Two Wood for a Wheat

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-plays00:01:38 Ark Nova00:02:32 Marine Worlds00:03:37 Wyrmspan00:05:56 Artisans of Splendent Vale, Legacy of Dragonholt, Gloomhaven00:08:05 Bloodstones00:11:38 Pirates of Maracaibo, Maracaibo00:27:33 Top 1000:17:52 Faraway00:20:00 Orichalchum, Queenz00:20:14 Fit to Print00:22:32 Nucleum00:25:48 Pirates of Maracaibo00:29:44 Alice's Garden00:32:05 Federation, Calico00:35:01 Junk Drawer00:36:43 Daybreak00:40:43 Forest Shuffle00:45:28 Darwin's Journey... (wax seals, whoops)00:50:00 Nucleum00:52:07 Apiary00:55:14 Evacuation00:58:10 Nova Roma01:02:07 Legacy of Yu01:04:25 Hadrian's Wall01:06:09 Rats of Wistar01:09:44 War of the RIng: The Card Game01:15:02 Life of the Amazonia01:20:39 Voidfall, Imperium: Classics01:27:39 Forest Shuffle, Nova Roma, White Castle, Revive01:29:12 Evacuation01:31:16 World Wonders01:31:41 Age of Innovation, Freelancers01:32:13 Horseless Carraige01:33:49 Art Society01:35:34 Earth01:36:22 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.Join us on Discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheat

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. Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwV0sl_H14NfaB8SpL9tg9gLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/00:00:50 Horror movie discussion (for those who are horror averse!)00:05:05 Dedicating this last episode to Tina and Joyce, our wives00:07:44 Apiary, Federation00:08:14 FEATURE REVIEWS Mini-Review Extravaganza00:08:46 Forest Shuffle00:13:58 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 it01:05:11 Golem01:05:46 Voidfall, Ark Nova, Nucleum01:05:54 Point City, Fit to Print, My Island, Forest Shuffle01:07:28 Underwater Cities, Woodcraft, Messina: 134701:07:33 A Feast for Odin, Agricola, Atiwa, Le Havre, Reykholt01:07:37 Great Western Trail, Expedition to Newdale, Maracaibo01:07:48 Pandemic, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Pandemic: Iberia, Pandemic: Legacy, Daybreak01:07:57 Tekhenu, Tabannusi, Tawantinsuyu01:08:03 Frosthaven, Gloomhaven, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion01:11:11 Revive, Earth01:11:35 Legacy of Yu, Skymines, Splendor: Duel01:15:43 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. Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwV0sl_H14NfaB8SpL9tg9gLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/00:01:34 Forest Shuffle00:01:49 Pioneer Rails, WIld Tiled West00:05:01 ESSEN 2023 TOP 10 MOST ANTICIPATED00:05:34 Tucana: Builders00:05:49 Santa Maria, The Magnificent, Revive, Trails of Tucana00:06:59 Karuba00:27:33 Aldebaran: Duel00:09:55 Splendor: Duel00:10:00 Ancient Knowledge00:11:34 Celtae00:12:11 Tabannusi00:12:46 Apiary00:14:37 Sankore00:15:53 Teotihuacan, Tekhenu00:16:15 Rats of Wistar00:18:00 Apiary00:18:55 A.R.T. Society00:19:25 Modern Art, High Society00:20:35 Pirates of Maracaibo, Orleans: Joan of Arc: Draw and Write,00:23:13 Evacuation00:23:29 Woodcraft, Messina: 134700:24:41 Kutna Hora00:26:51 Nucleum00:27:40 Evacuation00:29:00 Age of Innovation, Terra Mystica, Gaia Project00:30:38 Civolution00:31:51 Planta Nurbo, Planta Nubo00:32:36 Uh you mean Michael Kiesling? Azul, Heaven & Ale, A Feast for Odin, Agricola, La Granja, Cooper Island00:33:45 Nucleum, Barrage, Brass00:35:51 Tangram City00:36:13 World Wonders00:38:47 My City00:40:22 Gaia Project, A Feast for Odin, Carpe Diem00:42:53 HONORABLE MENTIONS00:43:10 Patterns: A Mandala Game, Mandala00:45:00 Arborea, Septima, The White Castle00:45:13 The Hunt00:45:58 Forest Shuffle, Three Ring Circus00:46:10 Weimar: The Fight for Democracy, Watergate, Twilight Struggle00:46:43 Kutna Hora00:46:50 Skyteam00:47:25 Bamboo00:48:04 Pampero00:48:25 Books of Time00:48:35 Tekhenu, Tabannusi00:48:44 Founders of Teotihuacan00:49:15 Neotopia00:50:18 Artemis Project00:51:18 Nidavellier, Mstery of the Abby00:51:24 Zoo Tycoon, NY Zoo00:51:54 Tangram City00:53:02 Bonsai00:53:42 Emerge00:54:29 Evenfall00:55:38 Kelp00:56:36 Amristar00:57:44 Stressbotics00:58:36 Sea Dragons00:59:36 Barcelona01:00:14 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!Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwV0sl_H14NfaB8SpL9tg9gLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/00:00:55 Baldur's Gate 300:01:27 Divinity: Original Sin00:02:01 Diablo, Witcher, Skyrim00:05:22 Harvest: 2nd Edition00:09:37 Everdell, Creature Comfort, Root00:16:18 Twilight Imperium 400:27:33 Eclipse00:20:22 Nucleum00:21:28 Barrage, Discordia, Hadrian's Wall00:22:20 interstitial00:23:26 Knarr00:26:45 FEATURE REVIEW Fit to Print00:26:56 Point Salad, Cascadia, Verdant, Calico00:27:04 Tiny Towns, Wormholes00:29:59 Galaxy Trucker00:48:04 FEATURE DISCUSSION Timing Restrictions00:48:57 Eclipse00:51:17 War Machine00:52:32 Gaia Project, Terra Mystica00:53:32 A Feast for Odin00:55:53 The Voyages of Marco Polo00:59:06 Barrage01:00:03 Orleans01:01:15 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. Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwV0sl_H14NfaB8SpL9tg9gLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/00:00:52 FYFE00:02:59 Nucleum00:03:33 Barrage00:04:49 Brass, Gaia Project00:06:10 Underwater Cities00:08:13 Hallertau, Discordia, Hadrian's Wall, Tapestry00:11:27 Federation00:17:05 FEATURE REVIEW Forest Shuffle00:28:51 Race for the Galaxy00:36:42 Living Forest, Meadow, Ecosystem00:36:59 Ark Nova, Terraforming Mars00:38:06 Race for the Galaxy00:44:54 FEATURE DISCUSSION Card Cost Curves & Power00:48:19 Ark Nova00:53:39 Blood Rage00:54:33 Magic the Gathering00:58:16 Ark Nova: Marine00:59:35 Forest Shuffle01:02:10 Tyrants of the Underdark, Earth01:02:45 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. Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/00:02:04 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ON TWO WOOD FOR A WHEAT PODCAST00:04:14 Mosaic00:05:50 Terraforming Mars00:07:30 Empires of the Void II00:12:12 Ark Nova, Beyond the Sun, Underwater Cities00:14:00 2023 GEN CON ROUNDUP00:14:21 3 Ring Circus, Forest Shuffle00:27:33 Terraforming Mars, Wingspan00:20:03 3 Ring Circus00:25:25 Clank, Dune: Imperium00:25:39 Wild Tiled West00:25:53 Barenpark00:28:25 Horseless Carriage00:28:38 Betrayal at House on the Hill00:28:50 Calico, Cascadia00:28:58 Nocturne00:30:53 Nidavellir00:31:40 High Society00:31:51 Ticket to Ride: Legacy00:33:06 Point City, Point Salad00:35:33 Spellbook00:35:49 Splendor00:36:29 Lacrimosa00:38:47 Get on Board00:40:12 The Fox Experiment00:41:17 Bonsai00:43:16 Nucleum00:43:56 Barrage, Brass00:44:40 Assault of the Giants00:45:21 Pampero00:46:55 Knight Fall00:48:53 Kutna Hora00:49:14 Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition00:50:37 Jerusalem00:52:39 Barcelona00:53:07 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. Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/00:03:53 FEATURE REVIEW War of the Ring: The Card Game00:11:19 Battleline, Schotten Totten00:14:23 Twilight Struggle00:50:30 FEATURE DISCUSSION IP-Based Games00:51:00 Red Rising, Fantasy Realms00:51:48 Dune00:27:33 Wonderland's War00:54:32 Rex00:54:54 Dune: Imperium00:56:43 Game of Thrones: The Board Game00:58:21 Marvel: United01:00:11 Dogs of War, Barrage, Scythe01:02:32 Ryan Laukat Games01:03:45 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. Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/00:05:44 Daybreak00:09:22 City of Heroes00:10:06 Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft00:11:53 Catan Junior, CATAN00:14:05 War of the Ring: The Card Game00:16:19 Calico, Creature Comforts00:27:33 Ticket to Ride, Splendor: Duel00:18:55 FEATURE REVIEW After Us00:21:16 Furnace, Tainted Grail00:32:52 FEATURE DISCUSSION Apocalyptic Games and the Exorcism of Anxieties00:36:02 Revive00:37:00 Exodus Fleet00:39:30 Daybreak, Pandemic00:41:00 Cloudage, Radlands, Resurgence, Fallout00:41:51 Ryan Laukat00:42:46 Anachrony00:43:19 Hit Z Road00:43:34 Barrage00:45:37 Bitoku, Arborea00:46:01 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.Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/ 00:04:26 Frosthaven00:05:29 War of the Ring: The Card Game00:07:46 Just One00:08:19 Concept00:09:36 FEATURE REVIEW Shake that City00:15:04 Tiny Towns00:27:33 Calico00:23:19 Tiny Towns00:24:24 Planet Unknown00:26:39 FEATURE DISCUSSION Design Elements that Engender Input Randomness00:30:09 Amerigo00:30:50 Race for the Galaxy00:31:14 7 Wonders, It's a Wonderful World00:33:28 War of the Ring: The Card Game00:35:34 Underwater Cities, Woodcraft00:36:15 Agricola00:40:59 Tyrants of the Underdark, Dominion00:41:16 Shakespeare00:42:52 Lorenzo il Magnifico00:43:37 Race for the Galaxy, Ark Nova00:44:49 Terraforming Mars00:46:00 Quacks of Quedlinberg, Orleans, Wonderland's War00:47:51 7 Wonders: Duel00:51:21 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. Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/00:02:39 Just One00:02:47 Shake that City00:04:22 War of the Ring: The Card Game00:04:47 Quartermaster General (Dyslexia's a pain)00:07:21 Bridge00:09:42 It's a Wonderful World, Bunny Kingdom, A Feast for Odin00:12:33 Ark Nova, Race for the Galaxy00:13:29 Woodcraft00:13:53 Kites00:14:20 Frosthaven (new character spoilers)00:16:35 FEATURE REVIEW Sabika00:30:12 Grand Austria Hotel00:30:15 Lorenzo il Magnico00:37:05 Perseverance00:43:20 FEATURE DISCUSSION Heavy games that could have been medium games00:43:48 Perseverance: The Castaway Chronicles00:44:31 Vital Lacerda00:46:13 Woodcraft, Tekhenu00:48:39 Woodcraft00:50:12 Golem00:51:27 Barrage00:52:22 A Feast for Odin00:52:58 Horseless Carriage00:55:03 Ready Set Bet00:57:13 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 Kingdom00:04:52 Carnival of Monsters00:05:04 King of Tokyo00:06:41 Kites00:12:08 Project L00:12:56 FEATURE REVIEW Rococo00:27:33 Lancaster, Glen More II00:33:48 Sabika, BitokuJoin us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

