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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44. Legacy of Dragonholt & the Story of a Game Arc

Story time! Gather 'round the fire, children. Today we'll learn of an intrepid adventurer who fights for the villagers of Dragonholt using cunning, strength, or skill. And you're the hero! We review …

00:46:12 | Mon 10 Aug 2020

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 Us…

00:50:08 | Mon 27 Jul 2020

42. Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion and Underused Mechanisms

I remember my first love. She was always the life of the party, constantly kept me guessing, and had more tuck boxes than you could shake a stick at.
Today we return to Gloomhaven with Jaws of the Li…

01:16:06 | Mon 13 Jul 2020

41. Tasty Humans & Bad Mechanisms

We're reviewing Pangea Games' Tasty Humans, which is essentially Tetris. With monsters. And humans in stomachs. It's a bit like that show on the Discovery Channel with the fella with the scuba tank a…

00:56:16 | Mon 29 Jun 2020

40. Mandala & Five-Player Games

On today’s episode of Two Wood for a Wheat, we maintain equanimity while reviewing Mandala, the cut-throat two-player card game with gameplay that’s discordant to its theme. On the other end of the s…

00:49:47 | Mon 15 Jun 2020

39. Underwater Cities New Discoveries & Expansions

We couldn't help ourselves. On this episode, we come back to Underwater Cities because we love it so damn much. The New Discoveries expansion adds a lot. But is it enough? Or is it too much? Or is it…

01:13:07 | Mon 01 Jun 2020

38. Santa Monica & Great Games We Suck At

In the words of DiscoverLosAngeles.com, "[w]hen one thinks of Santa Monica, the attraction of the Pier inevitably comes to mind. The Pier offers Pacific Park, a full service amusement park, combined …

00:45:18 | Mon 18 May 2020

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 sup…

01:19:53 | Mon 04 May 2020

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 undy…

01:05:55 | Mon 20 Apr 2020

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 na…

01:24:29 | Mon 06 Apr 2020

34. Ecosystem & Great Games We Don't Like

When every day starts to feel like groundhog day, the same windows and walls of yesterday and the day before, we have a cure for you. The rich meadows of Ecosystem, bees and bears living in harmony, …

01:08:00 | Mon 23 Mar 2020

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 defen…

01:03:54 | Mon 09 Mar 2020

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 inclu…

00:51:55 | Mon 24 Feb 2020

31. Sorcerer City & Depth of Play

On this episode of TWFAW, we do a most magical and sorceror-like activity of laying tiles. We're reviewing the real-time tile-laying game Sorceror City. This is a game with three (that's right, three…

00:43:42 | Mon 10 Feb 2020

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 t…

00:44:59 | Mon 27 Jan 2020

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. Hap…

01:24:55 | Mon 13 Jan 2020

28. It's a Wonderful World & 2019 Games we Missed

In which Tony and Pat sharply disagree over the hot new card drafting game, It's a Wonderful World, Pat gives first thoughts On Mars, and they both share the games they didn't play in 2019 - both the…

01:21:49 | Mon 30 Dec 2019

27. 2018 Retrospective and Silver & Gold

We look back at our best games of 2018 in our one year anniversary episode.
Is Space Base still playable? Are we eternally grateful for Rising Sun and Underwater Cities? Have we maintained any sort o…

00:47:07 | Mon 16 Dec 2019

26.Why Won't You Play My Game and Azul Summer Pavilion

Why won't you play my game? It's... Pipeline? It's a solid heavy economic game? There's... pipes... Yeah, okay, we can play Dune. I'll see you at 12.

Also, Azul: Summer Pavilion and it's clickety cla…

00:40:50 | Mon 02 Dec 2019

25. A Huge Mistake

In the immortal words of Gob Bluth... I've made a huge mistake.

We talk on the strategic, psychological, and social pains of making a huge mistake early on in a large strategy game. Normally, this mi…

00:45:17 | Mon 18 Nov 2019

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