Show Notes
While Mark is perhaps disappointed at the typical tragic dearth of questions related to Macross and Terry Bogard, and Walker secretly yearns to be granted naming rights to a listener's offspring (protip: don't let him), SVWAG answers all* of your questions!
*by which we mean some.
01:21 AYURIS: Cascadero (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
03:09 -Cerebria: The Inside World (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, István Pócsi, Frigyes Schőberl, Nick Shaw, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2018)
09:41 -Captain's Gambit: Kings of Infinite Space (AC Atienza, Alvin Lee, and Mitchell Loewen, Cloudfall Interactive Studios, 2020)
14:27 -Iliad (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2025)
19:37 -Floral (James Newman, Edition Spielwiese, 2024)
21:59 -Yomi 2: Road to Morningstar (David Sirlin, Sirlin Games, 2025)
28:58 -Tribune (Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Spielworxx, 2021)
31:46 -Windmill Valley: Blooming Sails (Dani Garcia, Board&Dice, 2025)
35:39 -Ada's Dream (Toni López, Ally Cat Games, 2025)
40:02 -D.E.I.: Divide et Impera (Tommaso Battista, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2022)
42:45 -Molly House (Jo Kelly & Cole Wehrle, Wehrlegig Games, 2025)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
50:59 How much The Gang is too much The Gang? 7-10 player expansion
52:27 The Judge in Circuit by Francis Tresham
53:48 Topic: Omnibus Questions Epsilon Aleph
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