In this episode we catch up with Ignacy from Portal Games. We talk about the latest and upcoming releases including Age of Galaxy and Bohemians. We get a tease of what's coming in 2026
And we finish off the episode with Rank Em!
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Losing a component is rough. Knowing that one of your games is incomplete is like having a permanent absence in your soul. It's one thing to eschew that one added expansion--that's a triumph of restraint. But that missing block in Viking See-Saw will taunt you forever, a blight on your consciousness that can never be healed. Maybe I'm exaggerating.
Games Played Last Week:
00:52 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021)
04:37 -Riftforce: Beyond (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2022)
09:44 -Unstoppable (John D. Clair, Renegade Game Studios, 2025)
3D printed tokens: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1851400332/
14:27 -Signal (Jasper Beatrix, DVC Games, 2025)
20:35 -Viking See-Saw (Reiner Knizia, itten, 2021)
23:19 -Dune: Imperium--Uprising (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2023)
28:32 -MicroMacro: Kids--Crazy City Park (Johannes Sich, Edition Spielwiese, 2025)
29:35 -Champions of Midgard (Ole Steiness, Grey Fox Games, 2015)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
31:57 Part of the Pickaxe Network! Join us Thursday, September 25th at 17:00-18:30 BST for Pickaxe week on the Yogscast feed.
32:57 Ryan Laukat's Song of Silveranth
33:42 Feature Game: The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2025)
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00:01:00 Day One
00:01:35 Setting up the Portal Booth
00:03:00 Spill on aisle 2200
00:05:15 Level 99 Kickstarter
00:09:00 Asmodee Press Releases
00:14:15 All Play Releases
00:15:30 Hatchett Releases – Tag Team
00:19:00 Osprey – General Orders Sengoku Jidai
00:24:00 Miniature Market
00:25:15 Day Two
00:27:45 Restoration Games
00:29:45 Thunderworks Games
00:30:15 Asmodee – Did you know this…
00:31:15 Lucky Duck Games
00:33:00 Hatchette Games
00:34:30 UVS Card Games
00:37:30 North Star Games – Nature
00:40:50 Taste Buds – Lime Coke Zero from East Europe
00:44:30 Strike Tournament Results
00:51:00 Portal Games
00:53:20 Day 3
01:00:30 Chip Theory Games
01:02:30 Around the Stump
01:06:30 Dead Alive Games
01:10:30 CGE Meeting
01:16:00 Ares Games
01:23:00 Rift Bound
01:27:00 Capstone – Up or Down
01:28:30 Uninvited Guests at a Wedding
01:31:30 Day 4
01:33:15 Slam Throne – OMG!
01:36:45 Bezier Games
01:41:00 Brotherwise Games
01:41:30 Pandasaurus Games
01:45:15 Devir Games
01:46:30 Luma Imports
01:49:30 Game Toppers LLC
01:51:00 Taste Buds – Jerky
Another Gen Con in the books. The crowds were as thick as ever, but the overall energy felt a bit more subdued this year. Still, there were plenty of solid games to discover and enjoy—even if nothing sparked a mad dash to grab the latest release. We spent much of our time connecting with publishers, hoping to gather insights and highlights to help our listeners spend wisely. And of course, Gen Con wouldn’t be complete without a few surprises—Slam Throne and Battle for Hoth definitely caught our attention in the hall.
Huge thanks to everyone who helped, donated, and participated in this year’s annual Strike Tournament. Whether you rolled dice, cheered from the sidelines, or chipped in behind the scenes, your energy and generosity made it all possible. The success of this event isn’t about the two old guys running it—it’s about the incredible community that shows up year after year. We’re grateful for every one of you who helped make it another memorable tournament.
If you were at Gen Con, love to hear your thoughts over in our Discord channel.
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Inigo: I am waiting for you, Vizzini. You told me to go back to the beginning. So I have. This is where I am, and this is where I’ll stay. I will not be moved.
Brute: But the Prince gave orders —
Inigo: — So did Vizzini — when a job went wrong, you went back to the beginning. And this is where we got the job. So it’s the beginning, and I’m staying till Vizzini comes.
