Inquiring minds demand to know, and we, your humble servants, must perforce answer. Mark resists the urge to elaborate on Kant and Macross! Walker resists the siren call of nineties hip hop! Such feats of iron will are the least of what our curious and/or trolling listeners deserve. (It's the curious trolls that always get you in the end)
Games Played Last Week: 03:05 -Switch & Signal (David Thompson, KOSMOS, 2020) 05:30 -Cryptid: Urban Legends (Hal Duncan & Ruth Veevers, Osprey Games, 2022) 09:21 -Horrified: American Monsters (Michael Mulvihill, Ravensburger, 2021) 11:48 -Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape (Alex Olteanu & Marco Portugal, CMON, 2022) 18:29 -Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles Episode 1 (Richard Amann, Thomas Vande Ginste, Viktor Peter, Wolf Plancke, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2022) 22:42 -Core Worlds: Empires (Christopher Guild & Andrew Parks, Quixotic Games, 2021) 30:47 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022) 35:19 -Envelopes of Cash (Andy Schwarz, Envelopes of Cash LLC, 2022) 40:17 -Fjords (Franz-Benno Delonge & Phil Walker-Harding, Grail Games, 2022) 42:55 -Capital Lux 2: Pocket (Eilif Svensson & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 46:30 Age of Steam Deluxe with new maps and no authorial attribution 47:05 Reprint of classic game Inkognito 48:40 David Thompson's RESIST! on Gamefound May 12th 49:09 Point Salad Pokémon version 49:56 Kingdom Builder: Empire Edition for exorbitant monies
Games Played Last Week: 04:10 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022) 10:04 -Décorum (Harry Mackin, Charlie Mackin, & Drew Tenenbaum, Floodgate Games, 2022) 14:48 -Crescent Moon (Steven Mathers, Osprey Games, 2022) 23:07 -Gutenberg (Katarzyna Cioch & Wojciech Wiśniewski, Granna, 2021) 26:06 -Jekyll vs. Hyde (Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2021) 28:30 -Stroganov (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2021) 31:01 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021) 39:25 -Hippocrates (Alain Orban, Game Brewer, 2022) 42:31 -Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 46:38 Twilight Imperium Roll and Write 46:56 Twilight Imperium Codex on FFG website 47:27 Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods cancelled Kickstarter campaign; #noTyrnosale 50:07 Firefly deckbuilding game from Gale Force Nine
Preparation is important. We very carefully do our advance research here at SVWAG, but occasionally mild errors do creep in. For this week, Mark studiously crafted notes and observations on such issues as four octave vocal ranges, Nickelodeon celebrity culture, and whether boredom of a third party constitutes necessary or sufficient conditions for breaking up with one's girlfriend. Sadly for Mark, Ariana was not the Grande under discussion this week, so he was forced to begin anew.
Games Played Last Week: 01:12 -Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019) 05:36 -Contra: The Board Game (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022) 07:08 -Furnace (Ivan Lashin, Hobby World, 2021) 08:38 -Pulsar 2849 (Vladimír Suchý, CGE, 2017) 10:59 -Settlement (Oleksandr Nevskiy, IGAMES, 2021) 12:43 -Race for the Galaxy (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2007) 16:23 -Décorum (Harry Mackin, Charlie Mackin, & Drew Tenenbaum, Floodgate Games, 2022) 19:49 -Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition (Sydney Engelstein, Jacob Fryxelius, & Nick Little, Stronghold Games, 2021) 23:34 -Factory 42 (Timo Multamäki, Dragon Dawn Productions, 2021) 31:05 -Nidavellir: Thingvellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020) 33:31 -Dune: Imperium--Rise of Ix (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 37:19 Rise & Fall by Christophe Boelinger and Ludically launching on Kickstarter in July 37:54 Doomrock Ultimate on Gamefound 38:46 Castles by the Sea on Kickstarter 39:41 Robotech Macross DOG FIGHT follow-up: caveat emptor, perhaps best to wait and see 41:05 Mark on Board Game Barrage this Thursday, April 28 41:45 Check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/svwag, new exclusive show BLOAT 42:30 Upcoming Omnibus questions episode! Please submit any and all questions. www.sowronggames.com/contact
43:07 Feature Game: El Grande (Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich, Hans im Glück, 1995)
1:15:08 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Orbital Children
A tragedy of consuming media or goods is that sometimes, regardless of how diligent you are, you cannot keep up with new releases. The creators you love might keep putting out new products, and even a casual enthusiast of a given medium might be disappointed to learn that they missed out on an offering. What I'm trying to get at is that HOW DARE they make a new Macross tabletop game and NOT TELL MARK.
