror Box Games.
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07:00 Just One
07:40 Concept
08:45 Terraforming Mars
10:11 Tiny Towns
10:32 Rajas of the Ganges
13:54 FEATURE REVIEW: The King's Guild
29:51 FEATURE DISCUSSION: Entitlement
When you play hundreds of games and hundreds of plays of those hundreds of games, you're bound to get some bad ones.
Today we look at our worst board game plays and argue about whether Res Arcana, Tom Lehman's clever new card game, makes for good plays or bad.
01:28 Underwater Cities
05:42 Kingsguild
06:08 Tiny Towns
08:04 Lorenzo il Magnifico
11:03 Just One
12:58 Hadara
15:22 Die Tavernen im Tiefen Thal
18:14 Welcome To
20:52 Feature Review - Res Arcana
35:14 Race for the Galaxy
44:21 Feature Discussion - Worst Plays
45:16 Brass Birmingham
49:57 Pandemic: The Cure
51:16 Lords of Hellas
53:08 Root
54:01 18XX
54:49 Game of Thrones
56:00 Diplomacy
57:02 Food Chain Magnate
01:00:07 Seafall, Charterstone, 7th Continent
01:02:36 Gloomhaven
01:05:06 Mage Knight Miniatures Game
01:07:55 Twilight Struggle
01:08:47 Outlive
Why do we play board games? Aren't they just mushed up dead trees with fancy stickers on top? It turns out not and they actually mean a lot to people.
We examine what brought us to the strange and wonderful world of hobby board games, and review Scorpius Freighter, a game of many rondels.
0:48 Tiny Towns
2:44 Just One (not Welcome To)
6:27 Men at Work
8:17 Dogs of War
13:47 Terraforming Mars
20:26 The Voyages of Marco Polo
25:09 Feature Review – Scorpius Freighter
35:46 Feature Discussion – Why We Play Games
63:02 Other voices – why our friends play games
We know it's not an excruciating decision to listen to this episode, especially when we're talking about a game as good as Underwater Cities.
Listen to us rave about this card play/worker placement heavy euro, and agonize about the tensest moments in board games, those created by excruciating decisions.
00:28 Lords of Hellas
00:47 FEATURE REVIEW: Underwater Cities
29:08 FEATURE DISCUSSION: Excruciating Decisions
31:23 Twilight Struggle
35:54 Race for the Galaxy
37:35 Blood Rage
40:00 Rising Sun
45:33 Food Chain Magnate
48:00 7th Continent
50:08 A Feast for Odin
52:45 Manhattan Project: Energy Empire
54:34 Just One
57:15 Great Alien Trail
Just like Tiny Towns, here's a small package that's crammed with content.
Tiny Towns is a 20 minute spatial planning game that has as many highs and lows as your favorite big box euro.
We waste no time and launch into our discussion of Downtime, highlighting mechanics that provoke it and mechanics that save the player from it.
Have a great week, everybody!
01:11 Welcome To...
01:49 Tiny Towns
02:31 Hanabi
03:12 Underwater Cities
05:57 New Frontiers
09:20 FEATURE REVIEW: Tiny Towns
27:13 FEATURE TOPIC: Downtime
29:09 Lanterns
29:36 Five Tribes
30:55 Root and Memoir 44
32:20 Root again
33:31 Western Legends
34:06 Titan
35:24 Tiny Towns again
36:00 Mission Red Planet
36:43 Rising Sun
37:08 Ethnos
38:00 Ticket to Ride
38:40 Concordia
39:26 Terra Mystica
40:10 Race for the Galaxy
41:08 Scythe, Architects of the West Kingdom, and Raiders of the North Sea
41:46 Space Base
42:50 Fuse
43:19 Magic Maze
45:00 Eclipse
46:39 A Feast for Odin
47:54 Catan
48:22 Sidereal Confluence: Trading in the Elysium Quadrant
49:27 Eclipse & Rising Sun again
53:07 7 Wonders: Duel
53:44 Twilight Struggle
We couldn't help ourselves and review just one game. Instead, we looked at Race for the Galaxy, Roll for the Galaxy, and New Frontiers, Tom Lehman's three variations on a theme.
Speaking of variations, in our feature discussion, we discuss how designers reuse their core mechanics and core themes from one game to a next, including designers like Tom Lehman, Uwe Rosenberg, Michael Kiesling, Ryan Laukat, Simone Luciani, Vital Lacerda, and Vlaada Chvátil.
What we've been playing:
01:26 Men at Work
03:37 Carpe Diem
05:34 Orléans & Rococo
09:03 Tony beat Gloomhaven!
