If you replayed all the published SVWAG episodes back-back, it would take over 355 hours, or almost 15 days. This is not necessarily how we would recommend you spend your time. Indeed, for our purposes, we are equally wrong regardless of whether anyone is there to hear it; while we sometimes engage with Western philosophy due to Mark's academic background, the realm of the koan is beyond our purview. 

Long story short, feel free to re-download all our episodes to your heart's content. I'm sure it would help us with some algorithm somewhere.

01:41 AYURIS: Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022)

Games Played Last Week:

05:06 -Harmonies (Johan Benvenuto, Libellud, 2024)

11:30 -Valka (Brooke Penrose, Terrible Games, 2024)

17:01 -Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles (Luís Brueh, Brueh Games, 2024)

21:43 -Undaunted 2200: Callisto (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey, 2024)

29:36 -CATAN: Starfarers Duel (Klaus Teuber and Benjamin Teuber, KOSMOS, 2023) 

33:38 -Rise and Fall (Christophe Boelinger, Ludically, 2024)

40:54 -Martian Dice (Scott Almes, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2011)

 

News (and why it doesn't matter):

42:20 International Gamers Awards announce their 2024 winners

43:18 German wooden monstrosity: Drachentreppe

44:59 David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin Line of Fire: Burnt Moon; in the Undaunted 2200 setting

46:12 Topic: Replayability

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Mike hosts an 'everyone for themselves' episode as Nick is missing. If you have seen him call the cost guard. 

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I find so many mnemonics to be profoundly disappointing. Unless there's a structural element to tie the components together, a mnemonic will not serve to dispositively disambiguate a dyad. 

I assure you, that lamentable bit of alliteration was unintentional.

For example, "I before E except after C" also works qua slogan as "I after E except before C." There are the ones about beer and liquor, feeding or starving a cold, colour of the sky and sailors' states of mind... I recall the structure, but not which one goes with which. Relatedly, is there a mnemonic to remember how to spell mnemonic?

Games Played Last Week:

02:27 -The Voyages of Marco Polo (Simone Luciani & Daniele Tascini, Hans im Gluck, 2015)

04:52 -Pulsar 2849 (Vladimír Suchý, CGE, 2017)

07:29 -Faiyum (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2020)

12:01 -MicroMacro: Crime City--All In (Johannes Sich, Edition Spielwiese, 2022)

14:45 -Who's the Banana? (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2009)

17:07 -Rats of Wistar (Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia, Cranio Creations, 2023)

19:29 -Raccoon Tycoon (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2018)

22:05 -Yokohama Roll & Write (Hisashi Hayashi, OKAZU Brand, 2021)

24:29 -Gods Love Dinosaurs (Kasper Lapp, Pandasaurus Games, 2020)

27:05 -Harmonies (Johan Benvenuto, Libellud, 2024)

29:49 -Ratyl (Andy Gallagher, Busy Dad Games, 2023)

 

News (and why it doesn't matter):

33:51 Monopoly goes to Flavortown

34:38 Zheng He by Greg Engelstein and David Thompson on GMT's P500

35:47 Cyberpunk 2077: more promising-looking than CMON's offering

39:46 Beyond the Horizon: Dennis K. Chan, Adam Hill, Ben Pinchback, Matt Riddle

41:20 Studio Ghibli Othello/Reversi sets: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/8405167/othello

43:20 Feature Game: The Vale of Eternity (Eric Hong, Mandoo Games, 2023)

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00:00:00 Intro

00:02:15 Labor Day Activities

00:06:15 Blank Slate Challenge

00:09:30 Tower Up

00:10:25 Nature

00:13:40 Cosmere RPG KS ends

00:16:50 Top Games 2001

00:16:57 Favorites from 2000

00:19:40 Portal Games

00:20:45 Middle Ages

00:31:20 Nunatak

00:37:35 Miniature Market

00:38:50 Undaunted 2200 Callisto

00:50:20 Gametoppers LLC

00:51:45 Cover Your Assets

00:55:30 Barbarian Kingdoms

01:12:29 Outro

Euro games, card games, dudes on a map, and games with new themes. We go it all in this episode. Plus we take a look back at the hot games from 2001.

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

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

Games Played Last Week:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

News (and why it doesn't matter):

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

48:15 Topic: Game Mastery

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Something is very off this episode...  Dave hosts and it's a little bit French

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Some important editorial notes!

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

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

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

Games Played Last Week:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

News (and why it doesn't matter):

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

37:03 Res Arcana Duo expandalone 

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

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

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

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00:00:00 Intro

00:00:30 Day One

00:02:56 Fast Food Ordering

00:04:56 You are hacked

00:08:28 Day in Court

00:10:07 Hacking Again

00:11:05 UniVersus: Attack on Titan

00:16:57 Favorites from 2000

00:20:00 Miniature Market

00:21:08 Stalk Exchange

00:27:30 Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard

00:32:30 Tower Up

00:38:05 Rebel Princess

00:42:40 Game Toppers LLC

00:44:18 Flash 10

00:48:02 Biomos

00:51:32 Lure

00:55:50 Magic Maze Tower

01:01:08 Gap

01:05:27 Portal Games

01:06:46 Star Wars Unlimited Report

01:10:25 To The Table

01:12:16 Guild Wars 2 Expansion

01:15:48 NCAA 2025

How do we share some of the games we got at Gen Con without making you listen to us for hour upon hour. We put the 5 Minute Initiative constraint on ourselves. So instead of me breaking down in writing all the games we covered and wasting your time this way, give a listen to those that interest you. The beauty of timestamps.

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The full title of the Spider Lord is Spider the Third, by the Grace of God of the Unfinished Basement, Canada and His other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Subterranean, Defender of the Faith.

01:56 AYURIS: Ginkgopolis (Xavier Georges, Pearl Games, 2012)

Games Played Last Week:

05:02 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023)

08:12 -Primal: The Awakening (Tommaso Mondadori and Alberto Parisi, Reggie Games, 2024)

12:55 -Beowulf: The Legend (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2005)

19:19 -Pavlov's House (David Thompson, Dan Verssen Games, 2018)

23:26 -Deep Rock Galactic (Ole Steiness, MOOD Publishing, 2022)

24:47 -Capital Lux 2: Generations (Eilif Svensson & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2020)

29:17 -Trolls & Princesses (Pim Thunborg, Game Brewer, 2023)

32:21 -Dro Polter (Paul Schulz, Oink Games, 2023)

36:47 -Gnome Hollow (Ammon Anderson, Levity Games, 2024)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

42:22 Board Game Arena: Gnome Hollow, Orleans, Darwin's Journey

43:47 Flickering Stars: sci-fi dexterity by Matt Leacock 

44:11 French Republican Calendar from Karate Fight Publishing

45:15 Tikal Legendary

46:19 Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag

46:40 Topic: Collection Organization

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Matthew hosts and he's not happy about it. 

This Game is Broken is a comedy board game panel show with Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Paula Deming, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy. We play a lot of nonsense games full of role playing and trivia as well as other fun stuff which can be found at the links below.

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It is Festivus once again here at SVWAG, where we shall once again vent our collective spleen over features of games that irk us. Sometimes we will assert that our umbrage is righteous and ought to be shared, and other times we will concede we are merely motivated by idiosyncratic pique. Our feelings, in either case, shall not be denied.

00:46 AYURIS: Beowulf: The Legend (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2005)

Games Played Last Week:

04:21 -Terminus (Earl Aspiras and Tom Volpe, Inside Up Games, 2024)

08:53 -For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game (Wilhelm Su, Self-published, 2021)

12:41 -Deep Rock Galactic (Ole Steiness, MOOD Publishing, 2022)

15:15 -Harvest (Trey Chambers, Keymaster Games, 2024)

20:44 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2023)

24:46 -Tribune (Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Spielworxx, 2021)

29:18 -Charioteer (Matt Calkins, GMT Games, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

33:59 Peacemakers: Horrors of War, a promising sequel to Dawn of the Peacemakers

35:27 Quartermaster General: South Front

36:37 Valiant Defense: Guadalcanal: The Battle for Henderson Field NOT designed by David Thompson 

37:53 Topic: Game Design Pet Peeves

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00:00:00 Intro

00:00:30 Day One

00:01:34 Baseball Game

00:02:28 Setting Up the Booth

00:03:19 D&D 50th Party

00:08:00 Asmodee Release Event

00:11:40 Lucky Duck Release Event

00:12:40 Hatchette Release Event

00:15:37 Long Line Time

00:16:51 Gametoppers

00:19:05 Day Two

00:22:23 Fantasy Flight Report

00:24:57 Plaid Hat Games

00:26:50 Floodgate Games

00:27:52 Wizkids

00:29:20 Thames and Kosmos

00:31:41 Bezier Games

00:33:57 Hobby Japan

00:37:54 Strike Tournament

00:48:24 Portal Games

00:49:58 Day Three

00:51:02 CGE

00:55:35 OP Games

00:57:32 Allplay Games

00:58:39 Flat River Group

01:00:45 Minos

01:03:00 Strike Event

01:03:46 Arcane Wonders

01:06:25 Flat River Demo Night

01:10:12 Star Wars Unlimited Draft

01:17:10 Miniature Market

01:18:48 Day Four

01:19:28 Bandai Demo

01:22:10 North Star Games

01:25:02 Off Duty Ninja

01:26:00 Strike Event

01:28:23 Chip Theory Games

01:32:05 Warhammer

01:37:00 Star Wars Unlimited Draft Again

01:41:10 Outro

Attending Gen Con 2024 is an exhilarating experience for any gaming enthusiast especially getting in that initial crowd rush going into the hall. For those that don’t know, it is held in Indianapolis and got started when D&D players got together over a weekend. It has grown into one of the biggest conventions for board games in the United States.

In this episode, we tell you about the events we attend and the new things we saw that will be coming to your gaming table soon.

Thanks for listening and see you in two weeks.

Copyright 2024

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Who is this Wilmot? What wares is he housing? Few answers are offered. We are merely told, rather imperiously, that we work at his warehouse. Sure, we have weekends off, but on occasion the fickle demiurge Wilmot commands us to speak in monosyllable, or move seats, or hide secrets from our colleagues. One shudders to imagine what terrible fate befalls those foolhardy enough to flout his edicts.

Games Played Last Week:

00:41 -Terminus (Earl Aspiras and Tom Volpe, Inside Up Games, 2024)

10:15 -Hour of Need (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022)

13:40 -Animal Upon Animal (Klaus Miltenberger, HABA, 2005)

14:01 -Ghost Blitz (Jacques Zeimet, Zoch Verlag, 2010)

14:50 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)

15:45 -Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2023)

21:39 -Robinson Crusoe: Collector's Edition (Joanna Kijanka and Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal Games, 2024)

28:29 -Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024) 

34:39 -Deep Rock Galactic (Ole Steiness, MOOD Publishing, 2022)

37:04 -Quartermaster General: East Front (Ian Brody, Ares Games, 2023)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

44:49 Phil Walker-Harding, Dr. Finn, and Devir Game's Cities

46:15 Feature Game: Wilmot's Warehouse (Ricky Haggett, Richard Hogg, and David King, CMYK, 2024)

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Paula asks the important questions. There are no serious answers.  

This Game is Broken is a comedy board game panel show with Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Paula Deming, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy. We play a lot of nonsense games full of role playing and trivia as well as other fun stuff which can be found at the links below.

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We here at SVWAG take pains to differentiate between two conflated ideas. We say "approachable" for rulesets that are easily learned and internalized, reserving the similar-sounding term "accessible" to refer to games that are usable for people with disabilities.

Relatedly, MICHAEL WALKER IS BACK.

02:43 AYURIS: Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)

 

Games Played Last Week:

04:25 -Friday (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2011)

07:12 -Fast Sloths (Friedemann Friese, 2F-SPiele, 2019)

10:56 -Ghost Blitz Mini (Jacques Zeimet, Zoch Verlag, 2010)

12:11 -For Sale (Stefan Dorra, Uberplay, 1997)

13:52 -Primal: The Awakening (Tommaso Mondadori and Alberto Parisi, Reggie Games, 2024)

18:19 -Corporate America (Teale Fristoe, Nothing Sacred Games, 2013)

23:10 -Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)

25:57 -Arcs (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2024)

33:00 -Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024) 

35:33 -Combat Commander: Europe (Chad Jensen, GMT, 2006)

40:08 -Marshmallow Test (Reiner Knizia, Gamewright, 2020)

42:06 -Wilmot's Warehouse (Ricky Haggett, Richard Hogg, and David King, CMYK, 2024)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

46:31 Until Proven Guilty: cooperative storytelling

46:55 More Root factions: bats and frogs

47:35 Planet of the Apes cooperative miniatures game

48:24 Barrage legendary box

48:38 Great Western Trail El Paso

48:55 Liège of Games is Walker's source of news: https://www.youtube.com/c/Li%C3%A8geofGames/videos

49:13 Unmatched Adventures: TMNT and cross-license games

51:07 Topic: Michael Walker Revolutionizes Physical Therapy

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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:24 SFGE
00:09:31 Arkham Horror RPG
00:13:05 Restoration: TMNT
00:15:43 Taste Buds
00:19:25 Portal Games
00:20:37 The Mandalorian Adventures
00:32:00 Kronologic
00:38:15 Miniature Market
00:39:32 Rock Hard 1977
01:08:40 In the Footsteps of Marie Curie
01:15:32 Gametoppers
01:18:36 Evenfall
01:32:00 Open Season
01:38:00 River of Gold
01:50:26 E-Win Chair
01:52:36 What to get at Gen Con
01:56:37 Outro

Time for our thoughts on the upcoming games that are coming out at Gen Con based on the ones we were lucky enough to play. Got to admit, some solid games and for all age of gamers. We have the light entry with In the Footsteps of Marie Curie to the heavy hitter in Evenfall or Rock Hard 1977. But looking for middle of the road, check out River of Gold. Need a little coop in your life, then try Mandalorian Adventures. And if the old grey matter needs some work, Kronologic might be something you are looking for.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg at Gen Con as we head out this week and will report back some of our other favorites when we are there.

