145 episodes

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 their radar that week. Follow us on Facebook (https://facebook.com/FiveByGames), Twitter (https://twitter.com/FiveByGames), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/FiveByGames/), or support us on Patreon (http://Patreon.com/FiveByGames).

The Five By The Five By

    • Leisure
    • 4.0 • 37 Ratings

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 their radar that week. Follow us on Facebook (https://facebook.com/FiveByGames), Twitter (https://twitter.com/FiveByGames), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/FiveByGames/), or support us on Patreon (http://Patreon.com/FiveByGames).

    Episode 145: Challengers! Beach Cup, Boop, Tag City, Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WWII, Trio

    Episode 145: Challengers! Beach Cup, Boop, Tag City, Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WWII, Trio

    Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.


    00:00 Aaron - Introduction
    01:11 Justin - Challengers! Beach Cup
    06:14 Meeple Lady - Boop
    11:02 Geraldine - Tag City
    15:59 Ben - Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WWII
    21:16 Aaron - Trio (Episode 139)
    26:08 John - Outro
    Special Guests: Ben O'Steen and Geraldine S..

    • 26 min
    Episode 144: The Mirroring of Mary King, Food Chain Island, Chicken, My Shelfie, Scholars of the South Tigris

    Episode 144: The Mirroring of Mary King, Food Chain Island, Chicken, My Shelfie, Scholars of the South Tigris

    Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.


    00:00 Ruel - Introduction
    00:33 Jose - The Mirroring of Mary King
    05:24 Sarah - Food Chain Island
    10:51 Meeple Lady - Chicken
    15:29 Ruel - My Shelfie
    20:29 John - Scholars of the South Tigris
    26:17 Justin - Outro

    • 27 min
    Episode 143: Rebuilding Seattle, Obsession, Alice's Garden, The Princes of Florence, Voidfall

    Episode 143: Rebuilding Seattle, Obsession, Alice's Garden, The Princes of Florence, Voidfall

    Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.


    00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction
    00:40 Ruel - Rebuilding Seattle
    05:45 Jose - Obsession
    11:20 Aaron - Alice's Garden
    16:30 Justin - The Princes of Florence
    22:12 Meeple Lady - Voidfall
    27:19 John - Outro

    • 28 min
    Episode 142: Snakes & Lattes: Chicago, Guildhall, Atomic Empire, Silver Key Lounge, Game Haus

    Episode 142: Snakes & Lattes: Chicago, Guildhall, Atomic Empire, Silver Key Lounge, Game Haus

    Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of fast and friendly board game reviews, in this episode reviewing board game cafes and bars.


    00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction
    00:52 Ruel - Snakes & Lattes: Chicago
    05.45 Jose - Guildhall
    10:44 Sarah - Atomic Empire
    16:00 Meeple Lady - Silver Key Lounge
    21:30 John - Game Haus
    25:51 Aaron - Outro

    • 26 min
    Episode 141: Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game, Race to the Raft, Artifacts Inc., Revive, Inheritors

    Episode 141: Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game, Race to the Raft, Artifacts Inc., Revive, Inheritors

    Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.


    00:00 Justin - Introduction
    00:47 Jose - Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game
    06:24 Geraldine - Race to the Raft
    11:46 Aaron - Artifacts Inc.
    17:20 Meeple Lady - Revive
    22:57 Justin - Inheritors
    27:43 Ruel - Outro
    Special Guest: Geraldine S..

    • 28 min
    Episode 140: Legacy of Yu, Sea Salt & Paper, Fit to Print, Flamecraft, Rise

    Episode 140: Legacy of Yu, Sea Salt & Paper, Fit to Print, Flamecraft, Rise

    Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.


    00:00 Aaron - Introduction
    00:58 John - Legacy of Yu
    06:40 Aaron - Sea Salt & Paper
    11:55 Meeple Lady - Fit to Print
    17:26 Ruel - Flamecraft
    22:31 Jose - Rise
    27:56 Justin - Outro

    • 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5
37 Ratings

37 Ratings

Akuden ,

Recommended!

I enjoy this podcast when I’m looking for a quick overview about a game I am curious about. They cover a wide variety of hidden gems and hotness games. The “reading out loud” format takes some getting used too as usually enjoy more genuine conversation in my podcasts. I still recommended it if you are trying to decide on your next board game purchase.

Pompadour74 ,

Just stop

The game reviews and descriptions are fine and good. The “woke” narratives and the “scary covid” commentary is quite honestly, triggering. We hear that nonsense at every turn in our lives. Most people are listing too gaming podcasts for escapism. Just please keep your politics and scare tactics to yourselves.
That being said, its a decent podcast

rayzor6 ,

Woke

I love the idea of this podcast but some of these non binary organisms are woke to PC culture and their review has to be about their need to tell you about it. I hope they feel good saying it so at least 1 person is getting something out of it. I don't know how people can regularly mess up a 5 minute verbal review but some of these people can. Mason Weaver is the absolute worst with his woke little nasal tone whining about box sizes. I used to suffer through it but now I have to skip through it every time. Edit : I tried to give it one more try as I really like the concept but the VERY first reviewer started blathering on about how Monopoly was stolen from a woman and used to build this empire. I'm out! I hope you all get to right all the wrongs of society with your 5 minute reviews!

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