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!

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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)

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