#366: 7 Empires

Apparently the American custom of the "push present" can trace its roots to the Anglo-Indian tradition of the "baby bauble", although in the latter case jewellery is the more standard gift (instead of, say, boardgames). Can we acknowledge that baby bauble is a much less crude term? Let's try to be classy here, people. There is already enough about childbirth that is fraught. Games Played Last Week: 2:07 -Galactic Cruise (T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, and Koltin Thompson, Kinson Key Games, 2025) 6:31 -Cerebria: The Inside World (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, István Pócsi, Frigyes Schőberl, Nick Shaw, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2018) 12:53 -Phantom Division (Pete Ruth & Mark Thomas, Phantom Horizon, 2026) 23:19 -Space Gits (Mike Hutchinson, Planet Smasher Games, 2025) 28:03 -Earthborne Rangers (Andrew Fischer, Brooks Flugaur-Leavitt, Andrew Navaro, Adam Sadler, and Brady Sadler, Earthborne Games, 2023) 30:00 -Dro Polter (Paul Schulz, Oink Games, 2023) 33:14 -Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French, 2024) 40:56 -TONKS (Apocrypha_Now, Web-published, 2023) News (and why it doesn't matter): 43:41 Flurry of Friedemann Friese: Formidable Farm, Fearless, Five Families 44:45 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd 45:14 Feature Game: 7 Empires (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2024) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices