Show Notes
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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