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Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo
3 november 2026 · 1 uur 23 min
Invented proper names are fine and all, but come on, give me a context. Is Gunsen a person, place or thing? Is it an event, a state of mind, a code, a vibe? I am meant to believe that Toshi Ranbo is the big fortress in the middle, definitely unlike a factory or Mecatol Rex, but is a Toshi Ranbo truly the best of all Ranbos? I don't know. I asked Louie, and he seemed about to get to the answer, but I kind of lost the plot when he started showing me one of his framed Legend of the Five Rings card sets. I say one of, for there were several. Lees meer
Games Played Last Week:
01:26 -Ceres (Gustaf Sundström, Artipia Games, 2023)
06:49 -Sidereal Confluence (TauCeti Deichmann, Wizkids, 2017)
14:07 -Deckers (Richard Wilkins, Deep Print Games, 2025)
19:03 -Eternal Decks (Hiroken, tricktakers Games, 2025)
26:03 -Star Wars: Imperial Assault (Justin Kemppainen, Corey Konieczka, and Jonathan Ying, Fantasy Flight, 2014)
28:03 -Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)
34:33 -Mountain Goats: Legacy (Alex Cutler, Michael Mihaelsick, & Stefan Risthaus, Allplay, 2026)
38:45 -Cthulhu: Dark Providence (Travis R. Chance & Martin Wallace, CMON, 2025)
49:00 -Rheinländer (Reiner Knizia, 25th Century Games, 2026)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
56:11 Battlestar Galactica reprint by Ghost Galaxy
57:21 Tag Team: SNK Legends Iori Yagami bonus characer pre-order bonus from Scorpion Masqué
58:34 A Billion Suns 2nd Edition from Mike Hutchinson
59:59 Feature Game: Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo (Matthew O'Malley & Ben Rosset, Office Dog, 2026)
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Arkhipov Day
27 oktober 2026 · 53 min
Nothing captures the fundamental duality for which SVWAG strives than our two patron saints, Vasily Arkhipov and Honky Chonk Beardonkadonk. We aspire to be both enlightening and diverting, embracing both the ridiculous and the sublime, while trying to be simultaneously erudite and stupid. It's a daunting endeavour, but then again, both Arkhipov and The Beardonkadonk put in the work. Lees meer
02:12 AYURIS: Thunder Road: Vendetta--Maximum Chrome (Dave Chalker, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Brett Myers, and Brian Neff, Restoration Games, 2023)
Games Played Last Week:
04:41 -Star Wars: Imperial Assault (Justin Kemppainen, Corey Konieczka, and Jonathan Ying, Fantasy Flight, 2014)
07:48 -Blood Rage: Valhalla (Eric M. Lang, Tycoon Games, 2026)
15:15 -Falling (Kentaro Yazawa, SUNNY BIRD, 2026)
18:19 -Regicide Inferno (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, and Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2026)
24:06 -Alibis (Yusuke Sato, Allplay, 2025)
28:02 -Starts With Ends With (Uncredited, Relatable)
30:27 -Bookshelf (Caezar Al-Jassar, Alley Cat Games, 2026)
33:08 -Opera Magna (Tommaso Battista & Stefano Castelli, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2026)
39:29 -Feya's Swamp (Helge Ostertag & Anselm Ostertag, Fractal Juegos, 2025)
44:19 -Got Five! (Yoann Levet, Blue Orange, 2026)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
47:06 Creature Caravans expansion--more creatures, longer caravan
47:42 Feya's Swamp does mushrooms, and the ducks would like a word
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The LOOP
20 oktober 2026 · 56 min
Walker claims that his grandfather invented Crokinole, just because no one else is given credit. Next he'll be saying someone in his family invented poutine, or calculus even before Leibniz and Newton got to it. Heck, let's say an ancient Walker formalized Linear B and call it a day. Lees meer
01:44 -Crokinole (Uncredited, Mayday, 2025)
04:40 -Spaggetin (Franco Spardo, Alley Cat Games, 2026)
07:34 -Galileo Galilei (Tomáš Holek, Pink Troubadour, 2024)
10:36 -Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo (Matthew O'Malley & Ben Rosset, Office Dog, 2026)
19:16 -Regicide: Crown Duels (Paul Abrahams & Sketchgoblin, Badgers from Mars, 2026)
25:31 -Into the Machine (Kasper Lapp, AEG, 2026)
28:37 -Grabble (Naoki Fukuda, CMYK, 2026)
31:45 -Railroad Tiles (Hjalmar Hach & Lorenzo Silva, Horrible Guild, 2025)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
35:30 Arkhipov Day! In recognition of Vasily Arkhipov saving the entire world on October 27, 1962, we celebrate Arkhipov Day on October 27th.
35:58 TurnSignal
38:37 Feature Game: The LOOP (Maxime Rambourg and Théo Rivière, Pandasaurus Games, 2020)
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Regionalisms
13 oktober 2026 · 59 min
In addition to using The Seven Years War quasi-exclusively to refer to that conflict, Canadians have a bevy of unique regionalisms to delight and confound our American neighbours. Our standards and measures are famously opaque, switching between imperial (a person's height and weight, distances less than ~100 meters) and metric (temperature always [except when baking], non-human weights usually, volume always [OUNCES DON'T MAKE SENSE, Y'ALL], most long distances [except when driving, then we use time]). Lees meer
There are more, trust me.
02:51 AYURIS: Fromage (Matthew O'Malley and Ben Rosset, Road to Infamy Games, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
06:33 -Deckers (Richard Wilkins, Deep Print Games, 2025)
10:45 -Salton Sea (David Bernal, Devir, 2024)
16:30 -Regicide Inferno (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, and Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2026)
20:41 -Regicide Legacy (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, and Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2025)
23:45 -Dune: Imperium--Uprising (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2023)
27:49 -Azure (Trevor Benjamin & Brett J. Gilbert, Bitewing Games, 2026)
29:34 -Sky Garden (Totsuca Chuo, uchibacoya, 2026)
35:15 -Ostia (Totsuca Chuo, uchibacoya, 2022)
40:43 -Star Wars: Imperial Assault (Justin Kemppainen, Corey Konieczka, and Jonathan Ying, Fantasy Flight, 2014)
45:02 -Romi Rami (Antoine Lefebvre, Randolph, 2023)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
49:14 Witches of Willowspur by Devious Weasel in distribution, more to follow
50:30 The LOOP correction: expansions will not come bundled, to be purchased separately
51:05 Rebirth 2, featuring Greece and Italy
52:47 Magical Athlete expandalone, Second Wind
53:23 A Feast for Odin pseudo-sequel The Danes hitting crowdfunding soon
54:18 Arkhipov Day! In recognition of Vasily Arkhipov saving the entire world on October 27, 1962, we celebrate Arkhipov Day on October 27th.
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Toy Battle
6 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
"Oh, boardgaming's very popular, Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads — they all adore it. They think it’s a righteous hobby." Lees meer
-Grace from Ferris Bueller's Day off, correctly observing that the hobby is for everyone
Games Played Last Week:
01:13 -Revenant (Allan Kirkeby, Mindclash Games, 2026)
06:33 -Torres (Michael Kiesling & Richard Kramer, Rio Grande Games, 1999) (TIK< JAV< MEX Kramer & Kiesling
12:13 -Mein Lieber Scholli (Stefan Kloß & Anna Oppolzer, Zoch Verlag, 2024)
15:06 -Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars (Paolo Mori & Alessandro Zucchini, Ingenioso Hidalgo, 2025)
21:02 -Star Wars: Imperial Assault (Justin Kemppainen, Corey Konieczka, and Jonathan Ying, Fantasy Flight, 2014)
25:12 -All In: Predictions (Phil Walker-Harding, Next Move Games, 2026)
29:25 -The Court of Miracles (Vincent Brugeas & Guilhem Gautrand, Lumberjacks Studio, 2019)
34:08 -Pagan: Fate of Roanoke (Kasper Kjær Christiansen & Kåre Storgaard, Wyrmgold GmbH, 2022)
39:59 -Patchistory (Yeon-Min Jung & Jun-Hyup Kim, Deinko Games, 2013)
42:01 -Endeavor: Deep Sea (Carl de Visser and Jarratt Gray, Burnt Island Games, 2024)
44:11 -Reef Gardens (Jeffrey D. Allers, dlp games, 2025)
46:48 -Got Five! (Yoann Levet, Blue Orange, 2026)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
47:41 More Keep the Heroes Out: Keep the Villars Out!
48:37 Flintlock!: Global Warfare in 20 Minutes. Blitzkrieg! successor by Paolo Mori, Roger Tankersly, and David Thompson
50:44 The LOOP reprint
51:11 Arkhipov Day! In recognition of Vasily Arkhipov saving the entire world on October 27, 1962, we celebrate Arkhipov Day on October 27th.
51:26 Feature Game: Toy Battle (Paolo Mori & Alessandro Zucchini, Repos Production, 2025)
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Moving Day
29 september 2026 · 54 min
We cover the gamut of historical figures this week, from shy spiders, Thor, the Italian Masters, Iggy Pop, Terry Bogard, and one underexamined and grossly underappreciated figure in the form of Vasily Arkhipov. He made your life possible, so you owe him at least a day. Lees meer
01:07 AYURIS: D.E.I.: Divide et Impera (Tommaso Battista, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2022)
Games Played Last Week:
04:01 -Patchistory (Yeon-Min Jung & Jun-Hyup Kim, Deinko Games, 2013)
07:04 -Grabble (Naoki Fukuda, CMYK, 2026)
10:47 -Creature Caravan: Wanderers (Ryan Laukat, Red Raven Games, 2024)
15:59 -Blood Rage: Valhalla (Eric M. Lang, Tycoon Games, 2026)
23:39 -Star Wars: Super Teams (Max Gerchambeau, Zygomatic, 2025)
27:09 -Claustrophobia 1643 (Croc & Laurent Pouchain, Monolith, 2019)
32:04 -Igloo Pop (Heinz Meister & Klaus Zoch, Zoch Verlag. 2003)
34:57 -Entropy (Tommaso Battista, Simone Luciani, & Nestore Mangone, Board&Dice, 2026)
41:36 -Rumble Nation (Yogi Shinichi, Hobby Japan, 2017)
44:25 -Tag Team (Gricha German & Corentin Lebrat, Scorpion Masqué, 2025)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
47:53 Arkhipov Day! In recognition of Vasily Arkhipov saving the entire world on October 27, 1962, we celebrate Arkhipov Day on October 27th.
48:53 Tag Team expansions: Arthur's Legacy and SNK Arcade Legends (!).
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How to Save a World
22 september 2026 · 1 uur 12 min
To paraphrase Sir Mix-a-Lot (O.B.E.), I like big bears and I cannot lie! Fat Bear Week is upon us. Let these corpulent kings of ursine excellence strut their stuff, and let us admire in awe at their tangible gains. These bears do not skip leg day. Some people have mukbang--we have out fat bears. Lees meer
Games Played Last Week:
01:05 -Panda Spin (Carl Chudyk, Moon Gate Design 2024)
05:04 -Brightcast (Nicholas Forker & Hugh Kramer, self-published, 2025)
09:10 -Landfall: A Cozy Volcano Island-Building Game (Evan Katz, Zachary Lee, and Josh Roberts, Evan and Josh's Very Special Game Company, 2026)
14:08 -Leaps and Ledges (Uncredited, MindWare, 2014)
16:44 -Spaggetin (Franco Spardo, Alley Cat Games, 2026)
20:24 -Othello (John W. Mollett, Lewis Waterman, and Goro Hasegawa, Tsukuda Original, 1973)
27:26 -Cyberpunk Trading Card Game (Chris Solis, WeirdCo, 2026)
33:50 -Floral (James Newman, Edition Spielwiese, 2024)
36:00 -Drillers (Roman Bednář & Adam Španěl, CGE, 2026)
41:31 -Jibber Jabble (Cassie Sikes, Allplay, 2026)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
48:33 Got Five: Ghost!
49:26 Opera Magna: Throwback theme, novel distribution?
50:43 It's Fat Bear Week! https://explore.org/fat-bear-week
51:11 Feature Game: How to Save a World (Yuval Grinspun, Burnt Island Games, 2025)
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Games Catch-Up
15 september 2026 · 1 uur 9 min
With Walker imminently about to move (to Kingston from Kingston) and Mark still storing his games from the previous move, the overwhelming preponderance of the SVWAG collection(s) is currently shackled by packing tape. So much good design and fun toys yearning to get out! Alas, physical instantiation is a curse, the material world is a prison, and entropy always wins. Find me one realtor sympathetic to the specific needs of a boardgame collector, and that'd be something, at least. Lees meer
01:12 AYURIS: The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game (Bryan Bormueller, Office Dog, 2025)
Games Played Last Week:
04:04 -The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2026)
06:32 -Avalon: The Riven Veil (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2026)
18:14 -Got Five! (Yoann Levet, Blue Orange, 2026)
22:06 -Tiefe Taschen (Fabian Zimmermann, Fobs Games, 2016)
28:14 -Keltis: Dad Orakel (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2010)
32:16 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)
34:04 -Starts With Ends With (Uncredited, Relatable)
36:58 -Pacts (Ben Brin, DVC Games, 2025)39:39 -Cyclades: Legendary Edition (Bruno Cathala & Ludovic Maublanc, Open Sesame Games, 2024)
47:24 -Race for the Galaxy: Xeno Counterstrike (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2026)
53:53 -Railway Boom (Hisashi Hayashi & Simone Luciani, Arclight Games, 2025)
57:08 -Reef Gardens (Jeffrey D. Allers, dlp games, 2025)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
1:00:44 Too Many Bones -> Too Little Time from Chip Theory
1:01:27 Cola Wars pulled from crowdfunding over AI generated art, will retool and relaunch
1:03:19 Antlanteum from Bad Comet
1:03:52 New expansion for Dwellings of Eldervale
1:04:39 New Deception in Hong Kong! No Murder, Heist
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Canon Update
1 september 2026 · 1 uur 19 min
The SVWAG Canon (https://www.sowronggames.com/svwag-canon) is an elite list of games that Walker and Mark both very much enjoy. Walker is nervous around recommendations, per se, and the imitations on an ideal game library or somesuch is subject to many practical constraints--so instead SVWAG has an unruly list of games that are greatly enjoyed by both the hosts. And it is time for that list to be updated! Lees meer
02:08 AYURIS: EGO (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2025)
Games Played Last Week:
04:52 -Dwellings of Eldervale (Luke Laurie, Breaking Games, 2020)
09:10 -Brumble Quest (J. Arthur Ellis, Plaid Hat Games, 2026)
13:53 -Endless Winter: Paleoamericans (Stan Kordonskiy, Fantasia Games, 2022)
16:31 -Banana Governance (Mukai, Mukai, 2025)
23:06 -Avalon: The Riven Veil (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2026)
30:26 -Cats Knocking Things Off Ledges (David Killing & Sen Foong-Lim, The Op games, 2026)
35:37 -The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers--Trick-Taking Game (Bryan Bornmueller, Office Dog, 2026)
38:06 -World Championship Russian Roulette (Anthony Burch, Tuesday Knight Games, 2017)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
43:57 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag
49:17 Glorious Listener Survey over
46:07 Concept Kids to Concept: Stories
47:00 Mass market, big box store versions of Scout and now Dro Polter
47:54 Wizards of the Grimoire (aka Bookie Bookie, Pew Pew) 3
48:24 Topic: Canon Update
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Robo Rally Dice
25 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
It's hard to go wrong with cats. Even most people who don't like cats are wise enough to keep relatively quiet about it, lest they suffer the consequences. What consequences? Oh, I don't know, maybe the fury of needle-armed psychopaths who watch things die for fun! And that's just the cat owners. ZING Lees meer
I kid, I kid. We here at SVWAG have considerable enthusiasm for Official SVWAG cat, Chandler, aka Chan-Chan aka Chan Man aka Potato.
Games Played Last Week:
00:54 -Movie Tricks (Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, and Åsmund Svensson, Chilifox Games, 2025)
06:49 -Avalon: The Riven Veil (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2026)
15:04 -D.E.I.: Divide et Impera (Tommaso Battista, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2022)
17:27 -Barrage: The Colorado Connection (Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2024)
25:06 -Alibis (Yusuke Sato, Allplay, 2025)
27:36 -Landmarks (Rodrigo Rego & Danilo Valente, Floodgate Games, 2024)
28:22 -dnup (Kei Kajino, asmodee, 2025)
31:11 -Bookshelf (Caezar Al-Jassar, Alley Cat Games, 2026)
33:19 -Realm of Reckoning (Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, and Austin Harrison, IV Studio, 2026)
39:37 -Totally Human (Kasper Lapp, Bitewing Games, 2026)
45:52 -Cats Knocking Things Off Ledges (David Killing & Sen Foong-Lim, The Op games, 2026)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
49:17 Glorious Listener Survey! https://forms.gle/ghqMH9cuiRWCVyZn9
49:46 Valuable creator, JonGetsGames, on hiatus
51:38 Dinosaurs, everybody! Dino Racer from Underdog and Marceline Leiman
53:08 Rebels Against Rebellion by Trevor Benjamin, David Thompson, and art by Kwanchai Moriya
54:32 Feature Game: Robo Rally Dice (Kane Klenko, Renegade Game Studios, 2026)
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Games that Build Cred
18 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 23 min
[EDIT] In this episode, Mark falsely attributes the co-authorship of Ayar to Nestore Mangone, when in fact it was designed by Mandela Fernandez-Grandon and Fabio Lopiano. We regret the error. Lees meer
Have you heard of the Walker Quint? This patent-pending, uncopyrightable system is more than just a game organizational schema--it is a multipurpose framework that will REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR LIFE in every way! It's more like a cult, really. Join us in following the Eternal Path of the Walker Quint.
01:43 AYURIS: Undaunted 2200: Callisto (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
05:53 -Gold Country (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2026)
09:45 -Bottle Imp (Günter Cornett, Grail Games, 2024)
15:27 -Las Vegas (Rüdiger Dorn, alea, 2012)
18:44 -Avalon: The Riven Veil (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2026)
28:06 -Tiletum (Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2022)
32:53 -Baghdad: The City of Peace (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2025)
40:03 -Into the Machine (Kasper Lapp, AEG, 2026)
46:22 -Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition (Christopher Badell & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
54:19 Calactic Cruise rakes in the Dice Tower ards at Gen Con
54:36 Glorious Listener Survey! https://forms.gle/ghqMH9cuiRWCVyZn9
55:05 Nidavellir re-developed into Dwarves of Aquilon
56:20 One Page Rules is crowdfunding starter boxes
57:39 Blind buy for Games Workshop minis
1:00:35 Topic: Games that Build Cred
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Notebook Nations
11 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 18 min
The world is changing, what with everything being cozy and (some) crowdfunding projects fulfilling in weeks rather than years. This dizzying pace of evolution can be disorienting, which is why Notebook Nations seeks to comfort and console you by having throwbacks to the design decisions of years past. Lees meer
Games Played Last Week:
01:55 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, and Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022)
06:48 -The Quest for El Dorado: Expansion Collection (Reiner Knizia, Lautapelit.fi, 2025)
13:54 -Star Wars: Rebellion (Corey Konieczka, Fantasy Flight, 2016)
23:34 -Container (Franz-Benno Delonge, Thomas Ewert, and Kevin Nesbitt, Allplay, 2026)
30:06 -Tag Team (Gricha German & Corentin Lebrat, Scorpion Masqué, 2025)
35:38 -Chang'an (Carlo Camarotto & Nestore Mangone, Arcane Wonders, 2026)
37:57 -Nokosu Dice (Yusuke Matsumoto, Engames, 2016)
44:12 -Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam (John Brieger, Michael Dunsmore, & Tony Miller, Allplay, 2024)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
47:26 Glorious Listener Survey! https://forms.gle/ghqMH9cuiRWCVyZn9
48:26 The Lord of the Rings: King's Gambit price speculation and lamentation
52:21 Feature Game: Notebook Nations (Amy Droz & Dusty Droz, Dux Somnium Games, 2026)
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Mid-Year Tag Questions
4 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 17 min
We have recovered from SVWAG Con II: Electric Boogaloo, and to the best of our knowledge there was no "con crud" or equivalent contagion. We make no claims that the con possesses curative powers, though we haven't had anyone say that it *didn't* cure a chronic illness. Lees meer
01:27 AYURIS: Andromeda's Edge (Luke Laurie and Maximus Laurie, Cardboard Alchemy, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
03:48 -Eternal Decks (Hiroken, tricktakers Games, 2025)
09:46 -D.E.I.: Divide et Impera (Tommaso Battista, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2022)
14:58 -Coalitions (Andrew Rourke, PHALANX, 2026)
21:37 -Smartphone Inc. (Ivan Lashin, Cosmodrome Games, 2018
24:42 -Wroth (Manny Trembley, Chip Theory Games, 2025)
32:19 -Alibis (Yusuke Sato, Allplay, 2025)
35:35 -Hot Streak (Jon Perry, CMYK, 2025)
36:16 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)
36:39 -The Resistance (Don Eskridge, Indie Boards & Cards, 2009)
38:49 -The Defence of Procyon III (Dávid Turczi, PSC Games, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
44:06 Aristeia 2.0: Hexadome Tactics
45:55 XCom miniatures game for preorder
46:46 Malediction expands with new factions and starter sets
48:12 Allplay gives Dominant Species an Ian O'Toole facelift
48:54 Through the Desert gets a sequel: Through the Mountains
49:57 Spirit Island's future, according to R. Eric Reuss: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3728767/eric-s-2026-update
51:00 Topic: The Mid-Year Tag Questions
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SVWAGCon Beckons
21 juli 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
Just in time for SVWAGCon, Mark's car has fallen prey to Princeton's unforgiving roads and local practitioners of the mechanical arts. Which ones are trustworthy? Which are inept mountebanks? As far as mountebanks are concerned, would one prefer an inept one or a skilled one? These pressing questions will have to wait, as in the interim the barrier between Mark and his SVWAGCon obligations is ALL THE MONEYS. Lees meer
01:55 AYURIS: The Vale of Eternity (Eric Hong, Mandoo Games, 2023)
Games Played Last Week:
06:12 -Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef (Tim Eisner & Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2020)
09:24 -Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022)
14:18 -Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French, 2024)
18:29 -Daybreak (Matt Leacock & Matteo Menapace, CMYK, 2023)
24:10 -Super Auto Pets Card Battle (Nick Conley, Plaid Hat Games, 2026)
29:38 -Gal4xeon (Jackson Pope, Eurydice Games, 2026)
36:03 -dnup (Kei Kajino, asmodee, 2025)
37:53 -Mystic Curling Club (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2026)
44:31 -Shadowrift (Jeremy Anderson, Game Salute, 2012)
52:25 -HEROish (TechDweeb, Web-published, 2026)
https://techdweeb.itch.io/heroish
News (and why it doesn't matter):
56:44 Come join us in Kingston, Ontario July 24th-26th for SVWAG Con!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627
Icebreaker events to meet new people at SVWAG Con!
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/379864/svwagcon-2-icebreaker-signup
58:23 Alexander Pfister and Peter Prinz go Sixty Below in -60°
58:55 Upcoming Snap Ships Tactics "Massive Expansion"
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1:00:27 More details on Tigris & Euphrates reprint's deluxe tile options
1:01:46 Please support us on Patreon! Last week before price increase. www.patreon.com/svwag
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Falling in Love with Your Collection
14 juli 2026 · 1 uur 14 min
"If you're down and confused Lees meer
And you don't remember who you're talking to
Concentration slips away
Because your baby is so far away
Well there's a rose in a fisted glove
And the eagle flies with the dove
And if you can't be with the one you love honey
Love the one you're with"
-Confucius (probably, maybe Socrates, I don't know)
02:13 AYURIS: Deep Rock Galactic (Ole Steiness, MOOD Publishing, 2022)
Games Played Last Week:
05:28 -Firefighters on Duty (Konstantinos Kokkinis & Sotirios Tsantilas, Artipia Games, 2025)
08:48 -The Witches of Willospur (Jenna Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2026)
18:53 -Gingham (Robert Hovakimyan, Bitewing Games, 2025)
22:53 -Revenant (Allan Kirkeby, Mindclash Games, 2026)
30:51 -Pencil Book Quest (David David, Grumpy Spider Games, 2025)
34:30 -3 Witches (Corey Young, Allplay, 2025)
38:18 -The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers--Trick-Taking Game (Bryan Bornmueller, Office Dog, 2026)
40:46 -Harmonies (Johan Benvenuto, Libellud, 2024)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
44:03 Come join us in Kingston, Ontario July 24th-26th for SVWAG Con!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627
Icebreaker events to meet new people at SVWAG Con!
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45:10 Shelfy by Brotherwise lets you blind buy your collection in miniature
48:08 Why associate with Kingdom Come: Deliverance's creator, Daniel Vávra, and his GamerGate support? Make better choices, Vlaada Chvátil! Rated "U" for "UGH"
49:51 Topic: Falling in Love with Your Collection (Again)
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Recall
7 juli 2026 · 1 uur 20 min
I was three actions deep into my tenth turn of Recall when I achieved total mastery. I was beyond the Schwarzenegger and the Farrell, deep with Koato and triple-mammaried subversives. A newb at the table interrupted my reverie with a question concerning ambiguous inconography. "That card?" I said, feeling like cutting a deal. "I can remember it for you wholesale." They called me a dick. Lees meer
Games Played Last Week:
01:20 -Innovation Deluxe (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2017)
05:19 -Wroth (Manny Trembley, Chip Theory Games, 2025)
08:37 -All In: Predictions (Phil Walker-Harding, Next Move Games, 2026)
12:06 -dnup (Kei Kajino, asmodee, 2025)
14:36 -Double Seven (Michael Schacht, TIKI Editions, 2025)
17:54 -Eternal Decks (Hiroken, tricktakers Games, 2025)
24:49 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023)
26:03 -Orléans: Invasion (Inka Brand, Markus Brand, & Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2015)
30:58 -Queen of Spies (Liz Davidson & David Thompson, Salt & Pepper Games, 2026)
37:32 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)
39:07 -Snakes and Hawks (Carey Suber, Suber Electronics, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
42:10 Come join us in Kingston, Ontario July 24th-26th for SVWAG Con!
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43:57 Kingdom Come: Deliverance preorder from CGE (by Vlaada Chvátil & Tomáš Holek!)
47:14 Eternal Sevens, psuedo-sequel to Eternal Decks
47:41 Feature Game: Recall (Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Kjetil Svendsen, and Anna Wermlund, Alion – by Dr Ø, 2025)
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Teaching vs. Discovery
30 juni 2026 · 1 uur 29 min
It is Inadvertent Surprise Railway Week (ISRW, pronounced "is raw") here at SVWAG, and we take a look at some train games without directly addressing the raging controversy of what, exactly, constitutes a train game. Lees meer
02:25 AYURIS: Wilmot's Warehouse (Ricky Haggett, Richard Hogg, and David King, CMYK, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
07:06 -Railway Boom (Hisashi Hayashi & Simone Luciani, Arclight Games, 2025)
14:48 -Pickomino (Reiner Knizia, Zoch Verlag, 2005)
19:25 -Keltis: Neue Wege, Neue Ziele (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2009)
23:04 -King of Tokyo (Richard Garfield, IELLO, 2011)
29:22 -Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard (Gaëtan Beaujannot, Olivier Cipière, and Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2023)
33:30 -Irish Gauge (Amabel Holland, Capstone Games, 2019)
35:42 -Railroad Tycoon/Railways of the World (Glenn Drover & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2005)
43:06 -Portobello Market (Thomas Odenhaven, Schmidt Spiele, 2007)
46:00 -Medina (Second Edition) (Stefan Dorra, Stronghold Games, 2014)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
49:09 Come join us in Kingston, Ontario July 24th-26th for SVWAG Con!
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52:21 Stonemaier's Scythe/Expeditions mashup: Duel of Meloch
54:06 Kabuto Sumo Dice! Alex Culter Michael Mihaelsick (Tidal Banner, Flotilla)
55:21 Topic: Teaching vs. Discovery (what to teach and what to let players find out)
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Goa
23 juni 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
Acronyms and initialisms are a tricky thing. In SVWAG circles, one must be careful to use proper punctuation, lest GOA imply 2022's Game of the Year (GotY, not Gotye) Guards of Atlantis. Mark remains enraged that the SC2 acronym was robbed from Greatest of All Time (GOAT, not goat, obviously) Star Control 2 by the usurper StarCraft 2. Lees meer
Games Played Last Week:
01:07 -The Old King's Crown (Pablo Clark, Eerie Idol Games, 2025)
08:05 -Keltis (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2008)
11:43 -Das letzte Paradies (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 1993)
16:01 -Keep the Heroes Out (Luís Brüeh, Brueh Games, 2022)
20:56 -All In: Predictions (Phil Walker-Harding, Next Move Games, 2026)
23:52 -Finspan: Sharks and Reefs (Michael O'Connell, Stonemaier Games, 2026)
27:16 -Genshin Tarot (MingYang Lu, Brother Ming Games, 2022)
33:43 -Recall (Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Kjetil Svendsen, and Anna Wermlund, Alion – by Dr Ø, 2025)
36:21 -Railway Boom (Hisashi Hayashi & Simone Luciani, Arclight Games, 2025)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
41:29 Come join us in Kingston, Ontario July 24th-26th for SVWAG Con!
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42:21 Icebreaker events to meet new people at SVWAG Con!
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43:06 Star Trek Lower Decks: Chaos Protocol. Escape room in a box!
43:38 Witches of Willowspur by Devious Weasel and Jenna Felli. Murray's origins!