01:15 AYURIS: Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy (Touko Tahkokallio, Lautapelit.fl, 2020)
Games Played Last Week: 03:44 -Cascadia (Randy Flynn, Flatout Games, 2021) 06:25 -Contra: The Board Game (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022) 12:25 -Planet Unknown (Ryan Lambert & Adam Rehberg, Adam's Apple Games, 2022) 14:43 -Mega Man Adventures (Peter Gousis & Michael D. Kelley, Blacklist Games, 2022) 19:35 -Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done (Seth Jaffee, Tasty Minstrel, 2018) 21:16 -Albedo (Kai Herbertz, Herbertz Entertainment UG, 2017) 23:13 -Reichbusters: Project Vril (Jake Thornton, Mythic Games, 2020) 28:01 -Medici: The Dice Game (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2020) 30:01 -Merchants of the Dark Road (Brian Suhre, Elf Creek Games, 2022) 33:57 -Mogul (Michael Schacht, Spiele aus Timbuku, 2002) 36:38 -Jekyll vs. Hyde (Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2021) 37:05 -Attika (Marcel-André Casasola Merkle, Hans im Glück, 2003)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 39:43 Robotech Macross DOG FIGHT and Mark loses his mind 41:30 Boardgamegeek Golden Geek Award Nominations 42:32 A Game of Thrones 2nd. edition app gets A Feast for Crows expansion 43:12 New Necromunda gets vehicles: Ash Wastes 44:40 Shut Up & Sit Down Expo (SHUX) back in Vancouver: Sep. 30-Oct. 2
Yes, we are but slaves to the new releases, which is why we are reviewing a fifteen-year-old game. "But that's impossible!" you reply, "No one was alive back then!" Records are scant, but there is a rich oral tradition that people have been playing games at least since the release of Nirvana's Nevermind. Archeologists are still trying to carbon-date that period exactly, though.
Games Played Last Week: 01:39 -Dead Reckoning (John D. Clair, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022) 08:14 -Cosmic Frog (Jim Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2020) 09:54 -Familienbande (Leo Colovini, Winning Moves Germany, 2004) 13:23 -Barrage (Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2019) 16:04 -Cursed Court (Andrew Hanson, Atlas Games, 2017) 19:37 -Blockers! (Kory Heath, AMIGO, 2007) 21:48 -Dicke Dämonen (Heinrich Glumpler, Edition Erlkönig, 2004) 24:09 -New York Zoo (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2020) 28:05 -Khmer (team SAIEN, Saien, 2010) 30:05 -Priests of Ra (Reiner Knizia, Rio Grande Games, 2009)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 32:26 Corvus Belli's (of Infinity fame) upcoming fantasy game: Warcrow 33:31 Pfister's Mombasa to become Skymines 34:13 New Cosmic Encounter expansion: Cosmic Odyssey 35:30 Walker's Who Asked for This? Fantasy Realms Marvel, and Deluxe Castles of Burgundy 36:48 Board game beat-em-up à la Golden Axe? Mythic Games' Anastyr 38:35 Through the Desert 25th Anniversary Edition from Steeped Games
Kids in the Hall reviewing Great Western Trail: "What's the point of what we do?" "Sorry, I don't follow you." "Well, I mean, we travel 250,000 light years across the universe, abduct cows, probe them, and release them." "Yeah, and?" "Well, doesn't it seem kind of pointless?" "I don't think I should question the leadership of our Great Leader." "Oh, come on. We've been coming here for fifty years and performing cow probes, and all that we have learned is that one in ten doesn't really seem to mind. Couldn't we at least abduct their political or religious leaders instead of just random livestock?" "I'm sure the Great Leader has his reasons." "Well, I'm sure the Great Leader is just some twisted cow freak."
01:21 AYURIS: Cthulhu: Death May Die (Eric M. Lang & Rob Daviau, CMON, 2019)
Games Played Last Week: 04:19 -Switch & Signal (David Thompson, KOSMOS, 2020) 06:32 -Big Monster (Dimitri Perrier, BoardBros, 2018) 09:13 -Ghosts of Christmas (Taiki Shinzawa, BoardGameTables.com, 2022) 14:29 -Champions of Midgard (Ole Steiness, Grey Fox Games, 2015) 16:11 -Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down (Second Edition) (Felix Mertikat, Grey Fox Games, 2021) 22:41 -Yokohama (Hisashi Hayashi, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2016) 24:15 -Dinosaur Table Battles (Amabel Holland, Hollanspiele, 2020) 27:17 -Great Western Trail: Rails to the North (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2018) 29:12 -Quirky Circuits (Nikki Valens, Plaid Hat Games, 2019)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 33:55 Agricola 15; not remotely a "big box"-style omnibus 36:03 Squats return to Warhammer 40K 37:25 Trick Shot Second Edition soon on Gamefound
Let us not, as the saying goes, hold the perfect in opposition to the good. We here at SVWAG always encourage the lowering of standards, which the hosts tend to do by their very presences--dragging down the average of any group of which they are a part. We offer but a portion of an episode, but let us be optimists and observe that that allows us to be less wrong.
Games Played Last Week: 05:42 -Creature Comforts (Roberta Taylor, Kids Table BG, 2022) 10:18 -IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015) 14:24 -The Red Cathedral (Israel Cendrero & Sheila Santos, Devir Games, 2020) 18:45 -Switch & Signal (David Thompson, KOSMOS, 2020) 22:55 -Core Worlds (Andrew Parks, Stronghold, 2011) 26:08 -SCOUT (Kei Kajino, Oink Games, 2019) 28:50 -Dinosaur Island: Rawr 'n Write (Brian Lewis, David McGregor, & Marissa Misura, Pandasaurus Games, 2021) 31:16 -Just One (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Repos Production, 2018) 33:30 -Brass: Birmingham (Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, & Martin Wallace, Roxley, 2018) 36:40 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021) 38:33 -Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 40:43 Pathways: Canadian dexterity game on Kickstarter 41:25 Come see Warmboy's website sowronggames.com! Merch, esoteric information, streaming and more! 43:22 ONUS! Traianus on Kickstarter: 2D miniatures-esque gaming. 44:16 Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation expansion 44:50 Air, Land & Sea: Spies, Lies & Supplies expandalone 45:20 Crescent Moon by Steven Mathers and Osprey Games 46:44 Richard Garfield rolls, writes with Dungeons, Dice & Danger 47:07 Reiner Knizia's follow-up to My City: My Island 47:43 Simpler Lacerda? Bot Factory 48:07 A BGG Top 100 without Reiner Knizia (and Tigris & Euphrates)?
The range of new features our merch line has opened up is endless. Who wore it better?, SVWAG Hypebeast, Project Runway SVWAG, Making the Cut SVWAG, the possibilities abound! Get me Tim Gunn on the line, I'm sure he's heard of us. I'm sure we'll see His Grace, Professor Doktor Doktor Vincent, Duke of Diesel, esq. O.B.E. in a t-shirt two sizes too small before long.
