Tom complains about the cold before we all discuss forms of Table Talk. What just bends the rules, and what breaks the game? We share a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, a couple of questions from the mailbag, and some new Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

00:40 - It's cold in Florida

01:41 - Gamefound - SupportDicetower.com

02:11 - Dice Tower East and West

03:00 - Table Talk

25:07 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror

31:31 - Question: Social Deduction Games (Where Am I, Blood on the Clocktower)

38:38 - Question: Screen Printed Meeples

44:49 - Little Alchemists

46:50 - Star Realms Academy

48:34 - Azul Duel

50:50 - Dr Jeckyl & Mr Hyde vs. Scotland Yard

53:28 - Rajas of the Ganges: Cards and Karma

56:47 - Unstoppable

1:00:07 - Catch the Moon

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If you can choose to be the regular version or the spicy version, you obviously choose the spicy version. I mean, sure, the capsaicin may sting, but one assumes that the canonical version is caliente. Put another way, would you prefer "SVWAG" or "SVWAG en fuego?" The choice is clear. It is a corollary of sorts to Winston Zeddemore axiom that when someone asks you if you are a god, you say yes.

Games Played Last Week:

01:33 -Under Our Sun (Maximilian Lichtner and David Poluda, tabletopper games, 2024)

06:05 -Cosmic Frog (Jenna Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2020)

09:34 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)

14:20 -Trio (Kaya Miyano, Cocktail Games, 2021)

17:17 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)

18:58 -Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024)

21:02 -The Vale of Eternity: Artifacts (Eric Hong and Mathieu Rivero, Mandoo Games, 2024)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

25:06 If you know of games lost in the L.A. fires, let us know!

26:28 Topic: Year in Review 2024

27:43 Walker and Mark's Personal Top 10s

48:50 2024 SVWAG Game of the Year

52:24 Special Categories

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00:02:00 Intro

00:04:00 Dice & Diversions

00:08:00 First Impressions

00:13:00 Wheels on the Bus

00:22:00 Miniature Market

00:24:00 Chu Han

00:28:00 Beyond the Horizon

00:44:00 Portal Games

00:46:00 Moving Wild

00:51:00 Arcs

01:11:00 Game Toppers

01:13:00 E-Win Chairs

01:16:00 Outro

We got to attend Dice & Diversions this month and the drive was worth it. The location was great, and the gamers were so well taken care of by the team that if you are in the Southeast, consider going next year. The date for 2026 hasn’t been announced as they work on contracts with hotels, but just know it will be in the first quarter. There was plenty to do if you are into board games or RPGs with plenty of opportunities to join others as people were continuously looking for players.

One of the games we played was a re-implement of one we played many moons ago that I really enjoyed. Beyond the Horizon uses similar mechanics found in Beyond the Sun, but it is its own game and should be judged as such. We compare the two in this episode and found that the mechanics in one we enjoyed more than the other. I think for people that have played both, your playstyle will help you determine which you like more. For me, Beyond the Horizon is more my style with the map versus the space majority control board.

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In this episode, Conor and Dana Banana are back for their first episode of 2025, while Lauren has so much to talk about, she returns for another chat in back-to-back episodes.

Lauren has us with our mouths open as she talks about her latest trick-taking game that has the weirdest theme we’ve heard in a while.  Conor has settled into his role as a hobo as he rummages through his bindle looking for goodies at 2am in Vagrantsong.  Meanwhile, Banana has fallen for Ryan Laukat as she tries to save the pack-turtle in her first experience with Red Raven Games in Creature Caravan. 

 

They also recap last week's Question of the Pod, all before sharing some news as to what's got them fired up!

 

New Question of the Pod: What was your biggest gaming surprise of last year and what did you enjoy about it?

Sizzling Games:

 

Xylotar [40.00]

Vagrantsong [52:58]

Creature Caravan [01:05:02]

 

Question of the Pod Recap: [01:16:43]

New Question of the Pod: [01:24:18]

Fired Up: [01:30:21]

 

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Unpublished games: Tropical, I Can’t Even.

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Root: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root

Fromage: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/384213/fromage

Flip 7: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420087/flip-7

The Gang: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/411567/the-gang

Civolution: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400602/civolution

Nekojima: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359029/nekojima

Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/374173/star-wars-the-deckbuilding-game

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Piles!:   https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400752/piles

 

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik is joined by Marc Specter of the Grand Gamers Guild and Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow to talk about games (and other things) they've played including:

• Bomb Busters
• Canopy Evergreen
• GI Joe Deck Builder: Silent Interlude
• Star Realms: Rise of the Empire
• Ang's Destiny
• The Game of 49
• Odd Pieces Puzzles

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In this second part of the 5G4D Awards 2025 Ben and Steve give out the award for Best pre-2024 Game and The Game of the Year!



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Shelley and I grow an autumnal enviroment, populating it with birds, foxes, frogs and mushrooms in

Fall by Giampaolo Razzino from Little Rocket Games

then we pan for glass beads and collect them in

River Valley Glassworks by Adam Hill, Ben Pinchback, and Matt Riddle from Allplay

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Clef and Tim talk about the success of the Winter Formal online gathering and go over Tim's Top Ten board games. We also talk about Power Grid, Age of Steam, Isle of Cats Duel, and Winter Court! We also start the inevitable journey of going through the alphabet with movie picks! Sign up for PPCon at punchboardparadise.com and join the discord at https://discord.gg/s8hYtWkMS3 You can find more info about 18DSM at https://discord.gg/FFZvnwhMwb

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In the second annual 5G4D Awards Ben and Steve give out the awards for The Biggest Disappointment and The Biggest Surprise with help from the contributors of the best discord in the world.

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Bomb Busters and Gussy Gorillas. Then, we talk about the goals we made at the beginning of 2024 and whether or not we were able to complete them!
Our Jubensha playthrough video and podcast episode

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0:46-Recent Games - Bomb Busters
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15:27-Goal 3 (Top 100 list)
16:14-Goal 4 (Try to go viral)
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18:01-Goal 6 (Better videos)
19:34-Goal 7 (Play old favorites)
25:50-Outro
27:03-Bloopers

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And back to Mark! It's the soggy middle of his top 50, or as he insists on calling it, his numbers 30 through 11. That is twenty more delicious games, and he's here to tell you all about them while we continue to berate and praise him for his choices. 01:20 - #30 - Anomia 05:12 - #29 - Sidereal Confluence 08:47 - #28 - Chicago Express 11:46 - #27 - Rise & Fall 16:34 - #26 - Tigris & Euphrates 19:14 - #25 - Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory 22:29 - #24 - Blue Lagoon 25:37 - #23 - Lancaster 28:07 - #22 - El Grande 30:57 - #21 - Modern Art 33:54 - #20 - Pictomania 36:58 - #19 - Ark Nova 40:19 - #18 - Stationfall 41:59 - #17 - Stephenson's Rocket 43:36 - #16 - Cascadero 45:19 - #15 - Ra 48:45 - #14 - Bus 50:49 - #13 - Tramways 52:40 - #12 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020 57:05 - #11 - Caylus 1303

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Hey Now Cabalists! In today's Express Don and Jamie present the annual Best of 2024 in which they discuss the games we love from the past year.

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In this episode of the Spielworxx Bulletin Ben and Uli discuss whether games can be considered cultural assets.

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Dave does it live! This episode was recorded in front of our Patrons for better or worse.

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Adrian comes back with a classic, it's been over a year since we did a Niche Number 1's episode so it's high time to bring the format back for another round of favourite games in obscure circumstances.

FIRST PLAYER: Adrian
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Becky, Tambo

In this episode you'll learn:
- that Becky has become a landlady in Taverns of Tiefenthal by Schmidt
- that JP shouldn't be in marketing whilst explaining the latest expansion of Anno: 1800 by Kosmos
- that Tambo is Here to Slay with a light monster killing card game by TeeTurtle
- that sometimes theme doesn't matter in AI: 100% Human as Adrian has played this Essen release he picked up last year
- what our favourite games are at conventions, that other people own and even ones that we can smuggle through customers...intrigued then check out the episode

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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:48 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:08 - Becky - Taverns of Tiefenthal
7:42 - JP - Anno 1800: The Expansion
13:23 - Tambo - Here to Slay
18:19 - Adrian - AI: 100% Human
27:19 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Niche Number 1's - Round 6
27:58 - Favourite game that doesn't have meeples, characters or workers in it
36:38 - Favourite game that deserves a reprint
47:04 - Favourite game that your glad you don't own
49:37 - Favourite game that isn't very replayable
56:24 - Favourite game that we prefer to play at a convention
1:04:17 - Favourite game that you could smuggle through customs if board games are contraband
1:11:32 - TURN 4 - Receive, Sleeve or Leave
1:17:18 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:26:16 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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"Robert! This here is velvet--not velveteen. A gentleman must learn the difference."

-Gilbert Fontaine de la Tour D'Haute Rive

Games Played Last Week:

01:53 -Fishing (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2024)

08:04 -Revive (Helge Meissner, Eilif Svensson, Anna Wermlund, and Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2022)

10:46 -SCOUT (Kei Kajino, Oink Games, 2019)

14:33 -MLEM: Space Agency (Reiner Knizia, Rebel Studio, 2024)

16:53 -Unconscious Mind (Laskas, Jonny Pac, Yoma, and Antonio Zax, Fantasia Games, 2024)

20:10 -SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Laskas, Jonny Pac, Yoma, and Antonio Zax, Czech Games Edition, 2024)

28:27 -Kollide (Uncredited, Relatable, 2024)

31:12 -Gun It (Randy O'Connor, Randy O Games, 2024)

35:14 -Harmonies (Johan Benvenuto, Libellud, 2024)

38:08 -Gudnak (Timothy S. O'Brien and Ian Oliver, Chaotic Great, 2024)

42:19 -Good Puppers (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

44:20 The System Works: BGG improved plague counters, Rise & Fall replacement part

45:50 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag

46:05 If you or someone you know has lost games in the West Coast fires, please reach out 

47:05 Feature Game: Thunder Road: Vendetta--Maximum Chrome (Dave Chalker, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Brett Myers, and Brian Neff, Restoration Games, 2023)

Thunder Road: Vendetta--Carnival of Chaos (Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, and Brian Neff, Restoration Games, 2024)

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Reviews of Intarsia, Castle Combo, Build a Cure, Clank Legacy 2.. Game discussion starts at {00:33:25}.

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This week's guest is owner of Button Shy games Jason Tagmire. We talk about New Jersey, games in wallets and the pains and joys of being an independent publisher...but which games did he choose? 

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Shelley and I compete with rival bands to earn the most money in New Orleans in

Big Easy Busking by Joshus J. Mills from Weird Giraffe Games

then try to build up our prehistoric tribes in

Mesos by Yaniv Kahana and Simone Luciani from Cranio Creations and Pegasus Spiele

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