-The Princess Bride
(who knew Inigo was a Black Sabbath fan?)
02:39 AYURIS: Federation (Dimitri Perrier and Matthieu Verdier, Explor8, 2022)
Games Played Last Week:
05:32 -The Gang (John Cooper and Kory Heath, KOSMOS, 2024)
10:08 -The King Is Dead: Second Edition (Peer Sylvester, Osprey Games, 2020)
13:28 -TEAM3 PINK (Alex Cutler & Matt Fantastic, Brain Games, 2019)
18:02 -Rebel Princess (Daniel Byrne, José Gerardo Guerrero, Kevin Peláez, and Tirso Virgós, Zombi Paella, 2023)
23:00 -Fives (Taiki Shinzawa, CMYK, 2025)
26:53 -Bargain Hunter (Uwe Rosenberg, Valley Games, 1998)
31:14 -The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2025)
32:48 -Line of Fire: Burnt Moon (Trevor Benjamin & David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2025)
39:22 -Cosmic Frog (Jenna Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2020)
45:05 -Planepita (Eisuke Fuijinawa & Kazunori Hori, SzpiLAB, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
47:15 Part of the Pickaxe Network! Join us Thursday, September 25th at 17:00-18:30 BST for Pickaxe week on the Yogscast feed.
[EDIT: Mark says the wrong date on the show. The correct date is September 25th.]
48:35 Expansions! For Freedom: The Underground Railroad, Twilight Imperium 4th, Thunder Road: Vendetta, and another edition of Shogun because why not?
51:08 Update on CGE's Harry Potter-themed Codenames: CGE pledges 100% of profits to appropriate charities
52:14 Devir pledges to replace racist imagery in Ace of Spades
53:09 Topic: Starting Over Your Collection
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Matthew, father figure of the podcast, takes the gang through 'Just a Minute', 'Just One', and just a few quick fire questions.
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 don’t ask that you stop loving your fantasy world. We ask
you stop paying money for the privilege to dream of it. If
you want to read the [Harry Potter] books or watch the movies, consider
buying second-hand or renting them from a library. Small
changes can make sure you never put your hard-earned
money into JKR’s hands."
-Blacklist CGE zine
Games Played Last Week:
01:01 -Through the Desert (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 1998)
05:49 -Tiletum: Prospect for Silver (Simone Luciani & Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2025)
10:10 -Endeavor: Deep Sea (Carl de Visser and Jarratt Gray, Burnt Island Games, 2024)
18:03 -Through Ice and Snow (Fernando Eduardo Sánchez, 2Tomatoes Games, 2024)
22:41 -Hot Streak (Jon Perry, CMYK, 2025)
27:39 -The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2025)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
41:05 New Doom board game(s) by Modiphius
41:46 High Tide by Marceline Leiman
42:20 SVWAG's statement on boycotting Czech Games Edition and in support of trans and non-binary gamers
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44:15 Feature Game: Vantage (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2025)
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A chief misgiving Mark has about the con is that he is a terrible playtester. He was able to play two unpublished games, and while the designers were gracious he is seldom able to offer anything of much substance. "This game," he might say, "has cards. And other things." Past that, for some reason, when confronted with a prototype his faculties often fail him.
01:48 AYURIS: Arborea (Dani Garcia, Alley Cat Games, 2023)
Games Played Last Week:
05:00 -Phantom Division (Pete Ruth & Mark Thomas, Phantom Horizon, 2026)
14:38 -Westphalia (Amabel Holland, Hollandspiele, 2019)
23:33 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020)
27:19 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
33:25 -Rise & Fall (Christophe Boelinger, Ludically, 2024)
38:15 -Space Cadets: Dice Duel (Geoff Engelstein and Sydney Engelstein, Stronghold, 2013)
43:06 -Outlive (Gregory Iliver, La Boite de Jeu, 2017)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
N/A
45:22 Topic: SVWAG Con Report
Chef Ashlee: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068315809451
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00:02:00 Introduction
00:04:30 Superman Thoughts
00:11:30 Summer Movie Results
00:15:00 Horrified D&D
00:18:30 Middle Ages
00:21:30 Agricola
Herd Mentality/ MonsDRAWsity
00:29:00 Portal Games
00:30:30 Celestia
00:36:00 Ofrenda
00:45:30 Miniature Market
00:51:30 Game Toppers LLC
00:53:30 Outro
Ofrenda and Celestia are on the table for this episode. Each game offers distinct thematic journeys, yet all challenge players to make clever decisions under pressure. Ofrenda is a vibrant card-placement game inspired by Día de los Muertos, where players build altars to honor deceased relatives. The goal is to fulfill each spirit’s wishes by arranging portraits, offerings, candles, and marigolds in just the right configuration—while avoiding family drama from beyond the grave.
