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Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast

Kenny Katayama & Tom Bowers

A podcast celebrating board games that have stood the test of time. https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast

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#44 Five Games for Doomsday

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast ·

2025/06/10

Just a hypothetical. Tom and Kenny can neither confirm nor deny that there is an impending robot invasion. Prepare you bodies with meat-grinder-proof materials and essences. Drop the Gloomhavens; too heavy. MREs only for the rest of time. Hope you like veggie lasagna and instant coffee type II. Games we played: 4:04 - Millennium Blades (2016, D. Brad Talton, Jr., Level 99) 8:44 - Cathedral (1979, Robert P Moore, Family Games) 12:07 - Race for the Galaxy (2007, Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande) 17:18 -

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01:07:14

#43 The Wildest Games We Know

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2025/06/03

I can't wait for the sick and twisted fan that is going to mash up all the games we talk about on this episode into one big megagame. It takes 72 hours to play and if you die in the game, you die in real life. Bring it on, we were born for this. I'll get my duel disc and we can hit the playground after school. 0-2 players, nose snakes included. Games we played: 3:04 - Sentient (2017, J. Alex Kevern, Renegade) 7:45 - Cardline: Globetrotter (2013 og2010, Frederic Henry, Asmodee) 14:40 - Domaine

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01:11:27

#42 Fandom Games

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2025/05/27

Step into the world of fandom. As a child I witnessed the death of my parents at the hands of Twilight Imperium, but avenged them by playing hundreds of games of Netrunner. Now, as an adult, I only wager fair uses of my power by battling in unnecessarily elaborate forum posts. Every time my opponent goes off topic, I reset the thread on them. This is justice. This is... the true fan's world. Games we played: 4:33 - Caylus 1303 (2019 og2005, William Attia, Space Cowboys) 9:15 - Texas Hold ‘Em

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01:51:46

#41 ft. Cole Wehrle, Board Game Organization

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast ·

2025/05/20

Kenny and Tom wearing extremely oversized diamond helmets: "if you think your voice or talking point comprehensively captures the beauty and desirability of Monopoly DEAL, send a note to yomomma@gmail.com" 7:21 - Intro: Cole Wehrle 7:50 - We Have to Know! Images mentioned https://imgur.com/a/ZrrpvBA Games we played: 52:16 - Virgin Queen (2012, Ed Beach, GMT) Rain World https://store.steampowered.com/app/312520/Rain_World/ Topic: 1:04:43 - Board Game Organization Amabel Holland on bluesky

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01:08:08

#40 Language Independent Design

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast ·

2025/05/13

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

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01:13:16

#39 Bad vs Not for Me

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2025/05/06

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 -

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01:08:59

#38 The Teach

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2025/04/29

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

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01:07:20

#37 Playing Through Your Shelf of Shame

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast ·

2025/04/22

Playing your unplayed games is fairly simple: Article I, code blue, section A, step / phase 1) determine if said game is still desirable. For determining desirability please reference Appendix 2, section D. For definition of desirability please reference glossary of terms in the D&D monster manual under “anthropomorphic animals”. For those who want the tips but can’t be bothered to listen: just play the games. Easy. It’s like the board game equivalent of “if you’re depressed, just be happy”. Works

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01:03:03

#36 live from Treefort, Mass Market Replacements

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast ·

2025/04/15

Great venue, fun crowd, good topic, Tom burps into the microphone- wait... Tom burps into the microphone? Gather round and listen in agony as we recommend Monopoly Deal to some innocents. Hold on, I think I had another game as a backup for this topic. Actually wait, I had two games as backups for this topic. Never mind, just move on to the next slide please. Topic: Mass Market Replacements Songs: ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning All our socials

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Last call for the Golden Geek awards!

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast ·

2025/04/11

Thanks to everyone who has already nominated us for the Golden Geek awards! If you have not yet done so and would like to, nominations run until 11:59p CDT on Sunday, April 13. https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3489648/19th-annual-golden-geek-awards-nominations-open Tariffs continue to wreak havoc on the well-being of our community. Please continue to call your representatives, once a day. If you are intimidated by the process, 5 Calls makes it easy by providing you the phone numbers for your

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01:36:43

#35 ft. Dan Thurot of Space-Biff, Tariffs

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2025/04/08

Came for the Minecraft villager sex scene, left moved by Dan's message on why our hobby is worth fighting for. Cringe. At the end of the day, aren't we all just adult babies in the making? 8:16 - Intro: Dan Thurot of Space-Biff! Beyond Solitaire episode LARPing the Renaissance with Ada Palmer https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com/1091807/episodes/16834850-episode-189-ada-palmer-on-larping-the-renaissance Games we played: 21:48 - Nyakuza / Orongo (2014, Reiner Knizia, CMON) 29:14 - Pan Am (2020,

