The Five By

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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).

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Episode 179: Dino Racer, Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go to the Ghost Town, Pond, Whispering Woods, Sky 5 21.10.2026 26:14

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 John - Introduction 00:38 Amanda - Dino Racer 04:33 Sarah - Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go to the Ghost Town 09:51 Meeple Lady - Pond 15:03 Jose - Whispering Woods 20:35 John - Sky 5 25:33 Aaron - Outro

Episode 178: Scream! Campers vs Creatures, Circadia, Thunder Road: Ignition, Unstable Unicorns, King of Tokyo: Godzilla 23.09.2026 28:22

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Sarah - Introduction 00:46 John - Scream! Campers vs Creatures 06:20 Aaron - Circadia 11:41 Amanda - Thunder Road: Ignition 17:04 Sarah - Unstable Unicorns 22:22 Jose - King of Tokyo: Godzilla 27:44 Meeple Lady - Outro

Episode 177: Pondscape, 1822PNW, ito, Realm of Reckoning, dnup 26.08.2026 27:19

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 00:45 Aaron - Pondscape 06:11 Phantom Meeple - 1822PNW 11:48 Meeple Lady - ito 16:34 Jose - Realm of Reckoning 21:41 John - dnup 26:36 Amanda - Outro Special Guest: Phantom Meeple.

Episode 176: Shards of Creation, Menagerie: Unlock the Wonders of a Miniature World, Wispwood, Tales of the Arabian Nights: 40th Anniversary, Shall We Dance 29.07.2026 28:03

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:43 John - Shards of Creation 06:34 Aaron - Menagerie: Unlock the Wonders of a Miniature World 11:51 Amanda - Wispwood 16:25 Sarah - Tales of the Arabian Nights: 40th Anniversary 22:00 Meeple Lady - Shall We Dance 27:20 Jose - Outro

Episode 175: The Daily Weather, Gachapon Trick, Spooktacular, Atiwa, Fifty 01.07.2026 27:12

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Aaron - Introduction 00:49 Sarah - The Daily Weather 06:13 Meeple Lady - Gachapon Trick 11:04 Jose - Spooktacular 16:07 John - Atiwa 21:22 Aaron - Fifty 26:28 Amanda - Outro

Episode 174: Nippon: Zaibatsu, Moon Colony Bloodbath, Fliptoons, Pirates of the High Teas, Root: The Homeland Expansion 03.06.2026 27:42

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Amanda - Introduction 00:35 Jose - Nippon: Zaibatsu 05:56 John - Moon Colony Bloodbath 11:03 Aaron - Fliptoons 16:24 Amanda - Pirates of the High Teas 21:34 Sarah - Root: The Homeland Expansion 27:02 Meeple Lady - Outro

Episode 173: Zhenya's Wonder Tales, Rainbow, Soothsayers, War of the Ring, Rowdy Partners 06.05.2026 27:08

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 John - Introduction 00:36 Sarah - Zhenya's Wonder Tales 06:03 Meeple Lady - Rainbow 10:58 Jose - Soothsayers 16:16 John - War of the Ring 21:10 Amanda - Rowdy Partners 26:26 Aaron - Outro

Episode 172: Composition, Sweet Lands, The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, Spokes, 20 Strong: Tanglewoods 08.04.2026 27:02

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:39 Aaron - Composition 05:52 Amanda - Sweet Lands 11:21 Sarah - The Lord of the Rings Fate of the Fellowship 16:43 Meeple Lady - Spokes 21:06 Jose - 20 Strong: Tanglewoods 26:18 John - Outro

Episode 171: Tornado Splash, Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game, Ruins, We Need To Talk: A Trick-Taking and Shedding Game About Letting Go, Broken and Beautiful: A Game About Kintsugi 11.03.2026 28:23

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 00:48 Amanda - Tornado Splash 06:18 Christina - Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game 11:33 Meeple Lady - Ruins 16:53 Jose - We Need To Talk: A Trick-Taking and Shedding Game About Letting Go 22:22 Aaron - Broken and Beautiful: A Game About Kintsugi 27:39 John - Outro Specia...

