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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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25:47

Board Game Experiments

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2024/08/18

Brendan responds to a listener question about when board game experiments work or are admirable. Join us, won’t you?Gabriel Edge asks this question in our Boardgame Geek Forum:What are some experiments in board games that you really liked? What are some experiments in board games that you appreciated/admired (even if you didn’t like the game)? And the bigger question, when does a board game push the boundaries of the artistry in the medium (and should designers look to push those boundaries

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13:48

Metro, Samurai, Samurai Spirit, Perseverance (BG...

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2024/08/15

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently, and his re-impression of one he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?Metro (1997)Tsuro (2005)Indigo (2012)Samurai (1998)Samurai Spirit (2014)Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles – Episodes 1 & 2 (2022)What do you think of these games? Did Brendan get it right or wrong? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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18:55

Scooby Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion; Sand;...

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2024/07/16

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion (2020)Sand (2024)Patrician (2007) (revisited)The Game of Wolf (2019)What games have you played recently? Share with us over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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19:02

Chicken!, Picture Perfect, Inventions, Nexus Ops...

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2024/07/08

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently, and one game he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?Chicken! (2023)Picture Perfect (2020)Nexus Ops (2005) (revisited)Inventions: Evolution of Ideas (2024)What games have you played recently? Share your experience over at BoardGameGeek in guild #3269. Join us, won’t you?

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19:01

Why Keep a Game?

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2024/07/03

Brendan talks about how he organizes his collection and what makes him keep or give up a game. Join us, won’t you?Previous episodes about collection management:Pick Up & Deliver 272: Organizing Your CollectionPick Up & Deliver 474: Games That Hang On (when they probably shouldn’t)Pick Up & Deliver 355: Leaving the CollectionPick Up & Deliver 048: Culling Your CollectionPick Up & Deliver 198: On the Chopping BlockPick Up & Deliver 016: On CollectingKeep: Haven’t played it

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20:01

Top of the Stack, July 2024

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2024/07/01

Brendan shares his game plays from the month. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, June 2024NEW GAME – Mythic Mischief✓NOVELTY CHOICE – The Office Downsizing Game XONE PLAY – Scooby Doo and the Haunted Mansion✓TRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Forum Trajanum✓Shelf of OpportunityTop of the Stack, July 2024NEW GAME – Terrors of LondonSHELF CLEARER – Space FreaksSOLO – Warp’s EdgeTRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Switch & SignalWhat games did you play this month? Share your game plays over on Boardgamegeek in guild

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22:51

4 Things About Deck-building Games

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2024/06/17

Brendan shares his thoughts about what makes deck-building games fun or interesting. Join us, won’t you?Previous episodes:Pick Up & Deliver 015: Deck ConstructionPick Up & Deliver 239: Duel – Valley of the Kings vs Arctic ScavengersPick Up & Deliver 246: My top games for the 10 additional mechanisms Kris Hickman suggested (part 3)Pick Up & Deliver 267: Gentle Conflict Mechanisms, part 2Pick Up & Deliver 407: CombosDeck construction vs deck building1. Variety in setup or variety

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19:42

Negotiation … and Betrayal!

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2024/06/10

Brendan shares his views on negotiation games, articulating 3 different kinds of them and what he likes and dislikes about each. Join us, won’t you?Economic Negotiation GamesCATAN (1995)Sidereal Confluence (2017)Monopoly (1935)Organized Negotiation and AlliancesRex: Final Days of an Empire (2012)Dune (1979); Dune (2019)Political / Area Control Negotiation GamesDiplomacy (1959)A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)A Handful of Stars (2017)What are your favorite negotiation (and

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18:37

Reading Roundup, Q1 2024

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2024/06/05

Brendan talks about the books he’s read since the last time he did one of these book review episodes. Join us, won’t you?The Rhesus Chart (Laundry Files #5) by Charles StrossA Study in EmeraldCthulhu: Death May DieBubble by Jordan Morris and Sarah MorganMickey 7 by Edward AshtonParanoiaWhere Black Stars Rise by Nadia Shammus and Marie EngerThe King in Yellow by Robert ChambersArkham Horror: The Card GameA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Big Book of MadnessSuburban Hell by Maureen

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20:58

Bug Games (themestorm)

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2024/05/25

Surrounded by Cicadas, Brendan talks about games themed around bugs. Join us, won’t you?5. Kabuto Sumo4. Beez3. Mariposas2. Honey Buzz1. Nexus OpsHonorable mentions:Gloomhaven / FrosthavenHIVEGames with High PEI (Potential Edibility Index)Honey BuzzAzulAzul Master ChocolatierChocolate FactoryEverdellMint WorksThrough the DesertOther bug-themed gamesCockroach PokerCockroach SaladBeeeees!Waggle DanceMarch of the AntsXenoshyftWhat bug games do you enjoy? Which ones should I have added to this list

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13:31

March '24 Movie Roundup

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2024/05/23

Brendan talks about six movies he watched in March of this year, and games to go with them. Join us, won’t you?Saw XUnlockThe Wedding SingerFog of LoveDuneDuneDune ImperiumThe Cheap DetectiveAwkward GuestsThe Mystery of the 13th GuestMysteriumThe HoldoversMiskatonic School for GirlsDumb MoneyPonzi SchemeWhat games would you watch with these movies? What movies did you watch in March? Join the conversation on boardgamegeek in guild 3269.

