Our next guest host during Michael Walker's recovery is Efka Bladukas, half of No Pun Included! Efka is an internationally-renowned board game critic and dog enthusiast, known for his detestation of whimsy and tireless tolerance of Mark's yammerings. He once split a mountain in twain with his bare hands while simultaneously inventing cold fusion, but he's so humble he'll probably deny it--which is proof positive that it's all true. Games Played Last Week: 01:37 -Captain Flip (Remo Conzadori and Paolo Mori, PlayPunk, 2024) 08:30 -In the Footsteps of Darwin (Grégory Grard and Matthieu Verdier, Sorry We Are French, 2023) 13:31 -It’s a Wonderful World: Corruption & Ascension (Frédéric Guérard, La Boîte de Jeu, 2020) 17:34 -Cascadero (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2024) 22:03 -Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Scrawlers--Heroes of Waterdeep (Vangelis Bagiartakis and Konstantinos Karagiannis, WizKids, 2023) 27:27 -Power Vacuum (Kaleb Wentzel-Fisher, Keen Bean Studio, 2024) 39:03 -Leviathan Wilds (Justin Kemppainen, Moon Crab Games, 2024) 43:32 -Primal: The Awakening (Tommaso Mondadori and Alberto Parisi, Reggie Games, 2024) 53:38 -Dune: Imperium (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2020) News (and why it doesn't matter): 57:55 Walker continues to recover and is doing well 58:32 Leviathan Wilds expansion and reprint soon on Gamefound; uncertainty as to possible fixes 59:22 Flickering Stars by Matt Leacock and Josh Cappel; another sci-fi flicking boardgame 1:00:34 Feature Game: Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024) Our Sponsors: * Check out Incogni: https://incogni.com/aboutgames Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy