So Very Wrong About Games

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2017/11/23
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73 min.
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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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#299: Nucleum
2024/02/20
The theory of the atom first posited by the pre-Socratic philosopher Democritus in roughly the 4th Century BCE. None of his actual writings have survived. The great thing about the pre-Socratics is that so few of their works are available, you can spend about ten minutes (or less!) and have read as much of their stuff as have the world's leading experts.  Games Played Last Week: 01:53 -Kingdom Rush: Elemental Uprising (Alara Cameron, Helana Hope, and Sen-Foong Lim, Lucky Duck Games, 2023) 04:15 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2023) 06:43 -Caverna: The Cave Farmers (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2013) 07:22 -Hidden Leaders (Andreas Müller, Markus Müller, & Raphael Stocker, BFF Games, 2022) 08:28 -AQUA: Biodiversity in the Oceans (Dan Halstad and Tristan Halstad, Sidekick Games, 2024) 13:05 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020) 16:54 -Lacuna (Mark Gerrits, CMYK, 2023) 19:33 -5 Towers (Kasper Lapp, Deep Print Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 24:05 Kemet: Rise of the Gods reprint with additional modules on crowdfunding soon from Matagot 25:11 Burned on Kickstarter February 13 from Stone Circle Games and Jon Moffat 25:52 Wandering Galaxy: new Crossroads game from Plaid Hat Games 26:52 Feature Game: Nucleum (Simone Luciani & Dávid Turczi, Board&Dice, 2023) Our Sponsors: * Check out Manscaped and use my code SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: https://www.manscaped.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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#298: Deckbuilding
2024/02/13
Every man wants to be a macho, macho man To have the kind of body always in demand Jogging in the mornings, go man go Work outs in the health spa, muscles glow You can best believe that he's a macho man Ready to get down with, anyone he can You can tell a macho, he has a funky walk His western shirts and leather, always look so boss Funky with his body, he's a king Call him Mister Ego, dig his chains You can best believe that he's a macho man He likes to be the leader, he never dresses grand -"Macho Man" by The Village People 03:05 AYURIS: Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022) Games Played Last Week: 05:06 -AQUA : Biodiversity in the Oceans (Dan Halstad and Tristan Halstad, Sidekick Games, 2024) 08:05 -Bloodstones (Martin Wallace, Wallace Designs, 2023) 09:36 -Kingdom Rush: Elemental Uprising (Alara Cameron, Helana Hope, and Sen-Foong Lim, Lucky Duck Games, 2023) 10:45 -Imperium: Horizons (Nigel Buckle and Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2024) 15:48 -Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City (Naotaka Shimamoto and Yoshiaki Tomioka, itten, 2023) 19:32 -Sail (Akiyama Koryu & Korzu Yusei, Allplay, 2023) 21:33 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021) 24:45 -Charioteer (Matt Calkins, GMT Games, 2022) 27:59 -Great Western Trail: New Zealand (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2023) 35:09 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021) 36:14 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 37:54 Bus from Capstone reprint in 2024 38:34 Burned on Kickstarter February 13 from Stone Circle Games and Jon Moffat 39:15 CMON moving to Gamefound for A Song of Ice and Fire Tactics 41:37 Topic: Deckbuilding Our Sponsors: * Check out Manscaped and use my code SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: https://www.manscaped.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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#297: Envelopes of Cash
2024/02/06
Let us, following in Andy Schwarz's example, highlight the fine work of Nancy Skinner, a California state senator whose "Fair Pay to Play Act" granted college athletes in California the right to profit from their name, image, and likeness. This forced the NCAA to allow such changes more broadly. It hasn't been perfect, but let's acknowledge one thing: if someone's gonna be making millions off your name and face, maybe--just maybe!--you should be able to get a cut.  Games Played Last Week: 01:43 -AQUA : Biodiversity in the Oceans (Dan Halstad and Tristan Halstad, Sidekick Games, 2024) 06:24 -Imperium: Horizons (Nigel Buckle and Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2024) 13:40 -World Wonders (Zé Mendes, Arcane Wonders, 2023) 19:33 -MLEM: Space Agency (Reiner Knizia, Rebel Studio, 2024) 24:14 -Maskmen (Jun Sasaki and Taiki Shinzawa, Oink Games, 2014) 28:27 -The Barracks Emperors (Wray Ferrell and Brad Johnson, GMT Games, 2023) 32:17 -Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City (Naotaka Shimamoto and Yoshiaki Tomioka, itten, 2023) 37:14 -Vengeance (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2018) 40:03 -Charioteer (Matt Calkins, GMT Games, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 44:29 "Wednesdays with Walker"--streaming on Twitch 45:05 Unpublished Flickateers by Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson 45:55 Storm Raiders by Shem Phillips 46:48 Voidfall Solo Online by Mark Hutchinson! https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3222419/play-voidfall-solo-online-fan-made-app 47:59 Feature Game: Envelopes of Cash (Andy Schwarz, Envelopes of Cash LLC, 2023) Our Sponsors: * Check out Manscaped and use my code SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: https://www.manscaped.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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#296: Dexterity Games Revisited
2024/01/30
It has been many a year since our early days, our salad days when we were younger and dumb and didn't know what we were doing. Much has changed, in that we are now older and dumb and don't know what we're doing. But the inexorable march of time has at least offered many new offerings in the broad tent of dexterity games, and so it is past time that we focus on one of our preferred genus of toy. 01:26 AYURIS: Golem (Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 04:19 -Anachrony (Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2017) 11:11 -Welcome to the Moon (Alexis Allard & Benoit Turpin, Blue Cocker Games, 2021) 15:44 -General Orders: World War II (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2023) 22:16 -Sail (Akiyama Koryu & Korzu Yusei, Allplay, 2023) 25:25 -Burned (Jon Moffat, Stone Circle Games, Unpublished) 28:39 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) 34:50 -Bloodstones (Martin Wallace, Wallace Designs, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 39:59 Mythic Games sells Anastyr and Hel: The Last Saga to CMON; backers will get base game only 41:44 Renegade Games' Axis and Allies: G.I. Joe 44:19 Ads for Votes for Women pulled from Facebook because they apparently think women's suffrage is contentious 47:00 Carolingi pulled from Gamefound, pre-orders directly from Sea Cove Games 47:59 7 Empires from Mac Gerdts 49:27 Star Trek: Away Missions goes Original Series 51:52 Topic: Dexterity Games Revisited Our Sponsors: * Check out Manscaped and use my code SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: https://www.manscaped.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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#295: Federation
2024/01/23
A pretty solid rule of thumb is that if you've been disappointed in a kind of game, try David Thompson's version of it and see how delightful it can be. Hidden movement got you down? Sniper Elite is the cure. Abstract chunky tiled fighty thing didn't please? War Chest might please. Mediocre skirmish cramping your style? For What Remains is ready to serve. It's a good thing he has styles of games he hasn't explored, lest he just obsolete the remainder of the games industry. Give him time. He'll collaborate with everyone eventually. Games Played Last Week: 01:41 -Beast (Aron Midhall, Elon Midhall, and Assar Pettersson, Studio Midhall, 2022) 07:17 -Iberia (Jesús Torres Castro and Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2016) 11:42 -Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa (Mandela Fernandez-Grandon and Fabio Lopiano, Osprey Games, 2024) 18:16 -Bitoku: Resutoran (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2023) 23:00 -Kurz vor Knapp (Helmut Punke and Tobias Punke, Zoch Verlag, 2020) 28:06 -Animal Upon Animal (Klaus Miltenberger, HABA, 2005) 29:33 -Bloodstones (Martin Wallace, Wallace Designs, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 38:01 Shipyard reprint from Delicious Games 38:55 In the Gang from KOSMOS 39:56 Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam on Kickstarter 40:51 Feature Game: Federation (Dimitri Perrier and Matthieu Verdier, Explor8, 2022) Our Sponsors: * Check out Manscaped and use my code SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: https://www.manscaped.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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#294: 2023 Year in Review
