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Pick Up and Deliver

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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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12:36

Gencon 2024 Highlights

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2024/08/12

Brendan shares his favorite moments from Gencon 2024. Join us, won’t you?Gencon HaulRevive: Call of the Abyss (2023)Ark Nova: Zoo Map Pack 1 (2022)A Touch of Evil: The Coast – ‘Haunted Shores’ Game Supplement (2020)A Touch of Evil: Something Wicked – Dark Revelations Game Supplement (2020)Last Night on Earth ‘Advanced Abilities’ Supplement (2010)Burn the Fort (2023)Freedom: The Underground Railroad (2013)Leaf (2023)Leaf: Season of the Bear Expansion (2023)Games I played at the conThe A.R.T

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16:03

Reading Roundup, Q2 2024

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2024/08/08

Brendan reflects on the books he read in April, May, and June of 2024. Join us, won’t you?The Toll by Cherie PriestArkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)The Word is Murder by Anthony HorowitzWatson & Holmes (2015)Geek Love by Katherine DunnThe Bloody Inn: The Carnies (2017)The Magnificent (2019)Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten MillerThe Annihilation Score and The Nightmare Stacks by Charles StrossBureau of Investigation: Investigations in Arkham & Elsewhere (2022)Going

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17:43

Top of the Stack, August ’24

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2024/08/05

Brendan shares his gameplay stats from July of 2024 and gets ready for August. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, July 2024NEW GAME – Terrors of LondonXSHELF CLEARER – Space FreaksXSOLO – Warp’s Edge✓TRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Switch & SignalXShelf of OpportunityExpand YourShelfTop of the Stack, August 2024NEW GAME – AquaticaSHELF CLEARER – Dastardly DirigiblesNEW GAME 2 – LeafTRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Switch & SignalWhat games have you been playing? Did you make your goal this month? Share your

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21:10

Body of Evidence, The Palaces of Carrara, Warp’s...

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2024/07/26

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he played recently. Join us, won’t you?Body of Evidence: Best Served Cold (2023)The Palaces of Carrara (2012)Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie (2004) (revisited)Warp’s Edge (2020)What games have you tried lately? Share your gaming over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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14:28

Hot Hot Hot … Games (Themestorm)

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2024/07/24

Brendan shares his thoughts about games themed around heat and the desert. Join us, won’t you?The Lost Expedition (2017)The Lost City of ZThrough the Desert (1998)Forbidden Desert (2013)Evacuation (2023)Daybreak (2023)Honorable Mentions:CO2 (aka CO₂) (2012)Anachrony (2017)Scoville (2014)Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022)The Downfall of Pompeii (2004)What games do you associate with heat? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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14:36

June '24 Movie Roundup

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2024/07/22

Brendan talks about the films he watched in June and what games would go well when paired with those films. Join us, won’t you?Boys in the BoatAll the President’s MenWatergate (2019)1960: The Making of the President (2007)Hit ManFiascoThe KillerMarloweP.I. (2012)Detective: City of Angels (2019)Dune (Part Two)Dune: Imperium – Uprising (2023)What films have you seen lately? Share with us over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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18:07

5 Things About 640

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2024/07/12

Brendan devises maybe his weirdest episode theme yet! It’s a board-game focused meditation on the episode number, as filtered through Google. Hold on to your butts.The Meaning of the 640 Angel NumberKFI AM 640 – The News. What It Means, Why It MattersRadio Game (1925)Game of Radio (1924)640 Area CodeMonopoly (1935)Cape May (2021)The Doom That Came to Atlantic City (2013)640 Credit Score: Is it Good or Bad?High Society (1995)QE (2019)640 MeatsDungeon Petz (2011)Agricola (2007)Mosaic: A Story of

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20:42

Things I Like About Anachrony (Message from the Deep)

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2024/07/10

Brendan shares his thoughts on the delightful Worker Placement game Anachrony. Join us, won’t you?Anachrony (2017)Different Worker TypesDwellings of Eldervale (2020)Oak (2022)Mechanism + Plot = Great ThemingTrickerion: Legends of Illusion (2015)Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (2015)Variable goals and Individual Player powersGreat Western Trail: Second Edition (2021)Revive (2022)Underwater Cities (2018)Great Table PresenceReturn to Dark Tower (2022)Villagers (2019)What do you think

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23:30

5th of July (themestorm)

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2024/07/05

Brendan shares a few thoughts about what games might go along with historical events from July 5th. Join us, won’t you?What happened in history: July 5Idea borrowed from Spielmill on Tiktok1996: Dolly the Sheep is clonedAndroid: NetrunnerThe LoopStar Wars: The Clone Wars1978: Group of 19 Protest about bus accessibilityStonewall UprisingLet’s Make a Bus RouteBus1946: Bikini IntroducedSanta Monica1775: Olive Branch PetitionDawn of the Peacemakers1865: Execution of the Lincoln Assassination

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19:50

Tipperary, Voidfall, Pax Pamier (2nd ed), and Hellboy...

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2024/06/28

Brendan shares his thoughts on three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?Tipperary (2023)Voidfall (2023)Pax Pamir: Second Edition (2019)Hellboy: The Board Game (2019) (revisited)What games have you tried lately? Share your game plays over on boardgame geek in guild #3269.

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19:04

Shelf of Opportunity Review (part 2)

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2024/06/26

Brendan finishes going through his Shelf of Opportunity. Join us, won’t you?Previous SOO episodesPick Up & Deliver 632: Shelf of Opportunity Review (part 1)Pick Up & Deliver 562: Shelf of Opportunity, Update 3 (400 Back)Pick Up & Deliver 213: Shelf of Opportunity Update 2Pick Up & Deliver 161: Shelf of Opportunity UpdateShelf of OpportunityNotes on this episodeRome & Roll by Nick Shaw and David TurcziALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo by Scott RogersLast Night at the MallWhat games are

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23:26

Shelf of Opportunity Review (part 1)

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2024/06/24

Brendan talks about the games on his shelf of opportunity and why they’re there. Join us, won’t you?Previous SOO episodesPick Up & Deliver 562: Shelf of Opportunity, Update 3 (400 Back)Pick Up & Deliver 213: Shelf of Opportunity Update 2Pick Up & Deliver 161: Shelf of Opportunity UpdateShelf of OpportunityWhat games are on your shelf? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek.com in guild #3269.

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20:43

Things I Like About Ark Nova

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2024/06/21

Brendan shares a message from the deep about Ark Nova. Join us, won’t you?Ark Nova (2021)Pick Up & Deliver 614: Essential ExpansionsPrevious episodes in which I mention Ark NovaRajas of the Ganges (2017)Comparison 1: Terraforming Mars (2016)Race for the Galaxy (2007)7 Wonders (2010)Comparison 2: Bärenpark (2017) or New York Zoo (2020)Cascadia (2021)Wild: Serengeti (2022)Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game (2023)Comparison 3: Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)“Study Claims Bavarian Monarch Was

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21:41

April / May ’24 Movie Roundup

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2024/06/19

Brendan shares what movies he watched in April and May of 2024, what he thought of them, and what games would go well with a viewing. Join us, won’t you?DamselThe PrincessLegacy of DragonholtDead Poets SocietyMiskatonic School for GirlsPoetry for NeanderthalsWrath of ManEscape PlanGhostwatchLate Night with the DevilMysteriumHako OnnaThe BlackeningLast FridayFinal GirlI.S.S.StationfallWhat films have you seen lately? Share over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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23:43

Cairn, Hadrian’s Wall, Mythic Mischief, A Handful of...

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2024/06/14

Brendan shares some thoughts about new/old games he’s played recently. Join us, won’t you?Cairn (2019)Onitama (2014)Hadrian’s Wall (2021)Fleet: The Dice Game (Second Edition) (2020)Three Sisters (2022)A Handful of Stars (2017) (revisited)Pick Up & Deliver 626: Negotiation … and Betrayal!Pick Up & Deliver 125: Shootin’ from the Hip – February 2019Mythic Mischief (2022)IV StudiosAudie HarrisonHave you played any of these games? What did you think of them? Share your thoughts over

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30:20

Look Back at 2012

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2024/06/12

Brendan looks back at 2012 and examines the games he’s played that were published in that year. Join us, won’t you?Top 5 Games from 20125. Legacy: Gears of Time4. Las Vegas3. The Resistance: Avalon2. Escape! Curse of the Temple1. Lords of WaterdeepDisqualified from consideration: Android: Netrunner; Terra Mystica; Merchant of VenusHonorable mentions: City of Horror, Coup, QwixxOther superlatives from 2012Most plays: Love LetterLove/Hate award: T’zolkin: the Mayan CalendarWant to Love but

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19:46

Revisiting ‘Episode 224 – Paper Tales, The Isle of...

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2024/06/07

Brendan looks back 4 years to see what was happening four years ago at this time. Join us, won’t you?Pick Up & Deliver 224: Paper Tales, The Isle of Cats, Everdell: Pearlbrook (Shootin’ from the Hip)Paper Tales7 WondersSushi GoIt’s a Wonderful WorldThe Isle of CatsExtra boardsKittens & BeastsExplore and DrawEverdell: PearlbrookEverdellBellfaire expansionSpirecrest expansionNewleaf expansionEverdell Big BoxWhat games were you playing 4 years ago? Share and commiserate over on boardgamegeek in

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20:12

Top of the Stack, June 2024

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2024/06/03

Brendan shares his recent plays from May of 2024, and talks about what he’s gonna play in June. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, May 2024NEW GAME – RYŪ✓NOVELTY CHOICE – Columbo Detective Game✓SOLO – Hadrian’s WallXTRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Porta Nigra✓Shelf of OpportunityThe Gardens, with the Monuments variantTop of the Stack, June 2024NEW GAME – Mythic MischiefNOVELTY CHOICE – The Office Downsizing GameONE PLAY – Scooby Doo and the Haunted MansionTRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Forum TrajanumWhat games did

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17:37

The 'geek Asks 12

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2024/05/31

Brendan explores the Boardgamegeek Forums and responds to the thread titles as if they were questions for him. Join us, won’t you?Previous episodes of “The ‘geek Asks”Top 5 Game Night AccessoriesAnyone an early riser? Want to play a game?1960 The Making of the President v Watergate1960: The Making of the President (2007)Watergate (2019)Twilight Struggle (2005)How do you decide when you should not try to publish a game?Can Someone Help Me Find this Game? (thread deleted)Too Many Bones Teacher

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18:09

Porta Nigra, Faraway, Dro Polter, Photosynthesis...

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2024/05/29

Brendan shares his first thoughts about three games he tried recently, and one he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?Porta NigraFarawayDro PolterPhotosynthesis (revisited)What games have you tried recently? Have you played any of these? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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