Walker yearns for a universal grammar, a sort of iconograhic Esperanto. That is a bridge too far for Mark, but they nonetheless find common ground on certain time terms and certain graphical conventions. They may be alone, of course, but they would rather that everyone deferred to their intuitions.
01:17 AYURIS: The Castles of Tuscany (Stefan Feld, alea, 2020)
Games Played Last Week: 03:17 -Unsettled (Marc Neidlinger & Tom Mattson, Orange Nebula, 2021) 08:45 -Sniper Elite: The Board Game (Roger Tankersly & David Thompson, Rebellion Unplugged, 2022) 12:48 -Hidden Leaders (Andreas Müller, Markus Müller, & Raphael Stocker, BFF Games, 2022) 15:18 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021) 17:41 -Stars of Akarios (Brendan McCaskell & Jonathan Thwaites, OOMM, 2022) 25:13 -Omicron Protocol (Brendan Kendrick & Bernie Lin, Dead Alive Games, 2022) 31:14 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021) 32:10 -Warpgate (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2018) 33:45 -Shards of Infinity (Gary Arant & Justin Gary, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 34:36 TOYS! Snap Ships Tactics 36:09 CMON: Cyberpunk 2077 and Zombicide Flip and Write. Whee. 36:58 DVG Reprints & Dice: Pavlov's House and Soldiers in Postman's Uniforms 37:53 War of the Ring Card Game by Ian Brody 38:24 Drags 2 Riches: Eleganza Deckbuilding Extravanganza 39:00 MicroMacro Crime City All-In: Sept 22
After a purgatorial thirteen months, Mark will be released from his Cain-like wanderings and allowed to repatriate to Kingston where he will get to be home. He figures that if Immanuel Kant got to be world famous before the age of global communications without leaving a 50 kilometer radius of his hometown, he has more than paid his dues. If anyone wants him to attend a function in the future, they had best plan on getting married and/or dying in close proximity to Mark's home.
01:43 AYURIS: Lost Ruins of Arnak (Elwen & Mín, CGE, 2020)
Games Played Last Week: 03:51 -Foundations of Rome (Emerson Matsuuichi, Arcane Wonders, 2022) 07:05 -Golem (Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2021) 10:56 -Token Terrors: Battlegrounds (John de Campos & Phillip Doccolo, Terrible Games, 2020) 16:50 -Switch & Signal (David Thompson, KOSMOS, 2020) 19:13 -Unsettled (Marc Neidlinger & Tom Mattson, Orange Nebula, 2021) 27:09 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021) 28:21 -The Bridges of Shangri-La (Leo Colovini, Uberplay, 2003) 32:09 -Merchants of the Dark Road (Brian Suhre, Elf Creek Games, 2022) 36:09 -Paper Tales (Masato Uesugi, Stronghold, 2017) 38:31 -Memoir '44 (Richard Borg, Days of Wonder, 2004) 41:52 -Iwari (Michael Schacht, ThunderGlyph Games, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 44:51 Ghost Adventure: spinning, grabbing, tilting! 45:57 Uwe Rosenberg's Atiwa (Ghana) 47:42 Idavoll for Nidavellir: giants, Aesir, and more 49:33 Terra Mystica minus tracks becomes Terra Nova? 50:24 Terraforming Mars: Dice Game
Multi-Deck System Games! Canadian content! Kevin Bacon! So many digressions in an episode packed with so much culture it couldn't even fit in one of Vin Diesel's muscle shirts. We do, however, focus on games long enough to rhetorically ask--with several stress patterns--of David Thompson: who is this guy? As a note, during the time of the taping of this episode, David Thompson released five more excellent board games. Oh, sorry, I type slowly, make that six.
01:23 AYURIS: Fort (Grant Rodiek, Leder Games, 2020)
Games Played Last Week: 03:36 -Contra: The Board Game (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022) 08:23 -Hour of Need (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022) 13:58 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022) 17:41 -Sniper Elite: The Board Game (Roger Tankersly & David Thompson, Rebellion Unplugged, 2022) 24:31 -SCOUT (Kei Kajino, Oink Games, 2019) 26:48 -Hidden Leaders (Andreas Müller, Markus Müller, & Raphael Stocker, BFF Games, 2022) 30:09 -Foundations of Rome (Emerson Matsuuichi, Arcane Wonders, 2022) 34:18 -Stroganov (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2021) 37:44 -burncycle (Josh J. Carlson & Shannon Wedge, Chip Theory Games, 2022) 44:48 -For Sale (Stefan Dorra, Uberplay, 1997)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 46:39 Support the show on Patreon, by word of mouth, or don't. You do you! 48:56 Fantasy Realms Deluxe. With sleeves! 49:35 Arcs by Leder Games on Kickstarter now. Trick-taking! 50:27 Batman: Gotham City Chronicles Season 3. New rulebook!
52:48 Topic: Designer Spotlight: David Thompson [EDIT: The actor who co-starred in Tremors is named Michael Gross. We regret the error.]
1:17:45 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Pentaverate
On Mark's drive across Canada (the first time), he stopped in Drumheller, Alberta for some dinosaur tourism. It has a truly impressive nodosaur specimen. The nodosaur is a close relative of the ankylosaur, a key difference being the former's lack of a thagomizer, the club-like appendage at the end of an ankylosaur's tail. Mark bought a plastic ankylosaur as a souvenir. Its name is Angie. Perseverance doesn't have any ankylosaurs or nodosaurs. A shame.
Games Played Last Week: 00:53 -Planet Unknown (Ryan Lambert & Adam Rehberg, Adam's Apple Games, 2022) 04:53 -Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2022) 11:16 -Imperium: Legends (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021) 15:08 -Titan (Matthieu Podevin, Holy Grail Games, 2022) 21:19 -Hour of Need (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022) 27:25 -Get on Board: New York & London (Saashi, IELLO, 2022) 28:31 -Omicron Protocol (Brendan Kendrick & Bernie Lin, Dead Alive Games, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 34:05 Starship Captains by CGE (not Vlaada) 34:56 Leave the Church in the Village: Quoridor-esque? 35:50 Spiel des Jahres Nominees: Cascadia, SCOUT, Top Ten. Kennerspiel: Living Forest, Cryptid, Dune: Imperium 37:13 Escape from New York
38:07 Feature Game: Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles Episodes 1 & 2 (Richard Amann, Thomas Vande Ginste, Viktor Peter, Wolf Plancke, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2022)
1:09:53 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Kid Detective
We received a number of questions of a more personal nature which we have decided not to address. This is only partially out of a sense of privacy. Rather, we are firmly of the editorial position that the show is best when we focus on games, rather than the personal details of the hosts. We pride ourselves in only wasting a certain amount of your valuable time, and were we to indulge in more personal digressions that could easily balloon the show well beyond the limits of absurdity.
01:08 AYURIS: Flotilla (J.B. Howell & Michael Mihealsick, WizKids, 2019)
Games Played Last Week: 04:10 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021) 07:26 -Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape (Alex Olteanu & Marco Portugal, CMON, 2022) 11:40 -Foundations of Rome (Emerson Matsuuichi, Arcane Wonders, 2022) 13:31 -Planet Unknown (Ryan Lambert & Adam Rehberg, Adam's Apple Games, 2022) 17:45 -Ghosts of Christmas (Taiki Shinzawa, BoardGameTables.com, 2022) 20:00 -Imperium: The Contention (Gary Dworetsky, Contention Games, 2021) 21:26 -Legendary Inventors (Frédéric Henry, Bombyx, 2016) 22:50 -Capital Lux 2: Generations (Eilif Svensson & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2021) 26:22 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022) 29:40 -Space Alert (Vlaada Chvátil, Czech Games Edition, 2008) 30:57 -Reichbusters: Project Vril (Jake Thornton, Mythic Games, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 32:02 Tough Calls: Dystopia; negotiation reminiscent of Durance? 33:05 Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods is back, revised, on Kickstarter #noTyrnosale 34:10 Awlrach the Drowner from Games Workshop
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
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