2024/01/16
As ever, and with no clue what a lang syne is (much less an auld-y type configuration), we embrace the new year by commemorating the old. We would venture that the new year only truly begins once SVWAG has given its imprimatur on the best game published in the preceding year. The Julian Calendar was abandoned in favour of the Gregorian, and it is evident that the Gregorian should be abandoned in favour of the SVWAGgering Calendar.  Games Played Last Week: 01:34 -Kutná Hora: The City of Silver (Ondřej Bystroň, Petr Čáslava, and Pavel Jarosch, Czech Games Edition, 2023) 06:53 -Voidfall (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2023) 07:57 -K2 (Adam Kałuża, Rebel Sp. z o.o., 2010) 09:35 -Cover Your Assets (Brent Beck & Jeffrey Beck, Grandpa Beck's Games, 2011) 11:52 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2023) 16:53 -Road Trippin (Uncredited, Guilt Free Gaming, 2021) 19:42 -Evacuation (Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2023) 28:05 -Solar Titans (Phillip Gee and Xian Wu, SunnySideUp Games, 2023) 31:03 -Tiny Mini Golf (Kamis Kamiński, Self-published, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): Nothing to see here. 34:25 Topic: 2023 Year in Review 35:04 Mark and Walker's Top 10s 52:28 SVWAG 2023 Game of the Year 53:37 Special Categories Our Sponsors: * Check out Manscaped and use my code SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: https://www.manscaped.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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#293: Out of Print Games Revisited
2024/01/09
Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher, claimed that you never step in the same river twice; for it is not the same river and you are not the same person. Such as it is with games! They are reprinted and thus reborn, all along some blurred spectrum of redesign spanning from carbon copy all the way to entirely new design. Let us not forget Heraclitus' student Cratylus, who evidently thought Heraclitus some kind of squish, insofar as he is credited with countering that you cannot step into the same river once. 01:25 AYURIS: Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles Episodes 1 & 2 (Richard Amann, Thomas Vande Ginste, Viktor Peter, Wolf Plancke, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2022) Games Played Last Week: 03:32 -Rats of Wistar (Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia, Cranio Creations, 2023) 09:15 -Voidfall (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2023) 11:00 -Faiyum: Privileges (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2023) 15:04 -Horizon Wars: Midnight Dark (Robey Jenkins, Precinct Omega Publishing, 2023) 22:52 -Burned (Jon Moffat, Stone Circle Games, Unpublished) 26:36 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) 30:40 -Trick Shot (Second Edition) (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2023) 35:05 -Napoleon's Conquests (Bruno Lamotte, Fellowship of Simulations, 2023) 42:47 -Splendor Duel (Marc André and Bruno Cathala, Space Cowboys, 2022) 43:42 -Federation (Dimitri Perrier and Matthieu Verdier, Explor8, 2022) News (and why it doesn't matter): 47:23 War Story: Occupied France; narrative game by David Thompson, Dave Neale, and Osprey Games 49:02 Keyside: Richard Breese and  49:37 Turing Machine on Boardgamearena and designer's notes on BGG 50:49 Terra Pyramides by Kiesling & Kramer 51:06 Moby Trick 51:25 Halo miniatures game by Mantic Games 52:02 Gaia Project Expansion announced, again  52:49 RIP Bryan Ansell, co-founder of Games Workshop 54:05 Topic: Out of Print Games Revisited Our Sponsors: * Check out Manscaped and use my code SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: https://www.manscaped.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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#292: Arborea
2024/01/02
"This here's a jam for all the gamers Tryin' to do what those rulebooks offer Get shot down 'cause you're overzealous Take too long, opponents get jealous Ok, smarty, go to a party Games are on the menu for everybody You wanna play a game that's more complexer But you're standin' on the wall like you was Poindexter A game is laid out, one not played out The options unfold and your mind just spins out They say you should take your turn or get removed So come on, gamer, and just bust a move" -Young MC, noted foe of analysis paralysis Games Played Last Week: 01:10 -Evolution: Climate (Dominic Crapuchettes, Dmitry Knorre, & Sergey Machin, North Star Games, 2016) 05:57 -Tiny Epic Crimes (Scott Almes, Gamelyn Games, 2023) 10:20 -The Fox Experiment (Jeff Fraser and Elizabeth Hargrave, Pandasaurus Games, 2023) 13:45 -Undergrove (Elizabeth Hargrave and Mark Wootton, AEG, 2024) 15:15 -Votes for Women (Tory Brown, Fort Circle Games, 2022) 17:52 -The Gods Will Have Blood (Daniel Bullock, Lock Horns Games, 2023) 21:56 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022) 23:40 -Fun Facts (Kasper Lapp, Repos Production, 2022) 24:31 -Just One (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Repos Production, 2018) 24:39 -So Clover! (François Romain, Repos Production, 2021) 25:55 -Duhr: The Lesser Houses (Jenna Felli, Devious Weasel, 2018) 30:47 -No Thanks! (Thorsten Gimmler, AMIGO, 2004) 32:37 -Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester (Changhyun Baek, Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, Stefano Luperto, and Antonio Tinto, DiceTree Games, 2023) 38:58 -Road Trippin (Uncredited, Guilt Free Gaming, 2021) 41:00 -Star Trek: Away Missions (Andrew Haught, Mike Haught, and Phil Yates, Gale Force Nine, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 47:35 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon by Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Magone, published by Sorry We Are French  48:04 Amabel Holland in The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/the-personal-political-art-of-board-game-design 48:36 Zombie Sniper. That is all.  48:59 Jenna Felli's upcoming game Murray the A**hole Frog (trans designer and trans artist) and upcoming novel Serpent Ascending  50:24 Co-op Dungeon Scrawlers?! 2together by OldChap Editions 51:24 Andy Schwarz's "Financial Reckoning" for Envelopes of Cash: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/envelopesofcash/envelopes-of-cash/posts/3995962 52:47 Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition accidentally published with crypto-fascist imagery. Burn the "Banner of Kekistan"  54:48 Feature Game: Arborea (Dani Garcia, Alley Cat Games, 2023) Our Sponsors: * Check out Manscaped and use my code SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: https://www.manscaped.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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#291: Adventure Games
2023/12/19
Just before Mark is de-platformed, he would like to remind the SVWAG audience of two very important facts. First, he is but a man shouting into a can, and just because he doesn't like the thing you like doesn't make either less worthy of respect, dignity, and chocolate. He is willing to accept the possibility that he's Playing It Wrong and/or Doesn't Get It and/or needs to Git Gud and/or is just insufficiently evolved. Second, a reminder that complaints are to be directed to support@aircanada.ca. 01:12 AYURIS: El Grande (Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich, Hans im Glück, 1995) Games Played Last Week: 02:26 -Age of Innovation (Helge Ostertag, Capstone Games, 2023) 07:55 -Mage Knight: The Board Game (Vlaada Chvatil, WizKids, 2011) 14:08 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023) 15:13 -The Fox Experiment (Jeff Fraser and Elizabeth Hargrave, Pandasaurus Games, 2023) 18:45 -Android: Netrunner (Richard Garfield and Lukas Litzsinger, Fantasy Flight Games, 2012) 23:23 -Apiary (Connie Vogelmann, Stonemaier Games, 2023) 29:49 -Air, Land & Sea (Jon Perry, Arcane Wonders, 2018) 31:47 -Schadenfreude (ctr, Studio Turbine, 2021) 34:13 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021) 38:13 -Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza, Ravensburger, 2017) 40:01 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021) 41:03 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game: Raise the Flagg Campaign Expansion (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2023) 44:01 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 45:09 Unchained by Trick or Treat Studios, inspired by Nightfall 45:49 Small Box Games' three Omen sets on Kickstarter now! 46:21 Quacks of Quedlinburg Duel  46:40 Votes for Women reprint on Kickstarter 47:16 German magnets! Die verdrehte Spuknacht 48:28 You can support us on Patreon, if you're so inclined: www.patreon.com/svwag 49:12 Nucleum: Australia 49:29 Topic: Adventure Games Our Sponsors: * Check out Manscaped and use my code SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: https://www.manscaped.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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#290: Mindclash Games
