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Pick Up and Deliver

Rattlebox Games- Network Feed

A brief podcast about hobby board games, recorded by English professor Brendan Riley on brief 15 minute walks around town. Join us for a stroll as we discuss mechanisms, gameplay, theory, and topics of the day.Find show notes at RattleboxGames.com

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17:36

Kemet; Hunted: Wode Ridge; Apothecary: Plague...

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2025/04/01

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you?Kemet (2012)Kemet: Blood and Sand (2021)Hunted: Wode Ridge (2023)Hunted: Kobayashi Tower (2021)Hunted: Mining Colony 415 (2021)Apothecary: Plague Doctors (2023)Elder Sign (2011) (revisited)What games have you tried lately? Jump into the conversation over on boardgamegeek in guild 3269.

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17:00

January 2025 Movie Roundup

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2025/03/27

Brendan shares his movie views from January 2025 and some games that go with them. Join us, won’t you?Nosferatu (2024)Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition) (2015)Arkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)The Crucible (1996)Witch of Salem (2008)Septima (2023)Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)Oldboy (2003)Vengeance (2018)Twisters (2024)Storm Chasers (2021)Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)Burgle Bros. (2015)Boy Kills World (2023)The Duke (2020)What games did you watch in January? Share your views

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15:29

Dracula’s Feast, Glyphics, A Gest of Robin Hood, Heat...

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2025/03/24

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he played for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?Dracula’s Feast: New Blood (2020)Glyphics (2022)A Gest of Robin Hood (2024)Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022)What games have you tried lately? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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15:26

Østby & Svensson (Great Designers)

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2025/03/21

Brendan returns to the “Great Designers” series to talk about two clever Norweigians: Kristian Amundsen Østby and Eilif Svensson. Join us, won’t you?Escape: The Curse of the Temple (2012) (Østby only)Mammut (2011) (Østby only)Riverside (2021) (Svensson et al, no Østby)Revive (2022)Trails of Tucana (2019)Rahdo plays Trails of TucanaKokoro: Avenue of the Kodama (2017)Avenue (2016)Capital Lux (2016)The Magnificent (2019)Saltfjord (2024)Bad Company (2021)Which games from these designers do you enjoy

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21:45

Reading Roundup, Q4 2024

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2025/03/19

Brendan talks about the books he read in the last three months of 2024. Join us, won’t you?The Penguin Pool MurderAwkward Guests: The Walton Case (2016)ShakedownSonar (2017)Captain Sonar (2016)Agent to the StarsVisitor in Blackwood Grove (2018)The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the CallaShadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients (2014)Kingdom Of The WickedStuffed Fables (2018)Zoey Is Too Drunk for This DystopiaAndroid (2008)What were you reading in the last part of 2024? Share your reads over

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24:59

Emptying the Dust Bin Q4 ’24

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2025/03/18

Brendan shares a little bit about each of several games he dusted off in the last three months of 2024 about which he never had a chance to chat. Join us, won’t you?October 2024– Rummy ( > 10 Years dusty)November 2024– Dixit: Journey (2 Years, 25 Days dusty)– Kahuna (2 Years, 9 Months, 26 Days dusty)– Settlers of Catan (1 Year, 9 Months, 18 Days dusty)– Grand Austria Hotel (1 Year, 9 Months, 28 Days dusty)– Concept (7 Years, 10 Months, 27 Days dusty)– Gingerbread House (2 Years, 11 Months, 29

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20:21

The ‘Havenverse (Message from the Deep)

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2025/03/14

Brendan does a deep-dive review of the ‘Haven games. Join us, won’t you?Pick Up & Deliver 84: Gloomhaven (Message from the Deep)‘Haven games I talk about:Gloomhaven (2017)Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (2020)Frosthaven (2022)Complex cooperative playSpirit Island (2017)Aeon’s End (2016)Great use of Random-to-resolveStar Wars: Rebellion (2016)Axis & Allies (2004)Individualized GrowthDungeons & DragonsArkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)“The Reveal”Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 (2015)Have you

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14:24

Pisces Gamers (Astrology files)

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2025/03/12

Brendan talks about what games Pisces gamers might like or be good at. Join us, won’t you?Allure.com’s “12 Zodiac Signs: Dates and Personality Traits”IntuitiveThe Mind (2018)Mysterium (2015)The Resistance (2009)Empathetic / SensitiveHanabi (2010)Bärenpark (2017)A Gentle Rain (2021)Swimming in Opposite DirectionsSchotten Totten (1999)Lost Cities (1999)Drones vs Seagulls⁠ (2022)FishOceans (2020)Finspan (2025)Fleet: The Dice Game (2018)Ark Nova: Marine Worlds (2023)Nusfjord (2017)Are you a Pisces? Do

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14:58

Ticket to Ride Legacy; Bomb Busters; Histrio; Flash...

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2025/03/11

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games and one expansion he played for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West (2023)Bomb Busters (2024)Histrio (2016)Flash Point: Fire Rescue (2011)What games have you tried recently? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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16:20

Top of the Stack, March ’25

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2025/03/05

Brendan talks about the games he played in February and the games he wants to play in March. Join us, won’t you?February Top of the StackNEW GAME – Capital Lux✓SHELF CLEARER – Alien: Fate of the Nostromo✓NEW GAME 2 – Miskatonic School for Boys✓Top 50 Choice – Dungeon PetzShelf of OpportunityMy Top 50Expand YourshelfMarch Top of the StackNEW GAME – ResafaSHELF CLEARER – Clue: The OfficeNEW GAME 2 – Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street IrregularsTop 50 Choice – Carpe DiemWhat games did you play in February

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15:41

Homeworlds; Mistborn: the deck-building game; Alien:...

