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 151: Pumafiosi, Word Traveler, Bargain Basement Bathysphere, Daybreak, Foundations of Metropolis 28.08.2024 28:57

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Ruel - Introduction 00:35 Jose - Pumafiosi 06:02 John - Word Traveler 11:36 Aaron - Bargain Basement Bathysphere 17:17 Sarah - Daybreak 22:52 Ruel - Foundations of Metropolis 28:09 Justin - Outro

Episode 150: Chandigarh, Agueda: City of Umbrellas, Looot, Quest Calendar, Phantom Ink 31.07.2024 27:11

Hello friends and welcome to the 150th episode of The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:42 Jose - Chandigarh 05:48 John - Agueda: City of Umbrellas 10:46 Justin - Looot 15:54 Sarah - Quest Calendar 21:31 Meeple Lady - Phantom Ink 26:29 Aaron - Outro

Episode 149: Thunder Road Vendetta, Salton Sea, Captain Flip, Pies, Resist! 03.07.2024 27:46

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 John - Introduction 00:33 Aaron - Thunder Road Vendetta 06:17 Justin - Salton Sea 11:46 Ruel - Captain Flip 16:28 Jose - Pies 22:36 John - Resist! 27:06 Meeple Lady - Outro

Episode 148: Knarr, Avant Carde, Kahuna, Bonsai, Tricktakers 05.06.2024 29:35

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 00:52 John - Knarr 06:53 Aaron - Avant Carde 12:35 Sarah - Kahuna 17:56 Meeple Lady - Bonsai 23:10 Jose - Tricktakers 29:02 Ruel - Outro

Episode 147: The Fox Experiment, Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game, Romi Rami, Raising Robots, Let's Go! To Japan 08.05.2024 28:24

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Sarah - Introduction 00:39 Meeple Lady - The Fox Experiment 06:11 Ruel - Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game 11:07 Aaron - Romi Rami 17:09 Justin - Raising Robots 22:09 Sarah - Let's Go! To Japan 27:40 John - Outro

Episode 146: Dorfromantik The Board Game, The Golden Ticket Game, Fractured Sky, DryPolter/Rafter Five, The White Castle 10.04.2024 27:49

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Justin - Introduction 00:49 Sarah - Dorfromantik The Board Game 06:34 Ruel - The Golden Ticket Game 11:29 John - DroPolter / Rafter Five 16:19 Jose - Fractured Sky 22:02 Justin - The White Castle ( The Red Cathedral ) 27:07 Aaron - Outro

Episode 145: Challengers! Beach Cup, Boop, Tag City, Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WWII, Trio 13.03.2024 26:57

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..

Episode 144: The Mirroring of Mary King, Food Chain Island, Chicken, My Shelfie, Scholars of the South Tigris 14.02.2024 27:08

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

Episode 143: Rebuilding Seattle, Obsession, Alice's Garden, The Princes of Florence, Voidfall 17.01.2024 28:03

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:40 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

Episode 142: Snakes & Lattes: Chicago, Guildhall, Atomic Empire, Silver Key Lounge, Game Haus 20.12.2023 26:34

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

Episode 141: Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game, Race to the Raft, Artifacts Inc., Revive, Inheritors 22.11.2023 28:16

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..

Episode 140: Legacy of Yu, Sea Salt & Paper, Fit to Print, Flamecraft, Rise 25.10.2023 28:48

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

Episode 139: GAP, Meeting Memos for the Modern Mage, nana/Trio, 3 Ring Circus, Sky Team 27.09.2023 27:37

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Ruel - Introduction 00:35 Aaron - GAP 05:48 Sarah - Meeting Memos for the Modern Mage 11:05 Ruel - nana/Trio 15:59 John - 3 Ring Circus 22:11 Justin - Sky Team 26:57 Meeple Lady - Outro

Episode 138: Carcassonne Big Box, Akropolis, The Quiet Year, Mille Fiori, Union Stockyards 30.08.2023 27:53

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Sarah - Introduction 00:39 Sarah - Carcassonne Big Box (Episode 100) 06:16 Meeple Lady - Akropolis 11:32 Jose - The Quiet Year 16:41 John - Mille Fiori 22:04 Justin - Union Stockyards 27:11 Aaron - Outro

Episode 137: Golem, Books of Time, Eleven: Football Manager Board Game, Mystic Vale, Sabika 02.08.2023 27:25

