I hope you're planning your Arkhipov Day festivities. Don't get me wrong, I dig Stanislav Petrov as much as the next guy, but for my money Vasili Arkhipov is the man, and he doesn't get nearly enough credit. Because, you know, he either saved your life or your ancestors' lives--the least we could do is give the man a holiday. He doesn't even have a card in Twilight Struggle! See, I brought it back to games in the end.
Games Played Last Week: -Galaxy Trucker: Missions 3m00s (Vlaada Chvátil, CGE, 2015) -Terraforming Mars: Prelude 6m04s (Jacob Fryxelius, Stronghold, 2018) -Quartermaster General: Prelude 7m01s (Ian Brody, Griggling Games, 2018) -Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Jabba's Realm 9m24s (Todd Michlitsch & Paul Winchester, FFG, 2017) -Specter Ops 10m24s (Emerson Matssuchi, Plaid Hat Games, 2015) -Master of the Galaxy 14m54s (Timofey Bokarev & Konstantin Seleznev, Ares Games, 2018) -Paper Tales: Beyond the Gate 19m38s (Masato Uesugi, Strongold, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Fog of Love expands to LGBTQ scenarios 24m22s -Z-Man Lords over Vegas 25m34s -SVWAG SWAG: Take our stuff 26m20s -Pfister Blacks Out Hong Kong 27m46s -Mac Gerdts brings the love in Concordia 28m37s -Terraforming Mars digitally 29m40s -Chip Theory's neoprene obsession 30m00s
We're always wondering about what comes next, always on the lookout for the next big thing--both in games and broadcasting. That's why we're open to being elevated to the judiciary, so the next time there's a search committee feel free to add Mark and Walker to the ol' shortlist. We're open to traveling, so it doesn't have to be any particular country. We hear The Hague is nice?
Games Played Last Week: -Mystic Vale 2m02s (John D. Clair, AEG, 2016) -Sentinels of the Multiverse 6m27s (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011) -Istanbul 10m34s (Rudiger Dorn, Pegasus Spiele, 2014) -Vengeance 11m49s (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2018) -XenoShyft: Onslaught 13m30s (Keren Philosophales & Michael Shinall, CMON, 2015) -51st State: Master Set 15m46s (Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal, 2016) -War Chest 17m46s (Trevor Benjamin & David Thompson, AEG, 2018) -Menara 21m41s (Oliver Richtberg, Zoch Verlag, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Food Chain Magnate catches up to condiments 22m07s -Takla's bridge to nowhere 23m28s -The Boldest, a Wagnerian epic 24m22s -The city published once in a Blue Moon 25m36s
Feature Game: Gaslands 27m42s (Glenn Ford & Mike Hutchinson, Osprey Publishing, 2017)
We would like to apologize for the poorer audio quality of this episode. The editor (Mark) would dearly like to attribute it somehow to Walker's illness-induced stupor, but try as he might he can't seem to blame the victim on this one. The microphone has let us all down, dear listeners, and all we can do is vow not to repeat the twin errors--the one being the reduced audio quality, the other in Mark not being able to scapegoat the victim.
Games Played Last Week: -Street Masters: Redemption 1m30s (Brady Sadler & Adam Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2018) -Sentinels of the Multiverse 3m35s (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011) -SEAL Team Flix 7m34s (Pete Ruth & Mark Thomas, WizKids, 2018) -Mystic Vale 10m57s (John D. Clair, AEG, 2016) -Vengeance 13m10s (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2018) -Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King 16m26s (Andreas Pelikan & Alexander Pfister, Lookout Games, 2015)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Mississippi Queen: too many reprints? 17m00s -The Key series Flows on 20m21s -Pretzel Games puts Men at Work 21m31s -Neuroshima Hex! gets fantastical in Monolith Arena 22m31s
Sometimes, dear listeners, the news does matter, and in such instances our hosts feel under-equipped to address them properly. Such is the nature of crippling incompetence. I mean, they could have devoted their time to worthwhile pursuits (like playing games) but instead they shout into a can to strangers (about playing games). But sometimes circumstances demand a brief segue into matters of consequence, and so we here at SVWAG swear by the majestic mountains of Manitoba to do our best.
Games Played Last Week: -Ethnos 1m54s (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2017) -El Grande 2m52s (Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich, Hans im Gluck, 1995) -Who Goes There? 4m34s (Anthony Coffey & Jesse Labbe, Certifiable Games, 2018) -Street Masters: Twin Tiger 8m51s (Brady Sadler & Adam Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2018) -Level 7 [Invasion] 10m49s (Will Schoonover, Privateer Press, 2014) -Grand Austria Hotel 13m19s (Virginio Gigli & Simone Luciani, Lookout Games, 2015) -Mecanisburgo 15m43s (Servando Cavallar, Gen-X Games, 2008)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Walker discovers Norwegia 20m05s -BattleCON big (huge) box 20m45s -El Dorado gets hexed 21m05s -dlp Games' callous disregard and intellectual laziness re: Manitoba 21m29s
Feature Game: Too Many Bones: Undertow 29m19s (Adam Carlson & Josh J. Carlson, Chip Theory Games, 2018)
Oh, hello there. The door's unlocked--just come on in. Please pardon our informal setting, here, we just want you to be comfortable. I suppose, though, that a tone of complete familiarity shouldn't prevent us from doing introductions. I'm the episode description, and I'm the thing you don't read. Our hosts are Mark Bigney and Mike Walker, and they're the ones you don't respect. Stay with us for a while, won't you?
Games Played Last Week: -Aeon's End 1m15s (Kevin Riley, Action Phase Games, 2016), -XenoShyft: Onslaught 4m43s (Keren Philosophales & Michael Shinall, CMON, 2015), -Fast Forward: Fortress 11m17s (Friedmann Friese, Stronghold Games, 2017), -Asgard's Chosen 16m24s (Morgan Dontanville, Mayfair Games, 2013), -Age of Industry 21m26s (Martin Wallace, Treefrog Games, 2010)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Ancient Rome falls to a Pandemic 23m31s -Horizon: Zero Dawn 24m36s -There's a party and you're not invited 26m06s
Feature Game: Sentinels of the Multiverse 27m05s (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater than Games, 2011) Sentinels of the Multiverse: OblivAeon 36m53s (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater than Games, 2018)
Walker, ever truculent, finally succumbs to the inevitable and submits his top ten. Now we can move on, and it is best we do, as there is no shortage of games to be played! Gencon is over and the new releases flow like sweet chocolate milk. Despite this pressure, Mark and Walker find the time to indulge in old classics of yesteryear, and not just the "classics" from "back in the day" of "2012".
Games Played Last Week: -Eclipse 3m00s (Touko Tahkokallio, Lautapelit.fi, 2011) -Dungeon Alliance 4m41s (Andrew Parks, Quixotic Games, 2018) -Outlive 8m16s (Gregory Iliver, La Boite de Jeu, 2017) -Food Chain Magnate 9m20s (Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga, Splotter Spellen, 2015) -Star Wars: Imperial Assault 12m22s (Justin Kemppainen, Corey Konieczka, & Jonathan Ying, Fantasy Flight, 2014) -Blue Lagoon 14m37s (Reiner Knizia, Blue Orange, 2018) -Mechs vs. Minions 17m02s (Chris Cantrell, Rick Ernst, Stone Librande, Prashant Saraswat, & Nathan Tiras, Riot Games, 2016) -Ghost Blitz 19m55s (Jacques Zeimet, Zoch Verlag, 2010) -Kingdomino: Age of Giants 22m00s (Bruno Cathala, Blue Orange, 2018) -Cult of the Cockroach King/Don't Mess with Cthulhu Deluxe 23m09s (Yusuke Sato, Indie Boards & Cards, 2018) -Root 25m34s (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2018) -DC Spyfall 27m04s (Uncredited, Cryptozoic Entertainment, 2018) -Civilization 30m00s (Francis Tresham, Avalon Hill, 1980)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Quite a quantity of Quarriors 36m57s -Norwegians' toast to Odin 38m53s -Jabba lands on your mobile device 39m57s -OblivAeon is a lie 41m16s -Walker gets digital 42m34s -The Great Looping One loops ever onward, praise be his biplane 43m16s
Feature Game: The Voyages of Marco Polo 44m24s (Simone Luciani & Daniele Tascini, Hans im Gluck, 2015)
Topic: Walker's Top 10 Games (whatever that means) 1h10m51s In no particular order: -Tigris & Euphrates -Scythe -Space Hulk -Gaia Project -Orleans -Level 7: Invasion -Diplomacy -Hansa Teutonica -Kemet -Axis and Allies: WWI 1914
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
Walker encourages you to tell friends about So Very Wrong About Games, despite his not listening to the podcast. Mark has recommended it to him, but apparently Walker's contempt for his co-host's opinions is not limited to games, but extends also to the podcast they produce together about games. One assumes Walker also does not read the episode descriptions, which is truly risky, and might create an incentive to make them devoted to discussing his manifold character flaws.
Games Played Last Week: -Forbidden Stars 2m51s (Samuel Bailey, James Kniffen, & Corey Konieczka, Fantasy Flight, 2015) -Dice Hockey 4m17s (Artyom Nichipurov, Unpublished Wolff Designa prototype) -Ortus Regni 5m46s (Jon Sudbury, Jon Sudbury Games, 2014) -Xia: Legends of a Drift System 7m00s (Cody Miller, Far Off Games, 2014) -Skull 9m27s (Hervé Marly, Asmodee, 2011) -Cockroach Poker 9m27s (Jacques Zeimet, Dre Magier Spiele, 2004) -Escape: The Curse of the Temple 14m24s (Kristian Amundsen Østby, Queen Games, 2012) -878: Vikings – Invasions of England 15m16s (Beau Beckett, Dave Kimmel, & Jeph Stahl, Academy Games, 2017)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Ortus Regni back...ish 17m19s -Tokyo Game Market 19m18s -Nostalgic Splat Attack 19m38s -Knizia auctions Lost Cities 20m13s
Feature Game: Preview of Crisis at Steamfall 22m36s (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2018)
Topic: Interview with Chris Cieslik of Asmadi Games 40m16s
Mark tries to come to terms with his outright hypocrisy, largely on the basis that he feels it's acceptable for him but not for everyone else. Walker yearns for glory, but learns to his disappointment that glory is not legal tender and cannot be exchanged for goods or services. Lords of Hellas offer such piercing insights into the soul, "self-knowledge" being one of its 43 victory conditions. Also, SVWAG is giving away stuff.
Massive Darkness Giveaway: 1m33s
Games Played Last Week: -Spirit Island 3m05s (Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2017) -John Company 4m21s (Cole Wehrle, Sierra Madre Games, 2017) -Altiplano 5m57s (Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2017) -Fairy Tale 9m14s (Satoshi Nakamura, Z-Man Games, 2004)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Asmodee for sale? Maybe? Maybe not? 10m42s -Forbidden City Forbidden 11m43s -Spiel des Jahres 12m24s -More Kemet. Purple for everything! 13m05s -Jakub Rozalski's art under scrutiny 13m32s
As it happens, games do not spawn ex nihilo, fully armed and armored from Zeus' forehead. I'm certain that's what most of you believed, but it's not true! To confirm this implausible fact, Mark sat down with Eric Reuss, the designer of Spirit Island, to talk about stuff. Walker and Mark also discuss The City of Kings, a game that is a fascinating mixture of euro mechanics, grand adventure, and both excellent and terrible theming.
Games Played Last Week: -Kemet 1m25s (Jacques Bariot & Guillaume Montiage, Matagot, 2012) -The Castles of Burgundy 3m22s (Stefan Feld, alea, 2011) -878: Vikings – Invasions of England 4m40s (Beau Beckett, Dave Kimmel, & Jeph Stahl, Academy Games, 2017) -One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows 7m12s (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2018) -Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire 8m19s (David Sanders, Games Workshop, 2017)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Acros forced off of Steam 12m55s -X-Wing Second Edition 14m16s -Empyreal: Spells and Steam 18m39s
Feature Game: The City of Kings 19m01s (Frank West, The City of Games, 2017)
Topic: Interview with Eric Reuss, designer of Spirit Island 41m32s
This podcast scales seamlessly from 2 to an in finite number of listeners, but we're not nearly that optimistic. Walker sometimes dreams of a solo mode, but sadly Mark insists on speaking. Mark and Walker again turn to Vlaada Chvatil, a designer who loves idiosyncrasy and detail--sometimes to excess. Walker asks if it would be appropriate to rant, and Mark gladly lets him off leash.
Games Played Last Week: -Railroad Tycoon/Railways of the World 1m52s (Glenn Drover & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2005) -House of Borgia 3m13s (Scott Almes, Gamelyn Games, 2017) -Ex Libris 5m24s (Ada P. McIver, Renegade Game Studios, 2017) -Situation 7 7m27s (Marvin Glass, Parker Brothers, 1969) -Biblios 10m47s (Steve Finn, Iello, 2007) -Corporate America 13m15s (Teale Fristoe, Nothing Sacred Games, 2013) -Winner's Circle 14m36s (Reiner Knizia, Face2Face, 2001) -Rheinlander 15m30s (Reiner Knizia, Face2Face, 1999)
You wouldn't like Mark when he's angry, but that's probably attributable to his being fundamentally unlikable at the best of times. At any rate, Walker tries to rein him in from ranting too long about obvious component failures, publisher laziness, and alleged outright theft. Walker, for his part, just wants things to mean something. We are seekers here at So Very Wrong About Games.
Games Played Last Week: -Spirit Island 2m10s (Eric Reuss, Fabled Nexus, 2017) -The City of Kings 4m00s (Frank West, The City of Games, 2018) -Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire 6m00s (David Sanders, Games Workshop, 2017) -World of SMOG: Rise of Moloch 9m04s (Fel Barros, Christophe Madura, Alexandru Olteanu, David Rakoto, & Michael Shinall, CMON, 2018) -Shadowrift: Skittering Darkness 9m47s (Jeremy Anderson, Game Salute, 2018). -John Company 15m22s (Cole Wehrle, Sierra Madre, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Music and geopolitics 22m14s -Red Raven Targets the mass market 24m10s -App didn't kill Imperial Assault 25m07s -In France, no one can hear you scream theft 26m18s -No app didn't kill Specter Ops 29m24s
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