We turn to yet another discussion of important issues in boardgaming, this time WE INTERRUPT YOUR SILLY EPISODE NOTES FOR A SERIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTIt is fat bear week! The possibility of a US federal government shutdown has been averted, and thus the voting public (even foreigners, we won't tell) may vote on which lorge bois of the ursine variety shall take the prize! For those uninitiated, the US National Park Service runs a bracketed competition to determine the preferred corpulent bear. Note: none of these bears are anthropomorphic, nor have any been inadvisably given projectile weapons.01:20 AYURIS: Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)Games Played Last Week:03:45 -My Island (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2023)08:23 -3 Ring Circus (Remo Conzadori and Fabio Lopiano, Devir, 2023)14:36 -Uprising: Curse of the First Age Expansion (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, and Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2023)16:38 -Sky Team (Luc Rémond, Le Scorpion Masqué, 2023)24:21 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)28:42 -Faeries & Magical Creatures (Glenn Drover, Foridden Games, 2023)34:22 -Aquatica: Cold Waters (Ivan Tuzovsky, Arcane Wonders, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):38:08 GameTrayz making a new folding table39:49 Renegade reprinting Hasbro designs: Nexus Ops, Vegas Showdown, Risk: 2210 and Risk Godstorm40:53 Sci-Fi Undaunted! Undaunted 2200: Callisto42:31 Consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/svwag43:25 Topic: Games for Mixed Company Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy