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So Very Wrong About Games

So Very Wrong About Games

By: Pickaxe
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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.Pickaxe
Episodes
  • Teaching vs. Discovery

    Teaching vs. Discovery
    Jun 30 2026
    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): 49:09 Come join us in Kingston, Ontario July 24th-26th for SVWAG Con! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627 Icebreaker events to meet new people at SVWAG Con! https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/379864/svwagcon-2-icebreaker-signup 52:21 Stonemaier's Scythe/Expeditions mashup: Duel of Meloch 54:06 Kabuto Sumo Dice! Alex Culter Michael Mihaelsick (Tidal Banner, Flotilla) 55:21 Topic: Teaching vs. Discovery (what to teach and what to let players find out) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Goa

    Goa
    Jun 23 2026
    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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
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