Arkhipov Day
On October 27th, 1962, a man named Vasily Arkhipov single-handedly prevented nuclear war and thus saved the entire world. We celebrate the 27th of October as Arkhipov Day in his honour.

AYURIS
The As-Yet-Unnamed Retrospective Intro Segment. We recap our experiences or recollections of the game we reviewed roughly a year ago.

BLOAT
Mark BLathers On About Things, an irregularly-scheduled Patreon-exclusive show where Mark discusses whatevs.

C.U.R.E. Files, The
Concluded Patron-only show detailing our concluded Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 campaign (acronym for Committee for Undermining Russian Espionage).

Citations
(Designer Name [Designer Name, & Designer Name], Publisher, Year of first publication)

Complaints
Should be directed to support@aircanada.ca

Context
Matters.

Conventions
It’d be kind of nice. I hear there’s this pandemic, though.

Diesel, Vin
His full title, you savage, his His Grace, Reverend Doktor Doktor Vincent, Duke of Diesel, O.B.E., esquire. Our esteemed patron of Masterpiece Theatre (q.v.), though he doesn’t know it.

Disclosure
When discussing a game or news item, it is our policy to disclose whether we have received a complimentary review copy (q.v.) or are aware of having a personal relationship with someone involved in its production, distribution, or sale.

Feature Game
Every other week, there is an in-depth review of a Feature Game.

Game that Matters, The Only
SEAL Team Flix

Games Played Last Week
Every week, the hosts discuss the games they played since the last episode.

Games, Top Ten Lists of
See Top Ten Lists of Games

Gender Neutral Pronouns
We are strongly committed to gender-neutral pronouns, both in rulebooks and in other writing. Q.v. singular they.

H.O.B.O. Chronicles
Suspended Patron-only show detailing our suspended Jaws of the Lion Campaign (acronym for Heroic Operatives Battling Opposition).

Jester’s Ailments, The
Concluded Patron-only show detailing our concluded The King’s Dilemma campaign.

Kant, Immanuel
Arguably the greatest philosopher of the Western tradition, albeit certainly one of the worst anthropologists.

Mage Knight
It’s a lot like Mage Knight, actually.

Masterpiece Theatre
A segment at the end of some episodes where we get cultured AF. Mostly devoted to The Fast and/or Furious films.

Monty Python
Like many in our demographic, we are enthusiasts, but we are wary of quoting or referencing them. We permit but one exception. Anyone who is responsible for more will be sacked.

Mother, Your
Classy. Also like Mage Knight (q.v.).

News, The
It doesn’t matter.

Oxford Comma
Yes, yes, and yes.

Parasocial Saturdays
Most Saturdays, Walker streams on Twitch at 10:30 AM EST.

Pie Rating System
As Napoleon said, “Rating systems should be short and obscure.” The pie rating system accomplishes this. E.g., “Dogs of War is like a key lime pie.”

Pledge of Indifference
A bi-weekly Patron-only show going over what’s happening on Kickstarter.

PPPP
The Patreon Popularity Poll Pick, a feature at the top of unedited episodes where Walker and Mark draft games to compete for votes. Walker is team pie and Mark team cookie.

Previews
No. We’ll review early production copies, but not do previews—much less paid previews (q.v. sponsored content).

Pronunciation
Pause to consider a moment that there are varieties of English, all legitimate, with which you are unaware. If we get a person’s name wrong, we will endeavour to correct it, but otherwise q.v. complaints.

Release Schedule
Every week on Tuesdays at 6 AM EST unless otherwise announced.

Review Copies
We accept complimentary review copies, but always provide disclosure (q.v.) when we have done so. We also do not sell or trade such copies we receive.

Roll a 6, Win a Cookie
The definitive Roll-and-Write.

Singular They
Every gamer knows deep in their heart that singular they is a thing.

Sleeves, Church of
We do not take communion at the Church of Sleeves, but nor do we take a stance on the long-running doctrinal battles between them, the Naturalists, and the schismatic Situationalists. We are agnostic as to whether all games shall be consumed in an orange apocalypse ushered in by Chee-Toh, the Crunchy Destroyer.

So Very Wrong About Games
A boardgaming podcast about boardgames.

Sponsored Content
Never. Other than review copies (q.v.), we accept no remuneration from anyone related to the business of what we cover in the hobby.

Svwaat Guy Lab
An irregularly-scheduled Patron-only show where Mark editorializes about topics in gaming (forced acronym for So Very Wrong about All the Games You Like Are Bad)

Those Responsible
Have been sacked.

Top Ten Lists of Games
See Games, Top Ten Lists of

Topic
Every other week, there is a discussion focused on a topic related to hobby gaming.

Veroppinlo
VS, roleplay, coop, campaign, solo. As in, We have no real direction for this game, let's veroppinlo it and let the consumer decide. Derived from the Latin to overreach.

WIRED
Witless Itinerants Risk Extreme Danger, a Patreon-exclusive show recounting our Oathsworn campaign