So Very Wrong About Games

• #365: Small Box, Big Game

  Walker's approach to parenting eschews what he sees as the coddling endemic in other families. He believes in competition above all else, where newbs must be pwned and even babies must git gud. "L2P" is his family motto. Some appalled anthropologists tried making a documentary about the Walker household, but they were forced to tone it down and release it as Squid Game.01:21 AYURIS: Through the Desert (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 1998)Games Played Last Week:02:56 -Pocket Paladin (Joe Klipfel, Mythfield Games, 2025)09:44 -7 Empires (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2024)21:10 -A Gentle Rain (Kevin Wilson, Incredible Dream Studios, 2024)24:37 -Flip 7 (Eric Olsen, The Op Games, 2024)25:31 -NMBR 9 (Peter Wichmann, ABACUSSPIELE, 2017)27:44 -Earthborne Rangers (Andrew Fischer, Brooks Flugaur-Leavitt, Andrew Navaro, Adam Sadler, and Brady Sadler, Earthborne Games, 2023)31:23 -Everdell (James A. Wilson, Starling Games, 2018)35:12 -Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French, 2024)40:47 -Animal Upon Animal (Klaus Miltenberger, HABA, 2005)News (and why it doesn't matter):45:16 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd47:38 Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag48:12 Law 96 threatens hobby game stores: https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/hobby-shops-say-it-will-be-game-over-for-their-businesses-due-to-quebecs-language-law/49:49 Topic: Small Box, Big GameAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #364: Pulling Levers

  "Because of the long-standing mutual enmity between Meany and Brown, Meany was named among the suspects in The Case Of Encyclopedia Brown’s Mangled Corpse. Meany denied the allegations.'It’s true that Detective Brown and I didn’t see eye to eye, but I would never do something so downright dirty rotten as murder him,' Meany said. 'Besides, it’s a matter of public record that, at the time the crime was committed, I was at the North Pole watching the penguins.'"-"Idaville Detective 'Encyclopedia' Brown Found Dead In Library Dumpster", The Onion01:42 AYURIS: Zoo Vadis (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2023)Games Played Last Week:4:12 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023)7:20 -Ofrenda (Orlando Sá & André Santos, Osprey Games, 2025)12:51 -Galactic Cruise (T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, and Koltin Thompson, Kinson Key Games, 2025)20:05 -Twins (Reiner Knizia, Oink Games, 1996)23:59 -Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019)28:23 -Stationfall (Matt Eklund, Ion Game Design, 2023)37:46 -Great Western Trail: New Zealand (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2023)40:45 -Schotten Totten 2 (Reiner Knizia, IELLO, 2020)45:18 -Corps of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny (Jay Cormier & Sen-Foong Lim, Off the Page Games, 2025)News (and why it doesn't matter):49:13 Balance updates to Fromage50:17 Tianxia by Daniele Tascini & Antonio Petrelli, another "T" game by Board&Dice50:39 Burned by Stone Circle Games will have a crowd sale on The Game Crafter soon51:19 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd51:45 Topic: Pulling LeversAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #363: The Social Contract

  We generally frown on ad hominem here at SVWAG, ensconced as we are in our glass houses. In the case of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (known affectionately as "Ja-Jay" by no one), though, who wrote extensively about proper methods of childhood education, we shall report that he confessed to rather callously sandbagging his lover into abandoning their children (Rousseau claimed there were five of them, though records are tricky). Way to be a douchebag, Jay-Jay.01:47 AYURIS: City of the Great Machine (German Tikhomirov, CrowD Games, 2023)Games Played Last Week:03:36 -River Rats (Mathijs Jansen & Robin Stokkel, Four Suits Studio, 2025)08:08 -The Gang (John Cooper and Kory Heath, KOSMOS, 2024)09:47 -SCOUT (Kei Kajino, Oink Games, 2019)11:47 -Storm Raiders (Shem Phillips, Arkus Games, 2025)13:36 -Tigris & Euphrates (Reiner Knizia, Hans im Gluck, 1997)16:17 -Corps of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny (Jay Cormier & Sen-Foong Lim, Off the Page Games, 2025)21:58 -Dogs of War (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2014)25:27 -Stroganov: Turukhan (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2024)32:48 -Veiled Fate (Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, and Austin Harrison, IV Studio, 2022)40:29 -Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard (Gaëtan Beaujannot, Olivier Cipière, and Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2023)News (and why it doesn't matter):43:56 SEAL Team Flix follow up Phantom Division! Stealth! Tactics! Flicking! on Kickstarter 44:29 Pacific Command, fleet miniatures game, by Osprey and Mike Hutchinson45:41 Agricola Special Edition on Gamefound47:43 Catacombs Alpha, new minimalist Catacombs starter, on Kickstarter48:25 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd49:17 Topic: The Social ContractAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #362: Rumble Nation

  I've read several different accounts of the battle of Sekigahara, and I swear there's no mention of Kevin Bacon or anyone bleaching their hair. How am I to know if Pony Boy stayed golden? Games Played Last Week:01:42 -MicroMacro: Kids--Crazy City Park (Johannes Sich, Edition Spielwiese, 2025)04:20 -Good Puppers (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2021)07:38 -23 Knives (Tyler J. Brown, Play to Z, 2025)15:13 -TEAM3 GREEN (Alex Cutler & Matt Fantastic, Brain Games, 2019)20:04 -Marabunta (Reiner Knizia, Space Cowboys, 2023)21:28 -Ra (Reiner Knizia, alea, 1999)23:13 -Ra: The Dice Game (Reiner Knizia, Rio Grande Games, 2009)26:16 -Moving Company (Guo Jiahui & Wu Ying, Whales Entertainment, 2025)31:42 -Santorini: Riddle of the Sphinx (James Van Niekerk & Paul Saxberg, Roxley, 2025)37:30 -The Crew: Family Adventure (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2024)42:07 -Hot Streak (Jon Perry, CMYK, 2025)43:42 -Flip 7 (Eric Olsen, The Op Games, 2024)News (and why it doesn't matter):45:09 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd46:35 Tabletop Tycoon acquires the rights to Eric Lang CMON designs: Blood Rage, Rising Sun, Ankh, Arcadia/Starcadia Quest48:48 Follow-up to SEAL Team Flix: Phantom Division on Kickstarter! (Pete Ruth, Mark Thomas)50:52 Sniper Elite: Operation Kraken on Gamefound52:02 Feature Game: Rumble Nation (Yogi Shinichi, Hobby Japan, 2017)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #361: What Makes Longer Games Worth It

  Walker and Mark almost come to blows over Flip 7 this week. Their disagreements over the merits of the product (Game? Experience? Way of Life? Sub "Roll a 6, Win a Cookie" distraction?) have long simmered, but the fundamental schism can no longer be ignored or papered over. They finally have it out. 02:27 AYURIS: Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023)Games Played Last Week:03:36 -Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022)06:39 -Scythe (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2016)09:47 -Fairy Tale (Satoshi Nakamura, What's Your Game?, 2008) 15:00 -Moon (Haakon Gaarder, Sinister Fish Games, 2023)18:17 -Spots (Alex Hague, Jon Perry, and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2022)21:13 -ito (326, Arclight Games, 2019)28:06 -Deep Rock Galactic (Ole Steiness, MOOD Publishing, 2022)31:45 -Flip 7 (Eric Olsen, The Op Games, 2024)News (and why it doesn't matter):35:50 Recall from Alion by Dr. Ø; pseudo-sequel to Revive?38:07 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd38:40 Topic: What Makes Longer Games Worth It?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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