Solidarity, dear listeners, on this most august September Labour Day. Of course, Labour Day is the labour holiday invented for the US and Canada so as to undermine global solidarity. Nearly everywhere else celebrates International Workers' Day instead. One must marvel at the ingenuity of inventing Labour Day so as to undermine global labour solidarity. 

02:29 AYURIS: Rolling Heights (John D. Clair, AEG, 2023)

Games Played Last Week:

06:59 -Harmonies (Johan Benvenuto, Libellud, 2024)

09:49 -Flowerfall (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2012)

11:51 -MicroMacro: Crime City--All In (Johannes Sich, Edition Spielwiese, 2022)

12:29 -Who's the Banana? (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2009)

14:52 -Dodo (Frank Bebenroth and Marco Teubner, MOSMOS, 2020)

19:00 -Life in Reterra (Ken Gruhl and Eric M. Lang, Hasbro, 2024)

21:48 -Windmill Valley (Dani Garcia, Board&Dice, 2024)

25:12 -Ra (Reiner Knizia, alea, 1999)

28:28 -River of Gold (Keith Piggott, Office Dog, 2024)

33:06 -Spectral (Ryan Courtney, Bitewing Games, 2024)

37:07 -Bargain Hunter (Uwe Rosenberg, Valley Games, 1998)

41:53 -Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2024)

45:15 -Heat: Pedal to the Metal (Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen, Days of Wonder, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

47:18 Kronologic series: Paris 1920, Cuzco 1450, and Babylon 2500

48:15 Topic: Game Mastery

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Some important editorial notes!

-the game walker mentioned is Völuspá, and no we don't know what work those accents are doing;

-SVWAG does not engage in the eating of seal meat (no one's thought to offer, really);

-we hope that Undaunted 2200: Callisto will follow in Battle of Britain's excellent example of having a badass Sikh pilot.

Games Played Last Week:

01:02 -Nocturne (David Iezzi, Flatout Games, 2024) 

03:24 -Cosmic Encounter (Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, Bill Norton, Peter Olotka, and Kevin Wilson, Fantasy Flight, 2008)

12:20 -Spectral (Ryan Courtney, Bitewing Games, 2024)

15:13 -The Edge: Dawnfall (Michał Oracz, Krzysztof Piskorski, and Marcin Świerkot, Awaken Realms, 2018)

22:20 -Darwin’s Journey (Simone Luciani and Nestore Mangone, ThunderGryph Games, 2023)

24:50 -Life in Reterra (Ken Gruhl and Eric M. Lang, Hasbro, 2024)

28:06 -Undaunted: Battle of Britain (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2023)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

34:55 English Sakura Arms now owned by Japanime Games; third time's the charm?

37:03 Res Arcana Duo expandalone 

37:48 Natera: New Beginning: cute and only somewhat anthropomorphic

38:53 Lords of Heaven from PHALANX: Crusades revisionism or culturally sensitive?

40:55 Feature Game: Deep Rock Galactic (Ole Steiness, MOOD Publishing, 2022)

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While we pride ourselves on our internationalist focus here at SVWAG, we have been remiss in our multilingualism lately. While we reliably rendezvous with French on a semi-regular basis, a skosh of Japanese here and there, a quantum of Latin periodically, and whatever language AYURIS pretends to be, our Spanish could use some work. We thus devote ourselves to utter three whole words of Spanish in this episode.

01:30 AYURIS: Dwellings of Eldervale (Luke Laurie, Breaking Games, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:

03:36 -Federation (Dimitri Perrier and Matthieu Verdier, Explor8, 2022)

06:40 -Successors 4th Edition (Richard H. Berg and Mark Simonitch, PHALANX, 2022)

12:10 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023)

13:13 -TRICKTAKERs (Hiroken, Joyple Games, 2021) [EDIT: Mark mistakenly claimed that there is no English edition, but this is incorrect]

16:40 -Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2024)

22:03 -The Plum Island Horror (Hermann Luttmann, GMT Games, 2023)

26:36 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023)

28:45 -Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024)

35:42 -Gaia Project (Jens Drögemüller & Helge Ostertag, Feuerland Spiele, 2017)

37:47 -nana (Kaya Miyano, Mob+, 2021)

40:48 -Murray the A**hole Frog (Jenna Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2024)

46:04 -Jenga Maker (Uncredited, Hasbro, 2022)

48:32 -Arcs (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2024)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

55:33 Game Brewer, publisher of Stroganov, Oak and Gugong, calls it quits

55:51 Star Wars: X-Wing and Armada terminated by Atomic Mass Games

56:56 Hans im Glück starts asserting its ownership of the word "meeple"

57:30 Mike Hutchinson and Planet Smasher Games' possible future products: Perilous Tales/Gaslands XL box sets?, Space Gits merging dexterity and miniatures, and more

59:26 Topic: The 180

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Not every game needs to be four huge boxes full of other boxes and plastic. Some can be delightfully simple games... with boxes that are too big due to crowdfunding. Other games could be underappreciated Reiner Knizia classics brought to a new underappreciating audience! Via, I guess, the medium of crowdfunding. Hm. I suppose I don't have a point, except that we, like pearls before swine or a Knizia before a gamer, are ungrateful contradictory ingrates.

Games Played Last Week:
01:58 -Meadow (Klemens Kalicki, Rebel Studio, 2021)
07:26 -Chronicles of Avel (Przemek Wojtkowiak, Rebel Studio, 2021)
10:42 -Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape (Alex Olteanu & Marco Portugal, CMON, 2022)
13:36 -Noli (Jack Caesar & Alessio Cavatore, River Horse Ltd., 2022)
18:40 -Barrage: The Leeghwater Project (Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2019)
22:30 -Stephenson's Rocket (Reiner Knizia, Pegasus Spiele, 1999)
25:19 -The Mirroring of Mary King (Jim Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2022)
29:05 -Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2022)
36:23 -Siege of Mantua (Amabel Holland, Hollandspiele, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
41:01 Friedemann Friese's Findorff
41:46 SLightly more HeroScape news on Hasbro Pulse
43:50 Revive by Aporta Games

44:40 Feature Game: It's a Wonderful World (Frédéric Guérard, La Boîte de Jeu, 2019) and It's a Wonderful Kingdom (Frédéric Guérard, La Boîte de Jeu, 2021)

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I met a gamer from an antique land
Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of plastic
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
'My name is Cool Mini or Not, Kickstarter of Kickstarters.
Look on my pledges ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that Colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

-Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Cool Mini or Not"

01:17 AYURIS: Empyreal: Spells & Steam (Trey Chambers, Level 99 Games, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
03:21 -Marvel Dice Throne (Gavan Brown, Nate Chatellier, & Manny Trembley, Roxley, 2022)
05:39 -Yggdrasil Chronicles (Cédric Lefebvre, Ludonaute, 2019)
09:51 -Brian Boru: High King of Ireland (Peer Sylvester, Osprey Games, 2021)
14:37 -Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape (Alex Olteanu & Marco Portugal, CMON, 2022)
16:26 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022)
18:20 -Décorum (Harry Mackin, Charlie Mackin, & Drew Tenenbaum, Floodgate Games, 2022)
21:24 -Horizon Wars: Zero Dark (Robey Jenkins, Precinct Omega Publishing, 2020)
23:11 -Skull (Hervé Marly, Asmodee, 2011)
23:37 -Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Scrawlers--Heroes of Undermountain (Vangelis Bagiartakis & Konstantinos Karagiannis, Wizkids, 2021)
24:57 -So Clover! (François Romain, Repos Production, 2021)
27:04 -Hour of Need (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022)
29:58 -Framework (Uwe Rosenberg, Edition Spielwiese, 2022)
29:58 -Nova Luna (Uwe Rosenberg & Corné van Moorsel, Edition Spielwiese, 2019)
31:03 -Cerebria: The Inside World (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, István Pócsi, Frigyes Schőberl, Nick Shaw, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2018)
35:42 -XenoShyft: Onslaught (Keren Philosophales & Michael Shinall, CMON, 2015) and Dreadmire (Michael Shinall, CMON, 2017)
37:32 -Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2023)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
41:59 AGL Tournament Pack--Bixie Edition for Aristeia!
42:37 FFG's Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
42:50 Pandasaurus and Elizabeth Hargrave's The Fox Experiment

44:06 Topic: Done with CMON?

1:05:23 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: Prey

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The Smart Car was truly out-of-the-box thinking. "Why do passenger cars all have to be the way they are?" asked some clever group of designers, and designed the minimalistic teensy Smart Car. Of course, the challenges posed by manufacturing the little thing, or driving the little thing on a highway, or walking away from a crash in the little thing, proved to be compelling arguments in favour of more traditional passenger car manufacture. What I'm saying is that sometimes the box exists for a reason, notwithstanding the virtues of experimentation.

Games Played Last Week:
01:48 -The Guild of Merchant Explorers (Matthew Dunstan & Brett J. Gilbert, AEG, 2022)
06:25 -Street Masters (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2018)
11:37 -Oltréé (Antoine Bauza & John Grümph, Studio H, 2021)
17:08 -Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape (Alex Olteanu & Marco Portugal, CMON, 2022)
21:46 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022)
24:04 -Groundhog Day: The Game (Propsero Hall, Funko Games, 2021)
26:21 -Framework (Uwe Rosenberg, Edition Spielwiese, 2022)
29:11 -Circadians: Chaos Order (S J Macdonald & Zach Smith, Garphill Games, 2022)
33:59 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021)
35:39 -Vengeance (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2018)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
42:24 Tiletum from Daniele Tascini and Simone Luciani, update on the Daniele Tascini controversies
44:47 HeroScape will not return with pre-painted minis and ode to American retail
47:31 SVWAG at the Shut Up & Sit Down Expo: SHUX! September 30 - October 2

47:45 Feature Game: Space Station Phoenix (Gabriel J. Cohn, Rio Grande Games, 2022)

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There was a time you could just stroll in a big box store in the United States and just buy a miniatures skirmish game that was actually pretty good. Sure, it didn't have analog movement or anything, but it used true line of sight and had amazing plastic terrain. So much plastic. Like, a whole lot. One the one hand, Hasbro says they're bringing HeroScape back, but on the other, ain't no way it's coming back the same as it was. They're going to bleed us dry for those little pre-painted dolls--even assuming they're still pre-painted, that is.

Games Played Last Week:
02:22 -My Father's Work (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2022)
04:20 -Kleos (Jim Kavanagh, Azure Horizon Games, 2021)
08:14 -Meeple War (Max Valembois, Blue Cocker Games, 2016)
10:23 -Imperium: The Contention (Gary Dworetsky, Contention Games, 2021)
12:24 -Neuroshima Hex! 3.0: Beasts (Joanna Kijanka, Portal Games, 2021)
13:48 -Catch the Moon (Fabien Riffaud & Juan Rodriguez, Bombyx, 2017)
15:09 -A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians (Gernot Köpke & Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2018)
16:45 -Zeppelin Attack! (Eric B. Vogel, Evil Hat Productions, 2014)
19:22 -Arctic Scavengers (Robert K. Gabhart, Rio Grande Games, 2009)
20:43 -Capital Lux 2: Generations (Eilif Svensson & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2021)
23:04 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022)
26:53 -Flourish (James A. Wilson & Clarissa A. Wilson, Starling Games, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
29:37 Everdell digital on Steam by Dire Wolf
30:37 www.patreon.com/svwag
31:39 HeroScape: Age of Annihilation announced at GenCon
34:35 Imperium: Horizons expandalone for Classics/Legends with 14 new civilizations
37:05 SVWAG at the Shut Up & Sit Down Expo: SHUX! September 30 - October 2

37:19 Feature Game: Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2022)

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Times are bad. Children no longer listen to their elders and everyone is running a Kickstarter. When I started this hobby I had no idea I would get a crash course in international shipping and logistics. Back in the day you might have had a friend in Germany send you the hot new thing, now you're tracking to see when the container ship with your stuff gets to leave port in China.

01:24 AYURIS: Beyond the Sun (Dennis K. Chan, Rio Grande Games, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
03:42 -Legacy of Dragonholt (Nikki Valens with Daniel Clark, Tim Flanders, Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda, & Greg Spyridis, FFG, 2017)
09:51 -Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Scrawlers--Heroes of Undermountain (Vangelis Bagiartakis & Konstantinos Karagiannis, Wizkids, 2021)
11:36 -The Great Wall (Kamil 'Sanex' Cieśla, Robert Plesowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms, 2021)
15:08 -Eriantys (Leo Colovini, Cranio Creations, 2021)
20:28 -Northgard: Uncharted Lands (Adrian Dinu, Shiro Games, 2022)
26:14 -Space Station Phoenix (Gabriel J. Cohn, Rio Grande Games, 2022)
30:07 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)
31:21 -Circadians: Chaos Order (S J Macdonald & Zach Smith, Garphill Games, 2022)
37:35 -Mosaic: A Story of Civilization (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
47:38 Peter Pan by Marc Paquien
48:07 Reprint of Traumfabrik: Nightmare Productions (by Trick or Treat Productions)
48:29 Return of the 7th Sea CCG
48:45 Deal with the Devil: hidden roles, app-driven, huge theological questions
49:26 Bloodstones by Martin Wallace
50:31 SVWAG at the Shut Up & Sit Down Expo: SHUX! September 30 - October 2

51:11 Topic: Does the Industry Demand Too Much?

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Much talk of animals this week, what with wombats and mass animal harvesting in Stroganov. Mark's experience was that despite covering many hot-button issues in his medical ethics classes, the one that invariably produced the most voluble emotional responses was that of medical testing on animals. Pit Bull owners, in particular; despite there being no medical testing of the type discussed on Pit Bulls. Go figure.

Games Played Last Week:
01:03 -San Francisco (Reiner Knizia, Rebel Studio, 2022)
04:44 -Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition (Ludovic Maublanc, Repos Production, 2014)
06:69 -Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2022)
08:15 -Vengeance (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2018)
10:17 -Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Scrawlers--Heroes of Undermountain (Vangelis Bagiartakis & Konstantinos Karagiannis, Wizkids, 2021)
12:58 -Dungeons, Dice & Danger (Richard Garfield, alea, 2022)
15:44 -Space Station Phoenix (Gabriel J. Cohn, Rio Grande Games, 2022)
20:09 -The Great Wall (Kamil 'Sanex' Cieśla, Robert Plesowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms, 2021)
23:08 -Hand-to-Hand Wombat (Matthew Inman, Elan Lee, & Cory O'Brien, Exploding Kittens, 2022)
26:38 -Transmissions (Adam West, CrossCut Games, 2022)
27:54 -Legacy of Dragonholt (Nikki Valens with Daniel Clark, Tim Flanders, Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda, & Greg Spyridis, FFG, 2017)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
32:06 SVWAG at the Shut Up & Sit Down Expo: SHUX! September 30 - October 2
32:30 SVWAG back on YouTube: Video review of Stars of Akarios' Prelude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXJrOXhZz0E
32:42 Gordon Calleja's Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan
33:33 Undaunted: Battle of Britain
34:37 Ascending Empires: Zenith edition 2023 WizKids
35:48 Hickory Dickory
36:20 Spirit Island: New Horizons Target-exclusive
38:42 CMON's Dune: War for Arrakis

39:20 Feature Game: Stroganov (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2021)

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We celebrate the release of a palindrome episode with the glorious news of the return of SHUX, the Shut Up & Sit Down Expo. Perhaps more relevantly, SVWAG are invited guests! Both Mark and Walker will be in Vancouver from September 30th to October 2nd. Now that you know where they will be, you can more efficiently avoid them. Or you could go play a game with them, whatevs.

02:54 AYURIS: Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef (Tim Eisner & Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
05:45 -Vengeance: Roll & Fight (Gordon Calleja, Noralie Lubbers, & Dávid Turczi, Mighty Boards, 2022)
10:05 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)
10:52 -Scape Goat (Jon Perry, Indie Boards & Cards, 2020)
12:54 -Battlelore 2nd Edition (Richard Borg & Robert A. Kouba, FFG, 2013)
15:57 -Millennium Blades: Collusion (Joshua Van Laningham & D. Brad Talton, Jr., Level 99 Games, 2021)
21:32 -Golem (Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2021)
22:42 -Clash of the Gladiators (Reiner Knizia, Rio Grande Games, 2002)
27:17 -Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)
28:22 -Ghost Adventure (Wlad Watine, Buzzy Games, 2020)
31:36 -Orléans (Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2014)
33:01 -Shamans (Cédrick Chaboussit, Studio H, 2021)
37:19 -Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2022)
38:39 -Scythe (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2016)
39:44 -The Guild of Merchant Explorers (Matthew Dunstan & Brett J. Gilbert, AEG, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
41:09 Discordia by Bernd Eisenstein
41:25 Spiel des Jahres Winner: Cascadia from Randy Flynn and Flatout Games, Kennerspiel Living Forest from Aske Christiansen and Ludonaute
41:52 The Wordle nightmare evolves into board form
42.32 Sabika by Germán P. Millán
43:00 SVWAG at the Shut Up & Sit Down Expo: SHUX! September 30 - October 2

43:57Topic: Fumbling towards a New Normal
Video: Board Game Design: How COVID 19 changed the board game industry forever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM190p6MiPk

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It's a weird little thematic disconnect when you're not sure who or what your avatar in-game is. Perhaps we have swallowed corporate personhood so fully that we can easily accept playing as a corporation but balk a little at an amorphous group of power brokers--or a faceless protagonist channeling tree spirits.


Games Played Last Week:
01:51 -The Great Wall (Kamil 'Sanex' Cieśla, Robert Plesowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms, 2021)
08:19 -Stars of Akarios (Brendan McCaskell & Jonathan Thwaites, OOMM, 2022)
12:16 -Messina 1347 (Raúl Fernández Aparicio & Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2021)
[EDIT: An earlier version of this episode uncritically parroted the dodgy history of the game's purported setting. We apologize for the error and will address it further.]
13:56 -So Clover! (François Romain, Repos Production, 2021)
16:01 -Rush Out! (Thomas Dupont, Sit Down!, 2021)
19:43 -Vengeance: Roll & Fight (Gordon Calleja, Noralie Lubbers, & Dávid Turczi, Mighty Boards, 2022)
23:30 -Project L (Michal Mikeš, Jan Soukal, & Adam Spanel, Boardcubator, 2020)
26:45 -Ark Worlds: MOBA Inspired Hero Engagements Game (Orion McClelland, Unpossible Game Labs, 2021)
31:04 -Reichbusters: Project Vril (Jake Thornton, Mythic Games, 2020)
32:42 -The Silver Bayonet (Joseph McCullough, Osprey Games, 2021)
37:30 -Barrage (Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2019)
38:12 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)
38:34 -Aquatica (Ivan Tuzovsky, Cosmodrome Games, 2019)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
40:35 Grand Carnival expansion and Kittens Love Sushi on Kickstarter
41:32 Omicron Protocol: Critical Condition on Kickstarter
42:25 So far so good for Board Game Arena under Asmodee? T&E, Regicide, El Grande

44:17 Feature Game: Sakura Arms (BakaFire, Level 99 Games 2022)

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Enjoy the works of Thomas Lehmann while you can! Despite the lack of player interaction of Dice Realms, Mr. Lehmann has violated local, provincial, and federal law by not supplying a solo mode. International treaty has also been flouted by the absence of a campaign. I fear he may be put in boardgame jail as a consequence. Can he build a tableau convincing enough as his defence? His attorney, Dr. Gonzo, does not inspire much confidence.

Games Played Last Week:
01:01 -Titan (Matthieu Podevin, Holy Grail Games, 2022)
09:25 -Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2022)
12:58 -Core Worlds: Nemesis (Andrew Parks, Quixotic Games, 2021)
16:36 -Transmissions (Adam West, CrossCut Games, 2022)
19:11 -burncycle (Josh J. Carlson & Shannon Wedge, Chip Theory Games, 2022)
21:41 -Lancaster: Big Box (Matthias Cramer & Wolfgang Panning, Queen Games, 2015)
27:49 -Sleeping Gods (Ryan Laukat, Red Raven Games, 2021)
31:21 -Shamans (Cédrick Chaboussit, Studio H, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
34:49 FlickFleet: Xeno Wars on Gamefound
36:12 Village Big Box
36:39 Puerto Rico decolonized: Puerto Rico 1897
37:53 Furnace expansion: Interbellum
38:25 BoardGameGeek signs deal to push Gamegenic sleeves. Too little independent media in boardgaming?

40:22 Feature Game: Dice Realms (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2022)

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Mark had to reign himself in considerably this week, what with the song temptations of the Talking Heads followed by his favourite torch song teased by Welcome to the Moon. He also tried to workshop a Gourds of Atlantis joke, but responses were--to put it mildly--not encouraging. It wasn't a total loss, as he managed to sneak in some Norse mythology in Telestrations. So that's... something.