"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 Kingdom00:11:12 Ark Nova00:13:22 Applejack, Earth, It's a Wonderful World00:14:40 Frosthaven00:16:24 FEATURE REVIEW Legacy of Yu00:16:32 Raiders of the North Sea, ... of the West Kingdom, ... of the South Tigris00:27:33 Pandemic00:44:55 FEATURE DISCUSSION The Elements of Punishing Games00:46:00 Agricola00:46:15 Ark Nova00:49:39 Barrage00:51:58 Cosmic Frog00:53:41 Blood Rage00:55:13 Resurgence00:57:42 Pandemic, Pavlov's House01:00:10 Terra Mystica01:04:21 Heaven and Ale01:05:42 Food Chain Magnate01:09:41 Argent the ConsortiumJoin us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

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 Norwegians00:04:44 Underwater Cities: New Discoveries00:05:09 Tyrants of the Underdark00:05:34 Dune: Imperium, Great Western Trail00:09:11 Goblin Vaults, Roll Player, Calico00:13:23 FEATURE REVIEW Revive00:27:33 The Magnificent, Santa Maria, Trails of Tucana, Automania00:34:53 Endless Winter00:40:22 FEATURE DISCUSSION Reset00:40:51 Eclipse00:41:31 Clans of Caledonia, Terra Mystica00:41:58 Scythe00:46:36 Anno: 180000:47:34 Space Station Phoenix00:48:23 Everdell00:49:58 Architects of the West Kingdom00:50:59 Gloomhaven, Frosthaven00:54:19 Sabika, Legacy of YuJoin us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

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 Journey00:01:26 Maracaibo, Barrage00:07:04 Splendor, Azul00:08:44 Legacy of Yu00:14:34 Calico00:15:15 Revive00:27:33 Tenpenny Parks00:19:58 Gloomhaven: Jaws of hte Lion, Magic: The Gathering, Frosthaven00:22:01 FEATURE REVIEW Earth00:22:30 Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Ark Nova, Race for the Galaxy00:53:38 FEATURE DISCUSSION Big Decks00:53:48 Earth, Ark Nova, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Race for the Galaxy, It's a Wonderful World00:54:58 Keystone, Magic: The Gathering00:59:11 Race for the Galaxy: Expansion & Brinksmanship00:59:43 Wingspan01:01:34 Ark Nova01:02:25 7 Wonders, Blood Rage, Underwater Cities01:03:38 Lorenzo il Magnifico01:04:17 Maracaibo01:10:14 SabikaJoin us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

Mitch and Tony discuss the Klaus Teuber classic Catan.Join our Discord:https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

Today we review Alexander Pfister's reimplimentation of Mombassa, Skymines. 00:03:35 Gloomhaven: Digital00:04:51 Tussie Mussie00:07:04 Naturopolis, Sprawlopolis, Agropolis, Ultimopolis00:09:06 Ark Nova00:10:32 Earth00:11:39 Splendor: Duel00:27:33 Legacy of Yu, Revive00:15:14 FEATURE REVIEW Skymines00:15:15 Mombassa, Gaia Project00:25:42 Resurgence00:34:41 MandalaJoin us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

Tony and Mitch and guest Bill/Varianor discuss The Isle of Cats: Explore and Draw. Then we move on to discuss our most (and least) loved roll and write, dice game, and card game spinoffs of existing games.6:34 FEATURE REVIEW - The Isle of Cats Explore & DrawJoin our Discord:https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheat

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.:01:20 Splendor: Duel00:01:27 Applejack, Nova Luna, Patchwork00:05:29 Tiletum0000:07:09 Architects of the West Kingdom00:08:23 Tigris & Euphrates00:09:13 Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum00:10:33 Frosthaven00:13:07 Gloomhaven00:14:08 FEATURE REVIEW Splendor: Duel00:14:44 7 Wonders: Duel, Splendor00:33:10 FEATURE DISCUSSION Duel Games00:33:23 Magic the Gathering, Radlands00:34:42 Duelosaur Island, Cosmic Encounter: Duel, Kingdomino: Duel, Yokohama: Duel, Bohnanza the Duel, Neuroship Hex: The Duel, Cthulhu Wars: Duel, Imhotep: The Duel00:35:27 Agricola: All Creatures Big & Small, Caverna: Cave vs. Cave, Le Havre: Insland Port00:36:38 7 Wonders: Duel00:39:31 Saboteur: The Duel00:40:02 Watergate, Twilight Struggle00:43:04 It's a Wonderful World00:43:57 Race for the Galaxy00:46:15 Patchwork00:47:28 Azul00:48:48 Isle of Cats: Explore and Draw, The Isle of Cats00:49:31 Mombassa, Skymines

Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatMitch and Tony reminisce about their most memorable board game moments.

Nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh BAT GAMEToday we review Atiwa, one of Uwe Rosenberg's newest games about balancing human expansion and forest growth in Ghana.00:04:24 Anachrony00:06:33 It's a Wonderful World, Race for the Galaxy00:08:18 Isle of Cats: Explore and Draw, The Isle of Cats, Tiny Towns00:08:51 Vegetable Stock00:10:23 Horseless Carriage00:17:34 FEATURE REVIEW Atiwa00:27:33 A Feast for OdinJoin us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

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.Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheat

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, Splendor00:03:01 It's a Wonderful World, Race for the Galaxy00:03:18 Skymines, Obsession00:03:47 Frosthaven00:05:54 Harvest, Empyreal: Spells & Steam, Argent: The Consortium00:08:28 FEATURE REVIEW Terracotta Army00:08:37 Origins: First Builders, Nemesis, Lords of Hellas00:09:31 Frostpunk00:10:21 Underwater Cities00:31:38 Bunny Kingdom00:38:09 Tekhenu00:39:07 Verdant00:39:25 FEATURE DISCUSSION End-of-Round Objectives00:43:28 Terra Mystica, Gaia Project, Terra Nova00:46:19 Barrage00:47:33 Wonderland's War00:50:32 THE CONTEST: Win Ark NovaJoin us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

Mitch and Tony discuss the many times they've gotten the rules of a game wrong, and how unintentional cheating or other inaccuracies are inevitable parts of the board game experience.Join our Discord:https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheat

We're revealing our most anticipated games of 2023.00:02:00 Unconscious Mind, Darwin's Journey, Horseless Carriage, Annunaki: Dawn of the Gods, Revive00:02:48 Frosthaven (mild item spoiler)00:04:38 Splendor: Duel, 7 Wonders: Duel, Splendor00:06:11 Fyfe, Calico00:08:36 Woodcraft: Roll & Write, Woodcraft00:09:11 Creature Comforts00:27:33 Everdell00:11:04 FEATURE DISCUSSION Most Anticipated Games of 202300:12:36 Shake that City, Tiny Towns00:14:15 Daybreak, Pandemic00:15:52 Aelderman00:17:14 Red Cathedral, White Castle00:18:38 Pioneer Rails, The Guild of Merchants Explorers00:19:40 Septima00:20:14 Broom Service00:21:11 Trickerion, Anachrony00:21:44 The Fox Experiment00:23:34 The Guild Academies of Valeria, Resurgence, Endless Winter00:24:11 Paladins of the West Kingdom, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Explorers of the South Tigris, Scholars of the South Tigrs00:25:48 Rolling Heights, Dead Reckoning, Empire's End, No Thanks!00:27:05 Marvel: United, Marvel: Champions, Marvel: Age of Heroes00:27:42 Lords of Waterdeep, Tyrants of the Underdark00:29:36 Divinus00:31:06 Shake that City, Tiny Towns00:31:41 Bloodstone00:33:03 Age of Comics: The Golden Years00:35:28 Point Salad, Point City00:36:44 Fit to Print00:37:32 Destinies, the Dark Quarter00:39:18 Daybreak, Pandemic, Terraforming Mars00:40:59 Autobahn, Arborea00:42:12 Bitoku, Tzolkin00:45:21 Wonderland's War00:45:41 Empire's of the Void II00:45:49 Copan: Dying City, Museum00:46:25 Last Light00:47:12 Lords of Ragnorak, Lords Of Hellas00:47:20 Maple Valley, Creature Comforts00:47:47 Race to the Raft, The Isle of Cats00:48:00 Lumen: The Monde Perdu (The Lost World)00:48:28 Endurance00:48:45 Irish Gauge, Iberian Gauge, This War of Mine, Unrelenting: Through Ice & Snow00:50:09 After Us00:51:09 Zoo Tycoon, Ark Nova, Darwin's Choice00:51:57 Earth00:52:29 Carnegie, Ark Nova00:54:37 Terracotta ArmyJoin us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

