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This week on If Redstone Could Kill, we look at the very real case of a sicko Ebay user that thought it would be appropriate to ship Builders and Biomes in a paper bag. Find out what happens after this word from our sponsors... Games we played: 3:33 - Thousand Year Old Vampire (2018, Tim Hutchings, Self-Published) 9:27 - Age of Steam (2002, John Bohrer & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon) 14:53 - Forbidden Stars (2015, Samuel Bailey & James Kniffen & Corey Konieczka, Fantasy Flight) 22:44 - Welcome To... (2018, Benoit Turpin, Blue Cocker) 100 games before you die: 27:46 - Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2011 og2015, Touko Tahkokallio, Lautapelit) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 34:53 - The Minecraft Episode Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I'm honestly so there for a 12 Angry Men remake where it's all birds and pigs from the Angry Birds world. It doesn't even have to be serious. Like, it could be for kids. Just follow the same general beats but make it family friendly, cuter, and lots of laughs. 4:40 - Intro: Mobius Tubes 6:35 - We Have to Know! Games we played: 16:38 - Indonesia (2005, Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga, Splotter) 26:47 - Juicy Fruits (2021, Christian Stöhr, Capstone) 32:31 - Shikoku 1889 (2004, Yasutaka Ikeda, Grand Trunk) 42:39 - The Resistance Avalon (2012, Don Eskridge, Indie Boards & Cards) Topic: 51:39 - Board Games Rule Video Games Drool Big Pasti Magical Athlete https://youtu.be/MK6QjSgeyCA?si=UWFOgL5w1MoF0rDo Cardboard Ghosts https://www.routledge.com/Cardboard-Ghosts-Using-Physical-Games-to-Model-and-Critique-Systems/Holland/p/book/9781032813448 Where to find Mobius Tubes: https://www.youtube.com/@mobiustubes https://open.spotify.com/show/5TArxzk5t4e0nqj6bAMxXW https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mobius-tubes-a-video-games-podcast/id1445237450 Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I guess Tom was doing a Matthew McConaughey the whole episode. I was not aware of this until the meat and potatoes. Make sure you got some coffee in you before listening to this snooze fest. Or at least drink some tea with honey. Tea, black tea, black clover, black butler, honey boo boo, boo berry cereal... Games we played: 2:55 - Age of Rail South Africa (2011, John Bohrer, Capstone) 9:02 - GIPF (1996, Kris Burm, HUCH) 15:54 - Paladins of the West Kingdom (2019, S J Macdonald & Shem Phillips, Garphill) 21:41 - Chronicles of Crime (2019, David Cicurel, Lucky Duck) Disclaimer we forgot to mention: we are acquainted with some folks that work at Lucky Duck through our local game store 100 games before you die: 30:44 - Chess (1475, Uncredited, Public Domain) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 36:31 - Games Done Slow Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big purple guy has snapped his fingers and half of all gaming time has been wiped from existence. Tom and Kenny have been defeated and all seems lost. But there is still a sliver of hope... I very very very tiny sliver of hope... Games we played: 0:49 - Jekyll vs Hyde (2021, Geonil, Mandoo) 4:24 - Gods Love Dinosaurs (2020, Kasper Lapp, Pandasaurus) 8:05 - Inis (2016, Christian Martinez, Matagot) 11:46 - Iberian Gauge (2017, Amabel Holland, Capstone) 100 games before you die: 21:41 - Millennium Blades (2016, Brad Talton Jr., Level 99) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 25:34 - Games Done Quick Ant-Man Thanos https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/b34m3i/whats_the_deal_with_people_talking_about_antman/ Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BREAKING NEWS. Odysseus eats Baskin Robbins on a fishing boat with Elizabeth Hargrave. 5:45 - Intro: Dominic Crapuchettes 14:21 - We Have to Know! Tabletop Merchant interview https://www.buzzsprout.com/1859235/episodes/19029204-ep-33-dominic-crapuchettes-of-north-star-games-nature-evolution-wits-wagers-say-anything-more Games we played: 26:14 - Shards of Infinity (2018, Gary Arant & Justin Gary, Stone Blade) Topic: 32:43 - Second Editions Kinda Where to find Dominic: Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/dcrapuchettes.bsky.social Northstar Games https://www.northstargames.com/ Follow Starlines https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/northstargames/starlines Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are way too many ways to score and they all score the same and there's a fly in my soup and the old lady across from me swallowed the fly so now she has to swallow a cat for some reason. I'd like to speak to the manager please. Games we played: 6:45 - Tapple (2012, NPD Partnership Ltd, The Op) 12:45 - Scape Goat (2020, Jon Perry, Indie Boards & Cards) 16:59 - Too Many Bones (2017, Josh J. Carlson & Adam Carlson, Chip Theory) 24:24 - Ciúb (2014, Thomas Lehmann, AMIGO) 100 games before you die: 29:56 - Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (2020, Isaac Childres, Cephalofair) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 36:00 - Waiter, There's a Points in My Salad Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's like a periodic table. Instead of the building blocks for all matter, you've got the building blocks for bad decisions (and sometimes good ones too!) I know this is the 500th deckbuilder you've tried this week, but maybe this will give you the high that Dominion once did way back in the day. Games we played: 4:51 - San Marco (2001, Alan R. Moon & Aaron Weissblum, Ravensburger AG) 9:59 - Loopin' Louie (1992, Masaru Aoiki & Carol Wiseley, Milton Bradley) 13:30 - Container (2026 og2007, Franz-Benno Delonge & Thomas Ewert & Kevin Nesbitt, Allplay) 19:44 - Sobek (2010, Bruno Cathala, GameWorks) 100 games before you die: 23:44 - Twilight Struggle (2005, Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews, GMT) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 