Games Played Last Week:
01:11 -XenoShyft: Onslaught (Keren Philosophales & Michael Shinall, CMON, 2015)
06:21 -Azul: Queen's Garden (Michael Kiesling, Next Move Games, 2021)
09:55 -Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2017)
11:42 -Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Scrawlers--Heroes of Undermountain (Vangelis Bagiartakis & Konstantinos Karagiannis, Wizkids, 2021)
13:41 -Telestrations (Uncredited, USAopoly, 2009)
19:17 -Trickerion: Legends of Illusion (Richard Amann & Viktor Peter, Mindclash Games, 2015)
20:40 -Psycho Killer (Michael Wilkinson, Escape Tabletop Games, 2020)
23:47 -Welcome to the Moon (Alexis Allard & Benoit Turpin, Blue Cocker Games, 2021)
25:47 -Yak (Michael Luu, Pretzel Games, 2022)
26:44 -Dice Realms (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2022)
32:44 -Yokohama Roll & Write (Hisashi Hayashi, OKAZU Brand, 2021)
34:54 -Stars of Akarios (Brendan McCaskell & Jonathan Thwaites, OOMM, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
39:22 Spirit Island expansion to be funded on BackerKit; new crowdfunding options
40:55 Galactic Renaissance by Christian Martinez of Inis; the "Political Trilogy" by Matagot

42:05 Feature Game: Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)

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There are certain portentous events that presage massive upheaval and transformative revolution, both good and ill--Mark regards travel as one of these cataclysmic convulsions (ill), but the same is true of the arrival of the man known as Doctor Stallone (good). Both have coincided in the world of SVWAG this week, a confluence more consequential than the great passage of Halley's comet that prompted the original quote of "Après moi, le déluge." There's just a lot, people.

01:33 AYURIS: Flamecraft (Manny Vega, Cardboard Alchemy, 2022)

Games Played Last Week:

03:12 -Dune: Imperium--Uprising (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2023)

06:17 -Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods (Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia, Cranio Creations, 2023)

10:08 -Ra (Reiner Knizia, alea, 1999)

13:19 -Skyrise (Gavan Brown, Sébastien Pauchon, and Adam Wyse, Roxley, 2024)

16:37 -Medici (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 1995)

22:13 -Stroganov (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2021)

26:53 -Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes (Paolo Mori, PSC Games, 2019)

29:05 -Radlands (Daniel Piechnick, Roxley, 2021)

31:05 -Root (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2018)

33:40 -Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza, Ravensburger, 2017)

34:26 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020)

36:47 -Orléans (Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2014)

38:14 -Tower of Babel (Reiner Knizia, Hans im Gluck, 2005)

39:27 -Telestrations (Uncredited, USAopoly, 2009)

41:11 -Beyond Balderdash (Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne, Canada Games Company, 1993)

43:30 -Quest (Don Eskridge, Indie Boards & Cards, 2021)

46:23 -Calico (Kevin Russ, Flatout Games, 2020)

47:55 -Legacy of Yu (Shem Phillips, Garphill Games, 2023) 

49:51 -BattleCON: Unleashed (D. Brad Talton, Level 99 Games, 2020) 

53:07 -TEAM3 GREEN (Alex Cutler & Matt Fantastic, Brain Games, 2019)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

55:32 Tapple After Dark...? Uh, no thanks

56:28 Race for the Galaxy Roll & Write from Tom Lehman

57:04 Walker tells lies that evoke a greater truth

57:50 Check out Mark's video game podcast, All My Best Friends Are Digital

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The dam has burst, and the flow of large player-count games rushes without signs of abating. We are willing to be sufficiently foolhardy to gather in larger groups, so the demand for 6+ player games has skyrocketed; and with it, the chance to return to old favourites. Dare we call it... a party?

Games Played Last Week:
02:22 -Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)
07:46 -Thor (Reiner Knizia, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, 2002)
10:37 -Reichbusters: Project Vril (Jake Thornton, Mythic Games, 2020)
12:13 -Just One (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Repos Production, 2018)
13:28 -Wits & Wagers (Dominic Crapuchettes, North Star Games, 2005)
13:58 -For Sale: Advisors (Stefan Dorra, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2021)
17:39 -The Guild of Merchant Explorers (Matthew Dunstan & Brett J. Gilbert, AEG, 2022)
19:21 -Empyreal: Spells & Steam (Trey Chambers, Level 99 Games, 2020)
21:20 -Yak (Michael Luu, Pretzel Games, 2022)
23:28 -Trial by Trolley (Scott Hauser, Skybound Games, 2020)
26:59 -The Chameleon (Rikki Tahta, Big Potato, 2017)
28:09 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004)
28:49 -Blood Bound (Kalle Krenzer, Fantasy Flight Games, 2013)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
31:49 Joan of Arc: Orléans Draw & Write, Yokohama Roll & Write
32:53 KS: Metropolys becomes Skyrise, Septima from Mindclash, and Bot Factory from Lacerda
33:29 RIP Maureen Hiron, hall-of-fame designer of Continuo and many others

34:14 Feature Game: Golem (Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2021)

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Walker yearns for a universal grammar, a sort of iconograhic Esperanto. That is a bridge too far for Mark, but they nonetheless find common ground on certain time terms and certain graphical conventions. They may be alone, of course, but they would rather that everyone deferred to their intuitions.

01:17 AYURIS: The Castles of Tuscany (Stefan Feld, alea, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
03:17 -Unsettled (Marc Neidlinger & Tom Mattson, Orange Nebula, 2021)
08:45 -Sniper Elite: The Board Game (Roger Tankersly & David Thompson, Rebellion Unplugged, 2022)
12:48 -Hidden Leaders (Andreas Müller, Markus Müller, & Raphael Stocker, BFF Games, 2022)
15:18 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021)
17:41 -Stars of Akarios (Brendan McCaskell & Jonathan Thwaites, OOMM, 2022)
25:13 -Omicron Protocol (Brendan Kendrick & Bernie Lin, Dead Alive Games, 2022)
31:14 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021)
32:10 -Warpgate (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2018)
33:45 -Shards of Infinity (Gary Arant & Justin Gary, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2018)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
34:36 TOYS! Snap Ships Tactics
36:09 CMON: Cyberpunk 2077 and Zombicide Flip and Write. Whee.
36:58 DVG Reprints & Dice: Pavlov's House and Soldiers in Postman's Uniforms
37:53 War of the Ring Card Game by Ian Brody
38:24 Drags 2 Riches: Eleganza Deckbuilding Extravanganza
39:00 MicroMacro Crime City All-In: Sept 22

39:28 Topic: Let's Get on the Same Page

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After a purgatorial thirteen months, Mark will be released from his Cain-like wanderings and allowed to repatriate to Kingston where he will get to be home. He figures that if Immanuel Kant got to be world famous before the age of global communications without leaving a 50 kilometer radius of his hometown, he has more than paid his dues. If anyone wants him to attend a function in the future, they had best plan on getting married and/or dying in close proximity to Mark's home.

01:43 AYURIS: Lost Ruins of Arnak (Elwen & Mín, CGE, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
03:51 -Foundations of Rome (Emerson Matsuuichi, Arcane Wonders, 2022)
07:05 -Golem (Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2021)
10:56 -Token Terrors: Battlegrounds (John de Campos & Phillip Doccolo, Terrible Games, 2020)
16:50 -Switch & Signal (David Thompson, KOSMOS, 2020)
19:13 -Unsettled (Marc Neidlinger & Tom Mattson, Orange Nebula, 2021)
27:09 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021)
28:21 -The Bridges of Shangri-La (Leo Colovini, Uberplay, 2003)
32:09 -Merchants of the Dark Road (Brian Suhre, Elf Creek Games, 2022)
36:09 -Paper Tales (Masato Uesugi, Stronghold, 2017)
38:31 -Memoir '44 (Richard Borg, Days of Wonder, 2004)
41:52 -Iwari (Michael Schacht, ThunderGlyph Games, 2020)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
44:51 Ghost Adventure: spinning, grabbing, tilting!
45:57 Uwe Rosenberg's Atiwa (Ghana)
47:42 Idavoll for Nidavellir: giants, Aesir, and more
49:33 Terra Mystica minus tracks becomes Terra Nova?
50:24 Terraforming Mars: Dice Game

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Multi-Deck System Games! Canadian content! Kevin Bacon! So many digressions in an episode packed with so much culture it couldn't even fit in one of Vin Diesel's muscle shirts. We do, however, focus on games long enough to rhetorically ask--with several stress patterns--of David Thompson: who is this guy? As a note, during the time of the taping of this episode, David Thompson released five more excellent board games. Oh, sorry, I type slowly, make that six.

01:23 AYURIS: Fort (Grant Rodiek, Leder Games, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
03:36 -Contra: The Board Game (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022)
08:23 -Hour of Need (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022)
13:58 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022)
17:41 -Sniper Elite: The Board Game (Roger Tankersly & David Thompson, Rebellion Unplugged, 2022)
24:31 -SCOUT (Kei Kajino, Oink Games, 2019)
26:48 -Hidden Leaders (Andreas Müller, Markus Müller, & Raphael Stocker, BFF Games, 2022)
30:09 -Foundations of Rome (Emerson Matsuuichi, Arcane Wonders, 2022)
34:18 -Stroganov (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2021)
37:44 -burncycle (Josh J. Carlson & Shannon Wedge, Chip Theory Games, 2022)
44:48 -For Sale (Stefan Dorra, Uberplay, 1997)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
46:39 Support the show on Patreon, by word of mouth, or don't. You do you!
48:56 Fantasy Realms Deluxe. With sleeves!
49:35 Arcs by Leder Games on Kickstarter now. Trick-taking!
50:27 Batman: Gotham City Chronicles Season 3. New rulebook!

52:48 Topic: Designer Spotlight: David Thompson
[EDIT: The actor who co-starred in Tremors is named Michael Gross. We regret the error.]

1:17:45 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Pentaverate

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On Mark's drive across Canada (the first time), he stopped in Drumheller, Alberta for some dinosaur tourism. It has a truly impressive nodosaur specimen. The nodosaur is a close relative of the ankylosaur, a key difference being the former's lack of a thagomizer, the club-like appendage at the end of an ankylosaur's tail. Mark bought a plastic ankylosaur as a souvenir. Its name is Angie.
Perseverance doesn't have any ankylosaurs or nodosaurs. A shame.

Games Played Last Week:
00:53 -Planet Unknown (Ryan Lambert & Adam Rehberg, Adam's Apple Games, 2022)
04:53 -Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2022)
11:16 -Imperium: Legends (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021)
15:08 -Titan (Matthieu Podevin, Holy Grail Games, 2022)
21:19 -Hour of Need (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022)
27:25 -Get on Board: New York & London (Saashi, IELLO, 2022)
28:31 -Omicron Protocol (Brendan Kendrick & Bernie Lin, Dead Alive Games, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
34:05 Starship Captains by CGE (not Vlaada)
34:56 Leave the Church in the Village: Quoridor-esque?
35:50 Spiel des Jahres Nominees: Cascadia, SCOUT, Top Ten. Kennerspiel: Living Forest, Cryptid, Dune: Imperium
37:13 Escape from New York

38:07 Feature Game: Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles Episodes 1 & 2 (Richard Amann, Thomas Vande Ginste, Viktor Peter, Wolf Plancke, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2022)

1:09:53 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Kid Detective

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We received a number of questions of a more personal nature which we have decided not to address. This is only partially out of a sense of privacy. Rather, we are firmly of the editorial position that the show is best when we focus on games, rather than the personal details of the hosts. We pride ourselves in only wasting a certain amount of your valuable time, and were we to indulge in more personal digressions that could easily balloon the show well beyond the limits of absurdity.

01:08 AYURIS: Flotilla (J.B. Howell & Michael Mihealsick, WizKids, 2019)

Games Played Last Week:
04:10 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021)
07:26 -Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape (Alex Olteanu & Marco Portugal, CMON, 2022)
11:40 -Foundations of Rome (Emerson Matsuuichi, Arcane Wonders, 2022)
13:31 -Planet Unknown (Ryan Lambert & Adam Rehberg, Adam's Apple Games, 2022)
17:45 -Ghosts of Christmas (Taiki Shinzawa, BoardGameTables.com, 2022)
20:00 -Imperium: The Contention (Gary Dworetsky, Contention Games, 2021)
21:26 -Legendary Inventors (Frédéric Henry, Bombyx, 2016)
22:50 -Capital Lux 2: Generations (Eilif Svensson & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2021)
26:22 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022)
29:40 -Space Alert (Vlaada Chvátil, Czech Games Edition, 2008)
30:57 -Reichbusters: Project Vril (Jake Thornton, Mythic Games, 2020)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
32:02 Tough Calls: Dystopia; negotiation reminiscent of Durance?
33:05 Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods is back, revised, on Kickstarter #noTyrnosale
34:10 Awlrach the Drowner from Games Workshop

34:49 Topic: Omnibus Questions Charlie Bravo

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Inquiring minds demand to know, and we, your humble servants, must perforce answer. Mark resists the urge to elaborate on Kant and Macross! Walker resists the siren call of nineties hip hop! Such feats of iron will are the least of what our curious and/or trolling listeners deserve.
(It's the curious trolls that always get you in the end)

01:21 AYURIS: Babylonia (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2019)

Games Played Last Week:
03:05 -Switch & Signal (David Thompson, KOSMOS, 2020)
05:30 -Cryptid: Urban Legends (Hal Duncan & Ruth Veevers, Osprey Games, 2022)
09:21 -Horrified: American Monsters (Michael Mulvihill, Ravensburger, 2021)
11:48 -Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape (Alex Olteanu & Marco Portugal, CMON, 2022)
18:29 -Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles Episode 1 (Richard Amann, Thomas Vande Ginste, Viktor Peter, Wolf Plancke, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2022)
22:42 -Core Worlds: Empires (Christopher Guild & Andrew Parks, Quixotic Games, 2021)
30:47 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022)
35:19 -Envelopes of Cash (Andy Schwarz, Envelopes of Cash LLC, 2022)
40:17 -Fjords (Franz-Benno Delonge & Phil Walker-Harding, Grail Games, 2022)
42:55 -Capital Lux 2: Pocket (Eilif Svensson & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
46:30 Age of Steam Deluxe with new maps and no authorial attribution
47:05 Reprint of classic game Inkognito
48:40 David Thompson's RESIST! on Gamefound May 12th
49:09 Point Salad Pokémon version
49:56 Kingdom Builder: Empire Edition for exorbitant monies

51:57 Topic: Omnibus Questions Charlie Alpha

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I wanna be where the patients are
I wanna see, wanna see 'em coughin'

Buildin' your wings, you don't get too far
Clients are required for billing, charging

Up where they sneeze, up where they shudder
Up where they stay all day just to suffer
Treatin' for a fee, wish I could be
Part of that world

01:37 AYURIS: Cosmic Frog (Jim Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
04:10 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022)
10:04 -Décorum (Harry Mackin, Charlie Mackin, & Drew Tenenbaum, Floodgate Games, 2022)
14:48 -Crescent Moon (Steven Mathers, Osprey Games, 2022)
23:07 -Gutenberg (Katarzyna Cioch & Wojciech Wiśniewski, Granna, 2021)
26:06 -Jekyll vs. Hyde (Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2021)
28:30 -Stroganov (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2021)
31:01 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021)
39:25 -Hippocrates (Alain Orban, Game Brewer, 2022)
42:31 -Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019)


News (and why it doesn't matter):
46:38 Twilight Imperium Roll and Write
46:56 Twilight Imperium Codex on FFG website
47:27 Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods cancelled Kickstarter campaign; #noTyrnosale
50:07 Firefly deckbuilding game from Gale Force Nine

50:27 Topic: Hidden Trackable Information

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Preparation is important. We very carefully do our advance research here at SVWAG, but occasionally mild errors do creep in. For this week, Mark studiously crafted notes and observations on such issues as four octave vocal ranges, Nickelodeon celebrity culture, and whether boredom of a third party constitutes necessary or sufficient conditions for breaking up with one's girlfriend. Sadly for Mark, Ariana was not the Grande under discussion this week, so he was forced to begin anew.

Games Played Last Week:
01:12 -Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019)
05:36 -Contra: The Board Game (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022)
07:08 -Furnace (Ivan Lashin, Hobby World, 2021)
08:38 -Pulsar 2849 (Vladimír Suchý, CGE, 2017)
10:59 -Settlement (Oleksandr Nevskiy, IGAMES, 2021)
12:43 -Race for the Galaxy (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2007)
16:23 -Décorum (Harry Mackin, Charlie Mackin, & Drew Tenenbaum, Floodgate Games, 2022)
19:49 -Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition (Sydney Engelstein, Jacob Fryxelius, & Nick Little, Stronghold Games, 2021)
23:34 -Factory 42 (Timo Multamäki, Dragon Dawn Productions, 2021)
31:05 -Nidavellir: Thingvellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020)
33:31 -Dune: Imperium--Rise of Ix (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2022)


News (and why it doesn't matter):
37:19 Rise & Fall by Christophe Boelinger and Ludically launching on Kickstarter in July
37:54 Doomrock Ultimate on Gamefound
38:46 Castles by the Sea on Kickstarter
39:41 Robotech Macross DOG FIGHT follow-up: caveat emptor, perhaps best to wait and see
41:05 Mark on Board Game Barrage this Thursday, April 28
41:45 Check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/svwag, new exclusive show BLOAT
42:30 Upcoming Omnibus questions episode! Please submit any and all questions. www.sowronggames.com/contact

43:07 Feature Game: El Grande (Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich, Hans im Glück, 1995)

1:15:08 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Orbital Children

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A tragedy of consuming media or goods is that sometimes, regardless of how diligent you are, you cannot keep up with new releases. The creators you love might keep putting out new products, and even a casual enthusiast of a given medium might be disappointed to learn that they missed out on an offering. What I'm trying to get at is that HOW DARE they make a new Macross tabletop game and NOT TELL MARK.

01:15 AYURIS: Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy (Touko Tahkokallio, Lautapelit.fl, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
03:44 -Cascadia (Randy Flynn, Flatout Games, 2021)
06:25 -Contra: The Board Game (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022)
12:25 -Planet Unknown (Ryan Lambert & Adam Rehberg, Adam's Apple Games, 2022)
14:43 -Mega Man Adventures (Peter Gousis & Michael D. Kelley, Blacklist Games, 2022)
19:35 -Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done (Seth Jaffee, Tasty Minstrel, 2018)
21:16 -Albedo (Kai Herbertz, Herbertz Entertainment UG, 2017)
23:13 -Reichbusters: Project Vril (Jake Thornton, Mythic Games, 2020)
28:01 -Medici: The Dice Game (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2020)
30:01 -Merchants of the Dark Road (Brian Suhre, Elf Creek Games, 2022)
33:57 -Mogul (Michael Schacht, Spiele aus Timbuku, 2002)
36:38 -Jekyll vs. Hyde (Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2021)
37:05 -Attika (Marcel-André Casasola Merkle, Hans im Glück, 2003)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
39:43 Robotech Macross DOG FIGHT and Mark loses his mind
41:30 Boardgamegeek Golden Geek Award Nominations
42:32 A Game of Thrones 2nd. edition app gets A Feast for Crows expansion
43:12 New Necromunda gets vehicles: Ash Wastes
44:40 Shut Up & Sit Down Expo (SHUX) back in Vancouver: Sep. 30-Oct. 2

45:09 Topic: End Conditions

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All I need to know about animal reproduction I learned from Uwe Rosenberg. I suspect many people have The Talk, which in my case was my father teaching me how to play Agricola. Navigating my twenties in utter ignorance wasn't easy, but now that Uwe has told me about the birds and the bees (and the sheep and the pigs and the cows) via Agricola I'm practically a biologist.

01:25 AYURIS: Dead Reckoning (John D. Clair, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022)

Games Played Last Week:

05:10 -Tigris & Euphrates (Reiner Knizia, Hans im Gluck, 1997)

09:12 -Antike II (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2015)

11:32 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023)

16:26 -Galactic Renaissance (Christian Martinez, Matagot, 2024)

21:56 -The Vale of Eternity (Eric Hong, Mandoo Games, 2023)

23:58 -Meeple Circus (Cedric Millet, Matagot, 2017)

27:31 -Mythwind (Nathan Lige and Brendan McCaskell, Open Owl Studios, 2023)

30:48 -Titans Tactics (G. Kelly Toyama, Imbalanced Games, 2013)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

33:59 Please support us on Patreon, if inclined! www.patreon.com/svwag

35:06 Dávid Turczi and Nigel Buckle's pseudo-sequel to Imperium, Star Trek: Captain's Chair  

36:47 Dungeon Fighter will get a Star Trek reimplementation

37:05 Mark's new podcast with Caitlin Bailey, All My Best Friends Are Digital: video games and the stories they tell

37:37 Defenders of the Realm gets a reprint and a facelift

38:10 Topic: Games that Make You Uncomfortable

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Yes, we are but slaves to the new releases, which is why we are reviewing a fifteen-year-old game. "But that's impossible!" you reply, "No one was alive back then!" Records are scant, but there is a rich oral tradition that people have been playing games at least since the release of Nirvana's Nevermind. Archeologists are still trying to carbon-date that period exactly, though.

