So Very Wrong About Games

It's hard to go wrong with cats. Even most people who don't like cats are wise enough to keep relatively quiet about it, lest they suffer the consequences. What consequences? Oh, I don't know, maybe the fury of needle-armed psychopaths who watch things die for fun! And that's just the cat owners. ZING

I kid, I kid. We here at SVWAG have considerable enthusiasm for Official SVWAG cat, Chandler, aka Chan-Chan aka Chan Man aka Potato.

Games Played Last Week:

00:54 -Movie Tricks (Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, and Åsmund Svensson, Chilifox Games, 2025)

06:49 -Avalon: The Riven Veil (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2026)

15:04 -D.E.I.: Divide et Impera (Tommaso Battista, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2022)

17:27 -Barrage: The Colorado Connection (Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2024)

25:06 -Alibis (Yusuke Sato, Allplay, 2025)

27:36 -Landmarks (Rodrigo Rego & Danilo Valente, Floodgate Games, 2024)

28:22 -dnup (Kei Kajino, asmodee, 2025)

31:11 -Bookshelf (Caezar Al-Jassar, Alley Cat Games, 2026)

33:19 -Realm of Reckoning (Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, and Austin Harrison, IV Studio, 2026)

39:37 -Totally Human (Kasper Lapp, Bitewing Games, 2026)

45:52 -Cats Knocking Things Off Ledges (David Killing & Sen Foong-Lim, The Op games, 2026)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

49:17 Glorious Listener Survey! https://forms.gle/ghqMH9cuiRWCVyZn9

49:46 Valuable creator, JonGetsGames, on hiatus

51:38 Dinosaurs, everybody! Dino Racer from Underdog and Marceline Leiman

53:08 Rebels Against Rebellion by Trevor Benjamin, David Thompson, and art by Kwanchai Moriya

54:32 Feature Game: Robo Rally Dice (Kane Klenko, Renegade Game Studios, 2026)
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Have you heard of the Walker Quint? This patent-pending, uncopyrightable system is more than just a game organizational schema--it is a multipurpose framework that will REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR LIFE in every way! It's more like a cult, really. Join us in following the Eternal Path of the Walker Quint.

01:43 AYURIS: Undaunted 2200: Callisto (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey, 2024)

Games Played Last Week:

05:53 -Gold Country (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2026)

09:45 -Bottle Imp (Günter Cornett, Grail Games, 2024)

15:27 -Las Vegas (Rüdiger Dorn, alea, 2012)

18:44 -Avalon: The Riven Veil (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2026)

28:06 -Tiletum (Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini, Board&Dice, 2022)

32:53 -Baghdad: The City of Peace (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2025)

40:03 -Into the Machine (Kasper Lapp, AEG, 2026)

46:22 -Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition (Christopher Badell & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

54:19 Calactic Cruise rakes in the Dice Tower ards at Gen Con

54:36 Glorious Listener Survey! https://forms.gle/ghqMH9cuiRWCVyZn9

55:05 Nidavellir re-developed into Dwarves of Aquilon

56:20 One Page Rules is crowdfunding starter boxes

57:39 Blind buy for Games Workshop minis

1:00:35 Topic: Games that Build Cred
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The world is changing, what with everything being cozy and (some) crowdfunding projects fulfilling in weeks rather than years. This dizzying pace of evolution can be disorienting, which is why Notebook Nations seeks to comfort and console you by having throwbacks to the design decisions of years past.

Games Played Last Week:

01:55 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, and Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022)

06:48 -The Quest for El Dorado: Expansion Collection (Reiner Knizia, Lautapelit.fi, 2025)

13:54 -Star Wars: Rebellion (Corey Konieczka, Fantasy Flight, 2016)

23:34 -Container (Franz-Benno Delonge, Thomas Ewert, and Kevin Nesbitt, Allplay, 2026)

30:06 -Tag Team (Gricha German & Corentin Lebrat, Scorpion Masqué, 2025)

35:38 -Chang'an (Carlo Camarotto & Nestore Mangone, Arcane Wonders, 2026)

37:57 -Nokosu Dice (Yusuke Matsumoto, Engames, 2016)

44:12 -Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam (John Brieger, Michael Dunsmore, & Tony Miller, Allplay, 2024)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

47:26 Glorious Listener Survey! https://forms.gle/ghqMH9cuiRWCVyZn9

48:26 The Lord of the Rings: King's Gambit price speculation and lamentation

52:21 Feature Game: Notebook Nations (Amy Droz & Dusty Droz, Dux Somnium Games, 2026)
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We have recovered from SVWAG Con II: Electric Boogaloo, and to the best of our knowledge there was no "con crud" or equivalent contagion. We make no claims that the con possesses curative powers, though we haven't had anyone say that it *didn't* cure a chronic illness.

01:27 AYURIS: Andromeda's Edge (Luke Laurie and Maximus Laurie, Cardboard Alchemy, 2024)

Games Played Last Week:

03:48 -Eternal Decks (Hiroken, tricktakers Games, 2025)

09:46 -D.E.I.: Divide et Impera (Tommaso Battista, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2022)

14:58 -Coalitions (Andrew Rourke, PHALANX, 2026)

21:37 -Smartphone Inc. (Ivan Lashin, Cosmodrome Games, 2018

24:42 -Wroth (Manny Trembley, Chip Theory Games, 2025)

32:19 -Alibis (Yusuke Sato, Allplay, 2025)

35:35 -Hot Streak (Jon Perry, CMYK, 2025)

36:16 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)

36:39 -The Resistance (Don Eskridge, Indie Boards & Cards, 2009)

38:49 -The Defence of Procyon III (Dávid Turczi, PSC Games, 2021)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

44:06 Aristeia 2.0: Hexadome Tactics

45:55 XCom miniatures game for preorder

46:46 Malediction expands with new factions and starter sets

48:12 Allplay gives Dominant Species an Ian O'Toole facelift

48:54 Through the Desert gets a sequel: Through the Mountains

49:57 Spirit Island's future, according to R. Eric Reuss: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3728767/eric-s-2026-update

51:00 Topic: The Mid-Year Tag Questions

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Just in time for SVWAGCon, Mark's car has fallen prey to Princeton's unforgiving roads and local practitioners of the mechanical arts. Which ones are trustworthy? Which are inept mountebanks? As far as mountebanks are concerned, would one prefer an inept one or a skilled one? These pressing questions will have to wait, as in the interim the barrier between Mark and his SVWAGCon obligations is ALL THE MONEYS.

01:55 AYURIS: The Vale of Eternity (Eric Hong, Mandoo Games, 2023)

Games Played Last Week:

06:12 -Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef (Tim Eisner & Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2020)

09:24 -Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022)

14:18 -Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French, 2024)

18:29 -Daybreak (Matt Leacock & Matteo Menapace, CMYK, 2023)

24:10 -Super Auto Pets Card Battle (Nick Conley, Plaid Hat Games, 2026)

29:38 -Gal4xeon (Jackson Pope, Eurydice Games, 2026)

36:03 -dnup (Kei Kajino, asmodee, 2025)

37:53 -Mystic Curling Club (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2026)

44:31 -Shadowrift (Jeremy Anderson, Game Salute, 2012)

52:25 -HEROish (TechDweeb, Web-published, 2026)

https://techdweeb.itch.io/heroish

News (and why it doesn't matter):

56:44 Come join us in Kingston, Ontario July 24th-26th for SVWAG Con!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627

Icebreaker events to meet new people at SVWAG Con!

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/379864/svwagcon-2-icebreaker-signup

58:23 Alexander Pfister and Peter Prinz go Sixty Below in -60°

58:55 Upcoming Snap Ships Tactics "Massive Expansion"

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