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Two Wood for a Wheat

Patrick Flannery

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 51. Isle of Cats Explore and Draw

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2023/04/03

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

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111. Splendor Duel & Duel Games

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2023/03/27

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

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B-Sides 50. Memorable Board Game Experiences

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2023/03/20

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

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110. Atiwa

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2023/03/13

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

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B-Sides 49. Obsession by Kayenta Games

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2023/03/06

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

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109. Terracotta Army & End-of-Round Objectives

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2023/02/27

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

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B-Sides 48. Unintentional Cheating

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2023/02/20

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

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108. Most Anticipated Games of 2023

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2023/02/13

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,

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B-Sides 47. Too Frost for a Haven 2

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2023/02/06

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:

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107. Woodcraft & Top 10 Games of 2022

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2023/01/30

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.Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheat00:01:17 FEATURE REVIEW Woodcraft00:01:18 Messina: 1347, Praga Caput Regni, Pulsar: 2849, Underwater Cities00:21:41 Race for the Galaxy00:25:38 FEATURE DISCUSSION

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B-sides 46. What's up with WotC? (and How to Deal...

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2023/01/23

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

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106. Tiletum & 2022 Games We Missed

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2023/01/16

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

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B-Sides 45. Mindbug

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2023/01/09

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

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1. Too Frost for a Haven

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2023/01/02

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:

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B-Sides 44. Xmas Special 2022

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2022/12/26

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.

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105. Frosthaven First Impressions

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2022/12/19

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:

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B-Sides 43. PAX Unplugged & EXIT: Shadows Over Middle...

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2022/12/12

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

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104. Evergreen & Mini Review & First Impression...

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2022/12/05

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

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B-Sides 42. A Deck of Cards

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2022/11/28

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

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103. Verdant & Building Something

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2022/11/21

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

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