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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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15:35

Top of the Stack, October 2025

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2025/10/02

Brendan shares his stats and experiences from September of 2025 and looks forward to October. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, September 2025NEW GAME – Saltfjord ✓SHELF CLEARER – Fallen AngelNEW GAME 2 – The Mirroring of Mary KingTop 50 Choice – Dungeon PetzShelf of OpportunityExpand YourShelfTop of the Stack, October 2025NEW GAME – BeastSHELF CLEARER – Panic StationNEW GAME 2 – The Mirroring of Mary KingTop 50 Choice – The HungerWhat games did you play in September? Share your plays over

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15:02

Fountains; Ready Set Bet; Raas: A Dance of Love; Dice...

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2025/09/27

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried out recently, and one he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?Fountains (2025)The Gardens (2022)Carcassonne (2000)Ready Set Bet (2022)Hot Streak (2025)Raas: A Dance of Love (2026)Tzolkin: The Mayan Calendar (2012)Dice Miner (2021) (revisited)What games have you been playing lately? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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14:37

June 2025 Movie Round Up

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2025/08/26

Brendan shares his thoughts about seven movies he watched in June of 2025. Join us, won’t you?Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster (2025)Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (2025)Raise the Titanic (1987)Deep Sea Adventure (2014)Einstein and the Bomb (2024)The Manhattan Project (2012)Dunkirk (2017)D-Day: The Tide Turns (noiser podcast)Dunkirk: France 1940 (2018)Best in Show (2000)Best in Show Dashing Dogs (2025)The Mask of Zorro (1998)The Monuments Men (2014)What films did you watch in June

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17:24

Unconscious Mind; Skyway Robbery; Piggy Piggy; Return...

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2025/08/15

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you?Unconscious Mind (2024)Skyway Robbery (2015)Return to Dark Tower (2022) (revisited)Piggy Piggy (2024)What do you think of these games? What games have you tried lately? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in Guild #3269.PU&D 771: Unconscious Mind; Skyway Robbery; Piggy Piggy; Return to Dark TowerTranscript: PDF or TXT

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19:10

Top of the Stack, August 2025

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2025/08/05

Brendan shares his plays from July and his plans for August. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, July 2025NEW GAME – Wondrous Creatures✓SHELF CLEARER – Fallen AngelNEW GAME 2 – Kinfire Delve: Callous’ Grotto✓Top 50 Choice – Dungeon PetzKingdoms Lawn GameBrendan’s CollectionTop 50 ListShelf of OpportunityExpand yourShelfTop of the Stack, August 2025NEW GAME – The Mirroring of Mary KingSHELF CLEARER – Fallen AngelNEW GAME 2 – Endeavor: Deep SeaTop 50 Choice – Dungeon PetzWhat games did you play in

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10:47

Have Games, Will Travel, 2

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2025/07/30

Brendan talks a bit about the games he plans to bring on his trip to Colorado, and why he chose them. Join us, won’t you?Pick Up & Deliver 140: Have Games, Will TravelNot bringing — too bigWelcome To… (2018)London (Second Edition) (2017)Eight-Minute Empire: Legends (2013)Solo Games I will likely bringSprawlopolis (2018)Mr. Cabbagehead’s Garden (2016)Pulp Detective (2018)Competitive Games I could bringCrypt (2018)Tides of Madness (2016)Fugitive (2017)Lost Cities (1999)Tacta Promotional

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19:11

Feed the Kraken; Fresco; Sir Ocelot’s Cave; Cloud...

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2025/07/28

Brendan shares his thoughts about three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?Feed the Kraken (2022)Secret Hitler (2016)Fresco (2010)Cloud City (2020) (revisited)Bärenpark: The Bad News Bears (2019)Sir Ocelot’s Cave (2025)Do you enjoy these games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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20:10

Revisiting “Games with Tracks” (400 back)

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2025/07/25

Brendan looks back 400 episodes and sees that he was talking about games with tracks. So he revisits that subject.Pick Up & Deliver 363: Games with Tracks400 Back seriesTech tree / Tech Tracks on BGGTrack as counterCoimbra (2018)Nucleum (2023)Theme failsPlanet Unknown (2022)Tapestry (2019)Revive (2022)Theme succeedsPraga Caput Regni (2020)Messina 1347 (2021)Which games with tracks did I miss? Which ones do you love? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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19:17

Arcs; Evidence: Hush Money; Sorcerer City; Nucleum...

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2025/07/21

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he played for the first time recently, and one he revisited. Join us, won’t you?Arcs (2024)Pax Pamir: Second Edition (2019)Voidfall (2023)Evidence: Hush Money (2023)Nucleum (2023) (revisited)Brass: Birmingham (2018)Sorcerer City (2020)Galaxy Trucker (2007)What games have you tried recently? What do you think of these games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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17:28

4 Things I like about Revive

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2025/07/11

Brendan shares things he likes a lot about Revive, from Aporta games.Distinct player factions7 Wonders (2010)Shared map with interactionMosaic: A Story of Civilization (2022)Combotastic Tech TreePraga Caput Regni (2020)Do you enjoy Revive? Share your thoughts on it over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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19:09

Great First Plays!