Games Played Last Week:
01:39 -Dead Reckoning (John D. Clair, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022)
08:14 -Cosmic Frog (Jim Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2020)
09:54 -Familienbande (Leo Colovini, Winning Moves Germany, 2004)
13:23 -Barrage (Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2019)
16:04 -Cursed Court (Andrew Hanson, Atlas Games, 2017)
19:37 -Blockers! (Kory Heath, AMIGO, 2007)
21:48 -Dicke Dämonen (Heinrich Glumpler, Edition Erlkönig, 2004)
24:09 -New York Zoo (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2020)
28:05 -Khmer (team SAIEN, Saien, 2010)
30:05 -Priests of Ra (Reiner Knizia, Rio Grande Games, 2009)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
32:26 Corvus Belli's (of Infinity fame) upcoming fantasy game: Warcrow
33:31 Pfister's Mombasa to become Skymines
34:13 New Cosmic Encounter expansion: Cosmic Odyssey
35:30 Walker's Who Asked for This? Fantasy Realms Marvel, and Deluxe Castles of Burgundy
36:48 Board game beat-em-up à la Golden Axe? Mythic Games' Anastyr
38:35 Through the Desert 25th Anniversary Edition from Steeped Games

39:50 Feature Game: Agricola (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2007) and Agricola (Revised Edition) (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2016)

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Kids in the Hall reviewing Great Western Trail:
"What's the point of what we do?"
"Sorry, I don't follow you."
"Well, I mean, we travel 250,000 light years across the universe, abduct cows, probe them, and release them."
"Yeah, and?"
"Well, doesn't it seem kind of pointless?"
"I don't think I should question the leadership of our Great Leader."
"Oh, come on. We've been coming here for fifty years and performing cow probes, and all that we have learned is that one in ten doesn't really seem to mind. Couldn't we at least abduct their political or religious leaders instead of just random livestock?"
"I'm sure the Great Leader has his reasons."
"Well, I'm sure the Great Leader is just some twisted cow freak."

01:21 AYURIS: Cthulhu: Death May Die (Eric M. Lang & Rob Daviau, CMON, 2019)

Games Played Last Week:
04:19 -Switch & Signal (David Thompson, KOSMOS, 2020)
06:32 -Big Monster (Dimitri Perrier, BoardBros, 2018)
09:13 -Ghosts of Christmas (Taiki Shinzawa, BoardGameTables.com, 2022)
14:29 -Champions of Midgard (Ole Steiness, Grey Fox Games, 2015)
16:11 -Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down (Second Edition) (Felix Mertikat, Grey Fox Games, 2021)
22:41 -Yokohama (Hisashi Hayashi, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2016)
24:15 -Dinosaur Table Battles (Amabel Holland, Hollanspiele, 2020)
27:17 -Great Western Trail: Rails to the North (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2018)
29:12 -Quirky Circuits (Nikki Valens, Plaid Hat Games, 2019)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
33:55 Agricola 15; not remotely a "big box"-style omnibus
36:03 Squats return to Warhammer 40K
37:25 Trick Shot Second Edition soon on Gamefound

38:13 Topic: Miniatures

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Let us not, as the saying goes, hold the perfect in opposition to the good. We here at SVWAG always encourage the lowering of standards, which the hosts tend to do by their very presences--dragging down the average of any group of which they are a part. We offer but a portion of an episode, but let us be optimists and observe that that allows us to be less wrong.

01:34 AYURIS: Versailles 1919 (Geoff Engelstein & Mark Herman, GMT Games, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
05:42 -Creature Comforts (Roberta Taylor, Kids Table BG, 2022)
10:18 -IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015)
14:24 -The Red Cathedral (Israel Cendrero & Sheila Santos, Devir Games, 2020)
18:45 -Switch & Signal (David Thompson, KOSMOS, 2020)
22:55 -Core Worlds (Andrew Parks, Stronghold, 2011)
26:08 -SCOUT (Kei Kajino, Oink Games, 2019)
28:50 -Dinosaur Island: Rawr 'n Write (Brian Lewis, David McGregor, & Marissa Misura, Pandasaurus Games, 2021)
31:16 -Just One (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Repos Production, 2018)
33:30 -Brass: Birmingham (Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, & Martin Wallace, Roxley, 2018)
36:40 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021)
38:33 -Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
40:43 Pathways: Canadian dexterity game on Kickstarter
41:25 Come see Warmboy's website sowronggames.com! Merch, esoteric information, streaming and more!
43:22 ONUS! Traianus on Kickstarter: 2D miniatures-esque gaming.
44:16 Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation expansion
44:50 Air, Land & Sea: Spies, Lies & Supplies expandalone
45:20 Crescent Moon by Steven Mathers and Osprey Games
46:44 Richard Garfield rolls, writes with Dungeons, Dice & Danger
47:07 Reiner Knizia's follow-up to My City: My Island
47:43 Simpler Lacerda? Bot Factory
48:07 A BGG Top 100 without Reiner Knizia (and Tigris & Euphrates)?

51:39 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: Clue

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The range of new features our merch line has opened up is endless. Who wore it better?, SVWAG Hypebeast, Project Runway SVWAG, Making the Cut SVWAG, the possibilities abound! Get me Tim Gunn on the line, I'm sure he's heard of us. I'm sure we'll see His Grace, Professor Doktor Doktor Vincent, Duke of Diesel, esq. O.B.E. in a t-shirt two sizes too small before long.

01:07 AYURIS: Imperial Struggle (Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews, GMT Games, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
03:26 -Black Hole Rainbows (Uncredited, June Dune Games Production, 2022)
06:45 -Ascension Tactics: Miniatures Deckbuilding Game (Justin Gary & Ryan Sutherland, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2021)
15:00 -Meeples and Monsters (Ole Steiness, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022)
17:17 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2022)
22:45 -Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period (Rainer Ahlfors, Andrei Novac, & Daniele Tascini, Board2Dice, 2019)
28:01 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021)
31:39 -Reichbusters: Project Vril (Jake Thornton, Mythic Games, 2020)
33:45 -Città-Stato (Simone Cerruti Sola, Giochix.it, 2021)
37:06 -Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019)
40:32 -IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
41:51 SVWAG on break
42:25 Warpgate: Beyond by Artyom Nichipurov and Wolff Designa on Gamefound
43:11 Renegade reprinting Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done and distributing expansion
44:30 Can we stop using the word "pimp" in gaming contexts? Let us "bling" instead
45:18 MERCH! soverywrongaboutgames.myspreadshop.com (or .ca) 15% off the next two weeks!

46:45 Topic: Draws and Red Flags

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Much art is discussed this week, from French Romantics, to pirate stuff, to conspiracist vision boards, to whatever Walker is doing when he uses clothespins on felt. Mark wonders whether he can justify leaving in dead air and calling it "bold use of negative space," but the deeper worry is that too many people would prefer the silence.

Games Played Last Week:
01:14 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021)
05:46 -Agricola (Revised Edition) (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2016)
10:09 -Witchstone (Martino Chiacchiera & Reiner Knizia, R&R Games, 2021)
10:50 -Republic of Virtue (Amabel Holland, Hollandspiele, 2021)
15:08 -Pulsar 2849 (Vladimír Suchý, CGE, 2017)
22:58 -Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest (Paolo Mori, Stonemaier Games, 2022)
31:16 -Pictures: Orange (Daniela Stöhr & Christian Stöhr, PD-Verlag, 2021)
34:50 -Reichbusters: Project Vril (Jake Thornton, Mythic Games, 2020)
38:11 -Table Battles (Amabel Holland, Hollandspiele, 2017)
43:19 -Ascension Tactics: Miniatures Deckbuilding Game (Justin Gary & Ryan Sutherland, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
47:22 Arcs: Collapse and Conflict in the Void by Cole Wehrle and Leder Games
48:06 Zheng He solo game by Geoff Engelstein and David Thompson
49:07 Avatar: The Last Airbender Fire Nation Rising
50:01 Dead by Daylight board game by Brad Talton of Level 99 Games
51:53 No singing in The Wizard of Oz Adventure Book Game

53:09 Feature Game: Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2021)

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We're always on the lookout for new potential taglines here at SVWAG, as our earlier efforts "that one where the guy talks to that dude" and "we shout into a can so you don't have to" have been deemed insufficient. "We like it hard" was put forth by Walker, but the editorial staff are afraid it is apt to be misconstrued. "We weaponize children" was rejected for the opposite reason, namely that it might be correctly interpreted. Specificity tends to get us into trouble, which is why we have kept "a boardgaming podcast about boardgames" for as long as we have.

1:04 AYURIS: Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
02:33 -Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done (Seth Jaffee, Tasty Minstrel, 2018)
04:54 -Beyond the Sun (Dennis K. Chan, Rio Grande Games, 2020)
08:48 -Gutenberg (Katarzyna Cioch & Wojciech Wiśniewski, Granna, 2021)
11:24 -Reign (Uncredited, PlayMonster, 2020)
16:55 -Gizmos (Phil Walker-Harding, CMON Global Limited, 2018)
18:30 -Combat Commander: Mediterranean (Chad Jensen, GMT Games, 2007)
23:15 -Jekyll vs. Hyde (Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2021)
27:08 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
30:52 -Merchants Cove (Jonny Pac, Carl Van Ostrand, & Drake Villareal, Final Frontier Games, 2021)
33:33 -Caverna: The Cave Farmers (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2013)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
37:16 Co-op Carcassonne: Nebel über Carcassonne, "Fog over Carcassonne"
38:00 Frostpunk and Dying Light Adaptations
39:00 Undaunted Normandy on PC, Mac, and iPad by Bookmark Games
40:04 51st State Master Set Ultimate Edition on Gamefound

40:29 Topic: Difficulty in Co-ops

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We are Canadian, and thus must perforce apologize for those we may have slandered, misquoted, or used their name in vain: Warmboy, Alan Turing, Dewey, Peggy Lee, Dick Pound, Bruno Faidutti, and His Grace, Professor Doktor Doktor Vincent, Duke of Diesel, esq. O.B.E. We are honoured to have inadvertently tarnished the reputations of such grandees.