Thanks for listening and if at Gen Con, please say Hey if you see us.

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Our guest host this week is the estimable Mark Besada of the Golden Geek Award-winning podcast, Board Game Barrage! Known as the Green Tank because he is more swole than the Hulk (rumours persist that Lou Ferrigno learned all he knew about bodybuilding from Mark), he nonetheless exudes generosity and hospitality. 

Unless you throw down in Ghost Blitz, that is. Then it's Go Time.

  

Games Played Last Week:

02:31 -Skytear Horde: Monoliths (Giacomo Neri and Riccardo Neri, Skytear Games, 2024)

07:39 -Lords of Scotland (Richard James, Z-Man Games, 2010)

11:27 -Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024) [EDIT: The "Ironclad" character was erroneously referred to as the Ironborn. We apologize for the error and look forward to your many, many correction emails]

17:11 -Distilled (Dave Beck, Paverson Games, 2023)

21:51 -RelicBlade: Adventure Battle Game (Sean Sutter, Metal King Studio, 2015)

30:23 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023)

34:05 -Ghost Blitz Mini (Jacques Zeimet, Zoch Verlag, 2010)

39:55 -Arcs (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2024)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

46:00 Atlantis Exodus has an "apotheosis track"

47:18 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag

47:36 Feature Game: Captain Flip (Remo Conzadori and Paolo Mori, PlayPunk, 2024) and the Spiel des Jahres

1:18:14 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: Ripley

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Live from an abandoned garage Mike has a series of board game panel show style rounds that he was contractually obligated to create. 

This Game is Broken is a comedy board game panel show with Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Paula Deming, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy. We play a lot of nonsense games full of role playing and trivia as well as other fun stuff which can be found at the links below.

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Our next guest host during Michael Walker's recovery is Efka Bladukas, half of No Pun Included! Efka is an internationally-renowned board game critic and dog enthusiast, known for his detestation of whimsy and tireless tolerance of Mark's yammerings. He once split a mountain in twain with his bare hands while simultaneously inventing cold fusion, but he's so humble he'll probably deny it--which is proof positive that it's all true.

Games Played Last Week:

01:37 -Captain Flip (Remo Conzadori and Paolo Mori, PlayPunk, 2024)

08:30 -In the Footsteps of Darwin (Grégory Grard and Matthieu Verdier, Sorry We Are French, 2023)

13:31 -It’s a Wonderful World: Corruption & Ascension (Frédéric Guérard, La Boîte de Jeu, 2020)

17:34 -Cascadero (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2024)

22:03 -Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Scrawlers--Heroes of Waterdeep (Vangelis Bagiartakis and Konstantinos Karagiannis, WizKids, 2023)

27:27 -Power Vacuum (Kaleb Wentzel-Fisher, Keen Bean Studio, 2024)

39:03 -Leviathan Wilds (Justin Kemppainen, Moon Crab Games, 2024)

43:32 -Primal: The Awakening (Tommaso Mondadori and Alberto Parisi, Reggie Games, 2024)

53:38 -Dune: Imperium (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2020)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

57:55 Walker continues to recover and is doing well

58:32 Leviathan Wilds expansion and reprint soon on Gamefound; uncertainty as to possible fixes

59:22 Flickering Stars by Matt Leacock and Josh Cappel; another sci-fi flicking boardgame

1:00:34 Feature Game: Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024)

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Tony McRee

00:00:00 Intro
00:03:51 Holiday Adventures
00:09:17 Slingz
00:14:57 Rehash of Old Games
00:18:45 Taste Buds
00:29:25 Miniature Market
00:31:05 Star Tycoon
00:49:07 Cities
00:56:31 Gametoppers LLC
00:59:11 Landmarks
01:12:05 Portal Games
01:13:10 Star Wars Unlimited
01:19:49 Gamegenic

There are many games about manipulating a stock market or trying to be a Tycoon of an industry. So, when we heard about Star Tycoon, we wondered what was different from all the other games in this category. For me, two things jumped out when playing. First, the market is not the dominating factor in this game, there is a nice balance between that and your other objectives. Second, the market wasn’t the only thing contributing to how you got your resources. Like the balance this game brought into the crowded stock market games.

Cities was a quick game to play with the need to concentrate on a few objectives and not many. And when teaching the game, it might need to be pointed out. This game will promote some sort of hate drafting to keep others from amassing large number of points and while this is solitary in play, little interaction, you need to pay attention to what others are doing.

Thanks for listening and hope you are having a wonderful summer so far.

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