2023/12/12
A review of So Very Wrong About Games, not actually by Werner Herzog: "To listen to SVWAG is to court madness. One host is beholden to the delusion that if he utters sufficient words in a short period of time he may stave off his inevitable death, whereas the other grapples with the false consciousness of refusing to acknowledge life's meaninglessness. Collectively their banter serves as a cruel rebuke to evolution, a bitter mockery of humanity's purported superiority over a nature they despise and denigrate. It is reason's death rattle in the face of pure chaos. Thank you for recommending Rhino Hero Super Battle, I enjoyed it with my family very much. Four stars." 01:20 AYURIS: Agricola (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2007) and Agricola (Revised Edition) (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2016) Games Played Last Week: 04:25 -Ceres (Gustaf Sundström, Artipia Games, 2023) 10:22 -Daybreak (Matt Leacock & Matteo Menapace, CMYK, 2023) 13:59 -Raising Robots (Brett Sobol & Seth Van Orden, Nauvoo Games, 2023) 16:02 -Demon Ship (Malev Da Shinobi, Black Site Studios, 2023) 19:58 -Hyperborea (Andrea Chiarvesio & Pierluca Zizzi, Asterion, 2014) 26:19 -Vaalbara (Olivier Cipière, Studio H, 2022) 29:03 -Septima: Shapeshifting & Omens (Robin Hegedűs, Mindclash Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 36:45 Preview of Phantom Division Relaunch on Gamefound 38:24 French Revolution! 1793 Patriots & Traitors on Gamefound  39:21 Redevelopment of Omen: A Reign of War from John Clowdus and Small Box Games next year 40:16 Topic: Mindclash Games Our Sponsors: * Check out Manscaped and use my code SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: https://www.manscaped.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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#289: Daybreak
2023/12/05
Dexterity games, dismissed by many in the board game world as children's toys (whereas, by contrast, we laud them as children's toys), can offer a unique window into the player's soul. A fine dexterity game is a crucible in which one's true character emerges. Are you an assertive, grandiose table-hog capable of great feats but undone by hubris? Are you a small-minded, plodding dilettante lacking in ambition or imagination? Junk Art can reveal all! Games Played Last Week: 02:11 -Age of Innovation (Helge Ostertag, Capstone Games, 2023) 13:33 -Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza, Ravensburger, 2017) 14:49 -Belratti (Michael Loth, Mogel-Verlag, 2018) 16:47 -Revive: Call of the Abyss (Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Eilif Svensson, and Anna Wermlund, Aporta Games, 2023) 22:13 -Tetra Tower (Uncredited, Enksy, 2014) 24:27 -Junk Art (Jay Cormier & Sen-Foong Lim, Pretzel Games, 2016) 27:47 -General Orders: World War II (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2023) 36:30 -Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2021) 37:20 -The Wolves (Ashwain Kamath and Clarence Simpson, Pandasaurus Games, 2022) 39:34 -Cthulhu: Death May Die (Eric M. Lang & Rob Daviau, CMON, 2019) 43:19 -Drags 2 Riches (David Pettifer, Bored Wreckers Inc, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 48:35 Prepare to get uncomfortable: Hollandspiele's Doubt Is Our Product about the tobacco industry 50:59 Aqua, oceanic tile-laying 51:44 Mark laments the market rewarding bad actors: Palladium Games and Steamforged Games 56:19 Feature Game: Daybreak (Matt Leacock & Matteo Menapace, CMYK, 2023) Our Sponsors: * Check out Manscaped and use my code SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: https://www.manscaped.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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#288: All the Games
2023/11/28
