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 spectrum we discuss our best five player board games and what makes a game shine at this most awkward of numbers.

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01:55 Cyclades
03:12 Potion Explosion
04:21 Seasons
07:12 FEATURE REVIEW Mandala
22:00 FEATURE DISCUSSION Five-Player Games
25:47 Eclipse
27:00 Scythe
27:33 Concordia
28:01 Roll for the Galaxy
28:35 Ethnos
28:43 Empires: Age of Discovery
28:54 Assault of the Giants
29:00 Libertalia
29:09 Tiny Towns
29:57 Agricola
31:17 It's a Wonderful World
31:55 Dominant Species
33:06 Roll for the Galaxy
33:12 Race for the Galaxy and New Frontiers
34:46 1830
36:42 Rising Sun
38:11 Dogs of War
39:41 El Grande
41:23 Rising Sun
41:52 Dogs of War
46:19 Food Chain Magnate
47:38 The King's Dilemma