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Justin - Introduction 00:41 Meeple Lady - Golem 06:01 Ruel - Books of Time 10:28 Jose - Eleven: Football Manager Board Game 16:11 Aaron - Mystic Vale 21:41 Justin - Sabika 26:40 John - Outro

Episode 136: Troyes Dice, Sleeping Gods, Stonewall Uprising, Challengers!, Wormholes 05.07.2023 29:04

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 John - Introduction 00:35 John - Troyes Dice 06:23 Sarah - Sleeping Gods 11:32 Meeple Lady - Stonewall Uprising 17:07 Ruel - Challengers! 22:17 Jose - Wormholes 28:13 Justin - Outro

Episode 135: City of The Big Shoulders, Nimalia, Galileo Project, Lacrimosa, Gartenbau 06.06.2023 29:20

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Aaron - Introduction 00:55 Justin - City of The Big Shoulders 06:30 Ruel - Nimalia 11:33 Jose - Galileo Project 17:52 John - Lacrimosa 22:51 Aaron - Gartenbau 28:40 Meeple Lady - Outro

Episode 134: HerStory, Detective Rummy, Steam Up, Votes for Women, Don't Talk to Strangers 10.05.2023 27:39

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:35 Aaron - HerStory 05:58 Justin - Detective Rummy 10:51 Geraldine - Steam Up 16:19 Meeple Lady - Votes for Women 21:52 Jose - Don't Talk to Strangers 27:06 Ruel - Outro Special Guest: Geraldine S..

Episode 133: Pusoy Dos, Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture, Let's Dig for Treasure, Featherlight, Game Roundup 11.04.2023 26:30

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 01:01 Meeple Lady - Pusoy Dos 05:40 Ruel - Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture ( Barenpark - Episode 14 , Super Mega Lucky Box - Episode 124 ) 10:38 Jose - Let's Dig for Treasure ( Let's Summon Demons - Episode 130 ) 15:34 Aaron - Featherlight 20:37 Sarah - Game Roundu...

Episode 132: Everybody Wins, Passtally, Ready Set Bet, Hadrian's Wall, Hegemony 15.03.2023 27:32

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Ruel - Introduction 00:34 Sarah - Everybody Wins 06:10 Meeple Lady - Passtally 10:43 Ruel - Ready Set Bet 16:04 John - Hadrian's Wall 21:46 Justin - Hegemony 26:51 Meeple Lady - Outro

Episode 131: Codex Naturalis, Wild Space, Lost Dog Reward, Fun Facts, Ohanami 15.02.2023 26:24

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Ruel - Introduction 00:27 Aaron - Codex Naturalis 05:48 Justin - Wild Space 10:24 Sarah - Lost Dog Reward 15:59 Meeple Lady - Fun Facts 20:40 John - Ohanami 25:51 Ruel - Outro

Episode 130: Splendor Duel, Let's Summon Demons, Splitter, Introducing Justin, Why The F Did They Keep This? 18.01.2023 27:25

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Sarah - Introduction 00:33 Ruel - Splendor Duel 05:51 Jose - Let's Summon Demons 11:13 Aaron - Splitter 16:58 Justin - Introduction 21:40 Sarah - Why The F Did They Keep This? 26:30 Meeple Lady - Outro

Episode 129: Hello, And Welcome To The Five By 21.12.2022 31:28

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:40 Aaron 04:41 Meeple Lady 8:56 John 13:04 Ruel 17:53 Sarah 22:40 Jose 30:57 Meeple Lady - Outro

Episode 128: Jose's Holiday Filler Game Roundup: Kites, Super Mega Lucky Box, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, 6 nimmt!, Illusion 23.11.2022 27:12

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 01:22 Christy - Kites 06:03 Ruel - Super Mega Lucky Box 11:21 Lydia-Rae - Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza 16:09 Luke - 6 nimmt! 21:01 Laura - Ilusion 26:41 Meeple Lady - Outro

Episode 127: Under Falling Skies, Radlands, SCOUT, Aqualin, BitterSweet 26.10.2022 26:30

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 John - Introduction 00:30 Sarah - Under Falling Skies 05:57 Meeple Lady - Radlands 11:12 John - SCOUT 15:51 Ruth - Aqualin 20:44 Aaron - BitterSweet 26:07 Ruel - Outro