44:50 Feature Game: Goa (Rüdiger Dorn, Quined Games, 2026)
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The Successful Campaign Experience
17 juni 2026 · 1 uur 21 min
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We are now a transnational podcast, bearing the official approval of both United States Customs and Immigration Services and the King of Canada. While it is commonly held that New Jersey is a lawless wasteland ruled over by full service gas station attendants and Wawa franchise holders, the writ of the American Federal Government does in theory hold sway. As for the King, while Walker's embarrassing incident at high tea that one time in '12 didn't go over well, he hasn't been expelled from the Commonwealth yet.
1:11 AYURIS: Captain Flip (Remo Conzadori and Paolo Mori, PlayPunk, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
04:14 -Corrosion (Stefan Bauer, Capstone Games, 2021)
08:07 -Hunt for Blackbeard (Volko Ruhnke, Fort Circle Games, 2026)
16:26 -Shards of Infinity: Saga Collection (Gary Arant & Justin Gary, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2025)
19:51 -Azure (Trevor Benjamin & Brett J. Gilbert, Bitewing Games, 2026)
23:05 -Nokosu Dice (Yusuke Matsumoto, Engames, 2016)
28:31 -Tag Team (Gricha German & Corentin Lebrat, Scorpion Masqué, 2025)
34:44 -Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders (Tim Eisner and Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2024)
36:50 -Schotten Totten (Reiner Knizia, IELLO, 1999)
39:23 -Tidal Blades: Banner Festival (J.B. Howell and Michael Mihealsick, Druid City Games, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
48:10 Come join us in Kingston, Ontario July 24th-26th!
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48:45 Icebreaker events to meet new people at SVWAG Con!
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50:37 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag
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Nippon: Zaibatsu
9 juni 2026 · 1 uur 13 min
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. Lees meer
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)
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Feya's Swamp
2 juni 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
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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)
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Baghdad: The City of Peace
26 mei 2026 · 52 min
https://www.youtube.com/@BoardGamingRamblings Lees meer
SVWAG CON II Electric Boogaloo
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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)
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Quest for the Roleplay Experience
19 mei 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
https://www.youtube.com/@everydayboardgames Lees meer
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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
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Compania
12 mei 2026 · 53 min
One Stop Co-op Shop Lees meer
www.youtube.com/c/OneStopCoopShop
SVWAG CON II Electric Boogaloo
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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)
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Moon Colony Bloodbath
5 mei 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
Get your SVWAG CON tickets HERE: Lees meer
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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)
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That's my JAM
28 april 2026 · 1 uur
This weeks guest: Lees meer
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.
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The Looming Shadow of the Golden Age of Board Games
21 april 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
This weeks guest: Lees meer
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
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Fishing
14 april 2026 · 1 uur 5 min
This weeks Guest Charlie Theel Lees meer
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Something smells tricky
00:00 INTRO
01:01 Dark Pact (Thomas Lehmann Trick or Treat Studios 2026)
05:21 Excalibur (Manny Trembley Roxley 2026)
08:48 Don't Mess with Cthulhu (Yusuke Sato New Board Game Party 2014)
10:59 Galaxy Trucker (Vlaada Chvátil Czech Games Edition 2007)
15:25 Railroad Tiles (Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva Horrible Guild 2025)
17:25 World of Wrestling (Brent Spivey Bombshell Games 2025)
23:02 How to Save a World (Yuval Grinspun Burnt Island Games 2025)
25:28 Black Orchestra (Philip duBarry Game Salute 2016)
34:54 The Hobbit: There and Back Again (Reiner Knizia Office Dog 2025)
36:48 NEWS
49:19 Main Review Fishing (Friedemann Friese 2F-Spiele 2024)
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Night Soil
31 maart 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
What's that smell? Lees meer
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This weeks guest Dan Thurot from Space-Biff
00:00 Intro
00:45 WENDYBUXXX (Jo Kelly Miasma Corp Games 2026)
02:58 Compania (Yog Akase, Level 99 Games 2025)
05:45 Inkwell (Jasper Beatrix, Lewis Graye, Joey Palluconi DVC Games 2026)
07:35 Eternal Decks (Hiroken Tricktakers Games 2025)
11:20 Dark Pact (Thomas Lehmann Trick or Treat Studios 2026)
14:15 Fearless (Friedemann Friese 2F-Spiele 2025)
16:24 Cthulhu: Dark Providence (Travis R. Chance, Martin Wallace CMON Global Limited 2025)
21:28 Railroad Tiles (Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva Horrible Guild 2025)
26:16 Cozy Stickerville (DesignerCorey Konieczka Unexpected Games 2026)
29:35 Lands of Galzyr (Seppo Kuukasjärvi, Sami Laakso Snowdale Design 2022)
35:15 News
45:07 Main Review:Night Soil
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WROTH
24 maart 2026 · 59 min
Telling ME Calimala is good the nerve Lees meer
00:00 Intro
00:58 Calimala (Fabio Lopiano Alley Cat Games2017)
04:59 Railroad Tiles (Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva Horrible Guild 2025)
08:15 Regicide Legacy (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, Andy Richdale Badgers from Mars 2025)
12:04 Movie Tricks (Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson Chilifox Games 2025)
15:35 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Tomáš Holek Czech Games Edition 2024)
18:34 Robo Rally Dice (Kane Klenko Renegade Game Studios 2026)
21:27 Gùgōng (Andreas Steding Game Brewer 2018)
25:20 Night Soil (Jon Moffat Grail Games 2025)
29:08 News
36:51 WROTH
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It could have been a contender.
17 maart 2026 · 1 uur
00:00 Intro Lees meer
01:25 Star Trek: Captain's Chair – To Boldly Go (Nigel Buckle, Dávid Turczi, Adam Turczi WizKids 2026)
02:53 Feya's Swamp (Helge Ostertag, Anselm Ostertag Fractal Juegos 2025)
07:07 Puerto Rico 1897: Special Edition (Andreas Seyfarth Awaken Realms 2025)
09:50 Compania (Yog Akase Asobition 2025)
12:00 Voidfall: Resurgence (Nigel Buckle, Marcel Dragomir, Dávid Turczi Mindclash Games 2026)
15:16 Recall (Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Kjetil Svendsen, Anna Wermlund Alion – by Dr Ø 2025)
20:08 News
27:08 Main Topic Can the success of a game be determined by how good the rule book is
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Burned
10 maart 2026 · 51 min
Going to have to post a guard to the studio.... Lees meer
Can't keep letting riff raff stroll in. (unless its the rapper)
00:00 Intro
04:03 Innovation Deluxe (Carl Chudyk Asmadi Games 2017)
07:28 Tír na nÓg (Isaac Shalev, Jason Slingerland Grand Gamers Guild 2024)
09:59 Azul (Michael Kiesling Plan B Games 2017)
15:27 Coalitions (Andrew Rourke PHALANX 2026)
24:44 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing KOSMOS 2021)
28:29 OffShoots (Self-Published 2024)
32:00 NEWS
36:05 Burned (Jon Moffat Stone Circle Games 2025)
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Crowdfunding Bubble
3 maart 2026 · 55 min
This weeks guest Chris from Liege of Games
https://www.youtube.com/c/Li%C3%A8geofGames Lees meer00:00 Intro
00:48 Torchlit (David Spalinski Allplay 2024)
03:51 The Hobbit: There and Back Again (Reiner Knizia Office Dog 2025)
06:31 Soar (Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, Austin Harrison IV Studio 2026)
12:08 Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini 1 More Time Games 2021)
13:57 Penguin Party (Reiner Knizia AMIGO 2008) NOT a dexterty game....
16:28 Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective (Aleksei Kuznetsov, Oleg Meleshin, Yury Yamshchikov CrowD Games2025)
17:58 Pokémon GOITA (The Pokémon Company 2025)
21:32 Knarr: Skali (Thomas Dupont Bombyx 2026)
24:47 News
35:18 Crowdfunding Bubble
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Galactic Cruise
24 februari 2026 · 1 uur 16 min
This weeks special guest Efka from No Pun Included Lees meer
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00:00 Intro
Games we played last week
01:11 Cena (A.I. Lab 2025)
04:40 Wine Cellar (Andrew Stiles 25th Century Games 2025)
05:29 Movie Tricks (Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson Chilifox Games 2025)
08:09 Sweet Takes (Hisashi Hayashi Hasbro 2023)
10:40 Inis: Nemed (Christian Martinez Matagot 2026)
16:31 Star Trek: Ascendancy – Borg Assimilation (Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart Gale Force Nine 2017)
19:50 Speakeasy (Vital Lacerda Eagle-Gryphon Games 2025)
26:46 Black Forest (Tido Lorenz, Uwe Rosenberg Feuerland Spiele 2024)
32:49 The Presence (Sam Gullman Purple Lantern Games 2025)
38:46 Duplik (William Jacobson, Amanda Kohout Braincog, Inc.2005)
News 41:28
Galactic Cruise (T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, Koltin Thompson Kinson Key Games 2025)
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Sweet Lands
17 februari 2026 · 1 uur 5 min
This week's guest Don from The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast Lees meer
00:00 INTRO
Games We Played Last Week
01:52 Soothsayers (Jeff Grisenthwaite, Play to Z 2026)
05:45 Orléans (Reiner Stockhausen, DLP games 2014)
08:56 Xenology (Dan Manfredini, Play to Z 2025)
13:16 XenoShyft: Onslaught (Keren Philosophales, Michael Shinall, Cool Mini Or Not 2015)
16:30 Puerto Rico 1897: Special Edition (Andreas Seyfarth, Awaken Realms 2025)
23:17 Flip Pick Towers (Rob Fisher, Adam Porter Osprey Games 2026)
26:53 Tapestry (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games 2019)
31:29 Gods & Mortals (William Borg Barthet, Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa 2026)
News and why it doesent matter.
35:53 NEWS
Gods and Mortals -crowdfunding starts end of March
Dark Pact (2026)
Viva La Dirt League Presents: NPC Rivals!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vldl/viva-la-dirt-league-presents-npc-rivals
Main Review
39:58 Sweet Lands
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Not Lunar Rush
16 februari 2026 · 44 min
This week I welcome the Hungry Gamer Lees meer
00:00 INTRO
Games We Played Last Week
01:08 Conquest Princess: Fashion Is Power (Seppy Yoon, Peter Yang Fight in a Box 2024)
03:44 War Chest (Trevor Benjamin, David Thompson AEG 2018)
06:08 Lands of Galzyr (Seppo Kuukasjärvi, Sami Laakso Snowdale Design 2022)
09:27 OffShoots (Dan Linden, Self-Published 2024)
12:20 Flamecraft Duals (Manny Vega Cardboard Alchemy 2025)
15:17 Yokohama (Hisashi Hayashi OKAZU Brand 2016)
20:02 Wroth (Manny Trembley Chip Theory Games2025)
24:56 Corps of Discovery Duo (Jay Cormier, Sen-Foong Lim Off the Page Games 2026)
News and Why it Doesn't Mater
29:09 Welcome
Watch It Played
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHXGWflPj4cBoards and Brews
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtzQI-j2M1tK7bdBVphKWJ8DGC0AtkdVhHungry Gamer
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Rating the T games from Board & Dice
3 februari 2026 · 1 uur 16 min
Today's episode is brought to you by the letter T Lees meer
T stands for tracks, tedium, Tiny mini games and sometimes Torturous
00:00 Intro
AYURIS
01:08 Captain Flip (Remo Conzadori, Paolo Mori, PlayPunk 2024)
Games We Played Last Week
04:06 Fields of Arle (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele 2014)
08:16 Lunar Rush (Steven "Skippy" Brown, Dead Alive Games 2023)
10:08 Clans of Caledonia: Industria (Juma Al-JouJou, Karma Games 2025)
14:35 Star Trek: Star Realms Core Set (Darwin Kastle, UVS Games 2024)
18:58 The White Castle Duel (Isra C., Shei S., Devir 2025)
24:17 Natera: New Beginning (Eric Fugere, Hugo Tremblay-Ledoux, Horizon Games 2025)
NEWS and why it doesent matter
28:08 Mythwind: Herbalist & Shepherd Expansions
29:07 New stuff for Codenames
30:01 Knarr: Skali
30:13 Gold Country and Totally Human
30:45 Sagrada New Edition
32:48 Main Topic ranking T games
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Valheim: The Board Game
27 januari 2026 · 53 min
A viking fighting for Olav the Holy at Stiklestad gets an arrow in the eye. The man pulls the arrow out, his eyeball still on out it, and says: "Det jaggu nærme nasen! (That was damn close the my nose)" Lees meer
Another viking fighting for Olav at Stiklestad gets an arrow through his heart. He manages to pull the arrow out and study it. With his dying breath he says: "Eg har fettslintrat kring hjartet. Kongen har fødd meg vel. (I have fat arround my heart. The king has fed me well)".
00:00 Intro
Games We Played Last Week
00:48 The Druids of Edora (Stefan Feld, alea 2025)
02:55 Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, Druid City Games 2024)
08:20 Siege of the Citadel (Richard Borg, Jay Little, Kevin Wilson, Modiphius Entertainment 2019)
12:52 Flamecraft Duals (Manny Vega, Cardboard Alchemy 2025)
14:24 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano, Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French 2024)
17:06 Radlands (Daniel Piechnick, Roxley 2021)
18:22 Creature Caravan (Ryan Laukat, Red Raven Games 2024)
23:56 Wroth (Manny Trembley, Chip Theory Games 2025)
News
31:07 Disney Villainous:Hocus Pocus
31:52 BGA News
33:33 Colt Express: The Complete Collection
Main Review
34:35 Valheim: The Board Game (2025)
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Nokosu Dice
20 januari 2026 · 59 min
On today's episode we have Sam from Board Game Dual Podcast Lees meer
https://boardgameduel.podbean.com/
00:00 INTRO
Games we played this week.
01:09 Yokohama Duel (Hisashi Hayashi, OKAZU Brand 2018)
05:19 Airlines Europe (Alan R. Moon, Rio Grande Games 2011)
07:45 I Made You a Mixtape (Mike DiLisio, Dan Hughes, Massive Asterisk 2025)
11:12 Mutant Chronicles: Siege of the Citadel (Richard Borg, Pressman Toy Corp. 1993)
14:49 Marvel Champions: The Card Game (Michael Boggs, Nate French, Caleb Grace Fantasy Flight Games 2019)
18:46 Agent Avenue (Christian Kudahl, Laura Kudahl, Nerdlab Games 2024)
22:35 Unrest (Brendan Hansen, Pandasaurus Games 2023)
27:27 Marabunta (Reiner Knizia, Space Cowboys 2023)
30:28 Tag Team (Gricha German, Corentin Lebrat, Scorpion Masqué 2025)
33:56 Storm Raiders (Shem Phillips, Arkus Games 2025)
38:07 News (And why it doesn't matter)
41:41 Main Review Nokosu Dice
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Zenith
14 januari 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
https://boardgamebarrage.com/ Lees meer
Well here it is Walker's all alone now.....
Today I am joined by Mark from Board Game Barrage
00:00 Intro
01:08 Games we played last week.
