Two Wood for a Wheat

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...

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!). Leave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y2eyvqux Listen to more episodes of Two Wood for a Wheat on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheat Or on Google Podcasts: ti...

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. Listen to more episodes of Two Wood for a Wheat on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheat Or on Google Podcasts: tinyurl.com/36gzg...

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 Sal...

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. Listen to more episodes of Two Wood for a Wheat on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheat Or on Go...

We review the roll and write version of Inka and Markus Brand's acclaimed eurogame. Cardboard elephants, tyrannical cyborg dogs, colonoscopies and weddings abound. Listen to more episodes of Two Wood for a Wheat on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheat Or on Google Podcasts: tinyurl.com/36gzg2hy Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs Leave us a...

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. Listen to more episodes of Two Wood for a Wheat on Spreaker: h...

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. Listen to more episodes of Two Wood for a Wheat on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheat Or on Google Podcasts: tinyurl.com/36gzg2hy Read Tony's blog: https:...

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). Listen to more episodes of Two Wood for a Wheat on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheat Or on Google Podcas...

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. Listen to more episodes of Two Wood for a Wheat on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheat Or on Google Podcasts: tinyurl.com/36gzg2hy Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs...

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. Listen to more episodes of Two Wood for a Wheat on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheat Or on Google Podcasts: tinyurl.com/36gzg2hy Read Tony's blog: https:/...

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...

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! Listen to more episodes of Two Wood for a Wheat on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheat Or on Google Podcasts: tinyurl.com/36gzg2hy Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek....

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...

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 discus...

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. Check out more Board Boys at...

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...

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. Listen to more episodes on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheat Or on Google Podcasts tinyur...

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-la...

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 pr...