So Very Wrong About Games

By: Mike Walker & Mark Bigney
  • Summary

  • A podcast about all manner of hobby games by Mike Walker and Mark Bigney. Bad games don't go easy on you, so we don't go easy on them. Thorough analysis via reviews, news, and discussion of topics in gaming. We take context seriously, we value your time, and we're not into hype. Just because games are fun doesn't mean we can't take them seriously, and just because we take them seriously doesn't mean we can't have fun.
    Copyright Mike Walker & Mark Bigney
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Episodes
  • #336: Opening the Box Downers
    1 hr and 9 mins
  • #335: Catching Up
    Nov 12 2024

    Thrill to the latest superhero epic, "X-Men: Layover in Dulles." When the Blackbird is grounded due to an unexplained indicator light (meddling from the sinister Magneto? Who can say?!?!), the elite group of heroic mutants must navigate the perils of terminal D. Wolverine is having problems with the metal detectors again, which is troublesome as he is smuggling Cuban cigars. Rogue must battle the temptation of the 15-minute massage station. Panera bread keeps getting Cyclops' order wrong. It's epic, it's exciting, it's eight hours long!


    01:42 AYURIS: The Great Wall (Kamil 'Sanex' Cieśla, Robert Plesowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms, 2021)


    Games Played Last Week:

    04:43 -Don't Rock the Croc (Uncredited, FoxMind, Unknown)

    07:52 -War Story: Occupied France (Dave Neale and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2024)

    13:20 -Barcelona: Passeig de Gràcia (Dani Garcia, Board&Dice, 2024)

    20:27 -Mass Effect: The Board Game - Priority: Hagalaz (Eric M. Lang and Calvin Wong Tze Loon, Modiphius Entertainment, 2024)

    27:04 -Freedom Five: A Sentinel Comics Board Game (Richard Launius, Adam Sadler, and Brady Sadler, Arcane Wonders, 2024)

    32:13 Behold: Rome (Joe Klipfel, Mythfield Games, 2024)

    36:40 -Rebel Princess (Daniel Byrne, José Gerardo Guerrero, Kevin Peláez, and Tirso Virgós, Zombi Paella, 2023)

    39:00 -Seers Catalog (Taylor Reiner, Bézier Games, 2024)

    40:35 -The Gang (John Cooper and Kory Heath, KOSMOS, 2024)

    45:00 -Flip 7 (Eric Olsen, The Op Games, 2024)

    49:31 -Scholars of the South Tigris (S J Macdonald and Shem Phillips, Garphill Games, 2023)

    53:10 -Dogs of War (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2014)

    57:33 -Crossbows & Catapults: Fortress War (Stephen Baker, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, and Brian Neff, Restoration Games, 2024)

    1:03:50 -Catapult Feud (Kristian Fosh, Vesuvius Media, 2021)

    1:07:23 -51st State: Ultimate Edition (Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal Games, 2023)

    1:08:54 -Ceres (Gustaf Sundström, Artipia Games, 2023)

    1:10:02 -Last Aurora (Mauro Chiabotto, Pendragon Game Studio, 2020)


    News (and why it doesn't matter):

    1:12:32 Barony Royal Edition on Kickstarter

    1:13:59 Smurfs Roleplaying Games

    1:14:16 Reiner Knizia anthropomorphic animals: Money and Nyakuza

    1:15:29 Zeo Genesis scalable miniatures games from OG Games Workshp designers

    1:16:25 Planepita: dexterity with magnets!

    1:17:01 Keep the Heroes Out! digital version delayed, Russian contract confusion




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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • #334: EGO
    Oct 29 2024

    Walker: But, indeed, sir, we make holiday,

    to see Freedom Five and to rejoice in its triumph.


    Mark: Wherefore rejoice? What delight brings it home?

    What enjoyment follows it to the table,

    To grace in fun times its board presence?

    You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things!


    Games Played Last Week:

    01:08 -Freedom Five: A Sentinel Comics Board Game (Richard Launius, Adam Sadler, and Brady Sadler, Arcane Wonders, 2024)

    10:51 -Things in Rings (Peter C. Hayward, Allplay, 2024)

    13:46 -City of the Six Moons (Amabel Holland, Hollandspiele, 2024)

    19:56 -Lost Cities: Rivals (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2018)

    22:58 -Through Ice and Snow (Fernando Eduardo Sánchez, 2Tomatoes Games, 2024)

    29:54 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)

    32:24 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004)

    37:03 -The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth (Antoine Bauza & Bruno Cathala, Repos Production, 2024)

    39:42 -Harmonies (Johan Benvenuto, Libellud, 2024)


    News (and why it doesn't matter):

    40:18 Twilight Struggle 20th Anniversary Hall of Fame Edition

    41:25 Richard Garfield and CMYK revamp Magical Athlete

    42:19 Tons of upcoming Devir releases

    44:49 Amazing hidden movement: Burned is back on Kickstarter


    45:31 Feature Game: EGO (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2025)



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    1 hr and 7 mins

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