Shelf Stable: A Board Game Podcast

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

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

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

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

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