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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2024 · 57 MIN

#315: Games that Make You Uncomfortable

from So Very Wrong About Games · host Pickaxe

All I need to know about animal reproduction I learned from Uwe Rosenberg. I suspect many people have The Talk, which in my case was my father teaching me how to play Agricola. Navigating my twenties in utter ignorance wasn't easy, but now that Uwe has told me about the birds and the bees (and the sheep and the pigs and the cows) via Agricola I'm practically a biologist. 01:25 AYURIS: Dead Reckoning (John D. Clair, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022) Games Played Last Week: 05:10 -Tigris & Euphrates (Reiner Knizia, Hans im Gluck, 1997) 09:12 -Antike II (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2015) 11:32 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023) 16:26 -Galactic Renaissance (Christian Martinez, Matagot, 2024) 21:56 -The Vale of Eternity (Eric Hong, Mandoo Games, 2023) 23:58 -Meeple Circus (Cedric Millet, Matagot, 2017) 27:31 -Mythwind (Nathan Lige and Brendan McCaskell, Open Owl Studios, 2023) 30:48 -Titans Tactics (G. Kelly Toyama, Imbalanced Games, 2013) News (and why it doesn't matter): 33:59 Please support us on Patreon, if inclined! www.patreon.com/svwag 35:06 Dávid Turczi and Nigel Buckle's pseudo-sequel to Imperium, Star Trek: Captain's Chair   36:47 Dungeon Fighter will get a Star Trek reimplementation 37:05 Mark's new podcast with Caitlin Bailey, All My Best Friends Are Digital: video games and the stories they tell 37:37 Defenders of the Realm gets a reprint and a facelift 38:10 Topic: Games that Make You Uncomfortable Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All I need to know about animal reproduction I learned from Uwe Rosenberg. I suspect many people have The Talk, which in my case was my father teaching me how to play Agricola. Navigating my twenties in utter ignorance wasn't easy, but now that Uwe has told me about the birds and the bees (and the sheep and the pigs and the cows) via Agricola I'm practically a biologist. 01:25 AYURIS: Dead Reckoning (John D. Clair, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022) Games Played Last Week: 05:10 -Tigris & Euphrates (Reiner Knizia, Hans im Gluck, 1997) 09:12 -Antike II (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2015) 11:32 -That's Not a Hat (Kasper Lapp, Ravensburger, 2023) 16:26 -Galactic Renaissance (Christian Martinez, Matagot, 2024) 21:56 -The Vale of Eternity (Eric Hong, Mandoo Games, 2023) 23:58 -Meeple Circus (Cedric Millet, Matagot, 2017) 27:31 -Mythwind (Nathan Lige and Brendan McCaskell, Open Owl Studios, 2023) 30:48 -Titans Tactics (G. Kelly Toyama, Imbalanced Games, 2013) News (and why it doesn't matter): 33:59 Please support us on Patreon, if inclined! www.patreon.com/svwag 35:06 Dávid Turczi and Nigel Buckle's pseudo-sequel to Imperium, Star Trek: Captain's Chair   36:47 Dungeon Fighter will get a Star Trek reimplementation 37:05 Mark's new podcast with Caitlin Bailey, All My Best Friends Are Digital: video games and the stories they tell 37:37 Defenders of the Realm gets a reprint and a facelift 38:10 Topic: Games that Make You Uncomfortable Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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