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#159: Anachrony: Fractures of Time Mar 09, 2021

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Round structure of Anachrony:
I. Jump to the left phase.
II. Step to the right phase.
III. Bring your knees in tight phase.
IV. Pelvic thrust phase.
V. Drives you insane phase.
Let's play Anachrony again! It's just...
Games Played Last Week:
01:25 -Barrage (Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2019)
07:49 -Argent: Summer Break (Trey Chambers, Level 99 Games, 2014)
11:19 -Warhammer Underworlds: Direchasm (David Sanders, Games Workshop, 2020)
16:48 -Rum & Bones: Second Tide (Michael Shinall, CMON, 2017)
20:55 -Scape Goat (Jon Perry, Indie Boards & Cards, 2020)
24:06 -Yura Yura Penguin (Yabuchi Ryoko, Self-Published, 2020)
26:18 -Hansa Teutonica: East Expansion (Andreas Steding, Argentum Verlag, 2010)
28:33 -Pictures (Christian Stöhr & Daniela Stöhr, PD-Verlag, 2019)
32:41 -Project: ELITE – R.O.O.K. Team (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020)
35:52 -MicroMacro: Crime City (Johannes Sich, Pegasus Spiele, 2020)
38:38 -Pavlov's House (David Thompson, Dan Verssen Games, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
40:50 Robinson Crusoe Collector's Edition on Gamefound March 23rd
41:55 Trireme racing AND puns?! Greece Lightning
42:46 Level 99 Games' crowdfunding: Launch 99
43:59 Should there be moderation on Kickstarter comments? Mark says yes.
49:06 Feature Game: Anachrony: Fractures of Time (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dávid Turczi, & Mindclash Games, 2020)
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#158: Video Game Adaptations Mar 02, 2021

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The kids these days, what with their pokemons and their video games. The bleeping and the blooping. Personally I think civilization's gone downhill since Pong. It's all the colours! Pong had one too many colours if you ask me. What with the violence in the games and in the rock music and the hip hop... Hell in a handbasket.
Coming soon to PS5: "Hell in a Handbasket" by EA.
01:50 AYURIS: Hellboy: The Board Game (James M. Hewitt & Sophie Williams, Mantic Games, 2019)
Games Played Last Week:
03:22 -Cerebria: The Inside World (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, István Pócsi, Frigyes Schőberl, Nick Shaw, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2018)
05:54 -Shadowrift: Boomtown (Jeremy Anderson, Starling Games, 2020)
08:28 -Horizon Wars: Zero Dark (Robey Jenkins, Precinct Omega Publishing, 2020)
10:56 -Fuji Koro: Deluxe (Jerome Demeyere, Game Brewer, 2020)
13:02 -Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time (Helana Hope, Sen-Foong Lim, & Jessey Wright, Lucky Duck Games, 2020)
18:56 -Bloodborne: The Board Game (Eric M. Lang & Michael Shinall, CMON Limited, 2021)
25:32 -It’s a Wonderful World: Corruption & Ascension (Frédéric Guérard, La Boîte de Jeu, 2020)
28:28 -The Taverns of Tiefenthal (Wolfgang Warsch, Schmidt Spiel, 2019)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
29:19 Batman: Dark Knight Returns solo only
30:01 Bamboo Bash faces accusations of ripping off Toc Toc Woodman
34:15 Tiny Turbo Cars on Kickstarter
34:58 Tiny Epic Dungeons improves its sexist art
36:31 Skyrim: The Boardgame on Gamefound soon
37:54 John Company 2nd Edition on Kickstarter March 30th
39:06 Ragnarocks on Kickstarter
39:41 Patrons eligible for a free copy of Trick Shot
40:13 40K Magic: the Gathering?!
40:25 Brew from Pandasaurus
40:52 Topic: Video Game Adaptations
[EDIT: Mark, when discussing the roguelite deckbuilding game "Griftlands," mistakenly refers to it as "Outlands." We apologize for the error.]
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#157: Trick Shot Feb 23, 2021

