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 41. Resurgence

Mitch, Tony, and Pat all get together to review the new bag building game set in Moscow after the apocalypse. Resurgence from designer Stan Kordonskiy and Half a Kingdom Games.

1:39 Just One on Boar…

01:02:00 | Mon 14 Nov 2022

102. Planet Unknown & Different Rules at Different Player Counts

Today on Two Wood for a Wheat, we'll be reviewing the hot new polyomino terraforming game Planet Unknown and looking at how certain games entirely change their gameplay at different player counts.

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01:01:42 | Mon 07 Nov 2022

B-Sides 40. The 8 Types of Fun

In this episode Tony and Mitch dive deep into the eight kinds of fun as described by Marc LeBlanc and featured in the MIT published Rules of Play by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman. What's the best k…

01:12:56 | Mon 31 Oct 2022

101. My Shelfie & Gimmicks in Games

We're reviewing My Shelfie, the new gravity-assisted tile layer that brings Connect 4 style-play to new levels of inspiration. Then, we discuss gimmicks in board games; what gimmicks we love, what gi…

01:04:55 | Mon 24 Oct 2022

B-Sides 39. Endless Winter

Mitch and Tony review a hot new eurogame with a freezing cold Paleolithic theme - Endless Winter, from Stan Kordonskiy and Fantasia Games.

1:53 FEATURE REVIEW - Endless Winter
48:11 D&D nonsense

00:52:04 | Mon 17 Oct 2022

100. Wormholes & Modular Map Madness

Dive into the wormhole with us and warp into this pick-up-and-deliver game by the designer of Tiny Towns. Then, join us as we discuss the maddening and gladdening aspects of modular maps.

00:01:57 Me…

01:05:27 | Mon 10 Oct 2022

B-Sides 38. Games We Wish We Played More Often

Why Don't We Play These Games More Often ?
Why can't we get these games back to the table?

Join Tony and Mitch as they discuss the games they wish they played more often.

01:11:12 | Mon 03 Oct 2022

99. Akropolis & Comfort Food Games

Today we're reviewing Akropolis, an intrepid tile layer that promises to take us to new heights. But will it actually take us to new lows?
Then, we go through our comfort food games. These aren't the …

00:55:06 | Mon 26 Sep 2022

B-Sides 37. Pocket Master Builder

Mitch and Tony discuss Pocket Master Builder from Wei-Min Ling and MaiMin Games.

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1:42 Space Station Phoenix
2:48 Endless Winter
2:53 Akropolis
3:00 It's a Wonderful World
3:36 Lo…

00:40:01 | Mon 19 Sep 2022

98. 2022 Essen Preview

Today we choose the games that we're most excited about from 2022 Essen Spiel. Choose your own favorites at https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/301070/spiel-22-most-wanted-games-tracker

00:00:57Magic
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01:07:26 | Mon 12 Sep 2022

B-Sides 36. Designer - Simone Luciani

Tony and Mitch discuss the games of eurogame designer Simone Luciani.

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00:11 Magic The Gathering: Dominaria United
00:45 Lorenzo il Magnifico
03:10 Monsters Tower, Frutta di Mare, Dungeon Baz…

01:07:50 | Mon 05 Sep 2022

97. Wonderland's War

“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked.
“Oh, you ca’n’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”
“How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice.
“You must be,” said…

00:35:39 | Mon 29 Aug 2022

B-Sides 35. Phil Walker-Harding Double Feature Extravaganza Planted & Summer Camp

It's a Phil Walker-Harding Double Feature Extravaganza with PLANTED and SUMMER CAMP from Buffalo Games. Dive in to these two family weight drafting and deck building games.

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02:38 FEATURE …

00:40:57 | Mon 22 Aug 2022

96. Three Sisters & Farming Games

PLANTS!
Today we review Three Sisters, the new roll & write by Ben Pinchback and Matt Riddle of Fleet: the Dice Game fame. It's full of combo-rific terms, shed-based superpowers, and the most amazing …

00:53:33 | Mon 15 Aug 2022

B-Sides 34. Our Dumbest Board Game Purchases

If you've played board games enough, you've had the experience of buying a game and later saying 'what on earth was I thinking?' Well, we've had this happen a lot, and we're happy to share our foolis…

00:57:56 | Mon 08 Aug 2022

95. Messina 1347 & Death in Boardgames

Today we review the masterful Vladimir Suchy's next game, Messina 1347, the cardboard embodiment of the phrase, "Bring out your dead". Then, we discuss how death is used in boardgames, how it affects…

01:10:57 | Mon 01 Aug 2022

B-sides 33. Space Station Phoenix

Like bringing aliens to your home? If so, listen to Mitch and Tony review the new sci-fi engine building game from Gabriel Cohn and Rio Grande Games.

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4:24 Starcraft
5:00 Magic the Gathering
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01:01:39 | Mon 25 Jul 2022

94. Guild of Merchant Explorers & Ugly Duckling Games

Today on Two Wood for a Wheat, we review the Guild of Merchant Explorers, the medium weight flip and place filler about exploring new lands and creating settlements before the end of the age. Then we…

01:01:59 | Mon 18 Jul 2022

B-Sides 32. Five Milestone Games in Our Board Game Journey

Mitch and Tony discuss how they got into modern board games, highlighting the five games which were most influential in their respective journeys.

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0:54 Space Station Phoenix, The Guild of …

00:43:29 | Mon 11 Jul 2022

93. Golem & Analysis Paralysis

Have you ever created a sentient monster out of clay to do your bidding but it grew sentient and took its life into its own hands and began destroying homes and buildings around medieval Prague... uh…

01:20:12 | Mon 04 Jul 2022

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