On today's episode, we review the trick taking and area control hybrid Game Brian Boru, and we finally count down our top games of 2021, with Mitch joining the A-side for some star-studded speaking. But before that, we review Brian Boru, a trick taking game that pairs well with a map of Ireland. Is this the king of all trick taking games? 01:05 Crash Octopus, Happy Salmon01:48 Bullet03:33 Pandemic: World of Warcraft04:54 The Quest for El Dorado06:00 FEATURE REVIEW Brian Boru23:16 FEATURE DISCUSSION Top Games of 202126:48 MicroMacro Crime City: Full House28:25 Imperial Steam30:33 Cascadia, Calico, Point Salad32:09 Boonlake33:49 Ankh: Gods of Egypt35:55 The Hunger, Clank37:53 Cape May38:55 Hadrian's Wall39:59 Subastral41:22 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea42:32 Coffee Traders45:23 Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria46:40 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition48:15 Race for the Galaxy, Terraforming Mars50:07 Sleeping Gods51:27 Dune: House Secrets52:05 Command & Colors: Samurai Battles52:37 Bitoku, Destinies, Ark Nova53:15 Golem, Origins: First Builders, Messina 134753:53 Cascadia, Calico55:20 Cape May, Hadrian's WallShare us some love on Podcash, write us a love letter, help us win prize money to continue supporting the podcast:https://www.podcash.com/love-letters/pLFfTAsk us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.comLeave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y2eyvquxListen 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/blogs