Grab a couple of your favorite kids/pets and strap them to you by a warm fire. It's time to get cozy. Or is it? Is cozy a thing? Was it a thing and now it's just blasé? Perhaps even cozé? Kenny pulls a Tom on this one and absolutely rags on cozy games for a good century. Also: the appearance of everyone's favorite Disney animal companion, Aladdin's jolly blue genie.

Games we played:

3:23 - Catlantis (2019, Prospero Hall, Ravensburger)

11:49 - Autumn Harvest / Tea Dragon Society (2020/2018, Steve Ellis II and Tyler Tinsley, Renegade)

23:08 - Cosmic Frog (2020, Jenna Felli, Devious Weasel)

31:00 - Five Tribes (2014, Bruno Cathala, Days of Wonder)

100 games before you die:

37:20 - Splendor (2014, Marc Andre, Space Cowboys)

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

Topic:

43:00 - Are Cozy Games A Thing?!?!

Join us:

Podfort, Mar 28 https://treefortmusicfest.com/podfort-2025/

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

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

In case it's not clear from the recording, Tom destroyed his voice.

Games we played:

3:57 - Res Arcana (2019, Thomas Lemann, Sand Castle)

7:15 - Die Macher (1986, Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Spielworxx)

13:45 - Cat Blues (2024 og1998, Reiner Knizia, Bitewing)

18:58 - Letter Tycoon (2015, Brad Brooks, Breaking Games)

100 games before you die:

23:01 - Magic Maze (2017, Kasper Lapp, Sit Down)

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

Topic:

28:41 - Con-Maxing

43:57 - Q and A

Join us:

Podfort, Mar 28 https://treefortmusicfest.com/podfort-2025/

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

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

If we ever get into professional wrestling, let's call ourselves The Reverse Draft and The Steam Roller. Have we already forgotten Jimmy Carter?!?! Try not to blink as we absolutely derail into rulebooks and forget to talk about the actual game we played.

Games we played:

4:18 - Village (2011, Inka & Markus Brand, Stronghold)

10:49 - The Castles of Burgundy (2011, Stefan Feld, Alea)

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

21:35 - Dream Home (2016, Klemens Kalicki, Rebel)

100 games before you die:

30:05 - Azul (2017, Michael Kiesling, Next Move)

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

Topic:

33:52 - How to Pick What to Play

Join us:

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

Podfort, Mar 28 https://treefortmusicfest.com/podfort-2025/

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

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