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  • 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-ark-novas-maps-after-586-solo-plays

    00:01:38 Ark Nova
    00:02:32 Marine Worlds
    00:03:37 Wyrmspan
    00:05:56 Artisans of Splendent Vale, Legacy of Dragonholt, Gloomhaven
    00:08:05 Bloodstones
    00:11:38 Pirates of Maracaibo, Maracaibo
    00:27:33 Top 10
    00:17:52 Faraway
    00:20:00 Orichalchum, Queenz
    00:20:14 Fit to Print
    00:22:32 Nucleum
    00:25:48 Pirates of Maracaibo
    00:29:44 Alice's Garden
    00:32:05 Federation, Calico
    00:35:01 Junk Drawer
    00:36:43 Daybreak
    00:40:43 Forest Shuffle
    00:45:28 Darwin's Journey... (wax seals, whoops)
    00:50:00 Nucleum
    00:52:07 Apiary
    00:55:14 Evacuation
    00:58:10 Nova Roma
    01:02:07 Legacy of Yu
    01:04:25 Hadrian's Wall
    01:06:09 Rats of Wistar
    01:09:44 War of the RIng: The Card Game
    01:15:02 Life of the Amazonia
    01:20:39 Voidfall, Imperium: Classics
    01:27:39 Forest Shuffle, Nova Roma, White Castle, Revive
    01:29:12 Evacuation
    01:31:16 World Wonders
    01:31:41 Age of Innovation, Freelancers
    01:32:13 Horseless Carraige
    01:33:49 Art Society
    01:35:34 Earth
    01:36:22 Blood on the Clocktower

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  • 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/2wood4wheat

  • 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.

  • 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 into our understanding of the state of the hobby, and our continued stake in it as shaped by our time as gamers and our time on the podcast.

    Thank you for listening with us for all these years. We hope to be back with more reviews whenever our passions can't keep us away from the microphone.

    Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheat
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    00:00:50 Horror movie discussion (for those who are horror averse!)
    00:05:05 Dedicating this last episode to Tina and Joyce, our wives
    00:07:44 Apiary, Federation
    00:08:14 FEATURE REVIEWS Mini-Review Extravaganza
    00:08:46 Forest Shuffle
    00:13:58 Nucleum
    00:21:10 Dawn of Ulos
    00:27:33 Point City
    00:33:31 Bonsai
    00:38:19 My Island
    00:43:29 Hamburg
    00:50:59 Voidfall
    00:59:44 FEATURE DISCUSSION State of the Industry and our personal stake in it
    01:05:11 Golem
    01:05:46 Voidfall, Ark Nova, Nucleum
    01:05:54 Point City, Fit to Print, My Island, Forest Shuffle
    01:07:28 Underwater Cities, Woodcraft, Messina: 1347
    01:07:33 A Feast for Odin, Agricola, Atiwa, Le Havre, Reykholt
    01:07:37 Great Western Trail, Expedition to Newdale, Maracaibo
    01:07:48 Pandemic, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Pandemic: Iberia, Pandemic: Legacy, Daybreak
    01:07:57 Tekhenu, Tabannusi, Tawantinsuyu
    01:08:03 Frosthaven, Gloomhaven, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
    01:11:11 Revive, Earth
    01:11:35 Legacy of Yu, Skymines, Splendor: Duel
    01:15:43 Eclipse

  • 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.

