No, not winning, that is emphatically not on the docket today. Today we inveigh against whining, which is a form of meta-whining; what the Brits call "recursive whinging" or the French language names "le grand boo-hoo." Given that the hosts engage in this degenerate, despicable behaviour, this is very much an issue of do as we say, not as we say when whining. Perhaps this is more complicated than I first suspected.
01:16 AYURIS: Sol: Last Days of a Star (Ryan Spangler & Sean Spangler, Elephant Laboratories, 2017)
Games Played Last Week: 03:55 -Root (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2008) 07:30 -Hard City (Adam Kwapiński & Marek Raczyński, Hexy Studio, 2020) 12:09 -Tajuto (Reiner Knizia, Super Meeple, 2019) 16:09 -Medici (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 1995) 19:30 -The Search for Planet X (Matthew O'Malley & Ben Rosset, Renegade Game Studios, 2020) 26:26 -Blackout: Hong Kong (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2018) 31:06 -The Shores of Tripoli (Kevin Bertram, Fort Circle Games, 2020) 35:42 -Shadows: Amsterdam (Mathieu Aubert, Libellud, 2018) 40:31 -Dice Forge (Régis Bonnessée, Libellud, 2017)
Don't you know who I am Remember my name Faiyum I'm gonna live for ever I'm gonna learn how to fly
-clearly some song about ancient Pharaohs
Games Played Last Week: 00:51 -Aquatica (Ivan Tuzovsky, Cosmodrome Games, 2019) 05:06 -Dungeon Petz (Vlaada Chvátil, CGE, 2011) 07:46 -Concordia Solitaria (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2021) 11:25 -CuBirds (Stefan Alexander, Catch Up Games, 2018) 12:01 -Dragonwood (Darren Kisgen, AURUM, Inc., 2015) 13:17 -Abyss (Bruno Cathala & Charles CHvallier, Bombyx, 2014) 13:57 -Nidavellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020) 14:58 -Beyond the Sun (Dennis K. Chan, Rio Grande Games, 2020) 15:08 -Lost Ruins of Arnak (Elwen & Mín, CGE, 2020) 15:49 -Bullet♥︎ (Joshua Van Laningham, Level 99 Games, 2021) 18:18 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020) 19:44 -Warhammer Underworlds: Direchasm (David Sanders, Games Workshop, 2020) 23:29 -The Shores of Tripoli (Kevin Bertram, Fort Circle Games, 2020) 30:20 -Yura Yura Penguin (Yabuchi Ryoko, Self-Published, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 31:09 Robotech: Reconstruction 33:16 More Necromunda and Warhammer Underworlds 34:21 Res Arcana: Perlae Imperii 34:49 In-person GenCon in September 35:35 Lost Cities roll-and-write 36:16 As d'or goes to MicroMacro: Crime City
CASSIUS: Did SVWAG say any thing? CASCA: Ay, they spoke Geek. CASSIUS: To what effect? CASCA: Nay, an I tell you that, I'll ne'er look you i' the face again: but those that understood them smiled at one another and shook their heads; but, for mine own part, it was Geek to me.
01:54 AYURIS: Star Wars: Outer Rim (Corey Konieczka with Tony Fanchi, FFG, 2019)
Games Played Last Week: 03:30 -Paleo (Peter Rustemeyer, Hans im Glück, 2020) 08:56 -MicroMacro: Crime City (Johannes Sich, Pegasus Spiele, 2020) 10:44 -Root: The Underworld Expansion (Patrick Leder & Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2020) 13:30 -Ra (Reiner Knizia, alea, 1999) 15:50 -Dune: Imperium (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2020) 17:45 -Res Arcana: Lux et Tenebrae (Thoman Lehman, Sand Castle Games, 2019) 19:23 -Beyond the Sun (Dennis K. Chan, Rio Grande Games, 2020) 22:10 -Scape Goat (Jon Perry, Indie Boards & Cards, 2020) 24:47 -Aquatica (Ivan Tuzovsky, Cosmodrome Games, 2019) 26:42 -Flick of Faith (Paweł Stobiecki, Jan Truchanowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms Lite, 2019) 29:38 -Strike (Dieter Nüßle, Ravensburger, 2012)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 30:40 Jack Vasel Memorial Auction on BGG 31:02 Parasocial Saturdays: Project: ELITE on March 20th, 10:30 AM EST on Twitch. 31:18 Stop appropriating indigenous religious practices, CMON! "Trickster" in Zombicide. 32:54 Dominant Species Marine by GMT. 33:59 www.patreon.com/svwag
Round structure of Anachrony: I. Jump to the left phase. II. Step to the right phase. III. Bring your knees in tight phase. IV. Pelvic thrust phase. V. Drives you insane phase. Let's play Anachrony again! It's just...
