Show Notes
It is Inadvertent Surprise Railway Week (ISRW, pronounced "is raw") here at SVWAG, and we take a look at some train games without directly addressing the raging controversy of what, exactly, constitutes a train game.
02:25 AYURIS: Wilmot's Warehouse (Ricky Haggett, Richard Hogg, and David King, CMYK, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
07:06 -Railway Boom (Hisashi Hayashi & Simone Luciani, Arclight Games, 2025)
14:48 -Pickomino (Reiner Knizia, Zoch Verlag, 2005)
19:25 -Keltis: Neue Wege, Neue Ziele (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2009)
23:04 -King of Tokyo (Richard Garfield, IELLO, 2011)
29:22 -Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard (Gaëtan Beaujannot, Olivier Cipière, and Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2023)
33:30 -Irish Gauge (Amabel Holland, Capstone Games, 2019)
35:42 -Railroad Tycoon/Railways of the World (Glenn Drover & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2005)
43:06 -Portobello Market (Thomas Odenhaven, Schmidt Spiele, 2007)
46:00 -Medina (Second Edition) (Stefan Dorra, Stronghold Games, 2014)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
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52:21 Stonemaier's Scythe/Expeditions mashup: Duel of Meloch
54:06 Kabuto Sumo Dice! Alex Culter Michael Mihaelsick (Tidal Banner, Flotilla)
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