So Very Wrong About Games

• #353: Rebirth

  In logic, conditionals are always true if the antecedent is false. You can't falsify the conditional if the conditions aren't met. For example, if Mark can bench 500 pounds, then vinegar tastes like cotton candy. Rest assured that I ain't benching that much, so don't worry about it; the conditional is true. Similarly, I can invite pretty much whoever I want to SVWAGCon. Fareed Zakaria, Olivia Rodrigo, and Jordan Mechner? Sure, they're all invited. They don't know about us, but it's all good.Games Played Last Week:04:00 -Finspan (David Gordon & Michael O'Connell, Stonemaier Games, 2025)07:51 -Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024) 11:16 -Marvel Dice Throne Missions (Gavan Brown & Nate Chatellier, Roxley, 2025)13:28 -Star Trek: Into the Unknown (Max Brooke & Michael Gernes, WizKids, 2025)21:51 -Lunar (Masato Uesagi, Allplay, 2024)23:25 -Lone Wolves (Yasuyuki Nakamura, Wonderful World Board Games, 2024)27:57 -Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2024)33:00 -Duos (Johannes Schmidauer-König, CMYK, 2025) 35:35 -Creature Caravan (Ryan Laukat, Red Raven Games, 2024)News (and why it doesn't matter):41:00 Early Registration for SVWAGCon for patrons! www.patreon.com/svwag42:37 Space Gits on Kickstarter soon! A dexterity miniatures game of drunk orcs43:48 Feature Game: Rebirth (Reiner Knizia, Mighty Boards, 2024)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #352: Ascending Empires: Zenith Edition

  I was donating blood while wearing my Transformers Converse shoes, and two different phlebotomists commented positively about them. "We have won the cultural argument," I said, deliberately burying the lede that demographic destiny is probably the chief cause. I suspect that the same forces explain increased societal acceptance of toys, and board games are not immune. Thank goodness!Games Played Last Week:01:22 -Guards of Atlantis II Arcane Hero Pack (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2024)07:56 -Creature Caravan (Ryan Laukat, Red Raven Games, 2024) 10:46 -Marvel Dice Throne Missions (Gavan Brown & Nate Chatellier, Roxley, 2025)15:55 -The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era (Josh J. Carlson, Michael Gernes, Logan Giannini, Ryan Howard, Salem Scott, and Josh Wielgus, Chip Theory Games, 2025)26:21 -Dungeon Kart (Michael Xuereb, Brotherwise Games, 2024)30:50 -Star Trek: Captain's Chair (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, WizKids, 2025)34:47 -Keyflower: The Merchants (Sebastian Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2014)40:47 -Rush M.D. (Athony Howgego, Konstantinos Kokkinis, & Dávid Turczi, Artipia Games, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):46:34 Yokohama Duel 2nd edition by Synapses Games46:56 Helldivers II board game by Steamforged Games49:02 New content for Inis and Tiletum50:02 Early Registration for SVWAGCon for patrons! www.patreon.com/svwag50:41 Feature Game: Ascending Empires: Zenith Edition (Ian Cooper, Play to Z, 2024)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #351: Flexing New Muscles

  As is readily apparent from the show's subject matter and our general presentation, we here at SVWAG are stone-cold jocks who excel at the sports and are thoroughly ripped. We trust the launcher and never ever skip leg day.00:57 AYURIS: Expeditions (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2023)Games Played Last Week:03:04 -Coloretto (Michael Schacht, ABACUSSPIELE, 2003)07:16 -Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game (Emerson Matsuuchi, CMON, 2025)14:20 -Mega Civilization (Flo de Haan, John Rodriguez, and Francis Tresham, 999 Games, 2015) 30:11 -Star Trek: Captain's Chair (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, WizKids, 2025)37:38 -Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles (Luís Brueh, Brueh Games, 2024)40:46 -Until Proven Guilty: The Starry Sky Necklace (Enrico Procacci, DV Games, 2024)46:46 -Crafting the Cosmos (David Gordon & TAM, Office Dog, 2025)News (and why it doesn't matter):48:24 Granddaughter success with Heap-O-Sheep48:48 Registration for SVWAGCon open for patrons! www.patreon.com/svwag50:18 Note-taking in Space Alert and Paint the Roses53:57 Topic: Flexing New MusclesAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #350: Beyond the Horizon

  Despite the welcome relative absence of anthropomorphic animals this week--aside from some sundry ducks in Lorcana--we see a lot of animals and various critters this week. We eschew sacrifices to a dodgy snake in Imperium, we fling sheep with abandon, we throw down with some wrestling bugs, and that's on top of comparatively mundane animal husbandry in Keyflower. Mark offered some unflattering comparisons between Walker and various animals during Crokinole, but that doesn't quite count.Games Played Last Week:02:22 -Space Alert (Vlaada Chvátil, Czech Games Edition, 2008)04:58 -Imperium: Horizons (Nigel Buckle and Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2024)09:17 CMYK's Magenta Series: Duos (Johannes Schmidauer-König, CMYK, 2025), Figment (Wolfgang Warsch, CMYK, 2025), Fives (Taiki Shinzawa, CMYK, 2025), Fruit Fight (Reiner Knizia, CMYK, 2025) 12:21 -Heap-O-Sheep: The High Flying Game of Flingin' Sheep! (Dominic Yard, Fat Brain Toy Company, Unknown)16:48 -Crokinole (Uncredited, Mayday, 2025)19:36 -Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam (John Brieger, Michael Dunsmore, & Tony Miller, Allplay, 2024)24:28 -Disney Lorcana (David Iezzi, Ryan Miller, and Steve Warner, Ravensburger, 2023)  32:40 -Keyflower: The Farmers (Sebastian Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2013)News (and why it doesn't matter):38:24 Agricola: Dead Harvest from Awaken Realms39:07 Rest in peace, Rodger MacGowan, prolific designer and artist40:01 Chris Farrell has a substack! https://chrisfarrell317.substack.com/p/week-of-feb-24th-202540:52 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag Patreon perk: early registration for SVWAG Con!43:03 Feature Game: Beyond the Horizon (Dennis K. Chan, Adam Hill, Ben Pinchback, and Matt Riddle, Cranio Creations, 2024)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #349: A Plowful of Games

  While we hate to confirm your most reductive of preconceived notions, snow removal in Canadian cities is no joke. The fleet of vehicles required to allow for daily life in even a small Canadian city after major snowfall is impressive. The balletic dance of some of their formations while in operation calls to mind the precise of mid-air refuelling.  01:03 AYURIS: Ra (Reiner Knizia, alea, 1999)Games Played Last Week:04:07 -Mistborn (John D. Clair, Brotherwise Games, 2024)09:17 -Cerebria: The Inside World (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, István Pócsi, Frigyes Schőberl, Nick Shaw, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2018)13:40 -1793: Patriots & Traitors (Jason St.Just, Sound of Drums, 2024) 20:35 -Navegador (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2010)26:43 -Galactic Renaissance (Christian Martinez, Matagot, 2024)29:25 -Cyclades: Legendary Edition (Bruno Cathala & Ludovic Maublanc, Open Sesame Games, 2024)39:24 -Whale Riders (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2021)41:06 -Figment (Wolfgang Warsch, CMYK, 2025)46:01 -Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam (John Brieger, Michael Dunsmore, & Tony Miller, Allplay, 2024)49:53 -Portmanteau: A Cooperative Game of Linguistic Fusion (Robert Fisk, Doghalla Games, 2025)54:26 -Dragon Valley (CW Karstens, Diamond K Games, 2012)News (and why it doesn't matter):1:01:56 Dragon Valley: Advisors & Quests, 20121:02:27 2001: A Space Odyssey 1 vs. all1:03:13 Paolo Mori and Alessandro Zucchini form Ingenioso Hidalgo for Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars1:03:53 Feya's Swamp from Helge and Anselm OstertagAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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