So Very Wrong About Games
A podcast about all manner of hobby games by Mike Walker and Mark Bigney. Bad games don't go easy on you, so we don't go easy on them. Thorough analysis via reviews, news, and discussion of topics in gaming. We take context seriously, we value your...
Pickaxe
Show overview
So Very Wrong About Games has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 417 episodes. That works out to roughly 490 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 5m and 1h 16m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 24 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Pickaxe.
From the publisher
A podcast about all manner of hobby games by Mike Walker and Mark Bigney. Bad games don't go easy on you, so we don't go easy on them. Thorough analysis via reviews, news, and discussion of topics in gaming. We take context seriously, we value your time, and we're not into hype. Just because games are fun doesn't mean we can't take them seriously, and just because we take them seriously doesn't mean we can't have fun.
Latest Episodes
View all 417 episodesGoa
The Successful Campaign Experience
Nippon: Zaibatsu
Feya's Swamp
Baghdad: The City of Peace
Quest for the Roleplay Experience
Compania
Moon Colony Bloodbath
That's my JAM
The Looming Shadow of the Golden Age of Board Games
Fishing
Ep 405Night Soil
What's that smell? https://spacebiff.com/ This weeks guest Dan Thurot from Space-Biff 00:00 Intro 00:45 WENDYBUXXX (Jo Kelly Miasma Corp Games 2026) 02:58 Compania (Yog Akase, Level 99 Games 2025) 05:45 Inkwell (Jasper Beatrix, Lewis Graye, Joey Palluconi DVC Games 2026) 07:35 Eternal Decks (Hiroken Tricktakers Games 2025) 11:20 Dark Pact (Thomas Lehmann Trick or Treat Studios 2026) 14:15 Fearless (Friedemann Friese 2F-Spiele 2025) 16:24 Cthulhu: Dark Providence (Travis R. Chance, Martin Wallace CMON Global Limited 2025) 21:28 Railroad Tiles (Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva Horrible Guild 2025) 26:16 Cozy Stickerville (DesignerCorey Konieczka Unexpected Games 2026) 29:35 Lands of Galzyr (Seppo Kuukasjärvi, Sami Laakso Snowdale Design 2022) 35:15 News 45:07 Main Review:Night Soil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 404WROTH
Telling ME Calimala is good the nerve 00:00 Intro 00:58 Calimala (Fabio Lopiano Alley Cat Games2017) 04:59 Railroad Tiles (Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva Horrible Guild 2025) 08:15 Regicide Legacy (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, Andy Richdale Badgers from Mars 2025) 12:04 Movie Tricks (Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson Chilifox Games 2025) 15:35 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Tomáš Holek Czech Games Edition 2024) 18:34 Robo Rally Dice (Kane Klenko Renegade Game Studios 2026) 21:27 Gùgōng (Andreas Steding Game Brewer 2018) 25:20 Night Soil (Jon Moffat Grail Games 2025) 29:08 News 36:51 WROTH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 403It could have been a contender.
00:00 Intro 01:25 Star Trek: Captain's Chair – To Boldly Go (Nigel Buckle, Dávid Turczi, Adam Turczi WizKids 2026) 02:53 Feya's Swamp (Helge Ostertag, Anselm Ostertag Fractal Juegos 2025) 07:07 Puerto Rico 1897: Special Edition (Andreas Seyfarth Awaken Realms 2025) 09:50 Compania (Yog Akase Asobition 2025) 12:00 Voidfall: Resurgence (Nigel Buckle, Marcel Dragomir, Dávid Turczi Mindclash Games 2026) 15:16 Recall (Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Kjetil Svendsen, Anna Wermlund Alion – by Dr Ø 2025) 20:08 News 27:08 Main Topic Can the success of a game be determined by how good the rule book is Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 402Burned
Going to have to post a guard to the studio.... Can't keep letting riff raff stroll in. (unless its the rapper) 00:00 Intro 04:03 Innovation Deluxe (Carl Chudyk Asmadi Games 2017) 07:28 Tír na nÓg (Isaac Shalev, Jason Slingerland Grand Gamers Guild 2024) 09:59 Azul (Michael Kiesling Plan B Games 2017) 15:27 Coalitions (Andrew Rourke PHALANX 2026) 24:44 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing KOSMOS 2021) 28:29 OffShoots (Self-Published 2024) 32:00 NEWS 36:05 Burned (Jon Moffat Stone Circle Games 2025) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 401Crowdfunding Bubble
