"We don’t ask that you stop loving your fantasy world. We ask you stop paying money for the privilege to dream of it. If you want to read the [Harry Potter] books or watch the movies, consider buying second-hand or renting them from a library. Small changes can make sure you never put your hard-earned money into JKR’s hands." -Blacklist CGE zine Games Played Last Week: 01:01 -Through the Desert (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 1998) 05:49 -Tiletum: Prospect for Silver (Simone Luciani & Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2025) 10:10 -Endeavor: Deep Sea (Carl de Visser and Jarratt Gray, Burnt Island Games, 2024) 18:03 -Through Ice and Snow (Fernando Eduardo Sánchez, 2Tomatoes Games, 2024) 22:41 -Hot Streak (Jon Perry, CMYK, 2025) 27:39 -The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2025) News (and why it doesn't matter): 41:05 New Doom board game(s) by Modiphius 41:46 High Tide by Marceline Leiman 42:20 SVWAG's statement on boycotting Czech Games Edition and in support of trans and non-binary gamers Blacklist CGE zine: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10BUxxRO08jS9ZFnfnt0dnMPEZi5lrwke 44:15 Feature Game: Vantage (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2025) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A chief misgiving Mark has about the con is that he is a terrible playtester. He was able to play two unpublished games, and while the designers were gracious he is seldom able to offer anything of much substance. "This game," he might say, "has cards. And other things." Past that, for some reason, when confronted with a prototype his faculties often fail him. 01:48 AYURIS: Arborea (Dani Garcia, Alley Cat Games, 2023) Games Played Last Week: 05:00 -Phantom Division (Pete Ruth & Mark Thomas, Phantom Horizon, 2026) 14:38 -Westphalia (Amabel Holland, Hollandspiele, 2019) 23:33 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020) 27:19 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021) 33:25 -Rise & Fall (Christophe Boelinger, Ludically, 2024) 38:15 -Space Cadets: Dice Duel (Geoff Engelstein and Sydney Engelstein, Stronghold, 2013) 43:06 -Outlive (Gregory Iliver, La Boite de Jeu, 2017) News (and why it doesn't matter): N/A 45:22 Topic: SVWAG Con Report Chef Ashlee: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068315809451 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Walker and Mark almost come to blows over Flip 7 this week. Their disagreements over the merits of the product (Game? Experience? Way of Life? Sub "Roll a 6, Win a Cookie" distraction?) have long simmered, but the fundamental schism can no longer be ignored or papered over. They finally have it out.  02:27 AYURIS: Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023) Games Played Last Week: 03:36 -Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022) 06:39 -Scythe (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2016) 09:47 -Fairy Tale (Satoshi Nakamura, What's Your Game?, 2008)  15:00 -Moon (Haakon Gaarder, Sinister Fish Games, 2023) 18:17 -Spots (Alex Hague, Jon Perry, and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2022) 21:13 -ito (326, Arclight Games, 2019) 28:06 -Deep Rock Galactic (Ole Steiness, MOOD Publishing, 2022) 31:45 -Flip 7 (Eric Olsen, The Op Games, 2024) News (and why it doesn't matter): 35:50 Recall from Alion by Dr. Ø; pseudo-sequel to Revive? 38:07 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd 38:40 Topic: What Makes Longer Games Worth It? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We offer to you a sampler, a little smorgasbord, a variety platter of content from our Patreon. We hope this will placate you in light of our absence last week. If you'd like more, you can of course support us on Patreon. Only if you want to, though. We'll still be wrong either way. www.patreon.com/SVWAG 03:46 Pledge of Indifference 2023-07-06 Audio (we also publish a video version) 03:56 Shipwrights of the North Sea 07:17 Tanares Adventures Ultimate Edition 11:41 Cyclades Legendary Edition 18:14 Buttons & Bugs 20:23 Other pledges: Planet Unknown Supermoon, Stroganov expansion  (Note: Mark did not end up backing Projekt Riese, but Walker did back Cyclades Legendary Edition) 21:23 BLOAT #18 21:44 World Beyond SVWAG--Returnal's storytelling, emergent vs. narrative storytelling, have difficulty with emergent storytelling in video games, but prefer it in board games, Nikki Valens  34:45 Meta Media--ethical standards of US Supreme Court, Thurgood and Cecilia Marshall, "dicta," rules textualism, For Sale, Tower of Babel: Reiner Knizia vs. Hans im Glück 52:34 SIZZLER #1 Credit to elevenlabs.io for the introduction voice. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While we pride ourselves on editorial standards here at SVWAG, we have no shame when it comes to pandering. We thus present to you the episode of SVWAG with the most cat discussion yet. The good news is that Chandler (aka Chan-Chan aka Potato aka SVWAG Cat) is doing extremely well. Could a co-host stint be far behind? Perhaps a guest appearance by Bruno (aka SVWAG Dog)? Whatever we think the market wants. Games Played Last Week: 02:20 -The Siege of Runedar (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2021) 03:27 -Radiant: Offline Battle Arena (Jack Murray, Heel Turn Games, 2019) 04:26 -Sakura Arms (BakaFire, Level 99 Games, 2022) 05:35 -Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes (Paolo Mori, PSC Games, 2019) 06:36 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022) 08:24 -Imperium: The Contention (Gary Dworetsky, Contention Games, 2021) 10:08 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021) 14:14 -SEAL Team Flix (Pete Ruth & Mark Thomas, WizKids, 2018) 16:49 -Cosmic Frog: Find Muck (Jim Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2023) 21:45 -Mindbug Beyond (Skaff Elias, Richard Garfield, Marvin Hegen, and Christian Kudahl, Nerdlab Games, 2023)  23:07 -Neuroshima Hex!: The Year of Moloch (Michał Oracz, Portal Games, 2021) 24:30 -Robotech: Reconstruction (Dr. Wictz, Strange Machine Games, 2023) 30:44 -Challengers! (Johannes Krenner and Markus Slawitscheck, 1 More Time Games, 2022) 36:48 -Heaven & Ale (Michael Kiesling & Andreas Schmidt, eggertspiele, 2017) 39:36 -Night of the Ninja (Justin Gary, Brotherwise Games, 2021) 44:14 -The Resistance (Don Eskridge, Indie Boards & Cards, 2009) 48:25 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021) News (and why it doesn't matter): 52:27 Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag 54:15 Wolves by Coyote and Crow Games 55:46 Keep the Heroes Out Boss Battles in October 56:29 Shards of Infinity: Saga on Kickstarter 57:53 Upcoming reprints: Gloomhaven Buttons & Bugs, El Grande, Calimala, Tigris & Euphrates 59:37 American FTC underscores importance of disclosure in media 1:02:48 Stupor Mundi on Board Game Arena prior to crowdfunding 1:04:12 Dogfight!: Rule the Skies in 20 Minutes! Not by Paolo Mori 1:05:05 Feature Game: Ra (Reiner Knizia, alea, 1999) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two crowdfunding campaigns stand before you. One only tells lies, the other only tells the truth. Both claim to be innovative and to be able to deliver on time. How do you decide which one to back? Or wait, a crowdfunding campaign launches but during the funding period every individual component is replaced by a new one; is it the same campaign? Or wait, there are five crowdfunding campaigns on one side of a track and one campaign on the other, and this trolley... 02:25 AYURIS: Imperium: The Contention (Gary Dworetsky, Contention Games, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 03:56 -Tapple (Uncredited, The Op Games, 2021) 06:43 -Undaunted: Battle of Britain (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2023) 08:14 -Oh No, Volcano! (Phil Walker-Harding, Buffalo Games, 2023) 10:58 -The Siege of Runedar (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2021) 16:04 -Sakura Arms (BakaFire, Level 99 Games, 2022) 18:17 -Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022) 22:35 -Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation (TauCeti Deichmann, WizKids, 2022) 25:55 -For What Remains (Paul Low, David Thompson, & Ricardo Manuel Luis Tomas, DVG, 2020) 30:38 -Cosmic Frog: Find Muck (Jim Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2023) 34:43 -Root (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2018) 36:48 -Tigris & Euphrates (Reiner Knizia, Hans im Gluck, 1997) News (and why it doesn't matter): 38:30 Avatar: The Last Airbender Crossroads of Destiny by Prospero Hall 39:10 Spy x Family Love Letter, because of course 39:53 Kaiju Table Battles by Amabel Holland Designer diary: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/149425/designer-diary-kaiju-table-battles-or-queer-love-l 41:18 Topic: Credibility in Crowdfunding Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is a well-known fact, observed by Infinity: the Game, Across the Spider-Verse, and Undaunted: Battle of Britain, that a Sikh man in uniform is always a good look. So here's to pilot Singh in his Hurricane! Not to mention Sergeant Singh in his power armour, and Captain Singh in his Spider-Man movie (in my heart, it is his film). Games Played Last Week: 01:01 -The Defence of Procyon III (Dávid Turczi, PSC Games, 2021) 11:02 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023) 14:49 -Beyond the Sun: Leaders of a New Dawn (Dennis K. Chan and Joseph Summa, Rio Grande Games, 2023) 19:50 -Thunder Road: Vendetta (Dave Chalkers, Brett Myers, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Jim Keifer, and Brian Neff, Restoration Games, 2023) 25:07 -Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street Irregulars (Cédric Asna, Makaka Editions, 2019) 27:26 -It's a Wonderful World (Frédéric Guérard, La Boîte de Jeu, 2019) 31:48 -IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015) 34:41 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 36:30 Doggerland; 15,000 BCE 36:58 Further confirmation of Paolo Mori's Dogs of War 2nd edition 37:29 Adventure Time RPG from Cryptozoic 37:43 Monty Python Zombicide? Wha...? 38:30 FISH FISH FISH! Nusfjord Big Box 39:37 Aristeia! will see more in the future; Corvus Belli's history of being consumer-friendly 42:23 Planet Unknown: Supermoon expansion and reprint on Gamefound July 7th 43:14 Feature Game: Undaunted: Battle of Britain (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2023) 1:04:54 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: Fast X Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents and everyone is running a Kickstarter. It is trivially easy to string together quotations going back to the dawn of human civilization lamenting how the youth are ruining everything, how the good old days were so great, and wishing we could go back to the golden age. See, I blame it on the baby boomers aging and succumbing more and more to nostalgia. See, in the good old days, before the boomers, we had things in perspective. 