Everything's gotta be a competition. "I've seen better walls," scoffs the ingrate. "I've had darker ages," insists the depressive. "Well, I'm a Time Duke," growls the superstar Duke (esq., O.B.E.). It's all right, people. We can accept the superlatives without making it a contest.

Games Played Last Week:

00:58 -Dark Ages: Heritage of Charlemagne (Adam Kwapiński & Andrei Novac, Board&Dice, 2021)

08:04 -Horizons of Spirit Island (Eric R. Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2022)

09:10 -Keyflower (Sebastian Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2012)

13:02 -Spots (Alex Hague, Jon Perry, and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2022)

14:07 -Gatefall: Lost in the North Woods (Jack Dire, Jack Dire Studios, 2022)

17:52 -Time Barons (Jon Perry and Derek Yu, WizKids, 2014)

19:44 -Light Speed (James Ernest and Tom Jolly, Cheapass Games, 2003)

23:37 -Tiletum (Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2022)

25:21 -Summoner Wars (Second Edition) (Colby Dauch, Plaid Hat Games, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

28:09 Walker hates embargos, forgets about the thing

28:29 RPGs let you do anything, so why re-create TV scenarios? The Walking Dead RPG

29:33 New Dark Crystal card game, Walker unimpressed

29:50 Mighty Mighty Boards customer service

30:08 Great Western Trail: New Zealand with SHEEP?

31:31 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag

32:32 Feature Game: The Great Wall (Kamil 'Sanex' Cieśla, Robert Plesowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms, 2021)

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This episode, as all episodes, is brought to you by our crack editorial team of semi-trained gibbons. Always go with gibbons. Cheaper than interns! More personable than rhesus! Less violent than capuchins! Better hygiene than Mark!

Games Played Last Week:

01:05 -Votes for Women (Tory Brown, Fort Circle Games, 2022)

05:19 -Joan of Arc: Orléans Draw & Write (Ryan Hendrickson and Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2022)

09:54 -Quantum (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013)

11:54 -Gang of Dice (Reiner Knizia, Mandoo Games, 2022)

14:25 -Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest (Paolo Mori, Stonemaier Games, 2022)

16:49 -Hamlet: The Village Building Game (David Chircop, Mighty Boards, 2022)

21:35 -Claustrophobia 1643 (Croc & Laurent Pouchain, Monolith, 2019)

23:42 -Spots (Alex Hague, Jon Perry, and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2022)

24:51 -Piazza Rabazza (Guido Hoffman and Jens-Peter Schliemann, Zoch Verlag, 2022)

28:45 -Findorff (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2022)

33:36 -Nemesis: Lockdown (Adam Kwapiński, Awaken Realms, 2022)

37:51 -Blue Lagoon (Reiner Knizia, Blue Orange Games, 2018)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

39:36 Ad-free versions available on Patreon, please alert us to problematic ads

40:05 Reach out to the content creators you enjoy!

40:21 Call for academic submissions! https://boardgameacademics.com/submissions

41:19 Feature Game: Mille Fiori (Reiner Knizia, Schmidt Spiele, 2021)

57:26 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: A Knock at the Cabin

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"And Blass is reeling from Yves Saint-Laurent's inverted atomic drop! But wait, who's that running towards the ring? IT'S THE BIG O! Oscar de la Renta is coming to the assistance of his tag-team partner! We thought Pierre Cardin had locked him backstage in his dressing room but no, here he is, steel chair in hand! And he levels YSL with one perfect shot to the head!!! Can you believe it? This the kind of action you can only see on pay-per-view in Versailles!" 

01:24 AYURIS: Trickerion: Legends of Illusion (Richard Amann & Viktor Peter, Mindclash Games, 2015)

Games Played Last Week:

04:06 -Deities (Gary Kim, Mandoo Games, 2022)

08:24 -Manhattan (Andreas Seyfarth, Hans im Glück, 1994)

10:48 -Votes for Women (Tory Brown, Fort Circle Games, 2022)

18:43 -Skytear Horde (Giacomo Neri and Riccardo Neri, Skytear Games, 2023)

23:29 -Barony (Marc André, Matagot, 2015)

24:49 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)

24:59 -Antike II (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2015)

25:54 -Tribune (Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Spielworxx, 2021)

31:20 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004)

31:49 -Karuba (Rüdiger Dorn, HABA, 2015)

34:33 -Fealty (R. Eric Reuss, Asmadi Games, 2011)

37:17-Paperback Adventures (Tim Fowers and Skye Larsen, Fowers Games, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

41:08 Ad-free versions available on Patreon, please alert us to problematic ads

42:05 Shipyard by Vladimír Suchý being reprinted

42:59 The Battle of Versailles: fashion! Gossip! Celebrities! And... rebuilding Versailles. Ugh.

