Two Wood for a Wheat – Details, episodes & analysis

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

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/2wood4wheat

Ask us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.com

Leave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771

Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs

Thanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

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

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!).

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: tinyurl.com/36gzg2hy
Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs

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
The Stendig Calendar: https://stendigcalendars.com/us/
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.

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 review on Apple podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y2eyvqux

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.

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 review on Apple podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y2eyvqux
Join the Two Wood for a Wheat Guild! https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3913

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