FEATURE REVIEW:
11:09 Race for the Galaxy, Roll for the Galaxy, and New Frontiers
11:30 Tom Lehman, San Juan, and Puerto Rico
22:59 New Frontiers vs. Empires of the Void II
34:00 Iconography
FEATURE DISCUSSION:
35:37 Iteration by board game designers
36:15 Tom Lehman's iterative designs
39:23 Fixing games - 1846 and 2038
40:32 Designing into different play spaces - Res Arcana
42:17 Designing for curiosity - Uwe Rosenberg, Feast for Odin, Patchwork, Cottage Garden, and Indian Summer
43:03 Agricola
44:53 Why we love designers - Designer personality, Uwe Rosenberg, and Michael Kiesling
46:38 Ryan Laukat's long journey to Empires of the Void II & Islebound
48:55 Simone Luciani's design iterations in the Voyages of Marco Polo, Tzolkin, Lorenzo, Newton, and Barrage
50:59 The adaptive designer - Vital Lacerda, Escape Plan, and Lisboa
52:18 The adaptive designer - Vlaada Chvátil, Space Alert, Mage Knight, and Codenames
54:11 Norwegians, the smallest iteration
In the ancient Norse lands, we pillage the coasts, whale the seas, craft hammers and mail, and play tetris on the front lawn of the meade hall. Wait, what?
We're talking about A Feast for Odin, Uwe Rosenberg's magnum opus. We run through the best parts of of this game and where it fails. We played it 10 times in two weeks -- King Hrothgar would be proud.
Then we talk the Norwegians expansion, which goes down like a smooth glass of meade after the looser plays of vanilla Feast. Guess what though -- the game is basically a patch, and a very good one.
Not too far removed, our topic of the day is the multiplicative effect that spatial elements have on tired board game mechanics. Whether it's the lovely tile placement of Feast, the opportunistic avatar map movements of Marco Polo, or the tension of Escape Plan that has a bit of both, spatial elements make some of our favorite games.
03:20 A Feast for Odin Review - At Least Ten Times
20:35 The Norwegians Expansion - A Review
33:26 The Multiplicative Experience of Spatial Elements in Games - Feature Theme
34:00 Voyages of Marco Polo
34:29 Islebound and Vindication
35:18 Tyrants of the Underdark
36:00 Supermotherload
37:13 Clank
41:18 Escape Plan overview -- a Combo of Tile Placement and Avatar Movement
46:17 Forum Trajanum
49:27 Seafall
51:15 Riverboat
52:02 Grimslingers
A magical kingdom awaits, full of redundant mechanisms and empty story elements. Meet Charterstone, a legacy game that never figures out what it wants to be.
We also talk to our friend John Gortat who is red-green colorblind about how inclusive board games are to the condition, the perils of Stephan Feld's designs, and how German game designers may not have learned their lesson about inclusivity.
Finally, we also hit on Lorenzo il Magnifico, Clans of Caledonia and Fantasy Realms.
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02:41 Lorenzo il Magnifico
08:00 Simone Luciani and Barrage
08:27 Clans of Caledonia
14:04 Fantasy Realms
14:54 Chartergroan: a Charterstone review
31:19 Colorblindness and board games
35:00 Rising Sun, Council of 4, and Carpe Diem
35:30 Castles of Burgundy
36:37. Phil Eklund
38:05 Oracle of Delphi
39:08 Stonemaier games and Scythe
41:00 Tyrants of the Underdark
42:25 Forum Trajanum
44:54 Easter Egg
Ever wonder what it would be like to do something, then do it again but better, and do it again but still better yet? If you answered yes, then you should be listening to our episode about feedback loops.
We also talk Tony's new one eyed dog (vote on this dog's name in the comments: Sammy Davis Jr. Jr. or Patches), Tony's thoughts on Fantasy Realms which is a card-drafting filler in desperate need of a sellout theme, and Pat's opinion on Western Legends that he blatantly stole from his girlfriend.
01:57 Fantasy Realms
03:59 Western Legends
09:34 Rococo
13:12 The Main Event: Feedback Loops
14:34 Splendor
17:32 Agricola
20:00 Steam Time
21:40 Wingspan
25:48 Clans of Caledonia
27:00 Lisboa
28:43 Lorenzo il Magnifico
29:47 Scythe
32:45 Scythe: Rise of Fenris
33:49 Near and Far
35:05 Charterstone
35:13 Seafall
36:40 Gloomhaven
40:00 The Voyages of Marco Polo
40:54 Dominion
41:25 Tyrants of the Underdark
42:00 Lorenzo il Magnifico
42:50 Eclipse
44:19 Terraforming Mars
So. Many. Games. On this episode, we talk about every single game that we played over the last three weeks. If you ever wanted insight into the life of a board gamer, you'll find it here. Hell, you can probably estimate our sleep schedules from this.
We also explore the dangers of unconscious bias when looking at boardgames. We find that everyone has some form of bias, and they add up to our unique tastes.
00:15 Intro
04:45 Three Weeks of Hot Takes
05:22 Riverboat
13:17 Newton
14:49 Vegas Showdown
17:04 Tyrants of the Underdark
18:52 Pandemic: The Cure
20:31 Vindication
22:56 Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
26:05 Treasure Hunter
31:08 Kingdomino
33:25 Scythe
34:11 Ganz Schon Clever
35:14 Shakespeare
37:01 Underwater Cities
39:37 Reef
39:54 Carpe Diem
41:13 The Voyages of Marco Polo
41:49 Lords of Hellas
44:00 Wingspan
45:35 The 7th Continent
47:28 Eclipse
48:07 Our Bias in Board Games
01:30:20 Outro
01:31:11 Easter Egg
Ever wondered what it feels like to fly? Us too. That's why we played Wingspan 10 times in a row. Find out whether this linear engine builder stays aloft. Unfortunately for Pat, the experience felt more like being tied to a lead weight.
We also interview Kelvin Ho, an ardent 18XX player who pretty much plays nothing else. Why does he do it? Why do people get obsessed? Why are trains so cool? Find out, on this week's episode of Two Wood for a Wheat.
00:15 Intro
01:21 Gugong
04:37 Lords of Hellas
07:05 Wingspan: At Least 10 Times
27:29 Topic: Obsession and 18XX games
01:04:28 Outro
We're stuffed. Full of too much turkey, tofurkey, and board games. Inspired by too much family time over break, we talk about games that we play with our families and gamers alike. And guess what: it's a top 10 list.
We also talk through the 7th Continent campaign and what it means to bend the rules during solo gaming.
00:15 Introductions
01:48 Bending the Rules During Solo Gaming - 7th Continent
08:04 Top 10 List: Grognards & Grandmas
41:53 Honorable Mentions
50:43 Easter Egg
2018, What a good year. We both played between 200 and 300 games. Pat doubled the size of his collection. Tony began his 5th decade of board gaming. And we played some of the best games released so far. We run through our top 5 games of 2018.
We also talk about a new love for apple-eating scientists in our review of Newton. A board game in motion tends to stay in motion, unless acted upon by victory conditions.
Finally, we fight back against the dark forces of originality in our topic of the week, Originality is Overrated.
00:29 Simone Luciani's Newton
11:57 Originality is Overrated
24:44 18XX
27:59 2018's Best Games
31:08 Pat's top 5
5. Scythe: Rise of Fenris
4. Brass: Birmingham
3. Underwater Cities
2. Newton
1. Rising Sun
31:34 Tony's top 5
5. Empires of the Void II
4. Carpe Diem
3. Architects of the West Kingdom
2. Underwater Cities
1. Rising Sun
48:05 Tainted Grail
50:29 Empyreal: Spells & Steam
52:30 Outro Easter Egg
Seize the day! Or seize the fish? We are not sure. Stephan Feld's Carpe Diem has got us incredibly confused.
We also shine some not-so-hidden praise on Underwater Cities. Unlucky Americans though we are, we have an Essen-hookup and played an amazing game of this new favorite.
We also talk through how a good teach engenders a good experience in games, and Pat showcases his upcoming appearance on a tattoo reality TV show.
Finally, we have our biggest argument yet about the tactical "4x" ahem known as Empires of the Void II. Can this legally qualify as false advertising? Find out on Two Wood for a Wheat.
Today on Two Wood for a Wheat, Pat & Tony talk about Player Interaction: the joys and oh-boys of a player's actions not matching your expectations.
We also dive deep into the new game Architects of the West Kingdom, by Shem Phillips, shed some light on why we think the super-popular Root is actually a bad game, and talk about intentions during board games -- what to do when you've stopped caring about winning?
Quote of the day: "If you don't like betrayal, then why are you playing Game of Thrones?"
In this episode of Two Wood for a Wheat, we talk about
- What we DON'T like about Scythe
- The emotional rollercoaster that is a Legacy Game
- Our experience with the Rise of Fenris
- How to recommit to a Legacy game, that's a dozen sessions long, when you realize that you won't be winning
- Teotihuacan: City of Gods, our feature game
Spoilers: For those looking to avoid light spoilers from Scythe The Rise of Fenris, tune out at 21:32. Be sure to come back at 31:40 where you can hear our coverage of Teotihuacan.
In our first episode, we discuss Whining during a game, the importance of first player, the new Barrage kickstarter, and more!
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