01:12 Bomb Busters (Hisashi Hayashi,Cocktail Games,2024)
05:00 Let's Go Japan (Josh Wood,AEG,2024)
08:28 Taj Mahal (Reiner Knizia,Ravensburger,2000)
11:55 Lone Wolves (Yasuyuki Nakamura,Anthony Perone, Wonderful World Board Games,2024)
15:33 Subjective(Andrew Wolf,Spin Master Ltd.,2023)
18:42 Tabannusi: Builders of Ur (David Spada, Daniele Tascini,Board&Dice,2021)
21:01 Duplik (William Jacobson, Amanda Kohou,Braincog, Inc.,2005)
23:44 Clinic: Deluxe Edition(Alban Viard,AVStudioGames,2019)
28:58 Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner,Druid City Games,2024)
31:28 Reflections 1
39:21 News and why it does not matter
45:18 Refelctions 2
49:19 Main Review Zenith
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Plastic Love
6 januari 2026 · 50 min
This guy just won't leave... Mark and I in our last, last episode together for a bit. Not to worry I will be rambling ever forward. Lees meer
In this shorter episode we talk about just the games we played last week, some news and scene.
01.29 -AYURIS: Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
05:05 -Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders (Tim Eisner and Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2024)
07:15 -Innovation Ultimate (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2025)
12:47 -The Druids of Edora (Stefan Feld, alea, 2025)
16:00 -Hot Streak (Jon Perry, CMYK, 2025)
20:28 -Bohemians (Jasper de Lange, Portal Games, 2025)
26:49 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021)
28:20 -Federation: Piracy (Dimitri Perrier & Matthier Verdier, Explor8, 2025)
35:46 -Fishing (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2024)
37:16 -Formaggio (Ben Rosset, Road to Infamy Games, 2025)
41:15 -News (and why it doesn't matter):
41.18 -Stonemaier release schedule
43:12 -Dark Pact by Thomas Lehman and Trick or Treat Studios
44:57 -New version of Rudiger Dorn's Las Vegas from Ravensburger
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2025 Year in Review
30 december 2025 · 1 uur 32 min
In some ways, the origin story of the podcast can be traced back to Sentinels of the Multiverse. Upon arriving in Kingston, Mark was at a games event at someone's home, and he saw that someone had brought a then-complete set (this was a few expansions ago) of Sentinels. He knew that this person, namely Walker, was a person worth knowing. It therefore seemed fitting that on one of Mark's last days in Kingston that he, Walker, Huey, Dewey, and Louis play Sentinels. Lees meer
Games Played Last Week:
02:38 -Zenith (Grégory Grard & Mathieu Roussel, PlayPunk, 2025)
08:18 -Race for the Galaxy (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2007)
11:20 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)
12:19 -Word Traveler (Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance, Office Dog, 2024)
16:05 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011)
19:30 -The Druids of Edora (Stefan Feld, alea, 2025)
24:50 -The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2025)
27:58 -Toy Battle (Paolo Mori & Alessandro Zucchini, Repos Production, 2025)
31:43 -MicroMacro: Kids - Crazy City Park (Johannes Sich, Edition Spielwiese, 2025)
32:50 -Concept Kids: Animals (Gaëtan Beaujannot & Alain Rivollet, Repos Production, 2018)
33:51 -Tumblin' Dice (Carey Grayson, Randy Nash, and Rick Soued, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2004)
2025 in Review
35:45 Top 10
57:42 Game of the Year
1:00:18 Special Categories
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Gazebo
23 december 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
"One day I was sitting in a gazebo, and there was a plaque on the gazebo and it said, 'This gazebo was built by the town in 1863.' That is in the middle of the Civil War. And the whole town built a gazebo. What was that town meeting like? 'All right, everyone, first order of business, we have all the telegrams from Gettysburg with the war dead. Let’s see here. Okay, everyone’s husband and brother and… everyone died. Okay. Josiah, you had something?' 'Yes, I do. How’d you like to be indoors and out of doors all at once? Ever walk into the park with your betrothed and it starts to rain, but you still want to hold hands? Well, may I introduce you to, and my condolences again to everyone, the gazebo!'" Lees meer
-John Mulaney, "Kid Gorgeous at Studio City"
Games Played Last Week:
01:29 -Coyote (Spartaco Albertarelli, New Games Order, 2015)
04:07 -Tapple Mini (NPD Toys, The Op Games, 2025)
07:17 -Die fiesen 7 (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Hasen in der Abendsonne, 2015)
09:41 -Manila (Franz-Benno Delonge, Zoch Verlag, 2005)
14:17 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021)
16:56 -The Gang (John Cooper and Kory Heath, KOSMOS, 2024)
20:29 -Trickadee (Rob Newton, Coin Flip Games, 2025)
24:26 -Spicy (Győri Zoltán Gábor, HeidelBÄR Games, 2020)
28:13 -Good Puppers, Too! (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2025)
33:40 -Cross Bronx Expressway (Non-Breaking Space, GMT Games, 2025)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
46:47 Dire Wolf and Tabletop Playground
48:01 New games from Badgers from Mars! Regicide Inferno, Regicide Crown Duels, and Viking Rush
49:07 Show news: guest hosts in early 2026
50:27 Feature Game: Gazebo (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2025)
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Racing Games
16 december 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
"I thought the Rococo was the name of the ship in Aliens." Lees meer
"No, that's Sulaco. Rococo is the statute targeting organized crime."
"No, that's RICO. Rococo is the hot beverage made with chocolate."
"No, that's cocoa. Rococo is what you put on walls to give them texture."
"No, that's stucco. Rococo is a kind of shortened note in music."
"No, that's staccato..."
1:10 AYURIS: Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
4:38 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)
5:54 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021)
8:54 -Men-Nefer (Germán P. Millán, Ludonova, 2024)
12:49 -Philharmonix (Faris Suhaimi, Archona Games, 2025)
20:20 -Galactic Cruise (T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, and Koltin Thompson, Kinson Key Games, 2025)
26:51 -Kinfire Council (Kevin Wilson, Incredible Dream Studios, 2025)
36:08 -La Pâtisserie Rococo (Stefan Malz & Louis Malz, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2025)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
43:32 Leviathan Wilds: Shattered Peak expansion in 2026
43:56 Take no longer to be published by Leder Games
44:37 Queen of Spies by Liz Davidson and David Thompson
45:29 Topic: Racing Games
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Covenant
9 december 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
You gotta read the fine print, always. Anyone dealing with a supernatural entity--whether a djinn or deity, gremlin or god--has to be conscious of the exceptions. It's simple enough--if the wizard handing you a fantastical creature tells you not to feed it, you just don't feed it. Similarly, if someone promises not to kill you *in a certain way*, MacBeth can tell you that's more of a threat than a guarantee. Lees meer
Games Played Last Week:
01:18 -Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022)
05:55 -Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation (TauCeti Deichmann, WizKids, 2022)
12:46 -Origin Story (Jamey Stegmaier & Pete Wissinger, Stonemaier Games, 2025)
15:12 -Bargain Hunter (Uwe Rosenberg, Valley Games, 1998)
17:11 -KINGs: TRICKTAKERs (Hiroken, Joyple Games, 2023)
18:39 -Inkling (John Keyworth, Osprey Games, 2011)
20:47 -In the Shadows: Resistance in France 1943-1944 (Daniel Bullock & Joe Schmidt, GMT Games, 2025)
26:13 -Riftbound (Uncredited, Riot Games, 2025)
32:46 -Regicide Legacy (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, and Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2025)
34:33 -Lancaster: Big Box (Matthias Cramer & Wolfgang Panning, Queen Games, 2015)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
39:44 Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Game by Cryptozoic
42:30 Reiner Knizia's Rheinlander reprint by 25th Century Games
44:33 Feature Game: Covenant (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2025)
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Omnibus Questions Epsilon Bet
2 december 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Yes, it’s Tapple! The toy sensation that’s sweeping the nation! Only $14.95 at participating stores! Get one today! Lees meer
Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children under 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to Tapple.