01:51 AYURIS: Anno 1800 (Martin Wallace, KOSMOS, 2020) Games Played Last Week: 03:37 -Yucatan (Guillaume Montiage, Matagot, 2023) 14:06 -Skytear Horde (Giacomo Neri and Riccardo Neri, Skytear Games, 2023) 15:44 -Sorcerer City (Scott Caputo, Druid City Games, 2020) 20:50 -Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Scrawlers--Heroes of Waterdeep (Vangelis Bagiartakis and Konstantinos Karagiannis, WizKids, 2023)  25:36 -Dorfromantik: The Board Game (Michael Palm and Lukas Zach, Pegasus Spiele, 2022) 26:15 -The Red Cathedral: Contractors (Isra C. and Shei S., Devir, 2022) 30:06 -Judgement: Eternal Champions (Gunmeister Games, Creature Caster, 2022)  36:27 -My City: Roll & Build (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2022) 40:51 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023) 43:25 -Tinderblox (Rob Sparks, Alley Cat Games, 2020) 45:03 -Radiant: Offline Battle Arena (Jack Murray, Heel Turn Games, 2019) News (and why it doesn't matter): 48:41 Monopoly Scrabble. What? 49:42 Follow-up: Soldiers in Postman's Uniforms still available! 50:24 Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles episodes 3 & 4 51:27 "Dinosaurs, everybody!" VelociRapture by Xoe Allred 52:51 Knarr by Thomas Dupont, already available on BGA 54:30 Topic: Top 10 Revisited & "Golden Age" Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark's enthusiasm for Dungeon Scrawlers is telling. Whereas most children enjoy mazes, drawing, or even colouring, Mark instead as a child enjoyed the programmatic, deterministic mundanity of connect-the-dots. Straight(ish) lines and ascending natural numbers only, please. No doubt at a similar age Walker was already pursuing his jock/theatre kid synthesis, doing a number from Gilbert & Sullivan as his endzone dance after scoring a touchdown.  01:13 AYURIS: Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms (David Thompson, Dan Verssen Games, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 03:32 -Tindaya (Lolo González, Red Mojo, 2022) 06:41 -Radiant: Offline Battle Arena (Jack Murray, Heel Turn Games, 2019) 09:07 -Formula D (Laurent Lavaur & Eric Randall, Asmodee, 2008) 12:15 -Undaunted: Battle of Britain (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2023) 16:39 -Orléans (Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2014) 18:48 -Witchcraft! (Trevor Benjamin, Roger Tankersly, and David Thompson, Salt & Pepper Games, 2023) 23:49 -The Red Cathedral (Israel Cendrero & Sheila Santos, Devir Games, 2020) 26:13 -Castles by the Sea (Jon Benjamin and Michael Xuereb, Brotherwise Games, 2023) 31:12 -Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street Irregulars (Cédric Asna, Makaka Editions, 2019) 33:32 -Dorfromantik: The Board Game (Michael Palm and Lukas Zach, Pegasus Spiele, 2022) 38:51 -Ragnarocks (Gord!, Grey Fox Games, 2022) 41:44 -Princes of the Renaissance (Martin Wallace, Mercury Games, 2016) 50:00 -The Taverns of Tiefenthal (Wolfgang Warsch, Schmidt Spiel, 2019) 52:19 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021) 53:40 -Marshmallow Test (Reiner Knizia, Gamewright, 2020) 57:47 -Dice Miner (Joshua DeBonis & Nikola Risteski, Atlas Games, 2021) 58:50 -Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Scrawlers--Heroes of Waterdeep (Vangelis Bagiartakis and Konstantinos Karagiannis, WizKids, 2023) 1:00:55 -Viking See-Saw (Reiner Knizia, itten, 2021) 1:03:20 -Thunder Road: Vendetta (Dave Chalkers, Brett Myers, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Jim Keifer, and Brian Neff, Restoration Games, 2023) 1:07:25 -Splendor Duel (Marc André and Bruno Cathala, Space Cowboys, 2022) 1:08:51 -Crazy Tower (Alexis Harvey, Félix Leblanc, Manuel-Lucas Bergeron Duhamel, & Mathieu Auger, Synapses Games, 2020) News (and why it doesn't matter): 1:10:35 Terraria board game by Paper Fort Games 1:11:09 Witchcraft! on Gamefound 1:11:14 Heroscape to be re-resurrected by Renegade Games 1:12:32 Regicide Legacy Badgers from Mars 1:13:46 The Smurfs: Hidden Village board game 1:14:26 Conquest Princess: Fashion is Power 1:15:08 Worms board game by Mantic 1:15:34 Gloomhaven 2nd Edition will have an upgrade pack 1:16:47 Board gamers: Be good allies during Pride Month and oppose book bans Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are very proud of our strict editorial standards here at SVWAG. Among them is our firm stance on Monty Python references, which are very firmly circumscribed. Philosophers are mentioned all the time, but never the song; and similarly we discuss Mozart here (in two different media!) without any kind of passing gesture to his decomposition. People have tried to smuggle in other references to the show, but those responsible have been sacked. Games Played Last Week: 01:34 -Dice Hospital: ER--Emergency Roll (Matthew Dunstan and Brett J. Gilbert, Alley Cat Games, 2022) 02:35 -Joan of Arc: Orléans Draw & Write (Ryan Hendrickson and Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2022) 04:46 -Tinderblox (Rob Sparks, Alley Cat Games, 2020) 06:36 -Similo (Martino Chiacchiera, Hjalmar Hach, & Pierluca Zizzi, Horrible Guild, 2019) 08:21 -Crazy Tower (Alexis Harvey, Félix Leblanc, Manuel-Lucas Bergeron Duhamel, & Mathieu Auger, Synapses Games, 2020) 09:30 -Glenn Drover's Empires: Galactic Rebellion (Don Beyer and Glenn Drover, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2016) 17:40 -The North: Provenance (John Clowdus, Small Box Games, 2020) 20:45 -Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down (Second Edition) (Felix Mertikat, Grey Fox Games, 2021) 27:21 -Radiant: Offline Battle Arena (Jack Murray, Heel Turn Games, 2019) News (and why it doesn't matter): 31:00 Marceline Leiman points out hidden barriers to minoritized people and the importance of accessibility 32:59 Freaky Frogs from Outaspace by Friedemann Friese 33:45 Metal Gear Solid from Emerson Matsuuchi finally being piblished by CMON 35:58 Tankersly, Benjamin, and Thompson reunite with Albert Monteys for Witchcraft!  36:34 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag 37:46 Feature Game: Lacrimosa (Gerard Ascendi and Ferran Renalias, Devir, 2022) 1:00:13 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: Amadeus Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The episode notes will be released in installments. The base pledge, "Generic Non-Sequiturs," will give you the first two sentences and the last sentence. But don't miss out on the "Forced Macross Reference" add-on pack, which gives you sentence five; or the "Austen Allusion" pack featuring sentence four. The ultra-limited "Stupid Kant Wordplay" pack will never be reprinted (until, let's face it, next week's episode notes, when you'll be subjected to some more regardless). Pledge now! 01:29 AYURIS: Vienna Connection (Jakub Poczęty, Przemysław Rymer, Ignacy Trzewiczek, & Jakub Łapot, Portal Games, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 04:21 -Mindbug Beyond (Skaff Elias, Richard Garfield, Marvin Hegen, and Christian Kudahl, Nerdlab Games, 2023)  05:59 -Abandon All Artichokes (Emma Larkins, Gamewright, 2020) 06:49 -Crazy Tower (Alexis Harvey, Félix Leblanc, Manuel-Lucas Bergeron Duhamel, & Mathieu Auger, Synapses Games, 2020) 09:03 -Empires: Age of Discovery (Glenn Drover, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2015) 13:22 -Ierusalem: Anno Domini (Carmen García Jiménez, Devir, 2023) 16:31 -Raccoon Tycoon (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2018) 19:26 -Agricola 15 (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2022) 20:49 -Cacti (John Clowdus, Small Box Games, 2020) 23:22 -Company of Heroes (Bryan Kromley, Bad Crow Games, 2021) 23:22 -Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game (Nick Niotis and Argyris Poungouras, Mythic Games, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 34:18 Our take on the Quackalope v. Into the Unknown controversy: Pay-to-play infomercials and editorial content shouldn't mix in board game media  38:41 Anti-cookie propaganda from the pie partisans 39:10 Spiel des Jahres nominees: Dorfromantik, Fun Facts, and Next Station: London Kennerspiel des Jahres: Challengers, Iki, and Planet Unknown 41:11 Portal continues to support Neuroshima Hex!: The Merchants Guild 41:21 Catalyst Game Labs kicks off new board game division with Overlords in Training,  41:53 Battletech starter set in Target 42:52 Topic: Completionism Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is a truth universally acknowledged in eurogames that every famous historical man (it's almost always a man, of course) had a retinue of about 2-5 hangers-on whose sole job was to impress him. They did this mostly by doing stuff he did; maybe after he did them, maybe running states he conquered, maybe even by doing the stuff he was credited with. Their names are lost to antiquity. All we know is that they liked solid colours, and that the famous dude was most impressed with one of them.  Games Played Last Week: 00:54 -Lacrimosa (Gerard Ascendi and Ferran Renalias, Devir, 2022) 06:30 -Tapple (Uncredited, The Op Games, 2021) 07:48 -Forests of Pangaia (Thomas Franken, Pangaia Games, 2022) 09:48 -Wizards of the Grimoire (Cole Banning and Joe Banning, Grimoire Games, 2022) 12:46 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011) 16:51 -So Clover! (François Romain, Repos Production, 2021) 19:07 -Spots (Alex Hague, Jon Perry, and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2022) 20:42 -Hemloch: Dark Promenade (John Clowdus, Small Box Games, 2017) HEMLOCH 2011 24:41 -Hanamikoji (Kota Nakayama, EmperorS4, 2013) 25:52 -Vengeance: Roll & Fight (Gordon Calleja, Noralie Lubbers, & Dávid Turczi, Mighty Boards, 2022) 29:12 -Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2017) News (and why it doesn't matter): 29:50 The Pirate Republic: The Africa Gambit 30:15 Guards of Atlantis II can't credit its author on BGG, they're not registered on BGG 30:59 Nine Tiles: Chainsaw Man by Oink Games 32:13 Summer PSA: Be careful of games outside! Cards and tokens will flee and disappear 33:49 Night Witches: Fort Circle Games, Liz Davidson, and David Thompson about the 588th Night Bomber Regiment  35:16 Feature Game: Darwin’s Journey (Simone Luciani and Nestore Mangone, ThunderGryph Games, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"L'enfer, c'est les autres," wrote Sartre, which translates into "why don't nobody wanna play with me?" You see, Sartre only liked his consims and other historical wargames, but people didn't want to join him--possibly on account of there having been less history back in his old-timey days. His angst over unplayed games was the key inspiration of his existentialist philosophy. Camus tried to show him that the answer is to play with randos with his work "The Stranger."   