Shelf Stable: A Board Game Podcast

Kenny is off to Essen in an effort to form diplomatic relations with Reiner Knizia. Meanwhile, Tom invites our favorite Australian game store owner, Aaron Graham (of Good Games Morley) to fill in on Kenny's behalf. It's time to put away our swords, pick up our plows, and till the land without ever looking up to see what the other player is doing. But can this behavior really bring balance to your game nights? Will Tom and Aaron be able to avoid creating an international crisis in Kenny's absence? Tune in to find out!

Rounders: https://youtu.be/9r-K5dmt0Rc?si=m1gss4rTgiQD-YGl⁠

Games we Played:

4:28 - Texas Hold 'Em (1950-something, Felton "Corky" McCorquodale, Public Domain)

15:29 - Panamax (2016, Gil d’Orey, Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro, Paulo Soledade, Stronghold Games)

24:11 - Feast for Odin (2016, Uwe Rosenberg, Z-Man Games)

29:29 - The Bottle Imp (1996, Gunter Cornett, Grail Games)

Vasily Arkhipov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov

100 games before you die:

38:10 - ROOT (2018, Cole Wehrle, Leder Games)

Topic:

44:57 - Multiplayer Solitaire (in defense of)

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:

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

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Have you ever found a dusty old Parker Brothers board game you've never heard of on the shelves at a thrift store, brought it home and had it captivate you with the fact they packed over 300 plastic miniatures inside of it? Then when you went online to boardgamegeek, you couldn't find any trace of who made this bizarre artifact? Well, Amabel is at the forefront of finding the answers to these kinds of experiences. So we sat down with her to find out more about what her process is like and what sorts of white whales are still out there waiting to be credited for their work.

Notable Hollandspiele videos we mentioned:

Skittles: the board game series that destroyed its publisher

Uncredited: Searching for Lost Board Game Designers

Tracia Newman and the Valdez Oil Spill Game

3:24 - Intro: Amabel Holland

4:20 - We Have to Know!

Games we Played:

35:40 - Catch-UP! (Creative Playthings, 1973-74)

Topic:

48:50 - Researching Games

Where to find Amabel:

YouTube

Holland Spiele

Patreon (Amabel Holland)

Bluesky

Songs:

ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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