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• #346: 2024 Year in Review

  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 202427:43 Walker and Mark's Personal Top 10s48:50 2024 SVWAG Game of the Year52:24 Special CategoriesAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #345: Thunder Road: Vendetta

  "Robert! This here is velvet--not velveteen. A gentleman must learn the difference."-Gilbert Fontaine de la Tour D'Haute RiveGames 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 part45:50 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag46:05 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)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #344: Only at Certain Player Counts

  The editorial department of So Very Wrong About Games has several sub-divisions, and admittedly the orgchart gets a bit baroque at this point. The rules errors office is technically a sub-branch of the fact checking desk, but it is funded out of the game design sub-budget. This muddies the line of accountability, and as anyone who works with gibbons can tell you, this is not ideal. 03:53 AYURIS: Lacrimosa (Gerard Ascendi and Ferran Renalias, Devir, 2022)Games Played Last Week:05:20 -Endeavor: Deep Sea (Carl de Visser and Jarratt Gray, Burnt Island Games, 2024)08:30 -Hanabi (Antoine Bauza, ABACUSSPIELE, 2010)13:55 -Thor (Reiner Knizia, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, 2002)16:39 -Quin (Brian Rooney and Taeleen Woodard, Arch & Gravity Publishing, 2024)21:12 -Hamster Roll (Jacques Zeimet, Zoch Verlag, 2000)24:33 -Gun It (Randy O'Connor, Randy O Games, 2024)30:20 -Spirits of the Forest (Michael Schacht, ThunderGryph Games, 2018)News (and why it doesn't matter):33:44 Project K: The League of Legends Trading Card Game35:42 Dragons Down: Natives and Legends on Kickstarter36:26 Assault on Doomrock: Party Hard expansion soon on crowdfunding37:11 Gamers in need after Los Angeles fires: https://www.gofundme.com/f/our-home-is-gone-we-need-your-help38:11 Topic: Only at Certain Player CountsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #343: Fromage

  It has come to our attention that there has been a great deficiency in SVWAG through the years, namely our shameful neglect of the French language. The sheer Gaul!Games Played Last Week:01:34 -The Isle of Cats Duel (Frank West, The City of Games, 2024)04:28 -Res Arcana: Lux et Tenebrae (Thomas Lehman, Sand Castle Games, 2019)08:00 -Worldspanner Factions (Brett G. Murrell, Worldspanner, 2024)17:44 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021)20:30 -Atiwa (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2022)23:33 -My Favorite Things (Daiki [Nilgiri] Aoyama and Pepe_R, Play for Keeps, 2015)31:03 Endeavor: Deep Sea (Carl de Visser and Jarratt Gray, Burnt Island Games, 2024)37:35 -Through the Desert (Reiner Knizia, Allplay, 2024)39:39 -Dro Polter (Paul Schulz, Oink Games, 2023)News (and why it doesn't matter):41:34 Fort Circle Games' First Monday in October by Talia Rosen available for pre-order42:28 Stranger Things Risk...?43:10 APE Games to reprint Whale Riders43:38 Kasper Lapp's Our Secret Society44:04 Formaggio, expandalone to...44:18 Feature Game: Fromage (Matthew O'Malley and Ben Rosset, Road to Infamy Games, 2024) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #342: Sheep in Wolves' Clothing

  Trust the launcher.01:28 AYURIS: Darwin’s Journey (Simone Luciani and Nestore Mangone, ThunderGryph Games, 2023)Games Played Last Week:03:49 -Iron Forest (Brian Gomez, Brain Games, 2024)10:22 -Slide Quest (Nicolas Bourgoin & Jean-François Rochas, Blue Orange, 2019)14:00 -The Gang (John Cooper and Kory Heath, KOSMOS, 2024)17:08 -Harmonies (Johan Benvenuto, Libellud, 2024)19:23 -Set a Watch (Mike Gnade and Todd Walsh, Rock Manor Games, 2019)23:12 -Endeavor: Age of Expansion (Jarratt Gray, Burnt Island Games, 2020)28:05 -Windmill Valley (Dani Garcia, Board&Dice, 2024)News (and why it doesn't matter):32:35 It's already Lunar New Year33:33 From Fortress America to 2045, Walker makes associations37:21 Second Zenobia Award winner: The Porters, by Lucas Cockburn, Neco Cockburn, and Alex Goss about unionization of black Canadian rail workers38:57 Topic: Sheep in Wolves' ClothingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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