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So Very Wrong About Games · June 30 · 1 hr 28 min

Teaching vs. Discovery

It is Inadvertent Surprise Railway Week (ISRW, pronounced "is raw") here at SVWAG, and we take a look at some train games without directly addressing the raging controversy of what, exactly, constitutes a train game. 02:25 AYURIS: Wilmot's Warehouse (Ricky Haggett, Richard Hogg, and David King, CMYK, 2024) Games Played Last Week: 07:06 -Railway Boom (Hisashi Hayashi & Simone Luciani, Arclight Games, 2025) 14:48 -Pickomino (Reiner Knizia, Zoch Verlag, 2005) 19:25 -Keltis: Neue Wege, Neue Ziele (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2009) 23:04 -King of Tokyo (Richard Garfield, IELLO, 2011) 29:22 -Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard (Gaëtan Beaujannot, Olivier Cipière, and Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2023) 33:30 -Irish Gauge (Amabel Holland, Capstone Games, 2019) 35:42 -Railroad Tycoon/Railways of the World (Glenn Drover & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2005) 43:06 -Portobello Market (Thomas Odenhaven, Schmidt Spiele, 2007) 46:00 -Medina (Second Edition) (Stefan Dorra, Stronghold Games, 2014) News (and why it doesn't matter): 49:09 Come join us in Kingston, Ontario July 24th-26th for SVWAG Con! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627 Icebreaker events to meet new people at SVWAG Con! https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/379864/svwagcon-2-icebreaker-signup 52:21 Stonemaier's Scythe/Expeditions mashup: Duel of Meloch 54:06 Kabuto Sumo Dice! Alex Culter Michael Mihaelsick (Tidal Banner, Flotilla) 55:21 Topic: Teaching vs. Discovery (what to teach and what to let players find out) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It is Inadvertent Surprise Railway Week (ISRW, pronounced "is raw") here at SVWAG, and we take a look at some train games without directly addressing the raging controversy of what, exactly, constitutes a train game.


02:25 AYURIS: Wilmot's Warehouse (Ricky Haggett, Richard Hogg, and David King, CMYK, 2024)


Games Played Last Week:

07:06 -Railway Boom (Hisashi Hayashi & Simone Luciani, Arclight Games, 2025)

14:48 -Pickomino (Reiner Knizia, Zoch Verlag, 2005)

19:25 -Keltis: Neue Wege, Neue Ziele (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2009)

23:04 -King of Tokyo (Richard Garfield, IELLO, 2011)

29:22 -Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard (Gaëtan Beaujannot, Olivier Cipière, and Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2023)

33:30 -Irish Gauge (Amabel Holland, Capstone Games, 2019)

35:42 -Railroad Tycoon/Railways of the World (Glenn Drover & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2005)

43:06 -Portobello Market (Thomas Odenhaven, Schmidt Spiele, 2007)

46:00 -Medina (Second Edition) (Stefan Dorra, Stronghold Games, 2014)


News (and why it doesn't matter):

49:09 Come join us in Kingston, Ontario July 24th-26th for SVWAG Con!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627

Icebreaker events to meet new people at SVWAG Con!

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/379864/svwagcon-2-icebreaker-signup

52:21 Stonemaier's Scythe/Expeditions mashup: Duel of Meloch

54:06 Kabuto Sumo Dice! Alex Culter Michael Mihaelsick (Tidal Banner, Flotilla)


55:21 Topic: Teaching vs. Discovery (what to teach and what to let players find out)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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