B-Sides 50. Memorable Board Game Experiences

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B-Sides 50. Memorable Board Game Experiences

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Mar 20, 2023

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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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Mar 20, 2023

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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.

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13. Whiny Towns - Tiny Towns and Downtime: Just like Tiny Towns, here's a small package that's crammed with content. Tiny Towns is a 20 minute spatial planning game that has as many highs and lows as your favorite big box euro. We waste no time and launch into our discussion of Downtime,... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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16. Worst Plays and Res Arcana: When you play hundreds of games and hundreds of plays of those hundreds of games, you're bound to get some bad ones. Today we look at our worst board game plays and argue about whether Res Arcana, Tom Lehman's clever new card game, makes for good... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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8. Board Game Woke - Exploring Our Bias (aka Why Pat Hates Wingspan): So. Many. Games. On this episode, we talk about every single game that we played over the last three weeks. If you ever wanted insight into the life of a board gamer, you'll find it here. Hell, you can probably estimate our sleep schedules from this.... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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4. Day of the Carp - Carpe Diem, Teaching Games, and Empires of the Void II: Seize the day! Or seize the fish? We are not sure. Stephan Feld's Carpe Diem has got us incredibly confused. We also shine some not-so-hidden praise on Underwater Cities. Unlucky Americans though we are, we have an Essen-hookup and played an amazing... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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1. Pilot - Whining, Gloomhaven, and 1st Player: In our first episode, we discuss Whining during a game, the importance of first player, the new Barrage kickstarter, and more! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/craniocreations/barrage It's our first episode so please send us your thoughts and... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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2. Day of the Dead - Scythe, Rise of Fenris, Legacy Games, and Teotihuacan: In this episode of Two Wood for a Wheat, we talk about - What we DON'T like about Scythe - The emotional rollercoaster that is a Legacy Game - Our experience with the Rise of Fenris - How to recommit to a Legacy game, that's a dozen sessions long,... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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7. Birders Anonymous - Wingspan and Obsession: Ever wondered what it feels like to fly? Us too. That's why we played Wingspan 10 times in a row. Find out whether this linear engine builder stays aloft. Unfortunately for Pat, the experience felt more like being tied to a lead weight. We also... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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23. Overpowered and Clans of Caledonia: Hey folks, sorry for the delay - we had some rough times with editing, but we are back on a regular schedule now. This week we have special guest: Jordan Nach, noted Guild Ball/Warmachine/Clans of Caledonia champion and general misanthrope. We take a... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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11. Tiles & Tribulations - A Feast for Odin, the Norwegians, & Escape Plan: In the ancient Norse lands, we pillage the coasts, whale the seas, craft hammers and mail, and play tetris on the front lawn of the meade hall. Wait, what? We're talking about A Feast for Odin, Uwe Rosenberg's magnum opus. We run through the best... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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3. Player Interaction - Architects of the West Kingdom and Expectations of Player Interaction: Today on Two Wood for a Wheat, Pat & Tony talk about Player Interaction: the joys and oh-boys of a player's actions not matching your expectations. We also dive deep into the new game Architects of the West Kingdom, by Shem Phillips, shed some light... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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9. Positive Feedback - Positive & Negative Feedback Loops in Boardgames: Ever wonder what it would be like to do something, then do it again but better, and do it again but still better yet? If you answered yes, then you should be listening to our episode about feedback loops. We also talk Tony's new one eyed dog (vote on... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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12. Old Frontiers - Race for the Galaxy, Roll, & New Frontiers Triple Review: We couldn't help ourselves and review just one game. Instead, we looked at Race for the Galaxy, Roll for the Galaxy, and New Frontiers, Tom Lehman's three variations on a theme. Speaking of variations, in our feature discussion, we discuss how... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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5. Originality is Overrated - Newton, Originality, and the Best Games of 2018: 2018, What a good year. We both played between 200 and 300 games. Pat doubled the size of his collection. Tony began his 5th decade of board gaming. And we played some of the best games released so far. We run through our top 5 games of 2018. We also... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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33. Isle of Cats & Cute Games: In this purrfect and awwsome episode, we discuss Isle of Cats, the new polyomino card drafting game by Frank West, paired with our feature discussion of cute games and how they get in under our defenses. Try not to get sick! Leave us a review on... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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37. Gaia Project & Board Game Arena: We've fully embraced our digital bodies as our souls slowly bleed into 0s and 1s. The only bit of humanity that's left is a binary expression for competitive rage. Today we review Gaia Project, a super deluxe sequel to Terra Mystica. This game... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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10. Chartergroan - Charterstone and Color Blindness: A magical kingdom awaits, full of redundant mechanisms and empty story elements. Meet Charterstone, a legacy game that never figures out what it wants to be. We also talk to our friend John Gortat who is red-green colorblind about how inclusive board... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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24. Paths to Victory and Paladins of the West Kingdom: What are the paths we take? Why do we labor day to day, stuck on the road we chose, with no recourse but to accept our fate? Why, for victory points, of course! Today we talk about games with multiple paths to victory and how that adds to their... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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43. Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion & First Plays: Like, zoinks, Scoob, it's time for another episode of Two Wood for a Wheat! Today we're reviewing the Scooby Doo-themed escape room, Scooby Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion. Did we chow down on Usaopoly title like some comically oversized... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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19. Pilfering Putrescent Parts - Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein: Today, Two Wood for a Wheat gets a little nasty when we review Abomination, the Heir of Frankenstein, a game that comes to life on the table. After that, we save your game night from the cold hands of death when we discuss how to pick which game to... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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6. Grognards and Grandmas - 7th Continent & 10 Gamery-Games to Play with Family: We're stuffed. Full of too much turkey, tofurkey, and board games. Inspired by too much family time over break, we talk about games that we play with our families and gamers alike. And guess what: it's a top 10 list. We also talk through the 7th... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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14. Underwater Cities & Excruciating Decisions: We know it's not an excruciating decision to listen to this episode, especially when we're talking about a game as good as Underwater Cities. Listen to us rave about this card play/worker placement heavy euro, and agonize about the tensest moments in... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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30. Coffee Roaster & 2020 Anticipated Games: I'm writing this on my 15th cup of coffee and the excitement is threatening to shoot through my fingers! Today we're reviewing Coffee Roaster, a game about turning beans into better beans and hoping that your coffee doesn't taste like dirt. It's also... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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32. Glen More II & Objectionable Themes: Sometimes I look at a board game and think, "That ain't right, man." Today we look at controversial and objectionable themes in board games -- who gets to decide what's right and what's wrong to include. Hint: it's not Shut Up and Sit Down's... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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35. Nemo's War & Flawed Games We Love: Ever feel like the system was made to work against you? Like no matter how hard you try, the world conspires to make sure you stay under the heel of a boot? Like every warship of the Victorian era naval powers is out hunting you and your... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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36. This War of Mine & Solo Games that Don't Cause Existential Dread: In the eternal words of Apocalypse Now, "The Horror. The Horror." And, in the immortal words of the Terminator, "I know now why you cry. But it's something I can never do." And of course, in the undying words of Jack Dawson, "Promise me, Rose. And... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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21. Deluge - Barrage Review & New Games: Welcome to Two Wood for a Wheat. Today's episode Deluge features the Dice Tower Retreat and Simone Luciani's new game Barrage. We were unable to hold back the flow of information on games played at the Dice Tower Retreat. Tony talks an unquantifiable... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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53.5. Dwellings of Eldervale: On this bonus episode of Two Wood for a Wheat, Tony reviews The Dwellings of Eldervale, a euro worker placement game with a throughline of ameritrash themes and mechanisms. Listen to more episodes on Spreaker:... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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22. Moving Tracks - Essen Preview & Tapestry: Welcome to the new sound and the new home of Two Wood for a Wheat! Tony moved back to New Jersey and we upgraded our audio to celebrate (?). Whoever claimed a divided house cannot stand had no access to an internet connection. First we struggle to... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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29. Maracaibo & Top Games of 2019: We finish our 2019 coverage with our top 10 games of the year. We also review Euro-darling, Maracaibo, Alexander Pfister's privateering heavy-weight euro. For once, Tony and I agree on something. Happy new year, everyone! Leave us a review on Apple... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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17. Entitlement and the King's Guild: We were going to name this episode EnTITLEment but thought better of it. We hit hard on the culture that supports that feeling of entitlement on Kickstarter, the culture that rages when their 3mm wood pieces are slimmed down to 2mm or that pushes all... by Two Wood for a Wheat
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