44:33 Potential SVWAG-Con poll! https://forms.gle/R7pDHNnx5EQXgSUh8

45:08 Topic: New and Improved

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As employers, we gamers are a strange lot. We are expected to feed our workers, house them, give them their raw materials; we tell them where to go, when to work,a nd for how long; we subject them to fires, predation, starvation... and on top of all this, in some games we appear to confiscate all their wages! At least in Food Chain Magnate we occasionally allow them to go to the beach. Under strict supervision. Until we permit them the sweet release of death. I mean, until they "retire." Yeah, that sounds better.

Games Played Last Week:

01:24 -Air, Land, & Sea: Spies, Lies, & Supplies (Jon Perry, Arcane Wonders, 2022)

02:59 -Tinners' Trail (Martin Wallace, Alley Cat Games, 2021)

06:09 -Skytear Horde (Giacomo Neri and Riccardo Neri, Skytear Games, 2023)

11:31 -Great Western Trail: Argentina (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2022)

16:57 -The Stygian Society (Kevin Wilson, APE Games, 2020)

21:56 -Company of Heroes (Bryan Kromley, Bad Crow Games, 2021)

29:05 -Voyages (Matthew Dunstan and Rory Muldoon, Postmark Games, 2021)

31:53 -Woodcraft (Ross Arnold and Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

33:58 Potential SVWAG-Con poll! https://forms.gle/R7pDHNnx5EQXgSUh8

34:40 Support content creators that you like! Reach out and thank someone.

35:26 Wabash Cannonball by John Bohrer to be reprinted by Rio Grande

36:33 Ethnos by Paolo Mori to be reprinted by Space Cowboys: Archeos Society

38:24 General Orders: WWII by David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin

39:29 Guards of Atlantis II reprint with new content on Gamefound in April

41:22 Ravensburger consolidating Quest for El Dorado with Vincent Dutrait art and new expansion: Dragons, Treasures, and Mysteries

42:18 Feature Game: IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015)

1:07:15 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Last of Us (eps. 1-5)

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You like SVWAG? Their early work was a little too negative for my taste. But when SHUX came out in '20, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole podcast has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the episodes a big boost. They've been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think SVWAG has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '23, SVWAG released this; episode 251, their most accomplished episode. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "gullet regurgitation". An observation so catchy, most people probably don't think about the meaning. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of consumption and the importance of digestion. It's also a personal statement about the podcast itself. Hey, Walker!

01:37 AYURIS: Whale Riders (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2021)

Games Played Last Week:
03:42 -Godtear (David Carl, Alex Hall, & Steve Margetson, Steamforged Games, 2019)
08:30 -Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps (Andrew Haught, Gale Force Nine, 2020)
14:17 -LOAD: League of Ancient Defenders (Uncredited, Archon Studio, 2016)
17:49 -Warpgate: Beyond (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)
22:23 -Code of Nine (BakaFire, Z-Man Games, 2012)
26:17 -American Psycho: A Killer Game (Dan Blanchett, Renegade Game Studios, 2022)
30:25 -Sabika (Germán P. Millán, Ludonova, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
36:15 Bamboo by Sabika's Germán P. Millán
36:53 Cyclades: Legendary Edition
37:52 The closure and bankruptcy of Holy Grail Games
39:16 Expansion to Cosmic Frog! "Find Muck"

40:15 Topic: Gaming Design Trends

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I once saw a video of a woman driving a Shelby GT350 Mustang on the Autobahn. It hit 275 kph without breaking a figurative sweat, roaring its primal power the entire way. I was petrified even watching the video. This is to say nothing of the terror I felt seeing it take offramps at roughly 100 kph, which is not terribly advisable with a vehicle that is not known for its cornering. Of course, there are many sections of the Autobahn with speed limits--and even more with no Mustangs on it at all. Tragedies heaped upon tragedies.

