We get introspective this week, or at least as much as the editorial gibbons allow. If we get too deep they get nervous, and as every podcaster will tell you, nervous gibbons are bad for the show. Walker, Mark alleges, is a masochist who sacrifices himself on the altar of speed, which may or may not mean game flow; Walker counters that Mark abuses the takesies-backsies. 01:50 AYURIS: Imperium: Classics and Imperium: Legends (Nigel Buckle & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021)Games Played Last Week:06:13 -XenoShyft: Dreadmire (Michael Shinall, CMON, 2017)11:24 -Raccoon Tycoon (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2018)16:01 -Dwellings of Eldervale (Luke Laurie, Breaking Games, 2020)20:37 -Code of Nine (BakaFire, Z-Man Games, 2012)22:47 -Akropolis (Jules Messaud, Gigamic, 2022)25:47 -Ortus Regni (Jon Sudbury, Jon Sudbury Games, 2014)29:11 -Rallyman: DIRT (Jean-Christophe Bouvier, Holy Grail Games, 2023)38:21 -Resist! (Trevor Benjamin, Roger Tankersley, and David Thompson, Salt & Pepper Games, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):41:14 Support us on Patreon! Tons of exclusive content and bennies at www.patreon/svwag 42:41 Mike Hutchinson's Hobgoblin on Kickstarter43:34 Walker's Who Asked for This? Call of Duty: The Board Game by Arcane Wonders44:39 Walker's Who Asked for This? The Last Spell: The Board Games45:23 Path of Civilization by Fabien Gridel, simultaneous play Civ game45:48 Altay: Dawn of Civilization by Paolo Mori and Ole Steiness, deck-building/kingdom-building46:14 Revive: Call of the Abyss expansion47:15 Bitoku: Resutoran expansion47:36 Ernest et Célestine, co-operative back-drawing from Space Cow48:27 Non-Key game from Richard Breese: The Glade48:59 Topic: The Games Must FlowAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy