So Very Wrong About Games

One has to be careful in buffet situations. There are so many options, and you are pulled in so many different directions. You must differentiate the false urgency from the genuinely pressing, and it is a test of your evaluation and timing skills to successfully navigate your priorities. What to do, and when? How much of what? If you fail to make the wise choices, you might not get through the dessert. Games Played Last Week:02:20 -IKI: Akebono (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2023)08:22 -Inhuman Conditions (Tommy Maranges & Cory O'Brien, Web published, 2018)13:19 -FlickFleet: Xeno Wars (Jackson Pope & Paul Willcox, Eurydice Games, 2022)18:09 -Gods Love Dinosaurs (Kasper Lapp, Pandasaurus Games, 2020)22:35 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023)26:00 -Fun Facts (Kasper Lapp, Repos Production, 2022)31:33 -Sail (Akiyama Koryu & Korzu Yusei, Allplay, 2023)35:51 -Sunrise Lane (Reiner Knizia, Horrible Guild, 2023)38:55 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023)News (and why it doesn't matter):40:35 Dexterity expansions! Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City and ICECOOL Wizards41:22 Gaia Project expansion in "late 2024"42:42 Sand by Devir Games42:57 Calimala reprint by Alley Cat Games43:57 Through the Desert on Kickstarter with A Message from the Stars and Switchbacks44:25 My Favourite Things on Kickstarter: trick-taking and social ranking45:37 Diablo role-playing and board games45:59 Dragons Down by Mr. B Games on Kickstarter, inspired by the madness that is Magic Realm48:35 Feature Game: Through the Desert (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 1998)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"'Well, I remember it as though it were an episode ago'Said Walker the Host as he reeled back to clear whatever foreign matterMay have nestled its way into his mighty throatMany a poor design had met its demise while staring point-blank downThe cavernous barrel of this awesome critical machineTruly a wonder of nature, this urban gamerWalker the Host had many a story to tellAnd it was a frequent occasion such as this that he did...'Say Bigney, do you wanna play games with me?Say, Bigney, do you wanna play games by my side?Ah, Bigney, do you wanna play games with me?Say, Bigney, SAY, BIGNEEEEEY'"-Walker the Host, lesser-known variant of Tommy the Cat (Primus, 1991)02:12 AYURIS: Bitoku (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2021)Games Played Last Week:04:32 -Imperial Miners (Tim Armstrong, Portal Games, 2023)07:34 -Imperium: Legends (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021)12:00 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023)12:39 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023)16:41 -G.I. JOE Deck-Vuilding Game: New Alliances--A Tranformers Crossover Expansion (Dan Blanchett, Renegade Game Studios, 2023)21:58 -Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods (Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia, Cranio Creations, 2023)30:33 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023)33:51 -Messina 1347 (Raúl Fernández Aparicio & Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2021)News (and why it doesn't matter):40:53 Next Valiant Defense game by David Thompson illustrated by Nils Johansson: Guadalcanal41:42 Tiny Epic Crimes misallocation shenanigans42:48 Please support us on Patreon! Or don't, that's cool. Two new bonus episodes coming this week! www.patreon.com/svwag43:23 Topic: Updating the CanonAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On October 27th, 1962, a man named Vasili Arkhipov saved the world. Literally. Had he not stood up to his commanding officer and refused to launch a nuclear warhead during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the resulting retaliations would have obliterated all human life. Probably the marmosets and gibbons, too. We here at SVWAG think the man deserves a holiday in his honour, especially given that we all owe our lives to him. October 27th is Arkhipov Day.Games Played Last Week:01:05 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022)05:56 -Voidfall (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2023)25:58 -Louis XIV (Rudiger Dorn, alea, 2005)29:46 -Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game (Jacob Fryxelius, FryxGames, 2023)33:26 -Trailblazers (Ryan Courtney, Bitewing Games, 2023)37:08 -Argent: Mancers of the University (Trey Chambers, Level 99 Games, 2015)46:06 -Planet Unknown (Ryan Lambert & Adam Rehberg, Adam's Apple Games, 2022)48:50 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004)News (and why it doesn't matter):52:32 Haunted Lands by Ludus Magnus53:24 Check out sowronggames.com: Searchable episode notes, SVWAG profiles, the Canon, and more!54:29 Arkhipov Day: Oct. 27th. Celebrate Vasili Arkhipov and his having saved the human race! 55:30 Feature Game: Zoo Vadis (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2023)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Somethin' tells me it's all happening at the zooI do believe itI do believe it's trueThe monkeys stand for honestyGiraffes are insincereAnd the elephants are kindly but they're dumbOrangutans are skepticalOf changes in their cagesAnd the zookeeper