So Very Wrong About Games Mike Walker & Mark Bigney

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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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