Episode 170: Come Sail Away!, Àiyé, Big Sur, Fromage, Formaggio, This Is Not A Game About A Pipe 11.02.2026 28:00

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Aaron - Introduction 00:53 Meeple Lady - Come Sail Away! 05:57 Jose - Àiyé 11:14 Aaron - Big Sur 16:31 Amanda - Fromage / Formaggio 21:49 Shoe - This Is Not A Game About A Pipe 27:16 John - Outro Special Guest: Shoe.

Episode 169: Slay The Spire: The Board Game, Neko Syndicate, No Thanks & I'm Out, Panda Royale, Snow Colony 14.01.2026 27:24

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Amanda - Introduction 00:56 Sarah - Slay The Spire: The Board Game 06:11 Meeple Lady - Neko Syndicate 10:54 Jose - No Thanks / I'm Out 16:02 Aaron - Panda Royale 21:12 Amanda - Snow Colony 26:39 John - Outro

Episode 168: Best of 2025: Iliad, That's Not A Hat, Lords of Vegas, Darwin's Journey, Almanac: The Dragon Road 17.12.2025 28:07

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:42 Sarah - Iliad ( Episode 161 ) 6:29 Meeple Lady - That's Not A Hat ( Episode 161 ) 11:29 Jose - Lords of Vegas 15:53 John - Darwin's Journey ( Episode 160 ) 26:16 Aaron - Almanac: The Dragon Road ( Episode 163 ) 26:31 Amanda - Outro

Episode 167: Magical Athlete, Ahoy: Rivals & Renegades, Ahoy: Fang & Fortune, 5 Towers, The White Castle Duel, Habemus Papam 19.11.2025 27:22

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 John - Introduction 00:42 Meeple Lady - Habemus Papam 6:29 Jose - Magical Athlete 11:29 John - Ahoy: Rivals & Renegades / Ahoy: Fang & Fortune ( Ahoy ) 15:53 Aaron - 5 Towers 26:16 Amanda - The White Castle Duel 26:31 Justin - Outro

Episode 166: Striking Flint, House of 1000 Corpses, Halloween, Hunters of the Lost Creatures, Transgalactica 22.10.2025 28:21

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Aaron - Introduction 01:02 Meeple Lady - Striking Flint 06:32 Jose - House of 1000 Corpses 12:12 John - Halloween 17:24 Aaron - Hunters of the Lost Çreatures 22:25 Justin - Transgalactica 27:38 Amanda - Outro

Episode 165.5 Bonus Episode: Conventions 10.10.2025 41:54

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. In this bonus episode, Jose, John and Amanda talk about conventions!

Episode 165: Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game, Sanctuary, Twinkle Twinkle, SILOS, Gatsby 24.09.2025 27:20

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 00:39 Justin - Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game 05:57 Amanda - Sanctuary 10:44 Sarah - Twinkle Twinkle 15:56 Jose - SILOS 21:04 John - Gatsby 26:38 Justin - Outro

Episode 164: CVLT, Lightning Train, Bonds Between, Galileo Galilei, Azul Duel 27.08.2025 28:58

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

Episode 163: Innovation Ultimate, Almanac: The Dragon Road, Tower Up, The Lord of The Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, Rats of Wistar 30.07.2025 26:32

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

Episode 162: Newton, Judge Dredd, Fateforge: Chronicles of Faan, Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games, Shuffle and Swing 02.07.2025 28:27

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

Episode 161: Iliad, That's Not a Hat, Daimyo: Rebirth of the Empire, Rivages, SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 04.06.2025 27:13

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

Episode 160: The White Castle: Matcha, The Bird Oracle, Enemy Anemone, Darwin's Journey, Silver & Gold 07.05.2025 29:54

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

Episode 159: Jubako, The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, The Castles of Burgundy, Before the Guests Arrive, Creepshow: The Suspense-Building Game 09.04.2025 28:36

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

Episode 158: Mountain Goats, Xylotar, Lok, Castle Combo, Bottle Imp 12.03.2025 27:16

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

Episode 157: Murray the A**hole Frog, The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game, ARTBOX, Rebel Princess, A Gentle Rain 12.02.2025 26:40

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

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 15.01.2025 26:43

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