So Very Wrong About Games

We are storytellers here at SVWAG. This week, we tell the stories of mismatched plagues with dead llamas posing as European dudes, of quixotic strivings for yet more skirmish games, of famous philosophers who hustled cards. Of course, if you wish to hear different stories, the power is yours! You have but to submit your questions for the upcoming Omnibus Questions episode, and all your idle demands shall be satisfied! Games Played Last Week: 02:33 -Scrap (Kenny Michael-Otton, Jolly Swagman Games, 2023) 09:12 -Root: The Marauder Expansion (Nick Brachmann, Patrick Leder, Cole Wehrle, and Joshua Yearsley, Leder Games, 2022) 14:29 -Cartographers: A Roll Player Game (Jordy Adan, Thunderworks Games, 2019) 16:52 -Lacuna (Mark Gerrits, CMYK, 2023) 19:21 -The Edge: Dawnfall (Michał Oracz, Krzysztof Piskorski, and Marcin Świerkot, Awaken Realms, 2018) News (and why it doesn't matter): 27:26 dlp's Orléans 10th Anniversary Edition, Walker has grievances 30:47 Star Control II sequel, Free Stars: Children of Infinity, on Kickstarter 31:56 Feature Game: An Age Contrived (Chris Matthew, Bellows Intent, 2024) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No topic is off-limits for the upcoming return of our Omnibus Questions, as we demonstrate in this episode by tackling such issues as pre-Reformation papal indulgences. And if you were to guess which host brought up that little historical nugget, you'd be wrong! Possible questions: who would win in a street fight, J.G. Fichte or Nietzsche? Do sheep poop? Who is the best member of Team Avatar? (Fichte, yes, and Appa, respectively) 02:17 AYURIS: 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) Games Played Last Week: 06:23 -Orléans: The Plague (Reiner Stockhausen, dlp games, 2023) 13:59 -Antiquity (Joroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga, Splotter, 2004) 20:30 -Just One (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Repos Production, 2018) 22:51 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022) 23:47 -Quest (Don Eskridge, Indie Boards & Cards, 2021) 28:38 -Sidereal Confluence (TauCeti Deichmann, Wizkids, 2017) 32:53 -Fast Sloths (Friedemann Friese, 2F-SPiele, 2019) 35:59 -Set a Watch (Mike Gnade and Todd Walsh, Rock Manor Games, 2019) 37:38 -The Big Push: Trench Warfare on the Western Front in World War One (Renaud Verlaque, Hollandspiele, 2017) 42:14 -Robinson Crusoe: Collector's Edition (Joanna Kijanka and Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal Games, 2024) 45:43 -Wabash Cannonball (John Bohrer, Rio Grande Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 48:28 Adventure Time RPG on crowdfunding 49:27 Business Time! Embracer group spins off Asmodee (with debt), Goliath acquires Lucky Duck Games 51:06 Munchkin Big Box solves our problems 51:43 Topic: Favourite Mechanisms Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While we have little experience with Ed Sullivan's TV offerings, his legacy is a fascinating one. While he capitulated to pressure during the Red Scare, he did show remarkable courage in platforming African American performers despite opposition from his sponsors. Quite surprising is that the illness that eventually killed him was kept a secret from him by his family, a practise that was already frowned on in the United States by the seventies but is still widespread in many parts of the world. Games Played Last Week: 01:36 -The Vale of Eternity (Eric Hong, Mandoo Games, 2023) 04:28 -Voidfall (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2023) 08:42 -Radlands (Daniel Piechnick, Roxley, 2021) 10:11 -Mindbug Battlefruits (Christian Kudahl, Marvin Hegen, Skaff Elias, and Richard Garfield, Nerdlab Games, 2024) 14:36 -ICECOOL Wizards (Brian Gomez, Brain Games, 2024) 19:32 -Ratyl (Andy Gallagher, Busy Dad Games, 2023) 25:46 -Agricola (Revised Edition) (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2016) 29:42 -Almost Innocent (Philippe Attali, Kolossal Games, 2023) 31:18 -E.T. The Extra-Terestrial: Light Years from Home Game (Propsero Hall and Brian Kirk, Funko Games, 2022) 33:55 -Dune: Imperium--Uprising (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2023) 38:16 -Word Traveler (Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance, Office Dog, 2024) News (and why it doesn't matter): 41:11 Earth Reborn by Christophe Boelinger possibly to be expanded 44:31 Vladimír Suchý and Delicious Games go to Resafa 45:12 Feature Game: Galactic Renaissance (Christian Martinez, Matagot, 2024) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is said that both politics and religion are not good conversational fodder among people you don't know well (and perhaps not even for people with whom you are close), but sadly those are among Mark's favourite topics. The sun having been devoured may cause the astronomers to be delighted, but Mark knows a portent when he sees one, and he is confident some kind of sacrifice to appease violent spirits is in order. Walker escalates things by invoking the divine right of kings, the intersection of religion and politics, but then again escalation is Walker's default instinct. Further proof of Fenrir's influence, no doubt! 01:44 AYURIS: Space Station Phoenix (Gabriel J. Cohn, Rio Grande Games, 2022) Games Played Last Week: 03:54 -Black Rose Wars: Rebirth (Andrea Colletti, Diego Fonseca, and Marco Montanaro, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2024) 11:15 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game: Raise the Flagg Campaign Expansion (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2023) 12:34 -Hissy Fit (Levi Robertson and Chris Stone, Stone Age Distractions, 2023) 16:09 -Almost Innocent (Philippe Attali, Kolossal Games, 2023) 16:47 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021) 17:15 -Matches (Daniel McKinley, Thing 12 Games, 2024) 19:42 -FORK (Ta-Te Wu, Sunrise Tornade Game Studio, 2023) 22:08 -Voidfall (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2023) 25:13 -Battlecrest: Metronn Base Game (Dustin Dobson & Milan Zivkovic, Button Shy, 2024) 28:55 -Omen: Whispers of the Muse (John Clowdus, Small Box Games, 2024) News (and why it doesn't matter): 32:11 Divine Right is back on Kickstarter 34:04 Light Speed Arena by Tablescope Games on Kickstarter May 7 36:26 Topic: What Brings You Back? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I never really understood the term "undead." I mean, it's a binary, right? If it's not dead it must be alive, at least in the context of things that could or were once alive. The negation never seemed to be doing enough work to imply what it was intended to imply. That is, until Walker and Mark got sick. They're not dead, but going straight to "alive" seems a rather hopeful exaggeration. Undead seems appropriate for now. 01:47 AYURIS: Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2022) Games Played Last Week: 03:48 -Legacy of Yu (Shem Phillips, Garphill Games, 2023) 07:30 -Set a Watch (Mike Gnade and Todd Walsh, Rock Manor Games, 2019) 09:12 -Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs (Joe Klipfel and Nikki Valens, Cephalofair Games, 2024) 15:03 -Stonespine Architects (Jordy Adan, Thunderworks Games, 2024) 17:23 -Marshmallow Test (Reiner Knizia, Gamewright, 2020) 19:21 -Black Rose Wars: Rebirth (Andrea Colletti, Diego Fonseca, and Marco Montanaro, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2024) 21:47 -Almost Innocent (Philippe Attali, Kolossal Games, 2023) 25:52 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022) 28:50 -Fromage (Matthew O'Malley and Ben Rosset, Road to Infamy Games, 2024) 32:40 -Dragonbond: Lords of Vaala (Jack Caesar and Alessio Cavatore, Draco Studios, 2023) 37:52 -City of the Living (Sebastian Bleasdale and Reiner Knizia, Trick or Treat Studios, 2024) News (and why it doesn't matter): 42:31 Micro Macro Bonus Box has come home 43:26 Age of Innovation balance adjustments for Illusionists and Navigators 46:22 Don't Starve the board game 47:26 Upcoming from Alex "Green Team" Cutler: Don't Skip Leg Day and Box Top Pinball Haunted House from Pandasaurus 48:44 Walker cuteness weakness: Kyoto no Neko 49:30 Railroad Tiles from Horrible Guild 50:38 Lots of content on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/svwag Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We haul ourselves off of our deathbeds to deliver this episode unto you. Prospects for our recovery seem dim, but we would sooner die than deprive you of that which is most sacred--namely content. Of course, illness may yet claim us, but we are far too stoic and noble to complain. 01:49 AYURIS: Stroganov (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 04:46 -Hissy Fit (Levi Robertson and Chris Stone, Stone Age Distractions, 2023) 06:53 -Finished! (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2017) 12:01 -City of the Living (Sebastian Bleasdale and Reiner Knizia, Trick or Treat Studios, 2024) 15:07 -Legacy of Yu (Shem Phillips, Garphill Games, 2023) 20:27 -Bus (Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga, Capstone Games, 2019) 24:51 -Battlecrest: Metronn Base Game (Dustin Dobson & Milan Zivkovic, Button Shy, 2024) 28:59 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game: Raise the Flagg Campaign Expansion (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2023) 31:25 -Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs (Joe Klipfel and Nikki Valens, Cephalofair Games, 2024) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We present to you a specially chemically-enhanced episode. Walker has been doping specifically in preparation, eschewing any sustenance other than military-grade lozenges. Mark will be performing his hosting duties while fully immersed in a tank of benzocaine oral painkiller. It is a good thing that the International Olympic Committee has no sway here in SVWAG studios, or we would likely get disqualified for the podcast luge event. Games Played Last Week: 01:30 -Raising Robots (Brett Sobol & Seth Van Orden, Nauvoo Games, 2023) 08:26 -Omen: Banks of the Styx (John Clowdus, Small Box Games, 2024) 11:40 -Set a Watch (Mike Gnade and Todd Walsh, Rock Manor Games, 2019) 13:47 -Cryo (Tom Jolly & Luke Laurie, Z-Man Games, 2021) 17:33 -Formula D (Laurent Lavaur & Eric Randall, Asmodee, 2008) 18:39 -Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2021) 22:36 -Piazza Rabazza (Guido Hoffman and Jens-Peter Schliemann, Zoch Verlag, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 25:37 RoboRally Transformers: can Autobots get drunk? 27:12 An expansion to Unfathomable, the Battlestar Galactica re-theme 27:52 Burned was too pure for this crowdfunded world 28:19 Etherstone from ThunderGryph Games by Virginio Gigli and Simone Luciani on Kickstarter 29:11 Avatar: The Last Airbender co-op deckbuilder 29:43 Feature Game: Kutná Hora: The City of Silver (Ondřej Bystroň, Petr Čáslava, and Pavel Jarosch, Czech Games Edition, 2023) 51:24 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For reasons both personal and highly arbitrary, the SVWAG style guide (authored by gibbons, of course) does not countenance using the word "teach" as a noun, with the possible exception as a casual nickname for a teacher. Thus a game does not, in our parlance, have a "teach" except insofar as you call the person explaining the rules to you "teach". As in, "yo, teach, thanks for doing this thankless job, you make our hobby possible, I'm certainly not going to give you a hard time for any minor rules errors or didactic missteps, lemme buy you a pizza, teach, you incredibly physically attractive hero." 01:25 AYURIS: Sakura Arms (BakaFire, Level 99 Games 2022) Games Played Last Week: 04:04 -La Granja: Deluxe Master Set (Michael Keller and Andreas "ode." Odendahl, Board&Dice, 2023) 10:19 -Unchained (David Gregg, Trick or Treat Studios, 2024) 18:04 -Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza, Ravensburger, 2017) 21:34 -Turbo Kidz (Emmanuel Gauvain, Scorpion Masqué, 2023) 23:46 -Nine Tiles Panic (Jens Merkl and Jean-Claude Pellin, Oink Games, 2019) 25:49 -5 Towers (Kasper Lapp, Deep Print Games, 2023) 26:33 -Clip Cut Parks (Shaun Graham and Scott Huntington, Renegade Game Studios, 2019) 28:17 -The Same Game (Wolfgang Warsch, Edition Spielwiese, 2023) 34:17 -Omen: Songs of Far Shores (John Clowdus, Small Box Games, 2024) 38:45 -The Vale of Eternity (Eric Hong, Mandoo Games, 2023) 43:27 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011) News (and why it doesn't matter): 49:39 Ninja Division declares bankruptcy, leaves thousands of Kickstarter backers in the lurch 50:57 New Mage Knight expansion! Apocalypse Dragon from WizKids by Phil Pettifer 51:43 Star Trek Star Realms 52:02 Magical Athlete reprint by CMYK in 2025 52:41 Topic: Rules Explanations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before shouting about toys professionally, Mark taught ethics at a health sciences university. He discussed matters of life and death, of cutting edge controversial technologies, of war and politics, and matters of fundamental rights and duties. He has learned two lessons from those experiences: never ever talk about animal rights with a pit bull owner, and his views on Mass Effect are vastly more controversial than any of his other views. In this episode, he is at least smart enough to stay silent about dogs. Games Played Last Week: 01:54 -Street Masters (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2018) 07:45 -The Barracks Emperors (Wray Ferrell and Brad Johnson, GMT Games, 2023) 15:08 -Dune: Imperium--Uprising (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2023) 17:58 -Tank Duel: Enemy in the Crosshairs (Mike Bertucelli, GMT Games, 2019) 28:09 -Lunar Rush (Steven "Skippy" Brown, Dead Alive Games, 2023) 32:27 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020) News (and why it doesn't matter): 34:44 Modiphius' upcoming Mass Effect game by Eric Lang and Calvin Wong Tze Loon 36:49 Ares will publish and distribute new Mega Empires (further descendants of Mega Civilization) 38:17 Heroscape: Age of Annihilation from Renegade Games--prepaints and all your money 44:57 Street Masters Kickstarter buyer's guide redux 48:15 Feature Game: Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester (Changhyun Baek, Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, Stefano Luperto, and Antonio Tinto, DiceTree Games, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Walker was all like "there's this card effect in Successors" and Mark was all like "nuh-uh" but Walker was like "yeah, fer sure" and Mark goes "no way" and Walker says "way" and that's a 100% accurate transcript. 01:53 AYURIS: Dice Realms (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2022) Games Played Last Week: 04:07 -Lorenzo il Magnifico (Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, and Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2016) 10:55 -Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester (Changhyun Baek, Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, Stefano Luperto, and Antonio Tinto, DiceTree Games, 2023) 17:00 -Darwin’s Journey (Simone Luciani and Nestore Mangone, ThunderGryph Games, 2023) 21:23 -The North: Provenance (John Clowdus, Small Box Games, 2020) 27:03 -Sail (Akiyama Koryu & Korzu Yusei, Allplay, 2023) 28:18 -MLEM: Space Agency (Reiner Knizia, Rebel Studio, 2024) 31:15 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) 36:48 -Successors 4th Edition (Richard H. Berg and Mark Simonitch, PHALANX, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 46:25 Lifeboats reprint: Plank of Carneades 47:27 Mike Hutchinson running a survey on Gaslands: https://forms.gle/8DjmJDxpaivpsznW7 48:06 Eric Lang and Ken Grul's Life in Reterra from Hasbro 48:24 Please support us on Patreon, if so inclined! www.patreon.com/svwag 51:02 Topic: The Patrons' Top 20 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The theory of the atom first posited by the pre-Socratic philosopher Democritus in roughly the 4th Century BCE. None of his actual writings have survived. The great thing about the pre-Socratics is that so few of their works are available, you can spend about ten minutes (or less!) and have read as much of their stuff as have the world's leading experts. Games Played Last Week: 01:53 -Kingdom Rush: Elemental Uprising (Alara Cameron, Helana Hope, and Sen-Foong Lim, Lucky Duck Games, 2023) 04:15 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2023) 06:43 -Caverna: The Cave Farmers (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2013) 07:22 -Hidden Leaders (Andreas Müller, Markus Müller, & Raphael Stocker, BFF Games, 2022) 08:28 -AQUA: Biodiversity in the Oceans (Dan Halstad and Tristan Halstad, Sidekick Games, 2024) 13:05 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020) 16:54 -Lacuna (Mark Gerrits, CMYK, 2023) 19:33 -5 Towers (Kasper Lapp, Deep Print Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 24:05 Kemet: Rise of the Gods reprint with additional modules on crowdfunding soon from Matagot 25:11 Burned on Kickstarter February 13 from Stone Circle Games and Jon Moffat 25:52 Wandering Galaxy: new Crossroads game from Plaid Hat Games 26:52 Feature Game: Nucleum (Simone Luciani & Dávid Turczi, Board&Dice, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every man wants to be a macho, macho man To have the kind of body always in demand Jogging in the mornings, go man go Work outs in the health spa, muscles glow You can best believe that he's a macho man Ready to get down with, anyone he can You can tell a macho, he has a funky walk His western shirts and leather, always look so boss Funky with his body, he's a king Call him Mister Ego, dig his chains You can best believe that he's a macho man He likes to be the leader, he never dresses grand -"Macho Man" by The Village People 03:05 AYURIS: Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022) Games Played Last Week: 05:06 -AQUA : Biodiversity in the Oceans (Dan Halstad and Tristan Halstad, Sidekick Games, 2024) 08:05 -Bloodstones (Martin Wallace, Wallace Designs, 2023) 09:36 -Kingdom Rush: Elemental Uprising (Alara Cameron, Helana Hope, and Sen-Foong Lim, Lucky Duck Games, 2023) 10:45 -Imperium: Horizons (Nigel Buckle and Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2024) 15:48 -Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City (Naotaka Shimamoto and Yoshiaki Tomioka, itten, 2023) 19:32 -Sail (Akiyama Koryu & Korzu Yusei, Allplay, 2023) 21:33 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021) 24:45 -Charioteer (Matt Calkins, GMT Games, 2022) 27:59 -Great Western Trail: New Zealand (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2023) 35:09 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021) 36:14 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 37:54 Bus from Capstone reprint in 2024 38:34 Burned on Kickstarter February 13 from Stone Circle Games and Jon Moffat 39:15 CMON moving to Gamefound for A Song of Ice and Fire Tactics 41:37 Topic: Deckbuilding Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let us, following in Andy Schwarz's example, highlight the fine work of Nancy Skinner, a California state senator whose "Fair Pay to Play Act" granted college athletes in California the right to profit from their name, image, and likeness. This forced the NCAA to allow such changes more broadly. It hasn't been perfect, but let's acknowledge one thing: if someone's gonna be making millions off your name and face, maybe--just maybe!--you should be able to get a cut. Games Played Last Week: 01:43 -AQUA : Biodiversity in the Oceans (Dan Halstad and Tristan Halstad, Sidekick Games, 2024) 06:24 -Imperium: Horizons (Nigel Buckle and Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2024) 13:40 -World Wonders (Zé Mendes, Arcane Wonders, 2023) 19:33 -MLEM: Space Agency (Reiner Knizia, Rebel Studio, 2024) 24:14 -Maskmen (Jun Sasaki and Taiki Shinzawa, Oink Games, 2014) 28:27 -The Barracks Emperors (Wray Ferrell and Brad Johnson, GMT Games, 2023) 32:17 -Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City (Naotaka Shimamoto and Yoshiaki Tomioka, itten, 2023) 37:14 -Vengeance (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2018) 40:03 -Charioteer (Matt Calkins, GMT Games, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 44:29 "Wednesdays with Walker"--streaming on Twitch 45:05 Unpublished Flickateers by Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson 45:55 Storm Raiders by Shem Phillips 46:48 Voidfall Solo Online by Mark Hutchinson! https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3222419/play-voidfall-solo-online-fan-made-app 47:59 Feature Game: Envelopes of Cash (Andy Schwarz, Envelopes of Cash LLC, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It has been many a year since our early days, our salad days when we were younger and dumb and didn't know what we were doing. Much has changed, in that we are now older and dumb and don't know what we're doing. But the inexorable march of time has at least offered many new offerings in the broad tent of dexterity games, and so it is past time that we focus on one of our preferred genus of toy. 01:26 AYURIS: Golem (Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 04:19 -Anachrony (Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2017) 11:11 -Welcome to the Moon (Alexis Allard & Benoit Turpin, Blue Cocker Games, 2021) 15:44 -General Orders: World War II (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2023) 22:16 -Sail (Akiyama Koryu & Korzu Yusei, Allplay, 2023) 25:25 -Burned (Jon Moffat, Stone Circle Games, Unpublished) 28:39 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) 34:50 -Bloodstones (Martin Wallace, Wallace Designs, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 39:59 Mythic Games sells Anastyr and Hel: The Last Saga to CMON; backers will get base game only 41:44 Renegade Games' Axis and Allies: G.I. Joe 44:19 Ads for Votes for Women pulled from Facebook because they apparently think women's suffrage is contentious 47:00 Carolingi pulled from Gamefound, pre-orders directly from Sea Cove Games 47:59 7 Empires from Mac Gerdts 49:27 Star Trek: Away Missions goes Original Series 51:52 Topic: Dexterity Games Revisited Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A pretty solid rule of thumb is that if you've been disappointed in a kind of game, try David Thompson's version of it and see how delightful it can be. Hidden movement got you down? Sniper Elite is the cure. Abstract chunky tiled fighty thing didn't please? War Chest might please. Mediocre skirmish cramping your style? For What Remains is ready to serve. It's a good thing he has styles of games he hasn't explored, lest he just obsolete the remainder of the games industry. Give him time. He'll collaborate with everyone eventually. Games Played Last Week: 01:41 -Beast (Aron Midhall, Elon Midhall, and Assar Pettersson, Studio Midhall, 2022) 07:17 -Iberia (Jesús Torres Castro and Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2016) 11:42 -Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa (Mandela Fernandez-Grandon and Fabio Lopiano, Osprey Games, 2024) 18:16 -Bitoku: Resutoran (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2023) 23:00 -Kurz vor Knapp (Helmut Punke and Tobias Punke, Zoch Verlag, 2020) 28:06 -Animal Upon Animal (Klaus Miltenberger, HABA, 2005) 29:33 -Bloodstones (Martin Wallace, Wallace Designs, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 38:01 Shipyard reprint from Delicious Games 38:55 In the Gang from KOSMOS 39:56 Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam on Kickstarter 40:51 Feature Game: Federation (Dimitri Perrier and Matthieu Verdier, Explor8, 2022) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As ever, and with no clue what a lang syne is (much less an auld-y type configuration), we embrace the new year by commemorating the old. We would venture that the new year only truly begins once SVWAG has given its imprimatur on the best game published in the preceding year. The Julian Calendar was abandoned in favour of the Gregorian, and it is evident that the Gregorian should be abandoned in favour of the SVWAGgering Calendar. Games Played Last Week: 01:34 -Kutná Hora: The City of Silver (Ondřej Bystroň, Petr Čáslava, and Pavel Jarosch, Czech Games Edition, 2023) 06:53 -Voidfall (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2023) 07:57 -K2 (Adam Kałuża, Rebel Sp. z o.o., 2010) 09:35 -Cover Your Assets (Brent Beck & Jeffrey Beck, Grandpa Beck's Games, 2011) 11:52 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2023) 16:53 -Road Trippin (Uncredited, Guilt Free Gaming, 2021) 19:42 -Evacuation (Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2023) 28:05 -Solar Titans (Phillip Gee and Xian Wu, SunnySideUp Games, 2023) 31:03 -Tiny Mini Golf (Kamis Kamiński, Self-published, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): Nothing to see here. 34:25 Topic: 2023 Year in Review 35:04 Mark and Walker's Top 10s 52:28 SVWAG 2023 Game of the Year 53:37 Special Categories Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher, claimed that you never step in the same