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Wheel, snipe, celly boys. Crushin' sandos. Superstar power poses? Pfft. I could run a clinic on this, boys. The flow, and the snow. That's it, tarps off boys! You looking for a tilly, buddy? It's time for a donnybrook! Ferda.
Games Played Last Week:
01:17 -Crystal Palace (Carsten Lauber, Feuerland Spiele, 2019)
08:21 -Schotten Totten 2 (Reiner Knizia, IELLO, 2020)
11:04 -Blackout: Hong Kong (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2018)
15:20 -Cthulhu: Death May Die (Eric M. Lang & Rob Daviau, CMON, 2019)
17:14 -Anachrony: Fractures of Time (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dávid Turczi, & Mindclash Games, 2020)
23:38 -Scape Goat (Jon Perry, Indie Boards & Cards, 2020)
26:33 -The Court of Miracles (Vincent Brugeas & Guilhem Gautrand, Lumberjacks Studio, 2019)
29:07 -Res Arcana (Thomas Lehmann, Sand Castle Games, 2019)
30:03 -Medina (Second Edition) (Stefan Dorra, Stronghold Games, 2014)
31:47 -Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 (Rob Daviau & Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
31:47 Glorious return of Pandemic Legacy Patreon show The C.U.R.E. Files
32:24 Black History Month at Boardgamegeek
33:26 Core Worlds: Empires
33:58 Metal Gear Solid board game reverts to Matsuuchi, future uncertain
34:41 Stroganov by Andread Steding
35:14 More Great Western Trail(s)
35:58 Let's Role on Kickstarter--online tabletop roleplaying
36:37 Concordia Solitaria
37:08 Feature Game: Trick Shot (Nikita Krylov & Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2021)
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#156: Dead Collectible Games Feb 16, 2021

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So. Many. Games. Could two humans play so many games in a mere week? Well, certainly no humans that aren't preternaturally devoted to their dear listeners. But we are devoted, and your mere idlest of wishes is our most sacrosanct of commands; and so, brutal though taskmasters that you are, you bid us play so. Many. Games.
01:19 AYURIS: Asgard's Chosen (Morgan Dontanville, Mayfair Games, 2013)
Games Played Last Week:
03:43 -Sumatra (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2020)
07:34 -Tajuto (Reiner Knizia, Super Meeple, 2019)
11:40 -Scape Goat (Jon Perry, Indie Boards & Cards, 2020)
15:10 -Agricola (Revised Edition) (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2016)
18:08 -Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade (Geoff Engelstein, WizKids, 2020)
21:10 -Steven Universe: Beach-a-Palooza Card Battling Game (Erica Bouyouris & Andrew Wolf, Cryptozoic Entertainment, 2020)
26:13 -Ausonia (Zoltán Simon, Lycan Studio, 2021)
28:51 -The Taverns of Tiefenthal (Wolfgang Warsch, Schmidt Spiel, 2019)
30:00 -Yura Yura Penguin (Yabuchi Ryoko, Self-Published, 2020)
34:04 -Tungaru (Louis Malz & Stefan Malz, Alley Cat Games, 2020)
36:11 -Flick of Faith (Paweł Stobiecki, Jan Truchanowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms Lite, 2019)
38:47 -Strike (Dieter Nüßle, Ravensburger, 2012)
40:20 -Aquatica (Ivan Tuzovsky, Cosmodrome Games, 2019)
43:40 -MegaCity: Oceania (Jordan Draper & Michael Fox, Hub Games, 2019)
47:21 -MicroMacro: Crime City (Johannes Sich, Pegasus Spiele, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
49:06 Asmodee buys Board Game Arena
51:51 Summoner Wars 2nd Edition: March 1st
52:17 Warhammer Underworlds keeps evolving
53:08 https://tekeli.li/svwag/ is your friend! All episode notes of SVWAG
54:05 Yet more Zombicide?!
54:43 Editorial: The issue isn't who is a racist, the issue is what we do
57:54 Topic: Dead Collectible Games
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#155: Hallertau Feb 09, 2021

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One portentious day, Uwe Rosenberg will design a worker-placement game where polyomino sheep breed by being sown into fields that are also special power cards, and the Great Cycle will be complete. No one knows what happens then, and quite frankly we are too afraid to ask.
Games Played Last Week:
01:33 -Anachrony: Fractures of Time (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dávid Turczi, & Mindclash Games, 2020)
08:15 -Honey Buzz (Paul Salomon, Elf Creek Games, 2020)
14:56 -The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2019)
16:46 -Flick of Faith (Paweł Stobiecki, Jan Truchanowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms Lite, 2019)
18:54 -Paris (Michael Kiesling & Wolfgang Kramer, Game Brewer, 2020)
26:55 -Guards of Atlantis II: Tabletop MOBA (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2021)
29:46 -Dice Hospital (Stan Kordonskiy & Mike Nudd, Alley Cat Games, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
31:21 Red Rising from Stonemaier Games
32:03 Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition
33:26 Oink Games on Kickstarter
34:08 Patreon: Free games, Pledge of Indifference, and more
34:51 The Dragon Prince Tales of Xadia RPG
35:15 We Care: A Grizzled Game
36:30 Unity and empathy: on whose terms? Tascini's critics get death threats
39:21 Feature Game: Hallertau (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2020)
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#154: Gatekeeping Feb 02, 2021

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"My defense, Your Honour, was that I was specifically mandated by the rulebook issued by M. Xavier Georges and Quined Games to violate the lockdown restrictions issued by the Province of Ontario. I would put to you that it is unjust for the government to force me to choose between public heath measures backed by civil sanction on the one hand, and being a dirty dirty cheater on the other. Why are you all looking at me like that?"
01:37 AYURIS: Gentes: Deluxified (Stefan Risthaus, Tasty Minstrel, 2018)
Games Played Last Week:
06:04 -Age of Industry (Martin Wallace, Treefrog Games, 2010)
12:20 -Aquatica (Ivan Tuzovsky, Cosmodrome Games, 2019)
16:09 -Russian Railroads (Helmut Ohley & Leanhard "Lonny" Orgler, Hans im Gluck, 2013)
17:52 -Skytear (Giacomo Neri, Riccardo Neri, & Riccardo Parmeggiani, PvP Geeks, 2020)
21:47 -La Granja (Michael Keller & Andreas "ode." Odendahl, Spielworxx, 2014)
23:58 -Paris Connection (John Bohrer, Queen Games, 2010)
26:23 -Anachrony (Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2017)
30:39 -Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
38:01 Caverna: Frantic Fiends
38:44 Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition. No.
41:33 Abyss on Board Game Arena
41:55 Isaac Vega and Lindsey Rode form Rose Gauntlet Entertainment
43:41 Daniele Tascini apologizes, Phil Eklund doubles down
45:31 Topic: Gatekeeping
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#153: Tungaru Jan 26, 2021

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Board Game Arena gets more and more of our gaming time, what with its snappy interface and minimal system requirements. The sound effects, though, are controversial. The community seems divided on whether the whooshes are pleasing or distracting, and whether the knock-knock-knock sound is charming or nerve-wracking. We have heard the noise accused of being evocative of imminent swatting, which seems excessive but potentially horrifying.
Games Played Last Week:
01:07 -The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2019)
05:23 -MicroMacro: Crime City (Johannes Sich, Pegasus Spiele, 2020)
08:26 -Flick Wars (Shaun Austin & Andrew Tullsen, Breaking Games, 2019)
10:46 -No Thanks! (Thorsten Gimmler, AMIGI, 2005)
10:52 -Paris Connection (John Bohrer, Queen Games, 2010)
11:42 -Nippon (Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro & Paulo Soledade, What's Your Game?, 2015)
16:30 -Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2021)
18:43 -A Billion Suns: Interstellar Fleet Battles (Mike Hutchinson, Osprey Games, 2021)
24:33 -Hallertau (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2020)
31:03 -Guards of Atlantis II: Tabletop MOBA (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2021)
34:00 -Food Chain Magnate (Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga, Splotter, 2015)
35:38 -Yokohama (Hisashi Hayashi, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2016)
36:18 -Underwater Cities (Vladimír Suchý, Rio Grande Games, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
37:25 Dune: House Secrets--Detective Dune?
37:52 Ultimate Railroads: Russian, German, American, and Asian
39:10 Sagrada Legacy?!
39:42 Equinox from Reiner Knizia
40:36 Funagain CEO steps down after sexist harrassment
43:07 Feature Game: Tungaru (Louis Malz & Stefan Malz, Alley Cat Games, 2020)
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#152: Death of the Rule Book Jan 19, 2021

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If you've been following board games social media recently, you might have noticed that it's been a rough couple of weeks. Incidents like these, albeit difficult, allow us a chance to define our community and underscore our values. Silence can imply consent. We can either choose to silently defend powerful figures use their influence to harm vulnerable people without consequence, or we can choose to try and speak up to become a more welcoming and inclusive community. So Very Wrong About Games chooses to try to do the latter.
00:57 Our statement on Phil Eklund and Daniele Tascini
04:24 AYURIS: Warpgate (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2018)
Games Played Last Week:
06:46 -Darwin’s Journey (Simone Luciani & Nestore Mangone, ThunderGryph Games, 2021)
12:20 -Dinosaur Tea Party (Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, & Justin D. Jacobson, Restoration Games, 2018)
17:00 -Calimala (Fabio Lopiano, ADC Blackfire Entertainment GmbH, 2017)
20:11 -Cosmic Frog (Jim Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2020)
23:31 -Yokohama (Hisashi Hayashi, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2016)
25:35 -Quantum (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013)
28:03 -City of the Big Shoulders (Raymond Chandler III, Parallel Games, 2019)
32:21 -Food Chain Magnate (Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga, Splotter, 2015)
33:28 -A Billion Suns: Interstellar Fleet Battles (Mike Hutchinson, Osprey Games, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
39:10 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
41:40 Asmodee buys Philibert
42:32 Castles of Mad King Ludwig Collector's Edition
43:32 Topic: Death of the Rule Book
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#151: Dogs of War Jan 12, 2021

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Too much news! So much news, in fact, that we had to cut some news. Some news, though news-y, will keep until next week. The key is to wrap the roots of the news in damp paper towel, put the news in a plastic bag, and put the bag in the fridge. The news will keep up to a couple weeks that way, whereas it would have become limp news on the counter in as little as a day.
Games Played Last Week:
01:11 -By Stealth and Sea (Nicola Saggini & David Thompson, DVG Games, 2020)
06:02 -Dinosaur Tea Party (Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, & Justin D. Jacobson, Restoration Games, 2018)
09:43 -Guards of Atlantis II: Tabletop MOBA (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2021)
14:27 -Iwari: Deluxe Edition (Michael Schacht, ThunderGryph Games, 2020)
17:33 -BattleCON: Unleashed (D. Brad Talton, Level 99 Games, 2020)
21:01 -Whistle Mountain (Scott Caputo & Luke Laurie, Bézier Games, 2020)
24:16 -Charterstone (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2017)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
26:31 Leftover animal mentions: Kabuto Sumo, Crash Octopus, and Scape Goat
28:05 Ares Games loses Battlestar Galactica license
29:05 Boardgamegeek Artist Series #5
30:22 Kolossal Games' Reload
30:50 Nidavellir expansion: Thingvellir
31:51 More modules for Taverns of Tiefenthal
32:24 It's a Wonderful Kingdom
33:03 New solo modes for Concordia and AuZtralia
33:53 Antoine Bauza's Oltréé
34:51 Fantasy Flight Games forums shutting down
36:12 Mayhem from CMON
36:46 Lizard people for Warhammer Underworlds
36:52 Dark Crystal RPG
37:13 Simone Luciani's Darwin's Journey
37:58 Feature Game: Dogs of War (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2014)
Designer's improvements: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1470285/some-variants-i-didnt-playtest-yet
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#150: 2020 Year in Review Jan 05, 2021

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In honour of our big, blowout, end-of-year extravaganza spectacular, no expense was spared. Mark put on pants. Walker wore his t-shirt with the fewest holes. The sheep freshly sheared. The palanquin carriers were freshly oiled. Come, thrill to the summary of what was actually a very good year in terms of boardgame releases.
Games Played Last Week:
02:16 -Guardians (Callin Flores, Plaid Hat Games, 2018)
03:46 -Super Fantasy Brawl (Jochen Eisenhuth, Mythic Games, 2020)
06:07 -MegaCity: Oceania (Jordan Draper & Michael Fox, Hub Games, 2019)
09:55 -Dwellings of Eldervale (Luke Laurie, Breaking Games, 2020)
14:59 -Bonfire (Stefan Feld, Hall Games, 2020)
19:13 -Caravan (Joe Huber, Rio Grande Games, 2019)
22:50 -Dune: Imperium (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2020)
27:42 -Nidavellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020)
29:17 -Whistle Mountain (Scott Caputo & Luke Laurie, Bézier Games, 2020)
34:09 -Aristocracy (Reiner Knizia, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2019)
35:08 -Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (Isaac Childres, Cephalofair Games, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
36:07 The C.U.R.E. Files are now The HOBO Chronicles
38:16 2020 Year in Review
39:31 Personal Top 10s
1:01:56 SVWAG Game of the Year
1:05:02 Miscellaneous Categories
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