We are but slaves to your whims here at SVWAG, and when our massed masters demand that we dance for their amusement, we must perforce oblige. We resisted for a time, but clearly that was folly. The people have spoken, and their demands will be met: we will descend to the realm of clickbait and listicles and present to your our top 10 games. Walker remains dubious of the enterprise, but Mark is confident that slavish obedience is the path to true happiness.
Games Played Last Week: -Battle for Rokugan 1m11s (Tom Jolly & Molly Glover, FFG, 2017) -Warhammer 40K: Kill Team 5m04s (Uncredited, Games Workshop, 2018) -Hit Z Road 8m09s (Martin Wallace, Asmodee, 2016) -Outlive 10m00s (Gregory Iliver, La Boite de Jeu, 2017) -Lost Cities: Rivals 12m13s (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2018) -Shogun 14m11s (Dirk Henn, Queen Games, 2006) -Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition 17m35s (Nikki Valens, FFG, 2016) -Scythe: The Rise of Fenris 23m38s (Ryan Lopez DiVinaspre & Jamey Stegamaier, Stonemaier Games, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -More Neue Heimat = The Estates 25m05s -More Dune = more silly Spice memes 27m59s -More Meeple Circus = more joy 29m31s -More Spirit Island = more dead colonizers 29m49s -More Shadespire = Nightvault 30m48s
Feature Game: Root 32m31s (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2018)
Topic: Mark's Top 10 Games of All Time 56m49s
#10: Tribune Expansion #9:Ra #8:Infinity #7:Loopin' Louie #6:Race for the Galaxy: The Brink of War #5:Gloomhaven #4:Imperial 2030 #3:Antike II #2:Blue Moon Legends #1:Tigris & Euphrates
One of the hot games coming out of Gen Con was Villainous by Wonder Forge. Demo table was always full, showed out all copies, which would make you think that […]
In episode twenty four of our comedy board gaming quiz show we play:
No Comment
Scream if you want to go faster
Word swap
Matthew's a dirty liar
Higher or Lower
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The show is devised by the whole gang and is produced and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at: Matthewjudecooper@gmail.com
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Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
Since the dawn of time, predating recorded history, there has been the genius of Reiner Knizia. The Code of Hammurabi taught its readers how to play Tigris & Euphrates. Enkidu had his own custom set fashioned from the bones of his enemies. Gilgamesh sought immortality merely so he had enough time to git gud. Marduk once accidentally flooded the world in enthusiasm over a blue external conflict. It is literally the Ur-game. But everything gets a sequel now, so let's talk about Yellow & Yangtze.
Games Played Last Week: -Downforce 1m59s (Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, & Wolfgang Kramer, Restoration Games, 2017) -Let's Make a Bus Route 3m11s (Saashi, Saashi & Saashi, 2018) -Grimslingers: The Northern Territory 3m54s (Stephen Gibson, Greenbrier Games, 2018) -Custom Heroes 6m15s (John D. Clair, AEG, 2017) -Chicken Caesar 9m07s (Bryan Fischer & John Sizemore, Nevermore Games, 2012) -Menara 11m31s (Oliver Richtberg, Zoch Verlag, 2018) -Paper Tales 13m61s (Masato Uesugi, Catch Up Games, 2017) -Blood Bowl: Team Manager 15m47s (Jason Little, Fantasy Flight, 2011) -Titans Tactics 17m06s (G. Kelly Toyama, Imbalanced Games, 2013) -The Resistance: Avalon 20m00s (Don Eskridge, Indie Boards & Cards, 2012)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Richard Garfield has a new distribution model to take your money 22m09s -Consolidation: It's not just for Asmodee 27m01s -Make Project ELITE again 28m25s
In episode twenty four of our comedy board gaming quiz show we play:
What seems to be the trouble
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Sound Charades
Reverse Jumanji
More or Less
Thank you very much to Max Davie for guest hosting a round.
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This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and is hosted by Dan Hughes and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised and produced by Dan Hughes and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at: Matthewjudecooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
You can see more from Dave Luza on his board gaming YouTube channel - The Happy Luza. He also talks about tabletop games every week on the Dice Tower's Board Game Breakfast doing his Playing the News segment.
The Brother's Murph also have their own gaming Youtube channel The Brother's Murph. You can find them on the Dice Tower's board Game Breakfast show too talking about Thrift Store Throwbacks.
Dan Hughes and Matthew Jude also have segments on Board Game Breakfast on the Dice Tower. Dan reviews children's Tabletop games alongside his daughter on "Dan and Cora". And Mathew talks about board and card games on "Dead Last".
Despite the cast's close ties to the Dice Tower This Game is Broken is not affiliated to the Dice Tower Network. Or to the Shut Up Sit Down Network, the Rhado Runs Through it Network, or the Watch it Played Network. Mostly because those networks don't even exist.
This episode enters the Fire Swamp, the reputed lair of the R.O.U.S.--the Rodents of Unusual Size. Mark doesn't think they exist. We go in-depth into Thunderstone Quest, a long-serving deckbuilder that is a loyal as a farm boy. Walker announces that take-that cards killed his father, and they should prepare to die. I guess Andre the Giant shows up...?
Games Played Last Week: -Gaslands 3m46s (Glenn Ford & Mike Hutchinson, Osprey Publishing, 2017) -San Juan 2nd ed. 5m27s (Andreas Seyfarth, alea, 2014) -13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis 6m39s (Asger Harding Granerud & Daniel Skjold Pedersen, Jolly Roger Games, 2016) -EXCEED Fighting System 9m01s (D. Brad Talton, Level 99 Games, 2016) -Duhr: The Lesser Houses 10m11s (Jim Felli, Devious Weasel, 2018) -Rum & Bones: Second Tide 14m03s (Michael Shinall, CMON, 2017) -Guards of Atlantis 14m53s (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2017) -Scoville 15m57s (Ed Marriott, Tasty Minstrel, 2014)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Eclipse 1st edition gets eclipsed by 2nd ed. 17m43s -Overturn KS gets overturned by KS 21m36s -Vital Lacerda's vital work continues 24m36s -Knizia lays tiles in the Blue Lagoon 25m01s -Walker explains Wacky Races 25m44s -Asmodee being transferred from one Paris equity firm to another 27m27s
Feature Game: Thunderstone Quest 28m40s (Mike Elliott, Bryan Reese & Mark Wootton, AEG, 2018)
Topic: The Romance is Over: Mechanisms We're Tired Of 1h00m46s
In episode twenty three of our comedy board gaming quiz show we play:
Book, board or both?
A rose by any other name
Order order
Hulla-kazzo
TV tie-in
Thank you very much to Missy Schmalz for guest hosting a round.
If you would like to financially support the show or even join the audience for one of our episodes you can do so on our brand new PodPledge Page!
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And of course if you enjoy the show please tell your friends! And don't forget to check out our YouTube channel
This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and is hosted by Dan Hughes and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised and produced by Dan Hughes and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at: Matthewjudecooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
You can see more from Dave Luza on his board gaming YouTube channel - The Happy Luza. He also talks about tabletop games every week on the Dice Tower's Board Game Breakfast doing his Playing the News segment.
The Brother's Murph also have their own gaming Youtube channel The Brother's Murph. You can find them on the Dice Tower's board Game Breakfast show too talking about Thrift Store Throwbacks.
Dan Hughes and Matthew Jude also have segments on Board Game Breakfast on the Dice Tower. Dan reviews children's Tabletop games alongside his daughter on "Dan and Cora". And Mathew talks about board and card games on "Dead Last".
Despite the cast's close ties to the Dice Tower This Game is Broken is not affiliated to the Dice Tower Network. Or to the Shut Up Sit Down Network, the Rhado Runs Through it Network, or the Watch it Played Network. Mostly because those networks don't even exist.
This week we stumble on the terrible, horrifying fact that there are other hobbies than boardgames, and we take pity on those poor lamented souls who are enslaved in their thrall. Just what is scrapbooking, anyway? Walker has a theory, but no one is really sure. We should thus feel blessed that we chosen few enjoy the hobby that we do, and so we discuss ways to try to be decent while doing so.
Games Played Last Week: -Clans of Caledonia 1m59s (Juma Al-Joujou, Karma Games, 2017) -Starship Samurai 4m04s (Isaac Vega, Plaid Hat Games, 2018) -Neuroshima Hex! 8m45s (Michal Oracz, Portal Games, 2006) -Hellapagos 9m50s (Laurence & Philippe Gamelin, Gigamic, 2017) -Azul 11m46s (Michael Kiesling, Plan B Games, 2017) -Fog of Love 14m33s (Jacob Jaskov, Hush Hush Projects, 2017) -When I Dream 18m13s (Chris Darsaklis, Drawlab Entertainment, 2016) -Goa 20m23s (Rudiger Dorn, Hans im Gluck, 2004)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Quartermaster General gets downright chilly 22m16s -The first ever Cthulhu game, ever (Walker's excited) 24m05s -Kwanchai Moriya Targets The Game 26m46s -Terraforming Mars metastasizes further (Mark's excited) 28m31s -Race races further into the galaxy 29m02s -Catan isn't history thanks to Catan Histories 30m13s
Feature Game: Street Masters 31m13s (Brady & Adam Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2018)
In episode twenty two of our comedy board gaming quiz show we play:
Playing with yourself
The Alphabet Game
Delayed Reactions
Stronghold
Pop culture ate my dog
Thank you very much to Mike from Solomode Games for guest hosting a round.
If you are at the 2018 Dice Tower Con don't forget to come to our live show at 9pm on Saturday June 7th.
If you would like to financially support the show or even join the audience for one of our episodes you can do so on our brand new PodPledge Page!
If you would like to buy a Tshirt or other merch you can do so on our threadless page!
And of course if you enjoy the show please tell your friends! And don't forget to check out our YouTube channel
This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and is hosted by Dan Hughes and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised and produced by Dan Hughes and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at: Matthewjudecooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
You can see more from Dave Luza on his board gaming YouTube channel - The Happy Luza. He also talks about tabletop games every week on the Dice Tower's Board Game Breakfast doing his Playing the News segment.
The Brother's Murph also have their own gaming Youtube channel The Brother's Murph. You can find them on the Dice Tower's board Game Breakfast show too talking about Thrift Store Throwbacks.
Dan Hughes and Matthew Jude also have segments on Board Game Breakfast on the Dice Tower. Dan reviews children's Tabletop games alongside his daughter on "Dan and Cora". And Mathew talks about board and card games on "Dead Last".
Despite the cast's close ties to the Dice Tower This Game is Broken is not affiliated to the Dice Tower Network. Or to the Shut Up Sit Down Network, the Rhado Runs Through it Network, or the Watch it Played Network. Mostly because those networks don't even exist.
A reminder that there is no necessary connection between our feature game and our topic. We would not divest ourselves of SEAL Team Flix, The Only Game that Matters, if for no other reason than we need it on hand so we can talk about it and only it for perpetuity. That, and it's great. Sorry, spoilers! Oh, and Walker was Keyser Söze the entire time.
Games Played Last Week: -Cthulhu Wars 1m28s (Sandy Peterson & Lincoln Peterson, Peterson Games, 2015) -Decrypto 5m09s (Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2018) -Gaslands 7m39s (Glenn Ford & Mike Hutchinson, Osprey Publishing, 2017) -Beowulf: The Legend 12m06s (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2005) -The Voyages of Marco Polo 15m04s (Simone Luciani & Daniele Tascini, Hans im Gluck, 2015) -Dungeon Degenerates: Hand of Doom 18m03s (Sean Äaberg & Eric Radey, Goblinko, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -SVWAG Summer Schedule 20m29s -An editorial from Mark in the context of #MeToo: Making our gaming environment safe and welcoming 21m04s
Feature Game: SEAL Team Flix 26m03s (Pete Ruth & Mark Thomas, WizKids, 2018)
Marty returns with the wonders and not so wondrous sightings from Origins 2018. The Vendor and Game Hall were where the wonders occurred and at the hotel, there was the […]
It is important to stay flexible, and follow the ways of those who practise judo and jiu-jitsu. That is why we choke people as often as we can. Wait, that's not right. Rather, it is important to be supple and adaptable. We had intended to be on time and talking about different things, but sundry unrelated crises have changed both of those plans. We apologize for the delay, but we are confident our new plans are much better. We adapt. We choke. It is a good thing no one reads these, or these comments might be construed as an admission of assault.
Games Played Last Week: -LOAD: League of Ancient Defenders 1m43s (Archon Studio, 2016) -The 7th Continent 3m42s (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Serious Poulp Games, 2017) -Heroes of Air, Land, & Sea 6m34s (Scott Almes, Gamelyn Games, 2018) -John Company 11m38s (Cole Wehrle, Sierra Madre, 2017) -Shards of Infinity 12m34s (Gary Arant & Justin Gary, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2018) -Grimslingers: The Northern Territory 15m30s (Stephen Gibson, Greenbrier Games, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Netrunner Runs No More? 18m00s -Kung Fu Panda...? 18m41s -Monolith: A New Mold for Kickstarter? 19m07s -Summer Hours at SVWAG? 23m02s
We here at SVWAG take acronyms very seriously, but sometimes get carried away with such abbreviations. As a public service announcement, allow me to remind all of you that TI:4 stands for Twilight Imperium 4th Edition. It is purely coincidental that I mention this in the context of an episode dealing with games that have turn order problems. It is also a coincidence that Kemet is the feature game of said episode. Don't read too much into either of those facts, you wild conspiracist you.
Games Played Last Week: -Ra 1m34s (Reiner Knizia, alea, 1999) -First Class 4m31s (Helmut Ohley, Hans im Gluck, 2016) -Dogs of War 7m49s (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2014) -Downforce 8m53s (Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, & Wolfgang Kramer, Restoration Games, 2017) -Deception: Murder in Hong Kong 10m39s (Tobey Ho, Grey Fox Games, 2014) -Skull 12m34s (Hervé Marly, Asmodee, 2011)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Borg's Command is that the Color be Red (Alert) 13m08s -Designing SEAL Team Flix 14m50s -First Cthulhu game ever 16m38s -Mythic Battles Pantheon returns 17m52s -Warhammer Quest Adventure Card Game decamps to Terrinoth 18m44s
In 1991, Avalon Hill published the game History of the World. Looking back at pictures of this game, you can just imagine what people thought of it. You have this […]
You can have too much of a good thing, which is why Mark always tries to interrupt Walker before he can finish a single sentence. Of course, "too much" is a highly subjective idea, whether applied to game length or pie. This week Keyflower is discussed, which is not too long but can feel too short--except if it were not too short it would be too long. Clear enough.
Games Played Last Week: -Star Wars: Imperial Assault 3m25s (Justin Kemppainen, Corey Konieczka, & Jonathan Ying, Fantasy Flight, 2014) -Lords of Vegas 5m31s (James Ernest & Mike Silenker, Mayfair, 2010) -Sagrada 6m41s (Adrian Adamescu & Daryl Andrews, Floodgate Games, 2017) -Thunderbolt Apache Leader 8m12s (Dan Verssen, DVG, 2012) -Ginkgopolis 9m57s (Xavier Georges, Pearl Games, 2012) -Ora et Labora 11m46s (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2011) -Dungeon Alliance 15m11s (Andrew Parks, Quixotic Games, 2018) -Spheres of Influence 20m33s (Josh Lamont, Little Nuke Games, 2016)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Jetpack Joyride 24m45s -Spring Meadow 25m22s -Contest Results! 25m55s -Mark on The Long View (again) 26m36s
In episode twenty of our comedy board gaming quiz show we play:
Rules Lawyer
First Impressions
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words
It's all Esperanto to me
Timeline
Many thanks to Tracy Troutman for acting as a guest judge.
If you would like to financially support the show you can do so on our brand new PodPledge Page!
If you would like to buy a Tshirt or other merch you can do so on our threadless page!
And of course if you enjoy the show please tell your friends! And don't forget to check out our YouTube channel
This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and is hosted by Dan Hughes and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised and produced by Dan Hughes and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at: Matthewjudecooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
You can see more from Dave Luza on his board gaming YouTube channel - The Happy Luza. He also talks about tabletop games every week on the Dice Tower's Board Game Breakfast doing his Playing the News segment.
The Brother's Murph also have there own gaming Youtube channel The Brother's Murph. You can find them on the Dice Tower's board Game Breakfast show too talking about Thrift Store Throwbacks.
Dan Hughes and Matthew Jude also have segments on Board Game Breakfast on the Dice Tower. Dan reviews children's Tabletop games alongside his daughter on "Dan and Cora". And Mathew talks about board and card games on "Dead Last".
Despite the cast's close ties to the Dice Tower This Game is Broken is not affiliated to the Dice Tower Network. Or to the Shut Up Sit Down Network, the Rhado Runs Through it Network, or the Watch it Played Network. Mostly because those networks don't even exist.
We delve into the culinary arts here at So Very Wrong About Games; having failed at math but excelling in eating, both Mark and Walker eschew conventional rating systems for gastronomical ones. They had considered rating the rating systems themselves, but were reminded of the podcast's firm stance against paradoxes. So, they threw all their pies into a bag and drew them randomly. It's been a confusing week, to say nothing of the mess.
Games Played Last Week: -Quantum 1m00s (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013) -Spheres of Influence 2m23s (Josh Lamont, Little Nuke Games, 2016) -Lords of Hellas 3m37s (Adam Kwapinski, Awaken Realms, 2018) -Core Worlds 4m24s (Andrew Parks, Stronghold Games, 2011) -Ethnos 7m03s (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2017) -Sakura Arms 11m41s (BakaFire, AEG, 2017) -Empires: Age of Discovery 13m28s (Glenn Drover, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2015) -Too Many Bones 16m33s (Adam Carlson & Josh Carlson, Chip Theory Games, 2017)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Jettisoning Arcadia Quest into space 19m33s -More Clank, more space 21m02s -Cosmic Encounter is the answer to life, the universe, and everything 21m21s -Giant Azul 25m40s -Last contest reminder 26m55s
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