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#248: Serge Laget Jan 31, 2023

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Our favourite Serge Laget game is Senji. "Senji" is a contraction of "Sengoku Jidai," or Warring States Period, which refers to over a century of near total civil war in Japan that started in 1467. Scholars differ as to when it ended, but mostly we can agree that it started when I traded Huey my grandpa in exchange for boats and then he shipped ol' gramps to Louis' estate. I found this out the hard way when my armies marched on Château Louis to be met with my ex-grandpa. I was a bit miffed, but I was able to use Huey's boat to steal his best stuff, so I guess I got over it. Besides, Dewey gave me Huey's son in exchange for some weapons.
01:19 AYURIS: The Red Cathedral (Israel Cendrero & Sheila Santos, Devir Games, 2020)
Games Played Last Week:
02:35 -Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022)
08:57 -Soda Smugglers (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2022)
11:11 -Woodcraft (Ross Arnold and Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2022)
12:37 -Chinatown (Karsten Hartwig, Z-Man, 1999)
15:21 -Atiwa (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2022)
20:39 -Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy (Touko Tahkokallio, Lautapelit.fl, 2020)
23:15 -Karate Tomate (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2018)
23:31 -Monikers (Alex Hague and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2015)
25:45 -Herd Mentality (Rich Coombs and Dan Penn, Big Potato, 2020)
26:50 -Senji (Bruno Cathala & Serge Laget, Asmodee, 2008)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
27:00 Pearl Games closed by Asmodee, but Sébastien Dujardin might resurrect it
28:37 SVWAG Videos! Uwe Rosenberg and Top 10 of 2022
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7rQYKYwsxouP_7nSza9qQ
29:15 Tom Jolly's Wiz-War on Kickstarter via Steve Jackson Games
30:25 King's Dilemma: Chronicles on Steam
31:03 Topic: Serge Laget
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#247: Ginkgopolis Jan 24, 2023

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Ah, you dear internet pedants, I can hear your rapid and ever-present desire for infinite emendations and futile attempts to be comprehensive! "What of the expansion, uhm actually," you demand. We have little experience with the Ginkgopolis expansion, and while it adds several modules, they don't add much to the game--if you catch my subtle distinction.
Games Played Last Week:
01:18 -The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples (Reiner Knizia, Ravensburger, 2019)
05:52 -Heat: Pedal to the Metal (Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen, Days of Wonder, 2022)
11:00 -Last Message (Lee Ju-Hwa and Giung Kim, IELLO, 2021)
15:05 -Hyperborea: Light and Shadow (Andrea Chiarvesio, Maurizio Vergendo, and Pierluca Zizzi, Asterion Press, 2016)
19:10 -Ragnarocks (Gord!, Grey Fox Games, 2022)
23:45 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022)
26:18 -Rauha (Johannes Goupy and Théo Rivière, GRRRE Games, 2023)
28:16 -For Sale (Stefan Dorra, Uberplay, 1997)
30:41 -Woodcraft (Ross Arnold and Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
34:30 Game Brewer's Trolls and Princesses on Kickstarter
36:02 Expansion to Witchstone: Full Moon
36:40 Nusfjord Big Box: new expansions sold separately
37:54 Gears of War: The Card Game
38:26 SVWAG YouTube Page: new videos
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39:19 Feature Game: Ginkgopolis (Xavier Georges, Pearl Games, 2012)
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#246: 2022 Year in Review Jan 17, 2023

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Welcome to our year-end eleganza extravaganza! Lists are compiled. Harsh truths confronted. For example, while one generally takes a while to acclimatize to the using the new year in dates, 2022 seemed immediately apt and people switched over effortlessly. 2023 still seems weird, though--as evidenced by the fact that we forgot to change our tags for our 2023 episodes thus far! How embarrassing.
Games Played Last Week:
01:32 -Good Puppers (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2021)
03:21 -Woodcrafters (Ross Arnold and Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2022)
06:55 -Robotech: Reconstruction (Dr. Wictz, Strange Machine Games, 2023)
12:59 -Black Rose Wars (Marco Montanaro, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2019)
18:46 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt--Pharaoh (Erc M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
22:53 -Age of Industry (Martin Wallace, Treefrog Games, 2010) and Age of Industry Expansion: Belgium and USSR (Clause Sirois, Self-published, 2013)
29:17 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011)
30:25 -Artisans of Splendent Vale (Nikki Valens, Renegade Game Studios, 2022)
37:14 -Lanzerath Ridge (David Thompson, Dan Verssen Games, 2022)
40:42 Top 10s of 2022
1:04:44 Game of the Year 2022
1:07:33 Special Categories
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#245: Beowulf: The Legend Jan 10, 2023

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"I'm head of the class
I'm popular
I'm a quarter back
I'm popular
My mom says I'm a catch
I'm popular
I'm never last picked
I'm in the Green Team clique
Being attractive is the most important thing there is
If you wanna catch the biggest fish in your pond
You have to be as attractive as possible
Make sure to keep your hair spotless and clean
Wash it at least every two weeks
Once every two weeks
And if you see Johnny Football Hero in the hall
Tell him he played a great game
Tell him you liked his choice in the best of three"
-Popular by Nada Surf,
which ought to have been in the Green Team Wins rulebook
Games Played Last Week:
01:09 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022)
04:01 -Tiletum (Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2022)
08:18 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)
10:55 -Terracotta Army (Przemysław Fornal and Adam Kwapiński, Board&Dice, 2022)
17:54 -Paperback Adventures (Tim Fowers and Skye Larsen, Fowers Games, 2022)
23:34 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)
24:46 -Robotech: Reconstruction (Dr. Wictz, Strange Machine Games, 2021)
29:12 -Hyperborea (Andrea Chiarvesio & Pierluca Zizzi, Asterion, 2014)
34:24 -Roll Camera!: The Filmmaking Board Game (Malachi Ray Rempen, Keen Bean Studios, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
38:32 Irrgarten der Magier (Magician's Maze): Co-op dexterity with magnets!
40:05 Andrew Parks and Eric Goldberg's Tales of the Arthurian Knights
41:06 Isle of Skye Big Box: Walker Buys Twice Edition
42:16 End of year SVWAG survey! Questions! Prizes! Please help us plan! https://forms.gle/WuqtmUK39xFMAbAb7
42:54 We have a Patreon. www.patreon.com/svwag
44:11 Feature Game: Beowulf: The Legend (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2005)
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#244: Oak Jan 03, 2023

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After much popular demand, we present to you the much-anticipated return of Masterpiece Theatre. Our esteemed patron--who is utterly unaware of our existence, such is his focus on his twin demesnes of fastness and furiousness--deserves no less. Of course, should His Grace, the Reverend Doktor Doktor Vincent, Duke of Diesel, Esq. O.B.E. ever condescend to acknowledge us plebs, we would no doubt swoon from appreciation. We would cherish so much as a grunt! Or a cease and desist!
Games Played Last Week:
01:21 -Undaunted: Stalingrad (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2022)
05:33 -Time of Empires (David Simiand and Pierre Voye, Pearl Games, 2022)
09:31 -Time Barons (Jon Perry and Derek Yu, WizKids, 2014)
13:51 -Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition (Muneyuki Yokouchi, Bézier Games, 2022)
18:19 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)
22:20 -One Deck Galaxy (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2022)
26:02 -G.I. Joe Deck-Building Game: Coldsnap Expansion (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2022)
29:33 -Tidal Blades: Banner Festival (J.B. Howell and Michael Mihealsick, Druid City Games, 2022)
34:16 -Tiny Turbo Cars (Hjalmar Hach, Alessandro Manuini, Jonathan Panada, Laura Severino, and Giulia Tamagni, Horrible Guild, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
39:59 Knizia's Quo Vadis becomes Zoo Vadis from Bitewing Games
41:13 Kingmaker from 1974 becomes revised from Gibsons Games
42:38 End of year SVWAG survey! Questions! Prizes! Please help us plan! https://forms.gle/WuqtmUK39xFMAbAb7
43:25 Warsurge on Kickstarter: setting and miniature agnostic with unrestricted unit design
45:59 Feature Game: Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)
1:11:32 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: Glass Onion
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#243: Real-Time Games Dec 27, 2022

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We take no time off for Boxing Day here at SVWAG, a day so named because according to the common law of the King (still feels weird saying that) citizens of the Commonwealth are permitted to punch someone in the face on this day only. It's like a pugilistic The Purge but with the metric system and occasional poutine. The news this week features a number of exemplary game titles. Many a stellar game has crossed our paths purely on the strength of its name, whereas others are so generic as to defy searching. Go ahead, find R on Board Game Geek, or the game Quest. I dare you.
01:59 AYURIS: Dominant Species Marine (Chad Jensen, GMT Games, 2021)
Games Played Last Week:
04:50 -Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)
10:59 -Weather Machine (Vital Lacerda, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2022)
12:42 -Time of Empires (David Simiand and Pierre Voye, Pearl Games, 2022)
23:10 -Wayfarers of the South Tigris (S J Macdonald and Shem Phillips, Garphill Games, 2022)
26:40 -Persuasion (Xoe Allred, Unpublished)
31:31 -Starship Captains (Peter B. Hoffgaard, Czech Games Edition, 2022)
37:22 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004)
42:43 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)
47:53 -Arcana Rising (Tim Armstrong, Grey Fox Games, 2021)
50:12 -R (Seiji Kanai, Kanai Factory, 2011)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
52:35 Much that Is Good, and All that Is Evil: game about the Western Gull
53:08 The Adventures of Robin Hood: Friar Tuck in Danger expansion
54:14 End of year SVWAG survey! Questions! Prizes! Please help us plan! https://forms.gle/WuqtmUK39xFMAbAb7
55:10 Noobs in Space
55:48 Topic: Real-time Games
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#242: Random Events Dec 20, 2022

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All things in SVWAG are glorious, and that applies doubly for our glorious returns. We will also not be taking any additional breaks during the holidays! Yes, we can pledge an uninterrupted broadcast schedule through to the new year--leading directly to our annual end-of-year spectacular. And it shall be what, listeners? Say it with me,
It shall be glorious.
02:24 AYURIS: Bullet♥︎ (Joshua Van Laningham, Level 99 Games, 2021)
Games Played Last Week:
05:08 -Tidal Blades: Banner Festival (J.B. Howell and Michael Mihealsick, Druid City Games, 2022)
08:12 -Riftforce: Beyond (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2022)
11:29 -Turing Machine (Fabien Gridel and Yoann Levet, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2022)
17:27 -Roll Camera!: The Filmmaking Board Game (Malachi Ray Rempen, Keen Bean Studios, 2021)
23:36 -John Company: Second Edition (Cole Wehrle, Wehrlegig Games, 2022)
29:27 -Horizons of Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2022)
33:20 -Terracotta Army (Przemysław Fornal and Adam Kwapiński, Board&Dice, 2022)
35:37 -Pandemic: Fall of Rome (Matt Leacock & Paolo Mori, Z-Man, 2018)
38:11 -Tiletum (Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2022)
39:44 -Brazil: Imperial (Zé Mendes, MeepleBR, 2021)
49:02 -Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)
50:46 -Frostpunk: The Board Game (Adam Kwapiński, Glass Cannon Unplugged, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
52:27 Calico app: cats on your phone
53:20 French website Tric Trac to shut down
54:18 Mythic Games divests itself of several IPs to CMON and Monolith Games
56:01 Sweaty Tryhard vs. Filthy Casual: not meant as insult. New Myers-Briggs to be crafted?
58:10 Inside Job: trick-taking with traitor
58:52 IKI expansion: Akebono. Walker summons the purifying flames.
59:23 Queen games reprints Stefan Feld's city collection with no updates in 9-day campaign. Allegedly.
1:00:35 Topic: Random Events
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#241: Planet Unknown Dec 06, 2022

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Sometimes a game's title leads to it being underplayed. Such is not the case for Carolus Magnus, whose chief downside might be the surplus of excellent aliases (Chuckie Mags, Charlie Big-Big, Carlos Grande, Caroolie Magoonie, et al). Planet Unknown, on the other hand, hardly sticks in one's memory. Planet Lazy Susan, though perhaps a bit clumsy, would have likely generated more interest and most definitely adhered to gamers' memory more.
Games Played Last Week:
01:06 -I.S.S. Vanguard (Andrzej Betkiewicz, Krzysztof Piskorski, Paweł Samborski, and Marcin Świerkot, Awaken Realms, 2022)
08:03 -Teotihuacan: City of Gods (Daniele Tascini & Dávid Turczi, NSKN Games, 2018)
11:51 -Frostpunk: The Board Game (Adam Kwapiński, Glass Cannon Unplugged, 2022)
24:07 -MicroMacro: Crime City--All In (Johannes Sich, Edition Spielwiese, 2022)
27:27 -Endless Winter: Paleoamericans (Stan Kordonskiy, Fantasia Games, 2022)
29:34 -Last Message (Lee Ju-Hwa and Giung Kim, IELLO, 2021)
33:07 -Eriantys (Leo Colovini, Cranio Creations, 2021)
34:41 -War Chest (Trevor Benjamin & David Thompson, AEG, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
35:39 Snow People on Kickstarter: inexpensive PnP
37:35 "Convention Haul" pictures are often just marketing; audience beware
39:25 Teeter Tower: Dice-rolling stacking game
40:06 Feature Game: Planet Unknown (Ryan Lambert & Adam Rehberg, Adam's Apple Games, 2022)
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#240: Deal-Making Nov 29, 2022

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Walker has yet to inform us what agenda the aliens are pursuing in Argentina during their relentless campaign of cow abduction. Do the alien overlords practise colonialism in the same way as their human counterparts? Do the inscrutable extraterrestrials differentiate between different humans, perhaps much as they differentiate between cows? Are their secret machinations behind the British East India Company as well? Walker, what are you hiding!
01:54 AYURIS: Faiyum (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2020)
Games Played Last Week:
05:22 -Spire's End: Hildegard (Greg Favro, Favro Ventures, LLC., 2022)
07:36 -Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2010)
07:44 -A Feast for Odin (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2016)
07:50 -Jetpack Joyride: Deluxe Edition (Michał Gołębiowski, Lucky Duck Games, 2019)
08:12 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
08:35 -Whale Riders (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2021)
09:04 -Wavelength (Alex Hague, Justin Vickers, & Wolfgang Warsch, Palm Court, 2019)
10:29 -Trick Shot (Second Edition) (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa)
14:07 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021)
16:17 -Riftforce: Beyond (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2022)
18:55 -Horizons of Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2022)
20:47 -John Company: Second Edition (Cole Wehrle, Wehrlegig Games, 2022)
27:21 -Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation (TauCeti Deichmann, WizKids, 2022)
30:34 -Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022)
33:55 -Persuasion (Xoe Allred, Unpublished)
https://knifebunny.itch.io/persuasion
38:25 -Great Western Trail: Argentina (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2022)
43:53 -Turncoats (Matilda Simonsson, Milda Matilda Games, 2021)
48:00 -Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
52:30 Spread the news of SVWAG! www.patreon.com/svwag
54:09 CMYK New Boardgame Smell scented candle
55:22 Peanut Butter Belly Time
56:20 Kickstarter projects: Pest & Runar
57:29 Regicide new art, new suit theme for diamonds #savepeanut
59:32 Topic: Deal-Making
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#239: Dwellings of Eldervale Nov 22, 2022

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Say what you want about the evils of filthy lucre, but I find it amazing how managers turn communitarian and high-minded when it comes to fair remuneration. "Don't you believe in the project?" "Aren't you committed to the team?" et al get deployed all the time when people want to, you know, get compensated for their work. One can't help but notice that racialized workers and women get subjected to such nonsense at a higher-than-average rate. Volunteerism is noble and good, but stiffing workers is not. When someone is trying to elide the difference, you can bet that they're up to something.
Games Played Last Week:
01:12 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022)
04:36 -Fantasy Realms: Deluxe Edition (Bruce Galssco, WizKids, 2022)
08:55 -Lands of Galzyr (Seppo Kuukasjärvi and Sami Laakso, Snowdale Design, 2022)
12:12 -Horizons of Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2022)
15:25 -Weather Machine (Vital Lacerda, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2022)
19:01 -Resurgence (Stan Kordonskiy, Half-a-Kingdom Games, 2022)
22:17 -Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game (Nick Niotis and Argyris Poungouras, Mythic Games, 2022)
28:23 -Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2010)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
30:10 HeroScape: Age of Annihilation fails to reach crowdfunding goal
32:40 Star Wars: Shatterpoint minis game from Atomic Mass
35:35 Hollandays Sale! Freebie "Watch Out! That's a Dracula!"
36:29 Expensive video game adaptation! Archon's Heroes of Might & Magic III, Steamforged's Elden Ring
38:07 Abusive labour practices in hobby businesses
https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/pandasaurus-games/feature/pandasaurus-games-workers-allege-toxic-workplace-crunch-burnout-payment-issues
39:45 Feature Game: Dwellings of Eldervale (Luke Laurie, Breaking Games, 2020)
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