28:12 - Game Elements We Trust With Our Lives Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Take this entire episode and just sweep into the box. Sweep it into the phone. You might die tomorrow. Who cares. Life is meaningless. Games we played: 3:22 - Taj Mahal (2000, Reiner Knizia, Z-Man) 7:45 - Age of Steam (2002, John Bohrer & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon) 12:27 - Canvas (2021, Jeff Chin & Andrew Nerger, Road to Infamy) 18:49 - Kingdomino (2016, Bruno Cathala, Blue Orange) 100 games before you die: 21:51 - Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016, Nate French & MJ Newman, FFG) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 26:22 - Eric Martin Shouldn't Tell Me How to Put Games Away W. Eric Martin's Board Game Beat https://www.wericmartin.com The Smart Gamer's Guide to Putting Away Board Games https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/126255/the-smart-gamers-guide-to-putting-away-board-games Square Foot Gardening https://squarefootgardening.org/product/all-new-square-foot-gardening-4th-edition/ Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We figured this show was getting too easy to make. Why not do two shows at the same time? Chris Whitpan head of tabletop for PAX/ReedPop, and Ryan Hartman VP of Penny Arcade are here to share invaluable wisdom about conventions and how they work. Back to back, you say? Nah. Still too easy. Let's splice them in and out of each other. This is either a contender for the next Poddies (made up) or a trainwreck. Maybe it's both. You be the judge. 3:02 - Intro: Chris Whitpan 7:52 - Intro: Ryan Hartman 14:06 - We Have to Know! Chris Whitpan 17:29 - We Have to Know! Ryan Hartman Games we played: 24:01 - 1824 Austria-Hungary (2005, Helmut Ohley & Leonhard "Lonny" Orgler, Double-O) 31:08 - My City (2020, Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS) Topic: 35:11 - Convention-al Wisdom Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard https://www.kenblanchardbooks.com/book/raving-fans/ Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug https://sensible.com/dont-make-me-think/ Ben Brode GDC talk https://youtu.be/HjhsY2Zuo-c?si=oUMNL3JSlVyr5all Where to find Chris: Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/chriswhitpan.bsky.social Wheel Tapping https://www.youtube.com/@GameAllNiteShow Where to find Ryan: Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/ryanhartman.bsky.social Penny Arcade Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/penny-arcade.com Acquisitions Incorporated C Team https://www.acq-inc.com/cteam/video/5 Special audio: Suspenseful Teaser https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-suspenseful-teaser-181517/ DJ Turntable Rewind https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-dj-turntable-rewind-429858/ Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GREEN: it's a casual (award nominated) podcast about all your favorite board games. GREEN: it focuses on games that have stood the test of time. RED: the hosts have spent way too much time browsing their phones and can't stop referencing the Joker beatboxing. Games we played: 5:15 - Coal Baron (2013, Michael Kiesling & Wolfgang Kramer, R&R) 8:13 - Machi Koro (2012, Masao Suganuma, Pandasaurus) 12:58 - Heroscape (2004, Stephen Baker & Rob Raviau & Craig Van Ness, Hasbro) 18:18 - Remember Our Trip (2019, Daryl Chow & Saashi, Saashi & Saashi) 100 games before you die: 22:20 - Warhammer 40000 Fourth Edition (2004, Andy Chambers & Pete Haines & Jervis Johnson & Rick Priestley, Games Workshop) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 30:24 - Two Greens, One Red Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No, it is not the final episode. What are we if not trolls? Reviewing our funniest bits and worst takes has made this all the more apparent. Games we played: 4:58 - Rumble Nation (2017, Yogi Shinichi, Hobby Japan) 7:27 - Cosmolancer (1994, Reiner Knizia, Avalon Hill) 12:03 - Star Wars The Queen's Gambit (2000, Rob Daviau & Alan Roach & Craig Van Ness, Avalon Hill) 21:10 - Outfoxed (2014, Colt Tipaton-Johnson & Shannon Lyon & Marisa Pena, Gamewright) 100 games before you die: 25:33 - Tigris & Euphrates (1997, Reiner Knizia, Mayfair) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 30:28 - You! The Listener 31:35 - Favorite Recurring Bits 35:42 - Funniest Moments 48:54 - Most Cooked Takes Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dick Van Dyke and Minecraft Steve sit on a bench together smiling and sharing their 2000s ipod earbuds to listen to the latest episode. It's the middle of the year and we are checking in baby! Bibliography: Olivia Rodrigo first ten top 10 Hot 100 hits in the top 10 https://bsky.app/profile/slothropsmap.bsky.social/post/3mowtudbmrk2a (thanks Josh Buergel for the share) Why do they call it oven https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/why-do-they-call-it-oven Man Door Hand Hook Car Door https://youtu.be/vaifrbOnwkY?si=qVcFkbmLI4zaOB5T Games we played: 6:26 - Beyond the Sun (2020, Dennis K. Chan, Rio Grande) 9:29 - Imperial Steam (2021, Alexander Huemer, Capstone) 14:24 - Yeti in My Spaghetti (2015, Uncredited, PlayMonster) 19:36 - Finca (2018, Wolfgang Sentker & Ralf zur Linde, franjos Spieleverlag) 100 games before you die: 24:00 - Riichi Mahjong (~1920, Uncredited, Public Domain) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 29:36 - Tom Update Tom bingo https://imgur.com/Lfw6Hin 42:55 - Kenny Update 53:18 - Pod Update Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 100 is soon! Send us your favorite bits here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrtQ-to5QSWcLu8khKwNa6UhtpAs-DIelNtvMeKG6g5QhmhQ/viewform?usp=dialog June 22nd, abandoned copy of Spirits of the Wild in the alley. Exacto knife to the front of the box. Like someone wanted a keepsake. This hobby is afraid of me. I have seen its true face. 5:45 - Intro: Ruel Gaviola 14:21 - We Have to Know! Games