is very fond of rumZebras are reactionariesAntelopes are missionariesPigeons plot in secrecyAnd hamsters turn on frequentlyWhat a gas, you gotta come and seeAt the zoo"-Simon and Garfunkel, "At the Zoo", clearly written about contemporary board games01:39 AYURIS: -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021)Games Played Last Week:04:28 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023)06:05 -Trolls & Princesses (Pim Thunborg, Game Brewer, 2023)13:14 -Imperium: Legends (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021)17:11 -Neotopia (Orlando Sá and André Santos, Arcane Wonders, 2023)24:27 -Trailblazers (Ryan Courtney, Bitewing Games, 2023)28:21 -Federation (Dimitri Perrier and Matthieu Verdier, Explor8, 2022)34:21 -Whirling Witchcraft (Erik Andersson Sundén, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2021)37:41 -Cosmoctapus (Henry Audubon, Paper Fort Games, 2023)40:00 -Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza, Ravensburger, 2017)42:59 -R (Seiji Kanai, Kanai Factory, 2011)45:46 -Yura Yura Penguin Mini (Yabuchi Ryoko, Self-published, 2022)48:06 -Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2010)54:25 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)55:11 -Almost Innocent (Philippe Attali, Kolossal Games, 2023)57:59 -Albedo (Kai Herbertz, Herbertz Entertainment UG, 2017)59:39 -Zoo Vadis (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2023)1:07:02 -A Feast for Odin (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2016)News (and why it doesn't matter):1:10:15 Attribution is incredibly important, especially in new media1:12:00 Doctor Rat: deduction 1:12:37 International Gamers Awards ceremony: https://www.internationalgamersawards.net/ceremony/2023-ceremony1:13:23 Warhammer: The Old World is coming back in 20241:14:43 Little Plastic Train Company's Deluxe Board Game Train Sets: Wave 2 on Kickstarter 1:15:29 Duel of Ages' redevelopment, Worldspanner: Factions by Brett G Murrell, soon on Kickstarter1:17:05 Topic: Calling It a WinAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's all Fat Bear Week and puns this week, both of which share one important characteristic--they have distended, pendulous bellies. Wait, that wasn't it.It's that they are both to be respected for their power and danger. Those people you hear about who try to live with bears always suffer the same fates as the serial deployers of puns, in that they are both found dead and alone. Games Played Last Week:01:42 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022)04:45 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)08:02 -Can't Stop (Sid Sackson, Playte Games, 2023)14:23 -Hybris: Disordered Cosmos (Damien Chauvreau, Aurora Game Studio, 2023)27:38 -Praga Caput Regni (Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2020)28:52 -Fast & Furious: Highway Heist (Prospero Hall, Funko Games, 2021)32:32 -Trolls & Princesses (Pim Thunborg, Game Brewer, 2023)37:06 -Battle Card: Series 1 (Nils Johansson and David Thompson, Postmark Games, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter):40:32 A Study in Emerald 3rd Edition by CMON 41:43 Star Trek: Into the Unknown43:36 Mythic shamelessly goes in for yet more money, again, for Darkest Dungeon45:37 Feature Game: City of the Great Machine (German Tikhomirov, CrowD Games, 2023)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We turn to yet another discussion of important issues in boardgaming, this time WE INTERRUPT YOUR SILLY EPISODE NOTES FOR A SERIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTIt is fat bear week! The possibility of a US federal government shutdown has been averted, and thus the voting public (even foreigners, we won't tell) may vote on which lorge bois of the ursine variety shall take the prize! For those uninitiated, the US National Park Service runs a bracketed competition to determine the preferred corpulent bear. Note: none of these bears are anthropomorphic, nor have any been inadvisably given projectile weapons.01:20 AYURIS: Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)Games Played Last Week:03:45 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023)08:23 -3 Ring Circus (Remo Conzadori and Fabio Lopiano, Devir, 2023)14:36 -Uprising: Curse of the First Age Expansion (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, and Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2023)16:38 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023)24:21 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)28:42 -Faeries & Magical Creatures (Glenn Drover, Foridden Games, 2023)34:22 -Aquatica: Cold Waters (Ivan Tuzovsky, Arcane Wonders, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):38:08 GameTrayz making a new folding table39:49 Renegade reprinting Hasbro designs: Nexus Ops, Vegas Showdown, Risk: 2210 and Risk Godstorm40:53 Sci-Fi Undaunted! Undaunted 2200: Callisto42:31 Consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag43:25 Topic: Games for Mixed Company Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Podcast covers board game reviews of Faeries & Magical Creatures, Barrage Expansion: The Nile Affair, Jenga Maker gameplay, Albedo bidding game, strategic gameplay insights, cube rails strategies, and discussions on Knarr and Nara games.