This weeks guest Chris from Liege of Games https://www.youtube.com/c/Li%C3%A8geofGames 00:00 Intro 00:48 Torchlit (David Spalinski Allplay 2024) 03:51 The Hobbit: There and Back Again (Reiner Knizia Office Dog 2025) 06:31 Soar (Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, Austin Harrison IV Studio 2026) 12:08 Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini 1 More Time Games 2021) 13:57 Penguin Party (Reiner Knizia AMIGO 2008) NOT a dexterty game.... 16:28 Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective (Aleksei Kuznetsov, Oleg Meleshin, Yury Yamshchikov CrowD Games2025) 17:58 Pokémon GOITA (The Pokémon Company 2025) 21:32 Knarr: Skali (Thomas Dupont Bombyx 2026) 24:47 News 35:18 Crowdfunding Bubble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 400Galactic Cruise
This weeks special guest Efka from No Pun Included https://www.youtube.com/c/NoPunIncluded/videos 00:00 Intro Games we played last week 01:11 Cena (A.I. Lab 2025) 04:40 Wine Cellar (Andrew Stiles 25th Century Games 2025) 05:29 Movie Tricks (Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson Chilifox Games 2025) 08:09 Sweet Takes (Hisashi Hayashi Hasbro 2023) 10:40 Inis: Nemed (Christian Martinez Matagot 2026) 16:31 Star Trek: Ascendancy – Borg Assimilation (Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart Gale Force Nine 2017) 19:50 Speakeasy (Vital Lacerda Eagle-Gryphon Games 2025) 26:46 Black Forest (Tido Lorenz, Uwe Rosenberg Feuerland Spiele 2024) 32:49 The Presence (Sam Gullman Purple Lantern Games 2025) 38:46 Duplik (William Jacobson, Amanda Kohout Braincog, Inc.2005) News 41:28 Galactic Cruise (T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, Koltin Thompson Kinson Key Games 2025) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 399Sweet Lands
This week's guest Don from The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast 00:00 INTRO Games We Played Last Week 01:52 Soothsayers (Jeff Grisenthwaite, Play to Z 2026) 05:45 Orléans (Reiner Stockhausen, DLP games 2014) 08:56 Xenology (Dan Manfredini, Play to Z 2025) 13:16 XenoShyft: Onslaught (Keren Philosophales, Michael Shinall, Cool Mini Or Not 2015) 16:30 Puerto Rico 1897: Special Edition (Andreas Seyfarth, Awaken Realms 2025) 23:17 Flip Pick Towers (Rob Fisher, Adam Porter Osprey Games 2026) 26:53 Tapestry (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games 2019) 31:29 Gods & Mortals (William Borg Barthet, Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa 2026) News and why it doesent matter. 35:53 NEWS Gods and Mortals -crowdfunding starts end of March Dark Pact (2026) Viva La Dirt League Presents: NPC Rivals! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vldl/viva-la-dirt-league-presents-npc-rivals Main Review 39:58 Sweet Lands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 398Not Lunar Rush
This week I welcome the Hungry Gamer 00:00 INTRO Games We Played Last Week 01:08 Conquest Princess: Fashion Is Power (Seppy Yoon, Peter Yang Fight in a Box 2024) 03:44 War Chest (Trevor Benjamin, David Thompson AEG 2018) 06:08 Lands of Galzyr (Seppo Kuukasjärvi, Sami Laakso Snowdale Design 2022) 09:27 OffShoots (Dan Linden, Self-Published 2024) 12:20 Flamecraft Duals (Manny Vega Cardboard Alchemy 2025) 15:17 Yokohama (Hisashi Hayashi OKAZU Brand 2016) 20:02 Wroth (Manny Trembley Chip Theory Games2025) 24:56 Corps of Discovery Duo (Jay Cormier, Sen-Foong Lim Off the Page Games 2026) News and Why it Doesn't Mater 29:09 Welcome Watch It Played https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHXGWflPj4c Boards and Brews https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtzQI-j2M1tK7bdBVphKWJ8DGC0AtkdVh Hungry Gamer https://www.youtube.com/@HungryGamerReviews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 397Rating the T games from Board & Dice
Today's episode is brought to you by the letter T T stands for tracks, tedium, Tiny mini games and sometimes Torturous 00:00 Intro AYURIS 01:08 Captain Flip (Remo Conzadori, Paolo Mori, PlayPunk 2024) Games We Played Last Week 04:06 Fields of Arle (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele 2014) 08:16 Lunar Rush (Steven "Skippy" Brown, Dead Alive Games 2023) 10:08 Clans of Caledonia: Industria (Juma Al-JouJou, Karma Games 2025) 14:35 Star Trek: Star Realms Core Set (Darwin Kastle, UVS Games 2024) 18:58 The White Castle Duel (Isra C., Shei S., Devir 2025) 24:17 Natera: New Beginning (Eric Fugere, Hugo Tremblay-Ledoux, Horizon Games 2025) NEWS and why it doesent matter 28:08 Mythwind: Herbalist & Shepherd Expansions 29:07 New stuff for Codenames 30:01 Knarr: Skali 30:13 Gold Country and Totally Human 30:45 Sagrada New Edition 32:48 Main Topic ranking T games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices