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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
00:11:27 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
00:12:33 Ark Nova, Race for the Galaxy
00:13:29 Woodcraft
00:13:53 Kites
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 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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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 & Draw

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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.

:01:20 Splendor: Duel
00:01:27 Applejack, Nova Luna, Patchwork
00:05:29 Tiletum
0000:07:09 Architects of the West Kingdom
00:08:23 Tigris & Euphrates
00:09:13 Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum
00:10:33 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 reminisce about their most 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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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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!

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0:50 EXIT the Game Advent Calendar The Golden Book
2:10 Summer Camp
3:30 FEATURE REVIEW: Mindbug
27:45 Frosthaven campaign stories


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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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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 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
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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:
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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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