Two Wood for a Wheat

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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Update frequency: every 6 days
Average duration: 57 minutes
Episodes: 184
Years Active: 2018 - 2024

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B-Sides 55. 2024 Tony's Adventures at GenCon & Rock Hard 1977

Tony and Mitch discuss Tony's trip to Indianapolis for GenCon and talk about Rock Hard 1977 as well as other games player at GenCon 2024.

00:56:11 | Mon 19 Aug 2024

126. Top 10 Games of 2023

Pat & Tony return to deliver their top 10 games of 2023.

Solo Voidfall app: https://voidfall-33a59.web.app/
Thoughts on Ark Nova after 586 solo plays: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3245967/ranking-…

01:40:45 | Mon 19 Feb 2024

B-Sides 54. The 2024 LevelUp Con / 2024 Most Anticipated Games

Tony and Mitch discuss their games played at the 2024 Level Up Con in Woodbridge, NJ. Also, Tony and Mitch discuss their top 10 most antcipated games for 2024.

Join us on Discord: https://tinyurl.com…

01:09:41 | Mon 12 Feb 2024

B-Sides 53. Games We Didn't Play 2023

Tony and Mitch discuss the games we didn't get to play in 2023. As well as discussion about PAX Unplugged 2023 in Philadelphia. What games did we want to play? Join us on this special episode.

00:56:57 | Mon 01 Jan 2024

125. So long and thanks for all the games

Today is Two Wood for a Wheat's final episode of regularly scheduled programming and we go out with a critical flourish. We review and offer first impressions on eight hot games before diving deep in…

01:18:55 | Mon 09 Oct 2023

124. 2023 Essen Top 10 Most Anticipated

Let's keep it simple. This is the 2023 Essen Top 10 Most Anticipated Games episode, the games that we're most excited for, many of which we'll play in 2024.

Join us in the conversation on discord: ht…

01:03:27 | Mon 25 Sep 2023

123. Fit to Print & Time Restrictions

Extra! Extra! Step right up to the latest scoop on Two Wood for a Wheat!
Join us in the rollicking rumpus of the gaming parlors as we bring you the skinny on "Fit to Print," the real deal in real-time…

01:02:45 | Mon 11 Sep 2023

122. Forest Shuffle & Card Cost Curves

Today we're reviewing Tony's favorite game of GenCon, Forest Shuffle, a small box game card game with a big deck and an even bigger depth of play.

Then, we're discussing Card Cost Curves, how games w…

01:04:33 | Mon 28 Aug 2023

121. 2023 Gen Con Roundup

Today's a special episode of Two Wood for a Wheat where we're joined by Jon Gortat, a great friend of the podcast.

Tony and Jon had a wonderful time at Gen Con and have so many games to tell us about.…

00:58:46 | Mon 14 Aug 2023

120. War of the Ring The Card Game & IP-Based Games

The world is changed.
I feel it in the water.
I feel it in the earth.
I smell it in the air.

The opening words to the Lord of the Rings movies are a lot better than the opening words to the books. They p…

01:05:25 | Mon 31 Jul 2023

119. After Us & Apocalyptic Themes and the Exorcism of Anxieties

Well, this somehow became the climate change episode, which now seems inevitable.

We review After Us, a post-apocalyptic deck builder with monkeys! Then, we discuss the evolution of apocalyptic theme…

00:51:00 | Mon 17 Jul 2023

118. Shake that City & Design Elements that Engender Input Randomness

Shake Box. Shakey Boy Box. Randomness Plunger. Infinite Input Randomness Generator. What the hell do we call this thing?

Today we're reviewing Shake that City, the new city building game published by…

00:55:35 | Mon 03 Jul 2023

117. Sabika & Games that could have been an email

Today we answer the question, can a euro be too euro-y?
Also, we're discussing games that could have been an email AKA heavies that could have been mediums.

Looser edit today, folks. Pat's running on 8…

00:59:56 | Mon 19 Jun 2023

116. Retro Review: Rococo

The Rococo period, which emerged in the early 18th century in Europe, was a highly ornamental and elegant artistic and architectural style that replaced the grandeur and formality of the Baroque era.…

00:35:56 | Mon 05 Jun 2023

115. Legacy of Yu & Elements of Punishing Games

"Welcome, dear listeners, to another riveting episode of Two Wood for a Wheat! Today, we delve into the mysterious realms of the new game sensation, Legacy of Yu, where strategy meets sorcery and dic…

01:13:30 | Mon 22 May 2023

114. Revive & Resets

Reseal... research... reseat... reseau...? resect... reseda... ... reserve... RESET aha! That took a while -- who put so many words in this language? Now let's find Revive.

Today we are at it again w…

00:57:27 | Mon 08 May 2023

B-Side Announcement

Two Wood for a Wheat's B-sides are going on a hiatus. Come back next week on the A-side when we review Revive.

00:00:31 | Mon 01 May 2023

113. Earth & Big Decks

Happy Earth Day! In case it wasn't obvious, we're reviewing Earth, the new enormous-deck tableau building game. Then, we're discussing the benefits & pitfalls of big decks in board games.

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01:11:56 | Mon 24 Apr 2023

B-Sides 52. Die Sielder von Catan / The Settlers of Catan / Catan

Mitch and Tony discuss the Klaus Teuber classic Catan.

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00:55:01 | Mon 17 Apr 2023

112. Skymines

Today we review Alexander Pfister's reimplimentation of Mombassa, Skymines.

00:03:35 Gloomhaven: Digital
00:04:51 Tussie Mussie
00:07:04 Naturopolis, Sprawlopolis, Agropolis, Ultimopolis
00:09:06 Ark No…

00:47:23 | Mon 10 Apr 2023

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