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August 28, 2023 64 mins
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
Ask us a question at TwoWoodForAWheat@gmail.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwV0sl_H14NfaB8SpL9tg9g
Leave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771
Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogs
Thanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/

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
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