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 https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast

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, Prospero Hall and Peter Lee, Funko Games)

3MBG board game hall of fame about people https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eMtH7370xQ

41:12 - Pax Pamir 2nd (2019, Cole Wehrle, Wehrlegig)

Pax Pamirs and Framing https://spacebiff.com/2020/06/29/talking-games-9/

Topic:

59:56 - Tariffs

Call your reps, make your voice heard https://5calls.org

Democratic Socialists of America https://www.dsausa.org

Space-Biff! https://spacebiff.com

Songs:

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

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

*This week only* If you are a pervert who likes this, consider nominating us for the Golden Geek awards https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3489648/19th-annual-golden-geek-awards-nominations-open

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 Friese, 2F-Spiele)

Topic:

37:20 - The Hype is Real

Tom Vasel's Video Essay on Crowdfunding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Songs:

TOR by Bone Your Mom

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

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