Show notes
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. Join us in the conversation on discord: https://tinyurl.com/2wood4wheatAsk us a question at [email protected] us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-wood-for-a-wheat/id1447901771Read Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsThanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/00:05:44 Daybreak00:09:22 City of Heroes00:10:06 Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft00:11:53 Catan Junior, CATAN00:14:05 War of the Ring: The Card Game00:16:19 Calico, Creature Comforts00:27:33 Ticket to Ride, Splendor: Duel00:18:55 FEATURE REVIEW After Us00:21:16 Furnace, Tainted Grail00:32:52 FEATURE DISCUSSION Apocalyptic Games and the Exorcism of Anxieties00:36:02 Revive00:37:00 Exodus Fleet00:39:30 Daybreak, Pandemic00:41:00 Cloudage, Radlands, Resurgence, Fallout00:41:51 Ryan Laukat00:42:46 Anachrony00:43:19 Hit Z Road00:43:34 Barrage00:45:37 Bitoku, Arborea00:46:01 Gloomhaven, Spirit Island