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Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast

By: Kenny Katayama & Tom Bowers
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A podcast celebrating board games that have stood the test of time. https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast2024
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  • #40 Language Independent Design
    May 13 2025

    Now you might think that this was a joint sponsorship between IHOP and Grindr, but what if I told you we were receiving $0 from both businesses and just got really fixated on this one bit? Finding it hard to believe? We are too.

    Games we played:

    6:08 - Stone Age (2008, Bernd Brunnhofer, Z-Man)

    10:33 - Carcassonne The Castle (2003, Reiner Knizia and Klaus Jurgen-Wrede, Hans im Gluck)

    17:45 - Wavelength (2019, Alex Hague & Justin Vickers & Wolfgang Warsch, CMYK)

    22:24 - ...and then, we held hands (2015, David Chircop & Todd Sanders, LudiCreations)

    100 games before you die:

    28:41 - Chronicles of Crime (2018, David Cicurel, Lucky Duck)

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

    Topic:

    31:42 - Language Independent Design

    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

    Microbadge! https://boardgamegeek.com/microbadge/58007

    All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • #39 Bad vs Not for Me
    May 6 2025

    Has anyone heard Bad Bunny's lesser known cousin, Not For Me Bunny? They play Killer Bunnies at the Hooters Ranch with all the Hooters Bunnies err... Owls. God, the idea of playing Tentacle Bento with Tom in a Hooters continues to send shivers down my spine.

    Games we played:

    3:31 - Hey, That's My Fish! (2003, Günter Cornett & Alvydas Jakeliunas, Mayfair)

    8:04 - Shaky Manor (2017, Asger Harding Granerud & Daniel Skjold Pedersen, Blue Orange)

    14:05 - Orleans (2014, Reiner Stockhausen, dlp)

    22:21 - Modern Art (1992, Reiner Knizia, Mayfair)

    100 games before you die:

    30:41 - Backgammon (1630, Uncredited, Public Domain)

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

    Topic:

    35:20 - Bad vs Not for Me

    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

    Microbadge! https://boardgamegeek.com/microbadge/58007

    All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • #38 The Teach
    Apr 29 2025

    The Teach: noun, when Tom and Kenny yell at you while skipping all the important rules. They then proceed to beat you to a pulp with a hand tied behind their back while repeating "get good" over and over. I don't understand why everyone is always complaining about the way we teach games. Kids have it so easy these days. They just watch Tom Vasel advertise his Excedra pain medication and think they know how to play stuff. Shoot, I haven't made a Kung Pow reference yet. Um... ah... That's a lot of nuts? Is that good enough producers? Please don't fire me.

    Games we played:

    4:31 - Valley of the Kings (2014, Tom Cleaver, AEG)

    13:34 - Zendo (2001, Kory Heath & Andrew Looney, Looney Labs)

    19:57 - Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter (2018, Catherine Stippell, Pandasaurus)

    26:31 - La Boca (2013, Inka & Markus Brand, KOSMOS)

    100 games before you die:

    32:05 - Quacks (2018, Wolfgang Warsch, CMYK)

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

    Topic:

    38:07 - The Teach

    SUSD Mastering the Teach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5fjDaFuft8

    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

    Microbadge! https://boardgamegeek.com/microbadge/58007

    All our socials https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast

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    1 hr and 9 mins

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