Games Played Last Week: 03:26 -Black Hole Rainbows (Uncredited, June Dune Games Production, 2022) 06:45 -Ascension Tactics: Miniatures Deckbuilding Game (Justin Gary & Ryan Sutherland, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2021) 15:00 -Meeples and Monsters (Ole Steiness, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022) 17:17 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2022) 22:45 -Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period (Rainer Ahlfors, Andrei Novac, & Daniele Tascini, Board2Dice, 2019) 28:01 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021) 31:39 -Reichbusters: Project Vril (Jake Thornton, Mythic Games, 2020) 33:45 -Città-Stato (Simone Cerruti Sola, Giochix.it, 2021) 37:06 -Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019) 40:32 -IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 41:51 SVWAG on break 42:25 Warpgate: Beyond by Artyom Nichipurov and Wolff Designa on Gamefound 43:11 Renegade reprinting Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done and distributing expansion 44:30 Can we stop using the word "pimp" in gaming contexts? Let us "bling" instead 45:18 MERCH! soverywrongaboutgames.myspreadshop.com (or .ca) 15% off the next two weeks!
Much art is discussed this week, from French Romantics, to pirate stuff, to conspiracist vision boards, to whatever Walker is doing when he uses clothespins on felt. Mark wonders whether he can justify leaving in dead air and calling it "bold use of negative space," but the deeper worry is that too many people would prefer the silence.
Games Played Last Week: 01:14 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021) 05:46 -Agricola (Revised Edition) (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2016) 10:09 -Witchstone (Martino Chiacchiera & Reiner Knizia, R&R Games, 2021) 10:50 -Republic of Virtue (Amabel Holland, Hollandspiele, 2021) 15:08 -Pulsar 2849 (Vladimír Suchý, CGE, 2017) 22:58 -Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest (Paolo Mori, Stonemaier Games, 2022) 31:16 -Pictures: Orange (Daniela Stöhr & Christian Stöhr, PD-Verlag, 2021) 34:50 -Reichbusters: Project Vril (Jake Thornton, Mythic Games, 2020) 38:11 -Table Battles (Amabel Holland, Hollandspiele, 2017) 43:19 -Ascension Tactics: Miniatures Deckbuilding Game (Justin Gary & Ryan Sutherland, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 47:22 Arcs: Collapse and Conflict in the Void by Cole Wehrle and Leder Games 48:06 Zheng He solo game by Geoff Engelstein and David Thompson 49:07 Avatar: The Last Airbender Fire Nation Rising 50:01 Dead by Daylight board game by Brad Talton of Level 99 Games 51:53 No singing in The Wizard of Oz Adventure Book Game
53:09 Feature Game: Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2021)
We're always on the lookout for new potential taglines here at SVWAG, as our earlier efforts "that one where the guy talks to that dude" and "we shout into a can so you don't have to" have been deemed insufficient. "We like it hard" was put forth by Walker, but the editorial staff are afraid it is apt to be misconstrued. "We weaponize children" was rejected for the opposite reason, namely that it might be correctly interpreted. Specificity tends to get us into trouble, which is why we have kept "a boardgaming podcast about boardgames" for as long as we have.
Games Played Last Week: 02:33 -Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done (Seth Jaffee, Tasty Minstrel, 2018) 04:54 -Beyond the Sun (Dennis K. Chan, Rio Grande Games, 2020) 08:48 -Gutenberg (Katarzyna Cioch & Wojciech Wiśniewski, Granna, 2021) 11:24 -Reign (Uncredited, PlayMonster, 2020) 16:55 -Gizmos (Phil Walker-Harding, CMON Global Limited, 2018) 18:30 -Combat Commander: Mediterranean (Chad Jensen, GMT Games, 2007) 23:15 -Jekyll vs. Hyde (Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2021) 27:08 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021) 30:52 -Merchants Cove (Jonny Pac, Carl Van Ostrand, & Drake Villareal, Final Frontier Games, 2021) 33:33 -Caverna: The Cave Farmers (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2013)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 37:16 Co-op Carcassonne: Nebel über Carcassonne, "Fog over Carcassonne" 38:00 Frostpunk and Dying Light Adaptations 39:00 Undaunted Normandy on PC, Mac, and iPad by Bookmark Games 40:04 51st State Master Set Ultimate Edition on Gamefound
We are Canadian, and thus must perforce apologize for those we may have slandered, misquoted, or used their name in vain: Warmboy, Alan Turing, Dewey, Peggy Lee, Dick Pound, Bruno Faidutti, and His Grace, Professor Doktor Doktor Vincent, Duke of Diesel, esq. O.B.E. We are honoured to have inadvertently tarnished the reputations of such grandees.
Games Played Last Week: 00:52 -The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples (Reiner Knizia, Ravensburger, 2019) 03:59 -Copenhagen (Asger Harding Granerud & Daniel Skjold Pedersen, Queen Games, 2019) 05:12 -Imperium: Classics and Imperium: Legends (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021) 07:51 -Città-Stato (Simone Cerruti Sola, Giochix.it, 2021) 10:39 -Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes! (Paolo Mori, PSC Games, 2022) 15:07 -Petrichor: Collector's Edition (David Chircop, Mighty Boards, 2021) 17:58 -Merlin: Big Box (Stefan Feld & Michael Rieneck, Queen Games, 2020) 20:24 -Kleos (Jim Kavanagh, Azure Horizon Games, 2021) 24:51 -Vampire: The Masquerade -- Vendetta (Charlie Cleveland & Bruno Faidutti, Horrible Guild, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 26:46 Turing Machine from Scorpion Masqué 28:06 Reiner Roundup: Into the Blue, Longboard, San Francisco 29:05 New logo and incoming SVWAG merch!
29:55 Feature Game: Bitoku (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2021)
1:01:15 SVWAG Presents: Masterpiece Theatre: All of Us Are Dead
It is a strange thing for one's hobby to be utterly infused with a nominally competitive structure. I would venture to say that knitters, for instance, devote precious little thought as to whether they can knit more or less well than their fellow crafters. Perhaps it is different for scrapbookers, I don't know, they seem like a ruthless lot.
Games Played Last Week: 04:20 -Città-Stato (Simone Cerruti Sola, Giochix.it, 2021) 07:04 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021) 15:34 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021) 17:16 -Bitoku (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2021) 22:58 -Steamwatchers (Marc Lagroy, Mythic Games, 2021) 29:44 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020) 30:58 -Boonlake (Alexander Pfister, Capstone Games, 2021) 38:18 -Shards of Infinity: Into the Horizon (Gary Arant, Justin Gary, Ryan Sutherland, Jared Saramago, Mataio Wilson, & Jason Zila, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2021) 39:49 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021) 41:43 -Niagara (Thomas Liesching, Zoch Verlag, 2004)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 43:34 Riftforce expansion: Beyond 43:57 Instead of sci-fi -> fantasy, Aeon's End -> Astro Knights 44:30 Ravensburger investing in GameFound 45:45 Sláine: Warlord Games' cavalcade of talent
The So Very Wrong About Games line of Action Princess Dolls (TM) are coming to a store near you! Thrill to all your favourite characters, like Huey, Dewey, and Louis, each with weird monochromatic accessories and some spring-loaded gimmick that'll bruise some kid in Oregon and thus be regulated into weaksauce! Plus, get the Kingston Action Playset. Your parents put it together, batteries not included.
Games Played Last Week: 01:57 -Puzzle Strike 2 (David Sirlin, Sirlin Games, 2022) 08:49 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021) 10:59 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021) 11:36 -Reign of Witches (Amabel Holland, Hollandspiele, 2020) 16:56 -Bitoku (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2021) 18:47 -Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2021) 20:54 -Orléans: Invasion (Inka Brand, Markus Brand, & Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2015) 22:18 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020) 25:29 -Final Girl (Evan Derrick & A.J. Porfirio, Van Ryder Games, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 31:54 Iron Forest on Kickstarter February 8th by Brain Games 33:20 Hand-to-Hand Wombat on Kickstarter now 35:05 Rolling Heights from John D. Clair on Kickstarter February 8th 35:51 Space Station Phoenix by Gabriel J Cohn and Rio Grande Games in April 2022 36:58 Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game on Kickstarter February 10th 38:08 Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest by Paolo Mori and Stonemaier Games
39:33 Feature Game: G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021)
No, dear listener, we haven't played that one regional trick-taking game popular in the Adirondacks where the only red card is the 9 of diamonds and you play counter-clockwise and the bid is called in pig latin and you have to wear your socks on your hands. I'm sure it's a blast. We are but tourists in the wide world of taking tricks, and to some extent it can be a hobby unto itself. Contract Bridge alone! But we share our thoughts all the same.
01:49 AYURIS: Clans of Caledonia (Juma Al-JouJou, Karma Games, 2017)
Games Played Last Week: 03:50 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021) 05:22 -Radlands (Daniel Piechnick, Roxley, 2021) 10:04 -Tabbanusi: Builders of Ur (David Spada & Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2021) 12:33 -Shamans (Cédrick Chaboussit, Studio H, 2021) 16:09 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021) 17:51 -SCOUT (Kei Kajino, Oink Games, 2019) 21:14 -Steamwatchers (Marc Lagroy, Mythic Games, 2021) 22:28 -MicroMacro: Crime City--Full House (Johannes Sich, Pegasus Spiele, 2021) 22:54 -El Grande (Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich, Hans im Gluck, 1995) [EDIT: Mark incorrectly said that El Grande was playable on Boardgamegeek when he should have said Board Game Arena. We apologize for the error.] 25:47 -The Field of the Cloth of Gold (Amabel Holland, Hollanspiele, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 29:19 Bonfire on yucata.de 29:55 Yak wrangling with Pretzel Games 30:53 David Thompson's next Valiant Defense game: Lanzerath Ridge on KS 31:56 La Granja reprint from Board&Dice on KS 33:01 3D printable, pay-what-you-want Blood Rage files on KS 34:12 51st State Ultimate Edition from Portal launching February 22
It's a star-studded eleganza extravaganza, featuring your two least-favourite SVWAG hosts giving you an incomplete capsule summary of a terrible year of great games. Of course, they neglected to play That One Game, of course, which means that all their observations are utterly useless, but how does that differentiate this episode from any other? This offering is more classy, however, as in a concession to the glitz and glamour of end-of-year shows, both hosts begrudgingly and uncharacteristically wear pants. (You might be asking--is that "pants" in the British sense or the Canadian sense? The answer is yes.)
Games Played Last Week: 02:50 -Fossilis (David Alberto Diaz, Kids Table BG, 2020) 05:07 -In Too Deep (Josh Cappel & Daryl Chow, Burnt Island Games, 2021) 10:17 -French Toast (Uncredited, Blue Beard Entertainment, 2021) 12:06 -Magnate: The First City (James Naylor, Naylor Games, 2021) 18:02 -Corrosion (Stefan Bauer, Capstone Games, 2021) 20:35 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021) 24:18 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021) 29:46 -Monstrology (Andy Lubershane, Middle Brain Games, 2017) 33:06 -Conquest & Consequence (Craig Besinque, GMT Games, 2021)
YEAR IN REVIEW 35:59 Personal Top 10s
58:07 SVWAG Game of the Year
1:08:48 Special Categories
1:25:37 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre Year in Review
In the 14th Century B.C.E., the pharaoh Akhenaten attempted to shift Egypt into monotheism centered on the cult of the god Aten. Apparently there's some who argue it was possibly instead henotheism, whereby many gods are acknowledged but one is elevated above the others--a claim advanced about many ostensibly mono- or polytheistic religions, even some practised today--but at any rate is was exceptionally controversial. By the time his son Tutankhaten became pharaoh, the cult of Aten was suppressed, and the ascendancy of the god Amun was restored in a polytheistic pantheon. Hence the new pharaoh's name was changed from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun. Theme!
Games Played Last Week: 05:51 -Coyote (Spartaco Albertarelli, New Games Order, 2015) 07:19 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2022) 13:11 -Furnace (Ivan Lashin, Hobby World, 2021) 15:24 -That Time You Killed Me (Peter C. Hayward, Pandasaurus Games, 2021) 22:03 -The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Menzel, KOSMOS, 2021) 26:16 -Final Girl (Evan Derrick & A.J. Porfirio, Van Ryder Games, 2021) 34:43 -Radlands (Daniel Piechnick, Roxley, 2021) 38:06 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021) 41:53 -7 Wonders: Architects (Antoine Bauza, Repos Production, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 43:35 Kickstarter Christmas! Upcoming For Science! giveaway 44:17 Boardgamegeek 2021 Support Drive 44:37 Walker a guest on Board Game Barrage 45:29 25th Century Games' Ra with Ian O'Toole art 46:12 Games Workshop backtracks, re-issues Cursed City 46:53 See you again in 2022
47:36 Feature Game: Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
Some things, of course, from Josie and the Pussycats have aged poorly. The idea of "record stores" and CDs (that could, in turn sell out like they were PS5s or something) is downright quaint--especially given the format of this show. I'm pretty confident that the cultural moment of Moviefone Guy has well and truly passed, despite the continued use of both movies and phones. Do people still know who Carson Daly is? I confess I never really did. Mostly I know him from that totally jerkin' movie, Josie and the Pussycats.
Games Played Last Week: 04:10 -Sine Tempore (Luca Bernardini & Andrea Colletti, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2018) 06:27 -L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021) 07:08 -Llamaland (Phil Walker-Harding, Lookout Games, 2021) 11:40 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021) 13:59 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2022) 19:40 -Wingspan (Elizabeth Hargrave, Stonemaier Games, 2019) 21:20 -Factory Funner (2nd ed) (Corné van Moorsel, Boardgametables.com, 2021) 26:18 -Ethnos (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2017) 28:32 -Undaunted: Reinforcements (Trevor Benjamin, David Digby, David Thompson, & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021) 37:49 -Bitoku (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2021) 40:28 -Gutenberg (Katarzyna Cioch & Wojciech Wiśniewski, Granna, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 45:48 Kickstarter moving to blockchain is better for... reasons 46:32 Fairy Tale Inn from Remo Conzadori and Paolo Mori 47:09 New Patreon-exclusive Discord channel 48:00 Asmodee sold to Swedish Embracer group for €2.75 billion 48:26 Asmodee purchased retailer Miniature Market sometime in 2021
50:08 Topic: Going Off-Script
1:11:16 Masterpiece Theatre: Josie and the Pussycats
The hosts are, briefly, back in the same room again, and this has had the unfortunate effect of bringing out the very worst in Mark. Don't worry, he doesn't spend ten minutes complaining about the implied political claims of kids' shows, but his mind naturally went to the gutter of abominable puns. You have been warned.
Games Played Last Week: 01:16 -On Mars (Vital Lacerda, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2020) 04:24 -Pulsar 2849 (Vladimír Suchý, CGE, 2017) 06:37 -Hibachi (Marco Teubner, Grail Games, 2021) 09:41 -The Siege of Runedar (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2021) 16:51 -Isle of Skye: Druids (Andreas Pelikan & Alexander Pfister, Lookout Games, 2018) 21:08 -L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021) 25:15 -The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged (Johnny O'Neal, Britherwise Games, 2021) 27:09 -Brian Boru: High King of Ireland (Peer Sylvester, Osprey Games, 2021) 33:37 -7 Wonders: Architects (Antoine Bauza, Repos Production, 2021) 37:21 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 45:44 Werewolves of Miller's Hollow (i.e., Werewolf/Mafia) licensed for a movie 47:12 Kickstarter moving to blockchain for... reasons
We skip over substantial portions of our hosts' stories, of course. No mention is made of Walker's extensive experience with Gilbert & Sullivan. Mark's stint as the Official Pokémon Master of Canada is glossed over. The deep tribal conflict of Jocks versus Geeks, of which Walker is destined to be the bridge (think Dune but even more messianic), is only alluded to. Someday, the whole story might be told, but you wouldn't believe us.
Games Played Last Week: 04:27 -Stardew Valley: The Board Game (Eric Barone & Cle Medeiros, CorcernedApe, 2021) 11:30 -Imhotep (Phil Walker-Harding, KOSMOS, 2016) 14:56 -Sheepy Time (Neil Kimball, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2021) 18:38 -IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015) 21:43 -Mindbug (Skaff Elias, Richard Garfield, Marvin Hegen, & Christian Kudahl, Nerdlab Games, 2021) 27:55 -Paper Dungeons (Leandro Pires, MeepleBR, 2020) 29:12 -Ultimate Railroads (Helmut Ohley & Leonhard "Lenny" Orgler, Hans im Glück, 2021), Board Game Arena adaptation by Elena Laskavaia 31:36 -Coffee Traders (Rolf Sagel & André Spil, Capstone Games, 2021) 34:29 -Magnate: The First City (James Naylor, Naylor Games, 2021) 40:45 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011) 41:19 -The Siege of Runedar (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 43:16 Loto Quebec's Azul scratch tickets 44:50 7.6 tons of counterfeit Pokémon cards 45:31 Flat River Group acquires Greater Than Games 46:34 Stan Lee's Genesis 47:15 A Billion Suns: Warzone
We have become feature-hungry here at SVWAG. We debut Walker's Language Corner which, let us be frank, is not apt to be repeated, especially given Walker's aversion to dead languages. We finally name a recurring segment that has been airing unaccredited for years, and we have dubbed in Mark's Rage Theatre. It is Festivus every day of the year, and Mark has some grievances to air.
Games Played Last Week: 01:18 -Paper Dungeons (Leandro Pires, MeepleBR, 2020) 04:40 -Sheepy Time (Neil Kimball, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2021) 09:45 -Draftosaurus: Aerial Show (Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, & Théo Rivière, Ankama, 2020) 12:07 -Disney Gargoyles: Awakening (Nate Heiss, Ravensburger, 2021) 16:26 -Imperial Steam (Alexander Huemer, Capstone Games, 2021) 21:14 -Puerto Rico (Andreas Seyfarth, alea, 2002) 27:49 -Beez (Dan Halstad, Next Move Games, 2020) 30:03 -Keyflower (Sebastien Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2012) BGA implementation by Radu Stefan & Adam Dewbery 34:31 -Llamaland (Phil Walker-Harding, Lookout Games, 2021) 36:04 -Cellulose (John Coveyou & Steve Schlepphorst, Genuis Games, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 38:50 My City Roll and Write 39:10 Play-Along Parasocial Saturdays! Dec. 4 at 10:30 EST, join us in playing Paper Dungeons and Cartographers 39:34 I, Napoleon from GMT Games and Ted Raicer 40:24 Boards&Dice: Terracotta Army 40:51 Tasty Minstrel's remaining stock being sold off through CoolStuffInc
42:28 Feature Game: Praga Caput Regni (Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2020)
1:08:10 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Legend of Korra Season 4
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