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• #359: Gibberers

  "gibber--intransitive verb:to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and often foolishly"-Merriam-Webster"gibberer--noun:the hosts of SVWAG"Games Played Last Week:01:17 -Sausage Sizzle (Inka and Marcus Brand, 25th Century Games, 2012)05:22 -Landmarks (Rodrigo Rego & Danilo Valente, Floodgate Games, 2024)09:11 -Skara Brae (Shem Phillips, Garphill Games, 2025)14:20 -Moving Company (Guo Jiahui & Wu Ying, Whales Entertainment, 2025)16:49 -First Rat (Gabriele Ausiello & Virginio Gigli, Pegasus Spiele, 2022)20:47 -Barbecubes (Brett J. Gilbert & Rob Sparks, Alley Cat Games, 2025)24:35 -Unstoppable (John D. Clair, Renegade Game Studios, 2025)29:48 -Battle of Mekaverse (Reiner Knizia, Kids Logic, 2024)34:25 -Dorfromantik: The Board Game (Michael Palm and Lukas Zach, Pegasus Spiele, 2022)37:41 -Toy Battle (Paolo Mori & Alessandro Zucchini, Repos Production, 2025)40:04 -Dungeon Twister: The Card Game (Christophe Boelinger, Asmodee, 2013)46:34 -Rumble Nation (Yogi Shinichi, Hobby Japan, 2017)News (and why it doesn't matter):50:10 SETI expansion: Space Agencies50:46 Flamecraft digital51:28 POGs are coming back? Slam Throne52:02 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd53:53 Feature Game: Gibberers: The Word Game of Language Invention and Civilization Development (Keisei, Hobby Japan, 2024)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #358: Tricky Edge Cases

  Chaka Khan, let me rock youLet me rock you, Chaka KhanLet me rock you, that's all I wanna doChaka Khan, let me rock youLet me rock you, Chaka KhanLet me rock you, 'cause I feel for you-Chaka Khan, "I Feel for You"01:26 AYURIS: Barcelona (Dani Garcia, Board&Dice, 2023)Games Played Last Week:03:10 -Snap Ships Tactics: Swarm Box (Josh Derksen, Snap Ships, 2025) 10:13 -Battle of Mekaverse (Reiner Knizia, Kids Logic, 2024)15:34 -Everdell Farshore (James A. Wilson & Clarissa A. Wilson, Starling Games, 2023)20:19 -Trading Titans (Reiner Knizia, Kids Logic, 2024)25:03 -TAH WARS: Dice Tower Game (Luca Vince Caltabiano, BOARD TO DEATH, 2025)31:06 -Things in Rings (Peter C. Hayward, Allplay, 2024)News (and why it doesn't matter):35:06 Lifeboat by Jeff Siadek reprint on Kickstarter37:15 Underwater Cities: Data Era expansion38:18 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd39:55 Topic: Tricky Edge CasesAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #357: Post-Easter Update

  While we pride ourselves in playing more games in a week than many play in a month, when we take a week away from the SVWAG studio we often face a truly herculean backlog of games to discuss. This two-week period is no exception. Rest assured, we would never leave our dear listeners in the lurch, so we will keep you updated so you need not miss a thing.01:00 AYURIS: Race to the Raft (Frank West, The City of Games, 2023)Games Played Last Week:03:40 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023)06:42 -Quin (Brian Rooney and Taeleen Woodard, Arch & Gravity Publishing, 2024)11:41 -Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024) 14:47 -Gùgōng: Pànjūn (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2020)22:00 -Skull (Hervé Marly, Asmodee, 2011)24:09 -Space Gits (Mike Hutchinson, Planet Smasher Games, 2025)30:06 -Bad Company (Kenneth Minde, Kristian Amundsen Østby, and Eilif Svensson, Aporta Games, 2021)34:44 -Rebirth (Reiner Knizia, Mighty Boards, 2024)36:48 -Tír na nÓg (Isaac Shalev & Jason Slingerland, Grand Gamers Guild, 2024)38:51 -Let's Go! To Japan (Josh Wood, AEG, 2024)41:52 -Keyflower (Sebastien Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2012) 42:54 -Altay: Dawn of Civilization (Paolo Mori & Ole Steiness, Ares Games, 2024)47:09 -Abandon All Artichokes (Emma Larkins, Gamewright, 2020)49:58 -Quacks (Wolfgang Warsch, Schmidt Spiele, 2018)52:02 -23 Knives (Tyler J. Brown, Play to Z, 2025)59:15 -Ghost Blitz: Spooky Doo (Jacques Zeimet, Zoch Verlag, 2016)News (and why it doesn't matter):1:03:26 Catacombs Alpha, new entry point in the Catacombs series, on crowdfunding1:04:13 Tariff highlights: Stegmaier lawsuit, CMON, Greater Than Games1:07:15 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd1:07:47 Commands & Colors news: new Memoir '44, Battle of Hoth1:09:08 SVWAG interview with James of One Man Clapping episode #26Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #356: Endgame Scoring

  Tiebreakers are arguably a kind of endgame scoring. I respect the fact that they are invariably necessary (I mean, if for no other reason than if they're omitted some smartass like me will complain). That said, clearly if the scoreboard goes to 200+ I don't imagine we'll be hauling out the second tiebreaker condition all that much. Frequently the endgame conversion of resources to points already serves as a tiebreaker anyway. 01:48 AYURIS: Nidavellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020)Games Played Last Week:04:57 -FlickFleet (Jackson Pope & Paul Willcox, Eurydice Games, 2018)11:55 -Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024) 14:21 -Altay: Dawn of Civilization (Paolo Mori & Ole Steiness, Ares Games, 2024)17:19 -Wizards of the Grimoire: Shifting Sands (Cole Banning & Joe Banning, Grimoire Games, 2025)21:23 -Risk 2210 A.D.: Frontline (Mike Gills, Renegade Game Studios, 2025)32:57 -Calimala (Fabio Lopiano, Alley Cat Games, 2024)37:20 -Ransom Notes: House Party Edition (Josh Roberts, Evan and Josh's Very Special Games Company, 2023)40:16 -Leviathan Wilds (Justin Kemppainen, Moon Crab Games, 2024)42:57 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):45:15 New Meltwater by Capstone Games46:19 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd47:24 Topic: Endgame ScoringAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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• #355: Rise & Fall

  When is a thing like another thing? Is Albedo like Core Worlds? Is Cat Blues like Rummy? Is Through the Desert like Go? Is a nudge as good as a wink to blind bat? Are all Roll & Writes inferior to Roll a 6, Win a Cookie? Is Christophe Boelinger France's Vlaada Chvátil? Probably, because it's all just like Mage Knight in the end. Games Played Last Week:04:46 -Street Masters: Tide of the Dragon (Scott McFall, Adam Sadler, Brady Sadler, and Mitch Schroeder, Blacklist Games, 2022)09:45 -Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition (Ted Alspach, Bézier Games, 2022)13:55 -Cat Blues: The Big Gig (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2024)22:14 -Moon Colony Bloodbath (Donald X. Vaccarino, Rio Grande Games, 2025)28:03 -Albedo: Space Pirates! (Kai Herbertz, Herbertz Entertainment UG, 2018)35:43 -Malediction (Leo Cunha, Nicole Lobo, and Daniel Pettersen de Lucena, Loot Studios, 2025)39:46 -Hey, That's My Fish! (Günter Cornett & Alvydas Jakeliunas, Bambus Spieleverlag, 2003)40:55 -Parks: Roll & Hike (Henry Audubon & Mattox Shuler, Keymaster Games, 2024)News (and why it doesn't matter):44:04 Tariffs impacting the hobby45:12 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag46:23 Zombie Princess, a riff on Spades, by Bézier and Ted Alspach47:05 Feature Game: Rise & Fall (Christophe Boelinger, Ludically, 2024)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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