Games Played Last Week:
00:54 -boop. (Scott Brady, Smirk & Laighter Games, 2022)
01:53 -Bag of Chips (Mathieu Aubert and Théo Rivière, Mixlore, 2021)
03:26 -Ginkgopolis (Xavier Georges, Pearl Games, 2012)
05:32 -Street Masters: Aftershock (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2019)
07:10 -Equinox (Reiner Knizia, Plan B Games, 2021)
13:26 -Tammany Hall (Doug Eckhart, IDW Games, 2007)
17:44 -Marvel United (Andrea Chiarvesio and Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2020)
22:19 -Yellow & Yangtze (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2018)
24:31 -Bot Factory (Vital Lacerda and João Quintela Martins, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2023)
29:06 -The Wolves (Ashwin Kamath and Clarence Simpson, Pandasaurus Games, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
35:58 Dead Cells by Scorpion Masqué and Antoine Bauza, Ludovic Maublanc, et al
36:35 Puerto Rico 1897 component problems
36:53 Andromeda's Edge on Gamefound: Dwellings of Eldervale in spaaaace
38:04 More MicroMacro: Crime City. Complete the map!
38:39 Funagain distribution woes: Stationfall, Revive, Horseless Carriage
39:34 Jekyll & Hyde vs. Scotland Yard: two-plaayer co-op trick-taking game
40:21 SVWAG on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag
40:56 Renegade deck-builders crossover: G.I. Joe & Transformers: New Alliances

42:13 Feature Game: Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022)


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A comprehensive list of what transpires in RRR would sound like the incoherent ramblings of someone undergoing a very potent trip, which is why we merely indulge in a curated list. While Mark does not retract his naming Decision to Leave as his favourite film of 2022, he will concede that it leads to a less absurdist discussion. It also features slightly fewer dance numbers.

Games Played Last Week:
01:21 -Astra (Patrik Porkoláb, Frigyes Schőberl, and Eszter Krisztina Sas, Mindclash Games, 2022)
03:37 -Much that Is Good and All that Is Evil (Jeeyon Shim, Jeeyon Shim Games, 2022)
06:04 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022)
08:30 -Mosaic: A Story of Civilization (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2022)
12:34 -Pax Ragnarok (Jon Moffat, Unpublished)
17:53 -Street Masters: Twin Tiger (Brady Sadler and Adam Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2018)
19:57 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
22:22 Xoe Allred's Persuasion being developed by Wehrlegig Games
23:38 Quartermaster General: East Front Ares Games
24:34 Pride and PrejuDice on Kickstarter
25:19 Hail Caesar 2nd Edition from Warlord Games
26:18 Kabuto Sumo: Beetle Brawl at Target
27:19 Imperial Miners: 51st State with spatial play
28:23 New Sid Sackson's Acquire from Renegade
29:45 Expeditions from Stonemaier: more Jakub Rozalski art; tracing controvery dead?

31:09 Feature Game: Rolling Heights (John D. Clair, AEG, 2023)

54:36 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: RRR


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Our favourite Serge Laget game is Senji. "Senji" is a contraction of "Sengoku Jidai," or Warring States Period, which refers to over a century of near total civil war in Japan that started in 1467. Scholars differ as to when it ended, but mostly we can agree that it started when I traded Huey my grandpa in exchange for boats and then he shipped ol' gramps to Louis' estate. I found this out the hard way when my armies marched on Château Louis to be met with my ex-grandpa. I was a bit miffed, but I was able to use Huey's boat to steal his best stuff, so I guess I got over it. Besides, Dewey gave me Huey's son in exchange for some weapons.

