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45. Parks & the New Essential Intro Games

45. Parks & the New Essential Intro Games

FromTwo Wood for a Wheat


45. Parks & the New Essential Intro Games

FromTwo Wood for a Wheat

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Aug 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Who needs an intro when you have intro games? Today we review Parks, the gloriously beautiful light strategy game that supports our nation's national park system. Is it anything more than a pretty face? Does it hide a 2 million year old supervolcano inside of it? We'll find out.We also talk the best intro games for the modern era. And for some reason a significant number of them look edible. Leave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y2eyvquxRead Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsListen to more episodes on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheatVisit our website: http://twowood4awheat.com/01:05 Macao, Bruges, Amsterdam, Hamburg04:56 Nidavellir08:16 On Mars09:55 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, Gloomhaven, & Frosthaven11:31 FEATURE REVIEW Parks25:10 FEATURE DISCUSSION The New Essential Intro Games25:24 Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Codenames, 7 Wonders, Pandemic, Splendor27:35 Just One28:41 Hit Z Road29:57 High Society30:08 Point Salad31:05 Pan Am32:57 Hanabi, Pandemic, Pandemic: Iberia, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Pandemic: Season 134:38 Mandala35:59 Everdell37:03 Stone Age37:45 Cat Lady39:34 Wingspan41:37 Just One42:35 Through the Desert43:48 Clank44:35 Isle of Skye45:03 Abyss45:50 Cyclades46:48 Eclipse, Space Base, Catan, Machi Koro47:47 Fantasy Realms, Inuit, Sea of Clouds
Released:
Aug 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.