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The Five ByEpisode 128: Jose's Holiday Filler Game Roundup: Kites, Super Mega Lucky Box, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, 6 nimmt!, IllusionHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Jose - Introduction
01:22 Christy - Kites
06:03 Ruel - Super Mega Lucky Box
11:21 Lydia-Rae - Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
16:09 Luke - 6 nimmt!
21:01 Laura - Ilusion
26:41 Meeple Lady - Outro
2022-11-2327 min
The Five ByEpisode 125: Daxu, Dandelions, Mega Civilization, Kites, SprawlopolisHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your quatriweekly source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Christy - Introduction
00:36 Ruth - Daxu
06:09 Sarah - Dandelions
11:30 Meeple Lady - Mega Civilization
17:07 Christy - Kites
21:50 Laura - Sprawlopolis
27:13 John - Outro
2022-08-3127 min
The Five ByEpisode 121: Sushi Go Party!, Century: Golem Edition, Cascadia, A Mending, Animal Upon AnimalHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of fast and friendly board game reviews, now on Patreon!
00:00 Mike - Introduction
00:28 Christy - Sushi Go Party! (Episode 45)
05:10 John - Century: Golem Edition (Episode 11)
10:03 Mike - Cascadia (Kickstarter Promo Cards)
15:45 Sarah - A Mending (Episode 106)
21:11 Meeple Lady - Animal Upon Animal
25:32 Ruel - Outro
2022-05-1126 min
The Five ByEpisode 119: Pandemic: Rising Tide, TEN, The Initiative, The Witches: A Discworld Game, Disco ElysiumHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of fast and friendly board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 John - Introduction
00:27 Sarah - Pandemic: Rising Tide (Episode 28)
05:36 Christy - TEN
10:27 John - The Initiative
15:07 Mike - The Witches: A Discworld Game
20:03 Mason - Disco Elysium
25:45 Meeple Lady - Outro
Inside Voices Network
2022-03-1626 min
The Five ByEpisode 113: Cubitos, Cuzco, So Clover!, Mud: a Golem Memoir, Summoner Wars (Second Edition)Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of fast and friendly board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:06 Mason - Introduction
00:29 Ruel - Cubitos
05:38 Luke - Cuzco
11:10 Mason - So Clover!
16:41 Sarah - Mud: a Golem Memoir (dys4ia)
22:13 Christy - Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
27:12 Meeple Lady - Outro
Inside Voices Network
2021-09-2927 min
The Five ByEpisode 110: Fuse, Cryo, Tikal, Super-Skill Pinball, The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice GameHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of fast and friendly board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 Luke - Introduction
00:34 Christy - Fuse
05:26 Ruel - Cryo
10:35 Luke - Tikal
15:35 John - Super-Skill Pinball
20:51 Mason - The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game
26:05 Ruth - Outro
Inside Voices Network
2021-07-0726 min
The Five ByEpisode 106: Field Guide to Memory, Fleet, Codenames, Ethnos, CribbageHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 Christy - Introduction
00:32 Sarah - Field Guide to Memory (Episode 95 & A Mending)
06:08 Meeple Lady - Fleet
11:39 Christy - Codenames (Episode 18) (Play Online)
16:58 Luke - Ethnos
22:11 John - Cribbage (Cribbage with Grandpas)
27:19 Mike - Outro
Inside Voices Network
2021-03-1727 min
The Five ByEpisode 102: 2nd Opinions - Forbidden Desert, Sorcerer City, Chai, Just One, HanamikojiHello friends and welcome to the 2nd Opinions episode of The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 Mike - Introduction
00:35 Christy - Forbidden Desert (Episode 49)
05:43 Luke - Sorcerer City (Episode 83)
10:57 Mike - Chai (Episode 93)
16:24Mason -Just One (Episode 56)
21:53 Meeple Lady - Hanamikoji (Episode 18)
26:52 Ruel - Outro
Inside Voices Network
2020-12-1627 min
The Five ByEpisode 101: Meeple Lady's Holiday Guide to remote gamingThis episode Meeple Lady gives some suggestions for remote gaming, with a look at some of her favorites from The Five By archives.
00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction
00:32 Sarah - Roll for the Galaxy
05:51 Christy - Can’t Stop
10:42 Luke - 6 Nimmt
15:33 Ruth - Potion Explosion
21:05 Mike - Sushi Go
26:03 John - Outro
Inside Voices Network
2020-12-0226 min
The Five ByEpisode 99: Between Two Cities, Yedo, Jaws, Prowler's Passage, FortHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 Ruth - Introduction
00:46 Christy - Between Two Cities
05:58 Luke - Yedo
11:20 John - Jaws
16:00 Ruth - Prowler's Passage (Episode 23, Episode 44, and Episode 53)
21:15 Meeple Lady - Fort
26:06 Sarah - Outro
Inside Voices Network
2020-11-0426 min
The Five ByEpisode 97: Spirit Island, CTRL, Horrified, ShipShape, MerlinHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 Ruel - Introduction
00:35 Sarah - Spirit Island (Episode 24)
6:11 Meeple Lady - CTRL
10:49 Christy - Horrified
15:41 Ruel - ShipShape
20:38 Ruth - Merlin
26:05 Sarah - Outro
Inside Voices Network
2020-10-0726 min
The Five ByEpisode 95: The Crew, Finca, Wait For Me, Can't Stop, Santa MonicaHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 Mike - Introduction
00:30 Mason - The Crew
6:04 Ruth - Finca
11:34 Sarah - Wait For Me
17:07 Christy - Can't Stop
21:58 Ruel - Santa Monica
26:59 Luke - Outro
Inside Voices Network
2020-09-0927 min
The Five ByEpisode 93: Chai, Draftosaurus, Big Easy Busking, Power Grid, SantoriniHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 Sarah - Introduction
00:33 Ruel - Chai
05:25 Ruth - Draftosaurus
10:28 Sarah - Big Easy Busking
15:47 Meeple Lady - Power Grid
20:35 Christy - Santorini
25:45 Luke - Outro
26:17 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2020-08-1226 min
The Five ByEpisode 91: The Castles of Burgundy, Telestrations: Upside Drawn, The Game, Twisty Little Passages, Le Havre: The Inland PortHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 Mason - Introduction
00:33 Christy - Castles of Burgundy
05:42 Ruel - Telestrations: Upside Drawn
10:28 Mason - The Game
15:50 Sarah - Twisty Little Passages
21:21 Meeple Lady - Le Havre: The Inland Port
25:55 Luke - Outro
26:27 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2020-07-1526 min
The Five ByEpisode 89: Silver & Gold, Insider, Star Realms: Frontiers, Spring Meadow, Ka-Ching!Hello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 Ruel - Introduction
00:35 Meeple Lady - Silver & Gold (Episode 64)
05:30 Christy - Insider
10:30 Ruel - Star Realms: Frontiers (Episode 7)
15:09 Mike - Spring Meadow (Episode 40 & Episode 53)
20:42 Mason - Ka-Ching! (Episode 12)
26:13 Luke - Outro
26:46 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2020-06-1726 min
The Five ByEpisode 85: Raiders of the North Sea, Snow Tails, Banned Books, Backgammon, OrleansHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 Mike - Introduction
00:31 Ruel - Raiders of the North Sea
05:12 Mike - Snow Tails
10:10 Sarah - Banned Books
15:27 Meeple Lady - Backgammon
21:00 Christy - Orleans
25:59 Luke - Outro
26:31 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2020-04-2226 min
The Five ByEpisode 83: Bunny Kingdom, Sorcerer City, Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small, Cartographers, Isle of CatsHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 Mike - Introduction
00:35 Christy - Bunny Kingdom (Episode 45)
05:51 Ruel - Sorcerer City
10:51 Mike - Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
16:26 Ruth - Cartographers (Episode 42 Episode 62)
21:37 Sarah - Isle of Cats
26:56 Meeple Lady - Outro
27:33 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2020-03-2527 min
The Five ByEpisode 81: Quirky Circuits, Tussie Mussie, Honga, Imhotep: The Duel, Five TribesHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, a proud member of The Inside Voices Network, and now on Patreon!
00:00 Ruel - Introduction
00:36 Meeple Lady - Quirky Circuits
05:49 Christy - Tussie Mussie
11:10 Ruel - Honga
16:08 Mason - Imhotep: The Duel
21:40 Ruth - Five Tribes
27:07 Luke - Outro
27:39 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2020-02-2627 min
The Five ByEpisode 79: The Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches, Prêt-à-Porter, Drop It, Heroes of Land, Air & Sea, Horse RaceHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, and a proud member of The Inside Voices Network.
00:00 Christy - Introduction
00:35 Ruth - The Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches
06:10 Meeple Lady - Prêt-à-Porter
11:39 Christy - Drop It
16:18 Ruel - Heroes of Land, Air & Sea
21:45 Mason - Horse Race: Playmat and Scoresheet
27:15 Sarah - Outro
27:42 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2020-01-2927 min
The Five ByEpisode 76: Escape Plan (Solo), Second Chance, Concordia, NMBR9, Dead of WinterHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, and a proud member of The Inside Voices Network.
00:00 Sarah - Introduction
00:33 John - Escape Plan (Solo) (Episode 59)
06:07 Ruth - Second Chance (Episode 62)
10:57 Sarah - Concordia (Episode 12)
16:15 Meeple Lady - NMBR9 (Episode 17)
20:24 Christy - Dead of Winter (Episode 27)
25:35 Ruel - Outro
26:02 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2019-12-1826 min
The Five ByEpisode 73: Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein, Pictomania, The Godfather: Corleone's Empire, Heul Doch! Mau Mau, Fantastic FactoriesHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, and a proud member of The Inside Voices Network.
00:00 Luke - Introduction
00:34 Meeple Lady - Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
05:38 Christy - Pictomania
10:30 Ruel - The Godfather: Corleone's Empire
15:35 Ruth - Heul Doch! Mau Mau
20:05 Sarah - Fantastic Factories
25:17 Mason - Outro
25:39 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2019-11-0625 min
The Five ByEpisode 71: Cryptid, Betrayal Legacy, The Quest for El Dorado, Gentes, Peak OilHello friends and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews, and a proud member of The Inside Voices Network.
00:00 Ruel - Introduction
00:33 Ruth - Cryptid*
06:19 Sarah - Betrayal Legacy
11:40 Christy - The Quest for El Dorado
16:49 Ruel - Gentes
22:43 Calvin - Peak Oil
27:06 Mason - Outro
27:30 Network Bumper
*Bunyip
Inside Voices NetworkSpecial Guest: Calvin Wong.
2019-10-0927 min
The Five ByEpisode 67: Summoner Wars, Terraforming Mars: Prelude, Tales of Glory, Space Base: The Emergence of Shy Pluto, TrajanGreetings and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Ruth - Introduction
00:42 Christy - Summoner Wars
06:07 Ruel - Terraforming Mars: Prelude
11:42 Ruth - Tales of Glory
16:04 Sarah - Space Base: The Emergence of Shy Pluto
21:23 Meeple Lady - Trajan
26:40 Mason - Outro
27:02 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2019-08-1427 min
The Five ByEpisode 65: Sekigahara, Roll to the Top, Brass: Birmingham, Extra!, VillagersHello and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Ruel - Introduction
00:44 Meeple Lady - Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan
06:14 Christy - Roll to the Top
10:41 Ruel - Brass: Birmingham
15:37 Mason - Extra!*
20:37 Sarah - Villagers
25:27 Ruth - Outro
25:53 Network Bumper
*Sid’s Games Magazine archive:
Playable excel file:
Inside Voices Network
2019-07-1727 minThe Five ByEpisode 62: Quadropolis, Choice of Games, Tiny Towns, Happy Pigs, Second ChanceHello and welcome to The Five By. Your fun source of quick-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Mason - Introduction
00:27 Ruel - Quadropolis
05:24 Mason - Choice of Games (Zork) (Lone Wolf) (Tunnels and Trolls Adventures)
11:00 Ruth - Tiny Towns
16:13 Meeple Lady - Happy Pigs
20:36 Christy - Second Chance (Episode 53 - Patchwork)
25:28 Mike - Outro
25:50 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2019-06-0525 minThe Five ByEpisode 60: Dragon Castle, Blue Lagoon, Iron Dragon, Teotihuacan: City of Gods, Circle the WagonsHello and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of quick-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction
00:38 Luke - Dragon Castle
05:17 Ruth - Blue Lagoon
09:56 Sarah - Iron Dragon
15:25 Meeple Lady - Teotihuacan: City of Gods
21:02 Christy - Circle the Wagons (Lone Cowboy)
26:22 Laura - Outro
26:49 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2019-05-0826 minThe Five ByEpisode 58: Fight for Olympus, Gùgōng, Magic Maze, Star Trek Panic, Underwater CitiesHello and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Ruel - Introduction
00:31 Mason - Fight for Olympus Errata
06:09 Meeple Lady - Gùgōng
11:42 Christy - Magic Maze
16:10 Ruel - Star Trek Panic
20:57 Kat - Underwater Cities
26:05 Laura - Outro
26:33 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2019-04-1026 minThe Five ByEpisode 56: Just One, Carpe Diem, Yokohama, Lancaster, WildlandsHello and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Christy - Introduction
00:37 Nicole - Just One
05:21 Ruth - Carpe Diem
10:43 Christy - Yokohama(Episode 13)
15:41 Luke - Lancaster
20:27 Mike - Wildlands
26:15 Sarah - Outro
26:35 Network Bumper
Inside Voices NetworkSpecial Guest: Nicole Hoye.
2019-03-1326 minThe Five ByEpisode 53: Medici, Patchwork, Sidereal Confluence, Raxxon, WerewordsHello and welcome to The Five By. Your favorite source of rapid-fire board game reviews.
00:00 Meeple Lady - Introduction
00:33 Kathryn - Medici
05:29 Mason - Patchwork
11:25 Meeple Lady - Sidereal Confluence
16:46 Christy - Raxxon
21:54 Laura - Werewords
27:33 Ruth - Outro
27:54 Network Bumper
Inside Voices Network
2019-01-3027 min