The Five By

By The Five By

Five Contributors, Five Reviews, Five Minutes Each.

Bringing you a monthly dose of rapid-fire board game reviews. Every four Wednesdays our five contributors will talk about a game on... more

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How many episodes does The Five By have?

The podcast currently has 164 episodes available.

The Five By episodes:

August 27, 2025 Episode 164: CVLT, Lightning Train, Bonds Between, Galileo Galilei, Azul Duel
Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 John - Introduction
00:34 Aaron - CVLT
06:03 Amanda - Lightning Train
11:36 Sarah - Bonds Between
17:06 Meeple Lady - Galileo Galilei
22:37 John - Azul Duel
28:06 Justin - Outro
...more
29min
July 30, 2025 Episode 163: Innovation Ultimate, Almanac: The Dragon Road, Tower Up, The Lord of The Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, Rats of Wistar
Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction
00:53 Jose - Innovation Ultimate
05:44 Aaron - Almanac: The Dragon Road
11:10 Justin - Tower Up
16:17 Amanda - The Lord of The Rings: Fate of the Fellowship
20:53 Meeple Lady - Rats of Wistar
25:47 John - Outro
...more
27min
July 02, 2025 Episode 162: Newton, Judge Dredd, Fateforge: Chronicles of Faan, Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games, Shuffle and Swing
Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Sarah - Introduction
00:39 John - Newton Episode 70 Darwin's Journey
06:15 Aaron - Judge Dredd
11:49 Justin - Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan
16:56 Sarah - Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games
22:02 Jose - Shuffle and Swing
27:46 Meeple Lady - Outro
...more
29min
June 04, 2025 Episode 161: Iliad, That's Not a Hat, Daimyo: Rebirth of the Empire, Rivages, SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Justin - Introduction
00:49 Sarah - Iliad
06:03 Meeple Lady - That's Not a Hat
10:33 Jose - Daimyo: Rebirth of the Empire
16:01 Aaron - Rivages
21:20 Justin - SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
26:28 John - Outro
...more
28min
May 07, 2025 Episode 160: The White Castle: Matcha, The Bird Oracle, Enemy Anemone, Darwin's Journey, Silver & Gold
Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Aaron - Introduction
00:56 Justin - The White Castle: Matcha
06:20 Sarah - The Bird Oracle
11:55 Jose - Enemy Anemone
17:47 John - Darwin's Journey
23:57 Aaron - Silver & Gold
29:14 Meeple Lady - Outro
...more
30min
April 09, 2025 Episode 159: Jubako, The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, The Castles of Burgundy, Before the Guests Arrive, Creepshow: The Suspense-Building Game
Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 John - Introduction
00:43 Aaron - Jubako
06:17 Justin - The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
11:32 Sarah - The Castles of Burgundy (Chateauma PNP)
16:59 Meeple Lady - Before the Guests Arrive
22:13 John - Creepshow: The Suspense-Building Game
27:54 Jose - Outro
...more
29min
March 12, 2025 Episode 158: Mountain Goats, Xylotar, Lok, Castle Combo, Bottle Imp
Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Jose - Introduction
00:50 John - Mountain Goats
05:39 Justin - Xylotar
11:04 Sarah - Lok
16:19 Meeple Lady - Castle Combo
21:04 Jose - Bottle Imp
26:34 Aaron - Outro
...more
28min
February 12, 2025 Episode 157: Murray the A**hole Frog, The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game, ARTBOX, Rebel Princess, A Gentle Rain
Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction
00:43 Jose - Murray the A**hole Frog
06:18 John - The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick Taking Game
11:02 Aaron - ARTBOX
16:35 Justin - Rebel Princess
21:38 Meeple Lady - A Gentle Rain
26:02 Ruel - Outro
...more
27min
January 15, 2025 Episode 156: Murdle, Cat Blues: The Big Gig, Combo aka Surfosaurus MAX, Shackleton Base: A Journey To The Moon, Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Sarah - Introduction
00:38 Meeple Lady - Murdle
05:19 Jose - Cat Blues: The Big Gig
09:54 Aaron - Combo aka Surfosaurus MAX
15:12 Justin - Shackleton Base: A Journey To The Moon
20:26 Sarah - Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
25:58 John - Outro
...more
27min
December 18, 2024 Episode 155: The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, Blind Business, Sand, Beacon Patrol, Wilmot's Warehouse
Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Justin - Introduction
00:53 Ruel - The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
06:23 John - Blind Business
11:18 Justin - Sand
16:13 Sarah - Beacon Patrol
21.34 Meeple Lady - Wilmot's Warehouse
26:49 Jose - Outro
...more
28min

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How many episodes does The Five By have?

The podcast currently has 164 episodes available.

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