Two Wood for a Wheat

Aug 19 2024 184 ep. 57 mins 40
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Two Wood for Wheat is a board game podcast. We review and criticize board games, diving deep into the strategies and mechanisms that make them great or make them forgettable.

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B-Sides 55. 2024 Tony's Adventures at GenCon & Rock Hard 1977

Aug 19 2024 56 mins  
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.

126. Top 10 Games of 2023

Feb 19 2024 100 mins  
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 Bloodstones0

B-Sides 54. The 2024 LevelUp Con / 2024 Most Anticipated Games

Feb 12 2024 69 mins  
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

B-Sides 53. Games We Didn't Play 2023

Jan 01 2024 56 mins  
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.

125. So long and thanks for all the games

Oct 09 2023 78 mins  
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

124. 2023 Essen Top 10 Most Anticipated

Sep 25 2023 63 mins  
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 [email protected]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwV0sl_H14NfaB8SpL9tg9gLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https:/

123. Fit to Print & Time Restrictions

Sep 11 2023 62 mins  
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 p

122. Forest Shuffle & Card Cost Curves

Aug 28 2023 64 mins  
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 [email protected]

121. 2023 Gen Con Roundup

Aug 14 2023 58 mins  
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 [email protected] us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us

120. War of the Ring The Card Game & IP-Based Games

Jul 31 2023 65 mins  
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