we played: 26:14 - Bazaar (1967, Sid Sackson, 3M) Topic: 32:43 - The Great Cull Where to find Ruel: https://linktr.ee/ruelgaviola Good Morning Society https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtzTuYwAIJ8VpXh-hZ2eobekjJx9exs_I Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/ruelgaviola.com Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 100 is soon! Send us your favorite bits here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrtQ-to5QSWcLu8khKwNa6UhtpAs-DIelNtvMeKG6g5QhmhQ/viewform?usp=dialog Monopoly guy better watch out. There's a new boss in town ready to exploit capital gains. Never has iron and coal been so colorful. It's like it was produced by an industrial unicorn. Games we played: 9:06 - Finca (2009, Wolfgang Sentker & Ralf zur Linde, Hans im Glück) 10:59 - Monopoly Express (1991, Garrett J Donner & Michael S Steer, Hasbro) 15:42 - UNO (1971, Merle Robbins, Mattel) 22:43 - Skyjo (2015, Alexander Bernhardt, Magilano) 100 games before you die: 28:57 - Troyes (2010, Sebastien Dujardin & Xavier Georges & Alain Orban, Pearl) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 34:36 - The Making of Brass DEAL nanDECK https://nandeck.com Card Editor by Matt Singer https://bitbucket.org/mattsinger/card-editor Playing Cards io https://playingcards.io Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 100 is soon! Send us your favorite bits here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrtQ-to5QSWcLu8khKwNa6UhtpAs-DIelNtvMeKG6g5QhmhQ/viewform?usp=dialog Sorry for the late episode. We figured it would be better to bring you something that was fun but late instead of optimal but mid. Get ready for Robocop to blow your cop off in "concept purgatory". The insanity test https://youtu.be/47GoI680kU0?si=rlsArqc31cQZ60Zh Hampster dance history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampster_Dance Games we played: 7:21 - Mancala, Kala variant (5870BCE, Uncredited, Public Domain) Interestingly, David McCord just did a history of Mancala and it's great https://youtu.be/i9zvDZTMSaA?si=NihOlAz_TDVuGnLT 12:29 - Underwater Cities (2018, Vladimír Suchý, Rio Grande) 20:47 - Concept (2013, Gaëtan Beaujannot & Alain Rivollet, Repos) 25:10 - ZÈRTZ (1999, Kris Burm, HUCH!) 100 games before you die: 29:09 - Scythe (2016, Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 33:58 - Fun v Optimal Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do you mean Ark Nova is too difficult for grandma? That's neither a game problem nor a curation problem. Grandma just needs to level up, we're in the 2020s here. Oh great, now she's crying while she shuffles the giant deck all wrong. Half the cards are upside down. Just give it to me; this is hard to watch. Your grandma is the worst. Psybrid Theory https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgcoT7-W0fP258nmxEy-2pkFJftUKjdRi T.I.M.E. https://youtu.be/DsoCe7C4Kmk?si=cRYIIRo_Wy9jU2An Games we played: 9:24 - Sekigahara The Unification of Japan (2011, Matt Calkins, GMT) 14:04 - Samurai The Card Game (2009, Reiner Knizia, Rio Grande) 19:00 - 1846 The Race for the Midwest (2005, Thomas Lehmann, GMT) 25:07 - T.I.M.E. Stories (2015, Peggy Chassenet & Manuel Rozoy, Space Cowboys) 100 games before you die: 31:25 - Android Netrunner (2012, Richard Garfield & Lukas Litzsinger, FFG) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 34:28 - Drafting the Ideal Gateway List Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back in my day, we had to craft our monsters in the Chao Gardens before putting them in our pockets. And the games came in the mail via Del Taco coupons. Ouch, my ol' back. 4:55 - Intro: Marceline Leiman 12:46 - We Have to Know! Games we played: 39:34 - Go Stop (1889, Uncredited, Public Domain) Topic: 47:07 - Games That Hurt Achievement Relocked https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262043533/achievement-relocked/ The Art of Failure https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262529952/the-art-of-failure/ Where to find Marceline: https://www.marcelineleiman.com Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/marcelineleiman.bsky.social Marceline's games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/135996/marceline-leiman Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Move over Monopoly DEAL. It's all about that Catan life now. We're Catan-maxing now. Welcome to Catan Stable where we talk about Catans that have stood the test of tan. Games we played: 4:52 - Nokosu Dice (2016, Yusuke Matsumoto, Engames) 12:51 - Skulk (2019, Prospero Hall, Mixlore) 16:15 - Root (2018, Cole Wehrle, Leder) 20:37 - Dinosaur Tea Party (2018, Rob Daviau & JR Honeycutt & Justin D. Jacobson, Restoration) 100 games before you die: 27:00 - Diplomacy (1959, Allan B. Calhamer, Avalon Hill) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 31:02 - Cooled Warmed Why Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every game needs a Yugioh-style dueling contraption for your arm so you can game on the go. Gloomhaven would double as a workout. Just imagine how juicy those biceps would get after losing the first scenario for the 10th time on regular difficulty. Games we played: 5:35 - Friesematenten (2010, Friedemann Friese, Amigo) 9:51 - Shikoku 1889 (2004, Yasutaka Ikeda, Grand Trunk) 16:21 - Brian Boru High King of Ireland (2021, Peer Sylvester, Osprey) 22:36 - DVONN (2001, Kris Burm, HUCH!) 100 games before you die: 26:28 - Terraforming Mars (2016, Jacob Fryxelius, Stronghold) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 30:10 - Board Game Accessories Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a board game edition of Family Feud! Tom shaved his head and grew a caterpillar mustache just so the audio would sound aerodynamic. Listen as our poor host inevitably has to explain the rules multiple times as we blunder through. Rusi Papazov's BGG Feud https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3665080/we-asked-100-boardgamers joshzcold