More spoiler filled rants on the latest state of the Frosthaven campaigns being run by Pat, Tony, and Mitch. Listen to Mitch talk about why he'll never quit the Banner Spear, Pat Geek out on the huge amount of damage he can do now that he's broken the game, and Tony kvetch about how he's unable to unlock half the content.Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

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 Woodcraft00:01:18 Messina: 1347, Praga Caput Regni, Pulsar: 2849, Underwater Cities00:21:41 Race for the Galaxy00:25:38 FEATURE DISCUSSION Top 10 Games of 202200:26:12 Revive, Atiwa00:26:39 Frosthaven00:27:33 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion00:28:24 Dice Realms, Wonderland's War00:29:22 Now or Never00:30:42 The Guild of Merchant Explorers00:31:44 Verdant00:32:24 Cascadia, Calico00:32:45 Tiletum00:33:34 Woodcraft00:33:48 Evergreen00:34:02 Photosynthesis00:35:16 Weather Machine00:36:36 Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, Endless Winter: Paleoamericans00:38:37 Ascension: Tactics00:39:19 World of Warcraft Miniatures00:40:07 Discordia, Anno: 180000:41:31 Ready, Set, Bet!00:44:00 Space Station Phoenix00:45:05 Tiletum00:45:44 Planted00:47:33 Akropolis00:48:53 Planet Unknown00:49:13 Resurgence00:50:17 Ascension Tactics, Ascension Tactics: Inferno00:52:04 Bitoku00:52:45 Teotihuacan00:53:46 Long Shot: The DIce Game00:54:52 Exit: The Game - Advent Calendar: The Hunt for the Golden Book00:56:43 Long Shot: The Dice Game00:58:10 Messina: 134700:59:51 Resurgence01:01:48 Now or Never01:03:02 Wonderland's War, Rising Sun01:04:59 Creature Comforts01:07:37 Resurgence01:08:52 Woodcraft01:09:47 Space Station Phoenix01:12:52 Wonderland's War01:14:14 Ark Nova01:16:29 Terraforming Mars01:17:00 Vagrantsong, Dead Reckoning, Woodcraft, Fosthaven, Clank: Catacombs, Clank01:17:44 Tiletum01:18:11 Golem01:18:29 Splendor: Duel, Splendor01:19:04 Boonlake01:19:23 Planet Unknown01:20:13 Planted, Creature Comforts, Riverside, Mindbug: First Contact, Terracotta Army01:20:44 Wonderland's War01:21:11 Akropolis01:21:33 Autobahn01:22:42 Planted, Verdant01:23:04 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.Join our Discord:https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatWatch this video for more information on D&D and WotC OGL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4kGMsZSdbY

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, Gloomhaven00:07:46 Tiletum00:08:16 Bosk00:10:57 Battlesheep00:12:58 Tenpenny Parks00:15:23 Planet Unknown00:27:33 Marvel: Remix, Fantasy Realms00:18:27 FEATURE GAME Tiletum00:18:39 The Voyages of Marco Polo, Tzoklkin, Tekhenu, Teotihuacan, Barrage, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Newton, Grand Austria Hotel00:27:26 Messina: 134700:49:35 FEATURE DISCUSSION 2022 Games We Missed00:50:53 Tenpenny Parks00:51:29 Empire's End00:51:40 Discordia00:52:04 Heat: Pedal to the Metal00:53:34 Skymines, Blackout: Hong Kong, Mombassa, Maracaibo, Maracaibo: The Uprising00:54:56 Hoplomachus: Victorum, Hoplomachus, Frosthaven00:55:56 My Father's Work00:57:02 Terracotta Army, Woodcraft00:57:24 Dice Realms, Race for the Galaxy, Dominion00:58:25 Twilight Inscription, Twilight Imperium00:59:49 Endless Winter: Paleoamericans, Resurgence01:00:38 Wayfarers of the South Tigris01:00:46 Architects of the West Kingdom, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Raiders of the North Sea, Stone Age01:01:28 Revive, Atiwa01:01:52 Kites01:02:02 Lacrimosa01:02:33 Orianenberger Kanal, Tabannusi01:03:20 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization01:04:11 Hamlet: The Village Building Board Game, Scout, Photograph, Bohnanza, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Pandemic, Joan of Arc: Orleans: Draw and Write, Turing Machine01:05:25 Planted, Summer Camp01:05:50 Isle of Trains: All AboardJoin us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

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 Book2:10 Summer Camp3:30 FEATURE REVIEW: Mindbug27:45 Frosthaven campaign storiesJoin us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheat

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.Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

Happy holidays everyone! Tony and Mitch discuss board game Christmas gifts, games they've played at Christmas, and go on misanthropic holiday related rants. Plus, some spoiler-filled bonus coverage of tough decisions in Frosthaven.

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 World00:01:42 Gloomhaven00:03:20 Forge Wars00:03:33 Twilight Struggle00:12:53 Legacy of Dragonholt00:21:14 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion00:27:33 WARNING Here be spoilers01:05:35 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 Wheat01:06:19 TiletumThanks for listening to us and join us in conversation on our discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs

JOIN US ON DISCORD : https://tinyurl.com/2wood4AwheatTony 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 STAMPS0:30 PAX Unplugged3:52 Amsterdam7:10 Fit to Print9:35 Wolves13:15 Applejack14:29 Dungeons & Dragons16:50 FEATURE REVIEW : EXIT SHADOWS OVER MIDDLE EARTH (NO SPOILERS) 37:00 END CREDITS37:25 SPOILERS : Puzzle-by-puzzle review of EXIT Shadows Over Middle EarthJOIN US ON DISCORD : https://tinyurl.com/2wood4Awheat

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/2wood4wheatToday 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 Discord00:02:49 It's a Wonderful World, Race for the Galaxy00:04:10 FEATURE DISCUSSION Mini Review & First Impression Extravaganza00:04:21 Terra Nova00:05:19 Gaia Project00:10:00 Tiletum00:10:22 Tzolk'in, The Voyages of Marco Polo00:10:48 Tekhenu00:15:43 Marco Polo 200:17:22 Book: Blood Horses: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1254588.Blood_Horses00:17:58 Frosthaven00:18:46 Gloomhaven00:20:39 Ready, Set, Bet, Long Shot: The Dice Game00:24:05 Winner's Circle00:24:30 Dead Reckoning, Mystic Vale00:24:33 No Thanks!, Kickstarter: Empire's End: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brotherwise/empires-end00:24:51 Autobahn00:27:40 It's a Wonderful World00:28:51 Discordia00:28:59 Anno: 1800, Hadrian's Wall00:31:25 Hallertau00:32:32 The Mirroring of Mary King00:34:02 Cosmic Frog00:34:36 The Voyages of Marco Polo00:35:25 Trailblazers, Curious Cargo, Pipeline00:37:24 Verdant00:37:58 FEATURE REVIEW Evergreen, Photosynthesis00:38:07 The King's Dilemma, The Queen's Dilemma, Railroad Ink, Kickass: The Board Game00:40:26 Wingspan00:40:40 Mandala, Subastral00:55:34 Living Forest00:58:24 Terra Nova, TiletumAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs

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 Recap01:45 EXIT: The Stormy Flight (no spoilers)07:11 Project L10:00 Evergreen10:50 Its a Wonderful World12:41 Terra Mystica12:55 Magic the Gathering Arena13:20 PAX Unplugged14:30 FEATURE TOPIC: A Deck of Cards17:10 Briscola26:10 Scopa31:40 500 Rummy32:57 Oh Hell35:05 Boo Ray38:14 Egyptian Ratscrew40:10 I Doubt It41:00 Spit42:20 Cribbage44:57 Mafia45:29 Murder in the Light / Murder in the Dark46:12 Regicide46:35 Palace52:00 Spades, Old Maid, War, Spoons, Go Fish53:38 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: Birmingham00:04:15 Artemis Project (actually a really quick game)00:07:41 Weather Machine, Lisboa, On Mars, Kanban00:12:13 It's a Wonderful World, It's a Wonderful Kingdom00:14:56 Just One, Frosthaven00:15:58 Evergreen, Living Forest, Photosynthesis, The King's Dilemma00:17:33 FEATURE REVIEW Verdant00:17:39 Calico, Cascadia, Point Salad00:24:19 Planted, Flourish, Flowar, Herbaceous, Floriferous, Three Sisters00:25:32 Calico, Cascadia00:35:48 Everdell00:39:06 Planted00:39:15 FEATURE DISCUSSION Building Something00:43:02 Through the Desert, Tigris and Euphrates, Acquire00:45:11 Agricola, A Feast for Odin, Hallertau00:48:09 Meadow00:48:30 The Isle of Cats00:49:01 Race to the Raft00:49:46 Evergreen, Photosynthesis00:52:01 Santa Monica00:52:54 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein00:54:59 Cascadia00:55:37 High Rise, Manhattan, Steampunk Rally00:56:27 Museum00:57:24 Bunny Kingdom00:58:03 Reef01:00:19 Autobahn, Frosthaven, Terra Nova, Terra Mystica01:03:38 Korean Zombie Movie and Zombie Book Recommendations01:03:41 Train to Busan, World War Z, The Zombie Survival Guide, Kingdom, #AliveAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs

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 Arena9:33 Weather Machine10:41 Elements12:11 Longshot: the Dice Game12:22 Trails13:52 Planet Unknown14:35 Wonderlands War14:53 Hit Z Road16:52 FEATURE REVIEW - ResurgenceLink to buy Resurgence:https://www.thegamesteward.com/products/resurgence-hero-pledge-kickstarter-edition-board-game

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 Resurgence00:01:04 It's a Wonderful World00:01:48 It's a Wonderful Kingdom00:02:22 Blood Rage00:02:42 Race for the Galaxy, Just One00:04:43 Mansions of Madness00:04:54 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein00:07:37 Skymines, Verdant, Planet Unknown, Autobahn, Calico, Cascadia00:08:44 Enchanted Plumes00:09:46 Cosmic Frog00:14:04 FEATURE REVIEW Planet Unknown00:19:54 Gaia Project, Terra Mystica, Age of Steam00:20:32 Azul00:37:48 Calico00:41:58 FEATURE DISCUSSION Different Rules at Different Player Counts00:43:19 Race for the Galaxy00:48:03 Tiny Towns00:50:43 Blood Rage, Rising Sun, Ankh00:55:58 Archipelago, Dead of Winter00:56:43 Bunny KingdomAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs

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 FunSensation:Fantasy:Narrative:Challenge: Fellowship:Discovery:Expression: 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, Equinox00:01:24 Space Empires 4X, Space Base, Memoir 4400:01:33 Fleet, Dice Theme Park, Chocolate Factory, Llama, Wingspan, It's a Wonderful World00:02:00 Sea Salt & Paper00:02:11 7 Wonders Architects00:04:29 It's a Wonderful World00:05:26 Planet Unknown00:06:20 Beyond the Sun00:06:50 Enchanted Plumes00:07:58 Merchants of the Dark Road00:09:40 Endless Winter00:09:56 FEATURE REVIEW My Shelfie00:10:51 Barrage00:11:16 Living Forest00:11:36 Carnegie00:12:58 Connect Four00:17:33 Fairy Tail Inn00:23:29 Calico00:25:44 Race for the Galaxy00:30:44 Bang, Catan00:32:09 Project L00:33:06 Point salad00:33:25 FEATURE TOPIC Gimmicks & Gimmicky Games00:40:30 My Shelfie00:40:58 Tzolkin00:42:14 Gloomholdin'00:42:58 Planet Unknown00:43:52 Coloma00:44:21 Foundations of Rome00:44:34 So Clover!00:44:47 Great Western Trail 2nd Edition00:44:57 New York Slice, Piece of Cakes00:45:28 Food Chain Magnate00:46:17 Wingspan00:46:30 Tekhenu00:47:36 Everdell00:48:52 Mystic Vale, Dice Forge, Dice Realms00:50:16 Micro Macro: Crime City, My Shelfie, Tasty Humans00:50:46 Potion Explosion, Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico - The Card Game, Golem00:52:09 Caesar: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes00:52:32 The Dark Tower, Return to Dark Tower00:53:43 Pandemic, Pandemic: Fall of Rome00:55:31 Ice Cool00:56:10 Seal Team Flix00:56:26 Men at Work00:57:39 Legacy of Dragonholt, Tainted Grail00:57:48 Tales of the Arabian Nights00:58:19 Dune, Dune: House Secrets, Dune Imperium, Dune: A War for Arrakis01:00:28 dude01:01:38 Happy Salmon01:03:24 Resurgence, Planet UnknownAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs

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 Winter48:11 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 Road00:02:55 Nova Luna00:03:47 Tapestry00:07:41 Gloomhaven00:07:59 Frosthaven00:08:39 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion00:09:16 Race for the Galaxy, Magic the Gathering00:13:07 Wormholes, Endless Winter, Wingspan, It's a Wonderful World00:16:02 Blood Rage00:16:49 Rising Sun00:17:26 Origins: First Builders, Tasty Humans, Welcome to Newdale, Fleet: The Dice Game, Three Sisters, Skymines, Planet Unknown, Merchants of the Dark Road00:18:25 FEATURE REVIEW Wormholes, Tiny Towns00:18:43 Ticket to Ride00:19:02 Gaia Project00:41:38 FEATURE DISCUSSION Modular Maps00:41:57 The Voyages of Marco Polo00:43:11 Scythe, Scythe: Modular Boards00:46:21 Wormholes00:46:59 A Few Acres of Snow00:48:47 Gaia Project00:49:59 Terra Mystica, Gaia Project00:53:03 Concordia00:53:23 Clans of Caledonia00:54:06 Cloudage, Ankh, Gloomhaven00:54:57 Food Chain Magnate00:57:41 Messina: 134700:58:34 The Voyages of Marco Polo, Islebound, Escape Plan, Yokahama, Vindication, Istanbul, Five Tribes