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    00:01:34 Forest Shuffle
    00:01:49 Pioneer Rails, WIld Tiled West
    00:05:01 ESSEN 2023 TOP 10 MOST ANTICIPATED
    00:05:34 Tucana: Builders
    00:05:49 Santa Maria, The Magnificent, Revive, Trails of Tucana
    00:06:59 Karuba
    00:27:33 Aldebaran: Duel
    00:09:55 Splendor: Duel
    00:10:00 Ancient Knowledge
    00:11:34 Celtae
    00:12:11 Tabannusi
    00:12:46 Apiary
    00:14:37 Sankore
    00:15:53 Teotihuacan, Tekhenu
    00:16:15 Rats of Wistar
    00:18:00 Apiary
    00:18:55 A.R.T. Society
    00:19:25 Modern Art, High Society
    00:20:35 Pirates of Maracaibo, Orleans: Joan of Arc: Draw and Write,
    00:23:13 Evacuation
    00:23:29 Woodcraft, Messina: 1347
    00:24:41 Kutna Hora
    00:26:51 Nucleum
    00:27:40 Evacuation
    00:29:00 Age of Innovation, Terra Mystica, Gaia Project
    00:30:38 Civolution
    00:31:51 Planta Nurbo, Planta Nubo
    00:32:36 Uh you mean Michael Kiesling? Azul, Heaven & Ale, A Feast for Odin, Agricola, La Granja, Cooper Island
    00:33:45 Nucleum, Barrage, Brass
    00:35:51 Tangram City
    00:36:13 World Wonders
    00:38:47 My City
    00:40:22 Gaia Project, A Feast for Odin, Carpe Diem
    00:42:53 HONORABLE MENTIONS
    00:43:10 Patterns: A Mandala Game, Mandala
    00:45:00 Arborea, Septima, The White Castle
    00:45:13 The Hunt
    00:45:58 Forest Shuffle, Three Ring Circus
    00:46:10 Weimar: The Fight for Democracy, Watergate, Twilight Struggle
    00:46:43 Kutna Hora
    00:46:50 Skyteam
    00:47:25 Bamboo
    00:48:04 Pampero
    00:48:25 Books of Time
    00:48:35 Tekhenu, Tabannusi
    00:48:44 Founders of Teotihuacan
    00:49:15 Neotopia
    00:50:18 Artemis Project
    00:51:18 Nidavellier, Mstery of the Abby
    00:51:24 Zoo Tycoon, NY Zoo
    00:51:54 Tangram City
    00:53:02 Bonsai
    00:53:42 Emerge
    00:54:29 Evenfall
    00:55:38 Kelp
    00:56:36 Amristar
    00:57:44 Stressbotics
    00:58:36 Sea Dragons
    00:59:36 Barcelona
    01:00:14 Lisboa

  • 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 tile-laying amusements. It's a hootin' good time where you'll be puttin' together the front page of your weekend newspaper, not by the book, but with cunning and swiftness, the cat's pajamas of newspaper layout, if you will!
    But hold on to your fedoras, folks, for that's not all she wrote! In the back pages, we're dishing on the bee's knees of gaming: time restrictions! We'll spill the beans on how these time tickers can turn your game on its head, and what it means for all you gaming jitterbugs out there.
    So, gather 'round, you fine folks of leisure and strategy, and take a gander at "Fit to Print" and the time's-a-tickin' twist it brings to the table. This here edition's gonna be a real humdinger, packed with the lowdown on gaming antics and more!

    Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheat
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    00:00:55 Baldur's Gate 3
    00:01:27 Divinity: Original Sin
    00:02:01 Diablo, Witcher, Skyrim
    00:05:22 Harvest: 2nd Edition
    00:09:37 Everdell, Creature Comfort, Root
    00:16:18 Twilight Imperium 4
    00:27:33 Eclipse
    00:20:22 Nucleum
    00:21:28 Barrage, Discordia, Hadrian's Wall
    00:22:20 interstitial
    00:23:26 Knarr
    00:26:45 FEATURE REVIEW Fit to Print
    00:26:56 Point Salad, Cascadia, Verdant, Calico
    00:27:04 Tiny Towns, Wormholes
    00:29:59 Galaxy Trucker
    00:48:04 FEATURE DISCUSSION Timing Restrictions
    00:48:57 Eclipse
    00:51:17 War Machine
    00:52:32 Gaia Project, Terra Mystica
    00:53:32 A Feast for Odin
    00:55:53 The Voyages of Marco Polo
    00:59:06 Barrage
    01:00:03 Orleans
    01:01:15 Federation, Mosaic, Point City, Deep Dive

  • 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 with large decks structure the costs and benefits of their cards.

    Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheat
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    00:00:52 FYFE
    00:02:59 Nucleum
    00:03:33 Barrage
    00:04:49 Brass, Gaia Project
    00:06:10 Underwater Cities
    00:08:13 Hallertau, Discordia, Hadrian's Wall, Tapestry
    00:11:27 Federation
    00:17:05 FEATURE REVIEW Forest Shuffle
    00:28:51 Race for the Galaxy
    00:36:42 Living Forest, Meadow, Ecosystem
    00:36:59 Ark Nova, Terraforming Mars
    00:38:06 Race for the Galaxy
    00:44:54 FEATURE DISCUSSION Card Cost Curves & Power
    00:48:19 Ark Nova
    00:53:39 Blood Rage
    00:54:33 Magic the Gathering
    00:58:16 Ark Nova: Marine
    00:59:35 Forest Shuffle
    01:02:10 Tyrants of the Underdark, Earth
    01:02:45 Fit to Print, Point City, Deep Dive

  • 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.

    Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheat
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    00:02:04 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ON TWO WOOD FOR A WHEAT PODCAST
    00:04:14 Mosaic
    00:05:50 Terraforming Mars
    00:07:30 Empires of the Void II
    00:12:12 Ark Nova, Beyond the Sun, Underwater Cities
    00:14:00 2023 GEN CON ROUNDUP
    00:14:21 3 Ring Circus, Forest Shuffle
    00:27:33 Terraforming Mars, Wingspan
    00:20:03 3 Ring Circus
    00:25:25 Clank, Dune: Imperium
    00:25:39 Wild Tiled West
    00:25:53 Barenpark
    00:28:25 Horseless Carriage
    00:28:38 Betrayal at House on the Hill
    00:28:50 Calico, Cascadia
    00:28:58 Nocturne
    00:30:53 Nidavellir
    00:31:40 High Society
    00:31:51 Ticket to Ride: Legacy
    00:33:06 Point City, Point Salad
    00:35:33 Spellbook
    00:35:49 Splendor
    00:36:29 Lacrimosa
    00:38:47 Get on Board
    00:40:12 The Fox Experiment
    00:41:17 Bonsai
    00:43:16 Nucleum
    00:43:56 Barrage, Brass
    00:44:40 Assault of the Giants
    00:45:21 Pampero
    00:46:55 Knight Fall
    00:48:53 Kutna Hora
    00:49:14 Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition
    00:50:37 Jerusalem
    00:52:39 Barcelona
    00:53:07 Lisboa

  • 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 prepare us for the changes brought on by a new age, to the rise of men and the fall of elves, and the shifting and forgetting of history, of great battles and small acts of bravery. It's all very Lord of the Rings. The book's opening lines are about Hobbiton getting excited for Bilbo's birthday party. Although they do introduce the "eleventy-first" to the english language, which makes it all a lot better.

    So this is Pat and I am sort of a Lord of the RIngs fan (see the shirt I wore during my bachelor party on our Discord, and the shape of my wedding ring). So I am incredibly excited to review the War of the Ring: The Card Game, a chrome-riddled card game by Ian Brody about the Free Peoples and Shadow Forces battling for the fate of Middle Earth. There's tableau building, deck destruction, hard trade-offs in the multi-use cards, and fitful moments of bluffing and bluster. It's quite a thing.

    We're looking at IP-based games, too, and the tension that they create against the design of the game. Fall too far into theme and you hit idiosyncracy and imbalance. Wade too shallowly and you risk plastering theme on for sales.

    Anyways, listen in, and let us know your thoughts about it all below.

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    00:03:53 FEATURE REVIEW War of the Ring: The Card Game
    00:11:19 Battleline, Schotten Totten
    00:14:23 Twilight Struggle
    00:50:30 FEATURE DISCUSSION IP-Based Games
    00:51:00 Red Rising, Fantasy Realms
    00:51:48 Dune
    00:27:33 Wonderland's War
    00:54:32 Rex
    00:54:54 Dune: Imperium
    00:56:43 Game of Thrones: The Board Game
    00:58:21 Marvel: United
    01:00:11 Dogs of War, Barrage, Scythe
    01:02:32 Ryan Laukat Games
    01:03:45 Tainted Grail

  • 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 themes in board games and how they serve to exorcise our anxieties about the present and near-future.