01:52 AYURIS: Tribune (Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Spielworxx, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 06:33 -Imperium: The Contention (Gary Dworetsky, Contention Games, 2021) 09:57 -Distilled (Dave Beck, Paverson Games, 2023) 17:25 -Quartermaster General (Second Edition): Total War (Ian Brody, Ares Games, 2020) 22:26 -Sniper Elite: Eagle's Nest (Roger Tankersly and David Thompson, Rebellion Unplugged, 2022) 28:53 -Tapple (Uncredited, The Op Games, 2021) 30:29 -The Great Zimbabwe (Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga, Splotter Spellen, 2012) 36:52 -Guards of Atlantis II: Tabletop MOBA (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2021) 41:07 -Hanamikoji (Kota Nakayama, EmperorS4, 2013)  43:49 -Darwin’s Journey (Simone Luciani and Nestore Mangone, ThunderGryph Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 46:16 Thank to Warmboy, our Discord, and all our listeners 47:18 Walker is disgusted by How to Lose a Guy in 10 DMs 47:53 Planet Unknown reprint/expansion 48:50 Shards of Infinity on crowdfunding 49:52 Ryan Laukat's Creature Caravan 50:28 Mythic Games' serial quasi-extortion; 6: Siege and all upcoming projects  55:40 Cysmic's many versions; people ask for economy but back the toys 58:44 Walker's patience is running out along with his shelf space 59:30 Faiyum: Privileges expansion 1:00:31 Topic: Right Game, Wrong People Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Observers brought attention to [Gritty's] appearance, which could be construed as frightening, while The Guardian described him as an "acid trip of a mascot." Response to Gritty's introduction was immediate and sharply mixed, with many fans on social media expressing bewilderment and some fright at his appearance. Public perception of Gritty became increasingly positive as Gritty's antics, which subverted the cuddly, family-friendly appearance and demeanor of other NHL mascots, gained more attention on social media." -Wikipedia Games Played Last Week: 00:56 -Can't Stop (Sid Sackson, Playte Games, 2023) 04:01 -Tigris & Euphrates (Reiner Knizia, Hans im Gluck, 1997) 13:09 -Hansa Teutonica: East Expansion (Andreas Steding, Argentum Verlag, 2010) 19:06 -Pandemic: Fall of Rome (Matt Leacock & Paolo Mori, Z-Man, 2018) 22:03 -SpellBook (Phil Walker-Harding, Space Cowboys, 2023) 24:40 -Skara Brae (Shem Phillips, Garphill Games, 2025) 29:52 -Sausage Sizzle (Inka and Marcus Brand, 25th Century Games, 2012) 32:07 -Unstoppable (John D. Clair, Renegade Game Studios, 2025) 38:41 -Toy Battle (Paolo Mori & Alessandro Zucchini, Repos Production, 2025) 40:38 -Leviathan Wilds (Justin Kemppainen, Moon Crab Games, 2024) 43:48 -Men at Work (Rita Modl, Pretzel Games, 2019) News (and why it doesn't matter): 49:10 Lunar Rush expansion: Innovation 49:30 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd 49:58 Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship 51:18 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag 53:32 Feature Game: Hot Streak (Jon Perry, CMYK, 2025) [EDIT] We neglected to disclose that this was a review copy provided by the publisher. We apologize for the omission. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the show Ted Lasso (possibly the subject of a future Masterpiece Theatre?), French-Canadian goaltender Zoreaux asks to be called Van Damme. This is partly because people kept mispronouncing his name as "Zorro," and also because he admired the Muscles from Brussels. The point is that even people who thought it was stupid respected his wishes and called him what he wanted to be called, because that's what not being a jerk is. Similarly, ain't nothing necessarily wrong with being called Sally, but if you consistently call someone Sally when they don't want to be called that, you're being a toxic jerk.  It doesn't have to be a big deal, and we're not the ones making it a big deal. Call people what they want to be called. It costs you nothing and decency is always a good look. Games Played Last Week: 00:49 -Hot Lead (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2022) 02:49 -Masters of the Universe: Fields of Eternia The Board Game (Dave Ketch and Jakub S. Olekszyk, Archon Studio, 2022) 09:48 -Beyond the Sun: Leaders of a New Dawn (Dennis K. Chan and Joseph Summa, Rio Grande Games, 2023) 14:06 -Keep the Heroes Out (Luís Brüeh, Brueh Games, 2022) 18:33 -Theurgy (Charlotte Dowling and Oliver Josiah, The Ministry of Meeples, 2022) 23:37 -Tapple (Uncredited, The Op Games, 2021) 26:52 -Empyreal: Spells & Steam (Trey Chambers, Level 99 Games, 2020)   29:47-Ethnos (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2017) News (and why it doesn't matter): 34:06 Cysmic on KickStarter; toys galore 36:10 Guards of Atlantis II 37:24 Go vote for the Golden Geek wards on BGG! 38:00 MasQueOca's exclusionary edits and language; common decency demands proper pronoun use 39:08 Feature Game: Stationfall (Matt Eklund, Ion Game Design, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We get introspective this week, or at least as much as the editorial gibbons allow. If we get too deep they get nervous, and as every podcaster will tell you, nervous gibbons are bad for the show. Walker, Mark alleges, is a masochist who sacrifices himself on the altar of speed, which may or may not mean game flow; Walker counters that Mark abuses the takesies-backsies.  01:50 AYURIS: Imperium: Classics and Imperium: Legends (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 06:13 -XenoShyft: Dreadmire (Michael Shinall, CMON, 2017) 11:24 -Raccoon Tycoon (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2018) 16:01 -Dwellings of Eldervale (Luke Laurie, Breaking Games, 2020) 20:37 -Code of Nine (BakaFire, Z-Man Games, 2012) 22:47 -Akropolis (Jules Messaud, Gigamic, 2022) 25:47 -Ortus Regni (Jon Sudbury, Jon Sudbury Games, 2014) 29:11 -Rallyman: DIRT (Jean-Christophe Bouvier, Holy Grail Games, 2023) 38:21 -Resist! (Trevor Benjamin, Roger Tankersley, and David Thompson, Salt & Pepper Games, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 41:14 Support us on Patreon! Tons of exclusive content and bennies at www.patreon/svwag  42:41 Mike Hutchinson's Hobgoblin on Kickstarter 43:34 Walker's Who Asked for This? Call of Duty: The Board Game by Arcane Wonders 44:39 Walker's Who Asked for This? The Last Spell: The Board Games 45:23 Path of Civilization by Fabien Gridel, simultaneous play Civ game 45:48 Altay: Dawn of Civilization by Paolo Mori and Ole Steiness, deck-building/kingdom-building 46:14 Revive: Call of the Abyss expansion 47:15 Bitoku: Resutoran expansion 47:36 Ernest et Célestine, co-operative back-drawing from Space Cow 48:27 Non-Key game from Richard Breese: The Glade 48:59 Topic: The Games Must Flow Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is there a difference between a fruit salad and a fruit cup? I mean, the first question is whether a fruit cup contains a fruit salad, or if the contents are some other substance; then one can query whether the cup and its contents are a gestalt whole. Let us not forget the prospect of a fruit cup of Theseus, whereby each fruit piece is removed and replaced with an equivalent fruit (I would ask what an equivalent fruit is, but that's getting sidetracked)--is it the same fruit cup? Heraclitus would say you can't take a bite of the same fruit salad twice. There's the somewhat absurd possibility of a fruit cup of Damocles--presumably the fruits therein would have been prepared by Procrustes.  What I'm getting at is melon is gross. Games Played Last Week: 00:53 -Just One (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Repos Production, 2018) 01:04 -So Clover! (François Romain, Repos Production, 2021) 04:17 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022) 08:19 -Decrypto (Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2018) 12:08 -Horseless Carriage (Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wirsinga, Splotter Spellen, 2023) 25:57 -Mosaic: A Story of Civilization (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2022) 28:34 -Planet Unknown (Ryan Lambert & Adam Rehberg, Adam's Apple Games, 2022) 31:47 -Capital Lux 2: Generations (Eilif Svensson & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2020) 33:48 -Wizards of the Grimoire (Cole Banning and Joe Banning, Grimoire Games, 2022) 36:53 -Ra (Reiner Knizia, 25th Century Games, 2023) 42:53 -Tiny Turbo Cars (Hjalmar Hach, Alessandro Manuini, Jonathan Panada, Laura Severino, and Giulia Tamagni, Horrible Guild, 2022) 47:46 -Blazon (David Conklin, 25th Century Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 51:45 Ad-free episodes at www.patreon.com/svwag 52:00 Paolo Mori shopping a reprint of Dogs of War 52:48 Support your favourite creators at the BGG Golden Geek Awards! 53:55 Movie rights of Trickerion, Anachrony, and Terraforming Mars sold 55:22 Regicide 2nd edition: now with bards! 56:12 Heavy Gear RPG 4th Edition on KickStarter 58:21 Feature Game: Revive (Helge Meissner, Eilif Svensson, Anna Wermlund, and Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2022) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Wikipedia: "Boglins were a series of toy puppets distributed by Mattel. They were created by Tim Clarke, Maureen Trotto, and Larry Mass, and licensed by Seven Towns. The original run of Boglins was released in 1987, coinciding with a "creatures" craze that included Ghoulies, Critters, and Gremlins. Boglins were goblin-themed hand puppets made of flexible rubber and could be manipulated to represent speech and facial expressions." Games Played Last Week: 01:26 -The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2019) 03:38 -Cartographers: A Roll Player Game (Jordy Adan, Thunderworks Games, 2019) 05:27 -Res Arcana (Thomas Lehmann, Sand Castle Games, 2019) 08:41 -Tribes of the Wind (Joachim Thôme, La Boîte de Jeu, 2022) 10:20 -Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum (Pauline Kong, Haymen Lee, and Marie Wong, Hot Banana Games, 2023) 13:20 -Switch & Signal (David Thompson, KOSMOS, 2020) 16:06 -SEAL Team Flix (Pete Ruth & Mark Thomas, WizKids, 2018) 18:30 -Star Fighters: Rapid Fire (Michael Dunsmore and Jordan Nichols, Alley Cat Games, 2023) 22:10 -For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game (Wilhelm Su, Self-published, 2021) 24:47 -Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022) 28:28 -Messina 1347 (Raúl Fernández Aparicio & Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2021) 31:01 -Cysmic (Jason Blake, Star Reach Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 38:20 RIP Klaus Teuber, inventor of Catan. Dan Thurot's obituary: https://spacebiff.com/tag/klaus-teuber/ 39:23 Vladimír Suchý and Delicious Games: Evacuation 39:39 Ultimate Innovation: Age 11 for each expansion, Unseen Expansion  41:15 The List is back! www.sowronggames.com/episodenotes 42:26 Feature Game: Gatefall (Jack Dire, Jack Dire Studios, 2020) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Huey that if Walker moves my games one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Dewey too, because Walker's moved my games four times already this year, and they used to be over by the window, and they could see the squirrels, and they were merry, but then, Walker switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if Walker takes my stapler then I'll set the studio on fire... 01:38 AYURIS: Witchstone (Martino Chiacchiera & Reiner Knizia, R&R Games, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 04:00 -Skytear Horde (Giacomo Neri and Riccardo Neri, Skytear Games, 2023) 05:54 -Wizards of the Grimoire (Cole Banning and Joe Banning, Grimoire Games, 2022) 09:15 -Codenames (Vlaada Chvátil, CGE, 2015) 14:05 -Pala (Jeffrey D. Allers, Cambridge Games Factory, 2012) 19:17 -Circadians: First Light (S J Macdonald, Garphill Games, 2019) 24:33 -Dice Manor (Garrett Herdter, Arcane Wonders, 2023) 28:25 -A.E.G.I.S.: Combining Robot Strategy Game (Cassandra Clark, Sarah Como, Breeze Grigas, Zach Kettell, Ryan "The Boulder" Richford, and Tom Wozencraft, Zephyr Workshop, 2018) 33:18 -51st State: Master Set--No Man's Land (Joanna Kijanka and Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal Games, 2023) 38:22 -Aristeia! (Alberto Abal, Jesús Fuster, and David Rosillo, Corvus Belli, 2017) 2020 42:48 -SCOUT (Kei Kajino, Oink Games, 2019) 45:30 -Summoner Wars (Second Edition): Starter Set (Colby Dauch, Plaid Hat Games, 2021) 47:22 -Whale Riders (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2021) 52:06 -Empyreal: Far Corners (Trey Chambers, Level 99 Games, 2022) 54:56 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021) News (and why it doesn't matter): 56:46 Alleged Phantom Division will allegedly be on crowdfunding "soon"-ish 57:57 Expansion to Radlands 58:27 Santorini: Riddle of the Sphinx and deluxe Pantheon Edition 1:00:34 New Decrypto expandalone edition with new words 1:02:08 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: Barry Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The mighty weremoose is a solitary creature, peaceable until roused to anger. Its only known predator is the American military deciding to once again invade Canada for reasons. When threatened, the weremoose rises to its full bipedal height of 6 meters, whereupon its sheer Chad-esque magnificence causes other creatures of the forest to quail and flee. Soldiers in the presence of this manifestation of the weremoose have been known to spontaneously reconsider their enlistment and retire on the spot. Games Played Last Week: 01:45 -Cysmic (Jason Blake, Star Reach Games, 2023) 12:26 -Summoner Wars (Second Edition) (Colby Dauch, Plaid Hat Games, 2021) 16:21 -Weather Machine (Vital Lacerda, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2022) 18:02 -Skytear Horde (Giacomo Neri and Riccardo Neri, Skytear Games, 2023) 21:04 -League of the Lexicon (Stavros Damos and Steven Noble, Two Brothers Games, 2021) 26:02 -Turncoats (Matilda Simonsson, Milda Matilda Games, 2021) 28:20 -Tribes of the Wind (Joachim Thôme, La Boîte de Jeu, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 33:01 Three Ring Circus by Fabio Lopiano and  33:54 Silver Bayonets by Joseph McCullough gets the Canada expansion by Ash Barker 34:58 Mantic wins best title award: Dungeon Saga: Origins Legenday Edition 35:19 Gatefall Monsters on Gamefound 36:00 Allies have to do a better job making gaming spaces inclusive, especially at tournaments 39:53 Feature Game: The Wolves (Ashwain Kamath and Clarence Simpson, Pandasaurus Games, 2022) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everything's gotta be a competition. "I've seen better walls," scoffs the ingrate. "I've had darker ages," insists the depressive. "Well, I'm a Time Duke," growls the superstar Duke (esq., O.B.E.). It's all right, people. We can accept the superlatives without making it a contest. Games Played Last Week: 00:58 -Dark Ages: Heritage of Charlemagne (Adam Kwapiński & Andrei Novac, Board&Dice, 2021) 08:04 -Horizons of Spirit Island (Eric R. Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2022) 09:10 -Keyflower (Sebastian Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2012) 13:02 -Spots (Alex Hague, Jon Perry, and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2022) 14:07 -Gatefall: Lost in the North Woods (Jack Dire, Jack Dire Studios, 2022) 17:52 -Time Barons (Jon Perry and Derek Yu, WizKids, 2014) 19:44 -Light Speed (James Ernest and Tom Jolly, Cheapass Games, 2003) 23:37 -Tiletum (Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2022) 25:21 -Summoner Wars (Second Edition) (Colby Dauch, Plaid Hat Games, 2021) News (and why it doesn't matter): 28:09 Walker hates embargos, forgets about the thing 28:29 RPGs let you do anything, so why re-create TV scenarios? The Walking Dead RPG 29:33 New Dark Crystal card game, Walker unimpressed 29:50 Mighty Mighty Boards customer service 30:08 Great Western Trail: New Zealand with SHEEP? 31:31 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag 32:32 Feature Game: The Great Wall (Kamil 'Sanex' Cieśla, Robert Plesowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms, 2021) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode, as all episodes, is brought to you by our crack editorial team of semi-trained gibbons. Always go with gibbons. Cheaper than interns! More personable than rhesus! Less violent than capuchins! Better hygiene than Mark! Games Played Last Week: 01:05 -Votes for Women (Tory Brown, Fort Circle Games, 2022) 05:19 -Joan of Arc: Orléans Draw & Write (Ryan Hendrickson and Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2022) 09:54 -Quantum (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013) 11:54 -Gang of Dice (Reiner Knizia, Mandoo Games, 2022) 14:25 -Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest (Paolo Mori, Stonemaier Games, 2022) 16:49 -Hamlet: The Village Building Game (David Chircop, Mighty Boards, 2022) 21:35 -Claustrophobia 1643 (Croc & Laurent Pouchain, Monolith, 2019) 23:42 -Spots (Alex Hague, Jon Perry, and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2022) 24:51 -Piazza Rabazza (Guido Hoffman and Jens-Peter Schliemann, Zoch Verlag, 2022) 28:45 -Findorff (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2022) 33:36 -Nemesis: Lockdown (Adam Kwapiński, Awaken Realms, 2022) 37:51 -Blue Lagoon (Reiner Knizia, Blue Orange Games, 2018) News (and why it doesn't matter): 39:36 Ad-free versions available on Patreon, please alert us to problematic ads 40:05 Reach out to the content creators you enjoy! 40:21 Call for academic submissions! https://boardgameacademics.com/submissions 41:19 Feature Game: Mille Fiori (Reiner Knizia, Schmidt Spiele, 2021) 57:26 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: A Knock at the Cabin Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"And Blass is reeling from Yves Saint-Laurent's inverted atomic drop! But wait, who's that running towards the ring? IT'S THE BIG O! Oscar de la Renta is coming to the assistance of his tag-team partner! We thought Pierre Cardin had locked him backstage in his dressing room but no, here he is, steel chair in hand! And he levels YSL with one perfect shot to the head!!! Can you believe it? This the kind of action you can only see on pay-per-view in Versailles!"  01:24 AYURIS: Trickerion: Legends of Illusion (Richard Amann & Viktor Peter, Mindclash Games, 2015) Games Played Last Week: 04:06 -Deities (Gary Kim, Mandoo Games, 2022) 08:24 -Manhattan (Andreas Seyfarth, Hans im Glück, 1994) 10:48 -Votes for Women (Tory Brown, Fort Circle Games, 2022) 18:43 -Skytear Horde (Giacomo Neri and Riccardo Neri, Skytear Games, 2023) 23:29 -Barony (Marc André, Matagot, 2015) 24:49 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021) 24:59 -Antike II (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2015) 25:54 -Tribune (Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Spielworxx, 2021) 31:20 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004) 31:49 -Karuba (Rüdiger Dorn, HABA, 2015) 34:33 -Fealty (R. Eric Reuss, Asmadi Games, 2011) 37:17-Paperback Adventures (Tim Fowers and Skye Larsen, Fowers Games, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 41:08 Ad-free versions available on Patreon, please alert us to problematic ads 42:05 Shipyard by Vladimír Suchý being reprinted 42:59 The Battle of Versailles: fashion! Gossip! Celebrities! And... rebuilding Versailles. Ugh. 44:33 Potential SVWAG-Con poll! https://forms.gle/R7pDHNnx5EQXgSUh8 45:08 Topic: New and Improved Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As employers, we gamers are a strange lot. We are expected to feed our workers, house them, give them their raw materials; we tell them where to go, when to work,a nd for how long; we subject them to fires, predation, starvation... and on top of all this, in some games we appear to confiscate all their wages! At least in Food Chain Magnate we occasionally allow them to go to the beach. Under strict supervision. Until we permit them the sweet release of death. I mean, until they "retire." Yeah, that sounds better. Games Played Last Week: 01:24 -Air, Land, & Sea: Spies, Lies, & Supplies (Jon Perry, Arcane Wonders, 2022) 02:59 -Tinners' Trail (Martin Wallace, Alley Cat Games, 2021) 06:09 -Skytear Horde (Giacomo Neri and Riccardo Neri, Skytear Games, 2023) 11:31 -Great Western Trail: Argentina (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2022) 16:57 -The Stygian Society (Kevin Wilson, APE Games, 2020) 21:56 -Company of Heroes (Bryan Kromley, Bad Crow Games, 2021) 29:05 -Voyages (Matthew Dunstan and Rory Muldoon, Postmark Games, 2021) 31:53 -Woodcraft (Ross Arnold and Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 33:58 Potential SVWAG-Con poll! https://forms.gle/R7pDHNnx5EQXgSUh8 34:40 Support content creators that you like! Reach out and thank someone. 35:26 Wabash Cannonball by John Bohrer to be reprinted by Rio Grande 36:33 Ethnos by Paolo Mori to be reprinted by Space Cowboys: Archeos Society 38:24 General Orders: WWII by David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin 39:29 Guards of Atlantis II reprint with new content on Gamefound in April 41:22 Ravensburger consolidating Quest for El Dorado with Vincent Dutrait art and new expansion: Dragons, Treasures, and Mysteries 42:18 Feature Game: IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015) 1:07:15 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Last of Us (eps. 1-5) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"gibber--intransitive verb :to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and often foolishly" -Merriam-Webster "gibberer--noun :the hosts of SVWAG" Games Played Last Week: 01:17 -Sausage Sizzle (Inka and Marcus Brand, 25th Century Games, 2012) 05:22 -Landmarks (Rodrigo Rego & Danilo Valente, Floodgate Games, 2024) 09:11 -Skara Brae (Shem Phillips, Garphill Games, 2025) 14:20 -Moving Company (Guo Jiahui & Wu Ying, Whales Entertainment, 2025) 16:49 -First Rat (Gabriele Ausiello & Virginio Gigli, Pegasus Spiele, 2022) 20:47 -Barbecubes (Brett J. Gilbert & Rob Sparks, Alley Cat Games, 2025) 24:35 -Unstoppable (John D. Clair, Renegade Game Studios, 2025) 29:48 -Battle of Mekaverse (Reiner Knizia, Kids Logic, 2024) 34:25 -Dorfromantik: The Board Game (Michael Palm and Lukas Zach, Pegasus Spiele, 2022) 37:41 -Toy Battle (Paolo Mori & Alessandro Zucchini, Repos Production, 2025) 40:04 -Dungeon Twister: The Card Game (Christophe Boelinger, Asmodee, 2013) 46:34 -Rumble Nation (Yogi Shinichi, Hobby Japan, 2017) News (and why it doesn't matter): 50:10 SETI expansion: Space Agencies 50:46 Flamecraft digital 51:28 POGs are coming back? Slam Throne 52:02 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd 53:53 Feature Game: Gibberers: The Word Game of Language Invention and Civilization Development (Keisei, Hobby Japan, 2024) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You like SVWAG? Their early work was a little too negative for my taste. But when SHUX came out in '20, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole podcast has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the episodes a big boost. They've been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think SVWAG has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '23, SVWAG released this; episode 251, their most accomplished episode. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "gullet regurgitation". An observation so catchy, most people probably don't think about the meaning. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of consumption and the importance of digestion. It's also a personal statement about the podcast itself. Hey, Walker!01:37 AYURIS: Whale Riders (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2021)Games Played Last Week:03:42 -Godtear (David Carl, Alex Hall, & Steve Margetson, Steamforged Games, 2019)08:30 -Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps (Andrew Haught, Gale Force Nine, 2020)14:17 -LOAD: League of Ancient Defenders (Uncredited, Archon Studio, 2016)17:49 -Warpgate: Beyond (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)22:23 -Code of Nine (BakaFire, Z-Man Games, 2012)26:17 -American Psycho: A Killer Game (Dan Blanchett, Renegade Game Studios, 2022)30:25 -Sabika (Germán P. Millán, Ludonova, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):36:15 Bamboo by Sabika's Germán P. Millán36:53 Cyclades: Legendary Edition37:52 The closure and bankruptcy of Holy Grail Games39:16 Expansion to Cosmic Frog! "Find Muck"40:15 Topic: Gaming Design TrendsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I once saw a video of a woman driving a Shelby GT350 Mustang on the Autobahn. It hit 275 kph without breaking a figurative sweat, roaring its primal power the entire way. I was petrified even watching the video. This is to say nothing of the terror I felt seeing it take offramps at roughly 100 kph, which is not terribly advisable with a vehicle that is not known for its cornering. Of course, there are many sections of the Autobahn with speed limits--and even more with no Mustangs on it at all. Tragedies heaped upon tragedies.Games Played Last Week:00:54 -boop. (Scott Brady, Smirk & Laighter Games, 2022)01:53 -Bag of Chips (Mathieu Aubert and Théo Rivière, Mixlore, 2021)03:26 -Ginkgopolis (Xavier Georges, Pearl Games, 2012)05:32 -Street Masters: Aftershock (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2019)07:10 -Equinox (Reiner Knizia, Plan B Games, 2021)13:26 -Tammany Hall (Doug Eckhart, IDW Games, 2007) 17:44 -Marvel United (Andrea Chiarvesio and Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2020)22:19 -Yellow & Yangtze (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2018)24:31 -Bot Factory (Vital Lacerda and João Quintela Martins, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2023)29:06 -The Wolves (Ashwin Kamath and Clarence Simpson, Pandasaurus Games, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):35:58 Dead Cells by Scorpion Masqué and Antoine Bauza, Ludovic Maublanc, et al36:35 Puerto Rico 1897 component problems36:53 Andromeda's Edge on Gamefound: Dwellings of Eldervale in spaaaace38:04 More MicroMacro: Crime City. Complete the map!38:39 Funagain distribution woes: Stationfall, Revive, Horseless Carriage39:34 Jekyll & Hyde vs. Scotland Yard: two-plaayer co-op trick-taking game40:21 SVWAG on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag40:56 Renegade deck-builders crossover: G.I. Joe & Transformers: New Alliances42:13 Feature Game: Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A comprehensive list of what transpires in RRR would sound like the incoherent ramblings of someone undergoing a very potent trip, which is why we merely indulge in a curated list. While Mark does not retract his naming Decision to Leave as his favourite film of 2022, he will concede that it leads to a less absurdist discussion. It also features slightly fewer dance numbers. Games Played Last Week:01:21 -Astra (Patrik Porkoláb, Frigyes Schőberl, and Eszter Krisztina Sas, Mindclash Games, 2022) 03:37 -Much that Is Good and All that Is Evil (Jeeyon Shim, Jeeyon Shim Games, 2022)06:04 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022)08:30 -Mosaic: A Story of Civilization (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2022)12:34 -Pax Ragnarok (Jon Moffat, Unpublished)17:53 -Street Masters: Twin Tiger (Brady Sadler and Adam Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2018)19:57 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021)News (and why it doesn't matter):22:22 Xoe Allred's Persuasion being developed by Wehrlegig Games23:38 Quartermaster General: East Front Ares Games24:34 Pride and PrejuDice on Kickstarter25:19 Hail Caesar 2nd Edition from Warlord Games26:18 Kabuto Sumo: Beetle Brawl at Target27:19 Imperial Miners: 51st State with spatial play28:23 New Sid Sackson's Acquire from Renegade29:45 Expeditions from Stonemaier: more Jakub Rozalski art; tracing controvery dead? 31:09 Feature Game: Rolling Heights (John D. Clair, AEG, 2023)54:36 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: RRRAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our favourite Serge Laget game is Senji. "Senji" is a contraction of "Sengoku Jidai," or Warring States Period, which refers to over a century of near total civil war in Japan that started in 1467. Scholars differ as to when it ended, but mostly we can agree that it started when I traded Huey my grandpa in exchange for boats and then he shipped ol' gramps to Louis' estate. I found this out the hard way when my armies marched on Château Louis to be met with my ex-grandpa. I was a bit miffed, but I was able to use Huey's boat to steal his best stuff, so I guess I got over it. Besides, Dewey gave me Huey's son in exchange for some weapons.01:19 AYURIS: The Red Cathedral (Israel Cendrero & Sheila Santos, Devir Games, 2020)Games Played Last Week:02:35 -Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022)08:57 -Soda Smugglers (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2022)11:11 -Woodcraft (Ross Arnold and Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2022)12:37 -Chinatown (Karsten Hartwig, Z-Man, 1999)15:21 -Atiwa (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2022)20:39 -Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy (Touko Tahkokallio, Lautapelit.fl, 2020)23:15 -Karate Tomate (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2018)23:31 -Monikers (Alex Hague and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2015)25:45 -Herd Mentality (Rich Coombs and Dan Penn, Big Potato, 2020)26:50 -Senji (Bruno Cathala & Serge Laget, Asmodee, 2008)News (and why it doesn't matter):27:00 Pearl Games closed by Asmodee, but Sébastien Dujardin might resurrect it28:37 SVWAG Videos! Uwe Rosenberg and Top 10 of 2022https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7rQYKYwsxouP_7nSza9qQ29:15 Tom Jolly's Wiz-War on Kickstarter via Steve Jackson Games30:25 King's Dilemma: Chronicles on Steam 31:03 Topic: Serge LagetAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ah, you dear internet pedants, I can hear your rapid and ever-present desire for infinite emendations and futile attempts to be comprehensive! "What of the expansion, uhm actually," you demand. We have little experience with the Ginkgopolis expansion, and while it adds several modules, they don't add much to the game--if you catch my subtle distinction.Games Played Last Week:01:18 -The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples (Reiner Knizia, Ravensburger, 2019)05:52 -Heat: Pedal to the Metal (Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen, Days of Wonder, 2022)11:00 -Last Message (Lee Ju-Hwa and Giung Kim, IELLO, 2021)15:05 -Hyperborea: Light and Shadow (Andrea Chiarvesio, Maurizio Vergendo, and Pierluca Zizzi, Asterion Press, 2016)19:10 -Ragnarocks (Gord!, Grey Fox Games, 2022)23:45 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022)26:18 -Rauha (Johannes Goupy and Théo Rivière, GRRRE Games, 2023) 28:16 -For Sale (Stefan Dorra, Uberplay, 1997)30:41 -Woodcraft (Ross Arnold and Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):34:30 Game Brewer's Trolls and Princesses on Kickstarter36:02 Expansion to Witchstone: Full Moon36:40 Nusfjord Big Box: new expansions sold separately37:54 Gears of War: The Card Game38:26 SVWAG YouTube Page: new videoshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7rQYKYwsxouP_7nSza9qQ39:19 Feature Game: Ginkgopolis (Xavier Georges, Pearl Games, 2012)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to our year-end eleganza extravaganza! Lists are compiled. Harsh truths confronted. For example, while one generally takes a while to acclimatize to the using the new year in dates, 2022 seemed immediately apt and people switched over effortlessly. 2023 still seems weird, though--as evidenced by the fact that we forgot to change our tags for our 2023 episodes thus far! How embarrassing.Games Played Last Week:01:32 -Good Puppers (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2021)03:21 -Woodcrafters (Ross Arnold and Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2022)06:55 -Robotech: Reconstruction (Dr. Wictz, Strange Machine Games, 2023) 12:59 -Black Rose Wars (Marco Montanaro, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2019)18:46 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt--Pharaoh (Erc M. Lang, CMON, 2021)22:53 -Age of Industry (Martin Wallace, Treefrog Games, 2010) and Age of Industry Expansion: Belgium and USSR (Clause Sirois, Self-published, 2013)29:17 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011)30:25 -Artisans of Splendent Vale (Nikki Valens, Renegade Game Studios, 2022)37:14 -Lanzerath Ridge (David Thompson, Dan Verssen Games, 2022)40:42 Top 10s of 20221:04:44 Game of the Year 20221:07:33 Special CategoriesAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'm head of the classI'm popularI'm a quarter backI'm popularMy mom says I'm a catchI'm popularI'm never last pickedI'm in the Green Team cliqueBeing attractive is the most important thing there isIf you wanna catch the biggest fish in your pondYou have to be as attractive as possibleMake sure to keep your hair spotless and cleanWash it at least every two weeksOnce every two weeksAnd if you see Johnny Football Hero in the hallTell him he played a great gameTell him you liked his choice in the best of three"-Popular by Nada Surf,which ought to have been in the Green Team Wins rulebookGames Played Last Week:01:09 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022)04:01 -Tiletum (Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2022)08:18 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)10:55 -Terracotta Army (Przemysław Fornal and Adam Kwapiński, Board&Dice, 2022)17:54 -Paperback Adventures (Tim Fowers and Skye Larsen, Fowers Games, 2022)23:34 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)24:46 -Robotech: Reconstruction (Dr. Wictz, Strange