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2025/07/09

Springing from a great conversation over on the PU&D Guild forums on Boardgamegeek, Brendan reflects on what makes for a great first play. Join us, won’t you?“The Poisoned Chalice”A Great Teach“How to Teach Games Like a Pro”The Party Game CastNucleum (2023)Happy Salmon (2016)Everdell Farshore (2023)Nanty Narking (2019)Life & Mood & AtmosphereTiny Towns (2019)Carpe Diem (2018)The Hunger (2021)Rats of Wistar (2023)MindsetAndroid: Netrunner (2012)John’s criteriaPredisposition – Sidereal

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21:59

Xenoshyft: Dreadmire; Aeroplanes; Valeria: Card...

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2025/07/07

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently for the first time. Join us, won’t you?XenoShyft: Dreadmire (2017)Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant (2012)Valeria: Card Kingdoms (2016)Concordia Venus (2018) expansionWhat games have you tried out recently? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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15:04

Top of the Stack, July 2025

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2025/07/02

Brendan shares a summary of his plays in June and his plans for July. Join us, won’t you?June Top of the StackTOTAL For the Year so far: 15/18NEW GAME – Aeroplanes✓SHELF CLEARER – In The Year of the Dragon✓NEW GAME 2 – Xenoshyft: Dreadmire✓Top 50 Choice – Ghost Stories✓Shelf of OpportunityExpand YourShelfJuly Top of the StackNEW GAME – Wondrous CreaturesSHELF CLEARER – Fallen AngelNEW GAME 2 – Kinfire Delve: Callous’ GrottoTop 50 Choice – Dungeon PetzWhat games did you play in June? Share your

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18:22

Underused Mechanisms I Love

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2025/06/23

Brendan talks about several underused mechanisms he loves. Join us, won’t you?Evenfall (2023)Upper Row / Bottom RowElysium (2015)Valley of the Kings (2014)Action TowersElysium (2015)One player has all the pointsAndroid: Netrunner (2012)Follow and copyGlory to Rome (2005)Puerto Rico (2002)Broom Service (2015)Arcs (2024)Auctions You Don’t Mind LosingFurnace (2020)Brian Boru: High King of Ireland (2021)Action Cards that also ScoreConcordia Venus (2018)What mechanisms would you like to see in more

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12:52

Nefarious; Trickdraw; Savernake Forest; Crossfire...

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2025/06/18

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you?One Night Ultimate Alien (2017)Nefarious (2011)Trickdraw (2022)Drones vs Seagulls⁠ (2022)Flipology (2019)Crossfire (2017)Savernake Forest (2023)Nimalia (2023)What games have you tried lately? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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16:14

March/April ’25 Movie Roundup

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2025/06/13

Brendan shares his thoughts about the films he watched in March and April of 2025. Join us, won’t you?The Devil Wears PradaPrêt-à-Porter (2010)Fit to Print (2023)DoomDOOM: The Board Game (2016)PhilomenaSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1981)The PostFit to Print (2023)Watergate (2019)ThelmaHolding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr (2018)Apollo 13High Frontier (2010)Apollo: A Game Inspired by NASA Moon Missions (2020)Shackleton Base: A Journey to the

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16:44

Scripted Openings

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2025/06/09

Brendan shares his thoughts about games with scripted openings and their effect on gameplay. Join us, won’t you?Concordia (2013)Which games have the most heavily-scripted openings?Chess (1475)Puerto Rico 1897 (2022)Barrage (2019)Food Chain Magnate (2015)Brass: Birmingham (2018)7 Wonders (2010)What experience have you had with scripted openings? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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17:48

Reading Roundup, Q1 2025

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2025/06/04

Brendan talks about the books he read in Jan, Feb, and March of 2025. Join us, won’t you?The Murder of Roger AckroydThe Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered PlanetThe Labyrinth IndexFuturistic Violence and Fancy SuitsPrisoner’s BaseFritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray MouserThe Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North AmericaKing of the VagabondsHorror MovieSong of SusannahThe SearcherTwelve OwlsThe HunterYouth GroupTourist SeasonThe Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and

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14:47

Top of the Stack, June 2025

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2025/06/03

Brendan shares his gameplay stats from May. Join us, won’t you?May 2025 Top of the StackNEW GAME – Sorcerer City XSHELF CLEARER – Badass Zombie Killers XNEW GAME 2 – Fallen Angel XTop 50 Choice – Pulsar 2849 ✓Shelf of OpportunityMy Top 50Expand yourShelfJune 2025 Top of the StackNEW GAME – AeroplanesSHELF CLEARER – In The Year of the DragonNEW GAME 2 – Xenoshyft: DreadmireTop 50 Choice – Ghost StoriesWhat did you play in May? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in Guild #3269.

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15:14

Ethnos; Red Rising; 51st State: Master Set; Pulsar 2849

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2025/05/30

Brendan shares his first impressions of 3 games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?EthnosPaolo MoriRed RisingFantasy Realms (2017)Pulsar 2849 (revisited – 1 Year, 11 Months, 15 Days dusty)Vladimír Suchý51st State: Master SetImperial Settlers (2014)Have you tried these games? If so, what do you think of them? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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