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55:30

#34 Unstable Shelf

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast ·

2025/04/01

Nothing to see here. Just a perfectly regular episode of Unstable Shelf where Tom and Kenny review some of the latest board game releases. This week, they discuss Kickstarters and why they are the best. Again, nothing to see here. Move along folks... Move along... Games we played: 9:34 - Rebirth (2024, Reiner Knizia, Mighty Boards) 15:23 - Hubworld Aidalon (2026, Cory DeVore & Michael Boggs, Earthborne) 25:47 - The Gang (2024, John Cooper & Kory Heath, Kosmos) 31:27 - Fishing (2024, Friedemann

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01:07:23

#33 Games That Should Get A Reprint

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2025/03/25

Imagine you were Flat Stanley and a scientist experimented on you by branding and perforating your body with Quacks pieces. Now imagine that it's seven years in the future. You've recovered from the horrific event known only as "the incident". You now have a spouse and two beautiful children. A representative from CMYK shows up at your door with a megenta-colored suit and matching sunglasses. They politely request that you get into the car. Inside is the very scientist that ruined your life. They

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Games We've Talked About

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast ·

2025/03/21

It's not Tuesday, leave me alone... said no one ever, ha! Tom kindly documented and uploaded every game the we have discussed in the games we played + 100 games. This does NOT include games in the Meat & Potatoes, although I think his intent is to do those eventually. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eN0GVdGHXY9_H9z2y9xejYeoFHnpSf2jGQqmu7j34Kw/edit?usp=sharing Why did he do this? One of the reasons is it helps us with episodes, especially when we do things like reviewing the year. Another

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01:11:35

#32 The Benefits of a Gamer Lifestyle

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2025/03/18

What if I told you there was a lifestyle that could make your heart healthier, your brain smarter, your looks smokin', and the world a better place? I mean, there probably is something like that (punch reading? sex charity?) That's about as far as we got with the hypothetical. We're talking board games as usual. But hey, those can be good for you too! This episode features considerably more positivity and coincidentally more games we played together. It wasn't intentional, but we'll take it. Games

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01:09:29

#31 Are Cozy Games A Thing?!?!

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast ·

2025/03/11

Grab a couple of your favorite kids/pets and strap them to you by a warm fire. It's time to get cozy. Or is it? Is cozy a thing? Was it a thing and now it's just blasé? Perhaps even cozé? Kenny pulls a Tom on this one and absolutely rags on cozy games for a good century. Also: the appearance of everyone's favorite Disney animal companion, Aladdin's jolly blue genie. Games we played: 3:23 - Catlantis (2019, Prospero Hall, Ravensburger) 11:49 - Autumn Harvest / Tea Dragon Society (2020/2018, Steve

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Tales from the Salt

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast ·

2025/03/05

Hi folks, Kenny here, SaltCON was a hoot and a holler. I got to play a ton of games (39 total, 33 unique). A surprising percentage of them were fun! 79% rounded unique games if you want to get exact. That's higher than usual and I'm now trying to figure out why. I played a lot more games I already enjoyed which helped. I also did a lot more research. Tom's spreadsheet helped with planning and identifying priorities. More than any gaming event, I felt like we both had a clear idea of what to

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53:38

#30 live from SaltCON, Con-Maxing

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast ·

2025/03/04

In case it's not clear from the recording, Tom destroyed his voice. Games we played: 3:57 - Res Arcana (2019, Thomas Lemann, Sand Castle) 7:15 - Die Macher (1986, Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Spielworxx) 13:45 - Cat Blues (2024 og1998, Reiner Knizia, Bitewing) 18:58 - Letter Tycoon (2015, Brad Brooks, Breaking Games) 100 games before you die: 23:01 - Magic Maze (2017, Kasper Lapp, Sit Down) https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100 Topic: 28:41 -

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55:46

#29 How to Pick What to Play

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2025/02/25

If we ever get into professional wrestling, let's call ourselves The Reverse Draft and The Steam Roller. Have we already forgotten Jimmy Carter?!?! Try not to blink as we absolutely derail into rulebooks and forget to talk about the actual game we played. Games we played: 4:18 - Village (2011, Inka & Markus Brand, Stronghold) 10:49 - The Castles of Burgundy (2011, Stefan Feld, Alea) 17:17 - Hansa Teutonica (2009, Andreas Steding, Argentum Verlag) 21:35 - Dream Home (2016, Klemens Kalicki, Rebel)

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01:01:28

#28 How People Shape Games

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2025/02/18

If Ed Sheeran were ever to listen to an episode, this is the one. He'd learn all about loving the shape of games (although only a few dexterity games push and pull via magnets). Unrelated, if somebody could get me a bottle of Ed Sheeran's flesh-colored promotional Heinz bottle I would absolutely adore that. No, I won't let the ketchup inside of it rot in the shrine. I'll make sure to consume it all, clean out the bottle, and only then place it in the shrine. Duh. Games we played: 6:03 - Bear

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