So Very Wrong About Games

Sometimes your devotion and enthusiasm doesn't translate into research or comprehensiveness. Case in point, dear listeners--The Legend of Korra, a franchise Walker introduced to Mark, is one that Walker loves but--shocker!--is one he has only seen but half of. It is revealed during Mark's unhinged ramblings about he would have "fixed" season 3 that Walker is utterly unfamiliar with what he's talking about, and not for the usual reasons. Masterpiece Theatre will never be the same, and Walker just discovered he's got a lot more episodes of Korra than he thought existed.01:12 AYURIS: Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon (Krzysztof Piskorski & Marcin Świerkot, Awaken Realms, 2019)Games Played Last Week:04:40 -Sine Tempore (Luca Bernardini & Andrea Colletti, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2018)08:15 -Ultimate Railroads (Helmut Ohley & Leonhard "Lenny" Orgler, Hans im Glück, 2021)10:06 -The Siege of Runedar (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2021)11:07 -Furnace (Ivan Lashin, Hobby World, 2021)15:31 -Brew (Stevo Torres, Pandasaurus Games, 2021)17:12 -Bärenpark (Phil Walker-Harding, Lookout, 2017)20:57 -Destinies (Michał Gołębiowski & Filip Miłuński, Lucky Duck Games, 2021)23:54 -War Chest (Trevor Benjamin & David Thompson, AEG, 2018)28:16 -Golem (Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2021)31:01 -MicroMacro: Crime City--Full House (Johannes Sich, Pegasus Spiele, 2021)News (and why it doesn't matter):34:09 New Dungeon Bowl from Games Workshop35:24 Horseless Carriage by Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga of Splotter37:25 Familiar Tales by Jerry Hawthorne and Plaid Hat Games38:21 Star Fighters: Rapid Fire by Michael Dunsmore & Jordan Nichols and Alley Cat Games on Kickstarter 40:07 Parasocial Saturdays! Saturday November 13th at 10:30 AM EST: Sentinels of the Multiverse40:46 No regular episode next week41:46 Topic: Keepers1:10:57 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Legend of Korra Season 3 (Mark's Take)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

"Planned obsolescence" is not just an economic term, it is a way of life for some companies. It is the practice of deliberately making a sold item frail or of limited use until it is unfashionable; this forces the consumer to replace it sooner than they would otherwise. Analysts tell us that it is best deployed by oligopolies to increase their sales volume. Completely unrelatedly, we talk about Games Workshop in the news.Games Played Last Week:01:26 -Mindbug (Skaff Elias, Richard Garfield, Marvin Hegen, & Christian Kudahl, Nerdlab Games, 2021)03:36 -Ticket to Ride: Germany (Alan R. Moon, Days of Wonder, 2017)06:18 -Chocolate Factory (Matthew Dunstan & Brett J. Gilbert, Alley Cat Games, 2019)08:22 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004)09:55 -My Farm Shop (Rüdiger Dorn, Pegasus Spiele, 2020)12:05 -Royal Visit (Reiner Knizia, IELLO, 2021)14:18 -Dunaïa (Thomas Dupont, BLAM !, 2021)15:42 -The Siege of Runedar (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2021)20:10 -One Deck Dungeon: Abyssal Depths (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2021)News (and why it doesn't matter):23:55 Warhammer Underworlds Harrowdeep changes the card backs, prices us out of the game27:15 Steam Up on Kickstarter: dim sum board game28:28 David Gregg working on Nightfall 2.029:05 Parasocial Saturdays: streaming Dinosaur World November 6th at 10:30 AM EST on Twitch.29:17 www.patreon.com/svwag, final week of Arkhipov Day sale30:28 Feature Game: Ultimate Railroads (Helmut Ohley & Leonhard "Lenny" Orgler, Hans im Glück, 2021)Board Game Arena adaptation by Elena Laskavaia.52:25 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Legend of Korra Season 2Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This topic was suggested by Penn State law professor Jacob Schuman, although let us be perfectly clear that he does not necessarily endorse any of the views expressed. I mean, if Justices Breyer and/or Alito heard us impugn their oracular insights, no doubt we would be put on blast; much like those terrible journalists for having the sheer gall to posit that judges are, well, human and all. Perish the