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“Mark is one of the most thoughtful critics of boardgames and the hobby as a whole. His understanding of boardgames and mechanics, matched with his ability to put them into words, is top notch. Is he overly pedantic? Sometimes. But most of the time he is just the right amount of pedantic. And then...”Read full review »
Fbcc via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/29/24
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“Don’t know what’s up with the 1-2 star reviews, these people clearly lack good taste. The hosts have great dynamics between them, they’re both incredibly articulate, intelligent and insightful- which is a rarity in board gaming media, I noticed. They show itself is both entertaining and...”Read full review »
xKetamine via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/26/24
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“If you enjoy listening to someone pleasure themselves to the sound of their own voice, then this is just the podcast for you. Between the not funny monkey-jokes, random Norse mythology opinions, pretentious pronunciations of names and places, simple-minded summaries of game theme and mechanics,...”Read full review »
HomerJ via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/18/23
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“Refreshingly honest and funny podcast in the space, good place for honest reviews and discover new games (and with the best disclosure)..
Keep it up SWAG!”
Khewett via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/08/23
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“Pretentious woke cretins that bag on everything. I couldn’t find 2 more unlikeable dudes if I tried. Only 1 star because I couldn’t give it 0.”
vanvcdb via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/19/23
“Mark and Mike have been doing this gig for years and still bring enthusiasm and articulate board gaming analysis to every episode.
I always am happy when a new episode drops and often will listen more than once. I appreciate the focus they bring to talking about board games in a consistently...”Read full review »
Jamie B, NZ via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
05/05/23
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“If you don’t like board games (or you just like hearing people complain about games for an hour) this is the podcast for you!”
DafilmmakerX via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/03/23
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“Decent podcast. They are entertaining. They recently added obnoxious ads to the show. They are not relevant to the content and the sound levels are offensive. Had to unfollow them. Its a shame.”
Lordunborn via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/18/23
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“There’s lots of online sources of boardgame commentary and critique; I find SVWAG has the highest concentration of useful commentary. It’s focused on games”
One Eric R of many via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/08/23
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“Humorous, rarely pretentious, thoughtful games criticism. Good production values. Keep up the great work!
I don’t mind the progressive commentary on the political aspect of games.”
Dan Wend. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/06/23
“SVWAG has really grown on me. They are easily the most thoughtful & articulate boardgame commentators, describing the different characteristics a game can have and what they personally like/don’t like about those characteristics. They discuss theme & mechanisms, but the main focus is on...”Read full review »
cdgrady21 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/22/23
“I have been looking for a good board game podcast for awhile. This one was recommended to me by a friend. After a few episodes I am not quite sure how I feel about SVWAG. On one hand I really appreciate their knowledge and experience about the hobby. Their analysis about good mechanics (or lack...”Read full review »
2VRSQ via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/02/23
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“These two capture the joy of talking about the hobby we love. I disagree with them 20% of the time, but that’s what makes it fun. 😀”
MathPickle via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/11/23
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“Really well put together podcast with engaging hosts 👍🏴”
londonpodfan via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/30/22
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“The 2 hosts quickly dissect a range of games they played in the past week and do it better, in my opinion, than other shows I also enjoy.
The reason is there in depth, critical discussion of the game and its mechanics. The hosts are very well informed.
I also enjoy their discussion topics. I...”Read full review »
TallDwarf via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/27/22
“I like podcasts about board games, and this podcast gives a good overview about different games. The only problem with this podcast is the hosts. They are condescending and elitist. Listen when you need a board game hit, but there are so many other better board game podcasts available.”
AC101 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/14/22
“Seriously though I find myself disagreeing with them more often then but they just are way too good at what they do! Entertaining, cover a lot of information in a limited space, offer a great variety of board game reviews and they are hilarious. Just wish they weren't always so wrong about...”Read full review »
EricD1992 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/01/22
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“My favourite podcast about my favourite hobby. SVWAG is kind, funny, fair and ultimately smarter than most news outlets. Highly recommended. Winner of the 2021 BoardGameGeek award for best podcast.”
Tree22 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/26/22
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“If you are interested in hearing left wing political demagoguery intertwined into an excellent podcast about board games, then this the podcast for you. When on topic these gentlemen provide an excellent and engaging podcast. However, I listen to board game podcasts to get away from political...”Read full review »
Starznspock4ever via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/22
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“It’s an ok show. My board gaming tastes couldn’t be farther away from these guys, but I’m glad they share what they love. Still searching for some more diverse voices though so it’s adieu gents.”
Leech2999 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/23/22
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“I’m getting fatigued by board game podcast with hosts who can’t stop making woke comments about games. Also, I have very little in common with these two, so their opinions on games isn’t valuable to me. Moving on.”
TacticalPreacher via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/16/22
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“I can describe the amount of content and quality of that content in one word, a word that I cannot use for other podcasts as they don’t have the legal qualifications to deserve it, nor the extensive vocabulary and craftsmanship to justify this word in full. This podcast, my friends, can only be...”Read full review »
RawApples via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/19/22
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“Don't waste your time here. There are far better board game podcasts.
Every episode be prepared to hear anti-white nonsense, the words “problematic, cultural appropriation, colonization, privileged” etc.. etc.
Walker’s not as bad but Mark is a train wreck of misplaced white male guilt...”Read full review »
Pompadour74 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/28/22
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“One of these podcasters talks at 30 words per second. I honestly couldn’t listen to the full episode. Slow down, it’s hugely irritating.”
elskratcho via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/21/22
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“If during the pandemic, you’ve missed the local guy at your FLGS who makes fun of the games you like, look no further. Mark projects an extreme “too cool for school” vibe, likes to bash games he’s never played, especially if they’ve gotten a lot of praise from around the board game community.”
Sean96ND via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/09/22
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“I’ve listened for a couple of years and can’t say it was time we’ll spent. The duo seems more concerned with hearing their own voices rather than provide much value to listeners. Their opinions are too often so narrow and without much consideration for the needs of more common gamers.”
ProToFucious via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/26/22
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“Never has a podcast so correctly titled itself. While the banter is sometimes passably entertaining, almost every opinion expressed is incredibly, laughably terrible.”
_sirris via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/25/22
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“I listen to this boardgame podcast as well as The Dice Tower and the Secret Cabal. Ive tried a few others, but SVWAG is my favorite. I often don’t share their opinions on the enjoyment of particular games, but I love the way they review them.”
FiveAnd2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/05/21
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“This week…if you don’t think the art in nu-Descent looks “heroic” youre a racist.
Luckily, youre a white man Mark, so I can give you the bad rating you deserve and you cant say its because youre an oppressed minority.
At the very least, even if you wont stop for us, stop dragging down your...”Read full review »
Moose Detective via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/08/21
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“As a non-white immigrant, I wish you would stop talking about politics and focused on games.”
Mgs72 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/31/21
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“These guys are obviously passionate about the hobby but Mark reminds me of the kid in school who would memorize words from the thesaurus to later awkwardly wedge them into conversations to try and sound more intelligent, mispronunciation and all. It is wonderful, however, to not hear every game...”Read full review »
farrowmarrow via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/25/21
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“By far the best of the podcasts that are reviewing board games and serialising the Fast and Furious movies.”
stuw8 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/30/21
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“Great crunchy and generous podcast.
Precise reviews and so much game insights.
Thanks guys”
Gourgane99 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
05/27/21
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“So I’ve been keeping up with So Very Wrong for a while and recently discovered their plays on youtube. What triggered me to suddenly lock in the 5-star review was a surprise visit from the Broc-ally in #166. Listen to this show if you are in the boardgame hobby!”
jjutrecht via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
04/27/21
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“I listen to a few boardgaming pods. Board Game Barrage, Game Brain, Board Game Snobs...they’re all really good but nothing beats Mark and Walker. I don’t always agree with their views but I’m always entertained with hearing them break down if a game is for them or not.”
Grosario611 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/26/21
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“Matt and Mork really know their stuff.”
OlzerBolzer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/01/21
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“Michael and Mark are what I would consider the most reliable source of board game news and review put there right now. You can tell they really try to not misinform and be as objective as possible in their reviews. This is important, especially, because board games are not cheap! And when you...”Read full review »
piercen borchardt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/21/21
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“I listen to this podcast every week. I appreciate the differences and similarities between the two hosts, and the respectful and thoughtful insights they bring with their own opinions, as well as those of their co-host. They often disagree about the games they talk about, and always find common...”Read full review »
RobbyRobbyPabs via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/17/21
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“One host can’t contain his desire to make societal commentary and it’s wearisome. Every week he blathers on about either his aversion to any art that depicts a woman with a bust-line larger than a b-cup, an overly enthusiastic review of anything with a female designer or any other topic...”Read full review »
Icecreamgal via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/16/21
“Mark Bigney needs to seriously stop with all the virtue signalling. It is insulting to the LARGE majority of people who do not need that correction at all, much less EVERY show AND the people that you act like you champion...as if they are so weak that they can't make it in life without you...”Read full review »
rayzor6 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/13/21
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“Edit 2/19/21: This is my favorite board game podcast. Walker and Bigney are well prepared, knowledgeable and honest. They work very well together as cohosts and seem to genuinely get along. The show moves along quickly and they make frequent reference to the mechanical predecessors and...”Read full review »
G.D. 50 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/21/21
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“These guys provide the kind of board game analysis I want. They bring up specific features about games that they like or dislike and explain how those features impact the play experience.
The reviews are very insightful and intelligent.
Mark gets too political a lot which detracts from the show.”
Kkudjndyd via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/02/21
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“What a waste of intellectually intetesting convos on designer boardgames, when you have to swallow gallons of overly sensitive trite about “problematic” game design decisions, and which people in the industry needs to be censured. Virtue signalling BS.”
B9Being via Apple Podcasts ·
Denmark ·
01/22/21
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“Makes fun of orphans”
Brent Henson via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/21/21
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“Been a faithful listener for almost 2 years. Usually enjoy their talk, analysis, and banter on board games (I say usually because I still don’t get this whole cosmic frog thing). But they are clearly enthusiastic fans of the cancel culture, and that’s not what I’m looking for. Ironically that...”Read full review »
dmlewis67 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/20/21
“Equal parts goofy, insightful”
Spencermcc via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/13/20
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