Machine Games, 2021) 29:12 -Hyperborea (Andrea Chiarvesio & Pierluca Zizzi, Asterion, 2014)34:24 -Roll Camera!: The Filmmaking Board Game (Malachi Ray Rempen, Keen Bean Studios, 2021)News (and why it doesn't matter):38:32 Irrgarten der Magier (Magician's Maze): Co-op dexterity with magnets!40:05 Andrew Parks and Eric Goldberg's Tales of the Arthurian Knights41:06 Isle of Skye Big Box: Walker Buys Twice Edition42:16 End of year SVWAG survey! Questions! Prizes! Please help us plan! https://forms.gle/WuqtmUK39xFMAbAb742:54 We have a Patreon. www.patreon.com/svwag44:11 Feature Game: Beowulf: The Legend (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2005)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After much popular demand, we present to you the much-anticipated return of Masterpiece Theatre. Our esteemed patron--who is utterly unaware of our existence, such is his focus on his twin demesnes of fastness and furiousness--deserves no less. Of course, should His Grace, the Reverend Doktor Doktor Vincent, Duke of Diesel, Esq. O.B.E. ever condescend to acknowledge us plebs, we would no doubt swoon from appreciation. We would cherish so much as a grunt! Or a cease and desist! Games Played Last Week:01:21 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022)05:33 -Time of Empires (David Simiand and Pierre Voye, Pearl Games, 2022)09:31 -Time Barons (Jon Perry and Derek Yu, WizKids, 2014)13:51 -Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition (Muneyuki Yokouchi, Bézier Games, 2022)18:19 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)22:20 -One Deck Galaxy (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2022)26:02 -G.I. Joe Deck-Building Game: Coldsnap Expansion (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2022)29:33 -Tidal Blades: Banner Festival (J.B. Howell and Michael Mihealsick, Druid City Games, 2022)34:16 -Tiny Turbo Cars (Hjalmar Hach, Alessandro Manuini, Jonathan Panada, Laura Severino, and Giulia Tamagni, Horrible Guild, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):39:59 Knizia's Quo Vadis becomes Zoo Vadis from Bitewing Games41:13 Kingmaker from 1974 becomes revised from Gibsons Games42:38 End of year SVWAG survey! Questions! Prizes! Please help us plan! https://forms.gle/WuqtmUK39xFMAbAb743:25 Warsurge on Kickstarter: setting and miniature agnostic with unrestricted unit design45:59 Feature Game: Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)1:11:32 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: Glass OnionAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take no time off for Boxing Day here at SVWAG, a day so named because according to the common law of the King (still feels weird saying that) citizens of the Commonwealth are permitted to punch someone in the face on this day only. It's like a pugilistic The Purge but with the metric system and occasional poutine. The news this week features a number of exemplary game titles. Many a stellar game has crossed our paths purely on the strength of its name, whereas others are so generic as to defy searching. Go ahead, find R on Board Game Geek, or the game Quest. I dare you.01:59 AYURIS: Dominant Species Marine (Chad Jensen, GMT Games, 2021)Games Played Last Week:04:50 -Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)10:59 -Weather Machine (Vital Lacerda, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2022)12:42 -Time of Empires (David Simiand and Pierre Voye, Pearl Games, 2022)23:10 -Wayfarers of the South Tigris (S J Macdonald and Shem Phillips, Garphill Games, 2022)26:40 -Persuasion (Xoe Allred, Unpublished)31:31 -Starship Captains (Peter B. Hoffgaard, Czech Games Edition, 2022)37:22 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004)42:43 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)47:53 -Arcana Rising (Tim Armstrong, Grey Fox Games, 2021)50:12 -R (Seiji Kanai, Kanai Factory, 2011)News (and why it doesn't matter):52:35 Much that Is Good, and All that Is Evil: game about the Western Gull53:08 The Adventures of Robin Hood: Friar Tuck in Danger expansion54:14 End of year SVWAG survey! Questions! Prizes! Please help us plan! https://forms.gle/WuqtmUK39xFMAbAb755:10 Noobs in Space55:48 Topic: Real-time GamesAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All things in SVWAG are glorious, and that applies doubly for our glorious returns. We will also not be taking any additional breaks during the holidays! Yes, we can pledge an uninterrupted broadcast schedule through to the new year--leading directly to our annual end-of-year spectacular. And it shall be what, listeners? Say it with me,It shall be glorious.02:24 AYURIS: Bullet♥︎ (Joshua Van Laningham, Level 99 Games, 2021)Games Played Last Week:05:08 -Tidal Blades: Banner Festival (J.B. Howell and Michael Mihealsick, Druid City Games, 2022)08:12 -Riftforce: Beyond (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2022)11:29 -Turing Machine (Fabien Gridel and Yoann Levet, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2022)17:27 -Roll Camera!: The Filmmaking Board Game (Malachi Ray Rempen, Keen Bean Studios, 2021)23:36 -John Company: Second Edition (Cole Wehrle, Wehrlegig Games, 2022)29:27 -Horizons of Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2022)33:20 -Terracotta Army (Przemysław Fornal and Adam Kwapiński, Board&Dice, 2022)35:37 -Pandemic: Fall of Rome (Matt Leacock & Paolo Mori, Z-Man, 2018)38:11 -Tiletum (Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2022)39:44 -Brazil: Imperial (Zé Mendes, MeepleBR, 2021)49:02 -Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)50:46 -Frostpunk: The Board Game (Adam Kwapiński, Glass Cannon Unplugged, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):52:27 Calico app: cats on your phone53:20 French website Tric Trac to shut down54:18 Mythic Games divests itself of several IPs to CMON and Monolith Games56:01 Sweaty Tryhard vs. Filthy Casual: not meant as insult. New Myers-Briggs to be crafted?58:10 Inside Job: trick-taking with traitor58:52 IKI expansion: Akebono. Walker summons the purifying flames.59:23 Queen games reprints Stefan Feld's city collection with no updates in 9-day campaign. Allegedly.1:00:35 Topic: Random EventsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chaka Khan, let me rock you Let me rock you, Chaka Khan Let me rock you, that's all I wanna do Chaka Khan, let me rock you Let me rock you, Chaka Khan Let me rock you, 'cause I feel for you -Chaka Khan, "I Feel for You" 01:26 AYURIS: Barcelona (Dani Garcia, Board&Dice, 2023) Games Played Last Week: 03:10 -Snap Ships Tactics: Swarm Box (Josh Derksen, Snap Ships, 2025)  10:13 -Battle of Mekaverse (Reiner Knizia, Kids Logic, 2024) 15:34 -Everdell Farshore (James A. Wilson & Clarissa A. Wilson, Starling Games, 2023) 20:19 -Trading Titans (Reiner Knizia, Kids Logic, 2024) 25:03 -TAH WARS: Dice Tower Game (Luca Vince Caltabiano, BOARD TO DEATH, 2025) 31:06 -Things in Rings (Peter C. Hayward, Allplay, 2024) News (and why it doesn't matter): 35:06 Lifeboat by Jeff Siadek reprint on Kickstarter 37:15 Underwater Cities: Data Era expansion 38:18 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd 39:55 Topic: Tricky Edge Cases Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes a game's title leads to it being underplayed. Such is not the case for Carolus Magnus, whose chief downside might be the surplus of excellent aliases (Chuckie Mags, Charlie Big-Big, Carlos Grande, Caroolie Magoonie, et al). Planet Unknown, on the other hand, hardly sticks in one's memory. Planet Lazy Susan, though perhaps a bit clumsy, would have likely generated more interest and most definitely adhered to gamers' memory more.Games Played Last Week:01:06 -I.S.S. Vanguard (Andrzej Betkiewicz, Krzysztof Piskorski, Paweł Samborski, and Marcin Świerkot, Awaken Realms, 2022) 08:03 -Teotihuacan: City of Gods (Daniele Tascini & Dávid Turczi, NSKN Games, 2018)11:51 -Frostpunk: The Board Game (Adam Kwapiński, Glass Cannon Unplugged, 2022)24:07 -MicroMacro: Crime City--All In (Johannes Sich, Edition Spielwiese, 2022)27:27 -Endless Winter: Paleoamericans (Stan Kordonskiy, Fantasia Games, 2022)29:34 -Last Message (Lee Ju-Hwa and Giung Kim, IELLO, 2021)33:07 -Eriantys (Leo Colovini, Cranio Creations, 2021)34:41 -War Chest (Trevor Benjamin & David Thompson, AEG, 2018)News (and why it doesn't matter):35:39 Snow People on Kickstarter: inexpensive PnP37:35 "Convention Haul" pictures are often just marketing; audience beware39:25 Teeter Tower: Dice-rolling stacking game40:06 Feature Game: Planet Unknown (Ryan Lambert & Adam Rehberg, Adam's Apple Games, 2022)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Walker has yet to inform us what agenda the aliens are pursuing in Argentina during their relentless campaign of cow abduction. Do the alien overlords practise colonialism in the same way as their human counterparts? Do the inscrutable extraterrestrials differentiate between different humans, perhaps much as they differentiate between cows? Are their secret machinations behind the British East India Company as well? Walker, what are you hiding!01:54 AYURIS: Faiyum (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2020)Games Played Last Week:05:22 -Spire's End: Hildegard (Greg Favro, Favro Ventures, LLC., 2022)07:36 -Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2010)07:44 -A Feast for Odin (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2016)07:50 -Jetpack Joyride: Deluxe Edition (Michał Gołębiowski, Lucky Duck Games, 2019)08:12 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)08:35 -Whale Riders (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2021)09:04 -Wavelength (Alex Hague, Justin Vickers, & Wolfgang Warsch, Palm Court, 2019)10:29 -Trick Shot (Second Edition) (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa)14:07 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021)16:17 -Riftforce: Beyond (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2022)18:55 -Horizons of Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2022)20:47 -John Company: Second Edition (Cole Wehrle, Wehrlegig Games, 2022)27:21 -Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation (TauCeti Deichmann, WizKids, 2022)30:34 -Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)33:55 -Persuasion (Xoe Allred, Unpublished)https://knifebunny.itch.io/persuasion38:25 -Great Western Trail: Argentina (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2022)43:53 -Turncoats (Matilda Simonsson, Milda Matilda Games, 2021)48:00 -Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):52:30 Spread the news of SVWAG! www.patreon.com/svwag54:09 CMYK New Boardgame Smell scented candle 55:22 Peanut Butter Belly Time56:20 Kickstarter projects: Pest & Runar57:29 Regicide new art, new suit theme for diamonds #savepeanut59:32 Topic: Deal-MakingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Say what you want about the evils of filthy lucre, but I find it amazing how managers turn communitarian and high-minded when it comes to fair remuneration. "Don't you believe in the project?" "Aren't you committed to the team?" et al get deployed all the time when people want to, you know, get compensated for their work. One can't help but notice that racialized workers and women get subjected to such nonsense at a higher-than-average rate. Volunteerism is noble and good, but stiffing workers is not. When someone is trying to elide the difference, you can bet that they're up to something.Games Played Last Week:01:12 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022)04:36 -Fantasy Realms: Deluxe Edition (Bruce Galssco, WizKids, 2022)08:55 -Lands of Galzyr (Seppo Kuukasjärvi and Sami Laakso, Snowdale Design, 2022)12:12 -Horizons of Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2022)15:25 -Weather Machine (Vital Lacerda, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2022)19:01 -Resurgence (Stan Kordonskiy, Half-a-Kingdom Games, 2022)22:17 -Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game (Nick Niotis and Argyris Poungouras, Mythic Games, 2022)28:23 -Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2010)News (and why it doesn't matter):30:10 HeroScape: Age of Annihilation fails to reach crowdfunding goal32:40 Star Wars: Shatterpoint minis game from Atomic Mass35:35 Hollandays Sale! Freebie "Watch Out! That's a Dracula!"36:29 Expensive video game adaptation! Archon's Heroes of Might & Magic III, Steamforged's Elden Ring38:07 Abusive labour practices in hobby businesseshttps://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/pandasaurus-games/feature/pandasaurus-games-workers-allege-toxic-workplace-crunch-burnout-payment-issues39:45 Feature Game: Dwellings of Eldervale (Luke Laurie, Breaking Games, 2020)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Most of those time loop movies, while enjoyable, lack any degree of verisimilitude--clearly the chief use of a power to undo time or back up would be to get another chance at not saying something terribly stupid and embarrassing. One wonders if such time travelers would have a yet deeper reservoir of memories of sounding like a total cretin, even though those utterances were never said in the actual timeline (setting aside the multiverse version of time travel, or the "Infinite Douchebag" theory).01:33 AYURIS: Anachrony: Fractures of Time (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dávid Turczi, & Mindclash Games, 2020)Games Played Last Week:03:56 -Free Ride (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2021)10:36 -Embryo Machine (Giguru Akiguchi and Toshimitsu Shigaki, LionWing Publishing, 2018)11:31 -Monolyth (Phil Walker-Harding, CMON, 2022)13:58 -Arcana Rising (Tim Armstrong, Grey Fox Games, 2021)18:17 -Skymines (Viktor Kobilke and Alexander Pfister, Deep Print Games, 2022)24:18 -Soda Smugglers (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2022) 27:27 -Hot Lead (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2022)30:42 -Pumafiosi (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2022) 33:55 -Tiny Turbo Cars (Hjalmar Hach, Alessandro Manuini, Jonathan Panada, Laura Severino, and Giulia Tamagni, Horrible Guild, 2022)38:02 -Terra Nova (Andreas Faul, KOSMOS, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):42:16 New Patreon-exclusive show: WIRED, about our Oathsworn campaign.42:37 Check your Patreon messages if you submitted to get a copy of Horizons of Spirit Island!43:10 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies by BakaFire45:49 Michael Crossman's 100 Post Apocalyptic Vehicular Combat Accessories on Kickstarter47:07 The Last of Us: Escape the Dark 48:48 Minimalist version of Gatefall by Jack Dire on Kickstarter50:16 Topic: Dealing with Rules MistakesAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Let us go then, you and I,When the board is spread out against the tableLike a beast euthanized inside a stable;Let us go, through certain half-deserted tracks,The muttering attacksDuring restless nights of one-play bad gamesAnd sepia box lids with familiar names:Rules that follow like a tedious argumentOf soporific intentTo lead you to an overwhelming question ...Oh, do not ask, “What to play?”Let us go and have our say.In the room the gamers come and stayTalking of Asmodee."-The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Games Played Last Week:00:55 -Keep the Heroes Out (Luís Brüeh, Brueh Games, 2022)06:49 -Air, Land, & Sea: Spies, Lies, & Supplies (Jon Perry, Arcane Wonders, 2022)11:46 -Skymines (Viktor Kobilke and Alexander Pfister, Deep Print Games, 2022)15:00 -Calimala (Fabio Lopiano, ADC Blackfire Entertainment GmbH, 2017)18:46 -Resist! (Trevor Benjamin, Roger Tankersley, and David Thompson, Salt & Pepper Games, 2022)21:25 -Tindaya (Lolo González, Red Mojo, 2022)26:04 -Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):31:36 Teotihuacan: Deluxe Version in 202332:23 Mosaic: Wars & Disasters Expansion on KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/954412004/mosaic-wars-and-disasters-expansion33:28 From The Red Cathedral to The White Castle35:15 Non-US patrons! Send us a Patreon message for a chance to get a copy of Target-exclsuive Horizons of Spirit Island36:36 Slay the Spire on KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/contentiongames/slay-the-spire-the-board-game41:36 Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn by Stephen Baker and ROb Daviau43:16 Feature Game: Flamecraft (Manny Vega, Cardboard Alchemy, 2022)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Replete with a robust menagerie in this episode, we perhaps begin to see why anthropomorphic animals seem to feature in every other game lately. We have Dalmations (plus a cow named Doog trying to impersonate a Dalmation), horsies, goats, weasels and wombats (seldom do we see such an august alliteration!), meeses (not to be confused with mooses), and some needed stinkin' badgers. Not a great petting zoo, sure--of limited utility in a game of Ark Nova--but an impressive collection nonetheless.Games Played Last Week:02:05 -Spots (Alex Hague, Jon Perry, and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2022)02:20 -Long Shot: The Dice Game (Chris Handy, Perplext, 2022)03:37 -Mountain Goats (Stefan Risthaus, BoardGameTables.com, 2020)06:10 -Mysterium Park (Oleksandr Nevskiy and Oleg Sidorenko, Libellud, 2020)09:08 -Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2022)15:50 -Weasel-Tech (Ivan Sorensen, Nordic Weasel Games, 2021)21:22 -Hand-to-Hand Wombat (Matthew Inman, Elan Lee, & Cory O'Brien, Exploding Kittens, 2022)25:02 -Root: The Marauder Expansion (Nick Brachmann, Patrick Leder, Cole Wehrle, and Joshua Yearsley, Leder Games, 2022)28:45 -Capital Lux 2: Generations (Eilif Svensson & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2020)29:22 -I.S.S. Vanguard (Andrzej Betkiewicz, Krzysztof Piskorski, Paweł Samborski, and Marcin Świerkot, Awaken Realms, 2022)36:08 -Cult of the Deep (Sam Stockton, B.A. Games, 2022)39:58 -Strike (Dieter Nüßle, Ravensburger, 2012)News (and why it doesn't matter):42:40 Aegean Sea by Carl Chudyk on BackerKit43:18 All sorts of Patreon-exclusive content and free games! www.patreon.com/svwag44:27 Canadian patrons! Sent a message through Patreon to possibly win a copy of Horizons of Spirit Island: Tell us your Spirit Name!46:08 Feature Game: Dead Reckoning (John D. Clair, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We apologize for the all-caps implied yelling, but really, given this volume we had to have a corresponding... uh, volume. The puns are also somewhat fishy--but those you can feel free to skip, jack. The nautical theme doesn't end with fishing, as the recent Crash Octopus (when compared with older titles that are comparatively crusty) shone. More specifically given that it's about an octopus and we want to minimize the yelling, it's a safe, low pod. Wait, no, that's the wrong family. If you wanna shop in latin... you mall, usque?I'll see myself out. 1:04 AYURIS: Trick Shot (Nikita Krylov & Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2021)Games Played Last Week:03:27 -Lords of Hellas: Dark Ages Expansion (Adam Kwapiński, Awaken Realms, 2019)09:43 -Hallertau (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2020)12:27 -Keep the Heroes Out (Luís Brüeh, Brueh Games, 2022)17:37 -Nusfjord (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2017)21:49 -Santa Maria (Eilif Svensson and Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2017)25:47 -Spots (Alex Hague, Jon Perry, and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2022)29:37 -Long Shot: The Dice Game (Chris Handy, Perplext, 2022)33:37 -Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2022)41:00 -Return to Dark Tower (Tim Burrell-Saward, Isaac Childres, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, & Brian Neff, Restoration Games, 2022)43:52 -Car Wars (Sixth Edition) (Samuel Mitschke & Rany Scheunemann, Steve Jackson Games, 2021)49:39 -Twilight Inscription (James Kniffen, FFG, 2022)51:47 -Space Cadets: Dice Duel (Geoff Engelstein and Sydney Engelstein, Stronghold, 2013)53:56 -Scooby-Doo! The Board Game (Guilherme Goulart and Fred Perret, CMON, 2022)57:32 -Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)1:02:50 -Chronicles of Avel (Przemek Wojtkowiak, Rebel Studio, 2021)1:04:23 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021)News (and why it doesn't matter):1:06:29 Funbrick Series by itten: two Reiner Knizia dexterity games!1:07:19 Queen's Dilemma, and the consumer's dilemma1:09:09 Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate on BackerKit. Strangely information-free campaign. 1:12:32 HeroScape campaign floundering.1:14:08 Another G.I. JOE expansion: Cold Snap1:14:37 Both Sadler brothers out of professional game design1:15:26 A reason why we don't do previews1:16:23 October 27th is Arkhipov DayAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live at SHUX 2022, we are joined with extra-special guest Quinns from Shut Up and Sit Down! He was clearly thrilled to be with us, as evinced by the following exchange:Mark: "We're professionals, Quinns."Quinns: "Citation needed."02:26 AYURIS: Hallertau (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2020)Games Played Last Week:05:11 -The Siege of Runedar (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2021)09:00 -Marrakesh (Stefan Feld, Queen Games, 2022)14:18 -Endless Winter: Paleoamericans (Stan Kordonskiy, Fantasia Games, 2022)20:24 -Sidereal Confluence 10m22s (TauCeti Deichmann, Wizkids, 2017)25:49 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)26:10 -Caverna: The Cave Farmers (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2013)28:31 -Master Word (Gérald Cattiaux, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):32:42 Terraforming Mars: Dice Game32:57 Reprint of Yellow & Yangtze: Huang by PHALANX35:07 Temple of Horrors: Dungeon crawling with shuffleboard combat36:55 October 27th is Akhipov Day38:11 Topic: Games that Make You Be MeanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We apologize for the poor quality of Mark's half of the audio this week. We offer two possible explanations. One is that Walker, motivated as he is by spite and malice, engaged in an elaborate act of sabotage so as to undermine Mark in public. The other is that Mark (the editor, mind you) messed up the audio settings. I agree that the latter is too improbable, too conspiratorial, to take seriously--but we include it for the sake of comprehensiveness. Games Played Last Week:01:32 -Twilight Inscription (James Kniffen, FFG, 2022)05:15 -Heaven & Ale (Michael Kiesling & Andreas Schmidt, eggertspiele, 2017)07:59 -Blood Rage (Eric Lang, CMON, 2015)09:07 -Fun Facts (Kasper Lapp, Repos Production, 2022)12:17 -Albedo: Space Pirates! (Kai Herbertz, Herbertz Entertainment UG, 2018)13:44 -51st State: Master Set (Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal, 2016)14:31 -Renegade (Richard Wilkins, Victory Point Games, 2018)17:31 -Flamecraft (Manny Vega, Cardboard Alchemy, 2022)19:42 -Massive Darkness 2: Heavenfall (Alex Olteanu & Marco Portugal, CMON, 2021)22:12 -Oneironauts (Oleksandr Nevskiy, IGAMES, 2022)26:12 -Now Boarding (Tim Fowers, Fowers Games, 2018)29:25 -Return to Dark Tower (Tim Burrell-Saward, Isaac Childres, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, & Brian Neff, Restoration Games, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):33:40 Cthulhu: Death May Die Season 3 coming to KS35:41 Persona 5 co-op card game by Atlus and Pandasaurus in October '2336:12 Spiel in Essen! For example, Cyclades 237:03 SHUX '22 is a wrap! Thank you, everyone! Live show with Quinns incoming37:39 Roundtable discussion with BGB released on Patreon, note about review copies38:39 Video review of Space Station Phoenix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibG5qf1Rwm039:14 Daybreak by Matt Leacock on Backerkit40:18 Arkhipov Day! In recognition of Vasily Arkhipiv saving the entire world on October 27, 1962, we celebrate Arkhipov Day on October 27th.40:49 Feature Game: Heroscape (Stephen Baker, Rob Daviau, & Craig Van Ness, Hasbro, 2004)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

001You approach a door. Test perception. If you fail, go to paragraph 105. If you succeed, go to paragraph 166.105You fail to notice a sharp thing, so you step on it and take 1 wound. Go to paragraph 166.166On the other side of the door are things you must kill for reasons. Dig out tiles 2B, 4A, 6A, 8B and 12B and get ready for some paperwork.02:23 AYURIS: Tungaru (Louis Malz & Stefan Malz, Alley Cat Games, 2020)Games Played Last Week:03:48 -Blood Rage (Eric Lang, CMON, 2015)06:29 -Wormholes (Peter McPherson, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022)09:16 -Envelopes of Cash (Andy Schwarz, Envelopes of Cash LLC, 2022)13:52 -Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2023)18:44 -Albedo: Yggdrasil (Kai Herbertz, Herbertz Entertainment UG, 2019)22:47 -Anachrony: Fractures of Time (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dávid Turczi, & Mindclash Games, 2020)27:58 -Trudvang Legends (Jordy Adan, Fel Barros, Guilherme Goulart, Eric M. Lang, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello, Umberto Pignatelli, & Fabio Tola, 2022)34:13 -Long Shot: The Dice Game (Chris Handy, Perplext, 2022)37:10 -Hanabi (Antoine Bauza, ABACUSSPIELE, 2010)40:42 -G.I. Joe Deck-Building Game: Shadow of the Serpent Expansion (Matt Hyra, Renegade Game Studios, 2022)42:45 -The Mirroring of Mary King (Jim Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):44:45 SHUX! September 30-October 2. SVWAG on stage for two live shows on October 1.46:25 We stream games on Twitch and rebroadcast those session on Youtube! Most recently, Anachrony.47:09 Space Dwarfs aka "Squats" from Games Workshop: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/09/13/welcome-to-the-big-leagues-who-are-the-five-biggest-leagues-of-votann/47:50 Fuse: Countdown expandalone48:21 Topic: What a Campaign NeedsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While we pride ourselves in playing more games in a week than many play in a month, when we take a week away from the SVWAG studio we often face a truly herculean backlog of games to discuss. This two-week period is no exception. Rest assured, we would never leave our dear listeners in the lurch, so we will keep you updated so you need not miss a thing. 01:00 AYURIS: Race to the Raft (Frank West, The City of Games, 2023) Games Played Last Week: 03:40 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023) 06:42 -Quin (Brian Rooney and Taeleen Woodard, Arch & Gravity Publishing, 2024) 11:41 -Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024)  14:47 -Gùgōng: Pànjūn (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2020) 22:00 -Skull (Hervé Marly, Asmodee, 2011) 24:09 -Space Gits (Mike Hutchinson, Planet Smasher Games, 2025) 30:06 -Bad Company (Kenneth Minde, Kristian Amundsen Østby, and Eilif Svensson, Aporta Games, 2021) 34:44 -Rebirth (Reiner Knizia, Mighty Boards, 2024) 36:48 -Tír na nÓg (Isaac Shalev & Jason Slingerland, Grand Gamers Guild, 2024) 38:51 -Let's Go! To Japan (Josh Wood, AEG, 2024) 41:52 -Keyflower (Sebastien Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2012)  42:54 -Altay: Dawn of Civilization (Paolo Mori & Ole Steiness, Ares Games, 2024) 47:09 -Abandon All Artichokes (Emma Larkins, Gamewright, 2020) 49:58 -Quacks (Wolfgang Warsch, Schmidt Spiele, 2018) 52:02 -23 Knives (Tyler J. Brown, Play to Z, 2025) 59:15 -Ghost Blitz: Spooky Doo (Jacques Zeimet, Zoch Verlag, 2016) News (and why it doesn't matter): 1:03:26 Catacombs Alpha, new entry point in the Catacombs series, on crowdfunding 1:04:13 Tariff highlights: Stegmaier lawsuit, CMON, Greater Than Games 1:07:15 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd 1:07:47 Commands & Colors news: new Memoir '44, Battle of Hoth 1:09:08 SVWAG interview with James of One Man Clapping episode #26 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even the steadfastly Imperial Americans are familiar with metric measurements of distance, volume, and temperature; but alas, the metric French Republican calendar has fallen by the wayside. Consisting of 12 months of exactly 30 days each (3 10-day weeks) with 5 (or 6, for leap years) interstitial days called "complementary days." I mean, you couldn't call them holidays what with your trying to purge religious influence on your calendar! In a fun twist, each of the 360 normal days, instead of Saint's Days, was meant to commemorate the "treasures of the rural economy." Like horseradish day (Frimaire 12), or rabbit day (Nivôse 15). Even more exotic was metric time, and don't get me started on that.Games Played Last Week:01:31 -Tobago: Volcano (Bruce Allen, Zoch Verlag, 2020)03:50 -Ascension Tactics: Miniatures Deckbuilding Game (Justin Gary & Ryan Sutherland, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2021)06:18 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021)08:50 -Resist! (Trevor Benjamin, Roger Tankersley, & David Thompson, Salt & Pepper Games, 2022) 14:07 -The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Menzel, KOSMOS, 2021)15:44 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)16:38 -51st State: Master Set (Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal, 2016)18:16 -Swords around the Throne (Renaud Verlaque, My Kind of Games, 2022)23:23 -Wormholes (Peter McPherson, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022)27:04 -Blitz Bowl: Season 2 (James M. Hewitt, Games Workshop Ltd., 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):33:07 SHUX! September 30-October 2. SVWAG on stage for two live shows on October 1.33:22 Unboxed: Board Game Experience and Design by Gordon Calleja and MIT Press releases October 4.34:13 Pandemic everything! Star Wars: The Clone Wars--A Pandemic System Game34:35 Mac Gerdts' Crossing Oceans35:43 International Gamers Awards winners announced: Carnegie, Ark Nova, and Cascadia.[EDIT: In the broadcast we mistakenly refer to the International Gamers Awards as the International Gaming Awards. We apologize for the error.]36:14 Disney trading card game: Disney Lorcana37:47 Feature Game: Capital Lux 2: Generations (Eilif Svensson & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2020)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We encourage elaborate deception in this week's episode. Go on designers, up your game. While we can't accept anything from you in terms of gifts or donations, you can totally fool us. Stack yourselves three deep in a trenchcoat! Pretend to be long-lost, estranged, and newly-dead relatives! Don silly hats and fake moustaches! Games Played Last Week:01:00 -Monumental (Matthew Dunstan, Funforge, 2020)06:37 -Spirit Island: Jagged Earth (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2020)08:52 -Ragusa (Fabio Lopiano, Braincrack Games, 2019)12:52 -Dead Reckoning (John D. Clair, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022)18:04 -Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition (Ted Alspach, Bézier Games, 2022)22:04 -Space Weirdos: A Skirmish Heartbreaker (Casey Garske, Garske Games, 2021)27:29 -Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2022)34:38 -Battlecrest: Fellwoods Base Game (Dustin Dobson & Milan Zivkovic, Button Shy, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):37:53 We have a Patreon. Please keep mum about it, designers! www.patreon.com/svwag39:11 Fun Facts by Repos Production39:40 David Thompson and BeyondSolitaire working on a game about the Night Witches40:31 Almost Innocent on KS: co-op deduction40:52 Come Together and hold a music festival41:44 Feature Game: Mosaic: A Story of Civilization (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2022)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fatal Fury 3's subtitle was Road to the Final Victory, ironic given that there were then four more Fatal Fury titles (the first's subtitle was The King of Fighters, which is its own huge delightful kettle of fish). While Fatal Fury Special (the actual third Fatal Fury title, which made 3 the fourth, please do keep up) was worthy in its own right, 3 is clearly where the Fatal Fury series hit its stride. This is to say nothing of the introductions of Ryuji Yamazaki and Blue Mary!It's either this or Kant, folks. 01:25 AYURIS: Dogs of War (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2014)Games Played Last Week:03:12 -Cosmic Frog (Jim Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2020)06:20 -Flotilla (J.B. Howell & Michael Mihealsick, WizKids, 2019)07:55 -Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape (Alex Olteanu & Marco Portugal, CMON, 2022)09:29 -Dead and Breakfast (Rodrigo Rego, Braincrack Games, 2018)12:12 -So, You've Been Eaten (Scott Almes, LudiCreations, 2022)16:13 -Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2023)20:27 -Ice Floes & Foes (Kees Meis & Dennis Merkx, Keep Exploring Games, 2021)23:35 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011)27:52 -Santorini (Gord!, Roxley, 2016)News (and why it doesn't matter):29:02 Chip Theory Games gifting board game media types with swords30:09 Vital Lacerda and Ian O'Toole: Inventions: Evolution of Ideas30:40 HeroScape will be distributed by Hasbro's crowdfunding platform, HasLab31:34 Astra from Mindclash games: straight to retail32:18 Topic: Efficiency EurosAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices