Today we climb a tech tree to travel Beyond the Sun. Dennis K. Chan focuses an entire game around the usually-ancillary tech tree to develop something very unique. Then we discuss where the majority of our attention is during a game. A game board can sprawl across half a dozen areas, and sometimes our focus is across all of them. We explore games that overfocus on one part, overproduce parts that don't get enough attention, and talk about where the game is really played. Listen to more episodes on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheatOr on Google Podcasts tinyurl.com/36gzg2hyRead Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y2eyvqux02:26 Dune: Imperium02:29 Praga Caput Regni02:34 My City04:09 Project L06:09 Under Falling Skies (print and play)07:28 Moonrakers09:34 Super Pinball 4Cade10:15 Pandemic Legacy: Season 012:09 Welcome to...12:47 Welcome to New Las Vegas13:45 FEATURE REVIEW Beyond the Sun17:07 Empires of the Void II24:23 Terraforming Mars33:51 FEATURE DISCUSSION What are You Lookin' At?38:55 Underwater Cities39:22 Marco Polo40:01 Race for the Galaxy and Calico40:35 My City40:55 A Feast for Odin42:07 18XX42:34 Eclipse43:10 Barrage43:29 Terra Mystica45:06 Agricola45:28 Under Falling Skies45:48 Tiny Towns46:48 Beyond the Sun47:37 Rising Sun48:20 Everdell48:41 Tainted Grail49:41 Star Realms50:00 Tyrants of the Underdark50:08 Clank!, Trains, and Supermotherload51:22 Food Chain Magnate51:40 Kemet and Cyclades51:55 Tekhenu52:50 Pipeline54:07 On Mars and Lisboa56:52 Curious Cargo58:33 Ex Libris59:57 The Gallerist