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So Very Wrong About Games#352: Ascending Empires: Zenith EditionI 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, R...2025-03-181h 15So Very Wrong About Games#351: Flexing New MusclesAs 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 Tu...2025-03-101h 09So Very Wrong About Games#350: Beyond the HorizonDespite 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 B...2025-03-0459 min
Whose Turn Is It Anyway?Episode 65: The evolution of board gamesIt's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showDan finishes his run with a retrospective on board gaming in and around 2010 and the evolution of gaming mechanics. Talking about games which oust other games, our first memories of game mechanics that got us hooked and how they've changed throughout the years. Come and join us at the table for chat all about cardboard.FIRST PLAYER: DanOTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & AdrianIn this episode you'll learn:- why bananas are an im...2024-12-181h 34Whose Turn Is It Anyway?Expansion Pack: GRIDCON 5 (2024)It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showIt's that time of year again...not Christmas, something even better which is GRIDCON. In its fifth iteration GRIDCON is a convention based in the South West and ran by Gaming Rules and we just adore this weekend. JP, Adrian & Kerley take you throughout the weekend and of course all of the games we've played.OUR PLAYERS: JP, Adrian & Kerley OVERVIEWIn this episode you'll learn:- about all of our experiences of GRI...2024-11-272h 30
Beyond SolitaireEpisode 173 - David Digby on Solo Mode Design and DevThis week on the pod, David Digby, designer of several solo modes and frequent collaborator with David Turczi, describes his work as a solo mode designer, as well as his other roles as a game developer and rulebook editor.https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/ffdefab3-adb6-48aa-8335-797e720c58a1/landing Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulationsCheck out C...2024-10-2159 minSo Very Wrong About Games#331: Our Favourite FactionsIt is October, the month of Fat Bear Week, Decorative Gourd Season, Halloween, and Arkhipov Day! Sure, it has less candy than some of those other celebrations, but I'll wager neither a corpulent bear nor a kid dressed as a pirate has ever saved the entire human race. 01:00 AYURIS: IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015)Games Played Last Week:03:38 -Valka (Brooke Penrose, Terrible Games, 2024)07:16 -Bus (Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga, Capstone Games, 2019)09:47 -Warpgate: Beyond (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)12:33 -Dinosaur World (B...2024-10-081h 14Whose Turn Is It Anyway?Expansion Pack: Dávid Turczi's Turn (Star Trek Captain's Chair)It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showWe can't quite believe it's happened and we're extremely excited to present a very special expansion pack episode where we get to chat with the one, the only Dávid Turczi to mainly geek out about Star Trek Captain's Chair which is coming out later this yearGUEST PLAYER: Dávid TurcziOTHER PLAYERS: JP & Kerley OVERVIEWIn this episode you'll learn:- what are Dávid Turczi's favourite games rig...2024-07-101h 15
The Longest Turn Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 59: Voidfall + David Turczi InterviewWelcome to episode 59! In this episode we kick it off with some of the games we've been playing lately. We also interview one of our favorite designers, David Turczi. Then we close out the episode with a feature review of one of David's co-designs, Voidfall, by Mindclash Games and Nigel Buckle.
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Games we've been playing lately:
Winter Court - 00:03:04
Everdell - 00:13:54
Star Wars Unlimited - 00:20:26
NMBR9++ - 00:31:05
Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs - 00:36:272024-04-112h 54Whose Turn Is It Anyway?Episode 45: Can we keep it family friendly please?It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showIt's Tambo's first ever time as first player and brings us all to the fireside to chat about family friendly gaming and what successes and failures we've had when introducing games to our loved ones.FIRST PLAYER: TamboOTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & DanOVERVIEWIn this episode you'll learn:- all about the JP's first impressions of Imperium: Horizons designed by Nigel Buckle and Dávid Turczi- Dan's s...2024-02-071h 24