Episodes

  • #46 Free to Play
    Jun 24 2025

    Psst... Hey kid. Get over here. I heard you like games. Get a load of these bad babies. We got all kinds. Dexterity role playing. Social deduction consims. Tom's sexy dice. I tell you what, first one's on me. You take this one home and you play it with your family. Tell 'em old Ken is selling. And if you snitch I'll getcha. Now scram.

    Games we played:

    4:38 - Filipino Fruit Market (2009, Peer Sylvester, New Games Order)

    8:32 - Echidna Shuffle (2018, Damon S Brown & Mike Raabe, Wattsalpoag)

    14:18 - La Granja (2014, Michael Keller & Andreas Odendahl, Spielworxx)

    22:48 - Ticket to Ride (2004, Alan R Moon, Days of Wonder)

    No Pun Included Ticket to Ride replacements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mygoxQgo8PM

    100 games before you die:

    27:14 - Captain Sonar (2016, Roberto Fraga & Yohan Lemonnier, Matagot)

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

    Topic:

    33:25 - Free to Play

    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 7 mins
  • #45 Toy Factor
    Jun 17 2025

    Tom may have had some weird takes, but he was a good person. Today we honor his memory as he would have wanted us to: by participating in the unholy ritual he bestowed upon the listenership on that fateful June morning. Please join me in assembling our 7000+ Millennium Falcons and inserting our XXXL Bad Dragons in honor of all that is TOY...

    Cold open, map of music genres https://everynoise.com

    Games we played:

    4:35 - Hundreds of Horses (2015, Forrest-Pruzan Creative, Ravensburger)

    9:52 - Nyakuza (2014, Reiner Knizia, CMON)

    17:24 - Hansa Teutonica (2009, Andreas Steding, Argentum Verlag)

    23:00 - No Limit Texas Dreidel (2007, Jennie Rivlin & Webb Roberts, ModernTribe)

    100 games before you die:

    28:43 - Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2018, Matthew O'Malley & Ben Rosset, Stonemaier)

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

    Topic:

    35:31 - Toy Factor

    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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    59 mins
  • #44 Five Games for Doomsday
    Jun 10 2025

    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 - Montage (1973, Joli Quentin Kansil & Rick Soued, Gryphon)

    100 games before you die:

    26:13 - Dominion (2008, Donald X. Vaccarino, Rio Grande)

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

    Topic:

    31:37 - Five Games for Doomsday

    Intellectual saves games in a house fire https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3304966/what-board-games-would-you-save-in-a-house-fire

    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 mins
  • #43 The Wildest Games We Know
    Jun 3 2025

    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 (2003, Klaus Teuber, KOSMOS)

    22:13 - Lords of Waterdeep (2012, Peter Lee & Rodney Thompson, WotC)

    100 games before you die:

    30:05 - PARKS (2019, Henry Audubon, Keymaster)

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

    Topic:

    34:36 - The Wildest Games We Know

    The full list of games prepared https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/358776/the-wildest-games-we-know

    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 7 mins
  • #42 Fandom Games
    May 27 2025

    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 (1810, Uncredited, Public Domain)

    15:45 - Aeon's End (2016, Jenny Iglesias & Nick Little & Kevin Riley, Indie Boards & Cards)

    26:38 - Yokohama Duel (2018, Hisashi Hayashi, Tasty Minstrel)

    100 games before you die:

    31:01 - Scrabble (1948, Alfred Mosher Butts, Hasbro)

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

    Amabel Holland video on word games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWteJW-wYas

    Topic:

    38:22 - Fandom 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 11 mins
  • #41 ft. Cole Wehrle, Board Game Organization
    May 20 2025

    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 https://bsky.app/profile/amabel.bsky.social

    Dan interview with Jo Kelly https://spacebiff.com/2025/03/25/sbsc-45-jo-kelly/

    Where to find Cole:

    https://bsky.app/profile/colewehrle.bsky.social

    https://wehrlegig.com/

    https://ledergames.com/

    Songs:

    ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning

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

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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • #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