Shelf Stable: A Board Game Podcast

I can't wait for the sick and twisted fan that is going to mash up all the games we talk about on this episode into one big megagame. It takes 72 hours to play and if you die in the game, you die in real life. Bring it on, we were born for this. I'll get my duel disc and we can hit the playground after school. 0-2 players, nose snakes included.

Games we played:

3:04 - Sentient (2017, J. Alex Kevern, Renegade)

7:45 - Cardline: Globetrotter (2013 og2010, Frederic Henry, Asmodee)

14:40 - Domaine (2003, Klaus Teuber, KOSMOS)

22:13 - Lords of Waterdeep (2012, Peter Lee & Rodney Thompson, WotC)

100 games before you die:

30:05 - PARKS (2019, Henry Audubon, Keymaster)

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100

Topic:

34:36 - The Wildest Games We Know

The full list of games prepared https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/358776/the-wildest-games-we-know

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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Step into the world of fandom. As a child I witnessed the death of my parents at the hands of Twilight Imperium, but avenged them by playing hundreds of games of Netrunner. Now, as an adult, I only wager fair uses of my power by battling in unnecessarily elaborate forum posts. Every time my opponent goes off topic, I reset the thread on them. This is justice. This is... the true fan's world.

Games we played:

4:33 - Caylus 1303 (2019 og2005, William Attia, Space Cowboys)

9:15 - Texas Hold 'Em (1810, Uncredited, Public Domain)

15:45 - Aeon's End (2016, Jenny Iglesias & Nick Little & Kevin Riley, Indie Boards & Cards)

26:38 - Yokohama Duel (2018, Hisashi Hayashi, Tasty Minstrel)

100 games before you die:

31:01 - Scrabble (1948, Alfred Mosher Butts, Hasbro)

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100

Amabel Holland video on word games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWteJW-wYas

Topic:

38:22 - Fandom 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

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Kenny and Tom wearing extremely oversized diamond helmets: "if you think your voice or talking point comprehensively captures the beauty and desirability of Monopoly DEAL, send a note to [email protected]"

7:21 - Intro: Cole Wehrle

7:50 - We Have to Know!

Images mentioned https://imgur.com/a/ZrrpvBA

Games we played:

52:16 - Virgin Queen (2012, Ed Beach, GMT)

Rain World https://store.steampowered.com/app/312520/Rain_World/

Topic:

1:04:43 - Board Game Organization

Amabel Holland on bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/amabel.bsky.social

Dan interview with Jo Kelly https://spacebiff.com/2025/03/25/sbsc-45-jo-kelly/

Where to find Cole:

https://bsky.app/profile/colewehrle.bsky.social

https://wehrlegig.com/

https://ledergames.com/

Songs:

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

All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast

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Now you might think that this was a joint sponsorship between IHOP and Grindr, but what if I told you we were receiving $0 from both businesses and just got really fixated on this one bit? Finding it hard to believe? We are too.

Games we played:

6:08 - Stone Age (2008, Bernd Brunnhofer, Z-Man)

10:33 - Carcassonne The Castle (2003, Reiner Knizia and Klaus Jurgen-Wrede, Hans im Gluck)

17:45 - Wavelength (2019, Alex Hague & Justin Vickers & Wolfgang Warsch, CMYK)

22:24 - ...and then, we held hands (2015, David Chircop & Todd Sanders, LudiCreations)

100 games before you die:

28:41 - Chronicles of Crime (2018, David Cicurel, Lucky Duck)

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100

Topic:

31:42 - Language Independent Design

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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Has anyone heard Bad Bunny's lesser known cousin, Not For Me Bunny? They play Killer Bunnies at the Hooters Ranch with all the Hooters Bunnies err... Owls. God, the idea of playing Tentacle Bento with Tom in a Hooters continues to send shivers down my spine.

Games we played:

3:31 - Hey, That's My Fish! (2003, Günter Cornett & Alvydas Jakeliunas, Mayfair)

8:04 - Shaky Manor (2017, Asger Harding Granerud & Daniel Skjold Pedersen, Blue Orange)

14:05 - Orleans (2014, Reiner Stockhausen, dlp)

22:21 - Modern Art (1992, Reiner Knizia, Mayfair)

100 games before you die:

30:41 - Backgammon (1630, Uncredited, Public Domain)

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100

Topic:

35:20 - Bad vs Not for Me

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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The Teach: noun, when Tom and Kenny yell at you while skipping all the important rules. They then proceed to beat you to a pulp with a hand tied behind their back while repeating "get good" over and over. I don't understand why everyone is always complaining about the way we teach games. Kids have it so easy these days. They just watch Tom Vasel advertise his Excedra pain medication and think they know how to play stuff. Shoot, I haven't made a Kung Pow reference yet. Um... ah... That's a lot of nuts? Is that good enough producers? Please don't fire me.

Games we played:

4:31 - Valley of the Kings (2014, Tom Cleaver, AEG)

13:34 - Zendo (2001, Kory Heath & Andrew Looney, Looney Labs)

19:57 - Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter (2018, Catherine Stippell, Pandasaurus)

26:31 - La Boca (2013, Inka & Markus Brand, KOSMOS)

100 games before you die:

32:05 - Quacks (2018, Wolfgang Warsch, CMYK)

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100

Topic:

38:07 - The Teach

SUSD Mastering the Teach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5fjDaFuft8

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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Playing your unplayed games is fairly simple: Article I, code blue, section A, step / phase 1) determine if said game is still desirable. For determining desirability please reference Appendix 2, section D. For definition of desirability please reference glossary of terms in the D&D monster manual under "anthropomorphic animals".

For those who want the tips but can't be bothered to listen: just play the games. Easy. It's like the board game equivalent of "if you're depressed, just be happy". Works like a charm every time.

Games we played:

4:43 - Finca (2009, Wolfgang Sentker and Ralf zur Linde, Hans im Glück)

11:02 - Fields of Arle (2014, Uwe Rosenberg, Z-Man)

19:05 - Dominion (2008, Donald X. Vaccarino, Rio Grande)

23:57 - Renature (2020, Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer, Pegasus Spiele)

100 games before you die:

30:44 - Carcassonne (2000, Klaus-Jürgen Wrede, Hans im Glück)

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100

Topic:

34:44 - Playing Through Your Shelf of Shame

How I Finished My Gaming Backlog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuszSUI_qBY

How to Recognize a Terrible Anime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G30xZxJLR8U

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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Great venue, fun crowd, good topic, Tom burps into the microphone- wait... Tom burps into the microphone? Gather round and listen in agony as we recommend Monopoly Deal to some innocents. Hold on, I think I had another game as a backup for this topic. Actually wait, I had two games as backups for this topic. Never mind, just move on to the next slide please.

Topic: Mass Market Replacements

Songs:

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

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Came for the Minecraft villager sex scene, left moved by Dan's message on why our hobby is worth fighting for. Cringe. At the end of the day, aren't we all just adult babies in the making?

8:16 - Intro: Dan Thurot of Space-Biff!

Beyond Solitaire episode LARPing the Renaissance with Ada Palmer https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com/1091807/episodes/16834850-episode-189-ada-palmer-on-larping-the-renaissance

Games we played:

21:48 - Nyakuza / Orongo (2014, Reiner Knizia, CMON)

29:14 - Pan Am (2020, Prospero Hall and Peter Lee, Funko Games)

3MBG board game hall of fame about people https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eMtH7370xQ

41:12 - Pax Pamir 2nd (2019, Cole Wehrle, Wehrlegig)

Pax Pamirs and Framing https://spacebiff.com/2020/06/29/talking-games-9/

Topic:

59:56 - Tariffs

Call your reps, make your voice heard https://5calls.org

Democratic Socialists of America https://www.dsausa.org

Space-Biff! https://spacebiff.com

Songs:

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

All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast

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Nothing to see here. Just a perfectly regular episode of Unstable Shelf where Tom and Kenny review some of the latest board game releases. This week, they discuss Kickstarters and why they are the best. Again, nothing to see here. Move along folks... Move along...

Games we played:

9:34 - Rebirth (2024, Reiner Knizia, Mighty Boards)

15:23 - Hubworld Aidalon (2026, Cory DeVore & Michael Boggs, Earthborne)

25:47 - The Gang (2024, John Cooper & Kory Heath, Kosmos)

31:27 - Fishing (2024, Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele)

Topic:

37:20 - The Hype is Real

Tom Vasel's Video Essay on Crowdfunding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Songs:

TOR by Bone Your Mom

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

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