thought! We also apologize for suggesting that textualism does not ineffably guide one to the True and Correct Opinion, just like it did in Bostock, where textualist methods gave you at least three competing interpretations.01:05 AYURIS: Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019)Games Played Last Week:03:40 -Tinners' Trail (Martin Wallace, Alley Cat Games, 2021)07:09 -Merchants of Amsterdam (Reiner Knizia, Rio Grande Games, 2000) 10:59 -Merchants Cove (Jonny Pac, Carl Van Ostrand, & Drake Villareal, Final Frontier Games, 2021)13:26 -Ra (Reiner Knizia, alea, 1999)15:17 -Isle of Cats (Frank West, The City of Games, 2019)17:52 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021)20:28 -Furnace (Ivan Lashin, Hobby World, 2021)22:36 -Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Nate French & MJ Newman, Fantasy Flight Games, 2016)26:00 -Messina 1347 (Raúl Fernández Aparicio & Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2021)28:34 -Dark Ages: Heritage of Charlemagne (Adam Kwapiński & Andrei Novac, Board&Dice, 2021)News (and why it doesn't matter):32:58 Risk: Shadow Forces. Legacy light?33:51 Art Robbery from Helvetiq and Reiner Knizia34:29 Iron Forest approaches35:07 Assault on Doomrock Ultimate Edition approaches, Too Many Bones is... too... many bones.37:05 Parasocial Saturdays! October 30th at 10:00 EST on Twitch.37:35 Arkhipov Day: October 27, 1962: 59th anniversary of Vasily Arkhipov saving the world. Theme song "Two Atomic Heroes" by Lemon Knife! Arkhipov Day Patreon sale! 38:15 Topic: Resolving Rules Disputes1:08:23 SVWAG Presents: Masterpiece Theatre: The Legend of Korra Season 1Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We are dangerously approaching peak culture here on SVWAG. In addition to Masterpiece Theatre, we have the return of the pie ranking system, plus now music tie-ins for Arkhipov Day. Could a wine section be far behind? Well, actually, Mark labels most of Walker's in-game comments the wine section. You see?! Yet more culture!Games Played Last Week:01:53 -Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef (Tim Eisner & Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2020)02:41 -ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo (Scott Rogers, Ravensburger, 2021)04:38 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021)08:40 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020)09:57 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)15:31 -Brass: Birmingham (Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, & Martin Wallace, Roxley, 2018)17:33 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022)22:17 -Keep the Heroes Out (Luís Brüeh, Self-published, 2022)23:49 -A Feast for Odin (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2016)28:45 -After the Empire (Evan Halbert & Ryan Mauk, Grey Fox Games, 2021)30:00 -Mercado de Lisboa (Vital Lacerda & Julián Pombo, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2021)32:00 -Skull (Hervé Marly, Asmodee, 2011)33:25 -Sine Tempore (Luca Bernardini & Andrea Colletti, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2018)35:24 -Root (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2018)38:03 -Anno 1800 (Martin Wallace, KOSMOS, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):39:50 Expansion for The Red Cathedral40:02 Cowboy Bebop RPG41:13 Secrets of the Vibrant Isle: Solo RPG42:22 Gaia Project and Ultimate Railroads on Board Game Arena43:00 Arkhipov Day: October 27, 1962: 59th anniversary of Vasily Arkhipov saving the world. Theme song "Two Atomic Heroes" by Lemon Knife! Arkhipov Day Patreon sale! 44:15 Feature Game: Khôra: Rise of an Empire (Head Quarter Simulation Game Club, IELLO, 2021)1:12:13 SVWAG Presents: Masterpiece Theatre: Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It was a thrill to have a pan-Anglo alliance together to raise money for Food Banks Canada, with many current or prior Commonwealth countries represented either on the stream or in the donations. That is globalism we can get behind here at SVWAG. That said, let us make our next planned fundraising endeavour yet more international: a Kickstarter campaign to fund Mark's acquisition of a Ferrari Portofino. Equally altruistic, yes?02:56 -Posthuman Saga (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2019)Games Played Last Week:04:21 -Galaxy Trucker (Vlaada Chvátil, Czech Games Edition, 2021)10:36 -Barrage (Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2019)12:36 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)16:12 -Neuroshima Hex!: The Year of Moloch (Michał Oracz, Portal Games, 2021)19:41 -Towering Dice (marcmagus, Web published, 2021)22:09 -Streets (Haakon Gaarder, Sinister Fish Games, 2021)25:02 -Draftosaurus (Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, & Théo Rivière, Ankama, 2019)28:05 -Settlement (Oleksandr Nevskiy, IGAMES, 2021)32:06 -Race for the Galaxy (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2007)32:06 -Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2010)35:27 -Men at Work (Rita Modl, Pretzel Games, 2019)37:10 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021)42:55 -The Pursuit of Happiness (Adrian Abela & David Chircop, Artipia Games, 2015)45:07 -Concordia (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2013)News (and why it doesn't matter):47:23 A Feast for Odin Alpha on Board Game Arena47:56 Board Game Arena called Yucata.de, Tabletopia, et al "illegal"49:58 Walker's new campaign: Sine Tempore50:45 Yura Yura Penguin Mini on Kickstarter51:27 Cole Wehrle's Arcs 52:45 Parasocial Saturdays: Twitch stream of Tidal Blades on Saturday, October 9th at 10:30 EST 53:00 No episode on October 12th, Happy Thanksgiving53:11 Topic: Multiplayer SolitaireAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In case you missed it, we have now offered to the series of tubes the definitive website for all your non-porn non-cat needs. Sowronggames.com is your official repository for all things SVWAG, including all of our episodes, editorial policies, the full Swagoo, and definitions of all the arcane cant of the show (such as Swagoo). Excellent for neophytes and long-time Svwaggers alike. Unlike other websites, we don't discriminate against bots! We believe sapient bots deserve full moral recognition, and that includes access to our font of digital nonsense. You're welcome, Messrs. Prime and Magnus.Games Played Last Week:01:12 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)07:44 -Furnace (Ivan Lashin, Hobby World, 2021)11:58 -Core Worlds: Galactic Orders (Andrew Parks, Stronghold Games, 2012)14:34 -Khôra: Rise of an Empire (Head Quarter Simulation Game Club, IELLO, 2021)17:23 -Tapestry (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2019)19:46 -The Resistance: Avalon (Don Eskridge, Indie Boards & Cards, 2012)21:46 -Cloud City (Phil Walker-Harding, Blue Orange Games, 2020)23:07 -Simplicity (David Brain, Fractal Juegos, 2021)23:57 -Niagara (Thomas Liesching, Zoch Verlag, 2004)26:47 -Kabuto Sumo (Tony Miller, BoardGameTables.com, 2021)28:38 -Camel Up (Second Edition) (Steffan Bogen, eggertspiele, 2018)31:11 -Robotech: Brace for Impact (Nick Ferris, Strange Machine Games, 2019)News (and why it doesn't matter):35:27 Fundraiser on Twitch for Food Banks Canada on October 2nd at 3 PM EST.Guests: No Pun Included, Board Game Barrage, the SVWAG crew! KOSMOS has donated copies of The Crew: Mission Deep Sea to give away!https://tiltify.com/@svwag/so-very-wrong-about-games-food-drive36:11 Parasocial Saturdays! Saturday, 10:30 EST. 36:45 Myth and Goal: James Hewitt & Sophie Williams37:27 Let's Make a Bus Route domestic reprint: Get on Board: New York & London38:08 Eastern Empires by 999 Games40:01 No episode next week; Happy Thanksgiving!40:25 Skinny Minis 41:46 International Gamers Awards winners: Lost Ruins of Arnak, My City, and Under Falling Skies42:40 Language that insidiously encourages gatekeeping45:26 Feature Game: Imperium: The Contention (Gary Dworetsky, Contention Games, 2021)1:04:58 SVWAG Presents: Masterpiece Theatre: Avatar The Last Airbender Season 2Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

