Shelf Stable: A Board Game Podcast

Kenny is off to Essen in an effort to form diplomatic relations with Reiner Knizia. Meanwhile, Tom invites our favorite Australian game store owner, Aaron Graham (of Good Games Morley) to fill in on Kenny's behalf. It's time to put away our swords, pick up our plows, and till the land without ever looking up to see what the other player is doing. But can this behavior really bring balance to your...

Have you ever found a dusty old Parker Brothers board game you've never heard of on the shelves at a thrift store, brought it home and had it captivate you with the fact they packed over 300 plastic miniatures inside of it? Then when you went online to boardgamegeek, you couldn't find any trace of who made this bizarre artifact? Well, Amabel is at the forefront of finding the answers to these kind...

Wet phone? No problem! Here are 10 easy lifehacks to get your Pixel5 up and running again. Number 1: dip it in flour. This tried and true classic not only creates a vacuum that sucks out all the moisture, but also makes for a delicious snack after a hard work out. Number 2... Games we played: 4:31 - Hepta (1974, Alex Randolph, Playte) New venture video on Hepta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7sc...

Help! Tom and Kenny no-clipped through the game table and are stuck in the b-b-b-backrooms! That's right, it's spooky season. Grab your pumpkin spice lattes and get ready to be scared by these ideas on how to play games quickly in an undesireable fashion. Emilytheperry certified beverage girlie https://youtube.com/shorts/FPX3WUNzMuo?si=7HTrHRmHERnBPpcG Games we played: 5:13 - Stone Age (2008, Bern...

I'm not convinced there is actually a reason to own any games. Because everyone owns at least one copy of a game that is worth playing. So really you just have to befriend the people that own the games you want to play wherever they are in the world. Games we played: 4:50 - Leaving Earth (2015, Joseph Fatula, The Lumenaris Group) 11:44 - Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017 og1997, Dane Beltrami...

At the end of the day, soccer aka football is just Monopoly DEAL with extra steps. We are joined by Aaron Graham to talk the BIG games. None of that nerd stuff this week. The Liar's Dice scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T44LuxdH0iw Tim and Eric Sports! https://youtu.be/eEKy5PheoOc?si=gGIuGGL6jCeRV7HV Viagra Boys Sports https://youtu.be/QjL7D33xpS4?si=5k3qH8pTX_UTrxT_ Lonely Island We Like Spo...

This week on If Redstone Could Kill, we look at the very real case of a sicko Ebay user that thought it would be appropriate to ship Builders and Biomes in a paper bag. Find out what happens after this word from our sponsors... Games we played: 3:33 - Thousand Year Old Vampire (2018, Tim Hutchings, Self-Published) 9:27 - Age of Steam (2002, John Bohrer & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon) 14:53 - Forb...

I'm honestly so there for a 12 Angry Men remake where it's all birds and pigs from the Angry Birds world. It doesn't even have to be serious. Like, it could be for kids. Just follow the same general beats but make it family friendly, cuter, and lots of laughs. 4:40 - Intro: Mobius Tubes 6:35 - We Have to Know! Games we played: 16:38 - Indonesia (2005, Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga, Splotter) 26:...

I guess Tom was doing a Matthew McConaughey the whole episode. I was not aware of this until the meat and potatoes. Make sure you got some coffee in you before listening to this snooze fest. Or at least drink some tea with honey. Tea, black tea, black clover, black butler, honey boo boo, boo berry cereal... Games we played: 2:55 - Age of Rail South Africa (2011, John Bohrer, Capstone) 9:02 - GIPF...

Big purple guy has snapped his fingers and half of all gaming time has been wiped from existence. Tom and Kenny have been defeated and all seems lost. But there is still a sliver of hope... I very very very tiny sliver of hope... Games we played: 0:49 - Jekyll vs Hyde (2021, Geonil, Mandoo) 4:24 - Gods Love Dinosaurs (2020, Kasper Lapp, Pandasaurus) 8:05 - Inis (2016, Christian Martinez, Matagot)...

BREAKING NEWS. Odysseus eats Baskin Robbins on a fishing boat with Elizabeth Hargrave. 5:45 - Intro: Dominic Crapuchettes 14:21 - We Have to Know! Tabletop Merchant interview https://www.buzzsprout.com/1859235/episodes/19029204-ep-33-dominic-crapuchettes-of-north-star-games-nature-evolution-wits-wagers-say-anything-more Games we played: 26:14 - Shards of Infinity (2018, Gary Arant & Justin Gary, S...

There are way too many ways to score and they all score the same and there's a fly in my soup and the old lady across from me swallowed the fly so now she has to swallow a cat for some reason. I'd like to speak to the manager please. Games we played: 6:45 - Tapple (2012, NPD Partnership Ltd, The Op) 12:45 - Scape Goat (2020, Jon Perry, Indie Boards & Cards) 16:59 - Too Many Bones (2017, Josh J. Ca...

It's like a periodic table. Instead of the building blocks for all matter, you've got the building blocks for bad decisions (and sometimes good ones too!) I know this is the 500th deckbuilder you've tried this week, but maybe this will give you the high that Dominion once did way back in the day. Games we played: 4:51 - San Marco (2001, Alan R. Moon & Aaron Weissblum, Ravensburger AG) 9:59 - Loopi...

Take this entire episode and just sweep into the box. Sweep it into the phone. You might die tomorrow. Who cares. Life is meaningless. Games we played: 3:22 - Taj Mahal (2000, Reiner Knizia, Z-Man) 7:45 - Age of Steam (2002, John Bohrer & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon) 12:27 - Canvas (2021, Jeff Chin & Andrew Nerger, Road to Infamy) 18:49 - Kingdomino (2016, Bruno Cathala, Blue Orange) 100 games b...

We figured this show was getting too easy to make. Why not do two shows at the same time? Chris Whitpan head of tabletop for PAX/ReedPop, and Ryan Hartman VP of Penny Arcade are here to share invaluable wisdom about conventions and how they work. Back to back, you say? Nah. Still too easy. Let's splice them in and out of each other. This is either a contender for the next Poddies (made up) or a tr...

GREEN: it's a casual (award nominated) podcast about all your favorite board games. GREEN: it focuses on games that have stood the test of time. RED: the hosts have spent way too much time browsing their phones and can't stop referencing the Joker beatboxing. Games we played: 5:15 - Coal Baron (2013, Michael Kiesling & Wolfgang Kramer, R&R) 8:13 - Machi Koro (2012, Masao Suganuma, Pandasaurus) 12:...

No, it is not the final episode. What are we if not trolls? Reviewing our funniest bits and worst takes has made this all the more apparent. Games we played: 4:58 - Rumble Nation (2017, Yogi Shinichi, Hobby Japan) 7:27 - Cosmolancer (1994, Reiner Knizia, Avalon Hill) 12:03 - Star Wars The Queen's Gambit (2000, Rob Daviau & Alan Roach & Craig Van Ness, Avalon Hill) 21:10 - Outfoxed (2014, Colt Tipa...

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 http...

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 K...

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 Sentk...

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.b...

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=PLgc...

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/achieve...

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. Ja...

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 Hi...