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The Five By

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Five Contributors, Five Reviews, Five Minutes Each. 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).

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Episode 177: Pondscape, 1822PNW, ito, Realm of Reckoning, dnup

27 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 00:45 Aaron - Pondscape 06:11 Phantom Meeple - 1822PNW 11:48 Meeple Lady - ito 16:34 Jose - Realm of Reckoning 21:41 John - dnup 26:36 Amanda - Outro Special Guest: Phantom Meeple.

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Episode 177: Pondscape, 1822PNW, ito, Realm of Reckoning, dnup

27 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 00:45 Aaron - Pondscape 06:11 Phantom Meeple - 1822PNW 11:48 Meeple Lady - ito 16:34 Jose - Realm of Reckoning 21:41 John - dnup 26:36 Amanda - Outro Special Guest: Phantom Meeple.

Episode 176: Shards of Creation, Menagerie: Unlock the Wonders of a Miniature World, Wispwood, Tales of the Arabian Nights: 40th Anniversary, Shall We Dance

28 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:43 John - Shards of Creation 06:34 Aaron - Menagerie: Unlock the Wonders of a Miniature World 11:51 Amanda - Wispwood 16:25 Sarah - Tales of the Arabian Nights: 40th Anniversary 22:00 Meeple Lady - Shall We Dance 27:20 Jose - Outro

Episode 175: The Daily Weather, Gachapon Trick, Spooktacular, Atiwa, Fifty

27 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Aaron - Introduction 00:49 Sarah - The Daily Weather 06:13 Meeple Lady - Gachapon Trick 11:04 Jose - Spooktacular 16:07 John - Atiwa 21:22 Aaron - Fifty 26:28 Amanda - Outro

Episode 171: Tornado Splash, Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game, Ruins, We Need To Talk: A Trick-Taking and Shedding Game About Letting Go, Broken and Beautiful: A Game About Kintsugi

28 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 00:48 Amanda - Tornado Splash 06:18 Christina - Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game 11:33 Meeple Lady - Ruins 16:53 Jose - We Need To Talk: A Trick-Taking and Shedding Game About Letting Go 22:22 Aaron - Broken and Beautiful: A Game About Kintsugi 27:39 John - Outro Special Guest: Christina Ha.

Episode 168: Best of 2025: Iliad, That's Not A Hat, Lords of Vegas, Darwin's Journey, Almanac: The Dragon Road

28 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:42 Sarah - Iliad (Episode 161) 6:29 Meeple Lady - That's Not A Hat (Episode 161) 11:29 Jose - Lords of Vegas 15:53 John - Darwin's Journey (Episode 160) 26:16 Aaron - Almanac: The Dragon Road (Episode 163) 26:31 Amanda - Outro

Episode 165.5 Bonus Episode: Conventions

41 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. In this bonus episode, Jose, John and Amanda talk about conventions!

Episode 164: CVLT, Lightning Train, Bonds Between, Galileo Galilei, Azul Duel

28 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 John - Introduction 00:34 Aaron - CVLT 06:03 Amanda - Lightning Train 11:36 Sarah - Bonds Between 17:06 Meeple Lady - Galileo Galilei 22:37 John - Azul Duel 28:06 Justin - Outro

Episode 163: Innovation Ultimate, Almanac: The Dragon Road, Tower Up, The Lord of The Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, Rats of Wistar

26 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:53 Jose - Innovation Ultimate 05:44 Aaron - Almanac: The Dragon Road 11:10 Justin - Tower Up 16:17 Amanda - The Lord of The Rings: Fate of the Fellowship 20:53 Meeple Lady - Rats of Wistar 25:47 John - Outro

Episode 162: Newton, Judge Dredd, Fateforge: Chronicles of Faan, Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games, Shuffle and Swing

28 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Sarah - Introduction 00:39 John - Newton Episode 70 Darwin's Journey 06:15 Aaron - Judge Dredd 11:49 Justin - Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan 16:56 Sarah - Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games 22:02 Jose - Shuffle and Swing 27:46 Meeple Lady - Outro

Episode 159: Jubako, The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, The Castles of Burgundy, Before the Guests Arrive, Creepshow: The Suspense-Building Game

28 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 John - Introduction 00:43 Aaron - Jubako 06:17 Justin - The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era 11:32 Sarah - The Castles of Burgundy (Chateauma PNP) 16:59 Meeple Lady - Before the Guests Arrive 22:13 John - Creepshow: The Suspense-Building Game 27:54 Jose - Outro

Episode 158: Mountain Goats, Xylotar, Lok, Castle Combo, Bottle Imp

27 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 00:50 John - Mountain Goats 05:39 Justin - Xylotar 11:04 Sarah - Lok 16:19 Meeple Lady - Castle Combo 21:04 Jose - Bottle Imp 26:34 Aaron - Outro

Episode 156: Murdle, Cat Blues: The Big Gig, Combo aka Surfosaurus MAX, Shackleton Base: A Journey To The Moon, Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West

26 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Sarah - Introduction 00:38 Meeple Lady - Murdle 05:19 Jose - Cat Blues: The Big Gig 09:54 Aaron - Combo aka Surfosaurus MAX 15:12 Justin - Shackleton Base: A Journey To The Moon 20:26 Sarah - Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West 25:58 John - Outro

Episode 153: Sunrise At The Studio, Sail, Nucleum, The Gang, Things in Rings

28 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 00:41 Aaron - Sunrise At The Studio 06:29 Sarah - Sail 11:50 Meeple Lady - Nucleum 17:31 Ruel - The Gang 22:51 Jose - Things In Rings 28:08 John - Outro

Episode 152: Cities, Wild Space, Arcs, Typewriter, Faraway

27 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Sarah - Introduction 00:31 John - Cities 06:09 Aaron - Wild Space 11:33 Justin - Arcs 16:54 Sarah - Typewriter 21:51 Ruel - Faraway 26:40 Meeple Lady - Outro

Episode 150: Chandigarh, Agueda: City of Umbrellas, Looot, Quest Calendar, Phantom Ink

27 min

Hello friends and welcome to the 150th episode of The Five By! Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction 00:42 Jose - Chandigarh 05:48 John - Agueda: City of Umbrellas 10:46 Justin - Looot 15:54 Sarah - Quest Calendar 21:31 Meeple Lady - Phantom Ink 26:29 Aaron - Outro

Episode 149: Thunder Road Vendetta, Salton Sea, Captain Flip, Pies, Resist!

27 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 John - Introduction 00:33 Aaron - Thunder Road Vendetta 06:17 Justin - Salton Sea 11:46 Ruel - Captain Flip 16:28 Jose - Pies 22:36 John - Resist! 27:06 Meeple Lady - Outro

Episode 148: Knarr, Avant Carde, Kahuna, Bonsai, Tricktakers

29 min

Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews. 00:00 Jose - Introduction 00:52 John - Knarr 06:53 Aaron - Avant Carde 12:35 Sarah - Kahuna 17:56 Meeple Lady - Bonsai 23:10 Jose - Tricktakers 29:02 Ruel - Outro

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

26 min

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 06:14 Meeple Lady - Boop 11:02 Geraldine - Tag City 15:59 Ben - Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WWII 21:16 Aaron - Trio (Episode 139) 26:08 John - Outro Special Guests: Ben O'Steen and Geraldine S..

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

26 min

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 05.45 Jose - Guildhall 10:44 Sarah - Atomic Empire 16:00 Meeple Lady - Silver Key Lounge 21:30 John - Game Haus 25:51 Aaron - Outro

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

28 min

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 06:40 Aaron - Sea Salt & Paper 11:55 Meeple Lady - Fit to Print 17:26 Ruel - Flamecraft 22:31 Jose - Rise 27:56 Justin - Outro

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

27 min

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 05:58 Justin - Detective Rummy 10:51 Geraldine - Steam Up 16:19 Meeple Lady - Votes for Women 21:52 Jose - Don't Talk to Strangers 27:06 Ruel - Outro Special Guest: Geraldine S..

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

26 min

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 05:40 Ruel - Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture (Barenpark - Episode 14, Super Mega Lucky Box - Episode 124) 10:38 Jose - Let's Dig for Treasure (Let's Summon Demons - Episode 130) 15:34 Aaron - Featherlight 20:37 Sarah - Game Roundup (Santorini - Episode 93, Can't Stop - Episode 95, Galaxy Trucker - Episode 24) 25:48 Aaron - Outro

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