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17:45

Really Loud Librarians, That’s Not a Hat, Wild:...

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2024/05/21

Brendan shares his thoughts about three new games he played for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?Really Loud LibrariansThat’s Not a HatStrike (revisited)Wild: SerengetiHave you played any of these games? What do you think of them? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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14:13

Weird Scoring Conditions

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2024/05/13

Brendan talks about games that have cool, weird scoring conditions. Join us, won’t you?Moxy Früvous, “Lowest Highest Point”Blog Post – “You Gotta Spend Money to Make Money”Just One LoserCockroach PokerThat’s Not a HatMake Your Own Win ConditionShipyard (variant)ArboretumCoimbraBottom Loser / Top WinnerHigh SocietyQEA Study in EmeraldIndividual / Secret Win ConditionROOTNanty NarkingLowest Highest PointTigris & EuphratesLords of XiditWhat games do you like that have weird scoring conditions

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20:36

Kramer and Kiesling (Great Designers)

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2024/05/08

Brendan talks about some games he’s played by prominent designers Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling. Join us, won’t you?Jointly-designed GamesThe Princes of Florence (2000)Torres (1999)The Palaces of Carrara (2012)Porta Nigra (2015)The Mask Trilogy: Tikal, Java, MexicaWolfgang KramerEl Grande (1995)Downforce (2017)Vampire Queen (2016)Michael KieslingAzul (2017)Azul: Summer Pavilion (2019)Heaven & Ale (2017)Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra (2018)Azul: Queen’s Garden (2021)Riverboat (2017)What are

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14:58

Habitats, Ted Lasso, Alien Artifacts, Call of the...

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2024/05/06

Brendan talks a bit about three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?HabitatsTed Lasso Party GameAlien ArtifactsCall of the Wild (revisited)What games have you been playing recently? Head over to Boardgamegeek guild #3269 and share!

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15:33

Essential Expansions

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2024/05/03

Brendan talks a bit about which expansions he considers “essential,” whatever that means. Join us, won’t you?Altiplano: The TravelerBarenpark: The Bad News BearsArk Nova: Marine WorldsStar Wars: Rebellion – Rise of the EmpireObsession: Upstairs, DownstairsHonorable Mentions:Lords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of SkullportWingspan: Oceania ExpansionWhat expansions did I miss? Which ones do you consider essential? Head over to boardgamegeek guild 3269 and share your thoughts!

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17:38

Top of the Stack, May 2024

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2024/05/01

Brendan shares the games he played last month. Join us, won’t you?April 2024 Top of the Stack listNEW GAME – Porta NigraNOVELTY CHOICE – Raise the Titanic!SOLO – Hunted: Wode RidgeTRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Alien Artifacts✓Shelf of OpportunityMay 2024 Top of the Stack listNEW GAME – RyuNOVELTY CHOICE – Columbo Detective GameSOLO – Hadrian’s WallTRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Porta NigraWhat games did you play in May? Share your gaming over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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13:57

Determinism vs. Randomness

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2024/04/30

Brendan reflects on the ideas of determinism and randomness in games, in response to a recent The Secret Cabal episode. Join us, won’t you?TSC 295: Aquatica and Randomness vs DeterminismDefinitions: Input Randomness, Output RandomnessInput RandomnessMottainaiInnovationOutput RandomnessStrikeQuacks of QuedlinburgIncan GoldLast Night on EarthA Touch of EvilDeterministic GamesSmall WorldStrife: Legacy of EternalsOnitamaCairnThat Time You Killed MeWhat game do you think falls right in the middle of

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13:12

Titanic, Aeon’s End, Bastion, dude (revisited)

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2024/04/26

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried for the first time recently and one he revisited. Join us, won’t you?TitanicAeon’s Enddudemore dudeBastionWhat games have you tried recently? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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19:10

Look Back at 2013

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2024/04/24

Brendan shares his favorite games from 2013. Join us, won’t you?Eliminated from Consideration:A Study in EmeraldEuphoria: Build a Better DystopiaTop 5 Games:ConcordiaCastle DiceSushi Go!Kings of Air and SteamTash Kalar: The Arena of LegendsHonorable MentionsGlass RoadRussian RailroadsForbidden DesertGravwellS.O.S. TitanicSuperlative AwardsBest Satire: Ladies & GentlemenBest Push-Your-Luck Game: Welcome to the DungeonBest Should’ve Enjoyed it More: RococoBest Cool Little Game: The AgentsBest

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