There's no time no time at all we must get to the games there's been so many all the time one after another hurry hurry we must get to all of the games 01:26 AYURIS: Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2021) Games Played Last Week: 03:07 -Septima (Robin Hegedűs, Mindclash Games, 2023) 10:42 -White Castle (Israel Cendrero & Sheila Santos, Devir Games, 2023) 16:25 -Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza, Ravensburger, 2017) 20:45 -Nekojima (David Carmona & Karen Nguyen, Unfriendly Games, 2023) 25:02 -Catch the Moon (Fabien Riffaud & Juan Rodriguez, Bombyx, 2017) 27:25 -TEAM3 GREEN (Alex Cutler & Matt Fantastic, Brain Games, 2019) 30:58 -Piazza Rabazza (Guido Hoffman and Jens-Peter Schliemann, Zoch Verlag, 2022) 33:43 -Tumblin' Dice (Carey Grayson, Randy Nash, and Rick Soued, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2004) 35:38 -After Us (Florian Sirieix, Catch Up Games, 2023) 43:12 -Raising Robots (Brett Sobol & Seth Van Orden, Nauvoo Games, 2023) 46:49 -Moonrakers (Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, and Austin Harrison, IV Studio, 2020) 52:14 -Great Western Trail: New Zealand (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2023) 53:09 -Tiger and Dragon (Hashimoto Atsushi, Oink Games, 2021) 56:21 -Mosaic: Wars and Disasters (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2023) 1:01:00 -Ready Set Bet (John D. Clair, AEG, 2022) 1:03:12 -Fairy Tale (Satoshi Nakamura, Z-Man Games, 2004) 1:05:04 -Hollywood 1947 (Travis Hancock, Facade Games, 2023) 1:08:46 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023) 1:11:08 -Daybreak (Matt Leacock & Matteo Menapace, CMYK, 2023) 1:17:37 -Arborea (Dani Garcia, Alley Cat Games, 2023) 1:19:48 -Nucleum (Simone Luciani & Dávid Turczi, Board&Dice, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 1:25:25 Anno 1800 Expansion 1:25:54 "Pop culture" That's Not a Hat 1:26:33 Albedo available as print and play! Cards: https://kaiherbertz.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/albedoprintandplayfullcolor.pdf Rules: http://hespiele.de/downloads/albedo_en.pdf 1:27:35 City of the Living: Prosperity (by Reiner Knizia) with zombies Our Sponsors: * Check out Manscaped and use my code SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: https://www.manscaped.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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4.2 out of 5
267 reviews
One Eric R of many 2023/04/08
Insightful commentary and critique
There’s lots of online sources of boardgame commentary and critique; I find SVWAG has the highest concentration of useful commentary. It’s focused on ...
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HomerJ 2023/09/18
Unbearable
If you enjoy listening to someone pleasure themselves to the sound of their own voice, then this is just the podcast for you. Between the not funny mo...
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vanvcdb 2023/08/19
TERRIBLE
Pretentious woke cretins that bag on everything. I couldn’t find 2 more unlikeable dudes if I tried. Only 1 star because I couldn’t give it 0.
DafilmmakerX 2023/05/03
They hate everything
If you don’t like board games (or you just like hearing people complain about games for an hour) this is the podcast for you!
Lordunborn 2023/04/18
Changes make them lose stars
Decent podcast. They are entertaining. They recently added obnoxious ads to the show. They are not relevant to the content and the sound levels are of...
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Dan Wend. 2023/04/06
My favorite BoardGameGeek podcast
Humorous, rarely pretentious, thoughtful games criticism. Good production values. Keep up the great work! I don’t mind the progressive commentary on t...
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cdgrady21 2023/03/22
Intellectually satisfying board game content
SVWAG has really grown on me. They are easily the most thoughtful & articulate boardgame commentators, describing the different characteristics a gam...
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Leech2999 2022/06/23
It’s an ok show 👍🏼
It’s an ok show. My board gaming tastes couldn’t be farther away from these guys, but I’m glad they share what they love. Still searching for some mor...
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2VRSQ 2023/02/02
Sigh…the search for a good podcast continues
I have been looking for a good board game podcast for awhile. This one was recommended to me by a friend. After a few episodes I am not quite sure how...
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Starznspock4ever 2022/08/11
Politics and Board Games
If you are interested in hearing left wing political demagoguery intertwined into an excellent podcast about board games, then this the podcast for yo...
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