Shelf Space Fri, 15 May 2026 06:37:40 -0400 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast en © 2026 Shelf Space yes 8d764283-0eeb-5b9c-a22e-82dd3bdabf14 justtaylorlindsey@gmail.com misFitz episodic true I've had enough of board games sitting on my shelf, gathering dust and taking up space. Rent isn't cheap in New York, so if a game wants to stay on my shelf, it needs to earn its keep. Is this a real podcast, or is it just an elaborate ploy to trick my friends into playing more board games? You'll have to tune in to find out. Welcome to Shelf Space.

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]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) misFitz justtaylorlindsey@gmail.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ic202nyxnxpzw47abil5p8k2ycpd?.jpg Shelf Space https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast Ark Nova Ark Nova We bought a zoo! The gang plays Ark Nova, a game about building and managing competing zoos. Taylor talks about growing up as a "bug kid" and pitches yet another Wingspan spinoff game. Elena talks about raising tadpoles and petting wallabies. 

]]> We bought a zoo! The gang plays Ark Nova, a game about building and managing competing zoos. Taylor talks about growing up as a "bug kid" and pitches yet another Wingspan spinoff game. Elena talks about raising tadpoles and petting wallabies. 

]]> Buzzsprout-16705586 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 04:00:00 -0500 3516 3 2 full true Tortuga 1667 Tortuga 1667 Avast ye scallywags! The gang plays Tortuga 1667, a social deduction game about pirates and treasure. Graham goes on a heavily redacted tangent about shifts in the prestige television streaming space. Elena does her best impersonation of a human jukebox. Alex totally blacks out all of rules and setup, likely due to high levels of neuromicroplasticity. Taylor talks about cultivating and harvesting mass over the holidays, and Emma recalls her meatball burps.

]]> Avast ye scallywags! The gang plays Tortuga 1667, a social deduction game about pirates and treasure. Graham goes on a heavily redacted tangent about shifts in the prestige television streaming space. Elena does her best impersonation of a human jukebox. Alex totally blacks out all of rules and setup, likely due to high levels of neuromicroplasticity. Taylor talks about cultivating and harvesting mass over the holidays, and Emma recalls her meatball burps.

]]> misFitz Buzzsprout-16535749 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 04:00:00 -0500 2985 3 1 full true Patchwork Patchwork I hate Mondays. The gang plays Patchwork, a tile placement game about quilt patches and buttons. Taylor talks about tetrominoes and Garfield. Elena talks about Coraline and Monster House.

]]> I hate Mondays. The gang plays Patchwork, a tile placement game about quilt patches and buttons. Taylor talks about tetrominoes and Garfield. Elena talks about Coraline and Monster House.

]]> misFitz Buzzsprout-15741680 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0400 1746 2 4 full true Spirit Island Spirit Island Aloha! The gang plays Spirit Island, a cooperative settler-destruction strategy game. Elena goes off about congestion pricing in NYC. Alex talks about his tragic backstory as a child chess prodigy. Taylor suggests replacing tech interviews with seeing how well interns grok board game rules.

]]> Aloha! The gang plays Spirit Island, a cooperative settler-destruction strategy game. Elena goes off about congestion pricing in NYC. Alex talks about his tragic backstory as a child chess prodigy. Taylor suggests replacing tech interviews with seeing how well interns grok board game rules.

]]> misFitz Buzzsprout-15591841 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0400 3734 2 3 full true The Quacks of Quedlinburg The Quacks of Quedlinburg If it walks like a duck and it talks like a duck, it is probably from Quedlinburg. The gang plays The Quacks of Quedlinburg, a bag-builder, push-your-luck game about brewing potent potions. Elena talks about putting STEM boyfriends on PIPs. Taylor sounds super congested after a recent skirmish with COVID-19 and talks about shit about the Grammys. Lauren makes her podcast debut and talks about her struggles with the American healthcare system.

]]> If it walks like a duck and it talks like a duck, it is probably from Quedlinburg. The gang plays The Quacks of Quedlinburg, a bag-builder, push-your-luck game about brewing potent potions. Elena talks about putting STEM boyfriends on PIPs. Taylor sounds super congested after a recent skirmish with COVID-19 and talks about shit about the Grammys. Lauren makes her podcast debut and talks about her struggles with the American healthcare system.

]]> misFitz Buzzsprout-15420388 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0400 3928 2 2 full true Scythe: Automa Scythe: Automa Welcome to the Taylor Show! The gang plays Scythe: Automa, an area control game that pits a single player against what could generously be called an AI. Taylor talks about the origins of the famed Cheese Phase. Taylor explains the rules using a clumsy Quidditch metaphor, which causes Taylor to lose his train of thought. Taylor talks about how much he likes being alone. Taylor has an existential crisis and Taylor struggles to maintain a consistent energy level. Taylor questions his life choices that led him to this point.

]]> Welcome to the Taylor Show! The gang plays Scythe: Automa, an area control game that pits a single player against what could generously be called an AI. Taylor talks about the origins of the famed Cheese Phase. Taylor explains the rules using a clumsy Quidditch metaphor, which causes Taylor to lose his train of thought. Taylor talks about how much he likes being alone. Taylor has an existential crisis and Taylor struggles to maintain a consistent energy level. Taylor questions his life choices that led him to this point.

]]> misFitz Buzzsprout-15255155 Sun, 16 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0400 1575 2 1 full true Fire Sale II Fire Sale II Fire Sale II: Electric Boogaloo! The gang rapid reviews another smörgåsbord of games pulled from Taylor's Shelf of Shame. Alex and Elena pull a Freaky Friday. Taylor drinks too much dragon brandy and struggles with basic math. Sam, Noah, and (another) Taylor all make their Shelf Space debut.

]]> Fire Sale II: Electric Boogaloo! The gang rapid reviews another smörgåsbord of games pulled from Taylor's Shelf of Shame. Alex and Elena pull a Freaky Friday. Taylor drinks too much dragon brandy and struggles with basic math. Sam, Noah, and (another) Taylor all make their Shelf Space debut.

]]> misFitz Buzzsprout-14885241 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0400 2260 1 12 full true Mind MGMT Mind MGMT This podcast will self-destruct in 1 hour, 3 minutes, and 54 seconds. The gang plays Mind MGMT, an asymmetric hidden movement game based on a series of graphic novels with the same name. Emma and Elena discuss piercings, and Graham and Taylor share their childhood foot traumas [TRIGGER WARNING: FOOT GORE]. Alex reminisces about his time as a terminally online middle schooler.

Taylor hides some subliminal messaging in the final edit.

]]> This podcast will self-destruct in 1 hour, 3 minutes, and 54 seconds. The gang plays Mind MGMT, an asymmetric hidden movement game based on a series of graphic novels with the same name. Emma and Elena discuss piercings, and Graham and Taylor share their childhood foot traumas [TRIGGER WARNING: FOOT GORE]. Alex reminisces about his time as a terminally online middle schooler.

Taylor hides some subliminal messaging in the final edit.

]]> misFitz Buzzsprout-14702154 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -0400 3833 1 11 full true Fog of Love Fog of Love XOXO. This Valentine's Day Taylor and Elena play Fog of Love, an appropriately themed two-player card game. Taylor talks shit about board game cafes and Elena lives out her fantasy of being some sort of nurse/ogre hybrid.

]]> XOXO. This Valentine's Day Taylor and Elena play Fog of Love, an appropriately themed two-player card game. Taylor talks shit about board game cafes and Elena lives out her fantasy of being some sort of nurse/ogre hybrid.

]]> misFitz Buzzsprout-14477804 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 04:00:00 -0500 1652 1 10 full true 7 Wonders 7 Wonders Time is a flat circle. The gang plays 7 Wonders - a game of wood, ore, clay brick, stone, glass, papyrus, and textiles - before ordering 70 chicken nuggets from [REDACTED]. Emma talks about getting hacked and Patrick brags about his password manager. Alex pitches Tic-tac-toe and Graham contemplates slurping a [REDACTED]. Taylor and Elena talk shit about all their teacher friends.

]]> Time is a flat circle. The gang plays 7 Wonders - a game of wood, ore, clay brick, stone, glass, papyrus, and textiles - before ordering 70 chicken nuggets from [REDACTED]. Emma talks about getting hacked and Patrick brags about his password manager. Alex pitches Tic-tac-toe and Graham contemplates slurping a [REDACTED]. Taylor and Elena talk shit about all their teacher friends.

]]> misFitz Buzzsprout-14314755 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 04:00:00 -0500 2713 1 9 full true Dune: Imperium Dune: Imperium Fear is the mind-killer. The gang plays Dune: Imperium, a game of politics, intrigue, alliances, war, and worms. Alex brings up veganism completely unprompted. Taylor talks about the yummy silica gel packets and Elena plays an audio file.

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Fear is the mind-killer. The gang plays Dune: Imperium, a game of politics, intrigue, alliances, war, and worms. Alex brings up veganism completely unprompted. Taylor talks about the yummy silica gel packets and Elena plays an audio file.

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Taylor Lindsey 0b61459a-759d-4916-bab0-a92c44c032a1 Sat, 16 Dec 2023 08:00:31 -0500 2796 1 8 true Dune Dune The spice must flow. The gang plays Dune, a game of politics, intrigue, alliances, war, and worms. Graham and Emma negotiate the terms of their upcoming donut beer marathon. Alex and Taylor debate the differences between colonialism and imperialism. Elena calls out the British royal family.


00:00:00 Announcements

00:05:03 Preamble

00:12:56 Podcast proper

00:28:28 Not an ad for Huel

00:29:25 Ad-free content!

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> The spice must flow. The gang plays Dune, a game of politics, intrigue, alliances, war, and worms. Graham and Emma negotiate the terms of their upcoming donut beer marathon. Alex and Taylor debate the differences between colonialism and imperialism. Elena calls out the British royal family.


00:00:00 Announcements

00:05:03 Preamble

00:12:56 Podcast proper

00:28:28 Not an ad for Huel

00:29:25 Ad-free content!

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Taylor Lindsey 2ddb5c29-fad6-40c4-af4e-199184eb7c91 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500 4342 1 7 true Fire Sale I Fire Sale I Fire Sale! Everything must go! The gang rapid reviews a smörgåsbord of games pulled from Taylor's Shelf of Shame. Elena talks about non-taxable fringe benefits, and Alex gets a crash course on the hit TV show Friends. Graham shows up late and has a bad time.

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Fire Sale! Everything must go! The gang rapid reviews a smörgåsbord of games pulled from Taylor's Shelf of Shame. Elena talks about non-taxable fringe benefits, and Alex gets a crash course on the hit TV show Friends. Graham shows up late and has a bad time.

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Taylor Lindsey b1d8d7bd-7b03-4da5-82e8-4b51a3433ade Mon, 16 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0400 3066 1 6 true Wonderword Wonderword Word up! The gang plays Wonderword, a word game only slightly more complicated than Hangman. Elena, Patrick, and his current fiancée (then-girlfriend) Natalie discuss the NYT Spelling Bee. Taylor narrowly prevents Alex from intentionally leaking his real Social Security Number on air and Graham shows up day drunk and late.


--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Word up! The gang plays Wonderword, a word game only slightly more complicated than Hangman. Elena, Patrick, and his current fiancée (then-girlfriend) Natalie discuss the NYT Spelling Bee. Taylor narrowly prevents Alex from intentionally leaking his real Social Security Number on air and Graham shows up day drunk and late.


--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Taylor Lindsey 96c98c23-fa94-4f67-9a4a-a34ad7843514 Sat, 16 Sep 2023 06:00:00 -0400 1655 1 5 true Food Chain Magnate Food Chain Magnate Blast from the past! The gang plays Food Chain Magnate, a game that harkens back to a "simpler" time: the 1950s. Welcome to a world rife with burgers, pizza, capitalism, and labor violations. Taylor and Kate talk about Dutch Christmas traditions, Elena starts a waitress Ponzi scheme, and Alex and Graham discuss dead-end jobs, hiring, and more importantly firing employees.


--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Blast from the past! The gang plays Food Chain Magnate, a game that harkens back to a "simpler" time: the 1950s. Welcome to a world rife with burgers, pizza, capitalism, and labor violations. Taylor and Kate talk about Dutch Christmas traditions, Elena starts a waitress Ponzi scheme, and Alex and Graham discuss dead-end jobs, hiring, and more importantly firing employees.


--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Taylor Lindsey 816dca42-e35e-40d3-a35b-844ae8b33d79 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 06:00:00 -0400 3295 1 4 true Cyclades Cyclades The gang plays Cyclades, a game about Greek gods, mythological monsters, and passive income. Taylor and Graham discuss compression algorithms, mutual exclusion, and Jon Hamm, while Elena and Kate woman-splain zaddies.


--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> The gang plays Cyclades, a game about Greek gods, mythological monsters, and passive income. Taylor and Graham discuss compression algorithms, mutual exclusion, and Jon Hamm, while Elena and Kate woman-splain zaddies.


--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Taylor Lindsey ffc6d7c8-f3ff-4482-b4f8-3e79ebe8594a Sun, 16 Jul 2023 06:00:00 -0400 2937 1 3 true Acquire Acquire It's New Year's Eve 2022 and the gang is playing Acquire. The code monkeys (Taylor, Alex, and Graham) are joined by a future lawyer (Kate) and a padawan actuary (Patrick) to discuss mergers, acquisitions, poison pills, and the cinematography of Quentin Tarantino.

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> It's New Year's Eve 2022 and the gang is playing Acquire. The code monkeys (Taylor, Alex, and Graham) are joined by a future lawyer (Kate) and a padawan actuary (Patrick) to discuss mergers, acquisitions, poison pills, and the cinematography of Quentin Tarantino.

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Taylor Lindsey 81e3efd4-9f6d-472d-90d6-3a4a323db15e Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:13:26 -0400 1858 1 2 true Agricola Agricola Taylor discusses Agricola with his vegan friend Alex and his roommate Elena.


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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Taylor Lindsey 698db3b0-2c25-4a92-aa7f-3337bd32c45a Tue, 16 May 2023 01:40:57 -0400 4193 1 1 true Shelf Space Teaser Shelf Space Teaser Move over Monopoly, there's a new game in town.

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Move over Monopoly, there's a new game in town.

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelf-space-podcast/message]]> Taylor Lindsey 0946b962-d6ad-4342-a1f3-6e84e619590d Tue, 16 May 2023 00:02:57 -0400 49 false