Games Played Last Week: 01:25 -Barrage (Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2019) 07:49 -Argent: Summer Break (Trey Chambers, Level 99 Games, 2014) 11:19 -Warhammer Underworlds: Direchasm (David Sanders, Games Workshop, 2020) 16:48 -Rum & Bones: Second Tide (Michael Shinall, CMON, 2017) 20:55 -Scape Goat (Jon Perry, Indie Boards & Cards, 2020) 24:06 -Yura Yura Penguin (Yabuchi Ryoko, Self-Published, 2020) 26:18 -Hansa Teutonica: East Expansion (Andreas Steding, Argentum Verlag, 2010) 28:33 -Pictures (Christian Stöhr & Daniela Stöhr, PD-Verlag, 2019) 32:41 -Project: ELITE – R.O.O.K. Team (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020) 35:52 -MicroMacro: Crime City (Johannes Sich, Pegasus Spiele, 2020) 38:38 -Pavlov's House (David Thompson, Dan Verssen Games, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 40:50 Robinson Crusoe Collector's Edition on Gamefound March 23rd 41:55 Trireme racing AND puns?! Greece Lightning 42:46 Level 99 Games' crowdfunding: Launch 99 43:59 Should there be moderation on Kickstarter comments? Mark says yes.
49:06 Feature Game: Anachrony: Fractures of Time (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dávid Turczi, & Mindclash Games, 2020)
The kids these days, what with their pokemons and their video games. The bleeping and the blooping. Personally I think civilization's gone downhill since Pong. It's all the colours! Pong had one too many colours if you ask me. What with the violence in the games and in the rock music and the hip hop... Hell in a handbasket. Coming soon to PS5: "Hell in a Handbasket" by EA.
01:50 AYURIS: Hellboy: The Board Game (James M. Hewitt & Sophie Williams, Mantic Games, 2019)
Games Played Last Week: 03:22 -Cerebria: The Inside World (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, István Pócsi, Frigyes Schőberl, Nick Shaw, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2018) 05:54 -Shadowrift: Boomtown (Jeremy Anderson, Starling Games, 2020) 08:28 -Horizon Wars: Zero Dark (Robey Jenkins, Precinct Omega Publishing, 2020) 10:56 -Fuji Koro: Deluxe (Jerome Demeyere, Game Brewer, 2020) 13:02 -Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time (Helana Hope, Sen-Foong Lim, & Jessey Wright, Lucky Duck Games, 2020) 18:56 -Bloodborne: The Board Game (Eric M. Lang & Michael Shinall, CMON Limited, 2021) 25:32 -It’s a Wonderful World: Corruption & Ascension (Frédéric Guérard, La Boîte de Jeu, 2020) 28:28 -The Taverns of Tiefenthal (Wolfgang Warsch, Schmidt Spiel, 2019)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 29:19 Batman: Dark Knight Returns solo only 30:01 Bamboo Bash faces accusations of ripping off Toc Toc Woodman 34:15 Tiny Turbo Cars on Kickstarter 34:58 Tiny Epic Dungeons improves its sexist art 36:31 Skyrim: The Boardgame on Gamefound soon 37:54 John Company 2nd Edition on Kickstarter March 30th 39:06 Ragnarocks on Kickstarter 39:41 Patrons eligible for a free copy of Trick Shot 40:13 40K Magic: the Gathering?! 40:25 Brew from Pandasaurus
40:52 Topic: Video Game Adaptations [EDIT: Mark, when discussing the roguelite deckbuilding game "Griftlands," mistakenly refers to it as "Outlands." We apologize for the error.]
Wheel, snipe, celly boys. Crushin' sandos. Superstar power poses? Pfft. I could run a clinic on this, boys. The flow, and the snow. That's it, tarps off boys! You looking for a tilly, buddy? It's time for a donnybrook! Ferda.
Games Played Last Week: 01:17 -Crystal Palace (Carsten Lauber, Feuerland Spiele, 2019) 08:21 -Schotten Totten 2 (Reiner Knizia, IELLO, 2020) 11:04 -Blackout: Hong Kong (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2018) 15:20 -Cthulhu: Death May Die (Eric M. Lang & Rob Daviau, CMON, 2019) 17:14 -Anachrony: Fractures of Time (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dávid Turczi, & Mindclash Games, 2020) 23:38 -Scape Goat (Jon Perry, Indie Boards & Cards, 2020) 26:33 -The Court of Miracles (Vincent Brugeas & Guilhem Gautrand, Lumberjacks Studio, 2019) 29:07 -Res Arcana (Thomas Lehmann, Sand Castle Games, 2019) 30:03 -Medina (Second Edition) (Stefan Dorra, Stronghold Games, 2014) 31:47 -Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 (Rob Daviau & Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 31:47 Glorious return of Pandemic Legacy Patreon show The C.U.R.E. Files 32:24 Black History Month at Boardgamegeek 33:26 Core Worlds: Empires 33:58 Metal Gear Solid board game reverts to Matsuuchi, future uncertain 34:41 Stroganov by Andread Steding 35:14 More Great Western Trail(s) 35:58 Let's Role on Kickstarter--online tabletop roleplaying 36:37 Concordia Solitaria
So. Many. Games. Could two humans play so many games in a mere week? Well, certainly no humans that aren't preternaturally devoted to their dear listeners. But we are devoted, and your mere idlest of wishes is our most sacrosanct of commands; and so, brutal though taskmasters that you are, you bid us play so. Many. Games.
News (and why it doesn't matter): 49:06 Asmodee buys Board Game Arena 51:51 Summoner Wars 2nd Edition: March 1st 52:17 Warhammer Underworlds keeps evolving 53:08 https://tekeli.li/svwag/ is your friend! All episode notes of SVWAG 54:05 Yet more Zombicide?! 54:43 Editorial: The issue isn't who is a racist, the issue is what we do
One portentious day, Uwe Rosenberg will design a worker-placement game where polyomino sheep breed by being sown into fields that are also special power cards, and the Great Cycle will be complete. No one knows what happens then, and quite frankly we are too afraid to ask.
Games Played Last Week: 01:33 -Anachrony: Fractures of Time (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dávid Turczi, & Mindclash Games, 2020) 08:15 -Honey Buzz (Paul Salomon, Elf Creek Games, 2020) 14:56 -The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2019) 16:46 -Flick of Faith (Paweł Stobiecki, Jan Truchanowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms Lite, 2019) 18:54 -Paris (Michael Kiesling & Wolfgang Kramer, Game Brewer, 2020) 26:55 -Guards of Atlantis II: Tabletop MOBA (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2021) 29:46 -Dice Hospital (Stan Kordonskiy & Mike Nudd, Alley Cat Games, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 31:21 Red Rising from Stonemaier Games 32:03 Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition 33:26 Oink Games on Kickstarter 34:08 Patreon: Free games, Pledge of Indifference, and more 34:51 The Dragon Prince Tales of Xadia RPG 35:15 We Care: A Grizzled Game 36:30 Unity and empathy: on whose terms? Tascini's critics get death threats
"My defense, Your Honour, was that I was specifically mandated by the rulebook issued by M. Xavier Georges and Quined Games to violate the lockdown restrictions issued by the Province of Ontario. I would put to you that it is unjust for the government to force me to choose between public heath measures backed by civil sanction on the one hand, and being a dirty dirty cheater on the other. Why are you all looking at me like that?"
Games Played Last Week: 06:04 -Age of Industry (Martin Wallace, Treefrog Games, 2010) 12:20 -Aquatica (Ivan Tuzovsky, Cosmodrome Games, 2019) 16:09 -Russian Railroads (Helmut Ohley & Leanhard "Lonny" Orgler, Hans im Gluck, 2013) 17:52 -Skytear (Giacomo Neri, Riccardo Neri, & Riccardo Parmeggiani, PvP Geeks, 2020) 21:47 -La Granja (Michael Keller & Andreas "ode." Odendahl, Spielworxx, 2014) 23:58 -Paris Connection (John Bohrer, Queen Games, 2010) 26:23 -Anachrony (Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2017) 30:39 -Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 38:01 Caverna: Frantic Fiends 38:44 Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition. No. 41:33 Abyss on Board Game Arena 41:55 Isaac Vega and Lindsey Rode form Rose Gauntlet Entertainment 43:41 Daniele Tascini apologizes, Phil Eklund doubles down
Board Game Arena gets more and more of our gaming time, what with its snappy interface and minimal system requirements. The sound effects, though, are controversial. The community seems divided on whether the whooshes are pleasing or distracting, and whether the knock-knock-knock sound is charming or nerve-wracking. We have heard the noise accused of being evocative of imminent swatting, which seems excessive but potentially horrifying.
Games Played Last Week: 01:07 -The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2019) 05:23 -MicroMacro: Crime City (Johannes Sich, Pegasus Spiele, 2020) 08:26 -Flick Wars (Shaun Austin & Andrew Tullsen, Breaking Games, 2019) 10:46 -No Thanks! (Thorsten Gimmler, AMIGI, 2005) 10:52 -Paris Connection (John Bohrer, Queen Games, 2010) 11:42 -Nippon (Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro & Paulo Soledade, What's Your Game?, 2015) 16:30 -Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2021) 18:43 -A Billion Suns: Interstellar Fleet Battles (Mike Hutchinson, Osprey Games, 2021) 24:33 -Hallertau (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2020) 31:03 -Guards of Atlantis II: Tabletop MOBA (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2021) 34:00 -Food Chain Magnate (Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga, Splotter, 2015) 35:38 -Yokohama (Hisashi Hayashi, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2016) 36:18 -Underwater Cities (Vladimír Suchý, Rio Grande Games, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 37:25 Dune: House Secrets--Detective Dune? 37:52 Ultimate Railroads: Russian, German, American, and Asian 39:10 Sagrada Legacy?! 39:42 Equinox from Reiner Knizia 40:36 Funagain CEO steps down after sexist harrassment
If you've been following board games social media recently, you might have noticed that it's been a rough couple of weeks. Incidents like these, albeit difficult, allow us a chance to define our community and underscore our values. Silence can imply consent. We can either choose to silently defend powerful figures use their influence to harm vulnerable people without consequence, or we can choose to try and speak up to become a more welcoming and inclusive community. So Very Wrong About Games chooses to try to do the latter.
00:57 Our statement on Phil Eklund and Daniele Tascini
Too much news! So much news, in fact, that we had to cut some news. Some news, though news-y, will keep until next week. The key is to wrap the roots of the news in damp paper towel, put the news in a plastic bag, and put the bag in the fridge. The news will keep up to a couple weeks that way, whereas it would have become limp news on the counter in as little as a day.
Games Played Last Week: 01:11 -By Stealth and Sea (Nicola Saggini & David Thompson, DVG Games, 2020) 06:02 -Dinosaur Tea Party (Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, & Justin D. Jacobson, Restoration Games, 2018) 09:43 -Guards of Atlantis II: Tabletop MOBA (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2021) 14:27 -Iwari: Deluxe Edition (Michael Schacht, ThunderGryph Games, 2020) 17:33 -BattleCON: Unleashed (D. Brad Talton, Level 99 Games, 2020) 21:01 -Whistle Mountain (Scott Caputo & Luke Laurie, Bézier Games, 2020) 24:16 -Charterstone (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2017)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 26:31 Leftover animal mentions: Kabuto Sumo, Crash Octopus, and Scape Goat 28:05 Ares Games loses Battlestar Galactica license 29:05 Boardgamegeek Artist Series #5 30:22 Kolossal Games' Reload 30:50 Nidavellir expansion: Thingvellir 31:51 More modules for Taverns of Tiefenthal 32:24 It's a Wonderful Kingdom 33:03 New solo modes for Concordia and AuZtralia 33:53 Antoine Bauza's Oltréé 34:51 Fantasy Flight Games forums shutting down 36:12 Mayhem from CMON 36:46 Lizard people for Warhammer Underworlds 36:52 Dark Crystal RPG 37:13 Simone Luciani's Darwin's Journey
In honour of our big, blowout, end-of-year extravaganza spectacular, no expense was spared. Mark put on pants. Walker wore his t-shirt with the fewest holes. The sheep freshly sheared. The palanquin carriers were freshly oiled. Come, thrill to the summary of what was actually a very good year in terms of boardgame releases.
Games Played Last Week: 02:16 -Guardians (Callin Flores, Plaid Hat Games, 2018) 03:46 -Super Fantasy Brawl (Jochen Eisenhuth, Mythic Games, 2020) 06:07 -MegaCity: Oceania (Jordan Draper & Michael Fox, Hub Games, 2019) 09:55 -Dwellings of Eldervale (Luke Laurie, Breaking Games, 2020) 14:59 -Bonfire (Stefan Feld, Hall Games, 2020) 19:13 -Caravan (Joe Huber, Rio Grande Games, 2019) 22:50 -Dune: Imperium (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2020) 27:42 -Nidavellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020) 29:17 -Whistle Mountain (Scott Caputo & Luke Laurie, Bézier Games, 2020) 34:09 -Aristocracy (Reiner Knizia, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2019) 35:08 -Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (Isaac Childres, Cephalofair Games, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 36:07 The C.U.R.E. Files are now The HOBO Chronicles
38:16 2020 Year in Review
39:31 Personal Top 10s 1:01:56 SVWAG Game of the Year 1:05:02 Miscellaneous Categories
All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? Another glorious episode of SVWAG! A day with So Very Wrong About Games is like a day on the farm. Every word's a banquet! Every sentence a fortune! Every review a soliloquy! I love SVWAG!
Games Played Last Week: 01:40 -Aristeia!: Prime Time (Alberto Abal, Jesús Fuster, & David Rosillo, Corvus Belli, 2020) 05:05 -Vengeance: Director’s Cut Expansion (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2020) 11:03 -For What Remains: Out of the Basement (Paul Low, David Thompson, & Ricardo Manuel Luis Tomas, DVG, 2020) 14:42 -Undaunted: North Africa (Trevor Benjamin & David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2020) 18:13 -It's a Wonderful World (Frédéric Guérard, La Boîte de Jeu, 2019) 21:20 -Caravan (Joe Huber, Rio Grande Games, 2019) 22:41 -Fast Sloths (Friedemann Friese, 2F-SPiele, 2019) 27:19 -Cacao (Phil Walker-Harding, ABACUSSPIELE, 2015) 28:11 -Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps (Andrew Haught, Gale Force Nine, 2020) 32:45 -Aliens (David McKenzie & Barry Nakazono, Leading Edge Games, 1989)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 34:42 Transmissions 35:13 Hansa Teutonica Big Box exists! 36:22 Commands & Colors Samurai Battles from GMT 37:18 French law enforcement investigate the Confrontation debacle 39:35 The Castles of Mad King Ludwig deluxe 40:12 SVWAG News: See you in 2021
"I hit you!" "Nuh-uh, you missed!" "I totally hit you!" "I dodged it!" "I have special homing missiles you can't dodge!" "I have a shield that redirects all your shots back to you!" "I have an invincibility field!" "I can shoot through invincibility!" At this point, Games Workshop would have us roll off, with the person rolling higher getting the title of Most Obnoxious Person.
Mark has occasion to quote three different movies in this episode, and miraculously none of them are Pulp Fiction, The Lion in Winter, or even Aliens--despite the latter being related to a game discussed! Perhaps his echolalia is abating, or perhaps merely evolving. One should, after all, take every advantage to quote the well-spoken Ayatollah of Rock-and-Rolla.
Games Played Last Week: 01:19 -Pax Renaissance (Phil Eklund & Matt Eklund, Sierra Madre Games, 2016) 04:14 -Praga Caput Regni (Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2020) 13:20 -Agricola (Revised Edition) (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2016) 17:56 -Marvel United (Andrea Chiarvesio & Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2020) 21:30 -Under Falling Skies (Tomáš Uhlíř, Czech Games Edition, 2020) 24:59 -The Court of Miracles (Vincent Brugeas & Guilhem Gautrand, Lumberjacks Studio, 2019) 29:05 -Nidavellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020) 32:00 -Last Aurora (Mauro Chiabotto, Pendragon Game Studio, 2020) 37:40 -Evolution: Climate (Dominic Crapuchettes, Dmitry Knorre, & Sergey Machin, North Star Games, 2016)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 43:25 Ginkgopolis (and Hansa Teutonica) reprint soon-ish? Maybe? 44:13 Inuit board game: Nunami 45:37 The Transcontinental: Canadian trains 46:38 Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps actually exists 47:28 Sushi Boat: conveyer tastiness 48:10 Fist of the North Star 49:15 Warhammer Underworlds continues with Direchasm
50:07 Feature Game: Beyond the Sun (Dennis K. Chan, Rio Grande Games, 2020)
One is reminded of those memes that plot definitions on two axes, asking to what degree the reader is a purist or a rebel--the setting purist and the mechanical purist would say "Descent is a dungeon crawler." Perhaps the setting purist and mechanical rebel would say "Dungeon Lords is a dungeon crawler." Invariably these memes revel in the reductio ad absurdum, so I have to imagine the setting rebel and the mechanical rebel would say "Hopscotch is a dungeon crawler."
01:43 AYURIS: Batman: Gotham City Chronicles (Frédéric Henry, Monolith, 2019)
Games Played Last Week: 03:39 -By Stealth and Sea (Nicola Saggini & David Thompson, DVG Games, 2020) 08:26 -Altar Quest (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2020) 18:17 -Gods Love Dinosaurs (Kasper Lapp, Pandasaurus Games, 2020) 19:34 -Yedo: Deluxe Master Set (Thomas Vande Ginste & Wolf Plancke, Board&Dice, 2020) 24:50 -The Court of Miracles (Vincent Brugeas & Guilhem Gautrand, Lumberjacks Studio, 2019) 27:15 -Nidavellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020) 32:38 -Frenemy Pastry Party (Jesse Li, Mizo Games, 2019) 34:52 -Marvel United (Andrea Chiarvesio & Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2020) 37:25 -Eminent Domain (Seth Jaffee, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2011)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 43:59 Board Game Arena Opus Magnus: A new game every day in December
It is the nature of the Walker who cries wolf that if he repeats the claim often and consistently enough, it might come true eventually. Despite the unrelenting constancy of Chinese New Year, some games do actually get produced--just only after they have emerged from their purgatorial delay in the never-ending holiday. So it is with Tidal Blades; after claims of "any day now" for years, it finally arrived, like some unwieldy piece of oversized deluxe... well... is it flotsam or jetsam? We must review it to find out.
Games Played Last Week: 01:16 -Magic Realm (Richard Hamblen, Avalon Hill, 1979) 07:30 -Funkoverse Strategy Game: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (Prospero Hall, Funko Games, 2020) 11:53 -Hansa Teutonica (Andreas Steding, Argentum Verlag, 2010) 13:28 -Beyond the Sun (Dennis K. Chan, Rio Grande Games, 2020) 20:00 -Terra Mystica (Jens Drögemüller & Helge Ostertag, Feuerland Spiele, 2012) 21:50 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020) 24:29 -Trekking the World (Charlie Bink, Underdog Games, 2020) 25:26 -Civilization: A New Dawn—Terra Incognita (Tony Fanchi, Fantasy Flight Games, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 32:57 The Zenobia Award for underrepresented designers of historical games 33:53 Reality Shift! MAGNETS! 34:59 No more Star Wars miniatures for Fantasy Flight 37:51 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea 38:33 Tom Russell's Dual Gauge 40:13 Caverna: Frantic Fiends 41:50 David Thompson's Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms
43:04 Feature Game: Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef (Tim Eisner & Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2020)
Clearly the hosts secretly wanted to have a movie podcast, or perhaps just a podcast devoted to the movie Aliens. To their credit, they at least did not devolve into merely parroting quotes from the film, which is a behaviour as obnoxious and it is difficult to avoid. Rest assured they offered their poor paraphrases and hackneyed delivery while actually playing the Aliens game. It was a bad call, listener, it was... Crap.
Games Played Last Week: 04:34 -Rome & Roll (Nick Shaw & Dávid Turczi, PSC Games, 2020) 07:48 -Dice Forge (Régis Bonnessée, Libellud, 2017) 09:48 -Martian Dice (Scott Almes, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2011) 11:28 -Asgard’s Chosen (Morgan Dontanville, Mayfair Games, 2013) 13:57 -Aliens: Bug Hunt (Ryan Miller, Upper Deck Entertainment, 2020) 21:12 -Spirit Island: Jagged Earth (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2020) 23:38 -FlickFleet (Jackson Pope & Paul Willcox, Eurydice Games, 2018) 27:01 -Civilization: A New Dawn—Terra Incognita (Tony Fanchi, Fantasy Flight Games, 2020) 30:29 -Hellenica: Story of Greece (Scott DeMers, Mr. B Games, 2019) 40:00 -Eminent Domain (Seth Jaffee, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2011)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 41:37 Brazil: Imperial 42:39 Upzone and Immersive Battle Atlas: Cheap terrain for minis and RPGs 46:09 burncycle by Chip Theory Games 46:52 Four Humours; can Phlogiston be far behind? 47:52 Paper Dungeons 48:32 No games based on two minutes of a movie
We have an unwritten constitution here at SVWAG, which we know causes some people from jurisdictions with written constitutions to get a little mystified and/or twitchy. Trust us, it works! We get to claim a rich constitutional history all the way back to 1215 and the Magna Carta, or at least we will, once we figure out what King John had to do with podcasting. It's the kind of arrangement that works until you have a constitutional crisis, which we have about as often as those places with written constitutions; except we tend to settle ours with sidelong glances and lots of utterances along the lines of, "So... how do you, uh... think this works?"
Games Played Last Week: 01:51 -Welcome To New Las Vegas (Alexis Allard & Benoit Turpin, Blue Cocker Games, 2020) 03:50 -Escape the Dark Sector (Alex Crispin, Thomas Pike, & James Shelton, Themeborne Ltd., 2020) 07:06 -Via Magica (Paolo Mori, Hurrican, 2020) 08:59 -Cthulhu: Death May Die (Rob Daviau & Eric Lang, CMON, 2019) 12:16 -Gods Love Dinosaurs (Kasper Lapp, Pandasaurus Games, 2020) 19:18 -Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 (Rob Daviau & Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2020) 19:50 -Letter Tycoon (Brad Brooks, Breaking Games, 2015) 21:33 -Terror in Meeple City aka Rampage (Antoine Bauza & Ludovic Maublanc, Repos Production, 2013) 25:23 -Sakura Arms (BakaFire, BakaFire Party, 2018) 29:18 -BattleCON: Unleashed (D. Brad Talton, Level 99 Games, 2020) 33:42 -Exceed Fighting System (D. Brad Talton, Level 99 Games, 2016)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 36:40 Arcade1Up's Infinity Game Table
37:19 Feature Game: The Castles of Tuscany (Stefan Feld, alea, 2020)
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