#55: Quartermaster General: The Cold War and Real-Time Games
Just as we are told that it's always five o'clock somewhere, we can be assured that Mark and Walker are always wrong somewhere. Time marches inexorably forward, and we mark that passage of time by che...
5 Helmi 20191h 3min
#54: Talon and Table Talk
Sometimes our hosts can't quite understand what the situation demands of them. Walker has been known to approach thoughtful, deliberative games with the oft-repeated demand of "when do I get to shoot ...
29 Tammi 20191h 11min
#53: Gloomhaven and What Can a Game Demand?
We take endorsements very seriously here at SVWAG. The Ferragamo deal fell through after Walker was seen wearing Fendi, and the whole Burberry fiasco is better left forgotten. Converse was our backup,...
22 Tammi 20191h 8min
#52: New Frontiers and Too Many Versions
Constant vigilance is the price of audio quality, and we apologize for how badly that struggle has been going of late. Walker prostrates himself before the altar of Bars, and Bars we achieve, but the ...
15 Tammi 20191h 20min
#51: Pandemic: Fall of Rome and New Year's Resolutions
Peer influence is a strange thing. For years Mark has been yelling at Walker about various ways he really ought to change, but a single board game now has Walker spewing Macross lore like he's a conve...
8 Tammi 20191h 7min
#50: Year in Review 2018
Another round about the sun is complete, at least for those who acknowledge that sort of thing. I'm certain there must be a strand of Flat Eartherism that bows to the reality of the Earth's orbit--I c...
18 Joulu 20181h 19min
#49: Crusaders and Thematic Disconnects
Players aren't the only people who make choices, of course. Designers and publishers make decisions about the setting and the theme of their games. Insofar as games can communicate a message--whether ...
11 Joulu 20181h 8min
#48: Teotihuacan and How Far Is Too Far
As a new coping mechanism, Mark and Walker decide to expunge their deepest shameful acts of conspicuous consumption and frivolous travel by talking about it on the internet. Now that Tumblr is is dive...
4 Joulu 20181h 15min