All right, we need to talk about Sokka. Another staple of kid's shows is often The Annoying One. I don't know why, but they're often there. Steven Universe had Ronaldo, but they knew to use him sparingly. Sokka is so aggressively obnoxious in the first two episodes it is a miracle anyone makes it to episode three. He could have just been the complainer, but additionally his monumental and gratuitous misogyny is so bad that one wonders what Suki (an awesome character) ever saw in him. Sure, he gets better, but always in my mind the Early Days Sokka looms over the show like some terrible shadow.00:59 AYURIS: On Mars (Vital Lacerda, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2020)Games Played Last Week:02:33 -Cryo (Tom Jolly & Luke Laurie, Z-Man Games, 2021)07:22 -Red Outpost (Raman Hryoryk, Lifestyle Boargames Ltd, 2019)11:38 -Cantaloop: Book 1--Breaking into Prison (Friendemann Findeisen & Grzegorz Kobiela, Lookout Games, 2020)15:36 -Brass: Birmingham (Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, & Martin Wallace, Roxley, 2018)19:14 -Clever Cubed (Wolfgang Warsch, Schmidt Spiele, 2020)21:09 -Sleeping Gods (Ryan Laukat, Red Raven Games, 2021)23:38 -PARKS (Henry Audubon, Keymaster Games, 2019)27:16 -Shards of Infinity: Into the Horizon (Gary Arant, Justin Gary, Ryan Sutherland, Jared Saramago, Mataio Wilson, & Jason Zila, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2021)29:19 -Pickomino Deluxe (Reiner Knizia, Zoch Verlag, 2018)31:53 -Witchstone (Martino Chiacchiera & Reiner Knizia, R&R Games, 2021)34:48 -Empire of the Stars (Adam West, CrossCut Games, 2021)40:15 -The Grimm Masquerade (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & James Hudson, Druid City Games, 2019)News (and why it doesn't matter):45:53 Fundraiser on Twitch for Food Banks Canada on October 2nd at 3 PM EST.Guests: No Pun Included, Board Game Barrage, the SVWAG crew! KOSMOS has donated copies of The Crew: Mission Deep Sea to give away!46:42 Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition is coming along nicely47:31 Signs of life at Fantasy Flight: expansions for Star Wars: Outer Rim and Descent 3rd.48:52 Neuroshima Hex big box won't fit all the stuff49:49 Next Valiant Defense: Battle of the Bulge, New Undaunted next year50:52 Warhammer Underworlds: Harrowdeep 51:26 One Deck Galaxies51:52 Parasocial Saturdays: Sep. 25th at 10:30 EST on Twitch 52:51 Special discount on Patreon: pay for ten months, get two months free! www.patreon.com/svwag54:05 Check out our silly website! sowronggames.com54:35 Topic: What Makes a Game Worth Recommending?1:21:10 SVWAG Presents: Masterpiece Theatre: Avatar The Last Airbender Season 1Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We have seen the future, and it is now. We have fired up our Netscape Navigator, and interfaced the hypertext protocol over at Geocities, and made us our very own webzone. Maybe soon we'll be able to set up an FTP server for our episodes. We will register on every web ring we can find, whether it's about Sailor Moon or Tamagotchi or Neopets. So go tell your Usenet groups to head on over to sowronggames.com! Games Played Last Week:01:14 -Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef (Tim Eisner & Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2020)03:51 -Cascadia (Randy Flynn, Flatout Games, 2021)07:54 -Yokohama (Hisashi Hayashi, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2016)08:27 -So Clover! (François Romain, Repos Production, 2021)10:27 -Codenames (Vlaada Chvatil, CGE, 2015)12:33 -Equinox (Reiner Knizia, Plan B Games, 2021)12:58 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)17:25 -Quest (Don Eskridge, Indie Boards & Cards, 2021)20:38 -Atelier: The Painter's Studio (Uncredited, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2019)23:23 -Warp's Edge (Scott Almes, Renegade Game Studios, 2020) 27:38 -Muse (Jordan Sorenson, 999 Games, 2017)30:39 -Hellboy: The Board Game (James M. Hewitt & Sophie Williams, Mantic Games, 2019)34:08 -Kabuto Sumo (Tony Miller, BoardGameTables.com, 2021)News (and why it doesn't matter):36:05 Fundraiser on Twitch for Food Banks Canada! October 2nd at 3 PM EST.36:40 Mille Fiori from Reiner Knizia37:33 Air, Land & Sea: Critters at War38:11 Warpgate expansion incoming 38:31 One Deck Galaxy on KS 39:04 KeyForge on hold; algorithm busted40:06 Duel of Ages pseudo-sequel: Worldspanner Factions40:47 Statement on The Gaming Goat's online toxicity 42:21 Feature Game: Anno 1800 (Martin Wallace, KOSMOS, 2020)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

MARCUS BIGNEYHere comes Fantasy Flight's body, mourned by Michael Walker: who,though he had no hand in its death, shall receivethe benefit of its dying, a place in thehobby; as which of you shall not? WALKERFriends, gamers, hobbyists, lend me your ears;I come to bury Fantasy Flight, not to praise it.The evil that publishers do lives after them;The good is oft interred with their bones;So let it be with Fantasy Flight. The noble BigneyHath told you FFG was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath FFG answer'd it.Here, under leave of Bigney and the rest--For Bigney is an honourable man;So are they all, all honourable men--Come I to speak in FFG's funeral.It was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Bigney says it was ambitious;And Bigney is an honourable man.It hath published many games home to RomeWhose playing did the gaming public thrill:Did this in FFG seem ambitious?When that the games were broken, FFG hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Bigney says it was ambitious;And Bigney is an honourable man.I speak not to disprove what Bigney spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love it once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for it?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin box there with expansions,And I must pause till it come back to me.01:32 AYURIS: Imperial 2030 (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2009)Games Played Last Week:04:08 -Yokohama (Hisashi Hayashi, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2016)07:54 -Vampire Queen (Wolfgang Kramer, Schmidt Spiele, 2016)11:40 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)12:13 -Pickomino Deluxe (Reiner Knizia, Zoch Verlag, 2018)14:25 -Equinox (Reiner Knizia, Plan B Games, 2021)18:33 -Rhino Hero (Scott Frisco & Steven Strumpf, HABA, 2011)18:33 -Rhino Hero: Super Battle (Scott Frisco & Steven Strumpf, HABA, 2017)21:50 -The Search for Planet X (Matthew O'Malley & Ben Rosset, Renegade Game Studios, 2020)23:15 -Descent: Legends in the Dark (Kara Centell-Dunk & Nathan I. Hajek, Fantasy Flight, 2021)31:00 -Beyond the Sun (Dennis K. Chan, Rio Grande Games, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):32:42 Fundraiser for Food Banks Canada with Badgers from Mars and Regicide! Saturday, Oct 2nd, 3 PM EST on Twitch33:21 Mini Yura Yura Penguin33:52 Shout out to SVWAG Guild on Boargamegeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/323634:41 Sushi Boat on KS soon35:05 G.I. Joe RPG35:57 CMON getting into NFTs38:16 Parasocial Saturdays: Streaming Equinox on Saturday, Sep. 11 at 10:30 AM EST on Twitch38:34 Topic: App Assistance1:15:27 SVWAG Presents: Masterpiece Theatre: F9Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Cultural gaps can be quite tragic, to say nothing of socially debilitating. Mark discovers to his horror that Walker is unfamiliar both with a key game and a crucial character in film history. Thank goodness that this faux pas does not sully Masterpiece Theatre, as that would bring shame to both the Warrior of the Wasteland and Vin Diesel. Games Played Last Week:01:02 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)03:19 -Onitama (Shimpei Sato, conception, 2014)04:46 -Card Capture (Lucas Gentry, Wep published, 2018)07:06 -Flotilla (J.B. Howell & Michael Mihealsick, WizKids, 2019)11:56 -Veritas (James Ernest & Mike Selinker, Cheapass Games, 2013)16:04 -The Shipwreck Arcana (Kevin Bishop, Meromorph Games, 2017) 19:14 -Empire of the Stars (Adam West, CrossCut Games, 2021)25:04 -Ruination (Travis R. Chance, Kolossal Games, 2021)28:33 -The Staufer Dynasty (Andreas Steding, Z-Man Games, 2014)30:22 -Mandala Stones (Filip Głowacz, Board&Dice, 2021)33:21 -Detective Club (Oleksandr Nevskiy, IGAMES, 2018)35:58 -Glorantha: The Gods War (Sandy Petersen, Petersen Games, 2019)News (and why it doesn't matter):41:02 Parasocial Saturdays! Streaming every Saturday at 10:30 EST on Twitch41:33 Fog of Love expansions: Nikki Valens focuses on queer andtrans stories, plus Love on Lockdown: I guess we'll stay in and watch a movie... again42:26 No more board games from IDW43:44 Avatar RPG broke the internet43:50 For Science! updates tragicomedy45:17 Feature Game: Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms (David Thompson, Dan Verssen Games, 2021)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy