Episodios

  • #57 ft. Paula Deming, Women in Gaming
    Sep 9 2025

    You heard it here first folks: Paula most definitely eats strawberries whole. Stem and all. It's a way to compensate for her shellfish allergy. Also, Dogman isn't real.

    3:29 - Intro: Paula Deming

    6:59 - We Have to Know!

    Games we played:

    15:16 - Las Vegas (2012, Rüdiger Dorn, alea)

    Editorial note - in post, I discovered that the "Royale" joke was not my own but subconsciously stolen from Mark Bigney of SVWAG https://www.spreaker.com/episode/102-imperial-2030--22141196 Apologies, and credit where credit is due.

    Topic:

    28:34 - Women in Gaming

    Amabel Holland on the Landlord’s Game https://youtu.be/wG4zLcKsCiA?feature=shared

    Elizabeth Hargrave stats https://bsky.app/profile/elizhargrave.bsky.social/post/3ly25x3cez227

    Games by Women & People of Marginalized Genders https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/297088/games-by-women-and-people-of-marginalized-genders

    Where to find Paula: https://www.youtube.com/paulademing

    https://thisgameisbroken.libsyn.com

    Songs:

    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

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    1 h y 10 m
  • #56 How to Offload Games
    Sep 2 2025

    Cast your worldly possessions and burn those games. It's eco friendly and nobody would benefit from them anyway. Not even the buffalo that stares you down at the crossroad between life and death.

    Games we played:

    5:07 - 1830 Railways & Robber Barons (1986, Francis Tresham & Bruce Shelley, Mayfair)

    9:30 - Koi Koi (1800, Uncredited, Nintendo)

    13:27 - World's Fair 1893 (2016, J. Alex Kevern, Renegade)

    19:04 - Cranium Hoopla (2007, Whit Alexander & Richard Tait, Cranium Inc)

    100 games before you die:

    25:17 - Targi (2012, Andreas Steiger, KOSMOS)

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

    Topic:

    29:46 - How to Offload 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

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    57 m
  • #55 Rulebooks
    Aug 26 2025

    There's a new sheriff in town that is laying down the law. They have a game overview in their holster and reference sheet plastered on their butt. They're wearing underpants made of an appendix and a hat made out of examples and illustrations. Yee-haw! You've made your last misplay Ironhide.

    Games we played:

    2:12 - Stay Cool (2019, Julien Sentis, Scorpion Masqué)

    5:22 - Linko (2014, Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling, AMIGO)

    9:48 - Concept (2013, Gaëtan Beaujannot & Alain Rivollet, Repos)

    13:10 - Gemlok (2007, Donald Meyer, Pywacket LLC)

    100 games before you die:

    17:58 - 7 Wonders (2010, Antoine Bauza, Repos)

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

    Topic:

    22:32 - Rulebooks

    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

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    52 m
  • #54 Balance in Games
    Aug 19 2025

    What up my jellies! We got a paku-spicy episode for paku-you this paku-week! Enjoy cleaning the ticks out of your paku-drinking water! Jelly masters signing off! Richard Garfield, take us to the mooooon!

    Scatman cursed remix https://youtu.be/5rCC25N66Dg?feature=shared

    Games we played:

    6:02 - Paku Paku (2017, Antoine Bauza, Ravensburger)

    10:36 - Barrage (2019, Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations)

    16:01 - The Castles of Burgundy (2011, Stefan Feld, Alea)

    20:29 - Iberia (2016, Jesus Torres Castro & Matt Leacock, Z-Man)

    100 games before you die:

    24:49 - Robo Rally (1994, Richard Garfield, Wizards of the Coast)

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

    Trans 101 for BGG by Som Paris https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/16472/blogpost/177212/trans-101-for-boardgame-geeks

    Topic:

    30:41 - Balance in Games

    The Balancing Act by Richard Garfield https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/169896/the-balancing-act

    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

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    56 m
  • #53 ft. Ray Billings, Board Game Nostalgia
    Aug 12 2025

    Remember the time Mr. Kellogg put a bag on his head to stop the nut from happening? Neither do we. This week we are joined by Ray Billings, digital content specialist at The OP.

    1:44 - Intro: Ray Billings

    7:32 - Update on CGE and Devir

    Marceline post on CGE update https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/marcelineleiman.bsky.social/post/3lvw5kexn5c2w

    Ace of Spades images and thread https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3555308/just-some-ole-racist-history-crap

    Devir follow up https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3555679/a-message-to-the-community

    13:20 - We Have to Know!

    Games we played:

    22:41 - Schadenfreude (2020, ctr, Studio Turbine)

    29:25 - Wizard (1984, Ken Fisher, Amigo)

    NL Mottainai clip (thank you Tim) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S1RXtkTwWW4&t=3645s

    Topic:

    39:31 - Board Game Nostalgia

    Where to find Ray: https://bsky.app/profile/raybird.bsky.social

    Songs:

    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

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    1 h y 8 m
  • #52 Online Play
    Aug 5 2025

    So Tom kinda just willed Daybreak into Shelf Stable legality and I don't know how I feel about that. On one hand it's an excellent game, but on the other it sets a dangerous precedent a la Beetlejuice. He can just say something enough times and it materializes like some kind of antithetical podcast ghost. I'm going to have to go back to the lab for this one and figure out how to handle future manifestations of this SCP. Maybe a little bit of Jay Leno will help.

    Games we played:

    5:15 - Babylonia (2019, Reiner Knizia, Ludonova)

    9:37 - Brass (2007, Martin Wallace, Warfrog)

    16:08 - Linko (2014, Michael Kiesling & Wolfgang Kramer, Amigo)

    19:08 - Monikers (2015, Alex Hague & Justin Vickers, CMYK)

    100 games before you die (kinda):

    22:15 - Response to CGE

    Marceline Leiman's zine https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10BUxxRO08jS9ZFnfnt0dnMPEZi5lrwke

    Meaning of trans rights https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgender/comments/11f0pmy/what_do_people_mean_when_they_say_transrights/

    Contribute to the BGG discussion

    https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3553665/blacklist-cge

    Topic:

    37:15 - Online Games

    The medium is the message https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/6343/blogpost/174872/the-physical-game-and-its-digital-implementation-a

    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

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    1 h y 3 m
  • #51 Board Game Black Mirror
    Jul 29 2025

    Do you ever get the feeling that we're just living in one big simulation? Like we might just be pawns in a big Game of Life, and we're just being played by hyper-dimensional beings who are complaining about how badly the host taught them the rules? No? Well, you should probably listen to a different episode, then. This week we're crowdsourcing our content to bring you the best and most mind-bending plot synopses possible for a theoretical future wherein Netflix green-lights a version of Black Mirror just for us Tabletop Gamers 😎

    Games we played:

    2:28 - 1880: China (2010, Helmut Ohley & Leonhard Orgler, Lookout Games)

    11:49 - Samurai Swords (aka Ikusa) (1986, Michael Gray, Milton Bradley)

    21:31 - Broom Service (2015, Andreas Pelikan & Alexander Pfister, Alea)

    28:50 - Captain Sonar (2016, Roberto Fraga & Yohan Lemonnier, Matagot)

    100 games before you die:

    34:35 - CATAN (1995, Klaus Teuber, Mayfair)

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

    Topic:

    41:06 - Black Mirror if it was Board 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

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    1 h y 10 m
  • #50 Burnout
    Jul 22 2025

    We've all been there. You want to show your cool high school teacher that Code Geass is a lot like an ancient philosopher's teachings. Then you show the clip for a bit too long and all of a sudden you're watching booty shots and some boys love...

    Games we played:

    5:43 - Great Western Trail (2016, Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele)

    15:03 - The Game: Face to Face (2017, Steffen Benndorf & Reinhard Staupe, Pandasaurus)

    22:15 - Shards of Infinity (2018, Gary Arant & Justin Gary, Stone Blade)

    31:13 - Millennium Blades (2016, D Brad Talton Jr, Level 99)

    100 games before you die:

    39:03 - Modern Art (1992, Reiner Knizia, CMON)

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

    Topic:

    43:13 - Burnout

    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

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    1 h y 9 m