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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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 2025 NEW GAME – Nocturne ✓ SHELF CLEARER – Infamy X NEW GAME 2 – Ethnos (2nd ed) ✓ 10×10 Choice – Great Western Trail X Shelf of Opportunity Expand YourShelf Top of the Stack, December 2025 NEW GAME – 1902 Mél…
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Saltfjord; Up or Down?; Collapsible D; Mountains of Madness (revisited)
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Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you? Saltfjord (2024) The Magnificent (2019) Up or Down? (2024) Mountains of Madness (2017) revisited Collapsible D: The Final Minutes of the Titanic (2012) What do you think of these games? Share what you’ve been playing over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.…
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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 2005-2006 Mission: Red Planet (Second/Third Edition) (2015) Cleopatra and the Society of Architects (2006) Wits & Wagers (2005) Nexus Ops (2005) Ticket to Ride: Märklin (2006) Superlatives Best Abstract Game: Qwirkle (…
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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 2025 NEW GAME – Beast ✓ SHELF CLEARER – Panic Station X NEW GAME 2 – The Mirroring of Mary King ✓ Top 50 Choice – The Hunger ✓ Shelf of Opportunity Expand YourShelf Top of the Stack, November 2025 NEW GAME – Noc…
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Brendan talks about what games Libra gamers might like or be good at. Join us, won’t you? Previous Astrology Files episodes Allure.com’s “12 Zodiac Signs: Dates and Personality Traits” Balance Jenga (1983) Paku Paku (2017) Stick Stack (2016) Harmony Harmonies (2024) 20th Century (2010) Equilibrium Tigris & Euphrates (1997) Ingenious (2004) Evacuati…
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Dark Gothic, Whale Riders, Vantage, Love Letter (revisited)
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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 dusty Vantage (2025) The 7th Continent (2017) Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009) Do you enjoy …
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Brendan talks about the movies he watched in July and August of 2025. Join us, won’t you?JULY 2025 Trainwreck: 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 2025 Most Danger…
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Fantasy Flight Games Catalog, Summer 2010
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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 2004 DungeonQuest (Third Edition) (2010) Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game (2010) Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game …
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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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