Games Played Last Week:
00:52 -The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples (Reiner Knizia, Ravensburger, 2019)
03:59 -Copenhagen (Asger Harding Granerud & Daniel Skjold Pedersen, Queen Games, 2019)
05:12 -Imperium: Classics and Imperium: Legends (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021)
07:51 -Città-Stato (Simone Cerruti Sola, Giochix.it, 2021)
10:39 -Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes! (Paolo Mori, PSC Games, 2022)
15:07 -Petrichor: Collector's Edition (David Chircop, Mighty Boards, 2021)
17:58 -Merlin: Big Box (Stefan Feld & Michael Rieneck, Queen Games, 2020)
20:24 -Kleos (Jim Kavanagh, Azure Horizon Games, 2021)
24:51 -Vampire: The Masquerade -- Vendetta (Charlie Cleveland & Bruno Faidutti, Horrible Guild, 2020)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
26:46 Turing Machine from Scorpion Masqué
28:06 Reiner Roundup: Into the Blue, Longboard, San Francisco
29:05 New logo and incoming SVWAG merch!

29:55 Feature Game: Bitoku (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2021)

1:01:15 SVWAG Presents: Masterpiece Theatre: All of Us Are Dead

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It is a strange thing for one's hobby to be utterly infused with a nominally competitive structure. I would venture to say that knitters, for instance, devote precious little thought as to whether they can knit more or less well than their fellow crafters. Perhaps it is different for scrapbookers, I don't know, they seem like a ruthless lot.

01:16 AYURIS: Aristeia! (Alberto Abal, Jesús Fuster, & David Rosillo, Corvus Belli, 2017)

Games Played Last Week:
04:20 -Città-Stato (Simone Cerruti Sola, Giochix.it, 2021)
07:04 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021)
15:34 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021)
17:16 -Bitoku (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2021)
22:58 -Steamwatchers (Marc Lagroy, Mythic Games, 2021)
29:44 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)
30:58 -Boonlake (Alexander Pfister, Capstone Games, 2021)
38:18 -Shards of Infinity: Into the Horizon (Gary Arant, Justin Gary, Ryan Sutherland, Jared Saramago, Mataio Wilson, & Jason Zila, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2021)
39:49 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021)
41:43 -Niagara (Thomas Liesching, Zoch Verlag, 2004)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
43:34 Riftforce expansion: Beyond
43:57 Instead of sci-fi -> fantasy, Aeon's End -> Astro Knights
44:30 Ravensburger investing in GameFound
45:45 Sláine: Warlord Games' cavalcade of talent

47:05 Topic: Having Fun While Losing

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The So Very Wrong About Games line of Action Princess Dolls (TM) are coming to a store near you! Thrill to all your favourite characters, like Huey, Dewey, and Louis, each with weird monochromatic accessories and some spring-loaded gimmick that'll bruise some kid in Oregon and thus be regulated into weaksauce! Plus, get the Kingston Action Playset. Your parents put it together, batteries not included.

Games Played Last Week:
01:57 -Puzzle Strike 2 (David Sirlin, Sirlin Games, 2022)
08:49 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021)
10:59 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021)
11:36 -Reign of Witches (Amabel Holland, Hollandspiele, 2020)
16:56 -Bitoku (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2021)
18:47 -Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2021)
20:54 -Orléans: Invasion (Inka Brand, Markus Brand, & Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2015)
22:18 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)
25:29 -Final Girl (Evan Derrick & A.J. Porfirio, Van Ryder Games, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
31:54 Iron Forest on Kickstarter February 8th by Brain Games
33:20 Hand-to-Hand Wombat on Kickstarter now
35:05 Rolling Heights from John D. Clair on Kickstarter February 8th
35:51 Space Station Phoenix by Gabriel J Cohn and Rio Grande Games in April 2022
36:58 Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game on Kickstarter February 10th
38:08 Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest by Paolo Mori and Stonemaier Games

39:33 Feature Game: G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021)

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No, dear listener, we haven't played that one regional trick-taking game popular in the Adirondacks where the only red card is the 9 of diamonds and you play counter-clockwise and the bid is called in pig latin and you have to wear your socks on your hands. I'm sure it's a blast. We are but tourists in the wide world of taking tricks, and to some extent it can be a hobby unto itself. Contract Bridge alone! But we share our thoughts all the same.

01:49 AYURIS: Clans of Caledonia (Juma Al-JouJou, Karma Games, 2017)

Games Played Last Week:
03:50 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021)
05:22 -Radlands (Daniel Piechnick, Roxley, 2021)
10:04 -Tabbanusi: Builders of Ur (David Spada & Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2021)
12:33 -Shamans (Cédrick Chaboussit, Studio H, 2021)
16:09 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
17:51 -SCOUT (Kei Kajino, Oink Games, 2019)
21:14 -Steamwatchers (Marc Lagroy, Mythic Games, 2021)
22:28 -MicroMacro: Crime City--Full House (Johannes Sich, Pegasus Spiele, 2021)
22:54 -El Grande (Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich, Hans im Gluck, 1995)
[EDIT: Mark incorrectly said that El Grande was playable on Boardgamegeek when he should have said Board Game Arena. We apologize for the error.]
25:47 -The Field of the Cloth of Gold (Amabel Holland, Hollanspiele, 2020)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
29:19 Bonfire on yucata.de
29:55 Yak wrangling with Pretzel Games
30:53 David Thompson's next Valiant Defense game: Lanzerath Ridge on KS
31:56 La Granja reprint from Board&Dice on KS
33:01 3D printable, pay-what-you-want Blood Rage files on KS
34:12 51st State Ultimate Edition from Portal launching February 22

35:50 Topic: Trick-Taking Games

1:03:52 Masterpiece Theatre: Midnight Mass

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After a prolonged period where we have not discussed Kramer & Kiesling (the Kramer & Ulrich duo yielded El Grande, which we mention rather frequently), here we see a bumper krop of K&K kollaborations. The gibbons are fickle, and even the mighty Wolfgang and Michael must yield to their whims. But fortune (and apes) have at last smiled on them, and we revel in the classic Euro goodness as well as their more recent offering.

Games Played Last Week:

01:05 -Monikers (Alex Hague and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2015)

05:34 -Java (Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer, Ravensburger, 2000)

11:31 -Tikal (Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer, Ravensburger, 1999)

13:31 -Wandering Towers (Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer, ABACUSSPIELE, 2022)

18:30 -Morgan's Magic Map (Gian Andrea Cappuzzo, Rio Grande Games, 2023)

20:17 -Tiny Towns (Peter McPherson, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2019)

22:08 -Sniper Elite: The Board Game (Roger Tankersly & David Thompson, Rebellion Unplugged, 2022)

25:43 -Earthborne Rangers (Andrew Fischer, Brooks Flugaur-Leavitt, Andrew Navaro, Adam Sadler, and Brady Sadler, Earthborne Games, 2023)

35:57 -Through the Desert (Reiner Knizia, Allplay, 2024)

38:34 -Mythwind (Nathan Lige and Brendan McCaskell, Open Owl Studios, 2023)

44:41 -Tapple (Uncredited, The Op Games, 2021)

46:04 -G.I. JOE: Battle for the Arctic Circle (Matt Hyra, Renegade Game Studios, 2024)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

48:56 CYSMIC update on Gamefound and board game bundling economics

51:03 Ada's Dream from Alley Cat

51:20 So much drama around Wonders of the First CCG! AI art, NFTs, ratings, oh my!

53:10 Feature Game: Leviathan Wilds (Justin Kemppainen, Moon Crab Games, 2024)

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It's a star-studded eleganza extravaganza, featuring your two least-favourite SVWAG hosts giving you an incomplete capsule summary of a terrible year of great games. Of course, they neglected to play That One Game, of course, which means that all their observations are utterly useless, but how does that differentiate this episode from any other? This offering is more classy, however, as in a concession to the glitz and glamour of end-of-year shows, both hosts begrudgingly and uncharacteristically wear pants.
(You might be asking--is that "pants" in the British sense or the Canadian sense? The answer is yes.)

Games Played Last Week:
02:50 -Fossilis (David Alberto Diaz, Kids Table BG, 2020)
05:07 -In Too Deep (Josh Cappel & Daryl Chow, Burnt Island Games, 2021)
10:17 -French Toast (Uncredited, Blue Beard Entertainment, 2021)
12:06 -Magnate: The First City (James Naylor, Naylor Games, 2021)
18:02 -Corrosion (Stefan Bauer, Capstone Games, 2021)
20:35 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021)
24:18 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021)
29:46 -Monstrology (Andy Lubershane, Middle Brain Games, 2017)
33:06 -Conquest & Consequence (Craig Besinque, GMT Games, 2021)

YEAR IN REVIEW
35:59 Personal Top 10s

58:07 SVWAG Game of the Year

1:08:48 Special Categories

1:25:37 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre Year in Review

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In the 14th Century B.C.E., the pharaoh Akhenaten attempted to shift Egypt into monotheism centered on the cult of the god Aten. Apparently there's some who argue it was possibly instead henotheism, whereby many gods are acknowledged but one is elevated above the others--a claim advanced about many ostensibly mono- or polytheistic religions, even some practised today--but at any rate is was exceptionally controversial. By the time his son Tutankhaten became pharaoh, the cult of Aten was suppressed, and the ascendancy of the god Amun was restored in a polytheistic pantheon. Hence the new pharaoh's name was changed from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun. Theme!

Games Played Last Week:
05:51 -Coyote (Spartaco Albertarelli, New Games Order, 2015)
07:19 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2022)
13:11 -Furnace (Ivan Lashin, Hobby World, 2021)
15:24 -That Time You Killed Me (Peter C. Hayward, Pandasaurus Games, 2021)
22:03 -The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Menzel, KOSMOS, 2021)
26:16 -Final Girl (Evan Derrick & A.J. Porfirio, Van Ryder Games, 2021)
34:43 -Radlands (Daniel Piechnick, Roxley, 2021)
38:06 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021)
41:53 -7 Wonders: Architects (Antoine Bauza, Repos Production, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
43:35 Kickstarter Christmas! Upcoming For Science! giveaway
44:17 Boardgamegeek 2021 Support Drive
44:37 Walker a guest on Board Game Barrage
45:29 25th Century Games' Ra with Ian O'Toole art
46:12 Games Workshop backtracks, re-issues Cursed City
46:53 See you again in 2022

47:36 Feature Game: Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)

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Some things, of course, from Josie and the Pussycats have aged poorly. The idea of "record stores" and CDs (that could, in turn sell out like they were PS5s or something) is downright quaint--especially given the format of this show. I'm pretty confident that the cultural moment of Moviefone Guy has well and truly passed, despite the continued use of both movies and phones. Do people still know who Carson Daly is? I confess I never really did. Mostly I know him from that totally jerkin' movie, Josie and the Pussycats.

01:39 AYURIS: Watergate (Matthias Cramer, Capstone Games, 2019)

Games Played Last Week:
04:10 -Sine Tempore (Luca Bernardini & Andrea Colletti, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2018)
06:27 -L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)
07:08 -Llamaland (Phil Walker-Harding, Lookout Games, 2021)
11:40 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021)
13:59 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2022)
19:40 -Wingspan (Elizabeth Hargrave, Stonemaier Games, 2019)
21:20 -Factory Funner (2nd ed) (Corné van Moorsel, Boardgametables.com, 2021)
26:18 -Ethnos (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2017)
28:32 -Undaunted: Reinforcements (Trevor Benjamin, David Digby, David Thompson, & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021)
37:49 -Bitoku (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2021)
40:28 -Gutenberg (Katarzyna Cioch & Wojciech Wiśniewski, Granna, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
45:48 Kickstarter moving to blockchain is better for... reasons
46:32 Fairy Tale Inn from Remo Conzadori and Paolo Mori
47:09 New Patreon-exclusive Discord channel
48:00 Asmodee sold to Swedish Embracer group for €2.75 billion
48:26 Asmodee purchased retailer Miniature Market sometime in 2021

50:08 Topic: Going Off-Script

1:11:16 Masterpiece Theatre: Josie and the Pussycats

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The hosts are, briefly, back in the same room again, and this has had the unfortunate effect of bringing out the very worst in Mark. Don't worry, he doesn't spend ten minutes complaining about the implied political claims of kids' shows, but his mind naturally went to the gutter of abominable puns. You have been warned.

Games Played Last Week:
01:16 -On Mars (Vital Lacerda, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2020)
04:24 -Pulsar 2849 (Vladimír Suchý, CGE, 2017)
06:37 -Hibachi (Marco Teubner, Grail Games, 2021)
09:41 -The Siege of Runedar (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2021)
16:51 -Isle of Skye: Druids (Andreas Pelikan & Alexander Pfister, Lookout Games, 2018)
21:08 -L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)
25:15 -The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged (Johnny O'Neal, Britherwise Games, 2021)
27:09 -Brian Boru: High King of Ireland (Peer Sylvester, Osprey Games, 2021)
33:37 -7 Wonders: Architects (Antoine Bauza, Repos Production, 2021)
37:21 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
45:44 Werewolves of Miller's Hollow (i.e., Werewolf/Mafia) licensed for a movie
47:12 Kickstarter moving to blockchain for... reasons

50:41 Feature Game: Cryo (Tom Jolly & Luke Laurie, Z-Man Games, 2021)

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We skip over substantial portions of our hosts' stories, of course. No mention is made of Walker's extensive experience with Gilbert & Sullivan. Mark's stint as the Official Pokémon Master of Canada is glossed over. The deep tribal conflict of Jocks versus Geeks, of which Walker is destined to be the bridge (think Dune but even more messianic), is only alluded to. Someday, the whole story might be told, but you wouldn't believe us.

01:43 AYURIS: Nemesis (Adam Kwapiński, Awaken Realms, 2018)

Games Played Last Week:
04:27 -Stardew Valley: The Board Game (Eric Barone & Cle Medeiros, CorcernedApe, 2021)
11:30 -Imhotep (Phil Walker-Harding, KOSMOS, 2016)
14:56 -Sheepy Time (Neil Kimball, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2021)
18:38 -IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015)
21:43 -Mindbug (Skaff Elias, Richard Garfield, Marvin Hegen, & Christian Kudahl, Nerdlab Games, 2021)
27:55 -Paper Dungeons (Leandro Pires, MeepleBR, 2020)
29:12 -Ultimate Railroads (Helmut Ohley & Leonhard "Lenny" Orgler, Hans im Glück, 2021), Board Game Arena adaptation by Elena Laskavaia
31:36 -Coffee Traders (Rolf Sagel & André Spil, Capstone Games, 2021)
34:29 -Magnate: The First City (James Naylor, Naylor Games, 2021)
40:45 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011)
41:19 -The Siege of Runedar (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
43:16 Loto Quebec's Azul scratch tickets
44:50 7.6 tons of counterfeit Pokémon cards
45:31 Flat River Group acquires Greater Than Games
46:34 Stan Lee's Genesis
47:15 A Billion Suns: Warzone

49:00 Topic: Our Gaming Autobiographies

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We have become feature-hungry here at SVWAG. We debut Walker's Language Corner which, let us be frank, is not apt to be repeated, especially given Walker's aversion to dead languages. We finally name a recurring segment that has been airing unaccredited for years, and we have dubbed in Mark's Rage Theatre. It is Festivus every day of the year, and Mark has some grievances to air.

Games Played Last Week:
01:18 -Paper Dungeons (Leandro Pires, MeepleBR, 2020)
04:40 -Sheepy Time (Neil Kimball, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2021)
09:45 -Draftosaurus: Aerial Show (Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, & Théo Rivière, Ankama, 2020)
12:07 -Disney Gargoyles: Awakening (Nate Heiss, Ravensburger, 2021)
16:26 -Imperial Steam (Alexander Huemer, Capstone Games, 2021)
21:14 -Puerto Rico (Andreas Seyfarth, alea, 2002)
27:49 -Beez (Dan Halstad, Next Move Games, 2020)
30:03 -Keyflower (Sebastien Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2012) BGA implementation by Radu Stefan & Adam Dewbery
34:31 -Llamaland (Phil Walker-Harding, Lookout Games, 2021)
36:04 -Cellulose (John Coveyou & Steve Schlepphorst, Genuis Games, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
38:50 My City Roll and Write
39:10 Play-Along Parasocial Saturdays! Dec. 4 at 10:30 EST, join us in playing Paper Dungeons and Cartographers
39:34 I, Napoleon from GMT Games and Ted Raicer
40:24 Boards&Dice: Terracotta Army
40:51 Tasty Minstrel's remaining stock being sold off through CoolStuffInc

42:28 Feature Game: Praga Caput Regni (Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2020)

1:08:10 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Legend of Korra Season 4

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One of the great tragic modern misapprehensions of history is the blanching of fascism. It seems that people can watch Attack on Titan and play with their space marines, and simply because there are no swastikas to be found they assume that there are no connections to fascistic ideology contained therein. This is one of the reasons why we so appreciate the humble cucumber sandwich--we would assert that its very fragility and delicacy evoke anti-fascism. Whether one ought to use butter or cream cheese is of great doctrinal import, of course, but we're not gonna get all dogmatic about it.

01:47 AYURIS: Undaunted: Normandy (Trevor Benjamin & David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2019)

Games Played Last Week:
05:07 -Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2021)
07:55 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021)
10:21 -1846: The Race for the Midwest (Thomas Lehmann, GMT Games, 2005)
20:33 -Railroad Tycoon/Railways of the World (Glenn Drover & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2005)
22:20 -Llamaland (Phil Walker-Harding, Lookout Games, 2021)
24:53 -Res Arcana: Perlae Imperii (Thomas Lehmann, Sand Castle Games, 2021)
27:49 -Faiyum (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2020)
30:08 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)
31:03 -Dinosaur World (Brian Lewis, David McGregor, & Marissa Misura, Pandasaurus Games, 2021)
36:28 -Too Many Bones (Adam & Josh Carlson, Chip Theory Games, 2017)
40:11 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011)
42:26 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
45:18 -MicroMacro: Crime City--Full House (Johannes Sich, Pegasus Spiele, 2021)
46:21 -Khôra: Rise of an Empire (Head Quarter Simulation Game Club, IELLO, 2021)
47:04 -A Feast for Odin (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2016)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
48:02 Marvel Zombicide, because of course
49:10 20th Anniversary of the Lord of the Rings movies: Games Workshop's Battle of Balin's Tomb
50:09 Games Workshop condemns Nazis and Nazism in their community

54:22 Topic: Event Gaming

1:14:57 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Legend of Korra Season 3 (Walker's Take)

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Sometimes your devotion and enthusiasm doesn't translate into research or comprehensiveness. Case in point, dear listeners--The Legend of Korra, a franchise Walker introduced to Mark, is one that Walker loves but--shocker!--is one he has only seen but half of. It is revealed during Mark's unhinged ramblings about he would have "fixed" season 3 that Walker is utterly unfamiliar with what he's talking about, and not for the usual reasons. Masterpiece Theatre will never be the same, and Walker just discovered he's got a lot more episodes of Korra than he thought existed.

01:12 AYURIS: Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon (Krzysztof Piskorski & Marcin Świerkot, Awaken Realms, 2019)

Games Played Last Week:
04:40 -Sine Tempore (Luca Bernardini & Andrea Colletti, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2018)
08:15 -Ultimate Railroads (Helmut Ohley & Leonhard "Lenny" Orgler, Hans im Glück, 2021)
10:06 -The Siege of Runedar (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2021)
11:07 -Furnace (Ivan Lashin, Hobby World, 2021)
15:31 -Brew (Stevo Torres, Pandasaurus Games, 2021)
17:12 -Bärenpark (Phil Walker-Harding, Lookout, 2017)
20:57 -Destinies (Michał Gołębiowski & Filip Miłuński, Lucky Duck Games, 2021)
23:54 -War Chest (Trevor Benjamin & David Thompson, AEG, 2018)
28:16 -Golem (Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2021)
31:01 -MicroMacro: Crime City--Full House (Johannes Sich, Pegasus Spiele, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
34:09 New Dungeon Bowl from Games Workshop
35:24 Horseless Carriage by Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga of Splotter
37:25 Familiar Tales by Jerry Hawthorne and Plaid Hat Games
38:21 Star Fighters: Rapid Fire by Michael Dunsmore & Jordan Nichols and Alley Cat Games on Kickstarter
40:07 Parasocial Saturdays! Saturday November 13th at 10:30 AM EST: Sentinels of the Multiverse
40:46 No regular episode next week

41:46 Topic: Keepers

1:10:57 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Legend of Korra Season 3 (Mark's Take)

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"Planned obsolescence" is not just an economic term, it is a way of life for some companies. It is the practice of deliberately making a sold item frail or of limited use until it is unfashionable; this forces the consumer to replace it sooner than they would otherwise. Analysts tell us that it is best deployed by oligopolies to increase their sales volume. Completely unrelatedly, we talk about Games Workshop in the news.

Games Played Last Week:
01:26 -Mindbug (Skaff Elias, Richard Garfield, Marvin Hegen, & Christian Kudahl, Nerdlab Games, 2021)
03:36 -Ticket to Ride: Germany (Alan R. Moon, Days of Wonder, 2017)
06:18 -Chocolate Factory (Matthew Dunstan & Brett J. Gilbert, Alley Cat Games, 2019)
08:22 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004)
09:55 -My Farm Shop (Rüdiger Dorn, Pegasus Spiele, 2020)
12:05 -Royal Visit (Reiner Knizia, IELLO, 2021)
14:18 -Dunaïa (Thomas Dupont, BLAM !, 2021)
15:42 -The Siege of Runedar (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2021)
20:10 -One Deck Dungeon: Abyssal Depths (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
23:55 Warhammer Underworlds Harrowdeep changes the card backs, prices us out of the game
27:15 Steam Up on Kickstarter: dim sum board game
28:28 David Gregg working on Nightfall 2.0
29:05 Parasocial Saturdays: streaming Dinosaur World November 6th at 10:30 AM EST on Twitch.
29:17 www.patreon.com/svwag, final week of Arkhipov Day sale

30:28 Feature Game: Ultimate Railroads (Helmut Ohley & Leonhard "Lenny" Orgler, Hans im Glück, 2021)
Board Game Arena adaptation by Elena Laskavaia.

52:25 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Legend of Korra Season 2

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This topic was suggested by Penn State law professor Jacob Schuman, although let us be perfectly clear that he does not necessarily endorse any of the views expressed. I mean, if Justices Breyer and/or Alito heard us impugn their oracular insights, no doubt we would be put on blast; much like those terrible journalists for having the sheer gall to posit that judges are, well, human and all. Perish the thought! We also apologize for suggesting that textualism does not ineffably guide one to the True and Correct Opinion, just like it did in Bostock, where textualist methods gave you at least three competing interpretations.

01:05 AYURIS: Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019)

Games Played Last Week:
03:40 -Tinners' Trail (Martin Wallace, Alley Cat Games, 2021)
07:09 -Merchants of Amsterdam (Reiner Knizia, Rio Grande Games, 2000)
10:59 -Merchants Cove (Jonny Pac, Carl Van Ostrand, & Drake Villareal, Final Frontier Games, 2021)
13:26 -Ra (Reiner Knizia, alea, 1999)
15:17 -Isle of Cats (Frank West, The City of Games, 2019)
17:52 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021)
20:28 -Furnace (Ivan Lashin, Hobby World, 2021)
22:36 -Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Nate French & MJ Newman, Fantasy Flight Games, 2016)
26:00 -Messina 1347 (Raúl Fernández Aparicio & Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2021)
28:34 -Dark Ages: Heritage of Charlemagne (Adam Kwapiński & Andrei Novac, Board&Dice, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
32:58 Risk: Shadow Forces. Legacy light?
33:51 Art Robbery from Helvetiq and Reiner Knizia
34:29 Iron Forest approaches
35:07 Assault on Doomrock Ultimate Edition approaches, Too Many Bones is... too... many bones.
37:05 Parasocial Saturdays! October 30th at 10:00 EST on Twitch.
37:35 Arkhipov Day: October 27, 1962: 59th anniversary of Vasily Arkhipov saving the world. Theme song "Two Atomic Heroes" by Lemon Knife! Arkhipov Day Patreon sale!

38:15 Topic: Resolving Rules Disputes

1:08:23 SVWAG Presents: Masterpiece Theatre: The Legend of Korra Season 1

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In the vast panoply of human misfortunes, it is often fruitless to try to rank misery. Was historical tragedy X worse or better than atrocity Y? It seems callous to ask. That said, thanks to the applied research of a retired ethicist with the aid of Reiner Knizia's Zoo Vadis, we have conclusively discovered that it is better to be extorted by a marmoset than assaulted by an armadillo. Thus is human knowledge expanded.

01:01 AYURIS: Heroscape (Stephen Baker, Rob Daviau, & Craig Van Ness, Hasbro, 2004)

Games Played Last Week:

05:30 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021)

10:23 -Zoo Vadis (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2023)

15:53 -Marabunta (Reiner Knizia, Space Cowboys, 2023)

22:35 -Feed the Kraken (Maikel Cheney, Dr. Hans Joachim Höh, and Tobias Immich, Funtails, 2022)

26:19 -La Granja: Deluxe Master Set (Michael Keller and Andreas "ode." Odendahl, Board&Dice, 2023)

31:30 -Sand (Ariel Di Costanzo and Javier Pelizzari, Devir, 2024)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

38:45 Calico spinoff: Knitting Circle

39:29 Founders of Reyvick: Richard Garfield and GMT

40:54 Boardgaming has jumped the shark: Winston: Nineteen Eighty-Four 

42:56 Expeditions: Gears of Corruption

43:14 Radlands gets 1.2 rules and a new deck

44:20 Topic: The One that Broke the Kallax's Back

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We are dangerously approaching peak culture here on SVWAG. In addition to Masterpiece Theatre, we have the return of the pie ranking system, plus now music tie-ins for Arkhipov Day. Could a wine section be far behind? Well, actually, Mark labels most of Walker's in-game comments the wine section. You see?! Yet more culture!

Games Played Last Week:
01:53 -Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef (Tim Eisner & Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2020)
02:41 -ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo (Scott Rogers, Ravensburger, 2021)
04:38 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021)
08:40 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020)
09:57 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
15:31 -Brass: Birmingham (Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, & Martin Wallace, Roxley, 2018)
17:33 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022)
22:17 -Keep the Heroes Out (Luís Brüeh, Self-published, 2022)
23:49 -A Feast for Odin (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2016)
28:45 -After the Empire (Evan Halbert & Ryan Mauk, Grey Fox Games, 2021)
30:00 -Mercado de Lisboa (Vital Lacerda & Julián Pombo, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2021)
32:00 -Skull (Hervé Marly, Asmodee, 2011)
33:25 -Sine Tempore (Luca Bernardini & Andrea Colletti, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2018)
35:24 -Root (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2018)
38:03 -Anno 1800 (Martin Wallace, KOSMOS, 2020)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
39:50 Expansion for The Red Cathedral
40:02 Cowboy Bebop RPG
41:13 Secrets of the Vibrant Isle: Solo RPG
42:22 Gaia Project and Ultimate Railroads on Board Game Arena
43:00 Arkhipov Day: October 27, 1962: 59th anniversary of Vasily Arkhipov saving the world. Theme song "Two Atomic Heroes" by Lemon Knife! Arkhipov Day Patreon sale!

44:15 Feature Game: Khôra: Rise of an Empire (Head Quarter Simulation Game Club, IELLO, 2021)

1:12:13 SVWAG Presents: Masterpiece Theatre: Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3

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It was a thrill to have a pan-Anglo alliance together to raise money for Food Banks Canada, with many current or prior Commonwealth countries represented either on the stream or in the donations. That is globalism we can get behind here at SVWAG. That said, let us make our next planned fundraising endeavour yet more international: a Kickstarter campaign to fund Mark's acquisition of a Ferrari Portofino. Equally altruistic, yes?

02:56 -Posthuman Saga (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2019)

Games Played Last Week:
04:21 -Galaxy Trucker (Vlaada Chvátil, Czech Games Edition, 2021)
10:36 -Barrage (Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2019)
12:36 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
16:12 -Neuroshima Hex!: The Year of Moloch (Michał Oracz, Portal Games, 2021)
19:41 -Towering Dice (marcmagus, Web published, 2021)
22:09 -Streets (Haakon Gaarder, Sinister Fish Games, 2021)
25:02 -Draftosaurus (Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, & Théo Rivière, Ankama, 2019)
28:05 -Settlement (Oleksandr Nevskiy, IGAMES, 2021)
32:06 -Race for the Galaxy (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2007)
32:06 -Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2010)
35:27 -Men at Work (Rita Modl, Pretzel Games, 2019)
37:10 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021)
42:55 -The Pursuit of Happiness (Adrian Abela & David Chircop, Artipia Games, 2015)
45:07 -Concordia (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2013)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
47:23 A Feast for Odin Alpha on Board Game Arena
47:56 Board Game Arena called Yucata.de, Tabletopia, et al "illegal"
49:58 Walker's new campaign: Sine Tempore
50:45 Yura Yura Penguin Mini on Kickstarter
51:27 Cole Wehrle's Arcs
52:45 Parasocial Saturdays: Twitch stream of Tidal Blades on Saturday, October 9th at 10:30 EST
53:00 No episode on October 12th, Happy Thanksgiving

53:11 Topic: Multiplayer Solitaire

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Games Played Last Week:
01:12 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
07:44 -Furnace (Ivan Lashin, Hobby World, 2021)
11:58 -Core Worlds: Galactic Orders (Andrew Parks, Stronghold Games, 2012)
14:34 -Khôra: Rise of an Empire (Head Quarter Simulation Game Club, IELLO, 2021)
17:23 -Tapestry (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2019)
19:46 -The Resistance: Avalon (Don Eskridge, Indie Boards & Cards, 2012)
21:46 -Cloud City (Phil Walker-Harding, Blue Orange Games, 2020)
23:07 -Simplicity (David Brain, Fractal Juegos, 2021)
23:57 -Niagara (Thomas Liesching, Zoch Verlag, 2004)
26:47 -Kabuto Sumo (Tony Miller, BoardGameTables.com, 2021)
28:38 -Camel Up (Second Edition) (Steffan Bogen, eggertspiele, 2018)
31:11 -Robotech: Brace for Impact (Nick Ferris, Strange Machine Games, 2019)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
35:27 Fundraiser on Twitch for Food Banks Canada on October 2nd at 3 PM EST.
Guests: No Pun Included, Board Game Barrage, the SVWAG crew! KOSMOS has donated copies of The Crew: Mission Deep Sea to give away!
https://tiltify.com/@svwag/so-very-wrong-about-games-food-drive
36:11 Parasocial Saturdays! Saturday, 10:30 EST.
36:45 Myth and Goal: James Hewitt & Sophie Williams
37:27 Let's Make a Bus Route domestic reprint: Get on Board: New York & London
38:08 Eastern Empires by 999 Games
40:01 No episode next week; Happy Thanksgiving!
40:25 Skinny Minis
41:46 International Gamers Awards winners: Lost Ruins of Arnak, My City, and Under Falling Skies
42:40 Language that insidiously encourages gatekeeping

45:26 Feature Game: Imperium: The Contention (Gary Dworetsky, Contention Games, 2021)

1:04:58 SVWAG Presents: Masterpiece Theatre: Avatar The Last Airbender Season 2

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