December 31, 2026. Tom has the build of that one doge meme. Regular body. Swollen, muscular arms. Kenny qualifies every board game comment by stating the number of plays and that he needs to play it more. Neither has purchased a game in two years. They don't even play board games anymore. They just talk about gooning to Twilight Imperium videos.

Games we played:

4:15 - Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017, Dane Beltrami & Corey Konieczka & Christian T. Petersen, Fantasy Flight)

12:06 - Toddles-Bobbles (2010, Alena Lebedeva, Simple Rules)

14:42 - Fine Sand (2018, Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele)

17:11 - LLAMA (2019, Reiner Knizia, AMIGO)

100 games before you die:

20:32 - Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated (2019, Andy Clautice & Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf)

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

Topic:

24:32 - Resolutions

Tom's 2026 resolution bingo https://imgur.com/a/3EE56xE

48:38 - The Pantry

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/350266/shelf-stable-the-pantry

The Pantry is always accesible from the Shelf Stable website in the "About" section. The "About" also includes a searchable list of all the "games we played" segments with episode numbers, an FAQ covering our editorial policy, and a glossary of our most scuffed bits. https://shelfstablecast.com/about

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

It feels good to move these old bones. Let us rejoice by consuming and expelling media in the only way we know how: listicles. Listicles everywhere. Spilling the final blood of a year that we are ready to kick into the past like a horse that does not wish to be ridden.

Year In Review v25

7:22 - Top games we played

18:35 - Bottom games we played

22:08 - Unexpected and got rid of

32:25 - Lookback at 2020

49:33 - Outside the scope

55:13 - Predictions 2025

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

*Give or take the games we mentioned before the main topic.

As Tom begins to close in on Kenny's position, a wild Eize Basa of Twitter (RIP) and now Bluesky fame (https://bsky.app/profile/eizebasa.baby) appears and distracts Tom with a fantastic list of games that every family is sure to enjoy during their holiday gatherings. No need for family arguments when you've got board games to play!

Games we played:

8:06 - Win, Lose, or Banana (2009, Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games)

11:34 - Twilight Struggle (2005, Ananda Gupta, Jason Matthews, GMT Games)

19:15 - Azul (aka, "The Christmas Game") (2017, Michael Kiesling, Next Move Games)

23:45 - Texas Hold 'Em (1950-something, Felton "Corky" McCorquodale)

100 Games To Play Before You Die:

34:41 - Tzertz (and Yinsh) (1999, Kris Brum, Huch)

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

Topic (the real Meat and Potatoes):

42:26 - 8 or 9 Games to play during the holidays

Bibliography:

Follow Eize Basa on BlueSky! - https://bsky.app/profile/eizebasa.baby

Follow us on BlueSky! - https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast

"How Does Dobble (Spot it!) Work?" by Stand Up Maths - https://youtu.be/VTDKqW_GLkw?si=CGlVrMalHC7eIGAK

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