The Five By

<strong>Five Contributors, Five Reviews, Five Minutes Each.</strong> Bringing you a monthly dose of rapid-fire board game reviews. Every four Wednesdays our five contributors will talk about a game on their radar that week. Follow us on Facebook (https://facebook.com/FiveByGames), Twitter (https://twitter.com/FiveByGames), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/FiveByGames/), or support us on Patreon (http://Patreon.com/FiveByGames).

Episode 146: Dorfromantik The Board Game, The Golden Ticket Game, Fractured Sky, DryPolter/Rafter Five, The White Castle

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Justin - Introduction 00:49 Sarah - Dorfromantik The Board Game (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370591/dorfromantik-board-game) 06:34 Ruel - The Golden Ticket Game (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342010/the-golden-ticket-game) 11:29 John - DroPolter (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405537/dropolter)/Rafter Five (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405538/rafter-five) 16:19 Jose - Fractured Sky (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370581/fractured-sky) 22:02 Justin - The White Castle (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371942/the-white-castle) (The Red Cathedral (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227224/the-red-cathedral)) 27:07 Aaron - Outro

04-10
27:49

Episode 145: Challengers! Beach Cup, Boop, Tag City, Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WWII, Trio

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Aaron - Introduction 01:11 Justin - Challengers! Beach Cup (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/390340/challengers-beach-cup) 06:14 Meeple Lady - Boop (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355433/boop) 11:02 Geraldine - Tag City (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257667/tag-city) 15:59 Ben - Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WWII (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/196257/castle-itter-strangest-battle-wwii) 21:16 Aaron - Trio (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/196257/castle-itter-strangest-battle-wwii) (Episode 139) (https://thefiveby.fireside.fm/139) 26:08 John - Outro Special Guests: Ben O'Steen and Geraldine S..

03-13
26:57

Episode 144: The Mirroring of Mary King, Food Chain Island, Chicken, My Shelfie, Scholars of the South Tigris

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Ruel - Introduction 00:33 Jose - The Mirroring of Mary King (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343741/mirroring-mary-king) 05:24 Sarah - Food Chain Island (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/309110/food-chain-island) 10:51 Meeple Lady - Chicken (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371535/chicken) 15:29 Ruel - My Shelfie (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366456/my-shelfie) 20:29 John - Scholars of the South Tigris (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367041/scholars-south-tigris) 26:17 Justin - Outro

02-14
27:08

Episode 143: Rebuilding Seattle, Obsession, Alice's Garden, The Princes of Florence, Voidfall

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:40 Ruel - Rebuilding Seattle (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368463/rebuilding-seattle) 05:45 Jose - Obsession (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231733/obsession) 11:20 Aaron - Alice's Garden (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298635/alices-garden) 16:30 Justin - The Princes of Florence (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/555/princes-florence) 22:12 Meeple Lady - Voidfall (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337627/voidfall) 27:19 John - Outro

01-17
28:03

Episode 142: Snakes & Lattes: Chicago, Guildhall, Atomic Empire, Silver Key Lounge, Game Haus

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of fast and friendly board game reviews, in this episode reviewing board game cafes and bars. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:52 Ruel - Snakes & Lattes: Chicago (https://www.snakesandlattes.com/chicago) 05.45 Jose - Guildhall (https://www.guildhall.tv) 10:44 Sarah - Atomic Empire (https://www.atomicempire.com) 16:00 Meeple Lady - Silver Key Lounge (https://thesilverkeylounge.com) 21:30 John - Game Haus (https://www.instagram.com/gamehauscafe/?hl=en) 25:51 Aaron - Outro

12-20
26:34

Episode 141: Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game, Race to the Raft, Artifacts Inc., Revive, Inheritors

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Justin - Introduction 00:47 Jose - Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322124/power-rangers-deck-building-game) 06:24 Geraldine - Race to the Raft (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367375/race-raft) 11:46 Aaron - Artifacts Inc. (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/168609/artifacts-inc) 17:20 Meeple Lady - Revive (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332772/revive) 22:57 Justin - Inheritors (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367476/inheritors) 27:43 Ruel - Outro Special Guest: Geraldine S..

11-22
28:16

Episode 140: Legacy of Yu, Sea Salt & Paper, Fit to Print, Flamecraft, Rise

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Aaron - Introduction 00:58 John - Legacy of Yu (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/354934/legacy-yu) 06:40 Aaron - Sea Salt & Paper (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367220/sea-salt-paper) 11:55 Meeple Lady - Fit to Print (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352574/fit-print) 17:26 Ruel - Flamecraft (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/336986/flamecraft) 22:31 Jose - Rise (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369282/rise) 27:56 Justin - Outro

10-25
28:48

Episode 139: GAP, Meeting Memos for the Modern Mage, nana/Trio, 3 Ring Circus, Sky Team

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Ruel - Introduction 00:35 Aaron - GAP (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370130/gap) 05:48 Sarah - Meeting Memos for the Modern Mage (https://presspotgames.itch.io/meeting-memos-for-the-modern-mage) 11:05 Ruel - nana/Trio (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352515/trio) 15:59 John - 3 Ring Circus (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371947/3-ring-circus) 22:11 Justin - Sky Team (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/373106/sky-team) 26:57 Meeple Lady - Outro

09-27
27:37

Episode 138: Carcassonne Big Box, Akropolis, The Quiet Year, Mille Fiori, Union Stockyards

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Sarah - Introduction 00:39 Sarah - Carcassonne Big Box (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364405/carcassonne-big-box-7) (Episode 100) (https://thefiveby.fireside.fm/100) 06:16 Meeple Lady - Akropolis (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357563/akropolis) 11:32 Jose - The Quiet Year (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161880/quiet-year) 16:41 John - Mille Fiori (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346501/mille-fiori) 22:04 Justin - Union Stockyards (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343927/union-stockyards) 27:11 Aaron - Outro

08-30
27:53

Episode 137: Golem, Books of Time, Eleven: Football Manager Board Game, Mystic Vale, Sabika

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Justin - Introduction 00:41 Meeple Lady - Golem (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298383/golem) 06:01 Ruel - Books of Time (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372631/books-time) 10:28 Jose - Eleven: Football Manager Board Game (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329716/eleven-football-manager-board-game) 16:11 Aaron - Mystic Vale (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194607/mystic-vale) 21:41 Justin - Sabika (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360265/sabika) 26:40 John - Outro

08-02
27:25

Episode 136: Troyes Dice, Sleeping Gods, Stonewall Uprising, Challengers!, Wormholes

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 John - Introduction 00:35 John - Troyes Dice (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284584/troyes-dice) 06:23 Sarah - Sleeping Gods (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255984/sleeping-gods) 11:32 Meeple Lady - Stonewall Uprising (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/331028/stonewall-uprising) 17:07 Ruel - Challengers! (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359970/challengers) 22:17 Jose - Wormholes (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350689/wormholes) 28:13 Justin - Outro

07-05
29:04

Episode 135: City of The Big Shoulders, Nimalia, Galileo Project, Lacrimosa, Gartenbau

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Aaron - Introduction 00:55 Justin - City of The Big Shoulders (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214880/city-big-shoulders) 06:30 Ruel - Nimalia (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/361850/nimalia) 11:33 Jose - Galileo Project (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352823/galileo-project) 17:52 John - Lacrimosa (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348450/lacrimosa) 22:51 Aaron - Gartenbau (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/268188/gartenbau) 28:40 Meeple Lady - Outro

06-06
29:20

Episode 134: HerStory, Detective Rummy, Steam Up, Votes for Women, Don't Talk to Strangers

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:35 Aaron - HerStory (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369436/herstory) 05:58 Justin - Detective Rummy (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343130/detective-rummy) 10:51 Geraldine - Steam Up (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/307561/steam-feast-dim-sum) 16:19 Meeple Lady - Votes for Women (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311900/votes-women) 21:52 Jose - Don't Talk to Strangers (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325830/dont-talk-strangers) 27:06 Ruel - Outro Special Guest: Geraldine S..

05-10
27:39

Episode 133: Pusoy Dos, Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture, Let's Dig for Treasure, Featherlight, Game Roundup

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 01:01 Meeple Lady - Pusoy Dos (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13597/big-two) 05:40 Ruel - Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365104/planted-game-nature-nurture) (Barenpark (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219513/barenpark) - Episode 14 (https://thefiveby.fireside.fm/14), Super Mega Lucky Box (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341530/super-mega-lucky-box) - Episode 124 (https://thefiveby.fireside.fm/124)) 10:38 Jose - Let's Dig for Treasure (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325828/lets-dig-treasure) (Let's Summon Demons (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325829/lets-summon-demons) - Episode 130 (https://thefiveby.fireside.fm/130)) 15:34 Aaron - Featherlight (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367421/featherlight) 20:37 Sarah - Game Roundup (Santorini (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194655/santorini) - Episode 93 (https://thefiveby.fireside.fm/93), Can't Stop (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41/cant-stop) - Episode 95 (https://thefiveby.fireside.fm/95), Galaxy Trucker (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31481/galaxy-trucker) - Episode 24 (https://thefiveby.fireside.fm/24)) 25:48 Aaron - Outro

04-11
26:30

Episode 132: Everybody Wins, Passtally, Ready Set Bet, Hadrian's Wall, Hegemony

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Ruel - Introduction 00:34 Sarah - Everybody Wins (https://aconytebooks.com/shop/everybody-wins-the-greatest-board-games-ever-made-by-james-wallis/) 06:10 Meeple Lady - Passtally (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/252265/passtally) 10:43 Ruel - Ready Set Bet (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351040/ready-set-bet) 16:04 John - Hadrian's Wall (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304783/hadrians-wall) 21:46 Justin - Hegemony (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321608/hegemony-lead-your-class-victory) 26:51 Meeple Lady - Outro

03-15
27:32

Episode 131: Codex Naturalis, Wild Space, Lost Dog Reward, Fun Facts, Ohanami

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Ruel - Introduction 00:27 Aaron - Codex Naturalis (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/314503/codex-naturalis) 05:48 Justin - Wild Space (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298371/wild-space) 10:24 Sarah - Lost Dog Reward (https://bullypulpitgames.itch.io/lost-dog-reward) 15:59 Meeple Lady - Fun Facts (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370164/fun-facts) 20:40 John - Ohanami (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270314/ohanami) 25:51 Ruel - Outro

02-15
26:24

Episode 130: Splendor Duel, Let's Summon Demons, Splitter, Introducing Justin, Why The F Did They Keep This?

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Sarah - Introduction 00:33 Ruel - Splendor Duel (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364073/splendor-duel) 05:51 Jose - Let's Summon Demons (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325829/lets-summon-demons) 11:13 Aaron - Splitter (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349131/splitter) 16:58 Justin - Introduction 21:40 Sarah - Why The F Did They Keep This? (https://presspotgames.itch.io/why-the-f-did-they-keep-this) 26:30 Meeple Lady - Outro

01-18
27:25

Episode 129: Hello, And Welcome To The Five By

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:40 Aaron 04:41 Meeple Lady 8:56 John 13:04 Ruel 17:53 Sarah 22:40 Jose 30:57 Meeple Lady - Outro

12-21
31:28

Episode 128: Jose's Holiday Filler Game Roundup: Kites, Super Mega Lucky Box, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, 6 nimmt!, Illusion

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 01:22 Christy - Kites (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348096/kites) 06:03 Ruel - Super Mega Lucky Box (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341530/super-mega-lucky-box) 11:21 Lydia-Rae - Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253664/taco-cat-goat-cheese-pizza) 16:09 Luke - 6 nimmt! (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/432/6-nimmt) 21:01 Laura - Ilusion (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244995/illusion) 26:41 Meeple Lady - Outro

11-23
27:12

Episode 127: Under Falling Skies, Radlands, SCOUT, Aqualin, BitterSweet

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 John - Introduction 00:30 Sarah - Under Falling Skies (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/306735/under-falling-skies) 05:57 Meeple Lady - Radlands (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329082/radlands) 11:12 John - SCOUT (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout) 15:51 Ruth - Aqualin (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295948/aqualin) 20:44 Aaron - BitterSweet (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325079/bittersweet) 26:07 Ruel - Outro

10-26
26:30

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