So Very Wrong About Games

I was three actions deep into my tenth turn of Recall when I achieved total mastery. I was beyond the Schwarzenegger and the Farrell, deep with Koato and triple-mammaried subversives. A newb at the table interrupted my reverie with a question concerning ambiguous inconography. "That card?" I said, feeling like cutting a deal. "I can remember it for you wholesale." They called me a dick.

Games Played Last Week:

01:20 -Innovation Deluxe (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2017)

05:19 -Wroth (Manny Trembley, Chip Theory Games, 2025)

08:37 -All In: Predictions (Phil Walker-Harding, Next Move Games, 2026)

12:06 -dnup (Kei Kajino, asmodee, 2025)

14:36 -Double Seven (Michael Schacht, TIKI Editions, 2025)

17:54 -Eternal Decks (Hiroken, tricktakers Games, 2025)

24:49 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023)

26:03 -Orléans: Invasion (Inka Brand, Markus Brand, & Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2015)

30:58 -Queen of Spies (Liz Davidson & David Thompson, Salt & Pepper Games, 2026)

37:32 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)

39:07 -Snakes and Hawks (Carey Suber, Suber Electronics, 2020)

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43:57 Kingdom Come: Deliverance preorder from CGE (by Vlaada Chvátil & Tomáš Holek!)

47:14 Eternal Sevens, psuedo-sequel to Eternal Decks

47:41 Feature Game: Recall (Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Kjetil Svendsen, and Anna Wermlund, Alion – by Dr Ø, 2025)

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It is Inadvertent Surprise Railway Week (ISRW, pronounced "is raw") here at SVWAG, and we take a look at some train games without directly addressing the raging controversy of what, exactly, constitutes a train game.

02:25 AYURIS: Wilmot's Warehouse (Ricky Haggett, Richard Hogg, and David King, CMYK, 2024)

Games Played Last Week:

07:06 -Railway Boom (Hisashi Hayashi & Simone Luciani, Arclight Games, 2025)

14:48 -Pickomino (Reiner Knizia, Zoch Verlag, 2005)

19:25 -Keltis: Neue Wege, Neue Ziele (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2009)

23:04 -King of Tokyo (Richard Garfield, IELLO, 2011)

29:22 -Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard (Gaëtan Beaujannot, Olivier Cipière, and Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2023)

33:30 -Irish Gauge (Amabel Holland, Capstone Games, 2019)

35:42 -Railroad Tycoon/Railways of the World (Glenn Drover & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2005)

43:06 -Portobello Market (Thomas Odenhaven, Schmidt Spiele, 2007)

46:00 -Medina (Second Edition) (Stefan Dorra, Stronghold Games, 2014)

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52:21 Stonemaier's Scythe/Expeditions mashup: Duel of Meloch

54:06 Kabuto Sumo Dice! Alex Culter Michael Mihaelsick (Tidal Banner, Flotilla)

55:21 Topic: Teaching vs. Discovery (what to teach and what to let players find out)

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Acronyms and initialisms are a tricky thing. In SVWAG circles, one must be careful to use proper punctuation, lest GOA imply 2022's Game of the Year (GotY, not Gotye) Guards of Atlantis. Mark remains enraged that the SC2 acronym was robbed from Greatest of All Time (GOAT, not goat, obviously) Star Control 2 by the usurper StarCraft 2.

Games Played Last Week:

01:07 -The Old King's Crown (Pablo Clark, Eerie Idol Games, 2025)

08:05 -Keltis (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2008)

11:43 -Das letzte Paradies (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 1993)

16:01 -Keep the Heroes Out (Luís Brüeh, Brueh Games, 2022)

20:56 -All In: Predictions (Phil Walker-Harding, Next Move Games, 2026)

23:52 -Finspan: Sharks and Reefs (Michael O'Connell, Stonemaier Games, 2026)

27:16 -Genshin Tarot (MingYang Lu, Brother Ming Games, 2022)

33:43 -Recall (Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Kjetil Svendsen, and Anna Wermlund, Alion – by Dr Ø, 2025)

36:21 -Railway Boom (Hisashi Hayashi & Simone Luciani, Arclight Games, 2025)

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43:06 Star Trek Lower Decks: Chaos Protocol. Escape room in a box!

43:38 Witches of Willowspur by Devious Weasel and Jenna Felli. Murray's origins!

44:50 Feature Game: Goa (Rüdiger Dorn, Quined Games, 2026)

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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)

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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)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

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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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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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