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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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50:37 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag

51:46 Concordia Special Edition fills us with sadness

54:54 Harmonies expansion! Crescendo

55:15 X-Com Miniatures Game from Modiphius

55:42 New edition of St. Petersburg

56:16 Topic: The Successful Campaign Experience

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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.

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)

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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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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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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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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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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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This weeks guest Tim Dolloff from Board Game Hottakes

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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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This weeks guest:

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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This weeks guest:

5 Games 4 Doomsday

Ben Maddox

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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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This weeks Guest Charlie Theel

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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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Telling ME Calimala is good the nerve

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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00:00 Intro

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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Going to have to post a guard to the studio....

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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This weeks guest Chris from Liege of Games https://www.youtube.com/c/Li%C3%A8geofGames

00:00 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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This weeks special guest Efka from No Pun Included

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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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This week's guest Don from The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast

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!

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Main Review

39:58 Sweet Lands

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This week I welcome the Hungry Gamer

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

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Today's episode is brought to you by the letter T

 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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