01:19 AYURIS: The Red Cathedral (Israel Cendrero & Sheila Santos, Devir Games, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
02:35 -Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022)
08:57 -Soda Smugglers (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2022)
11:11 -Woodcraft (Ross Arnold and Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2022)
12:37 -Chinatown (Karsten Hartwig, Z-Man, 1999)
15:21 -Atiwa (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2022)
20:39 -Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy (Touko Tahkokallio, Lautapelit.fl, 2020)
23:15 -Karate Tomate (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2018)
23:31 -Monikers (Alex Hague and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2015)
25:45 -Herd Mentality (Rich Coombs and Dan Penn, Big Potato, 2020)
26:50 -Senji (Bruno Cathala & Serge Laget, Asmodee, 2008)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
27:00 Pearl Games closed by Asmodee, but Sébastien Dujardin might resurrect it
28:37 SVWAG Videos! Uwe Rosenberg and Top 10 of 2022
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7rQYKYwsxouP_7nSza9qQ
29:15 Tom Jolly's Wiz-War on Kickstarter via Steve Jackson Games
30:25 King's Dilemma: Chronicles on Steam

31:03 Topic: Serge Laget


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Ah, you dear internet pedants, I can hear your rapid and ever-present desire for infinite emendations and futile attempts to be comprehensive! "What of the expansion, uhm actually," you demand. We have little experience with the Ginkgopolis expansion, and while it adds several modules, they don't add much to the game--if you catch my subtle distinction.

Games Played Last Week:
01:18 -The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples (Reiner Knizia, Ravensburger, 2019)
05:52 -Heat: Pedal to the Metal (Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen, Days of Wonder, 2022)
11:00 -Last Message (Lee Ju-Hwa and Giung Kim, IELLO, 2021)
15:05 -Hyperborea: Light and Shadow (Andrea Chiarvesio, Maurizio Vergendo, and Pierluca Zizzi, Asterion Press, 2016)
19:10 -Ragnarocks (Gord!, Grey Fox Games, 2022)
23:45 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022)
26:18 -Rauha (Johannes Goupy and Théo Rivière, GRRRE Games, 2023)
28:16 -For Sale (Stefan Dorra, Uberplay, 1997)
30:41 -Woodcraft (Ross Arnold and Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
34:30 Game Brewer's Trolls and Princesses on Kickstarter
36:02 Expansion to Witchstone: Full Moon
36:40 Nusfjord Big Box: new expansions sold separately
37:54 Gears of War: The Card Game
38:26 SVWAG YouTube Page: new videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7rQYKYwsxouP_7nSza9qQ

39:19 Feature Game: Ginkgopolis (Xavier Georges, Pearl Games, 2012)


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Welcome to our year-end eleganza extravaganza! Lists are compiled. Harsh truths confronted. For example, while one generally takes a while to acclimatize to the using the new year in dates, 2022 seemed immediately apt and people switched over effortlessly. 2023 still seems weird, though--as evidenced by the fact that we forgot to change our tags for our 2023 episodes thus far! How embarrassing.

Games Played Last Week:
01:32 -Good Puppers (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2021)
03:21 -Woodcrafters (Ross Arnold and Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2022)
06:55 -Robotech: Reconstruction (Dr. Wictz, Strange Machine Games, 2023)
12:59 -Black Rose Wars (Marco Montanaro, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2019)
18:46 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt--Pharaoh (Erc M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
22:53 -Age of Industry (Martin Wallace, Treefrog Games, 2010) and Age of Industry Expansion: Belgium and USSR (Clause Sirois, Self-published, 2013)
29:17 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011)
30:25 -Artisans of Splendent Vale (Nikki Valens, Renegade Game Studios, 2022)
37:14 -Lanzerath Ridge (David Thompson, Dan Verssen Games, 2022)

40:42 Top 10s of 2022
1:04:44 Game of the Year 2022
1:07:33 Special Categories


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"I'm head of the class
I'm popular
I'm a quarter back
I'm popular
My mom says I'm a catch
I'm popular
I'm never last picked
I'm in the Green Team clique

Being attractive is the most important thing there is
If you wanna catch the biggest fish in your pond
You have to be as attractive as possible
Make sure to keep your hair spotless and clean
Wash it at least every two weeks
Once every two weeks
And if you see Johnny Football Hero in the hall
Tell him he played a great game
Tell him you liked his choice in the best of three"

-Popular by Nada Surf,
which ought to have been in the Green Team Wins rulebook

Games Played Last Week:
01:09 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022)
04:01 -Tiletum (Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2022)
08:18 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)
10:55 -Terracotta Army (Przemysław Fornal and Adam Kwapiński, Board&Dice, 2022)
17:54 -Paperback Adventures (Tim Fowers and Skye Larsen, Fowers Games, 2022)
23:34 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)
24:46 -Robotech: Reconstruction (Dr. Wictz, Strange Machine Games, 2021)
29:12 -Hyperborea (Andrea Chiarvesio & Pierluca Zizzi, Asterion, 2014)
34:24 -Roll Camera!: The Filmmaking Board Game (Malachi Ray Rempen, Keen Bean Studios, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
38:32 Irrgarten der Magier (Magician's Maze): Co-op dexterity with magnets!
40:05 Andrew Parks and Eric Goldberg's Tales of the Arthurian Knights
41:06 Isle of Skye Big Box: Walker Buys Twice Edition
42:16 End of year SVWAG survey! Questions! Prizes! Please help us plan! https://forms.gle/WuqtmUK39xFMAbAb7
42:54 We have a Patreon. www.patreon.com/svwag

44:11 Feature Game: Beowulf: The Legend (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2005)



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After much popular demand, we present to you the much-anticipated return of Masterpiece Theatre. Our esteemed patron--who is utterly unaware of our existence, such is his focus on his twin demesnes of fastness and furiousness--deserves no less. Of course, should His Grace, the Reverend Doktor Doktor Vincent, Duke of Diesel, Esq. O.B.E. ever condescend to acknowledge us plebs, we would no doubt swoon from appreciation. We would cherish so much as a grunt! Or a cease and desist!

Games Played Last Week:
01:21 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022)
05:33 -Time of Empires (David Simiand and Pierre Voye, Pearl Games, 2022)
09:31 -Time Barons (Jon Perry and Derek Yu, WizKids, 2014)
13:51 -Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition (Muneyuki Yokouchi, Bézier Games, 2022)
18:19 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)
22:20 -One Deck Galaxy (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2022)
26:02 -G.I. Joe Deck-Building Game: Coldsnap Expansion (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2022)
29:33 -Tidal Blades: Banner Festival (J.B. Howell and Michael Mihealsick, Druid City Games, 2022)
34:16 -Tiny Turbo Cars (Hjalmar Hach, Alessandro Manuini, Jonathan Panada, Laura Severino, and Giulia Tamagni, Horrible Guild, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
39:59 Knizia's Quo Vadis becomes Zoo Vadis from Bitewing Games
41:13 Kingmaker from 1974 becomes revised from Gibsons Games
42:38 End of year SVWAG survey! Questions! Prizes! Please help us plan! https://forms.gle/WuqtmUK39xFMAbAb7
43:25 Warsurge on Kickstarter: setting and miniature agnostic with unrestricted unit design

45:59 Feature Game: Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)

1:11:32 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: Glass Onion


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We take no time off for Boxing Day here at SVWAG, a day so named because according to the common law of the King (still feels weird saying that) citizens of the Commonwealth are permitted to punch someone in the face on this day only. It's like a pugilistic The Purge but with the metric system and occasional poutine. The news this week features a number of exemplary game titles. Many a stellar game has crossed our paths purely on the strength of its name, whereas others are so generic as to defy searching. Go ahead, find R on Board Game Geek, or the game Quest. I dare you.

01:59 AYURIS: Dominant Species Marine (Chad Jensen, GMT Games, 2021)

Games Played Last Week:
04:50 -Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)
10:59 -Weather Machine (Vital Lacerda, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2022)
12:42 -Time of Empires (David Simiand and Pierre Voye, Pearl Games, 2022)
23:10 -Wayfarers of the South Tigris (S J Macdonald and Shem Phillips, Garphill Games, 2022)
26:40 -Persuasion (Xoe Allred, Unpublished)
31:31 -Starship Captains (Peter B. Hoffgaard, Czech Games Edition, 2022)
37:22 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004)
42:43 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)
47:53 -Arcana Rising (Tim Armstrong, Grey Fox Games, 2021)
50:12 -R (Seiji Kanai, Kanai Factory, 2011)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
52:35 Much that Is Good, and All that Is Evil: game about the Western Gull
53:08 The Adventures of Robin Hood: Friar Tuck in Danger expansion
54:14 End of year SVWAG survey! Questions! Prizes! Please help us plan! https://forms.gle/WuqtmUK39xFMAbAb7
55:10 Noobs in Space

55:48 Topic: Real-time Games


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All things in SVWAG are glorious, and that applies doubly for our glorious returns. We will also not be taking any additional breaks during the holidays! Yes, we can pledge an uninterrupted broadcast schedule through to the new year--leading directly to our annual end-of-year spectacular. And it shall be what, listeners? Say it with me,
It shall be glorious.