We return to the bizarre cant of Letterkenny, invoking specifically the term "ferda," which is a contraction of "for the boys/girls." It is a great way to punctuate a sentence, especially if you do not wish to be understood--but that is true of all cant. Relatedly, if you haven't already, please do peruse our own glossary on sowronggames.com! We are not above our own cant, especially given our penchant for acronyms.Games Played Last Week:02:07 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023)05:48 -Too Many Bones: Unbreakable (Josh J. Carlson, Adam Carlson, Logan Giannini, and Josh Wielgus, Chip Theory Games, 2023)11:14 -El Grande (Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich, Hans im Gluck, 1995)15:03 -Asgard's Chosen (Morgan Dontanville, Mayfair Games, 2013)19:07 -Wild Tiled West (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2023)24:33 -Dawn of Ulos (Jason Lentz, Thunderworks Games, 2023)26:41 -Marshmallow Test (Reiner Knizia, Gamewright, 2020)28:04 -Kabuto Sumo: Total Mayhem (John Brieger, Michael Dunsmore, and Tony Miller, BoardGameTables.com, 2022)31:46 -Just One (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Repos Production, 2018)32:31 -Perfect Words (Paul-Henri Argiot, TIKI Editions, 2023)News (and why it doesn't matter):34:32 Cheap 3D Catan and Ticket to Ride at Costco36:34 Bitewing Games to crowdfund Knizia's Cascadeo and Cascadito37:44 Flatout Games' Nocturne and anthropomorphic animals39:58 Tiny Mini Golf--generate and then play mini gold courses40:56 PSA: Friends don't let friends go into Games Workshop lifestyles blindly45:15 Feature Game: Barcelona (Dani Garcia, Board&Dice, 2023)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Walker and Huey voted to end the game early, but there were then procedural questions as to whether that warranted a runoff in the French Presidential style. Chip III repeated his preference for a ranked-choice voting system, but he couldn't decide whether his second choice was a single transferable vote or first past the post. Meanwhile, Mark gerrymandered the rest of the table into one sprawling district, and made three new districts intersect at his spine so he got three votes to everyone else's collective one. He moved, seconded, and veto-proofed a motion to the effect that everyone else should stop talking.00:59 AYURIS: Cryo (Tom Jolly & Luke Laurie, Z-Man Games, 2021)Games Played Last Week:03:23 -The Witcher: Old World (Łukasz Woźniak, Go On Board, 2023)11:55 -My Father's Work (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2022)15:09 -City of the Great Machine (German Tikhomirov, CrowD Games, 2023)20:47 -Gang of Dice (Reiner Knizia, Mandoo Games, 2022)23:10 -Tinderblox (Rob Sparks, Alley Cat Games, 2020)24:29 -Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition (Muneyuki Yokouchi, Bézier Games, 2022)28:23 -Just One (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Repos Production, 2018)33:49 -Deception: Murder in Hong Kong (Tobey Ho, Grey Fox Games, 2014)40:32 -Jenga Maker (Uncredited, Hasbro, 2022)48:14 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023)News (and why it doesn't matter):53:28 New Can't Stop is being published by Playte Games (magnetic enclosure!)[EDIT: The episode erroneously attributes the publisher as Tanuki games, but that is the retailer; the publisher is in fact Playte. We apologize for the error.]54:17 MicroMacro: Crime City - Showdown55:07 Barrage: New Lands on Kickstarter; new maps55:36 Planta Nubo by Keller, Odendahl, and Rosenberg55:56 Apiary by Stonemaier; yet another missed zombibees opportunity56:52 Battlecrest Year Two by Button Shy 57:37 Topic: Ending Games EarlyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No cats were harmed during the recording of this episode. Official SVWAG cat Chandler (aka Potato aka Chan-Chan aka The Chan-Man) had his dignity challenged when Mark laughed at his strange partially-shaved body, but we don't think that counts. Official SVWAG dog Bruno (aka The Dog) resents human non-walk activities, but again, that probably doesn't count. The editorial gibbons and the HR gibbons colluded to classify Mark and Walker as "sub-animal automated speakboxes" and then took Labour Day off.Games Played Last Week:01:10 -Marshmallow Test (Reiner Knizia, Gamewright, 2020)03:30 -Amun-Re: 20th Anniversary Edition (Reiner Knizia, Alley Cat Games, 2023)05:52 -Everything Ever (Nathan Thornton, Floodgate Games, 2023)10:28 -Sushi Boat (Dario Massarenti and Francesco Testini, Japanime Games, 2023)14:49 -Fit to Print (Peter McPherson, Flatout Games, 2023)20:58 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023)22:18 -Lunar Rush (Steven "Skippy" Brown, Dead Alive Games, 2023)29:03 -Aegean Sea (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2023)37:16 -Lacuna (Mark Gerrits, CMYK, 2023)News (and why it doesn't matter):39:08 Snow Planner--dice worker-placement ski resort39:48 Rats of Wistar by Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia41:09 David Thompson and Nils Johansson's Battle Card42:46 Apology--Aegean Sea cannot be a feature game43:45 Feature Game: Race to the Raft (Frank West, The City of Games, 2023)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices