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Shelf Stable: A Board Game Podcast

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A podcast celebrating board games that have stood the test of time.

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  • October 13 · 1 hr 4 min

    #114 NO AI Designing Our Own Merch

    Wet phone? No problem! Here are 10 easy lifehacks to get your Pixel5 up and running again. Number 1: dip it in flour. This tried and true classic not only creates a vacuum that sucks out all the moisture, but also makes for a delicious snack after a hard work out. Number 2... Games we played: 4:31 - Hepta (1974, Alex Randolph, Playte) New venture video on Hepta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7scvQFOWYI Playte preorders https://preorder.playte.com/ Tokya Games Market preorders due by Oct 16 Essen preorders due by Oct 21 12:27 - Kill Doctor Lucky (1996, James Ernest, Cheapass) 16:36 - Biblios (2007, Steve Finn, iello) 23:02 - Cartographers (2019, Jordy Adan, Thunderworks) 100 games before you die: 29:08 - Caverna (2013, Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 34:14 - NO AI Designing Our Own Merch Haunted Toy Skeleton https://youtu.be/OY1WgKp45PM?si=il8yer0dZ1ZJeXwK 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

  • October 6 · 1 hr 4 min

    #113 Board Game Speedrun

    Help! Tom and Kenny no-clipped through the game table and are stuck in the b-b-b-backrooms! That's right, it's spooky season. Grab your pumpkin spice lattes and get ready to be scared by these ideas on how to play games quickly in an undesireable fashion. Emilytheperry certified beverage girlie https://youtube.com/shorts/FPX3WUNzMuo?si=7HTrHRmHERnBPpcG Games we played: 5:13 - Stone Age (2008, Bernd Brunnhofer, Hans im Glück) 9:34 - My Farm Shop (2020, Rüdiger Dorn, Pegasus Spiele) 15:58 - Mechs vs Minions (2016, Chris Cantrell & Rick Ernst & Stone Librande & Prashant Saraswat & Nathan Tiras, Riot) 22:07 - Watch (2021, Daniel Newman, SPIELPUNXX) 100 games before you die: 29:30 - Paladins of the West Kingdom (2019, S J Macdonald & Shem Phillips, Garphill) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 36:25 - Board Game Speedrun 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

  • September 29 · 1 hr 7 min

    #112 Games We Both Own

    I'm not convinced there is actually a reason to own any games. Because everyone owns at least one copy of a game that is worth playing. So really you just have to befriend the people that own the games you want to play wherever they are in the world. Games we played: 4:50 - Leaving Earth (2015, Joseph Fatula, The Lumenaris Group) 11:44 - Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017 og1997, Dane Beltrami & Corey Konieczka & Christian T. Petersen, Fantasy Flight) 21:36 - Trans-Siberian Railroad (2015, Amabel Holland, Rio Grande) 27:05 - Bohnanza the Duel (2016, Uwe Rosenberg, Rio Grande) The Bohnanza chronicles https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/384583/every-bean-ever-the-complete-bohnanza-family 100 games before you die: 32:06 - Great Western Trail Second Edition (2021 og2016, Alexander Pfister, Eggertspiele) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 34:16 - Games We Both Own 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

  • September 22 · 1 hr 20 min

    #111 ft. Aaron Graham of Good Games Morley, Sports

    At the end of the day, soccer aka football is just Monopoly DEAL with extra steps. We are joined by Aaron Graham to talk the BIG games. None of that nerd stuff this week. The Liar's Dice scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T44LuxdH0iw Tim and Eric Sports! https://youtu.be/eEKy5PheoOc?si=gGIuGGL6jCeRV7HV Viagra Boys Sports https://youtu.be/QjL7D33xpS4?si=5k3qH8pTX_UTrxT_ Lonely Island We Like Sportz https://youtu.be/CEVdca9U9LM?si=3bq7LsyU-bk3Fo76 4:49 - Intro: Aaron Graham 9:16 - We Have to Know! Memphis LK https://www.tiktok.com/@lilsquishyface/video/7107996397240077570 Games we played: 26:30 - Innovation (2010, Carl Chudyk, Asmadi) Topic: 36:37 - Sports Where to find Aaron: Morley TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@goodgamesmorley Morley Insta https://www.instagram.com/goodgamesmorley/ Establishing Pod https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdnKonJzwv20PtsmEWT88TypjVeQo3phy Bribes https://bribesband.bandcamp.com/album/caught-in-the-corners 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

  • September 16 · 1 hr 3 min

    #110 The Minecraft Episode

    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

  • September 8 · 1 hr 32 min

    #109 ft. Mobius Tubes, Board Games Rule Video Games Drool

    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

  • September 1 · 1 hr

    #108 Games Done Slow

    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

  • August 25 · 47 min

    #107 Games Done Quick

    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

  • August 18 · 1 hr 2 min

    #106 ft. Dominic Crapuchettes, Second Editions Kinda

    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

  • August 12 · 1 hr

    #105 Waiter, There's a Points in My Salad

    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

  • August 4 · 49 min

    #104 Game Elements We Trust With Our Lives

    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

  • July 28 · 54 min

    #103 Eric Martin Shouldn't Tell Me How to Put Games Away

    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

  • July 23 · 1 hr 6 min

    #102 ft. Chris Whitpan of PAX & Ryan Hartman of Penny Arcade, Convention-al Wisdom

    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

  • July 14 · 53 min

    #101 Two Greens, One Red

    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

  • July 7 · 1 hr 2 min

    #100 The Final Episode

    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

  • June 30 · 1 hr 5 min

    #99 Mid-Year Review

    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

  • June 23 · 1 hr 3 min

    #98 ft. Ruel Gaviola, The Great Cull

    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

  • June 16 · 1 hr 3 min

    #97 The Making of Brass DEAL

    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

  • June 10 · 55 min

    #96 Fun v Optimal

    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

  • June 2 · 1 hr 5 min

    #95 Drafting the Ideal Gateway List

    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

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