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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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  • #61 Good Game but X
    Oct 7 2025

    Let's get that stank off of these games. Somebody has been duking it up in here and we know SDJ will not settle for a stinky title. This week is all about stank and how to remove it from otherwise good games.

    Games we played:

    4:30 - Ginkgopolis (2012, Xavier Georges, Pearl)

    11:33 - Automania (2015, Kenneth Minde & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games)

    17:59 - Age of Steam (2002, John Bohrer & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon)

    https://therewillbe.games/news-newsflashes/1447-the-age-of-steam-legal-dispute-explained

    23:05 - Tiny Towns (2019, Peter McPherson, AEG)

    100 games before you die:

    29:09 - Texas Hold 'Em (1810, Uncredited, Public Domain)

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

    Topic:

    33:23 - Good Game but X

    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 hr
  • #60 Ethical Consumption of Board Games
    Sep 30 2025

    Somebody thought it was a good idea to put "board games" in the title for this week's episode when we talk about literally everything but board games. I hope you like the movie Groundhog Day because the main topic is the long awaited sequel where two Bill Murrays argue about stealing a copy of Yokai Septet.

    Games we played:

    4:17 - Yokai Septet (2018 og2015, Muneyuki Yokouchi, Ninja Star)

    9:27 - Craps (1125, Uncredited, Public Domain)

    15:59 - Scape Goat (2020, Jon Perry, Indie Boards & Cards)

    20:07 - Fugitive (2017, Tim Fowers, Fowers Games)

    100 games before you die:

    23:47 - The Search for Planet X (2020, Matthew O'Malley & Ben Rosset, Renegade)

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

    Topic:

    30:20 - Ethical Consumption of 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 hr and 13 mins
  • #59 Why Kickstarter is Actually Okay
    Sep 24 2025

    If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask you for a niche board game. When you give him the board game, he'll ask for deluxe components. When you make him the components, he'll ask where the stretch goals are. When you invent some stretch goals, he'll tell you that this platform has gotten out of hand. And then he'll be thirsty from all his yapping so he'll ask for a glass of milk. And chances are if he asks for a glass of milk...

    Games we played:

    4:25 - Durian (2020, Masato Uesugi, Oink)

    8:31 - Schotten Totten (1999, Reiner Knizia, Iello)

    13:46 - Shikoku 1889 (2004, Yasutaka Ikeda, Grand Trunk)

    20:28 - Magic Maze (2017, Kasper Lapp, Sit Down!)

    100 games before you die:

    25:19 - Pandemic (2008, Matt Leacock, Z-Man)

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

    Topic:

    32:31 - Why Kickstarter is Actually Okay

    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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    47 mins
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