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2025/03/03

Brendan talks about three games he played for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?Homeworlds (2020)Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game (2024)Revive: Call of the Abyss (2023) (expansion)ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo (2021)What games have you been playing recently? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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17:34

My Most-Played Games of 2024

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2025/02/28

Brendan shares his “most-played games” list and talks a bit about memorable plays from last year. Join us, won’t you?Most-played games, online only33 plays – Pax Renaissance: 2nd Edition (2021)23 plays – Daybreak (2023)23 plays – Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (2015)22 plays – Gaia Project (2017)20 plays – Pax Pamir: Second Edition (2019)Most-played games, on the table only27 plays – Frosthaven (2022)15 plays – Dorfromantik: The Board Game (2022)8 plays – Wits & Wagers (2005)8

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16:16

Slide 5; Dream Crush; Capital Lux; High Society...

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2025/02/26

Brendan talks about three games he tried recently for the first time. Join us, won’t you?Slide 5 (1980)Connect Four (1974)Slide 5 (2007)Dream Crush (2021)Electronic Dream Phone (1991)Mystery Date (1965)High Society (1995)Capital Lux (2016)Capital Lux 2: Generations (2020)Have you tried these games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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17:01

Praga Caput Regni & Underwater Cities (Sibling Rivalry)

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2025/02/24

Brendan puts two games from the same designer next to one another and looks for similarities and differences. Join us, won’t you?Praga Caput Regni (2020) (#23 in my top 50)Underwater Cities (2018) (#24 in my top 50)Vladimír SuchýWhat do you think of these two games? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in our guild, #3269.

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12:09

Risk & Roll 2000; Drones vs. Seagulls; Survive...

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2025/02/21

Brendan talks about three games he tried recently for the first time, and one game he revisited. Join us, won’t you?Drones vs Seagulls⁠ (2022)Schotten Totten (1999)Risk ‘n’ Roll 2000 (1999)Survive The Island (2024)Survive: Escape from Atlantis! (1982)Castle Combo (2024)What games have you tried lately? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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15:15

Ink & Clues; Skyjo; Discworld: Ankh-Morpork;...

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2025/02/14

Brendan talks about three games he tried for the first time recently, and an expansion too! Join us, won’t you?Ink & Clues: Secrets of the Holloway Manor (2024)Skyjo (2015)Expansion: Obsession: Characters Expansion (2024)Discworld: Ankh-Morpork (2011)What games have you played recently? Share your plays over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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24:09

Best Games of 2023

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2025/02/13

Brendan looks back at 2023 and reflects on which games are his favorite and which games deserve special recognition. Join us, won’t you?Exempted from Consideration49. Evacuation (2023)Top 5 Games of 2023Nucleum (2023)Voidfall (2023)Septima (2023)Daybreak (2023)Forest Shuffle (2023)Superlative Games of 2023Best Legacy Game: Sagrada Artisans (2023)Coolest Gimmick: Faraway (2023)Most silly: DroPolter (2023)Funniest: Freelancers: A Crossroads Game (2023)Most meditative: Tipperary (2023)Best game no one

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15:04

Top of the Stack, Feb 2025

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2025/02/10

Brendan shares his gaming stats from January of ’25 in this premiere episode of Season 8. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, January 2025NEW GAME – Earth ✓SHELF CLEARER – Space FreaksNEW GAME 2 – Skyjo ✓TRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Badass Zombie KillerShelf of OpportunityExpand YourshelfTop of the Stack, February 2025NEW GAME – Capital LuxSHELF CLEARER – Alien: Fate of the NostromoNEW GAME 2 – Miskatonic School for BoysTop 50 Choice – Dungeon PetzWhat games have you been playing lately? Share your plays

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16:33

Season 7 Finale

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2025/02/02

Brendan looks back at Season 7 as the year draws to a close. Join us, won’t you?Seven favorite episodes of season seven636: Why Keep a Game?617: Weird Scoring Conditions649: Board Game Experiments670: Nah, I’m goodTop of the Stack episodesMovie Roundups and Reading RoundupsLook Backs at yearsBrendan’s gaming resolutions for season 8Slow Down Buying GamesPlay More of My Favorite GamesCull Cull CullPaint More Stuff this yearKeep up my Asynchronous PlayDo more Campaign Games with my familyGive more

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17:26

My Top 50 … by Art (part 9)

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2025/01/31

Brendan presents his updated Top 50 games, but in order of how good their art is. Join us, won’t you?10. Nanty Narking (2019) #48 (down 18 from 30 in ’22)Bartek Jędrzejewski, Grzegorz Ryszko, Jakub Skop, Miłosz Wojtasik9. Cerebria: The Inside World (2018) #28 (down 13 from 15 in ’22)Pedro A. Alberto, Toby Allen, Villő Farkas, Jamie Sichel8. Brian Boru: High King of Ireland (2021) #22 (new to list)Deirdre de Barra7. Dungeon Petz (2011) #36 (new to list)David Cochard6. Brass: Birmingham (2018) #2 (up

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