Celestia shifts gears into a whimsical airborne adventure. Players board a fantastical aircraft and journey through sky cities, collecting treasures while facing hazards like pirates and lightning storms. Each round, a new captain rolls dice to determine challenges, and passengers must decide whether to trust the captain or jump ship to claim their loot. It’s a push-your-luck game with bluffing and risk assessment at its core, wrapped in dreamy artwork and accessible rules.
Thanks for listening and hope to see you at Gen Con. And a big thanks to everyone coming to the strike tournament.
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Paula forces the gang to invent games on the fly, daisy chain game names and what the hell does GMT mean?
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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The purest juxtaposition that reveals the absurdity of "take that" effects can be found in many of your heavier games and some consims with cards. You gather the resources, marshal your forces, laboriously haul those troops hither and yon, and then sometimes have to manage some activation tokens or whatnot to finally get it on. And then your opponent plays the "nuh uh" card. Fun!
01:19 AYURIS: Daybreak (Matt Leacock & Matteo Menapace, CMYK, 2023)
Games Played Last Week:
04:35 -Star Wars Unlimited (Jim Cartwright, Tyler Parrott, Daniel Schaefer, & Jeremy Zwirn, Fantasy Flight Games, 2024)
09:33 -Steam Power (Martin Wallace, Wallace Designs, 2024)
16:20 -Spot It! Bluey (Denis Blanchot, Jacques Cottereau, Guillaume Gille-Naves, & Igor Polouchine, Blue Orange, 2025)
19:15 -Mosaic: A Story of Civilization (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2022)
21:47 -TowerBrix (Simon Thomas, KOSMOS, 2024)
25:46 -Walk the Plank: Deluxe Edition (Shane Steely & Jared Tinney, Mayday Games, 2017)
28:36 -Bomb Busters (Hisashi Hayashi, Pegasus Spiel, 2024)
32:47 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022)
38:24 -Kinfire Delve: Scorn's Stockade (Kevin Wilson, Incredible Dream Studios, 2024)
41:55 -Transgalactica (Daniele Tascini, Devir, 2025)
49:15 -Phantom Division (Pete Ruth & Mark Thomas, Phantom Horizon, 2026)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
55:14 Looking forward to SVWAGCon!
55:43 Topic: Take That
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00:02:00 Introduction
00:08:30 Vanessa Returns
00:13:30 Blackmail Tapes
00:15:00 Return of the 80s
00:16:30 Emberleaf
00:31:00 Portal Games
00:33:00 Barony: Royal Addition
00:50:30 Game Toppers
00:51:30 Positano
00:59:00 Miniature Market
01:00:00 Citizens of the Spark
01:11:30 Star Wars Unlimited
Welcome back, fellow board gaming aficionados. Today, we’re diving into titles that embody wildly different flavors of adventure: the dudes on the map chaos of Barony, the whimsical card drafting of Citizens of the Spark and Emberleaf, and the sun-soaked “look what I built” serenity of Positano. All three of these games involve a good bit of strategy, with a good helping of inter-activeness against your fellow players. Well, almost all of them.
But most of all, you can tell that we never really get out of second gear in the episode, so you are blessed to have Vanessa back on the mic to help us get moving.
Enjoy as always, leave comments on the discord server, and thanks for listening
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"Dear friend, if you wanna feel better
Don't let the devil make you toss this letter
If you've been crossed up by hoodoo voodoo
A wizard or the lizard
You got family trouble, man trouble, woman trouble
No light through the tunnel
If you're lookin' for a true friend, or a true lover
Or if you've been livin' undercover
Well, I'm comin' to your town to break it all down
And help you with all of this
I'm lookin' to help you find bliss one day
Or one way, can't miss"
-Jack White, "Archbishop Harold Holmes", presumably extolling the virtues of the Millipede Death Cult
Games Played Last Week:
01:14 -Cthulhu: Death May Die--Fear of the Unknown (Rob Daviau, Eric M. Lang, and Marco Portugal, CMON, 2024)
06:28 -Dune: Imperium--Uprising (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2023)
12:48 -Innovation Ultimate (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2025)
18:25 -Leviathan Wilds: Deepvale (Justin Kemppainen, Moon Crab Games, 2025)
22:03 -Line of Fire: Burnt Moon (Trevor Benjamin & David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2025)
27:23 -Rumble Nation (Yogi Shinichi, Hobby Japan, 2017)
29:23 -Iron Forest (Brian Gomez, Brain Games, 2024)
32:23 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021)
33:08 -Junk Art (Jay Cormier & Sen-Foong Lim, Pretzel Games, 2016)
33:51 -The Breach (Michele Morosini, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2024)
41:27 -A Gentle Rain (Kevin Wilson, Incredible Dream Studios, 2024)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
44:34 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd
45:24 REPRINTS! PitchCar and expansions, Ra: The Dice Game, Rheinlander, Junk Art
49:35 Carnegie expansion in development
49:52 Feature Game: Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French, 2024)
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Mike is a 12 out of 10 this week as he hosts a radio show that doesn't exist.
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 remarkable to reflect on how much hobbies can demand of us, and certainly board gaming is no different. Setting aside the administrative, economic, and social burdens; we then have to spend so much time teaching, setting up, and tearing down. Alas! 23-step processes for general set up prior to the 12-step individual player board set up. It was not always thus, but here we are.
01:42 AYURIS: Voidfall (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2023)
Games Played Last Week:
07:15 -Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French, 2024)
13:37 -Cthulhu: Death May Die--Fear of the Unknown (Rob Daviau, Eric M. Lang, and Marco Portugal, CMON, 2024)
17:48 -Barony: Heroes (Marc André, Grail Games, 2025)
21:04 -Netrunner: System Gateway (Zoe Cohen, McGregor Crowley, June Valencia Cuervo, Max Chippington Derrick, Gregory Tongue, and Jade Wesley, Null Signal Games, 2021)
34:37 -Planepita (Eisuke Fuijinawa & Kazunori Hori, SzpiLAB, 2022)
40:50 -ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo (Scott Rogers, Ravensburger, 2021)
44:47 -Endeavor: Deep Sea (Carl de Visser and Jarratt Gray, Burnt Island Games, 2024)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
50:05 Germán P. Millán's Covenant
50:35 Blood Rage: Valhalla expandalone to be on crowdfunding
53:52 Little Soldiers: green army men miniatures game
54:38 SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) SOLD OUT
55:34 Topic: Setup and Teardown
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Apparently the American custom of the "push present" can trace its roots to the Anglo-Indian tradition of the "baby bauble", although in the latter case jewellery is the more standard gift (instead of, say, boardgames). Can we acknowledge that baby bauble is a much less crude term? Let's try to be classy here, people. There is already enough about childbirth that is fraught.
Games Played Last Week:
2:07 -Galactic Cruise (T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, and Koltin Thompson, Kinson Key Games, 2025)
6:31 -Cerebria: The Inside World (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, István Pócsi, Frigyes Schőberl, Nick Shaw, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2018)
12:53 -Phantom Division (Pete Ruth & Mark Thomas, Phantom Horizon, 2026)
23:19 -Space Gits (Mike Hutchinson, Planet Smasher Games, 2025)
28:03 -Earthborne Rangers (Andrew Fischer, Brooks Flugaur-Leavitt, Andrew Navaro, Adam Sadler, and Brady Sadler, Earthborne Games, 2023)
30:00 -Dro Polter (Paul Schulz, Oink Games, 2023)
33:14 -Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French, 2024)
40:56 -TONKS (Apocrypha_Now, Web-published, 2023)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
43:41 Flurry of Friedemann Friese: Formidable Farm, Fearless, Five Families
44:45 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd
45:14 Feature Game: 7 Empires (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2024)
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00:02:00 Introduction
00:16:30 Taste Buds
00:24:00 Portal Games
00:26:00 FlipToons
00:32:00 DC Forever
00:43:00 Game Toppers
00:45:00 Wizards & Co.
00:49:30 Mythical Dice
00:54:00 Miniature Market
00:55:00 Tacta
00:59:30 Movie Reviews with Vanessa
Tony is on vacation, so Vanessa joins more for the classic RDTN intro banter. Plus in the outro, they talk about their favorite movies from the first half of 2025.
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Nick has his own unique style as host. Is it good? Who could say?
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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Walker's approach to parenting eschews what he sees as the coddling endemic in other families. He believes in competition above all else, where newbs must be pwned and even babies must git gud. "L2P" is his family motto. Some appalled anthropologists tried making a documentary about the Walker household, but they were forced to tone it down and release it as Squid Game.
01:21 AYURIS: Through the Desert (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 1998)
Games Played Last Week:
02:56 -Pocket Paladin (Joe Klipfel, Mythfield Games, 2025)
09:44 -7 Empires (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2024)
21:10 -A Gentle Rain (Kevin Wilson, Incredible Dream Studios, 2024)
24:37 -Flip 7 (Eric Olsen, The Op Games, 2024)
25:31 -NMBR 9 (Peter Wichmann, ABACUSSPIELE, 2017)
27:44 -Earthborne Rangers (Andrew Fischer, Brooks Flugaur-Leavitt, Andrew Navaro, Adam Sadler, and Brady Sadler, Earthborne Games, 2023)
31:23 -Everdell (James A. Wilson, Starling Games, 2018)
35:12 -Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French, 2024)
40:47 -Animal Upon Animal (Klaus Miltenberger, HABA, 2005)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
45:16 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd
47:38 Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag
48:12 Law 96 threatens hobby game stores:
49:49 Topic: Small Box, Big Game
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"Because of the long-standing mutual enmity between Meany and Brown, Meany was named among the suspects in The Case Of Encyclopedia Brown’s Mangled Corpse. Meany denied the allegations.
'It’s true that Detective Brown and I didn’t see eye to eye, but I would never do something so downright dirty rotten as murder him,' Meany said. 'Besides, it’s a matter of public record that, at the time the crime was committed, I was at the North Pole watching the penguins.'"
-"Idaville Detective 'Encyclopedia' Brown Found Dead In Library Dumpster", The Onion
01:42 AYURIS: Zoo Vadis (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2023)
Games Played Last Week:
4:12 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023)
7:20 -Ofrenda (Orlando Sá & André Santos, Osprey Games, 2025)
12:51 -Galactic Cruise (T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, and Koltin Thompson, Kinson Key Games, 2025)
20:05 -Twins (Reiner Knizia, Oink Games, 1996)
23:59 -Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019)
28:23 -Stationfall (Matt Eklund, Ion Game Design, 2023)
37:46 -Great Western Trail: New Zealand (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2023)
40:45 -Schotten Totten 2 (Reiner Knizia, IELLO, 2020)
45:18 -Corps of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny (Jay Cormier & Sen-Foong Lim, Off the Page Games, 2025)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
49:13 Balance updates to Fromage
50:17 Tianxia by Daniele Tascini & Antonio Petrelli, another "T" game by Board&Dice
50:39 Burned by Stone Circle Games will have a crowd sale on The Game Crafter soon
51:19 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd
51:45 Topic: Pulling Levers
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00:02:00 Introduction
00:06:00 Banana Ball
00:16:00 CMON New
00:19:00 Taste Buds
00:23:00 Portal Games
00:25:00 Slide
00:30:00 Rumble Nation
00:43:00 Game Toppers
00:45:30 Butterfly Garden
00:51:00 Huang
01:06:00 Miniature Market
01:07:00 Timber Town
01:13:00 Switch 2 Release
In this episode we cover two fun but very different area control games. Plus Marty goes to a Banana Ball game and gets a Switch 2
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