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 Nova02:04 Photograph aka Wind the Film!, Coffee Roaster04:25 Marco Polo 206:02 The Voyages of Marco Polo06:15 It's a Wonderful World07:12 7 Wonders07:47 Space Station Phoenix08:52 Race for the Galaxy, Beyond the Sun10:00 Terra Mystica, Gaia Project10:38 FEATURE REVIEW - Akropolis11:00 Quarto12:00 Calico, Cascadia28:22 Tiny Towns29:27 FEATURE DISCUSSION - Comfort Food Games34:09 7 Wonders: Architects35:39 Point Salad36:16 Fantasy Realms37:14 Cat Lady38:08 Ganz Schon Clever39:01 Project L40:08 Santa Monica41:27 Sea of Clouds42:15 Race for the Galaxy44:16 Bunny Kingdom45:40 Enchanted Plumes46:59 Tyrants of the Underdark48:43 Ecosystem, Subastral,49:46 Mandala50:07T he Voyages of Marco Polo, Lorenzo il Magnifico51:54 Calico52:21 Sushi Go, Welcome to, Welcome to the MoonWhat?? FREE Gloomhaven: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/gloomhaven-92f741Ask us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs

Mitch and Tony discuss Pocket Master Builder from Wei-Min Ling and MaiMin Games.Time Stamps:--------------1:42 Space Station Phoenix2:48 Endless Winter2:53 Akropolis3:00 It's a Wonderful World3:36 Lord of the Rings Card Game5:28 FEATURE REVIEW - Pocket Master BuilderAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts (you'll have to download the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs

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-tracker00:00:57Magic00:01:44Weather Machine, Darwin's Journey, Atiwa, Skymines, Tiletum, Woodcraft, Settlement, Orianenberger Kanal00:02:30Winter00:02:46Autobahn, Unconscious Mind, Mosaic00:05:55Evergreen00:06:35Photosynthesis, King's Dilemna, Dragon Castle, Railroad Ink00:07:16Deal with the Devil00:07:52Alchemists00:08:24Septima00:10:06Applejack00:11:10Indian Summer00:11:31Hamburg, Amsterdam00:12:01Bruges00:13:38Kites00:14:38Terracotta Army00:14:50Nemesis, Origins: First Builders00:15:54Dungeon Twister, Archipelago, Earthly Born, Rise & Fall00:16:55Kingdom Builder00:17:00Pampero, Mercado de Lisboa00:18:42Tribes of the Wind, Wild Space00:20:00Revive00:20:53Trails of Tucana, The Magnificent, Santa Maria, Riverside, Escape: The Curse of the Temple00:21:27Isle of Trains: All Aboard00:22:34Lacrimosa00:23:31Skymines, Mombassa00:25:10Empire's End00:26:58Sabika, Bitoku00:27:57Tzolkin, Terracotta Army00:28:29Joan of Ark: Orleans: Draw and Write, Orleans00:30:00Endless Winter00:32:09Come Together, Trails of Tucana00:35:04Great Western Trail: Argentina, Great Western Trail00:36:32My Island, My City00:37:56Terra Nova, Terra Mystica00:39:07Woodcraft00:40:31Oros00:42:07Glen More II00:42:34Revive00:43:20Starship Captains00:45:47Atiwa00:47:02Lacrimosa00:48:26Revive00:48:59Gaia Project00:50:08Atiwa, Town 66, Quirkle00:50:22Caldera Park, Cascadia, Tiny Towns, The Isle of Cats00:50:43Gartenbau00:51:27Space Craft00:51:45Turing Machine00:52:10Trailblazers, Pipeline, Curious Cargo00:52:40Twilight Inscription00:53:441998 ISS, On the Origin of Species00:54:19Fit to Print00:55:07Findorff00:55:49Green Team Wins, Just One00:56:22Kingdom Defenders, Bitoku00:57:05Akropolis, Exit: The Game: Shadows Over Middle Earth, Fyfe, Calico00:58:27Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms00:59:12Heat: Pedal to the Medal01:00:02Discordia01:00:39Jurassic 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 Tigris01:02:44The Wolves01:03:34Pick it Up, Barrage01:04:14Messina 1347, Golem Boonlake, Luna Capital, Dune: House Secrets, Living Forest, Bitoku, Riverside, Imperial Steam,01:05:04Brew, Voidfall01:05:081923 Cotton Club01:06:59Lobotomy II: ManhuntAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts (you'll have to download the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app, sorry!): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs

Tony and Mitch discuss the games of eurogame designer Simone Luciani.Time Stamps:00:11 Magic The Gathering: Dominaria United00:45 Lorenzo il Magnifico03:10 Monsters Tower, Frutta di Mare, Dungeon Bazar03:40 Sheepland04:05 Council of Four09:25 Golem13:15 Newton18:52 Lorenzo il Magnifico31:20 Grand Austria Hotel35:25 The Voyages of Marco Polo, Marco Polo 2: In the Service of the Khan36:29 Gaia Project47:02 Tzolkin: The Mayan Calendar49:55 Teotihuacan51:50 Barrage01:03:40 Darwin's Journey01:04:08 Tiletum01:05:10 Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods