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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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18:52

Season 8 Finale

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2026/01/07

Brendan reflects on Season 8 and his plans. Join us, won’t you?More intentional game designPlan more gamesStruggle of Empires (2004)Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition (2017)Campaign games with my familyPainting things!Top 5 anticipated gamesGalactic Cruise (2025)Luthier (2025)Hot Streak (2025)Recall (2025)Epona (2025)Ep 700: Season 7 FinaleWhat were your favorite episodes of the season? Share them in our guild over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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25:56

Top of the Stack, January 2026

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2026/01/06

Brendan talks about his game plays in December of 2025, and his plans for 2026. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, December 2025NEW GAME – 1902 Méliès (2023)Dusty New game – The CattlemenDusty New game – MoaDusty New game – Five Points: Gangs of New YorkShelf of OpportunityExpand yourShelfTop of the Stack, January 2026New Game – La Patisserie RococoTop 50 game – Praga Caput RegniDusty New Game – Duel or DealOne More – The Hobbit: There and Back AgainWhat did you play in December of 2025? Share

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26:47

New to Me Games Roundup, part 2

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2026/01/03

Brendan continues his hellride through games he tried this year but hasn’t talked about on the podcast, yet. Join us for this first of three episodes to wrap up the year, won’t you?Part 1July– Tacta– Skull King – Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship– The Great Zimbabwe– The Game– Qwirkle FlexAugust– Oh Hell!– First-class Letters– Apollo XIII– Indiana Jones Cryptic– Go Nuts for DonutsPart 2– Sea Salt and Paper– Mascarade: Second EditionSeptember– Nice Buns– Tree

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21:01

New to Me Games Roundup, part 1

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2025/12/31

Brendan blasts through games he tried this year but hasn’t talked about on the podcast, yet. Join us for this first of three episodes to wrap up the year, won’t you?Part 1JulyTactaSkull King Lord of the Rings: Fate of the FellowshipThe Great ZimbabweThe GameQwirkle FlexAugustOh Hell!First-class LettersApollo XIIIIndiana Jones CrypticGo Nuts for DonutsJoin us soon for parts 2 and three of the New to me Games Roundup! What do you think of these games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in Guild

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17:25

Spooky Movie Roundup '25, part 1

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2025/12/15

Brendan reflects on half of the spooky movies he watched during the spooky season of 2025. Join us, won’t you?28 Years LaterPet SemataryFinal Destination BloodlinesSmile 2It’s What’s InsideThe RitualFound Footage: The Making of the Patterson ProjectFrankenstein General HospitalWolf ManLast ShiftThe HallowBeetlejuice BeetlejuiceThis Is the EndFreaks of NatureHave you seen any of these films? What do you think of them? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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16:11

Top of the Stack, Dec 2025

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2025/12/11

Brendan shares his stats and experiences from November of 2025 and looks forward to December. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, November 2025NEW GAME – Nocturne ✓SHELF CLEARER – Infamy XNEW GAME 2 – Ethnos (2nd ed) ✓10×10 Choice – Great Western Trail XShelf of OpportunityExpand YourShelfTop of the Stack, December 2025NEW GAME – 1902 Méliès (2023)Dusty New game – The CattlemenDusty New game – MoaDusty New game – Five Points: Gangs of New YorkWhat games did you play in December? Share your plays

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16:24

Look Back at 2005 & 2006

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2025/11/11

Brendan looks back at the games that came out in 2005 and 2006 to see which games are the best games. Join us, won’t you?Top 5 from 2005-2006Mission: Red Planet (Second/Third Edition) (2015)Cleopatra and the Society of Architects (2006)Wits & Wagers (2005)Nexus Ops (2005)Ticket to Ride: Märklin (2006)SuperlativesBest Abstract Game: Qwirkle (2006)Best Gimmick: Gloom (2005)Genre Definer: Shadows over Camelot (2005)Excluded because of my Top 50Glory to Rome (2005)Look Back at 2007-2008What games do

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16:39

Top of the Stack, Nov 2025

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2025/11/06

Brendan shares his stats and experiences from October of 2025 and looks forward to November. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, October 2025NEW GAME – Beast ✓SHELF CLEARER – Panic Station XNEW GAME 2 – The Mirroring of Mary King ✓Top 50 Choice – The Hunger ✓Shelf of OpportunityExpand YourShelfTop of the Stack, November 2025NEW GAME – NocturneSHELF CLEARER – InfamyNEW GAME 2 – Ethnos (2nd ed)10×10 Choice – Great Western TrailWhat games did you play in October? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek

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15:25

Dark Gothic, Whale Riders, Vantage, Love Letter...

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2025/10/28

Brendan discusses three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?A Touch of Evil: Dark Gothic (2014)Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game (2023)Whale Riders (2021)Butterfly Garden (2012)Love Letter (2012) revisited – 1 year, 5 months dustyVantage (2025)The 7th Continent (2017)Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)Do you enjoy these games? What else have you been playing lately? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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17:06

July / August 2025 Movie Roundup

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2025/10/24

Brendan talks about the movies he watched in July and August of 2025. Join us, won’t you?JULY 2025Trainwreck: Poop Cruise (2025)Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles – Episodes 1 & 2 (2022)Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles – Episodes 3 & 4 (2025)This Is Spinal Tap (1984)This Game Goes to Eleven (2018)Rock Hard: 1977 (2024)AUGUST 2025Most Dangerous Game (2020)Specter Ops (2015)Beast (2023)The Wicker Man (1973)“The Festival” by H.P. LovecraftArkham Horror: The Card Game – The Feast of Hemlock

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19:01

Fantasy Flight Games Catalog, Summer 2010

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2025/10/20

Brendan talks a bit about what he finds in the Fantasy Flight Games 2010 Summer Catalog. Join us for this look back at the state of FFG 15 years ago, won’t you?Pick Up & Deliver 723: Fantasy Flight Games Catalog, Spring 2004DungeonQuest (Third Edition) (2010)Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game (2010)Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game (2011)Tide of Iron (2007)Battles of Westeros (2010)Tannhäuser (2007)Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One (2019)Constantinopolis (2010)Arkham Horror:

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15:18

River Valley Glassworks, Endeavor: Deep Sea, A Place...

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2025/10/14

Brendan chats a bit about three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?River Valley Glassworks (2024)Canvas (2021)Sushi Go! (2013)Endeavor: Deep Sea (2024)Endeavor: Age of Sail (2018)Favor of the Pharaoh (2015)Revisited: Victoriana (2019) (3 years, 14 days dusty)Arkham Horror (2005)A Place for All My Books (2025)Flamecraft (2022)What do you think about these games? What new games have you tried recently? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269!

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14:05

Dice Game Extravaganza

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2025/10/11

Brendan talks about dice games he likes and why he likes them. Join us, won’t you?“Pure” dice gamesPerudo (1800)Qwixx (2012)Las Vegas (2012)Yahtzee rollingYahtzee (1956)Dice Throne (2018)Cromlech (2015)Elder Sign (2011)Dice Selection / Dice DraftingDice Miner (2021)Coimbra (2018)Pulsar 2849 (2017)Castle Dice (2013)Additional Delightful Dice GamesEuphoria: Build a Better Dystopia (2013)Strike (2012)What dice games do you like best? Share your recommendations over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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14:34

4 Things I Like About... Spirit Island

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2025/10/07

Brendan shares his thoughts about the crunchy cooperative game, Spirit Island. Join us, won’t you?Spirit Island (2017)Extremely customizableMage Knight Board Game (2011)Flexible options to handle difficultiesReally ComplicatedDo you like Spirit Island? Share your thoughts (favorite spirit?) over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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22:05

Reading Roundup, Q2 2025

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2025/09/25

Brendan shares his reading list from April, May, and June of 2025. Join us, won’t you?The Hand of OberonThe Hearse You Rode In OnDeadline (2017)The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn, Vol. 1: A Graphic NovelThe Ten Thousand Doors of JanuaryOut There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black HorrorAfter the RainMasterpieceThe Luminous DeadDead Lies DreamingArkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)The Lathe of HeavenAfter the RainThe Dark TowerWhat books did you read in 2025? Share them over on boardgamegeek in guild

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17:39

Emptying the Dust Bin, May / June ’25

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2025/09/19

Brendan talks for a few minutes at a time about each of the games he dusted off in April and May of 2025 but hadn’t talked about yet.May dusty gamesA Study in Emerald (2013) (2 Years, 7 Months, 19 Days dusty)My Top 50Royals (2014) (5 Years, 11 Months)El Grande (1995)Stick Stack (2016) (2 Years, 1 Month, 13 Days dusty)Jenga (1983)Kingdomino (2016) (6 Years, 2 Months, 5 Days dusty)June dusty gamesSmile (2017) (6 Years, 5 Months, 26 Days dusty)Maori (2009) (1 Year, 2 Months, 20 Days dusty)Century:

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18:03

Umbrella; High Rise; Stellarion; Lost Cities (revisited)

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2025/09/18

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you?Umbrella (2024)High Rise (2020)Lost Cities (1999) (revisited)Stellarion (2022)What games have you played recently? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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19:29

Celebrating 7

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2025/09/13

Brendan shares his favorite games that have the number 7 in the title. Join us, won’t you?Flip 7 (2024)Las Vegas (2012)Dead Man’s Draw (2014)The 7th Continent (2017)Vantage (2025)Gen7: A Crossroads Game (2018)Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game (2014)Forgotten Waters (2020)Level 7 [Escape] (2012)Cube (1997)7 Wonders: Architects (2021)7 Wonders Duel (2015)7 Wonders (2010)Games with years in the title that include the number 7Tortuga 1667 (2017)Hollywood 1947 (2023)Messina 1347 (2021)What are your

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13:50

Clobberin’ Games

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2025/09/06

Brendan pontificates on what makes a game a ‘Clobberin’ game. When will it likely be fun to win or lose at a game? Join us, won’t you?The Great Zimbabwe (2012)Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (2015)Res Arcana (2019)Revive (2022)Dominion (Second Edition) (2016)Blood Rage (2015)Nanty Narking (2019)What games do you think of as ‘Clobberin’ games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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12:34

MonstrDRAWsity; Skip-Bo; Conquest of Pangea; Magic...

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2025/09/03

Brendan shares his thoughts about three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?MonsDRAWsity (2020)Telestrations (2009)Skip-Bo (1967)Skyjo (2015)Dutch Blitz (1960)Magic Rabbit (2020)Conquest of Pangea (2006)What games have you played recently? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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