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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2025 · 1H 20M

#368: Shackleton Base

from So Very Wrong About Games · host Pickaxe

"Dear friend, if you wanna feel better Don't let the devil make you toss this letter If you've been crossed up by hoodoo voodoo A wizard or the lizard You got family trouble, man trouble, woman trouble No light through the tunnel If you're lookin' for a true friend, or a true lover Or if you've been livin' undercover Well, I'm comin' to your town to break it all down And help you with all of this I'm lookin' to help you find bliss one day Or one way, can't miss" -Jack White, "Archbishop Harold Holmes", presumably extolling the virtues of the Millipede Death Cult Games Played Last Week: 01:14 -Cthulhu: Death May Die--Fear of the Unknown (Rob Daviau, Eric M. Lang, and Marco Portugal, CMON, 2024) 06:28 -Dune: Imperium--Uprising (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2023) 12:48 -Innovation Ultimate (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2025) 18:25 -Leviathan Wilds: Deepvale (Justin Kemppainen, Moon Crab Games, 2025) 22:03 -Line of Fire: Burnt Moon (Trevor Benjamin & David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2025)  27:23 -Rumble Nation (Yogi Shinichi, Hobby Japan, 2017) 29:23 -Iron Forest (Brian Gomez, Brain Games, 2024) 32:23 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021) 33:08 -Junk Art (Jay Cormier & Sen-Foong Lim, Pretzel Games, 2016) 33:51 -The Breach (Michele Morosini, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2024) 41:27 -A Gentle Rain (Kevin Wilson, Incredible Dream Studios, 2024) News (and why it doesn't matter): 44:34 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd 45:24 REPRINTS! PitchCar and expansions, Ra: The Dice Game, Rheinlander, Junk Art 49:35 Carnegie expansion in development 49:52 Feature Game: Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French, 2024) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Dear friend, if you wanna feel better Don't let the devil make you toss this letter If you've been crossed up by hoodoo voodoo A wizard or the lizard You got family trouble, man trouble, woman trouble No light through the tunnel If you're lookin' for a true friend, or a true lover Or if you've been livin' undercover Well, I'm comin' to your town to break it all down And help you with all of this I'm lookin' to help you find bliss one day Or one way, can't miss" -Jack White, "Archbishop Harold Holmes", presumably extolling the virtues of the Millipede Death Cult Games Played Last Week: 01:14 -Cthulhu: Death May Die--Fear of the Unknown (Rob Daviau, Eric M. Lang, and Marco Portugal, CMON, 2024) 06:28 -Dune: Imperium--Uprising (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2023) 12:48 -Innovation Ultimate (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2025) 18:25 -Leviathan Wilds: Deepvale (Justin Kemppainen, Moon Crab Games, 2025) 22:03 -Line of Fire: Burnt Moon (Trevor Benjamin & David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2025)  27:23 -Rumble Nation (Yogi Shinichi, Hobby Japan, 2017) 29:23 -Iron Forest (Brian Gomez, Brain Games, 2024) 32:23 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021) 33:08 -Junk Art (Jay Cormier & Sen-Foong Lim, Pretzel Games, 2016) 33:51 -The Breach (Michele Morosini, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2024) 41:27 -A Gentle Rain (Kevin Wilson, Incredible Dream Studios, 2024) News (and why it doesn't matter): 44:34 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd 45:24 REPRINTS! PitchCar and expansions, Ra: The Dice Game, Rheinlander, Junk Art 49:35 Carnegie expansion in development 49:52 Feature Game: Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French, 2024) 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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