"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 that Detective Brown and I didn’t see eye to eye, but I would never do something so downright dirty rotten as murder him,' Meany said. 'Besides, it’s a matter of public record that, at the time the crime was committed, I was at the North Pole watching the penguins.'"

-"Idaville Detective 'Encyclopedia' Brown Found Dead In Library Dumpster", The Onion

01:42 AYURIS: Zoo Vadis (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2023)

Games Played Last Week:

4:12 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023)

7:20 -Ofrenda (Orlando Sá & André Santos, Osprey Games, 2025)

12:51 -Galactic Cruise (T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, and Koltin Thompson, Kinson Key Games, 2025)

20:05 -Twins (Reiner Knizia, Oink Games, 1996)

23:59 -Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019)

28:23 -Stationfall (Matt Eklund, Ion Game Design, 2023)

37:46 -Great Western Trail: New Zealand (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2023)

40:45 -Schotten Totten 2 (Reiner Knizia, IELLO, 2020)

45:18 -Corps of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny (Jay Cormier & Sen-Foong Lim, Off the Page Games, 2025)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

49:13 Balance updates to Fromage

50:17 Tianxia by Daniele Tascini & Antonio Petrelli, another "T" game by Board&Dice

50:39 Burned by Stone Circle Games will have a crowd sale on The Game Crafter soon

51:19 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd

51:45 Topic: Pulling Levers

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 extensively about proper methods of childhood education, we shall report that he confessed to rather callously sandbagging his lover into abandoning their children (Rousseau claimed there were five of them, though records are tricky). Way to be a douchebag, Jay-Jay.

01:47 AYURIS: City of the Great Machine (German Tikhomirov, CrowD Games, 2023)

Games Played Last Week:

03:36 -River Rats (Mathijs Jansen & Robin Stokkel, Four Suits Studio, 2025)

08:08 -The Gang (John Cooper and Kory Heath, KOSMOS, 2024)

09:47 -SCOUT (Kei Kajino, Oink Games, 2019)

11:47 -Storm Raiders (Shem Phillips, Arkus Games, 2025)

13:36 -Tigris & Euphrates (Reiner Knizia, Hans im Gluck, 1997)

16:17 -Corps of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny (Jay Cormier & Sen-Foong Lim, Off the Page Games, 2025)

21:58 -Dogs of War (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2014)

25:27 -Stroganov: Turukhan (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2024)

32:48 -Veiled Fate (Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, and Austin Harrison, IV Studio, 2022)

40:29 -Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard (Gaëtan Beaujannot, Olivier Cipière, and Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2023)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

43:56 SEAL Team Flix follow up Phantom Division! Stealth! Tactics! Flicking! on Kickstarter

44:29 Pacific Command, fleet miniatures game, by Osprey and Mike Hutchinson

45:41 Agricola Special Edition on Gamefound

47:43 Catacombs Alpha, new minimalist Catacombs starter, on Kickstarter

48:25 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd

49:17 Topic: The Social Contract

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 Played Last Week:

01:42 -MicroMacro: Kids--Crazy City Park (Johannes Sich, Edition Spielwiese, 2025)

04:20 -Good Puppers (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2021)

07:38 -23 Knives (Tyler J. Brown, Play to Z, 2025)

15:13 -TEAM3 GREEN (Alex Cutler & Matt Fantastic, Brain Games, 2019)

20:04 -Marabunta (Reiner Knizia, Space Cowboys, 2023)

21:28 -Ra (Reiner Knizia, alea, 1999)

23:13 -Ra: The Dice Game (Reiner Knizia, Rio Grande Games, 2009)

26:16 -Moving Company (Guo Jiahui & Wu Ying, Whales Entertainment, 2025)

31:42 -Santorini: Riddle of the Sphinx (James Van Niekerk & Paul Saxberg, Roxley, 2025)

37:30 -The Crew: Family Adventure (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2024)

42:07 -Hot Streak (Jon Perry, CMYK, 2025)

43:42 -Flip 7 (Eric Olsen, The Op Games, 2024)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

45:09 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd

46:35 Tabletop Tycoon acquires the rights to Eric Lang CMON designs: Blood Rage, Rising Sun, Ankh, Arcadia/Starcadia Quest

48:48 Follow-up to SEAL Team Flix: Phantom Division on Kickstarter! (Pete Ruth, Mark Thomas)

50:52 Sniper Elite: Operation Kraken on Gamefound

52:02 Feature Game: Rumble Nation (Yogi Shinichi, Hobby Japan, 2017)