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

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

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

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

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

New game idea, shake the hands of as many former presidents as possible while being completely nude. Standard handshake is 1 vp. Fist bump is 2vp. Partially nude does NOT receive any partial points. You might be thinking, "this is a bad idea," to which I would respond, "have you tried it?" And you would respond "yes, and it didn't end well," to which I would respond, "but have you tried it more than once?"

2:26 - Intro Nick Bentley of Underdog Games

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/7958/nick-bentley

Bluesky @nickbentley.bsky.social

https://www.underdoggames.com

Games we played:

7:33 - Irish Gauge (2016, Amabel Holland, Capstone)

12:50 - Skyjo (2015, Alexander Bernhardt, Magilano)

19:18 - Sprawlopolis (2018, Steven Aramini & Danny Devine & Paul Kluka, Button Shy)

100 games before you die:

21:33 - Camel Up (2018, Steffen Bogen, Pretzel)

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

Topic:

26:04 - Getting the Most Out of Games

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/142757/the-100-play-challenge-in-support-of-deeper-explor

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

This episode is equipped with state of the art print technology. If you print this episode on your printer you can actually listen to it by rubbing the paper on your ears. Sounds you may hear: Kenny and Tom mispronouncing designer names like the ignorant Americans they are.

Games we played:

2:09 - Bus (1999, Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga, Splotter)

8:43 - Le Havre (2008, Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout)

13:54 - 7 Wonders Duel (2015, Antoine Bauza & Bruno Cathala, Repos)

20:30 - Imperial Settlers (2014, Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal)

100 games before you die:

26:39 - Jaipur (2009, Sébastien Pauchon, GameWorks)

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

Topic:

31:32 - Print and 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

Imagine just being absolute trash. Like get good. I was playing blindfolded and my little brother was holding the controller and there was glare on my screen and I wasn't sitting in my gaming chair and I was using a Wiimote that didn't even have the nunchuck instead of my state of the art Logitech mouse. Some folks just don't know how to take an L am I right?

Games we played:

2:39 - Through the Desert (1998, Reiner Knizia, Z-Man)

8:03 - Love Letter (2016 og2012, Seiji Kanai, AEG)

12:17 - Tongiaki: Journey into the Unknown (2004, Thomas Rauscher, Schmidt Spiele)

16:29 - Brass Lancashire (2007, Martin Wallace, Roxley)

100 games before you die:

24:01 - The Quiet Year (2013, Avery Alder, Buried Without Ceremony)

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

Topic:

30:03 - I Should Have Won

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

We're tired... so tired. Tired of eating all these meeples. They all taste the same, sawdusty and hard. Give us something to crunch on with a little kick. Maybe put some gochujang sauce on there or a little truffle oil. In the meantime, we'll go back to swallowing a granola of Everdell berries and Azul tiles.

Games we played:

3:36 - Raccoon Tycoon (2018, Glenn Drover, Forbidden)

7:07 - Root (2018, Cole Wehrle, Leder)

13:13 - Mandala (2019, Trevor Benjamin & Brett J. Gilbert, Lookout)

16:06 - Survive: Escape from Atlantis (1982, Julian Courtland-Smith, Stronghold)

Debiasing BGG: https://blog.recommend.games/posts/debiasing-boardgamegeek-ranking/

100 games before you die:

21:20 - The Great Dalmuti (1995, Richard Garfield, Wizards of the Coast)

Topic:

25:28 - Stale Workers

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

This week, on Shelf Knizia, we talk to you about the latest Knizia's we played followed by a revisiting of the 100 Knizias to Knizia before you Knizia. Later on, Tom shares a Kniziafeed article about The Great Doctor followed by our main topic: why Knizia is so great. Oh yeah, and Tom talks about 9/11.

Games we played:

3:24 - Nusfjord (2017, Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout)

7:57 - Monopoly Deal (2008, Katharine Chapman, Hasbro)

15:36 - Tigris & Euphrates (1997, Reiner Knizia, Mayfair)

24:40 - Bee Alert (2012, Reiner Knizia, SimplyFun)

28:21 - MTG Jumpstart (Bonus)

100 games before you die:

31:37 - Codenames (2015, Vlaada Chvatil, CGE)

Topic:

35:39 - BGG's Top 2001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO1TyzHMNi4

Sourced from Jarrod Carmichael and Patrick Zoch

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