Don't listen to this one in a public setting, it might just make you blush... from all the anger you're experiencing at our incapacity to produce a successful date. It's telling that we're so capable of making dates uncomfortable but can't make a good one happen even when we sit down and brainstorm for half an hour.

Hot Dr Pepper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIRnM6s4GNo

Games we played:

3:15 - City of the Big Shoulders (2019, Raymond Chandler III, Parallel)

7:41 - Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (2018, Dave Campbell II, Dolphin Hat)

14:05 - Lords of Vegas (2010, James Ernest & Mike Selinker, Mayfair)

18:10 - Balderdash (1984, Laura Robinson & Paul Toyne, Mattel)

100 games before you die:

23:25 - The 7th Continent (2017, Ludovic Roudy, Serious Poulp)

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100

Topic:

27:00 - Date Night Game Night

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

What if I told you there were more games than just Tiddlywinks and hitting a ball with a stick? Today we explore the wild world of board gaming or "tabletop gaming" as some people "in the hobby" call it. It turns out that board games have gotten pretty interesting and complicated since we were kids. Move over dice and spinners and say hello to Death Note moments and piss cubes. There's a new sheriff in town and their name is Food Chain Magnate!

4:19 - Some News:

Upper Deck Harry Potter IP, help out and stay posted with Block Collective https://bsky.app/profile/blockcollectives.bsky.social/post/3mcmvptpv4c2h

BGG Hall of Fame adds Puerto Rico and Terraforming Mars, 3MBG person-focused Hall of Fame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eMtH7370xQ

Sam Healey statements and Dice Tower lack of response https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/01/30/veteran-dice-tower-reviewer-sam-healey-resigns-in-wake-of-saying-alex-pretti-renee-good-to-blame-for-ice-killing-them-after-comments-began-impacting-review-giants-annual-pledge-drive/

Games we played:

13:02 - Welcome To... (2018, Benoit Turpin, Blue Cocker)

18:48 - Dungeon Fighter (2011, Aureliano Buonfino & Lorenzo Silva & Lorenzo Tucci Sorrentino, Iello)

23:06 - Great Plains (2021, Trevor Benjamin & Brett J. Gilbert, Lookout)

26:08 - Unsettled (2021, Tom Mattson & Marc Neidlinger, Orange Nebula)

100 games before you die:

33:42 - Blood Rage (2015, Eric M Lang, CMON)

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100

Topic:

36:56 - Chess & Other Games

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

I don't think you're going to like how the bracket goes. Not one bit. But hey, it's Shelf Stable. We're all about antagonizing our lovely, lovely audience. If you got new holes in your walls, new hair off your head, new ulcers in your tummy... you're welcome.

Games we played:

2:23 - Bohnanza (1997, Uwe Rosenberg, Rio Grande)

7:50 - Magical Athlete (2003 & 2025, Takashi Ishida & Richard Garfield, CMYK)

11:53 - Faiyum (2020, Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele)

15:39 - Riichi Mahjong (1920, Uncredited, Public Domain)

100 games before you die:

23:34 - Five Tribes The Djinns of Naqala (2014, Bruno Cathala, Days of Wonder)

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100

Topic:

27:59 - The Monopoly Killer Showdown

The Final Bracket [SPOILERS] https://challonge.com/wridaixb

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