Shelf Stable: A Board Game Podcast
A podcast celebrating board games that have stood the test of time. https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast
Episodes
September 22, 2026 • 80 mins
At the end of the day, soccer aka football is just Monopoly DEAL with extra steps. We are joined by Aaron Graham to talk the BIG games. None of that nerd stuff this week.
The Liar's Dice scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T44LuxdH0iw
Tim and Eric Sports! https://youtu.be/eEKy5PheoOc?si=gGIuGGL6jCeRV7HV
Viagra Boys Sports https://youtu.be/QjL7D33xpS4?si=5k3qH8pTX_UTrxT_
Lonely Island We Like Sportz https://youtu.be/CEVdca9U9L...
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September 16, 2026 • 63 mins
This week on If Redstone Could Kill, we look at the very real case of a sicko Ebay user that thought it would be appropriate to ship Builders and Biomes in a paper bag. Find out what happens after this word from our sponsors...
Games we played:
3:33 - Thousand Year Old Vampire (2018, Tim Hutchings, Self-Published)
9:27 - Age of Steam (2002, John Bohrer & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon)
14:53 - Forbidden Stars (2015, Samuel B...
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September 8, 2026 • 92 mins
I'm honestly so there for a 12 Angry Men remake where it's all birds and pigs from the Angry Birds world. It doesn't even have to be serious. Like, it could be for kids. Just follow the same general beats but make it family friendly, cuter, and lots of laughs.
4:40 - Intro: Mobius Tubes
6:35 - We Have to Know!
Games we played:
16:38 - Indonesia (2005, Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga, Splotter)
26:47 - Juicy Fruits (2021, C...
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September 1, 2026 • 60 mins
I guess Tom was doing a Matthew McConaughey the whole episode. I was not aware of this until the meat and potatoes. Make sure you got some coffee in you before listening to this snooze fest. Or at least drink some tea with honey. Tea, black tea, black clover, black butler, honey boo boo, boo berry cereal...
Games we played:
2:55 - Age of Rail South Africa (2011, John Bohrer, Capstone)
9:02 - GIPF (1996, Kris Burm, HUCH)
15:54 -...
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August 25, 2026 • 47 mins
Big purple guy has snapped his fingers and half of all gaming time has been wiped from existence. Tom and Kenny have been defeated and all seems lost. But there is still a sliver of hope... I very very very tiny sliver of hope...
Games we played:
0:49 - Jekyll vs Hyde (2021, Geonil, Mandoo)
4:24 - Gods Love Dinosaurs (2020, Kasper Lapp, Pandasaurus)
8:05 - Inis (2016, Christian Martinez, Matagot)
11:46 - Iberian Gauge (2017, A...
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August 18, 2026 • 62 mins
BREAKING NEWS. Odysseus eats Baskin Robbins on a fishing boat with Elizabeth Hargrave.
5:45 - Intro: Dominic Crapuchettes
14:21 - We Have to Know!
Tabletop Merchant interview https://www.buzzsprout.com/1859235/episodes/19029204-ep-33-dominic-crapuchettes-of-north-star-games-nature-evolution-wits-wagers-say-anything-more
Games we played:
26:14 - Shards of Infinity (2018, Gary Arant & Justin Gary, Stone Blade)
Topic:
32:43...
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August 12, 2026 • 60 mins
There are way too many ways to score and they all score the same and there's a fly in my soup and the old lady across from me swallowed the fly so now she has to swallow a cat for some reason. I'd like to speak to the manager please.
Games we played:
6:45 - Tapple (2012, NPD Partnership Ltd, The Op)
12:45 - Scape Goat (2020, Jon Perry, Indie Boards & Cards)
16:59 - Too Many Bones (2017, Josh J. Carlson & Adam Carlson, C...
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August 4, 2026 • 49 mins
It's like a periodic table. Instead of the building blocks for all matter, you've got the building blocks for bad decisions (and sometimes good ones too!) I know this is the 500th deckbuilder you've tried this week, but maybe this will give you the high that Dominion once did way back in the day.
Games we played:
4:51 - San Marco (2001, Alan R. Moon & Aaron Weissblum, Ravensburger AG)
9:59 - Loopin' Louie (1992, Masaru Aoiki...
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July 28, 2026 • 54 mins
Take this entire episode and just sweep into the box. Sweep it into the phone. You might die tomorrow. Who cares. Life is meaningless.
Games we played:
3:22 - Taj Mahal (2000, Reiner Knizia, Z-Man)
7:45 - Age of Steam (2002, John Bohrer & Martin Wallace, Eagle-Gryphon)
12:27 - Canvas (2021, Jeff Chin & Andrew Nerger, Road to Infamy)
18:49 - Kingdomino (2016, Bruno Cathala, Blue Orange)
100 games before you die:
21:51...
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July 23, 2026 • 66 mins
We figured this show was getting too easy to make. Why not do two shows at the same time? Chris Whitpan head of tabletop for PAX/ReedPop, and Ryan Hartman VP of Penny Arcade are here to share invaluable wisdom about conventions and how they work.
Back to back, you say? Nah. Still too easy. Let's splice them in and out of each other. This is either a contender for the next Poddies (made up) or a trainwreck. Maybe it's both. You be ...
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July 14, 2026 • 53 mins
GREEN: it's a casual (award nominated) podcast about all your favorite board games. GREEN: it focuses on games that have stood the test of time. RED: the hosts have spent way too much time browsing their phones and can't stop referencing the Joker beatboxing.
Games we played:
5:15 - Coal Baron (2013, Michael Kiesling & Wolfgang Kramer, R&R)
8:13 - Machi Koro (2012, Masao Suganuma, Pandasaurus)
12:58 - Heroscape (2004, S...
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July 7, 2026 • 62 mins
No, it is not the final episode. What are we if not trolls? Reviewing our funniest bits and worst takes has made this all the more apparent.
Games we played:
4:58 - Rumble Nation (2017, Yogi Shinichi, Hobby Japan)
7:27 - Cosmolancer (1994, Reiner Knizia, Avalon Hill)
12:03 - Star Wars The Queen's Gambit (2000, Rob Daviau & Alan Roach & Craig Van Ness, Avalon Hill)
21:10 - Outfoxed (2014, Colt Tipaton-Johnson & Shan...
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June 30, 2026 • 65 mins
Dick Van Dyke and Minecraft Steve sit on a bench together smiling and sharing their 2000s ipod earbuds to listen to the latest episode. It's the middle of the year and we are checking in baby!
Bibliography:
Olivia Rodrigo first ten top 10 Hot 100 hits in the top 10 https://bsky.app/profile/slothropsmap.bsky.social/post/3mowtudbmrk2a (thanks Josh Buergel for the share)
Why do they call it oven https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/why-d...
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June 23, 2026 • 63 mins
Episode 100 is soon! Send us your favorite bits here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrtQ-to5QSWcLu8khKwNa6UhtpAs-DIelNtvMeKG6g5QhmhQ/viewform?usp=dialog
June 22nd, abandoned copy of Spirits of the Wild in the alley. Exacto knife to the front of the box. Like someone wanted a keepsake. This hobby is afraid of me. I have seen its true face.
5:45 - Intro: Ruel Gaviola
14:21 - We Have to Know!
Games we played:
26:14 - ...
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June 16, 2026 • 63 mins
Episode 100 is soon! Send us your favorite bits here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrtQ-to5QSWcLu8khKwNa6UhtpAs-DIelNtvMeKG6g5QhmhQ/viewform?usp=dialog
Monopoly guy better watch out. There's a new boss in town ready to exploit capital gains. Never has iron and coal been so colorful. It's like it was produced by an industrial unicorn.
Games we played:
9:06 - Finca (2009, Wolfgang Sentker & Ralf zur Linde, Hans im...
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June 10, 2026 • 55 mins
Episode 100 is soon! Send us your favorite bits here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrtQ-to5QSWcLu8khKwNa6UhtpAs-DIelNtvMeKG6g5QhmhQ/viewform?usp=dialog
Sorry for the late episode. We figured it would be better to bring you something that was fun but late instead of optimal but mid. Get ready for Robocop to blow your cop off in "concept purgatory".
The insanity test https://youtu.be/47GoI680kU0?si=rlsArqc31cQZ60...
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June 2, 2026 • 65 mins
What do you mean Ark Nova is too difficult for grandma? That's neither a game problem nor a curation problem. Grandma just needs to level up, we're in the 2020s here. Oh great, now she's crying while she shuffles the giant deck all wrong. Half the cards are upside down. Just give it to me; this is hard to watch. Your grandma is the worst.
Psybrid Theory https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgcoT7-W0fP258nmxEy-2pkFJftUKjdRi
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May 26, 2026 • 79 mins
Back in my day, we had to craft our monsters in the Chao Gardens before putting them in our pockets. And the games came in the mail via Del Taco coupons. Ouch, my ol' back.
4:55 - Intro: Marceline Leiman
12:46 - We Have to Know!
Games we played:
39:34 - Go Stop (1889, Uncredited, Public Domain)
Topic:
47:07 - Games That Hurt
Achievement Relocked https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262043533/achievement-relocked/
The Art o...
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May 19, 2026 • 56 mins
Move over Monopoly DEAL. It's all about that Catan life now. We're Catan-maxing now. Welcome to Catan Stable where we talk about Catans that have stood the test of tan.
Games we played:
4:52 - Nokosu Dice (2016, Yusuke Matsumoto, Engames)
12:51 - Skulk (2019, Prospero Hall, Mixlore)
16:15 - Root (2018, Cole Wehrle, Leder)
20:37 - Dinosaur Tea Party (2018, Rob Daviau & JR Honeycutt & Justin D. Jacobson, Restoration)
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May 12, 2026 • 51 mins
Every game needs a Yugioh-style dueling contraption for your arm so you can game on the go. Gloomhaven would double as a workout. Just imagine how juicy those biceps would get after losing the first scenario for the 10th time on regular difficulty.
Games we played:
5:35 - Friesematenten (2010, Friedemann Friese, Amigo)
9:51 - Shikoku 1889 (2004, Yasutaka Ikeda, Grand Trunk)
16:21 - Brian Boru High King of Ireland (2021, Peer...
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