river twice; for it is not the same river and you are not the same person. Such as it is with games! They are reprinted and thus reborn, all along some blurred spectrum of redesign spanning from carbon copy all the way to entirely new design. Let us not forget Heraclitus' student Cratylus, who evidently thought Heraclitus some kind of squish, insofar as he is credited with countering that you cannot step into the same river once. 01:25 AYURIS: Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles Episodes 1 & 2 (Richard Amann, Thomas Vande Ginste, Viktor Peter, Wolf Plancke, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2022) Games Played Last Week: 03:32 -Rats of Wistar (Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia, Cranio Creations, 2023) 09:15 -Voidfall (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2023) 11:00 -Faiyum: Privileges (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2023) 15:04 -Horizon Wars: Midnight Dark (Robey Jenkins, Precinct Omega Publishing, 2023) 22:52 -Burned (Jon Moffat, Stone Circle Games, Unpublished) 26:36 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) 30:40 -Trick Shot (Second Edition) (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2023) 35:05 -Napoleon's Conquests (Bruno Lamotte, Fellowship of Simulations, 2023) 42:47 -Splendor Duel (Marc André and Bruno Cathala, Space Cowboys, 2022) 43:42 -Federation (Dimitri Perrier and Matthieu Verdier, Explor8, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 47:23 War Story: Occupied France; narrative game by David Thompson, Dave Neale, and Osprey Games 49:02 Keyside: Richard Breese and 49:37 Turing Machine on Boardgamearena and designer's notes on BGG 50:49 Terra Pyramides by Kiesling & Kramer 51:06 Moby Trick 51:25 Halo miniatures game by Mantic Games 52:02 Gaia Project Expansion announced, again 52:49 RIP Bryan Ansell, co-founder of Games Workshop 54:05 Topic: Out of Print Games Revisited Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"This here's a jam for all the gamers Tryin' to do what those rulebooks offer Get shot down 'cause you're overzealous Take too long, opponents get jealous Ok, smarty, go to a party Games are on the menu for everybody You wanna play a game that's more complexer But you're standin' on the wall like you was Poindexter A game is laid out, one not played out The options unfold and your mind just spins out They say you should take your turn or get removed So come on, gamer, and just bust a move" -Young MC, noted foe of analysis paralysis Games Played Last Week: 01:10 -Evolution: Climate (Dominic Crapuchettes, Dmitry Knorre, & Sergey Machin, North Star Games, 2016) 05:57 -Tiny Epic Crimes (Scott Almes, Gamelyn Games, 2023) 10:20 -The Fox Experiment (Jeff Fraser and Elizabeth Hargrave, Pandasaurus Games, 2023) 13:45 -Undergrove (Elizabeth Hargrave and Mark Wootton, AEG, 2024) 15:15 -Votes for Women (Tory Brown, Fort Circle Games, 2022) 17:52 -The Gods Will Have Blood (Daniel Bullock, Lock Horns Games, 2023) 21:56 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022) 23:40 -Fun Facts (Kasper Lapp, Repos Production, 2022) 24:31 -Just One (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Repos Production, 2018) 24:39 -So Clover! (François Romain, Repos Production, 2021) 25:55 -Duhr: The Lesser Houses (Jenna Felli, Devious Weasel, 2018) 30:47 -No Thanks! (Thorsten Gimmler, AMIGO, 2004) 32:37 -Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester (Changhyun Baek, Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, Stefano Luperto, and Antonio Tinto, DiceTree Games, 2023) 38:58 -Road Trippin (Uncredited, Guilt Free Gaming, 2021) 41:00 -Star Trek: Away Missions (Andrew Haught, Mike Haught, and Phil Yates, Gale Force Nine, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 47:35 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon by Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Magone, published by Sorry We Are French 48:04 Amabel Holland in The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/the-personal-political-art-of-board-game-design 48:36 Zombie Sniper. That is all. 48:59 Jenna Felli's upcoming game Murray the A**hole Frog (trans designer and trans artist) and upcoming novel Serpent Ascending 50:24 Co-op Dungeon Scrawlers?! 2together by OldChap Editions 51:24 Andy Schwarz's "Financial Reckoning" for Envelopes of Cash: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/envelopesofcash/envelopes-of-cash/posts/3995962 52:47 Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition accidentally published with crypto-fascist imagery. Burn the "Banner of Kekistan" 54:48 Feature Game: Arborea (Dani Garcia, Alley Cat Games, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just before Mark is de-platformed, he would like to remind the SVWAG audience of two very important facts. First, he is but a man shouting into a can, and just because he doesn't like the thing you like doesn't make either less worthy of respect, dignity, and chocolate. He is willing to accept the possibility that he's Playing It Wrong and/or Doesn't Get It and/or needs to Git Gud and/or is just insufficiently evolved. Second, a reminder that complaints are to be directed to [email protected]. 01:12 AYURIS: El Grande (Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich, Hans im Glück, 1995) Games Played Last Week: 02:26 -Age of Innovation (Helge Ostertag, Capstone Games, 2023) 07:55 -Mage Knight: The Board Game (Vlaada Chvatil, WizKids, 2011) 14:08 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023) 15:13 -The Fox Experiment (Jeff Fraser and Elizabeth Hargrave, Pandasaurus Games, 2023) 18:45 -Android: Netrunner (Richard Garfield and Lukas Litzsinger, Fantasy Flight Games, 2012) 23:23 -Apiary (Connie Vogelmann, Stonemaier Games, 2023) 29:49 -Air, Land & Sea (Jon Perry, Arcane Wonders, 2018) 31:47 -Schadenfreude (ctr, Studio Turbine, 2021) 34:13 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021) 38:13 -Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza, Ravensburger, 2017) 40:01 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021) 41:03 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game: Raise the Flagg Campaign Expansion (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2023) 44:01 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 45:09 Unchained by Trick or Treat Studios, inspired by Nightfall 45:49 Small Box Games' three Omen sets on Kickstarter now! 46:21 Quacks of Quedlinburg Duel 46:40 Votes for Women reprint on Kickstarter 47:16 German magnets! Die verdrehte Spuknacht 48:28 You can support us on Patreon, if you're so inclined: www.patreon.com/svwag 49:12 Nucleum: Australia 49:29 Topic: Adventure Games Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A review of So Very Wrong About Games, not actually by Werner Herzog: "To listen to SVWAG is to court madness. One host is beholden to the delusion that if he utters sufficient words in a short period of time he may stave off his inevitable death, whereas the other grapples with the false consciousness of refusing to acknowledge life's meaninglessness. Collectively their banter serves as a cruel rebuke to evolution, a bitter mockery of humanity's purported superiority over a nature they despise and denigrate. It is reason's death rattle in the face of pure chaos. Thank you for recommending Rhino Hero Super Battle, I enjoyed it with my family very much. Four stars." 01:20 AYURIS: Agricola (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2007) and Agricola (Revised Edition) (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2016) Games Played Last Week: 04:25 -Ceres (Gustaf Sundström, Artipia Games, 2023) 10:22 -Daybreak (Matt Leacock & Matteo Menapace, CMYK, 2023) 13:59 -Raising Robots (Brett Sobol & Seth Van Orden, Nauvoo Games, 2023) 16:02 -Demon Ship (Malev Da Shinobi, Black Site Studios, 2023) 19:58 -Hyperborea (Andrea Chiarvesio & Pierluca Zizzi, Asterion, 2014) 26:19 -Vaalbara (Olivier Cipière, Studio H, 2022) 29:03 -Septima: Shapeshifting & Omens (Robin Hegedűs, Mindclash Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 36:45 Preview of Phantom Division Relaunch on Gamefound 38:24 French Revolution! 1793 Patriots & Traitors on Gamefound 39:21 Redevelopment of Omen: A Reign of War from John Clowdus and Small Box Games next year 40:16 Topic: Mindclash Games Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dexterity games, dismissed by many in the board game world as children's toys (whereas, by contrast, we laud them as children's toys), can offer a unique window into the player's soul. A fine dexterity game is a crucible in which one's true character emerges. Are you an assertive, grandiose table-hog capable of great feats but undone by hubris? Are you a small-minded, plodding dilettante lacking in ambition or imagination? Junk Art can reveal all! Games Played Last Week: 02:11 -Age of Innovation (Helge Ostertag, Capstone Games, 2023) 13:33 -Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza, Ravensburger, 2017) 14:49 -Belratti (Michael Loth, Mogel-Verlag, 2018) 16:47 -Revive: Call of the Abyss (Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Eilif Svensson, and Anna Wermlund, Aporta Games, 2023) 22:13 -Tetra Tower (Uncredited, Enksy, 2014) 24:27 -Junk Art (Jay Cormier & Sen-Foong Lim, Pretzel Games, 2016) 27:47 -General Orders: World War II (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2023) 36:30 -Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2021) 37:20 -The Wolves (Ashwain Kamath and Clarence Simpson, Pandasaurus Games, 2022) 39:34 -Cthulhu: Death May Die (Eric M. Lang & Rob Daviau, CMON, 2019) 43:19 -Drags 2 Riches (David Pettifer, Bored Wreckers Inc, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 48:35 Prepare to get uncomfortable: Hollandspiele's Doubt Is Our Product about the tobacco industry 50:59 Aqua, oceanic tile-laying 51:44 Mark laments the market rewarding bad actors: Palladium Games and Steamforged Games 56:19 Feature Game: Daybreak (Matt Leacock & Matteo Menapace, CMYK, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's no time no time at all we must get to the games there's been so many all the time one after another hurry hurry we must get to all of the games 01:26 AYURIS: Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 03:07 -Septima (Robin Hegedűs, Mindclash Games, 2023) 10:42 -White Castle (Israel Cendrero & Sheila Santos, Devir Games, 2023) 16:25 -Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza, Ravensburger, 2017) 20:45 -Nekojima (David Carmona & Karen Nguyen, Unfriendly Games, 2023) 25:02 -Catch the Moon (Fabien Riffaud & Juan Rodriguez, Bombyx, 2017) 27:25 -TEAM3 GREEN (Alex Cutler & Matt Fantastic, Brain Games, 2019) 30:58 -Piazza Rabazza (Guido Hoffman and Jens-Peter Schliemann, Zoch Verlag, 2022) 33:43 -Tumblin' Dice (Carey Grayson, Randy Nash, and Rick Soued, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2004) 35:38 -After Us (Florian Sirieix, Catch Up Games, 2023) 43:12 -Raising Robots (Brett Sobol & Seth Van Orden, Nauvoo Games, 2023) 46:49 -Moonrakers (Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, and Austin Harrison, IV Studio, 2020) 52:14 -Great Western Trail: New Zealand (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2023) 53:09 -Tiger and Dragon (Hashimoto Atsushi, Oink Games, 2021) 56:21 -Mosaic: Wars and Disasters (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2023) 1:01:00 -Ready Set Bet (John D. Clair, AEG, 2022) 1:03:12 -Fairy Tale (Satoshi Nakamura, Z-Man Games, 2004) 1:05:04 -Hollywood 1947 (Travis Hancock, Facade Games, 2023) 1:08:46 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) 1:11:08 -Daybreak (Matt Leacock & Matteo Menapace, CMYK, 2023) 1:17:37 -Arborea (Dani Garcia, Alley Cat Games, 2023) 1:19:48 -Nucleum (Simone Luciani & Dávid Turczi, Board&Dice, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 1:25:25 Anno 1800 Expansion 1:25:54 "Pop culture" That's Not a Hat 1:26:33 Albedo available as print and play! Cards: https://kaiherbertz.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/albedoprintandplayfullcolor.pdf Rules: http://hespiele.de/downloads/albedo_en.pdf 1:27:35 City of the Living: Prosperity (by Reiner Knizia) with zombies Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The shift from Beckett references to low-grade puns might strike one as jarring, but it is important to note that both hosts have essentially been twelve going on sixty for most of their lives. If it's not juvenile and/or obscure, it is difficult for the hosts to process--they become disoriented and frightened. In such circumstances, a nice Star Control II reference will probably calm them down. Hey, there's one of those in this episode, too! Games Played Last Week: 01:52 -Great Western Trail: New Zealand (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2023) 07:03 -FlickFleet: Xeno Wars (Jackson Pope & Paul Willcox, Eurydice Games, 2022) 13:04 -White Castle (Israel Cendrero & Sheila Santos, Devir Games, 2023) 16:38 -Forgotten Depths (Peter Albertson, Void Knight Games, 2022) 20:37 -Omicron Protocol (Brendan Kendrick & Bernie Lin, Dead Alive Games, 2022) 29:09 -Among Cultists: A Social Deduction Thriller (Stefan Godot, Godot Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 38:40 Rafter Five: Dexterity from Oink Games 39:23 Expandalone to Wizards of the Grimoire (aka Bookie-Bookie Pew-Pew) on Kickstarter: Shifting Sands 41:00 Feature Game: Voidfall (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One has to be careful in buffet situations. There are so many options, and you are pulled in so many different directions. You must differentiate the false urgency from the genuinely pressing, and it is a test of your evaluation and timing skills to successfully navigate your priorities. What to do, and when? How much of what? If you fail to make the wise choices, you might not get through the dessert. Games Played Last Week: 02:20 -IKI: Akebono (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2023) 08:22 -Inhuman Conditions (Tommy Maranges & Cory O'Brien, Web published, 2018) 13:19 -FlickFleet: Xeno Wars (Jackson Pope & Paul Willcox, Eurydice Games, 2022) 18:09 -Gods Love Dinosaurs (Kasper Lapp, Pandasaurus Games, 2020) 22:35 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023) 26:00 -Fun Facts (Kasper Lapp, Repos Production, 2022) 31:33 -Sail (Akiyama Koryu & Korzu Yusei, Allplay, 2023) 35:51 -Sunrise Lane (Reiner Knizia, Horrible Guild, 2023) 38:55 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 40:35 Dexterity expansions! Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City and ICECOOL Wizards 41:22 Gaia Project expansion in "late 2024" 42:42 Sand by Devir Games 42:57 Calimala reprint by Alley Cat Games 43:57 Through the Desert on Kickstarter with A Message from the Stars and Switchbacks 44:25 My Favourite Things on Kickstarter: trick-taking and social ranking 45:37 Diablo role-playing and board games 45:59 Dragons Down by Mr. B Games on Kickstarter, inspired by the madness that is Magic Realm 48:35 Feature Game: Through the Desert (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 1998) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"'Well, I remember it as though it were an episode ago' Said Walker the Host as he reeled back to clear whatever foreign matter May have nestled its way into his mighty throat Many a poor design had met its demise while staring point-blank down The cavernous barrel of this awesome critical machine Truly a wonder of nature, this urban gamer Walker the Host had many a story to tell And it was a frequent occasion such as this that he did ... 