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  • So Very Wrong About Games

    Goa

    23/06/2026 | 1h 7 mins.
    Acronyms and initialisms are a tricky thing. In SVWAG circles, one must be careful to use proper punctuation, lest GOA imply 2022's Game of the Year (GotY, not Gotye) Guards of Atlantis. Mark remains enraged that the SC2 acronym was robbed from Greatest of All Time (GOAT, not goat, obviously) Star Control 2 by the usurper StarCraft 2.

    Games Played Last Week:

    01:07 -The Old King's Crown (Pablo Clark, Eerie Idol Games, 2025)

    08:05 -Keltis (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2008)

    11:43 -Das letzte Paradies (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 1993)

    16:01 -Keep the Heroes Out (Luís Brüeh, Brueh Games, 2022)

    20:56 -All In: Predictions (Phil Walker-Harding, Next Move Games, 2026)

    23:52 -Finspan: Sharks and Reefs (Michael O'Connell, Stonemaier Games, 2026)

    27:16 -Genshin Tarot (MingYang Lu, Brother Ming Games, 2022)

    33:43 -Recall (Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Kjetil Svendsen, and Anna Wermlund, Alion – by Dr Ø, 2025)

    36:21 -Railway Boom (Hisashi Hayashi & Simone Luciani, Arclight Games, 2025)

    News (and why it doesn't matter):

    41:29 Come join us in Kingston, Ontario July 24th-26th for SVWAG Con!

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

    42:21 Icebreaker events to meet new people at SVWAG Con!

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

    43:06 Star Trek Lower Decks: Chaos Protocol. Escape room in a box!

    43:38 Witches of Willowspur by Devious Weasel and Jenna Felli. Murray's origins!

    44:50 Feature Game: Goa (Rüdiger Dorn, Quined Games, 2026)
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    The Successful Campaign Experience

    16/06/2026 | 1h 20 mins.
    SVWAG CON II Electric Boogaloo

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

    www.sowronggames.com

    www.twitch.tv/soverywrongaboutgames

    www.youtube.com/c/SoVeryWrongAboutGames

    https://twitter.com/sowronggames

    www.facebook.com/sowronggames

    www.patreon.com/svwag/

    We are now a transnational podcast, bearing the official approval of both United States Customs and Immigration Services and the King of Canada. While it is commonly held that New Jersey is a lawless wasteland ruled over by full service gas station attendants and Wawa franchise holders, the writ of the American Federal Government does in theory hold sway. As for the King, while Walker's embarrassing incident at high tea that one time in '12 didn't go over well, he hasn't been expelled from the Commonwealth yet.

    1:11 AYURIS: Captain Flip (Remo Conzadori and Paolo Mori, PlayPunk, 2024)

    Games Played Last Week:

    04:14 -Corrosion (Stefan Bauer, Capstone Games, 2021)

    08:07 -Hunt for Blackbeard (Volko Ruhnke, Fort Circle Games, 2026)

    16:26 -Shards of Infinity: Saga Collection (Gary Arant & Justin Gary, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2025)

    19:51 -Azure (Trevor Benjamin & Brett J. Gilbert, Bitewing Games, 2026)

    23:05 -Nokosu Dice (Yusuke Matsumoto, Engames, 2016)

    28:31 -Tag Team (Gricha German & Corentin Lebrat, Scorpion Masqué, 2025)

    34:44 -Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders (Tim Eisner and Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2024)

    36:50 -Schotten Totten (Reiner Knizia, IELLO, 1999)

    39:23 -Tidal Blades: Banner Festival (J.B. Howell and Michael Mihealsick, Druid City Games, 2022)

    News (and why it doesn't matter):

    48:10 Come join us in Kingston, Ontario July 24th-26th!

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

    48:45 Icebreaker events to meet new people at SVWAG Con!

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

    50:37 Please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag

    51:46 Concordia Special Edition fills us with sadness

    54:54 Harmonies expansion! Crescendo

    55:15 X-Com Miniatures Game from Modiphius

    55:42 New edition of St. Petersburg

    56:16 Topic: The Successful Campaign Experience

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    Nippon: Zaibatsu

    09/06/2026 | 1h 12 mins.
    Rest assured, Mark was subjected to the appropriate onboarding procedures and workplace safety trainings incumbent with his new (old?) role. The HR gibbons are ever-vigilant, and wouldn't dream of letting him skip the mandatory 56 week course. Well, that's the longest one, anyway--the ape sensitivity course is a mere 45 weeks long, despite the gibbons' insistence that it ought to be the most exhaustive.

    Games Played Last Week:

    02:14 -Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done--Divine Influence (Seth Jaffee, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2022)

    08:37 -Regicide Legacy (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, and Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2025)

    12:41 -Jekyll vs. Hyde (Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2021)

    16:07 -Cry Baby (Frédéric Vuagnat, BLAM !, 2026)

    19:46 -Creature Comforts (Roberta Taylor, Kids Table BG, 2022)

    23:11 -Trio (Kaya Miyano, Cocktail Games, 2021)

    26:15 -Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock (Abraham Sanchez Hermida, Paloma J. Pascual Perro, Loko Games 2025)

    31:24 -Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars (Paolo Mori & Alessandro Zucchini, Ingenioso Hidalgo, 2025)

    35:54 -The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers--Trick-Taking Game (Bryan Bornmueller, Office Dog, 2026)

    36:36 -Meeples and Monsters (Ole Steiness, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022)

    38:04 -Small World (Philippe Keyaerts, Days of Wonder, 2009)

    News (and why it doesn't matter):

    40:02 SVWAGCon II: Electric Boogaloo (Trans Rights Are Stull Human Rights) Icebreakers! Balloons! Social lubricants! Tickets available on Eventbrite!

    43:14 Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars second printing: some improved components

    44:14 Bluey Catan

    45:21 Another Medici spin-off from Knizia: Medici Traders

    45:53 Feature Game: Nippon: Zaibatsu (Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro & Paulo Soledade, CrowD Games, 2026)

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    Feya's Swamp

    02/06/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
    SVWAG CON II Electric Boogaloo

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

    www.sowronggames.com

    www.twitch.tv/soverywrongaboutgames

    www.youtube.com/c/SoVeryWrongAboutGames

    https://twitter.com/sowronggames

    www.facebook.com/sowronggames

    www.patreon.com/svwag/

    00:00 INTRO

    01:39 Salton Sea (David Bernal Devir 2024)

    09:25 Stellar Ventures (Pontus Nilsson TableTapas Games 2026)

    14:54 Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza Ravensburger AG 2017)

    17:12 Small World (Philippe Keyaerts Days of Wonder 2009)

    21:22 Speakeasy (Vital Lacerda Eagle-Gryphon Games 2025)

    25:45 SCOUT (Kei Kajino Oink Games 2019)

    27:00 Dark Pact (Thomas Lehmann Trick or Treat Studios 2026)

    30:44 Lifeboat (Jeff Siadek Gorilla Games 2002)

    37:04 NEWS

    42:25 Main Review Feya's Swamp (Helge Ostertag, Anselm Ostertag Fractal Juegos 2025)


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    Baghdad: The City of Peace

    26/05/2026 | 52 mins.
    https://www.youtube.com/@BoardGamingRamblings

    SVWAG CON II Electric Boogaloo

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

    www.sowronggames.com

    www.twitch.tv/soverywrongaboutgames

    www.youtube.com/c/SoVeryWrongAboutGames

    https://twitter.com/sowronggames

    www.facebook.com/sowronggames

    www.patreon.com/svwag/

    00:00 INTRO

    00:50 Secret Societies (S J Macdonald Garphill Games 2026)

    03:29 Traintopia (Przemek Wojtkowiak Board&Dice 2020)

    05:50 Lands of Evershade (Ernest Kiedrowicz, Krzysztof Piskorski Awaken Realms 2026)

    09:03 Tribes of the Wind (Joachim Thôme La Boîte de Jeu 2022)

    11:15 Moon Colony Bloodbath (Donald X. Vaccarino Rio Grande Games 2025)

    13:51 Nicht die Bohne! (Horst-Rainer Rösner AMIGO 1999)

    15:48 Trismegistus (Federico Pierlorenzi, Daniele Tascini Board&Dice 2026)

    19:29 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano, Nestore Mangone Sorry We Are French 2024)

    22:37 NEWS

    30:19 Main Review Baghdad: The City of Peace (Fabio Lopiano, Nestore Mangone Alley Cat Games 2025)

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A podcast about all manner of hobby games by Mike Walker and Mark Bigney. Bad games don't go easy on you, so we don't go easy on them. Thorough analysis via reviews, news, and discussion of topics in gaming. We take context seriously, we value your time, and we're not into hype. Just because games are fun doesn't mean we can't take them seriously, and just because we take them seriously doesn't mean we can't have fun.
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