So Very Wrong About Games

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A podcast about all manner of hobby games by Mike Walker and Mark Bigney. Bad games don't go easy on you, so we don't go easy on them. Thorough analysis via reviews, news, and discussion of topics in gaming. We take context seriously, we value your time, and we're not into hype. Just because games are fun doesn't mean we can't take them seriously, and just because we take them seriously doesn't mean we can't have fun.

  1. 58 min ago

    Nippon: Zaibatsu

    Rest assured, Mark was subjected to the appropriate onboarding procedures and workplace safety trainings incumbent with his new (old?) role. The HR gibbons are ever-vigilant, and wouldn't dream of letting him skip the mandatory 56 week course. Well, that's the longest one, anyway--the ape sensitivity course is a mere 45 weeks long, despite the gibbons' insistence that it ought to be the most exhaustive. Games Played Last Week: 02:14 -Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done--Divine Influence (Seth Jaffee, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2022) 08:37 -Regicide Legacy (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, and Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2025) 12:41 -Jekyll vs. Hyde (Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2021) 16:07 -Cry Baby (Frédéric Vuagnat, BLAM !, 2026) 19:46 -Creature Comforts (Roberta Taylor, Kids Table BG, 2022) 23:11 -Trio (Kaya Miyano, Cocktail Games, 2021) 26:15 -Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock (Abraham Sanchez Hermida, Paloma J. Pascual Perro, Loko Games 2025) 31:24 -Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars (Paolo Mori & Alessandro Zucchini, Ingenioso Hidalgo, 2025) 35:54 -The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers--Trick-Taking Game (Bryan Bornmueller, Office Dog, 2026) 36:36 -Meeples and Monsters (Ole Steiness, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022) 38:04 -Small World (Philippe Keyaerts, Days of Wonder, 2009) News (and why it doesn't matter): 40:02 SVWAGCon II: Electric Boogaloo (Trans Rights Are Stull Human Rights) Icebreakers! Balloons! Social lubricants! Tickets available on Eventbrite! 43:14 Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars second printing: some improved components 44:14 Bluey Catan 45:21 Another Medici spin-off from Knizia: Medici Traders 45:53 Feature Game: Nippon: Zaibatsu (Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro & Paulo Soledade, CrowD Games, 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1hr 13min

  2. 2 Jun

    Feya's Swamp

    SVWAG CON II Electric Boogaloo https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627 www.sowronggames.com www.twitch.tv/soverywrongaboutgames www.youtube.com/c/SoVeryWrongAboutGames https://twitter.com/sowronggames www.facebook.com/sowronggames www.patreon.com/svwag/ 00:00 INTRO 01:39 Salton Sea (David Bernal Devir 2024) 09:25 Stellar Ventures (Pontus Nilsson TableTapas Games 2026) 14:54 Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza Ravensburger AG 2017) 17:12 Small World (Philippe Keyaerts Days of Wonder 2009) 21:22 Speakeasy (Vital Lacerda Eagle-Gryphon Games 2025) 25:45 SCOUT (Kei Kajino Oink Games 2019) 27:00 Dark Pact (Thomas Lehmann Trick or Treat Studios 2026) 30:44 Lifeboat (Jeff Siadek Gorilla Games 2002) 37:04 NEWS 42:25 Main Review Feya's Swamp (Helge Ostertag, Anselm Ostertag Fractal Juegos 2025) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1hr 4min

  3. 26 May

    Baghdad: The City of Peace

    https://www.youtube.com/@BoardGamingRamblings SVWAG CON II Electric Boogaloo https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627 www.sowronggames.com www.twitch.tv/soverywrongaboutgames www.youtube.com/c/SoVeryWrongAboutGames https://twitter.com/sowronggames www.facebook.com/sowronggames www.patreon.com/svwag/ 00:00 INTRO 00:50 Secret Societies (S J Macdonald Garphill Games 2026) 03:29 Traintopia (Przemek Wojtkowiak Board&Dice 2020) 05:50 Lands of Evershade (Ernest Kiedrowicz, Krzysztof Piskorski Awaken Realms 2026) 09:03 Tribes of the Wind (Joachim Thôme La Boîte de Jeu 2022) 11:15 Moon Colony Bloodbath (Donald X. Vaccarino Rio Grande Games 2025) 13:51 Nicht die Bohne! (Horst-Rainer Rösner AMIGO 1999) 15:48 Trismegistus (Federico Pierlorenzi, Daniele Tascini Board&Dice 2026) 19:29 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano, Nestore Mangone Sorry We Are French 2024) 22:37 NEWS 30:19 Main Review Baghdad: The City of Peace (Fabio Lopiano, Nestore Mangone Alley Cat Games 2025) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    53 min

  4. 19 May

    Quest for the Roleplay Experience

    https://www.youtube.com/@everydayboardgames https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627 www.sowronggames.com www.twitch.tv/soverywrongaboutgames www.youtube.com/c/SoVeryWrongAboutGames https://twitter.com/sowronggames www.facebook.com/sowronggames www.patreon.com/svwag/ 00:00 INTRO 01:12 Formidable Farm (Friedemann Friese 2F-Spiele 2025) 04:43 Trickster Gods (Dennis Bigelow Farallon Games 2026) 07:02 Kanban: Driver's Edition (Vital Lacerda Stronghold Games 2014) 10:48 Shuffle and Swing (Robert Hovakimyan Bitewing Games 2024) 15:21 Escape: Roll & Write (Sebastian Schwarz Queen Games 2021) 18:58 Joan of Arc: Orléans Draw & Write (Ryan Hendrickson, Reiner Stockhausen dlp games 2022) 21:09 Cat and the Tower (Masakazu Takizawa Arclight Games 2024) 22:23 First Rat (Gabriele Ausiello, Virginio Gigli Pegasus Spiele 2022) 23:44 NEWS 39:58 Main Topic: The Quest for the Roleplay Experience Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1hr 3min

  5. 12 May

    Compania

    One Stop Co-op Shop www.youtube.com/c/OneStopCoopShop SVWAG CON II Electric Boogaloo https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627 www.sowronggames.com www.twitch.tv/soverywrongaboutgames www.youtube.com/c/SoVeryWrongAboutGames https://twitter.com/sowronggames www.facebook.com/sowronggames www.patreon.com/svwag/ 00:00 INTRO 01:30 Nippon: Zaibatsu (Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro, Paulo Soledade CrowD Games 2026) 04:52 Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock (Abraham Sanchez Hermida, Paloma J. Pascual Perro Loko Games 2025) 08:42 The Big Squeeze (AC Atienza Wiggles 3D 2025) 13:33 51st State: Master Set (Ignacy Trzewiczek Portal Games 2016) 14:05 FlipToons (Jordy Adan, Renato Simões Thunderworks Games 2025) 17:02 Flip Pick Towers (Rob Fisher, Adam Porter Osprey Games 2026) 19:46 Flamecraft Duals (Manny Vega Cardboard Alchemy 2025) 23:12 Hadara (Benjamin Schwer Hans im Glück 2019) 24:24 Wyrmspan (Connie Vogelmann Stonemaier Games 2024) 26:20 Spooktacular (D. Brad Talton, Jr.Level 99 Games 2025) 27:42 NEWS 32:45 Main Review Compania (Yog Akase, Level 99 Games 2025) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    53 min

  6. 5 May

    Moon Colony Bloodbath

    Get your SVWAG CON tickets HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627 This weeks guest Tim Dolloff from Board Game Hottakes https://boardgamehottakes.com/ 00:00 INTRO 00:47 Euphoria Essential Edition (Morten Monrad Pedersen, Jamey Stegmaier, David J. Studley Stonemaier Games 2026) 05:56 The Waste of Parts (Evan Duda Sky Kingdom Games 2026) 10:57 Aquaria (Tomáš Holek Delicious Games 2025) 16:19 No Loose Ends (Taiki Shinzawa GameHead 2025) 18:33 Reforest (Sébastien Bernier-Wong Board Game Circus 2024) 24:05 Marshmallow Test (Reiner Knizia Gamewright 2020) 25:50 Nature (Dominic Crapuchettes NorthStar Game Studio 2025) 30:45 Flip 7: With A Vengeance (Eric Olsen, Alyssa Swatek The Op Games 2026) 33:58 Medici: The Dice Game (Reiner Knizia Grail Games 2020) 37:52 Subjective (Andrew Wolf Spin Master Ltd. 2023) 40:40 NEWS 46:05 Moon Colony Bloodbath (Donald X. Vaccarino Rio Grande Games 2025) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1hr 4min

  7. 28 Apr

    That's my JAM

    This weeks guest: Jake Frydman https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/ Blueberry jam not jelly........ don't be gross 00:00 INTRO 01:33 Cysmic (Jason Blake Star Reach Games 2026) 04:43 Bomb Busters (Hisashi Hayashi Pegasus Spiele 2024) 07:03 Crits & Tricks (Pete Wissinger Inside Up Games 2026) 10:47 Baghdad: The City of Peace (Fabio Lopiano, Nestore Mangone Alley Cat Games 2025) 15:25 Taj Mahal (Reiner Knizia Ravensburger AG 2000) 18:30 The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (Matt Leacock Z-Man Games 2025) 23:05 Santiago (Claudia Hely, Roman Pelek AMIGO 2003) 26:45 The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville (Christian Kudahl, Erik Andersson Sundén Ravensburger AG 2025) 29:54 NEWS 40:34 Topic: That's my jam. Get your SVWAG CON tickets HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1 hr

  8. 21 Apr

    The Looming Shadow of the Golden Age of Board Games

    This weeks guest: 5 Games 4 Doomsday Ben Maddox https://5g4d.com/ 00:00 INTRO 02:06 Moon Colony Bloodbath (Donald X. Vaccarino, Rio Grande Games 2025) 06:01 Ghost Blitz Junior (Jacques Zeimet Zoch Verlag 2018) 06:56 Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza Ravensburger 2017) 11:07 Imperial Elegy: The Road to the Great War 1850-1920 (Michael Lorino VUCA Simulations 2025) 17:12 Cysmic (Jason Blake Star Reach Games 2026) 20:15 Stationfall (Matt Eklund Ion Game Design 2023) 24:37 Nippon: Zaibatsu (Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro, Paulo Soledade CrowD Games 2026) 28:11 Cosmic Encounter (Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, Bill Norton, Peter Olotka, Kevin Wilson Fantasy Flight Games 2008) 31:24 Demon Worker (Shogo Kuroda cosaic 2016) 33:35 NEWS 42:12 TOPIC The Looming Shadow of the Golden Age of Gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1hr 8min
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A podcast about all manner of hobby games by Mike Walker and Mark Bigney. Bad games don't go easy on you, so we don't go easy on them. Thorough analysis via reviews, news, and discussion of topics in gaming. We take context seriously, we value your time, and we're not into hype. Just because games are fun doesn't mean we can't take them seriously, and just because we take them seriously doesn't mean we can't have fun.

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  • Years Active
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