Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to the world of Woodcraft where, as our resident themer describes, you "grow wood" to "cut up wood" and "make wood masterpieces" 😆 -- but underneath all of the cuteness of the blueberry currency and the strange elf-like wood people characters is an incredibly crunchy optimisation puzzle. Didn't see that coming, did you?

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:22 Theme overview (Themer)
01:57 Mechanics overview (Thinker)
08:30 POW. This is crunchyyyyyy!
10:23 Long and short term strategic choices
11:35 Strong theme (sawing dice!)...but...
13:36 ...the tool attic causes us thematic & strategic pain
15:33 Gluing together feels easy to ignore (underpowered?)
16:59 BUT THE WHEEL IS SO GOOD & other great things
20:46 Player count differences
22:50 Solo mode
24:47 Low player interaction
25:55 Ratings & Wrap Up

More Information: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355093/woodcraft

Thanks for stopping by for our mechanics & theme board game review of Woodcraft. We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Subscribe to our channel to hear us talk about these two elements of a game, and how well integrated we feel these are in delivering a cohesive and wonderful game experience. #boardgames #thinkerthemer