implementation https://github.com/joshzcold/Friendly-Feud Topic: 3:26 - The Rules 6:51 - Question 1 17:04 - Question 2 27:42 - Question 3 39:07 - Question 4 49:31 - Question 5 58:30 - Question 6 1:06:13 - Fast Money Where to find Tom: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/tombrewster.bsky.social https://www.shutupandsitdown.com Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome new listeners from BGG. If you're wondering whether this is truly an award nominated board gaming podcast, I assure you, we definitely only talk about board games and we are very serious about it. (Psst, hey if you're reading this, that means you have the special Slophead power. It's like those magic eye puzzles but you can only read it if you've enjoyed Monopoly DEAL. Don't worry, that first message was just a trap I set for unsuspecting Geeksters. We definitely got your Bionicle needs covered. Bionicles: are they shrinky-dink? Are they dope? Are those Pohatu's fingers or are they guns? Is the entire franchise problematic? All this and more unveiled on this juicy mess of a 'sode.) Games we played: 3:16 - Mamma Mia! (1998, Uwe Rosenberg, Abacusspiele) 9:05 - Gloomhaven (2017, Isaac Childres, Cephalofair) Twitch stream every other Sunday at 10EST https://www.twitch.tv/cyberdack 17:29 - Stephenson's Rocket (1999, Reiner Knizia, Grail) 23:15 - 18Chesapeake (2018, Scott Petersen, All-Aboard) NPI 18xx https://youtu.be/QErygzM4W_Y?si=UV275CDbtagZU6wZ 100 games before you die: 32:03 - Magic the Gathering (1993, Richard Garfield, Wizards of the Coast) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 37:20 - I'm Right You're Wrong Pretend they are someone I love https://www.tumblr.com/chunkysoup22/763544129895579648 Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nothing personal Tom. I'm not here to make friends, and you're not here to help my numbers, apparently. Maybe you'll think twice next time about using all the rice as pieces for your Brass DEAL protoype. 10:14 - Intro: Kellie Nalbandian 12:02 - We Have to Know! Games we played: 22:05 - 7 Wonders (2010, Antoine Bauza, Repos Production) Topic: 35:35 - It's Just a Game Where to find Kellie: Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kellienalb.bsky.social Insta https://www.instagram.com/kellienalbandian/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@gabandkel The Social Game https://robhasawebsite.com/shows/reality-tv-rhapups/social-game/ Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gunk? Bee. Bee bee bee. Bee gunk? Rez the gunk. Only rez furries! Furries gunk. Mega gunk. The annual Golden Geek nominations are open. If you love the cast, consider nominating us! Nominations close Sunday, April 19. https://boardgamegeek.com/goldengeek Games we played: 9:43 - Babylonia (2019, Reiner Knizia, Ludonova) 12:37 - Lisboa (2017, Vital Lacerda, Eagle-Gryphon) 20:47 - Fast Forward FORTRESS (2017, Friedemann Friese, 2F-Speile) 26:03 - Photograph (2016, Saashi, Matagot) 100 games before you die: 30:33 - Power Grid (2004, Friedemann Friese, Rio Grande) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 36:32 - When the Game Makes You a Joke NL Secret Password https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pMSwiryRlUM Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you're having second thoughts about that one comfort game your best friend always brings to game night, might I recommend a warm glass of milk? Tip... SPLASH. Oh my goodness no! What have you done? I meant a glass of milk to sip and calm your nerves! How could you just go and destroy best friend's deluxified copy of Splendor? It's signed by the designer and by five of the worlds greatest gem cutters. Literally a family heirloom passed on from three generations. What are we going to do? Do you have a blow dryer on you? Games we played: 9:34 - Time Barons (2014, Jon Perry & Derek Yu, WizKids) 14:36 - Age of Rail South Africa of South African Railroads (2011, John Bohrer, Capstone) 26:35 - QE (2019, Gavin Birnbaum, BoardGameTables) 32:35 - The Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (2005, Reiner Knizia, Fantasy Flight) 100 games before you die: 37:25 - Grand Austria Hotel (2015, Virginio Gigli & Simone Luciani, Lookout) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 42:39 - Games That Were Ruined for Us Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Altman turns to the crowd and motions. "For 2027, we're revealing our most exicting evolution yet... humanity will be optional." The crowd errupts in applause. The keynote stage fades to black as an electro swing remix of Hi-Ho from Snow White begins blasting at full volume. DISCLAIMER: this episode is satire. Everything we do is human made. We do not cover games that use AI art. We are opposed to the plagiarisation of people's hard work, the environmental impact, and the cocktail that is unregulated bias + misinformation + lack of accountability in these generative models that are being force fed down our thoats. Thank you sensei, viva la revolucion! Games we played: 6:46 - Chu Han (2024, Thomas Lehmann, Matagot) 14:11 - Age of Innovation (2023, Helge Ostertag, Capstone) 24:20 - Shadow Moon Syndicates (2026, Jarrod Carmichael, Arkus) 32:27 - Dino Racer (2026, Marceline Leiman, Underdog) 100 games before you die: 35:54 - El Grande (1995, Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich, Hans im Gluck) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 40:42 - UnstAIble Shelf Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Look, I don't make the rules. Scoop that peanut butter and plop it in your medium roast. No, don't eat the peanuts with a spoon! Gross. Grab yourself one of those boba straws and slurp it up! 1:31 - Intro: Richard Garfield Characteristics of Games (2012, George Skaff Elias & Richard Garfield & K. Robert Gutschera, MIT Press) https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542692/characteristics-of-games 9:56 - We Have to Know! Games we played: 23:58 - Innovation (2010, Carl Chudyk, Asmadi) Topic: 35:54 - Making a Netrunner Where to find Richard: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/14/richard-garfield Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a mentat myself, I feel like mentats are commonly misunderstood. Not surprising as we are just so far superior in intellect to the average peon. Coincidence that mentat and mensa are such similar words? I think not. Games we played: 2:39 - Neuroshima Hex (2006, Michał Oracz, Portal) 8:29 - Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015, Rob Daviau & Matt Leacock, Z-Man) 12:08 - JUMP HERE FOR SPOILER FREE 15:07 - Yokohama (2016, Hisashi Hayashi, Synapses) 21:42 - Cosmic Wimpout (1975, Boston Logical Society & W.W. Swilling, C3 Inc) 100 games before you die: 26:47 - Concordia (2013, Mac Gerdts, Rio Grande) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 32:10 - Characteristics of Games Pt. 4 (chapters 6-7) Characteristics of Games (2012, George Skaff Elias & Richard Garfield & K. Robert Gutschera, MIT Press) https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542692/characteristics-of-games Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A dark anime cloud deepens in the background as Tom loses yet another game of Food Chain Magnate. I don't want to alarm anyone, but Twilight Sparkle did not approve of this episode. Not even the joyous revolt of Spice8Rack is enought to counter the "I should have won" resonating in Tom's dark psyche. Will our heroes ever find solace in just being bad? 6:31 - Intro: Spice8Rack 8:59 - We Have to Know! Games we played: 32:15 - The King's Dilemma (2019, Hjalmar Hach & Lorenzo Silva, Horrible Guild) Topic: 38:26 - Being Bad at Games Where to find Spice8Rack: Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@Spice8Rack Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/spice8rack.bsky.social Where to find Acorn: https://acorninternational.org Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We gotta record our podcast a thousand times like Tom Lehmann did with Race. Maybe at that point older couples will be playing it before they go to sleep. In the meantime, I guess the pop culture misfires shall continue. I'll take solid bit for $200. Video Game Jeopardy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5NbCOCGQ_Q Games we played: 7:35 - My Favourite Things (2015, Daiki Nilgiri Aoyama & Pepe_R, Play for Keeps) Point de Polgara (in French) on Japanese designers https://www.lepointdepolgara.fr/index.php/2026/02/12/tokyo-game-market-automne-2025/ 12:34 - Tucano (2021, Theo Riviere, Helvetiq) 15:25 - Dune Imperium (2020, Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf) 21:12 - El Grande (1995, Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich, Hans im Gluck) 100 games before you die: 26:58 - Race for the Galaxy (2007, Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 33:26 - That One Little Rule Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode, we are cone-maxing. Dan Jolin joins us to talk Letterboxd, the opposite of sex, and listening to his spouse's sound advice. Somehow we got through a guest episode without mentioning Monopoly DEAL. Although, Tom still managed to sneak in a brief aside about The A Minecraft Movie. 3:52 - Intro: Dan Jolin Actualol gifts for board gamers https://youtu.be/g3XAlpNtQ_4?si=4bX524oyjjSFP_6t 11:56 - We Have to Know! Games we played: 31:28 - Century Spice Road (2017, Emerson Matsuuchi, Plan B) Topic: 40:00 - Making a Senet Where to find Dan: Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/danjolin.bsky.social Senet Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/senetmagazine.bsky.social Order copies of Senet https://senetmagazine.com Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Still waiting for the 18 card microgame from Button Shy where you get to milk the alien while Rey watches uncomfortably. Games we played: 3:37 - PitchCar (1995, Jean du Poël, Ferti) 7:25 - Kobayakawa (2013, Jun Sasaki, Oink) 12:25 - Android Netrunner (2012 og1996, Richard Garfield & Lukas Litzsinger, FFG) 25:04 - Radlands (2021, Daniel Piechnik, Roxley) 100 games before you die: 32:36 - The Castles of Burgundy (2011, Stefan Feld, alea) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 38:59 - IP in games Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don't listen to this one in a public setting, it might just make you blush... from all the anger you're experiencing at our incapacity to produce a successful date. It's telling that we're so capable of making dates uncomfortable but can't make a good one happen even when we sit down and brainstorm for half an hour. Hot Dr Pepper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIRnM6s4GNo Games we played: 3:15 - City of the Big Shoulders (2019, Raymond Chandler III, Parallel) 7:41 - Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (2018, Dave Campbell II, Dolphin Hat) 14:05 - Lords of Vegas (2010, James Ernest & Mike Selinker, Mayfair) 18:10 - Balderdash (1984, Laura Robinson & Paul Toyne, Mattel) 100 games before you die: 23:25 - The 7th Continent (2017, Ludovic Roudy, Serious Poulp) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 27:00 - Date Night Game Night Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if I told you there were more games than just Tiddlywinks and hitting a ball with a stick? Today we explore the wild world of board gaming or "tabletop gaming" as some people "in the hobby" call it. It turns out that board games have gotten pretty interesting and complicated since we were kids. Move over dice and spinners and say hello to Death Note moments and piss cubes. There's a new sheriff in town and their name is Food Chain Magnate! 4:19 - Some News: Upper Deck Harry Potter IP, help out and stay posted with Block Collective https://bsky.app/profile/blockcollectives.bsky.social/post/3mcmvptpv4c2h BGG Hall of Fame adds Puerto Rico and Terraforming Mars, 3MBG person-focused Hall of Fame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eMtH7370xQ Sam Healey statements and Dice Tower lack of response https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/01/30/veteran-dice-tower-reviewer-sam-healey-resigns-in-wake-of-saying-alex-pretti-renee-good-to-blame-for-ice-killing-them-after-comments-began-impacting-review-giants-annual-pledge-drive/ Games we played: 13:02 - Welcome To... (2018, Benoit Turpin, Blue Cocker) 18:48 - Dungeon Fighter (2011, Aureliano Buonfino & Lorenzo Silva & Lorenzo Tucci Sorrentino, Iello) 23:06 - Great Plains (2021, Trevor Benjamin & Brett J. Gilbert, Lookout) 26:08 - Unsettled (2021, Tom Mattson & Marc Neidlinger, Orange Nebula) 100 games before you die: 33:42 - Blood Rage (2015, Eric M Lang, CMON) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 36:56 - Chess & Other Games Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I don't think you're going to like how the bracket goes. Not one bit. But hey, it's Shelf Stable. We're all about antagonizing our lovely, lovely audience. If you got new holes in your walls, new hair off your head, new ulcers in your tummy... you're welcome. Games we played: 2:23 - Bohnanza (1997, Uwe Rosenberg, Rio Grande) 7:50 - Magical Athlete (2003 & 2025, Takashi Ishida & Richard Garfield, CMYK) 11:53 - Faiyum (2020, Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele) 15:39 - Riichi Mahjong (1920, Uncredited, Public Domain) 100 games before you die: 23:34 - Five Tribes The Djinns of Naqala (2014, Bruno Cathala, Days of Wonder) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 27:59 - The Monopoly Killer Showdown The Final Bracket [SPOILERS] https://challonge.com/wridaixb Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We continue our observation of tall serious character and short crazy character in the third part of our study. Short character most definitely thinks everyone should embrace the rolling teach while tall character implores short character to have some empathy. The female spider then consume's the male's head to sustain her body during the birthing of the many thousands of offspring. Games we played: 7:49 - Botswana aka Wildlife Safari (1994, Reiner Knizia, 25th Century) Kenny's question about eating board game pieces https://podcastaddict.com/but-why-vikings/episode/214541461 13:16 - Cross Clues (2020, Gregory Grard, Blue Orange) 17:19 - The Bottle Imp (1995, Günter Cornett, Matagot) 22:03 - Hearts (1850, Uncredited, Public Domain) 100 games before you die: 26:16 - Wabash Cannonball aka Chicago Express (2007, John Bohrer, Winsome) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 30:09 - Characteristics of Games Pt. 3 (chapters 3-5) Characteristics of Games (2012, George Skaff Elias & Richard Garfield & K. Robert Gutschera, MIT Press) https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542692/characteristics-of-games Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Not like that! We got another one. What is it with kids these days chowing down on Azul pieces? When we said crunch, we meant the brain ya dingus! Use your noggin and crunch what we're spitting, metaphorically. And please, don't make us have to call another ambulance. Castle Pandemic has enough patients as it is. Games we played: 2:51 - The Estates (2018, Klaus Zoch, Capstone) 7:40 - Cat in the Box (2020, Muneyuki Yokouchi, Bezier Games og Ayatsurare Ningyoukan) 11:55 - Bargain Hunter (1998, Uwe Rosenberg, Valley Games) 16:13 - Castle Panic (2009, Justin De Witt, Fireside Games) 100 games before you die: 19:46 - Innovation (2010, Carl Chudyk, Asmadi) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 24:44 - Crunchy Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

December 31, 2026. Tom has the build of that one doge meme. Regular body. Swollen, muscular arms. Kenny qualifies every board game comment by stating the number of plays and that he needs to play it more. Neither has purchased a game in two years. They don't even play board games anymore. They just talk about gooning to Twilight Imperium videos. Games we played: 4:15 - Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017, Dane Beltrami & Corey Konieczka & Christian T. Petersen, Fantasy Flight) 12:06 - Toddles-Bobbles (2010, Alena Lebedeva, Simple Rules) 14:42 - Fine Sand (2018, Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele) 17:11 - LLAMA (2019, Reiner Knizia, AMIGO) 100 games before you die: 20:32 - Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated (2019, Andy Clautice & Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 24:32 - Resolutions Tom's 2026 resolution bingo https://imgur.com/a/3EE56xE 48:38 - The Pantry https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/350266/shelf-stable-the-pantry The Pantry is always accesible from the Shelf Stable website in the "About" section. The "About" also includes a searchable list of all the "games we played" segments with episode numbers, an FAQ covering our editorial policy, and a glossary of our most scuffed bits. https://shelfstablecast.com/about Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It feels good to move these old bones. Let us rejoice by consuming and expelling media in the only way we know how: listicles. Listicles everywhere. Spilling the final blood of a year that we are ready to kick into the past like a horse that does not wish to be ridden. Year In Review v25 7:22 - Top games we played 18:35 - Bottom games we played 22:08 - Unexpected and got rid of 32:25 - Lookback at 2020 49:33 - Outside the scope 55:13 - Predictions 2025 Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

*Give or take the games we mentioned before the main topic. As Tom begins to close in on Kenny's position, a wild Eize Basa of Twitter (RIP) and now Bluesky fame (https://bsky.app/profile/eizebasa.baby) appears and distracts Tom with a fantastic list of games that every family is sure to enjoy during their holiday gatherings. No need for family arguments when you've got board games to play! Games we played: 8:06 - Win, Lose, or Banana (2009, Chris Cieslik, Asmadi) 11:34 - Twilight Struggle (2005, Ananda Gupta, Jason Matthews, GMT) 19:15 - Azul (aka, "The Christmas Game") (2017, Michael Kiesling, Next Move) 23:45 - Texas Hold 'Em (1950-something, Felton "Corky" McCorquodale, Public Domain) 100 Games To Play Before You Die: 34:41 - ZERTZ (and YINSH) (1999, Kris Brum, Huch) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic (the real Meat and Potatoes): 42:26 - 8 or 9 Games to play during the holidays Bibliography: Follow Eize Basa on BlueSky! - https://bsky.app/profile/eizebasa.baby Follow us on BlueSky! - https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast "How Does Dobble (Spot it!) Work?" by Stand Up Maths - https://youtu.be/VTDKqW_GLkw?si=CGlVrMalHC7eIGAK Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Taylor Allen of Shelf Stable canon fame helps Tom Bowers continue the quest to find Kenny after his mysterious disappearance. Will they manage to get away from complaining about Quacks and Final Girl long enough to find any solid clues? Or will they instead alienate their audience with discussions about Magic the Gathering and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure? The only way to know is to tune in... Games we played: 8:19 - Hansa Teutonica (2009, Andreas Steding, Z-Man Games) 13:13 - Aboretum (2015, Dan Cassar, Renegade Game Studios) 100 Games To Play Before You Die: 20:28 - Letters from Whitechapel (2011, Gabriele Mari, Gianluca Santopietro, Fantasy Flight Games) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic (the real Meat and Potatoes): 27:06 - The BoardGameGeek Top 100 Reviewed Bibliography: Follow us on BlueSky! - https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast "Money Please" (Parks and Rec) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGvWbsTDPHU Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Jack the Ripper comes out of a horse (Trigger warning: gore, animal cruelty) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCRcKpewpZQ Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Tom Brewster of Shut Up and Sit Down helps Tom Bowers take over the show in Kenny's unprecedented and unexpected absence. Will Tom and Tom manage to solve the mystery of Kenny's disappearance? Or will they simply yap about board games for nearly two hours and uncover the forbidden secrets of how to break into every Zoomer's dream career: becoming a YouTube celebrity? There's only one way to find out... Games we played: 6:35 - Mexica (2002, Wolfgang Kramer & Michael Kiesling, Iello) 10:40 - Memoir '44 (2004, Richard Borg, Days of Wonder) 18:13 - Terra Mystica (2012, Jens Drogemuller & Helge Ostertag, Feuerland Spiele) 28:08 - BANG! (2002, Emiliano Sciarra, DV Games) 34:08 - (Bonus) Western Legends (2018, Hervé Lemaître, Kolossal Games) 100 Games To Play Before You Die: 37:08 - Cosmic Encounter (1977, Bill Eberle & Jack Kittredge & Bill Norton & Peter Olotka & Kevin Wilson, Fantasy Flight Games, et al.) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic (the real Meat and Potatoes): 47:56 - Making a Living as a Board Game Critic Bibliography: Follow us on BlueSky! - https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Roadman "Big" Shaq "The Ting Goes (Man's not hot)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3jlviX88iw Matt Lees in the Genius Annotations of "Lamborghini" by KSI: https://genius.com/5046168 Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bringing back all the classics in this one. Hope you're not a new listener because there will be a lot of unexplained mysteries. You know what? It still might be funny even without context. That's how good we are. I don't know... maybe I'm getting full of myself. Oh no. Am I getting full of myself? Please, somebody humble me quick! I'm not worthy... Games we played: 4:22 - Belle of the Ball (2014, Daniel Solis, Dice Hate Me) 8:37 - Chinatown (1999, Karsten Hartwig, Z-Man) 14:49 - LLAMA (2019, Reiner Knizia, AMIGO) 19:13 - Nations (2013, Rustan Håkansson & Nina Håkansson & Einar Rosén & Robert Rosén, Lautapelit) 100 games before you die: 27:56 - Istanbul (2014, Rüdiger Dorn, Pegasus Spiele) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 31:26 - Nice Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the year 2035. A retired Jim Carrey and Christopher Walken emerge from their stasis e-pods for one more film. A film to put all others to shame. Characteristics of Games: a Garfield Movie. The story of a little boy who was most definitely a villager even though nobody believed him. Games we played: 2:50 - The King is Dead (2020 og2015, Peer Sylvester, Osprey) 7:35 - MTG Jumpstart (2020 og 1993, Doug Beyer et al, WotC) 14:21 - Cleopatra and the Society of Architects (2006, Bruno Cathala & Ludovic Maublanc, Days of Wonder) 21:30 - Twice as Clever! (2019, Wolfgang Warsch, Stronghold) 100 games before you die: 26:57 - Acquire (1963, Sid Sackson, Avalon Hill) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 32:47 - Characteristics of Games Pt. 2 Characteristics of Games (2012, George Skaff Elias & Richard Garfield & K. Robert Gutschera, MIT Press) https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542692/characteristics-of-games Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why so serious? Bou-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ki-ki ki-ki hee-hee hee-hee. This beatbox really makes you feel like Joker and that's why it's powerful. Bibliography: If Joker could beat box https://youtu.be/qrAXRSBv-co?si=TuSR14tPoEhoP1b- Makes you feel like Spider-Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1SpVYmcTGM It's about family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAoa-Ss6zS0 Games we played: 4:01 - Rheinländer (1999, Reiner Knizia, Face2Face) 8:56 - Downforce (2017, Rob Daviau & Justin D. Jacobson & Wolfgang Kramer, Restoration) 15:21 - Innovation (2010, Carl Chudyk, Asmadi) 18:36 - Mandala (2019, Trevor Benjamin & Brett J. Gilbert, Lookout) 100 games before you die: 21:57 - Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game (2012, Jay Little, Fantasy Flight) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 28:16 - A Game Unto Itself Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Somehow, Monopoly DEAL returned... I don't know how it keeps worming its way in. The game is like a mind virus. Not too surprising given that Monopoly DEAL is the epitome of a trick-taker. 2:49 - Intro: Daniel Newman 8:34 - We Have to Know! How pharmaceuticals get their names https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2025/07/decoder-ring-explores-the-mysteries-of-the-universe-and-your-medicine-cabinet Games we played: 18:24 - Magical Athlete (2025 og2003, Takashi Ishida & Richard Garfield, CMYK) Topic: 22:51 - Everything is Trick-Taking Cho-Han https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/419710/cho-han-trick-taking-game MTG Japanese promo https://magicuntapped.com/index.php/articles/one-and-done-the-story-of-the-only-shichifukujin-dragon-in-existence The Fluffy Rite https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/187714/exultate-deo-the-fluffy-rite Where to find Daniel: Newmill Industries https://www.newmillindustries.com Indie Games Night Market at PAXU, Sat Nov 22 https://www.newmillindustries.com/ignm Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/dnlnwmn.bsky.social Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the year 2035. All games have been through a meta-battle royale, and the only game remaining is Pokemon GO. Run into incoming traffic to make sure you stay in the circle. Remember kids, if you die in the game, you die in real life. Games we played: 2:29 - The Great Dalmuti (1995, Richard Garfield, AMIGO) 6:02 - Pentago (2005, Tomas Flodén, MindTwister USA) 16:37 - Legendary A Marvel Deck Building Game (2012, Devin Low, Upper Deck) 20:10 - For Sale (1997, Stefan Dorra, Eagle-Gryphon) 100 games before you die: 24:26 - Wingspan (2019, Elizabeth Hargrave, Stonemaier) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 26:00 - Characteristics of Games Pt. 1 Characteristics of Games (2012, George Skaff Elias & Richard Garfield & K. Robert Gutschera, MIT Press) https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542692/characteristics-of-games Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brace yourself. It's not like we typically make much sense anyway, but this one is around 60% words that are not present in any language. If you've been curious about trying out City of Six Moons, might I recommend listening to the second half of this episode as a sort of audiobook primer? The worst volume slider uxdesign.cc/the-worst-volume-control-ui-in-the-world-60713dc86950?gi=c7b969c245cd Arkhipov Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov Games we played: 4:50 - Billabong (1992, Eric Solomon, SimplyFun) 9:37 - Spynet (2017, Richard Garfield, Z-Man) 14:02 - 18MS: The Railroads Come to Mississippi (2020, Mark Derrick, All-Aboard) 18:07 - Seas of Strife (2015, Mark Major, AMIGO) 100 games before you die: 21:36 - Lords of Waterdeep (2012, Peter Lee and Rodney Thompson, WotC) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 26:00 - Kiki or Bouba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yogurt is fully stocked ZAW sales are through the roof Gougar is on your tail The bear is going "Pooh!" ~ Run the Jewels 6:50 - Intro: Emily Roser 11:45 - We Have to Know! Kingdom Hearts question https://www.reddit.com/r/KingdomHearts/comments/onuvx9/can_you_have_a_nobody_of_a_nobody Games we played: 17:41 - ZAW (2020, Andrew Larkin, Self-Published) https://www.facebook.com/ZAWGame Topic: 25:03 - Poking the Bear Gougar meme https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/utah-hiker-cougar-encounter-gougar https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/423/532/16c.jpg Where to find Emily: https://www.shutupandsitdown.com https://www.youtube.com/@EmilyandThings Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thank goodness, they finally came up with THE definitive guide to how to do everything. Is this what the whole Hitchhiker's Guide 42 thing was all about? Was it cones... cones everywhere? Maybe kiki? Maybe bouba? Please Dick, hang in there, we're sending you good vibes. Let me know if you have any questions about Through the Ages. I know it can be a bear to learn and I'm not convinced that the stepped rule book is as effective as people claim. Games we played: 4:44 - Startups (2017, Jun Sasaki, Oink) 10:55 - Decrypto (2018, Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance, Scorpion Masque) 18:39 - Magical Athlete (2025 og2003, Takashi Ishida & Richard Garfield, CMYK) 23:53 - Go Low Card Game (2019, Uncredited, University Games) 100 games before you die: 27:28 - Dungeons & Dragons (1974, Gary Gygax & Dave Arneson, TSR) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 32:41 - The Impossible Board Game Standard Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let's get that stank off of these games. Somebody has been duking it up in here and we know SDJ will not settle for a stinky title. This week is all about stank and how to remove it from otherwise good games. Games we played: 4:30 - Ginkgopolis (2012, Xavier Georges, Pearl) 11:33 - Automania (2015, Kenneth Minde & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games) 17:59 - Age of Steam (2002, John Bohrer & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon) https://therewillbe.games/news-newsflashes/1447-the-age-of-steam-legal-dispute-explained 23:05 - Tiny Towns (2019, Peter McPherson, AEG) 100 games before you die: 29:09 - Texas Hold 'Em (1810, Uncredited, Public Domain) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 33:23 - Good Game but X Songs: 100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfStableCast All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices