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Off the Shelf 14 - WABCON Spring Part 1

July 11, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min

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The latest from the show. Every episode lands here the moment it publishes.

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July 3, 2025 · 57 min

SOTW 13 - The Golden Age of Board Games

In this episode of Spotlight of the Week, the crew tackles a big question: Are we living in the golden age of board games? With a flood of innovative designs, jaw-dropping production values, and more games than our shelves (and wallets) can handle, it certainly feels like a golden moment; but is it the peak or just another phase in an ever-evolving hobby? Join Tona, Erin, and Victor as they reflect on trends, hype cycles, and what might come next for the tabletop world.

June 25, 2025 · 28 min

WAB THOUGHTS 12 - The $20 Board Game Plan

What if you only had $20 to build the ultimate board game collection… but the prices were completely made up? In this episode, we dive into a fantasy board game draft where each title has a made-up price tag and strategy is everything. Do you go for one big-box banger or stack your shelf with budget brilliance? It’s Stockpile money meets meeples—let the bargain hunting begin!

June 19, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min

Off the Shelf 11: Galactic Grabs – Light, Luxury, and Legacy

This week on Off the Shelf, we're reaching for the stars... literally. Tona, Erin, and Victor dive into Last Light , a real-time 4X race for dwindling resources on a dying star. Then it's full luxury with Galactic Cruise, where capitalism meets cosmic leisure. And finally, we unpack the ARCS expansion and what it adds to the space opera strategy experience. If you're into tension, tactics, or turbo-charged turns in the void, this one's for you.

Your hosts.

The three voices in your headphones, every week.

Portrait of Tona R. — Tona R.Host and wine aficionado. WABer at heart. Euros, area control, dexterity. Green Player Omnigamer.

Portrait of Erin F. — Erin F.Co-host and editor. Chief Deal Maker. Galactic Cruiser. Euro Fanatic.

Portrait of Victor L. — Victor L.Co-host. Austin Chapter Founding Member. Passionate lover (of crunchy euros). Deeply in debt to the paper money mafia. Blue player.

Honorary WABers.

Portrait of Josh B. — Josh B.WABCON Planning Executive. Unmarried father of zero. Josh enjoys spending time away from his family, avoiding his community, and letting others grill outdoors and deliver it to him.

The WeAreBoard meetup at Gen Con felt like a family reunion. WABCON was a whole weekend of that.

Renata Kowalczyk, listener since 2021

WABCON 2026 · Dallas, Texas

Then the listeners showed up.

This September, the first WABCON brought the show off the mic and onto the table for three days. Thank you to everyone who came. Here is what it looked like.

Two listeners in WeAreBoard shirts shaking hands over a meeple trophy