Shelf Stable: A Board Game Podcast

Kenny Katayama & Tom Bowers
  • 4.5 (15)
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A podcast celebrating board games that have stood the test of time. https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast

  1. 2d ago

    #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

    1h 4m

  2. Jun 23

    #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

    1h 2m

  3. Jun 16

    #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

    1h 2m

  4. Jun 10

    #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

    54 min

  5. Jun 2

    #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

    1h 4m

  6. May 26

    #94 ft. Marceline Leiman, Games That Hurt

    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

    1h 18m

  7. May 19

    #93 Cooled Warmed Why

    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

    55 min
  8. #92 Board Game Accessories

    May 12

    #92 Board Game Accessories

    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

    50 min
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