Dust... dust everywhere as far as the eye can see. The only sign of life: a few candy-colored camels and some chain-smoking elderly throwing down in a Microsoft classic. Desperate for a drink of board games, you make your way down to the infamous bunker. The Pantry... that's what the elders called it after you threw them a few fish for pay. But what is it and how does one harness its power?

Games we played:

4:06 - Cribbage (1630, Sir John Suckling, public domain)

8:45 - Scene It? (2002, Craig Kinzer and Dave Long, Mattel)

14:02 - Riichi Mahjong (1920, uncredited, public domain)

23:05 - Through the Desert (1998, Reiner Knizia, Z-Man)

100 games before you die:

27:21 - Patchwork (2014, Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout)

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

Topic:

32:45 - Resolutions

2025 Challenges - https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/344861/2025-boardgaming-challenges-overview

48:25 - The Pantry

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

Join us at SaltCON Spring, Feb 27 - Mar 2 https://saltcon.com/spring

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

Join the convo https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3424399/shelf-stable-ultrathread

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The Sphinx eyes you with a cunning smirk, "If you are so wise human, then answer me this: what has four rules in morning, twelve thousand rules in the afternoon, and three rules at night?" Without a moments hesitation you respond: "A board gamer! A board gamer starts on Catan, devolves into madness with Lacerta, and becomes grounded once more in Knizia!" The Sphinx affirms that you have the correct answer but doesn't appreciate your gatekeepy tone. They gobble you up in a single bite.

Year In Review v24

2:46 - Top games we played

19:45 - Bottom games we played

27:03 - Unexpected and got rid of

35:12 - Lookback at 2019

53:28 - Outside the scope

56:52 - Predictions 2024

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

Join the convo https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3424399/shelf-stable-ultrathread

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It seems today, that all you see, is Food Chaining Magnates and Kanban EV. But where are those good old fashioned Knizias, on which we used to rely? Happy holidays!

Games we played:

2:30 - Ethnos (2017, Paolo Mori, CMON)

10:16 - KingDomino (2016, Bruno Cathala, Blue Orange)

15:03 - Glory to Rome (2012 og2005, Carl Chudyk, Cambridge Games Factory)

23:27 - Food Chain Magnate (2015, Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga, Splotter)

100 games before you die:

32:57 - Dread (2004, Nathaniel Barmore & Epidiah Ravachol, The Impossible Dream)

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

Topic:

38:21 - Gaming With Family

Gaming with kids https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/board-game/opinion/trying-to-get-kids-into-board-games-its-what-not-how-you-play

How to teach board games https://youtu.be/P5fjDaFuft8?feature=shared

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

Join the convo https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3424399/shelf-stable-ultrathread

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