'Say Bigney, do you wanna play games with me? Say, Bigney, do you wanna play games by my side? Ah, Bigney, do you wanna play games with me? Say, Bigney, SAY, BIGNEEEEEY'" -Walker the Host, lesser-known variant of Tommy the Cat (Primus, 1991) 02:12 AYURIS: Bitoku (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 04:32 -Imperial Miners (Tim Armstrong, Portal Games, 2023) 07:34 -Imperium: Legends (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021) 12:00 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023) 12:39 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) 16:41 -G.I. JOE Deck-Vuilding Game: New Alliances--A Tranformers Crossover Expansion (Dan Blanchett, Renegade Game Studios, 2023) 21:58 -Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods (Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia, Cranio Creations, 2023) 30:33 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023) 33:51 -Messina 1347 (Raúl Fernández Aparicio & Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2021) News (and why it doesn't matter): 40:53 Next Valiant Defense game by David Thompson illustrated by Nils Johansson: Guadalcanal 41:42 Tiny Epic Crimes misallocation shenanigans 42:48 Please support us on Patreon! Or don't, that's cool. Two new bonus episodes coming this week! www.patreon.com/svwag 43:23 Topic: Updating the Canon Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On October 27th, 1962, a man named Vasili Arkhipov saved the world. Literally. Had he not stood up to his commanding officer and refused to launch a nuclear warhead during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the resulting retaliations would have obliterated all human life. Probably the marmosets and gibbons, too. We here at SVWAG think the man deserves a holiday in his honour, especially given that we all owe our lives to him. October 27th is Arkhipov Day. Games Played Last Week: 01:05 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022) 05:56 -Voidfall (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2023) 25:58 -Louis XIV (Rudiger Dorn, alea, 2005) 29:46 -Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game (Jacob Fryxelius, FryxGames, 2023) 33:26 -Trailblazers (Ryan Courtney, Bitewing Games, 2023) 37:08 -Argent: Mancers of the University (Trey Chambers, Level 99 Games, 2015) 46:06 -Planet Unknown (Ryan Lambert & Adam Rehberg, Adam's Apple Games, 2022) 48:50 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004) News (and why it doesn't matter): 52:32 Haunted Lands by Ludus Magnus 53:24 Check out sowronggames.com: Searchable episode notes, SVWAG profiles, the Canon, and more! 54:29 Arkhipov Day: Oct. 27th. Celebrate Vasili Arkhipov and his having saved the human race! 55:30 Feature Game: Zoo Vadis (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Somethin' tells me it's all happening at the zoo I do believe it I do believe it's true The monkeys stand for honesty Giraffes are insincere And the elephants are kindly but they're dumb Orangutans are skeptical Of changes in their cages And the zookeeper is very fond of rum Zebras are reactionaries Antelopes are missionaries Pigeons plot in secrecy And hamsters turn on frequently What a gas, you gotta come and see At the zoo" -Simon and Garfunkel, "At the Zoo", clearly written about contemporary board games 01:39 AYURIS: -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 04:28 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023) 06:05 -Trolls & Princesses (Pim Thunborg, Game Brewer, 2023) 13:14 -Imperium: Legends (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021) 17:11 -Neotopia (Orlando Sá and André Santos, Arcane Wonders, 2023) 24:27 -Trailblazers (Ryan Courtney, Bitewing Games, 2023) 28:21 -Federation (Dimitri Perrier and Matthieu Verdier, Explor8, 2022) 34:21 -Whirling Witchcraft (Erik Andersson Sundén, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2021) 37:41 -Cosmoctapus (Henry Audubon, Paper Fort Games, 2023) 40:00 -Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza, Ravensburger, 2017) 42:59 -R (Seiji Kanai, Kanai Factory, 2011) 45:46 -Yura Yura Penguin Mini (Yabuchi Ryoko, Self-published, 2022) 48:06 -Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2010) 54:25 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021) 55:11 -Almost Innocent (Philippe Attali, Kolossal Games, 2023) 57:59 -Albedo (Kai Herbertz, Herbertz Entertainment UG, 2017) 59:39 -Zoo Vadis (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2023) 1:07:02 -A Feast for Odin (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2016) News (and why it doesn't matter): 1:10:15 Attribution is incredibly important, especially in new media 1:12:00 Doctor Rat: deduction 1:12:37 International Gamers Awards ceremony: https://www.internationalgamersawards.net/ceremony/2023-ceremony 1:13:23 Warhammer: The Old World is coming back in 2024 1:14:43 Little Plastic Train Company's Deluxe Board Game Train Sets: Wave 2 on Kickstarter 1:15:29 Duel of Ages' redevelopment, Worldspanner: Factions by Brett G Murrell, soon on Kickstarter 1:17:05 Topic: Calling It a Win Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's all Fat Bear Week and puns this week, both of which share one important characteristic--they have distended, pendulous bellies. Wait, that wasn't it. It's that they are both to be respected for their power and danger. Those people you hear about who try to live with bears always suffer the same fates as the serial deployers of puns, in that they are both found dead and alone. Games Played Last Week: 01:42 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022) 04:45 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021) 08:02 -Can't Stop (Sid Sackson, Playte Games, 2023) 14:23 -Hybris: Disordered Cosmos (Damien Chauvreau, Aurora Game Studio, 2023) 27:38 -Praga Caput Regni (Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2020) 28:52 -Fast & Furious: Highway Heist (Prospero Hall, Funko Games, 2021) 32:32 -Trolls & Princesses (Pim Thunborg, Game Brewer, 2023) 37:06 -Battle Card: Series 1 (Nils Johansson and David Thompson, Postmark Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 40:32 A Study in Emerald 3rd Edition by CMON 41:43 Star Trek: Into the Unknown 43:36 Mythic shamelessly goes in for yet more money, again, for Darkest Dungeon 45:37 Feature Game: City of the Great Machine (German Tikhomirov, CrowD Games, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We turn to yet another discussion of important issues in boardgaming, this time WE INTERRUPT YOUR SILLY EPISODE NOTES FOR A SERIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT It is fat bear week! The possibility of a US federal government shutdown has been averted, and thus the voting public (even foreigners, we won't tell) may vote on which lorge bois of the ursine variety shall take the prize! For those uninitiated, the US National Park Service runs a bracketed competition to determine the preferred corpulent bear. Note: none of these bears are anthropomorphic, nor have any been inadvisably given projectile weapons. 01:20 AYURIS: Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 03:45 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) 08:23 -3 Ring Circus (Remo Conzadori and Fabio Lopiano, Devir, 2023) 14:36 -Uprising: Curse of the First Age Expansion (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, and Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2023) 16:38 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023) 24:21 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022) 28:42 -Faeries & Magical Creatures (Glenn Drover, Foridden Games, 2023) 34:22 -Aquatica: Cold Waters (Ivan Tuzovsky, Arcane Wonders, 2020) News (and why it doesn't matter): 38:08 GameTrayz making a new folding table 39:49 Renegade reprinting Hasbro designs: Nexus Ops, Vegas Showdown, Risk: 2210 and Risk Godstorm 40:53 Sci-Fi Undaunted! Undaunted 2200: Callisto 42:31 Consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag 43:25 Topic: Games for Mixed Company Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Any old person could consult Wikipedia, but only the true elite tune in to SVWAG to hear Walker summarize random boat-related articles for them. It's a power move to rival even the most outrageous exploits of the viking peoples. Games Played Last Week: 00:50 -Faeries & Magical Creatures (Glenn Drover, Foridden Games, 2023) 05:27 -Dogfight! (Carlo A. Rossi, PSC Games, 2023) 09:48 -Ceylon (Chris Zinsli and Suzanne Zinsli, Ludonova, 2018) 12:10 -Almost Innocent (Philippe Attali, Kolossal Games, 2023) 16:55 -Barrage: The Nile Affair Expansion (Tommaso Battista and Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2022) 22:33 -Jenga Maker (Uncredited, Hasbro, 2022) 25:21 -Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Scrawlers--Heroes of Waterdeep (Vangelis Bagiartakis and Konstantinos Karagiannis, WizKids, 2023) 27:53 -3 Ring Circus (Remo Conzadori and Favio Lopiano, Devir, 2023) 33:16 -Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza, Ravensburger, 2017) 36:39 -Emerge (Adam DeYoung, Pandasaurs Games, 2023) 42:18 -Albedo (Kai Herbertz, Herbertz Entertainment UG, 2017) 44:22 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023) 48:24 -Battle Card: Series 1 (Nils Johansson and David Thompson, Postmark Games, 2023) 52:33-Wabash Cannonball (John Bohrer, Rio Grande Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 58:54 Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor expansion contents unboxing and live stream 59:36 New Food Chain Magnate on Gamefound in November by Lucky Duck Games 1:00:52 Second Edition Yokohama (domestic and deluxe) by Synapses Games 1:02:11 Redeveloped Hansa Teutonica with gangster theme being shopped around by Andreas Steding 1:03:05 Ghost in the Shell from River Horse Games coming in 2024 1:03:34 Feature Game: Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We return to the bizarre cant of Letterkenny, invoking specifically the term "ferda," which is a contraction of "for the boys/girls." It is a great way to punctuate a sentence, especially if you do not wish to be understood--but that is true of all cant. Relatedly, if you haven't already, please do peruse our own glossary on sowronggames.com! We are not above our own cant, especially given our penchant for acronyms. Games Played Last Week: 02:07 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) 05:48 -Too Many Bones: Unbreakable (Josh J. Carlson, Adam Carlson, Logan Giannini, and Josh Wielgus, Chip Theory Games, 2023) 11:14 -El Grande (Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich, Hans im Gluck, 1995) 15:03 -Asgard's Chosen (Morgan Dontanville, Mayfair Games, 2013) 19:07 -Wild Tiled West (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2023) 24:33 -Dawn of Ulos (Jason Lentz, Thunderworks Games, 2023) 26:41 -Marshmallow Test (Reiner Knizia, Gamewright, 2020) 28:04 -Kabuto Sumo: Total Mayhem (John Brieger, Michael Dunsmore, and Tony Miller, BoardGameTables.com, 2022) 31:46 -Just One (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Repos Production, 2018) 32:31 -Perfect Words (Paul-Henri Argiot, TIKI Editions, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 34:32 Cheap 3D Catan and Ticket to Ride at Costco 36:34 Bitewing Games to crowdfund Knizia's Cascadeo and Cascadito 37:44 Flatout Games' Nocturne and anthropomorphic animals 39:58 Tiny Mini Golf--generate and then play mini gold courses 40:56 PSA: Friends don't let friends go into Games Workshop lifestyles blindly 45:15 Feature Game: Barcelona (Dani Garcia, Board&Dice, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Walker and Huey voted to end the game early, but there were then procedural questions as to whether that warranted a runoff in the French Presidential style. Chip III repeated his preference for a ranked-choice voting system, but he couldn't decide whether his second choice was a single transferable vote or first past the post. Meanwhile, Mark gerrymandered the rest of the table into one sprawling district, and made three new districts intersect at his spine so he got three votes to everyone else's collective one. He moved, seconded, and veto-proofed a motion to the effect that everyone else should stop talking. 00:59 AYURIS: Cryo (Tom Jolly & Luke Laurie, Z-Man Games, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 03:23 -The Witcher: Old World (Łukasz Woźniak, Go On Board, 2023) 11:55 -My Father's Work (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2022) 15:09 -City of the Great Machine (German Tikhomirov, CrowD Games, 2023) 20:47 -Gang of Dice (Reiner Knizia, Mandoo Games, 2022) 23:10 -Tinderblox (Rob Sparks, Alley Cat Games, 2020) 24:29 -Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition (Muneyuki Yokouchi, Bézier Games, 2022) 28:23 -Just One (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Repos Production, 2018) 33:49 -Deception: Murder in Hong Kong (Tobey Ho, Grey Fox Games, 2014) 40:32 -Jenga Maker (Uncredited, Hasbro, 2022) 48:14 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 53:28 New Can't Stop is being published by Playte Games (magnetic enclosure!) [EDIT: The episode erroneously attributes the publisher as Tanuki games, but that is the retailer; the publisher is in fact Playte. We apologize for the error.] 54:17 MicroMacro: Crime City - Showdown 55:07 Barrage: New Lands on Kickstarter; new maps 55:36 Planta Nubo by Keller, Odendahl, and Rosenberg 55:56 Apiary by Stonemaier; yet another missed zombibees opportunity 56:52 Battlecrest Year Two by Button Shy 57:37 Topic: Ending Games Early Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No cats were harmed during the recording of this episode. Official SVWAG cat Chandler (aka Potato aka Chan-Chan aka The Chan-Man) had his dignity challenged when Mark laughed at his strange partially-shaved body, but we don't think that counts. Official SVWAG dog Bruno (aka The Dog) resents human non-walk activities, but again, that probably doesn't count. The editorial gibbons and the HR gibbons colluded to classify Mark and Walker as "sub-animal automated speakboxes" and then took Labour Day off. Games Played Last Week: 01:10 -Marshmallow Test (Reiner Knizia, Gamewright, 2020) 03:30 -Amun-Re: 20th Anniversary Edition (Reiner Knizia, Alley Cat Games, 2023) 05:52 -Everything Ever (Nathan Thornton, Floodgate Games, 2023) 10:28 -Sushi Boat (Dario Massarenti and Francesco Testini, Japanime Games, 2023) 14:49 -Fit to Print (Peter McPherson, Flatout Games, 2023) 20:58 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023) 22:18 -Lunar Rush (Steven "Skippy" Brown, Dead Alive Games, 2023) 29:03 -Aegean Sea (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2023) 37:16 -Lacuna (Mark Gerrits, CMYK, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 39:08 Snow Planner--dice worker-placement ski resort 39:48 Rats of Wistar by Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia 41:09 David Thompson and Nils Johansson's Battle Card 42:46 Apology--Aegean Sea cannot be a feature game 43:45 Feature Game: Race to the Raft (Frank West, The City of Games, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I was originally going to riff on Ginsberg's Howl, but I confess I had completely forgotten what a monster of a piece it is--redolent in imagery and references that are very much of a time since past. I considered then moving on to Nelson's On the Road Again, and faced the opposite problem--man, that song has some simple lyrics. I guess Shelley and Shakespeare are the sweet spot. 01:24 AYURIS: Praga Caput Regni (Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2020) Games Played Last Week: 03:56 -Shadowrift (Jeremy Anderson, Game Salute, 2012) 06:41 -Jetpack Joyride: Deluxe Edition (Michał Gołębiowski, Lucky Duck Games, 2019) 10:18 -Barcelona (Dani Garcia, Board&Dice, 2023) 14:22 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020) 17:17 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Sotirios Tsantilas, Artipia Games, 2016) 20:33 -Ready Set Bet (John D. Clair, AEG, 2022) 26:32 -Aegean Sea (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2023) 34:52 -So Clover! (François Romain, Repos Production, 2021) 39:02 -Northgard: Uncharted Lands (Adrian Dinu, Shiro Games, 2022) 40:35 -Forest Shuffle (Kosch, Lookout Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 41:39 Borderlands: Mister Torgue's Arena of Badassery looking oddly pedestrian 43:18 Can't Stop! talking about MAGNETS 44:51 Tabletop miniatures games contain multitudes: setting vs. mechanisms 47:58 Topic: Gaming on the Road Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a certain talk-show huckster was wont to say, we train people how to treat us. Without absolving other people of their own responsibility, we can nonetheless take a certain amount of responsibility for entirely predictable reactions to our own decisions. "Don't feed the troll," goes the internet wisdom, and wise it is--Mark routinely fails to heed that good advice in the face of taunting by Walker. That said, Walker cannot claim to be long-suffering about Mark's mythological digressions while simultaneously goading him with mythologically-themed games. Games Played Last Week: 01:41 -Demon Ship (Malev Da Shinobi, Black Site Studios, 2023) 06:05 -Space Base (John D. Clair, AEG, 2018) 10:22 -Snap Ships Tactics (Josh Derksen, Snap Ships, 2023) 15:00 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023) 19:39 -Quantum (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013) 23:00 -Orléans Stories (Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2019) 26:18 -Dracula vs Van Helsing (Maxime Rmbourg and Théo Rivière, Mandoo Games, 2023) 29:02 -Caverna: Frantic Fiends (Karl-Heinz Kettl, Jürgen Mayrhofer, and Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 32:10 After Us, a game of post-apocalyptic apes, features NO GIBBONS. #nogibbonsnosale 32:55 Disney Lorcana price woes; allegations gouging 35:21 Orléans: The Plague. Diverse token printing woes! 36:54 www.patreon.com/svwag 37:54 Agricola 15 is the gift that keeps on taking--redundant components with the expansion 40:39 Check out Howie of What Does It Eat on Judge John Hodgman #630 41:12 Regicide giveaway on Twitch! Saturday, August 26th at 12:00 PM. 41:41 Feature Game: Nidavellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020) Nidavellir: Thingvellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020) Nidavellir: Idavoll (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2022) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Hume argued that all ideas are either simple or complex, and that in turn all complex ideas are merely composed of simple ideas. He wasn't a huge fan of some of those complex ideas; he used the example of a chimera, where you take a lion, a snake, and a goat (three simple ideas, but we can quibble with that later if you like) and smush them all together to get a complex idea. Hume was sceptical about complex ideas, to say the least. We can agree or disagree with Hume on many fronts, and indeed this is a podcast fundamentally aligned with German Idealism; but we would happily ally ourselves with the Humeans to declare with one unified voice that "phygital" is an abomination that must be purged. 01:37 AYURIS: Ultimate Railroads (Helmut Ohley & Leonhard "Lenny" Orgler, Hans im Glück, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 04:43 -Witchstone: Full Moon (Martino Chiacchiera & Reiner Knizia, R&R Games, 2023) 11:57 -Lacuna (Mark Gerrits, CMYK, 2023) 16:20 -Dice Miner (Joshua DeBonis & Nikola Risteski, Atlas Games, 2021) 18:11 -Pavlov's House (David Thompson, Dan Verssen Games, 2018) 25:06 -Marvel United (Andrea Chiarvesio and Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2020) 30:05 -Demon Ship (Malev Da Shinobi, Black Site Studios, 2023) 36:47 -Caverna: The Forgotten Folk (Uwe Rosenberg & Alex Wilber, Lookout Games, 2018) 42:03 -Pocket Master Builder (Wei-Min Ling, MaiMin Games, 2022) 46:30 -Flick of Faith (Paweł Stobiecki, Jan Truchanowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms Lite, 2019) 49:45 -Oros (Brandt Brinkerhoff, Aesc Games, 2023) 56:08 -Fantasy Realms: Deluxe Edition (Bruce Galssco, WizKids, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 58:38 Walker complains about marketing copy buzzwords 59:55 Digital "ownership" vs. "actual" ownership as applied to Altered 1:02:11 Tiny Laser Heist! 1:03:28 Magic: the Gathering Heist at GenCon; persons of interest and incriminating t-shirt 1:04:58 Richard Garfield's Spynet reborn as Shadow Blades 1:05:56 IANAL, Farms Race and Fair Use 1:11:46 Topic: Cruel Betrayal of Expectations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There was A Time Before. Historians no doubt will soon abandon the antiquated notions of BCE and CE, and will instead resort to the infinitely more practical Pre-SVWAG and Post-SVWAG eras. In the dim and distant past of Pre-SVWAG, people had the audacity to release games before we could weigh in on them officially. Whether this was borne of opportunism, undue haste, or some other impulse we will not speculate. 03:40 AYURIS: Khôra: Rise of an Empire (Head Quarter Simulation Game Club, IELLO, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 05:02 -The Defence of Procyon III (Dávid Turczi, PSC Games, 2021) 08:34 -Catacombs: Red Box (Aron West, Elzra, 2022) 10:40 -Snap Ships Tactics (Josh Derksen, Snap Ships, 2023) 17:03 -Wizards of the Grimoire (Cole Banning and Joe Banning, Grimoire Games, 2022) 19:01 -Super Fantasy Brawl (Jochen Eisenhuth, Mythic Games, 2022) 22:59 -Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022) 24:57 -Age of Civilization (Jeffrey CCH, ICE Makes, 2019) 29:05 -Mists over Carcassonne (Klaus-Jürgen Wrede, Hans im Glück, 2022) 32:36 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023) 34:12 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022) 38:50 -Agricola 15 (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 45:11 GenCon happened 45:54 In response to GenCon hauls, ask what was purchased 46:50 EVE Online gets (another) tabletop adaptation by Titan Forge Games 47:36 Pirates of Maracaibo, pseudo-sequel to Maracaibo 48:13 Guilty Gear: The Board Game by Level 99, in point of fact Exceed Season 7 50:08 Colosseum 3rd edition by Fantasia 51:14 Foundations of Rome minimalistic version called Foundations: Metropolis 51:56 GenCon can't express concern over anti-LGBTQ laws and then re-up with Indiana until 2030 53:34 Topic: Games from the Crypt Successors 3rd. ed, La révolution française, Sword of Rome, Here I Stand, Loopin' Louie, Die Kutschfahrt zur Teufelsburg, Gunslinger, Battlestar Galactica, Dark Moon, Colosseum, Princes of Florence, Android, Android: Netrunner, New Angeles, Descent, Imperial Assault, Star Wars: Rebellion, Axis and Allies: WWI 1914, Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Diplomacy, Formula Dé, Inkognito Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Perhaps the greatest lingering question is how and why the Ethnos fantasy races were translated into academic professions for Archeos Society's re-theme. Apparently dwarves (Ethnos) are analogous to photographers (Archeos Society), and orcs (orc board!) are akin to curators. Odd. Halflings into students seems appropriately condescending. As much as the comparison stings, though, I can't teally object into making trolls professors. I've met some that truly fit the description. Games Played Last Week: 03:07 -Race to the Raft (Frank West, The City of Games, 2023) 08:08 -Dorfromantik: The Board Game (Michael Palm and Lukas Zach, Pegasus Spiele, 2022) 14:30 -Too Many Bones: Dart (Adam Carlson & Josh J. Carlson, Chip Theory Games, 2020) 18:10 -Lords of Ragnarok (Adam Kwapiński, Awaken Realms, 2023) 26:58 -Blood Rage: Promos Box (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2019) 29:23 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020) 32:22 -One Deck Galaxy (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2022) 35:35 -Amun-Re: 20th Anniversary Edition (Reiner Knizia, Alley Cat Games, 2023) 42:49 -Cthulhu: Death May Die (Eric M. Lang & Rob Daviau, CMON, 2019) News (and why it doesn't matter): 46:07 From Chinatown to Waterfall Park; simpler? 47:05 Invincible hero deckbuilding game 48:06 Undaunted: Normandy Early Access on Steam 49:40 Nucleum by Dávid Turczi and Simone Luciani 50:29 Feature Game: Archeos Society (Paolo Mori, Space Cowboys, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some randomness is accepted nearly uncritically by many gamers. Conventional deckbuilders have exceptionally high variance as a rule, but no one bats an eye. We accept that anything martial might have mixed results, even after repeated attempts--in fact, many protest when the wound-making is too deterministic. Tiles from a bag? Sure. The instant that locomotion is involved, though, your typical gamer gets all shirty. Magical Athlete would like a word. Games Played Last Week: 02:52 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021) 06:00 -Lacuna (Mark Gerrits, CMYK, 2023) 08:25 -Picky Eaters (Tanya Basu and Avi Setton, Le Fou, 2024) 14:42 -Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2023) 15:43 -Time Barons (Jon Perry and Derek Yu, WizKids, 2014) 19:07 -Kemet: Blood and Sand (Jacques Bariot & Guillaume Montiage, Matagot, 2021) 21:40 -Shards of Infinity (Gary Arant & Justin Gary, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2018) 25:36 -Merchant of Venus (Richard Hamblen, Avalon Hill, 1988) News (and why it doesn't matter): 32:44 Firefighters on Duty; real-time co-op from the team behind Kitchen Rush and Rush M.D. 34:08 Infinity: Endsong--new rules and units for free (as always with Infinity) 35:26 Dorfromantik goes competitive with Das Duell 37:12 Match of the Century by Paolo Mori--Spassky vs. Fischer's 1972 chess championship 39:36 Turbo Kidz--real-time blind racing 40:41 Sunrise Lane by Reiner Knizia and Horrible Guild 41:09 DM-less roleplaying in Bramble Trek 41:28 Mass market fare by Games Workshop--Space Marine and Combat Arena 43:22 Granblue Fantasy skirmish board game 44:05 Feature Game: Expeditions (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2023) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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