02:24 AYURIS: Bullet♥︎ (Joshua Van Laningham, Level 99 Games, 2021)

Games Played Last Week:
05:08 -Tidal Blades: Banner Festival (J.B. Howell and Michael Mihealsick, Druid City Games, 2022)
08:12 -Riftforce: Beyond (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2022)
11:29 -Turing Machine (Fabien Gridel and Yoann Levet, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2022)
17:27 -Roll Camera!: The Filmmaking Board Game (Malachi Ray Rempen, Keen Bean Studios, 2021)
23:36 -John Company: Second Edition (Cole Wehrle, Wehrlegig Games, 2022)
29:27 -Horizons of Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2022)
33:20 -Terracotta Army (Przemysław Fornal and Adam Kwapiński, Board&Dice, 2022)
35:37 -Pandemic: Fall of Rome (Matt Leacock & Paolo Mori, Z-Man, 2018)
38:11 -Tiletum (Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2022)
39:44 -Brazil: Imperial (Zé Mendes, MeepleBR, 2021)
49:02 -Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)
50:46 -Frostpunk: The Board Game (Adam Kwapiński, Glass Cannon Unplugged, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
52:27 Calico app: cats on your phone
53:20 French website Tric Trac to shut down
54:18 Mythic Games divests itself of several IPs to CMON and Monolith Games
56:01 Sweaty Tryhard vs. Filthy Casual: not meant as insult. New Myers-Briggs to be crafted?
58:10 Inside Job: trick-taking with traitor
58:52 IKI expansion: Akebono. Walker summons the purifying flames.
59:23 Queen games reprints Stefan Feld's city collection with no updates in 9-day campaign. Allegedly.

1:00:35 Topic: Random Events




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Sometimes a game's title leads to it being underplayed. Such is not the case for Carolus Magnus, whose chief downside might be the surplus of excellent aliases (Chuckie Mags, Charlie Big-Big, Carlos Grande, Caroolie Magoonie, et al). Planet Unknown, on the other hand, hardly sticks in one's memory. Planet Lazy Susan, though perhaps a bit clumsy, would have likely generated more interest and most definitely adhered to gamers' memory more.

Games Played Last Week:
01:06 -I.S.S. Vanguard (Andrzej Betkiewicz, Krzysztof Piskorski, Paweł Samborski, and Marcin Świerkot, Awaken Realms, 2022)
08:03 -Teotihuacan: City of Gods (Daniele Tascini & Dávid Turczi, NSKN Games, 2018)
11:51 -Frostpunk: The Board Game (Adam Kwapiński, Glass Cannon Unplugged, 2022)
24:07 -MicroMacro: Crime City--All In (Johannes Sich, Edition Spielwiese, 2022)
27:27 -Endless Winter: Paleoamericans (Stan Kordonskiy, Fantasia Games, 2022)
29:34 -Last Message (Lee Ju-Hwa and Giung Kim, IELLO, 2021)
33:07 -Eriantys (Leo Colovini, Cranio Creations, 2021)
34:41 -War Chest (Trevor Benjamin & David Thompson, AEG, 2018)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
35:39 Snow People on Kickstarter: inexpensive PnP
37:35 "Convention Haul" pictures are often just marketing; audience beware
39:25 Teeter Tower: Dice-rolling stacking game

40:06 Feature Game: Planet Unknown (Ryan Lambert & Adam Rehberg, Adam's Apple Games, 2022)

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Walker has yet to inform us what agenda the aliens are pursuing in Argentina during their relentless campaign of cow abduction. Do the alien overlords practise colonialism in the same way as their human counterparts? Do the inscrutable extraterrestrials differentiate between different humans, perhaps much as they differentiate between cows? Are their secret machinations behind the British East India Company as well? Walker, what are you hiding!

01:54 AYURIS: Faiyum (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
05:22 -Spire's End: Hildegard (Greg Favro, Favro Ventures, LLC., 2022)
07:36 -Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2010)
07:44 -A Feast for Odin (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2016)
07:50 -Jetpack Joyride: Deluxe Edition (Michał Gołębiowski, Lucky Duck Games, 2019)
08:12 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
08:35 -Whale Riders (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2021)
09:04 -Wavelength (Alex Hague, Justin Vickers, & Wolfgang Warsch, Palm Court, 2019)
10:29 -Trick Shot (Second Edition) (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa)
14:07 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021)
16:17 -Riftforce: Beyond (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2022)
18:55 -Horizons of Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2022)
20:47 -John Company: Second Edition (Cole Wehrle, Wehrlegig Games, 2022)
27:21 -Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation (TauCeti Deichmann, WizKids, 2022)
30:34 -Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)
33:55 -Persuasion (Xoe Allred, Unpublished)
https://knifebunny.itch.io/persuasion
38:25 -Great Western Trail: Argentina (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2022)
43:53 -Turncoats (Matilda Simonsson, Milda Matilda Games, 2021)
48:00 -Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
52:30 Spread the news of SVWAG! www.patreon.com/svwag
54:09 CMYK New Boardgame Smell scented candle
55:22 Peanut Butter Belly Time
56:20 Kickstarter projects: Pest & Runar
57:29 Regicide new art, new suit theme for diamonds #savepeanut

59:32 Topic: Deal-Making

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Say what you want about the evils of filthy lucre, but I find it amazing how managers turn communitarian and high-minded when it comes to fair remuneration. "Don't you believe in the project?" "Aren't you committed to the team?" et al get deployed all the time when people want to, you know, get compensated for their work. One can't help but notice that racialized workers and women get subjected to such nonsense at a higher-than-average rate. Volunteerism is noble and good, but stiffing workers is not. When someone is trying to elide the difference, you can bet that they're up to something.

Games Played Last Week:
01:12 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022)
04:36 -Fantasy Realms: Deluxe Edition (Bruce Galssco, WizKids, 2022)
08:55 -Lands of Galzyr (Seppo Kuukasjärvi and Sami Laakso, Snowdale Design, 2022)
12:12 -Horizons of Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2022)
15:25 -Weather Machine (Vital Lacerda, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2022)
19:01 -Resurgence (Stan Kordonskiy, Half-a-Kingdom Games, 2022)
22:17 -Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game (Nick Niotis and Argyris Poungouras, Mythic Games, 2022)
28:23 -Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2010)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
30:10 HeroScape: Age of Annihilation fails to reach crowdfunding goal
32:40 Star Wars: Shatterpoint minis game from Atomic Mass
35:35 Hollandays Sale! Freebie "Watch Out! That's a Dracula!"
36:29 Expensive video game adaptation! Archon's Heroes of Might & Magic III, Steamforged's Elden Ring
38:07 Abusive labour practices in hobby businesses
https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/pandasaurus-games/feature/pandasaurus-games-workers-allege-toxic-workplace-crunch-burnout-payment-issues

39:45 Feature Game: Dwellings of Eldervale (Luke Laurie, Breaking Games, 2020)

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Most of those time loop movies, while enjoyable, lack any degree of verisimilitude--clearly the chief use of a power to undo time or back up would be to get another chance at not saying something terribly stupid and embarrassing. One wonders if such time travelers would have a yet deeper reservoir of memories of sounding like a total cretin, even though those utterances were never said in the actual timeline (setting aside the multiverse version of time travel, or the "Infinite Douchebag" theory).

01:33 AYURIS: Anachrony: Fractures of Time (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dávid Turczi, & Mindclash Games, 2020)

Games Played Last Week:
03:56 -Free Ride (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2021)
10:36 -Embryo Machine (Giguru Akiguchi and Toshimitsu Shigaki, LionWing Publishing, 2018)
11:31 -Monolyth (Phil Walker-Harding, CMON, 2022)
13:58 -Arcana Rising (Tim Armstrong, Grey Fox Games, 2021)
18:17 -Skymines (Viktor Kobilke and Alexander Pfister, Deep Print Games, 2022)
24:18 -Soda Smugglers (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2022)
27:27 -Hot Lead (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2022)
30:42 -Pumafiosi (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2022)
33:55 -Tiny Turbo Cars (Hjalmar Hach, Alessandro Manuini, Jonathan Panada, Laura Severino, and Giulia Tamagni, Horrible Guild, 2022)
38:02 -Terra Nova (Andreas Faul, KOSMOS, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
42:16 New Patreon-exclusive show: WIRED, about our Oathsworn campaign.
42:37 Check your Patreon messages if you submitted to get a copy of Horizons of Spirit Island!
43:10 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies by BakaFire
45:49 Michael Crossman's 100 Post Apocalyptic Vehicular Combat Accessories on Kickstarter
47:07 The Last of Us: Escape the Dark
48:48 Minimalist version of Gatefall by Jack Dire on Kickstarter

50:16 Topic: Dealing with Rules Mistakes

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"Let us go then, you and I,
When the board is spread out against the table
Like a beast euthanized inside a stable;
Let us go, through certain half-deserted tracks,
The muttering attacks
During restless nights of one-play bad games
And sepia box lids with familiar names:
Rules that follow like a tedious argument
Of soporific intent
To lead you to an overwhelming question ...
Oh, do not ask, “What to play?”
Let us go and have our say.

In the room the gamers come and stay
Talking of Asmodee."

-The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Games Played Last Week:
00:55 -Keep the Heroes Out (Luís Brüeh, Brueh Games, 2022)
06:49 -Air, Land, & Sea: Spies, Lies, & Supplies (Jon Perry, Arcane Wonders, 2022)
11:46 -Skymines (Viktor Kobilke and Alexander Pfister, Deep Print Games, 2022)
15:00 -Calimala (Fabio Lopiano, ADC Blackfire Entertainment GmbH, 2017)
18:46 -Resist! (Trevor Benjamin, Roger Tankersley, and David Thompson, Salt & Pepper Games, 2022)
21:25 -Tindaya (Lolo González, Red Mojo, 2022)
26:04 -Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
31:36 Teotihuacan: Deluxe Version in 2023
32:23 Mosaic: Wars & Disasters Expansion on KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/954412004/mosaic-wars-and-disasters-expansion
33:28 From The Red Cathedral to The White Castle
35:15 Non-US patrons! Send us a Patreon message for a chance to get a copy of Target-exclsuive Horizons of Spirit Island
36:36 Slay the Spire on KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/contentiongames/slay-the-spire-the-board-game
41:36 Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn by Stephen Baker and ROb Daviau

43:16 Feature Game: Flamecraft (Manny Vega, Cardboard Alchemy, 2022)

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Replete with a robust menagerie in this episode, we perhaps begin to see why anthropomorphic animals seem to feature in every other game lately. We have Dalmations (plus a cow named Doog trying to impersonate a Dalmation), horsies, goats, weasels and wombats (seldom do we see such an august alliteration!), meeses (not to be confused with mooses), and some needed stinkin' badgers. Not a great petting zoo, sure--of limited utility in a game of Ark Nova--but an impressive collection nonetheless.

Games Played Last Week:
02:05 -Spots (Alex Hague, Jon Perry, and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2022)
02:20 -Long Shot: The Dice Game (Chris Handy, Perplext, 2022)
03:37 -Mountain Goats (Stefan Risthaus, BoardGameTables.com, 2020)
06:10 -Mysterium Park (Oleksandr Nevskiy and Oleg Sidorenko, Libellud, 2020)
09:08 -Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2022)
15:50 -Weasel-Tech (Ivan Sorensen, Nordic Weasel Games, 2021)
21:22 -Hand-to-Hand Wombat (Matthew Inman, Elan Lee, & Cory O'Brien, Exploding Kittens, 2022)
25:02 -Root: The Marauder Expansion (Nick Brachmann, Patrick Leder, Cole Wehrle, and Joshua Yearsley, Leder Games, 2022)
28:45 -Capital Lux 2: Generations (Eilif Svensson & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2020)
29:22 -I.S.S. Vanguard (Andrzej Betkiewicz, Krzysztof Piskorski, Paweł Samborski, and Marcin Świerkot, Awaken Realms, 2022)
36:08 -Cult of the Deep (Sam Stockton, B.A. Games, 2022)
39:58 -Strike (Dieter Nüßle, Ravensburger, 2012)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
42:40 Aegean Sea by Carl Chudyk on BackerKit
43:18 All sorts of Patreon-exclusive content and free games! www.patreon.com/svwag
44:27 Canadian patrons! Sent a message through Patreon to possibly win a copy of Horizons of Spirit Island: Tell us your Spirit Name!

46:08 Feature Game: Dead Reckoning (John D. Clair, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022)

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