Caution: Tapple may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.
Tapple contains a liquid core, which, if exposed due to rupture, should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at.
If Tapple begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head.
Ingredients of Tapple include an unknown glowing green substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.
Do not taunt Tapple.
-Saturday Night Live
0216 AYURIS: Leviathan Wilds (Justin Kemppainen, Moon Crab Games, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
04:01 -Tapple Mini (NPD Toys, The Op Games, 2025)
07:53 -Faiyum (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2020)
13:30 -Ayar: Children of the Sun (Mandela Fernandez-Grandon & Fabio Lopiano, Osprey Games, 2025)
16:10 -Wriggle Roulette (Bruno Faidutti & Jun Sasaki, Oink Games, 2025)
19:52 -Pick 'n Packers (Kaoru Arishima, Oink Games, 2025)
23:07 -Galactic Renaissance: 5th Player (Christian Martinez, Matagot, 2024)
27:49 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021)
29:27 -No Loose Ends (Taiki Shinzawa, GameHead, 2025)
30:11 -Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French, 2024)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
33:45 Earth Reborn return news: West Coast expansion with Play to Z
36:19 Topic: Omnibus Questions Epsilon Bet
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The Hobbit: There and Back Again
25 november 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Before Dr. Reiner Knizia invented areas, everyone and everything was simultaneously co-located and yet distant all at the same time. It was primordial chaos. Movement was effectively impossible, as Xeno demonstrated; then Knizia did don his Bow-Tie of Delineation of Time and Space and constrained and liberated us all at once with his invention of areas. Lees meer
Games Played Last Week:
00:53 -Dungeons & Dragons: Builders of Baldur's Gate (Matthew Dunstan, WizKids, 2025)
11:40 -Keyflower (Sebastien Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2012)
15:36 -I'm Out (Masato Uesugi, CMYK, 2025)
20:01 -No Thanks! (Thorsten Gimmler, CMYK, 2025)
25:18 -My Very First Games: Let's Be Veterinarians (Kristin Mückel, HABA, 2024)
27:30 -The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples (Reiner Knizia, Ravensburger, 2019)
31:55 -Peloponnes (Bernd Eisenstein, Irongames, 2009)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
37:48 Renegade reprint of Lords of Waterdeep (with expansion)
39:29 Renegade G.I. Joe Heroscape
43:06 Render unto us your questions! Ask us anything for Omnibus Questions
43:26 Feature Game: The Hobbit: There and Back Again (Reiner Knizia, Office Dog, 2025)
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Omnibus Questions Epsilon Aleph
18 november 2025 · 1 uur 18 min
While Mark is perhaps disappointed at the typical tragic dearth of questions related to Macross and Terry Bogard, and Walker secretly yearns to be granted naming rights to a listener's offspring (protip: don't let him), SVWAG answers all* of your questions! Lees meer
*by which we mean some.
01:21 AYURIS: Cascadero (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
03:09 -Cerebria: The Inside World (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, István Pócsi, Frigyes Schőberl, Nick Shaw, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2018)
09:41 -Captain's Gambit: Kings of Infinite Space (AC Atienza, Alvin Lee, and Mitchell Loewen, Cloudfall Interactive Studios, 2020)
14:27 -Iliad (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2025)
19:37 -Floral (James Newman, Edition Spielwiese, 2024)
21:59 -Yomi 2: Road to Morningstar (David Sirlin, Sirlin Games, 2025)
28:58 -Tribune (Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Spielworxx, 2021)
31:46 -Windmill Valley: Blooming Sails (Dani Garcia, Board&Dice, 2025)
35:39 -Ada's Dream (Toni López, Ally Cat Games, 2025)
40:02 -D.E.I.: Divide et Impera (Tommaso Battista, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2022)
42:45 -Molly House (Jo Kelly & Cole Wehrle, Wehrlegig Games, 2025)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
50:59 How much The Gang is too much The Gang? 7-10 player expansion
52:27 The Judge in Circuit by Francis Tresham
53:48 Topic: Omnibus Questions Epsilon Aleph
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Wonderland's War
11 november 2025 · 1 uur 29 min
In our effort to answer all of your Omnibus Questions, sadly we cannot enlist the assistance of notable Canadian Keanu Reeves. In an interview with Stephen Colbert--as a joke after Keanu said something profound--he was asked, "What do you think happens when we die, Keanu Reeves?" After a pause, and the audience's laughter, Keanu said, "I know that that the ones who love us will miss us." Lees meer
I SAY DAYUM, KEANU
Games Played Last Week:
01:07 -Dogs of War Second Edition (Paolo Mori, Play to Z, 2026)
11:30 -Ostia (Totsuca Chuo, uchibacoya, 2022)
21:14 -SCOUT (Kei Kajino, Oink Games, 2019)
23:12 -Valheim: The Board Game (Ole Steiness, MOOD Publishing, 2025)
30:18 -Lunar Skyline (Charlie McCarron, Dead Alive Games, 2025)
38:57 -Thebai (Dávid Turczi, Bioard&Dice, 2025)
45:58 -Wilmot's Warehouse (Ricky Haggett, Richard Hogg, and David King, CMYK, 2024)
49:04 -Fairy Tale (Satoshi Nakamura, What's Your Game?, 2008)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
53:37 Render unto us your questions! Ask us anything for Omnibus Questions
54:10 Tigris & Euphrates to be reprinted by 25th Century games, art by Ian O'Toole
55:57 Mage Knight: Apocalypse Dragon expansion; cards will not match, changed font
1:00:08 Will Riftbound be generally available?
1:00:57 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag
1:01:51 Feature Game: Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, and Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022)
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Listener Hot Takes
4 november 2025 · 1 uur 34 min
We deliver this episode despite the officially mandated period of public mourning due to Toronto's setbacks in basesball. In Canada, public mourning is characterized by donning black jean jackets and swapping our Tragically Hip for the more down-tempo Blue Rodeo, to say nothing of abstaining from boardgaming. Lees meer
Please don't turn us in for violating federal law. We might get banned from Tim Horton's.
01:44 AYURIS: An Age Contrived (Chris Matthew, Bellows Intent, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
04:56 -X-ODUS: Rise of the Corruption (Second Edition) (Francisco Velasco E., Szilágyi L. Gábor, Yann Hilaire, Romain Lesiuk, & Bernardo Rippe, Bored Game Ink, 2026)
14:29 -Voidfall (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2023)
20:42 -Raising Robots: Friends (Brett Sobol & Seth Van Orden, Nauvoo Games, 2025)
24:03 -1490 Doom (Barrett Stanley, Buer Games, 2025)
30:23 -Natera: New Beginning (Eric Fugere & Hugo Tremblay-Ledoux, Horizon Games, 2025)
34:35 -Deck EXPRESS: Southern Railway (J Simmons, Pigeonhole Games, 2022)
38:07 -No Thanks! (Thorsten Gimmler, CMYK, 2025)
44:08 -I'm Out (Masato Uesugi, CMYK, 2025)
47:42 -Floral (James Newman, Edition Spielwiese, 2024)
52:56 -INK (Kasper Lapp, Final Score Games, 2025)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
57:13 Render unto us your questions! Ask us anything for Omnibus Questions
58:08 Blue Orange Games' Got Five!
58:44 Topic: Listener Hot Takes
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