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    00:05:44 Daybreak
    00:09:22 City of Heroes
    00:10:06 Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft
    00:11:53 Catan Junior, CATAN
    00:14:05 War of the Ring: The Card Game
    00:16:19 Calico, Creature Comforts
    00:27:33 Ticket to Ride, Splendor: Duel
    00:18:55 FEATURE REVIEW After Us
    00:21:16 Furnace, Tainted Grail
    00:32:52 FEATURE DISCUSSION Apocalyptic Games and the Exorcism of Anxieties
    00:36:02 Revive
    00:37:00 Exodus Fleet
    00:39:30 Daybreak, Pandemic
    00:41:00 Cloudage, Radlands, Resurgence, Fallout
    00:41:51 Ryan Laukat
    00:42:46 Anachrony
    00:43:19 Hit Z Road
    00:43:34 Barrage
    00:45:37 Bitoku, Arborea
    00:46:01 Gloomhaven, Spirit Island

  • 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 AEG with a box like no other. Nearly without fail, it produces a three-by-three grid of colored cubes to lay onto your city board. Does this box make a game? Come find out.

    Along those lines, we discuss different design elements that engender input randomness.

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    00:04:26 Frosthaven
    00:05:29 War of the Ring: The Card Game
    00:07:46 Just One
    00:08:19 Concept
    00:09:36 FEATURE REVIEW Shake that City
    00:15:04 Tiny Towns
    00:27:33 Calico
    00:23:19 Tiny Towns
    00:24:24 Planet Unknown
    00:26:39 FEATURE DISCUSSION Design Elements that Engender Input Randomness
    00:30:09 Amerigo
    00:30:50 Race for the Galaxy
    00:31:14 7 Wonders, It's a Wonderful World
    00:33:28 War of the Ring: The Card Game
    00:35:34 Underwater Cities, Woodcraft
    00:36:15 Agricola
    00:40:59 Tyrants of the Underdark, Dominion
    00:41:16 Shakespeare
    00:42:52 Lorenzo il Magnifico
    00:43:37 Race for the Galaxy, Ark Nova
    00:44:49 Terraforming Mars
    00:46:00 Quacks of Quedlinberg, Orleans, Wonderland's War
    00:47:51 7 Wonders: Duel
    00:51:21 Argent the Consortium, It's a Wonderful Kingdom, Acquire

  • 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 total hours of sleep over two days and is aiming for a a base level functioning.

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    00:02:39 Just One
    00:02:47 Shake that City
    00:04:22 War of the Ring: The Card Game
    00:04:47 Quartermaster General (Dyslexia's a pain)
    00:07:21 Bridge
    00:09:42 It's a Wonderful World, Bunny Kingdom, A Feast for Odin
    00:12:33 Ark Nova, Race for the Galaxy
    00:13:29 Woodcraft
    00:13:53 Kites
    00:14:20 Frosthaven (new character spoilers)
    00:16:35 FEATURE REVIEW Sabika
    00:30:12 Grand Austria Hotel
    00:30:15 Lorenzo il Magnico
    00:37:05 Perseverance
    00:43:20 FEATURE DISCUSSION Heavy games that could have been medium games
    00:43:48 Perseverance: The Castaway Chronicles
    00:44:31 Vital Lacerda
    00:46:13 Woodcraft, Tekhenu
    00:48:39 Woodcraft
    00:50:12 Golem
    00:51:27 Barrage
    00:52:22 A Feast for Odin
    00:52:58 Horseless Carriage
    00:55:03 Ready Set Bet
    00:57:13 Shake that City

  • 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. Characterized by delicate and asymmetrical designs, pastel colors, and a focus on frivolity and pleasure, Rococo art sought to create a sense of lightness and enchantment. It celebrated the aristocratic lifestyle, depicting scenes of leisure, love, and nature, often incorporating elements of fantasy and mythology. The period's intricate decoration was seen in lavish interiors, furniture, sculpture, and painting, reflecting the tastes of the ruling elite. However, Rococo's emphasis on opulence and superficiality also drew criticism for its lack of substance and excessive indulgence, leading to its eventual decline in favor of more restrained Neoclassical styles.

    Unlike this description, the game of Rococo is no more superficial and is incredibly full of substance. It is, however, an absolutely excessive indulgence, especially the overtly lavish deluxe edition.

    Listen to our love letter to Rococo.

    00:04:29 Bunny Kingdom
    00:04:52 Carnival of Monsters
    00:05:04 King of Tokyo
    00:06:41 Kites
    00:12:08 Project L
    00:12:56 FEATURE REVIEW Rococo
    00:27:33 Lancaster, Glen More II
    00:33:48 Sabika, Bitoku

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  • "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 dice rolls hold the fate of empires. Join us as we bravely navigate the treacherous waters of punishing board game mechanics, where victory is hard-won and defeat leaves you craving redemption. Grab your dice, sharpen your wits, and prepare for a wild ride through the lands of chance and strategy!"

    At least that's what ChatGPT thought I should say when I got lazy and wanted it to write a summary for me. But the robots have not done their research.

    Legacy of Yu is actually a solo deck building legacy game brought to you by Shem Phillips and illustrated by his brother Sam Phillips. One of us thinks it's one of the best solo games of the year while the other thinks something... else.

    Well, then we're punishing ourselves with the elements of punishing games.

    00:07:50 Bunny Kingdom
    00:11:12 Ark Nova
    00:13:22 Applejack, Earth, It's a Wonderful World
    00:14:40 Frosthaven
    00:16:24 FEATURE REVIEW Legacy of Yu
    00:16:32 Raiders of the North Sea, ... of the West Kingdom, ... of the South Tigris
    00:27:33 Pandemic
    00:44:55 FEATURE DISCUSSION The Elements of Punishing Games
    00:46:00 Agricola
    00:46:15 Ark Nova
    00:49:39 Barrage
    00:51:58 Cosmic Frog
    00:53:41 Blood Rage
    00:55:13 Resurgence
    00:57:42 Pandemic, Pavlov's House
    01:00:10 Terra Mystica
    01:04:21 Heaven and Ale
    01:05:42 Food Chain Magnate
    01:09:41 Argent the Consortium

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  • 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 with the Hotness. We're reviewing Revive, the new combo-chaining quasi-deck building game. Then we're discussing 'reset turns' in board games and how they toggle the pace of the game and the abilities of the player.

    00:03:23 Applejack, It's a Wonderful World, A Feast for Odin, A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians
    00:04:44 Underwater Cities: New Discoveries
    00:05:09 Tyrants of the Underdark
    00:05:34 Dune: Imperium, Great Western Trail
    00:09:11 Goblin Vaults, Roll Player, Calico
    00:13:23 FEATURE REVIEW Revive
    00:27:33 The Magnificent, Santa Maria, Trails of Tucana, Automania
    00:34:53 Endless Winter
    00:40:22 FEATURE DISCUSSION Reset
    00:40:51 Eclipse
    00:41:31 Clans of Caledonia, Terra Mystica
    00:41:58 Scythe
    00:46:36 Anno: 1800
    00:47:34 Space Station Phoenix
    00:48:23 Everdell
    00:49:58 Architects of the West Kingdom
    00:50:59 Gloomhaven, Frosthaven
    00:54:19 Sabika, Legacy of Yu

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  • 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.

    00:01:06 Darwin's Journey
    00:01:26 Maracaibo, Barrage
    00:07:04 Splendor, Azul
    00:08:44 Legacy of Yu
    00:14:34 Calico
    00:15:15 Revive
    00:27:33 Tenpenny Parks
    00:19:58 Gloomhaven: Jaws of hte Lion, Magic: The Gathering, Frosthaven
    00:22:01 FEATURE REVIEW Earth
    00:22:30 Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Ark Nova, Race for the Galaxy
    00:53:38 FEATURE DISCUSSION Big Decks
    00:53:48 Earth, Ark Nova, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Race for the Galaxy, It's a Wonderful World
    00:54:58 Keystone, Magic: The Gathering
    00:59:11 Race for the Galaxy: Expansion & Brinksmanship
    00:59:43 Wingspan
    01:01:34 Ark Nova
    01:02:25 7 Wonders, Blood Rage, Underwater Cities
    01:03:38 Lorenzo il Magnifico
    01:04:17 Maracaibo
    01:10:14 Sabika

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  • Mitch and Tony discuss the Klaus Teuber classic Catan.

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  • 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 Nova
    00:10:32 Earth
    00:11:39 Splendor: Duel
    00:27:33 Legacy of Yu, Revive
    00:15:14 FEATURE REVIEW Skymines
    00:15:15 Mombassa, Gaia Project
    00:25:42 Resurgence
    00:34:41 Mandala

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