On this bloated episode of Two Wood for a Wheat, we're reviewing the extremely large box that's been sitting on my shelf. It's Trey Chambers' Empyreal: Spells & Steam. Do train games and magic malevolent powers wet your whistle? Then it's the most excessive Kickstarter campaigns, components, and all around useless things that nobody asked for but millions of people paid for. We discuss Kickstarter bloat. Thanks for listening!Listen to more episodes of Two Wood for a Wheat 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/y2eyvquxJoin the Two Wood for a Wheat Guild! https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/391302:04 Ticket to Ride New York02:15 The Red Cathedral03:07 Beyond the Sun04:34 Race for the Galaxy06:00 Agropolis, Sprawlopolis, Combopolis08:38 FEATURE REVIEW Empyreal: Spells & Steam27:05 Marvel: United and Hallertau32:37 FEATURE DISCUSSION Kickstarter Bloat40:41 Ankh42:35 Kingdom Death: Monster43:09 Rising Sun43:37 Gloomhaven and Frosthaven44:57 Rising Sun: Kami Unbound and Rising Sun: Sun & Moon46:12 Ankh, Rising Sun, and Blood Rage46:50 Tainted Grail and Etherfields47:39 Nemesis48:16 Marvel: United49:57 Sleeping Gods53:33 Nemesis54:19 Rocketmen54:36 Vindication58:27 Dark Ages and Tainted Grail01:00:03 Dwellings of Eldervale01:02:24 Tainted Grail01:05:15 Dinosaur Island01:07:20 Escape Plan and Kanban01:09:19 Lisboa01:12:27 Agropolis and the Witcher Board Game01:14:23 Rising Sun, Eclipse, and Empyreal