Mike Risley
Co-Host of The Five By
Mike has been board gaming since childhood, but found modern board games over a decade ago when a friend recommended Munchkin to him but the game store staff wisely recommended Carcassonne instead. Mike's favorite games types are Euros where you are building something tangible for the end of the game.
First Appearance: Episode 1
Top 5 Games:
Vinhos Deluxe Edition
Concordia
Brass: Lancashire or Birmingham
Search for Planet X
Pandemic: Iberia
Mike Risley has hosted 84 Episodes.
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Episode 126: Farewell Reflections; So, You've Been Eaten; Floriferous; Mythic Mischief; Fjords
Episode | September 27th, 2022 | 27 mins 19 secs
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Episode 126: Farewell Reflections; So, You've Been Eaten; Floriferous; Mythic Mischief; Fjords
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Episode 124: Long Shot: The Dice Game, The Grand Carnival, Honey Buzz, Super Mega Lucky Box, This War of Mine
Episode | August 2nd, 2022 | 26 mins 45 secs
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Episode 124: Long Shot: The Dice Game, The Grand Carnival, Honey Buzz, Super Mega Lucky Box, This War of Mine
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Episode 121: Sushi Go Party!, Century: Golem Edition, Cascadia, A Mending, Animal Upon Animal
Episode | May 10th, 2022 | 26 mins 4 secs
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Episode 121: Sushi Go Party!, Century: Golem Edition, Cascadia, A Mending, Animal Upon Animal
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Episode 119: Pandemic: Rising Tide, TEN, The Initiative, The Witches: A Discworld Game, Disco Elysium
Episode | March 15th, 2022 | 26 mins 22 secs
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Episode 119: Pandemic: Rising Tide, TEN, The Initiative, The Witches: A Discworld Game, Disco Elysium
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Episode 118: Lost Ruins of Arnak, Cat Sudoku, Red Cathedral, Dice Miner, Dale of Merchants
Episode | February 15th, 2022 | 26 mins 27 secs
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Episode 118: Lost Ruins of Arnak, Cat Sudoku, Red Cathedral, Dice Miner, Dale of Merchants
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Episode 117: 2nd Opinions: Cat Lady, Ubongo, Wingspan, Can't Stop, Pandemic: Iberia
Episode | January 18th, 2022 | 26 mins 40 secs
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Episode 117: 2nd Opinions: Cat Lady, Ubongo, Wingspan, Can't Stop, Pandemic: Iberia
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Episode 114: Brew, Llama, Canvas, Mandala, Mask Trilogy Comparison
Episode | October 26th, 2021 | 27 mins 37 secs
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Episode 114: Brew, Llama, Canvas, Mandala, Mask Trilogy Comparison
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Episode 113: Cubitos, Cuzco, So Clover!, Mud: a Golem Memoir, Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
Episode | September 28th, 2021 | 27 mins 50 secs
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Episode 113: Cubitos, Cuzco, So Clover!, Mud: a Golem Memoir, Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
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Episode 112: Educational Games
Episode | August 31st, 2021 | 25 mins 41 secs
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Episode 112: Educational Games
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Episode 111: Sobek, Trails, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Pan Am, Ticket to Ride: Europe
Episode | August 3rd, 2021 | 28 mins 4 secs
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Episode 111: Sobek, Trails, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Pan Am, Ticket to Ride: Europe
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Episode 107: The Field of the Cloth of Gold, The Search for Planet X, Downforce, Long Shot: The Dice Game, Beez
Episode | April 13th, 2021 | 26 mins 29 secs
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Episode 107: The Field of the Cloth of Gold, The Search for Planet X, Downforce, Long Shot: The Dice Game, Beez
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Episode 106: Field Guide to Memory, Fleet, Codenames, Ethnos, Cribbage
Episode | March 16th, 2021 | 27 mins 46 secs
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Episode 106: Field Guide to Memory, Fleet, Codenames, Ethnos, Cribbage
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Episode 104: For Sale, Nova Luna, Cat Rescue, Arraial, Cable Car
Episode | January 19th, 2021 | 26 mins 56 secs
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Episode 104: For Sale, Nova Luna, Cat Rescue, Arraial, Cable Car
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Episode 102: 2nd Opinions - Forbidden Desert, Sorcerer City, Chai, Just One, Hanamikoji
Episode | December 15th, 2020 | 27 mins 27 secs
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Episode 102: 2nd Opinions - Forbidden Desert, Sorcerer City, Chai, Just One, Hanamikoji
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Episode 101: Meeple Lady's Holiday Guide to remote gaming
Episode | December 1st, 2020 | 26 mins 28 secs
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Episode 101: Meeple Lady's Holiday Guide to remote gaming
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EPISODE 100!! Carcassonne, Scotland Yard, Risk: Godstorm, Cosmic Encounter, Acquire, Ticket to Ride, Arkham Horror, Catan, Lords of Waterdeep
Episode | November 17th, 2020 | 45 mins 38 secs
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EPISODE 100!! Carcassonne, Scotland Yard, Risk: Godstorm, Cosmic Encounter, Acquire, Ticket to Ride, Arkham Horror, Catan, Lords of Waterdeep