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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