Podcast Episodes

#364: Pulling Levers

"Because of the long-standing mutual enmity between Meany and Brown, Meany was named among the suspects in The Case Of Encyclopedia Brown’s Mangled Corpse. Meany denied the allegations.

'It’s true tha…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

#363: The Social Contract

We generally frown on ad hominem here at SVWAG, ensconced as we are in our glass houses. In the case of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (known affectionately as "Ja-Jay" by no one), though, who wrote extensive…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

#362: Rumble Nation

I've read several different accounts of the battle of Sekigahara, and I swear there's no mention of Kevin Bacon or anyone bleaching their hair. How am I to know if Pony Boy stayed golden? 

Games Playe…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

#361: What Makes Longer Games Worth It

Walker and Mark almost come to blows over Flip 7 this week. Their disagreements over the merits of the product (Game? Experience? Way of Life? Sub "Roll a 6, Win a Cookie" distraction?) have long sim…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

#360: Hot Streak

"Observers brought attention to [Gritty's] appearance, which could be construed as frightening, while The Guardian described him as an "acid trip of a mascot." Response to Gritty's introduction was i…

Published on 3 months ago

#359: Gibberers

"gibber--intransitive verb

:to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and often foolishly"

-Merriam-Webster

"gibberer--noun

:the hosts of SVWAG"

Games Played Last Week:

01:17 -Sausage Sizzle (Inka and Marcus Brand…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

#358: Tricky Edge Cases

Chaka Khan, let me rock you

Let me rock you, Chaka Khan

Let me rock you, that's all I wanna do

Chaka Khan, let me rock you

Let me rock you, Chaka Khan

Let me rock you, 'cause I feel for you

-Chaka Khan, "I…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

#357: Post-Easter Update

While we pride ourselves in playing more games in a week than many play in a month, when we take a week away from the SVWAG studio we often face a truly herculean backlog of games to discuss. This tw…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

#356: Endgame Scoring

Tiebreakers are arguably a kind of endgame scoring. I respect the fact that they are invariably necessary (I mean, if for no other reason than if they're omitted some smartass like me will complain).…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

#355: Rise & Fall

When is a thing like another thing? Is Albedo like Core Worlds? Is Cat Blues like Rummy? Is Through the Desert like Go? Is a nudge as good as a wink to blind bat? Are all Roll & Writes inferior to Ro…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago