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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Install from Heap is an Android: Netrunner podcast from Rattlebox Games about jank, deck-building, and cyberpunk nonsense. Hosted by Brendan RIley.
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The Rattlebox Games podcast is a biweekly general interest podcast about tabletop games, hosted by Rob Huber and Brendan Riley of Rattlebox Games. Twitter: @RattleboxGames Email: [email protected]
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Board games. We love them, you love them. At Game Fight Show we bring you games by gamers for gamers about games and the gamers who game them. Join us for the hot hot heat in our annual March Mayhem Board Game Tournament! 32 games compete, one will win! Reach out to us on Twitter @GameFightShow Brought to you by Rattlebox Games.
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The Matter of Draig is a real-play Dungeons and Dragons podcast set in the mystical Kingdom of Draig. Our game style merges serious fantasy adventure and laughs for a game that the whole family can listen to. Our three heroes Larn the rogue, Raven the cleric, and Benard the warlock use their cunning, magic, might, and wit to navigate this dangerous world. (Barely.) Join us every other Tuesday as we reveal the Matter of Draig. Twitter: @DraigCast Email: [email protected] Brought to ...
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River Valley Glassworks, Endeavor: Deep Sea, A Place for All My Books, Victoriana (revisited)
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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) Fl…
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Brendan talks about dice games he likes and why he likes them. Join us, won’t you? “Pure” dice games Perudo (1800) Qwixx (2012) Las Vegas (2012) Yahtzee rolling Yahtzee (1956) Dice Throne (2018) Cromlech (2015) Elder Sign (2011) Dice Selection / Dice Drafting Dice Miner (2021) Coimbra (2018) Pulsar 2849 (2017) Castle Dice (2013) Additional Delightf…
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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 2025 NEW GAME – Saltfjord ✓ SHELF CLEARER – Fallen Angel NEW GAME 2 – The Mirroring of Mary King Top 50 Choice – Dungeon Petz Shelf of Opportunity Expand YourShelf Top of the Stack, October 2025 NEW GAME – Be…
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Fountains; Ready Set Bet; Raas: A Dance of Love; Dice Miner (revisited)
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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? Sha…
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Brendan shares his reading list from April, May, and June of 2025. Join us, won’t you? The Hand of Oberon The Hearse You Rode In On Deadline (2017) The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn, Vol. 1: A Graphic Novel The Ten Thousand Doors of January Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror After the Rain Masterpiece The Luminous Dead Dead Lies Dr…
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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 games A Study in Emerald (2013) (2 Years, 7 Months, 19 Days dusty) My Top 50 Royals (2014) (5 Years, 11 Months) El Grande (1995) Stick Stack (2016) (2 Years, 1 Month, 13 Days dusty) Jenga (1983) Kingdomino (…
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Umbrella; High Rise; Stellarion; Lost Cities (revisited)
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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.By Rattlebox Games- Network Feed
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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 Wo…
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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 ‘C…
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MonstrDRAWsity; Skip-Bo; Conquest of Pangea; Magic Rabbit (revisited)
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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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Brendan shares his games played in August 2025 and his plans for September. Join us, won’t you? Top of the Stack, August 2025 NEW GAME – The Mirroring of Mary King X SHELF CLEARER – Fallen Angel X NEW GAME 2 – Endeavor: Deep Sea ✓ Top 50 Choice – Dungeon Petz X Shelf of Opportunity Expand Yourshelf list Top of the Stack, September 2025 What games d…
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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) …
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Brendan talks about the games he uses in his board game class. Join us, won’t you? Pick Up & Deliver 366: My Board Game Class Easy to Start Beyond Balderdash (1993) Just One (2018) Euro Games Dominion (2008) 7 Wonders (2010) Carcassonne (2000) Role-playing Games Lasers & Feelings The Quiet Year Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest (2022) Puerto Rico 1897…
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Unconscious Mind; Skyway Robbery; Piggy Piggy; Return to Dark Tower (revisited)
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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; Skyw…
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Brendan recommends some games to go with the theme “the great outdoors.” Join us, won’t you? Themestorms Visiting National Parks and similar venues PARKS (2019) Trekking the National Parks: Second Edition (2018) Constructing Habitats Cascadia (2021) Harmonies (2024) Nimalia (2023) Going onto Mountains K2 (2010) Mountains of Madness (2017) Observing…
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Brendan shares his thoughts and delights from Gencon 2025. Join us, won’t you? Gencon Roundups Reign of Dragoness (2022) Marsh Hallow (2025) Raas: A Dance of Love (2025) High Rise (2020) River Valley Glassworks (2024) What are your highlights from Gencon? Share them over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.…
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Wondrous Creatures; Kinfire Delve; Animal Upon Animal; Nusfjord (revisited)
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Brendan talks about three games he tried recently for the first time, and one he dusted off. Join us, won’t you? Wondrous Creatures (2024) Kinfire Delve: Callous’ Lab (2024) Animal Upon Animal (2005) Nusfjord (2017) (revisited) What games have you tried recently? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.…
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Brendan gives a ‘post trip report’ of his games played on his visit to Colorado. Join us, won’t you? Pick Up & Deliver 765: Have Games, Will Travel Didn’t play: Tussie Mussie (2019) Sprawlopolis (2018) Solo Games Played: Ganz Schön Clever (aka That’s Pretty Clever!) (2018) x4 Stellarion (2022) Multiplayer Games played Skyjo (2015) Qwixx (2012) x2 S…
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Brendan shares his plays from July and his plans for August. Join us, won’t you? Top of the Stack, July 2025 NEW GAME – Wondrous Creatures✓ SHELF CLEARER – Fallen Angel NEW GAME 2 – Kinfire Delve: Callous’ Grotto✓ Top 50 Choice – Dungeon Petz Kingdoms Lawn Game Brendan’s Collection Top 50 List Shelf of Opportunity Expand yourShelf Top of the Stack,…
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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 Travel Not bringing — too big Welcome To… (2018) London (Second Edition) (2017) Eight-Minute Empire: Legends (2013) Solo Games I will likely bring Sprawlopolis (2018) Mr. Cabbagehead’s Gar…
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Feed the Kraken; Fresco; Sir Ocelot’s Cave; Cloud City (revisited)
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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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Revisiting “Games with Tracks” (400 back)
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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 Tracks 400 Back series Tech tree / Tech Tracks on BGG Track as counter Coimbra (2018) Nucleum (2023) Theme fails Planet Unknown (2022) Tapestry (2019) Revive (2022) Theme succeeds Praga Caput Regni (20…
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Brendan shares some thoughts about one of his favorite game designers, Uwe Rosenberg. Join us, won’t you? The Great Designers series Farm games Agricola (2007) Caverna: The Cave Farmers (2013) Nusfjord (2017) Polyomino games Patchwork (2014) A Feast for Odin (2016) New York Zoo (2020) Other games Le Havre (2008) Glass Road (2013) Bohnanza (1997) No…
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Arcs; Evidence: Hush Money; Sorcerer City; Nucleum (revisited)
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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 recentl…
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