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Pick Up and Deliver

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794 episodes

4 days ago

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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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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Episodes (20/794)

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Fromage; Cities; The Scarlet Pimpernel; Machi Koro revisited

Brendan talks about three games he tried recently for the first time, and one game he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?

Fromage (2024)
Cities (2024)
Machi Koro (2012) revisited
The Scarlet Pimpernel (2019)
- Flip the Table: Transformers

What have you been playing recently? Join the discussion over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

4 days ago

16 minutes

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Pick Up & Deliver 795: Spooky Movie Roundup ’25, part 2

Brendan reflects on the second half of the spooky movies he watched during the spooky season of 2025. Join us, won’t you? (See also: Part 1)

PG: Psycho Goreman (2020)
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
A Cure for Wellness (2016)
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
The Babysitter (2017)
The Mortuary Collection (2019)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Sissy (2022)
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
Rubber (2010)
Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
- FWA 89: Ernest Scared Stupid, w Zac of CZsWorld
The Cursed (2021)
Mandy (2018)
Out of Darkness (2022)

What spooky movies did you watch in October? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

2 weeks ago

17 minutes

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Spooky Movie Roundup '25, part 1

Brendan reflects on half of the spooky movies he watched during the spooky season of 2025. Join us, won’t you?

28 Years Later
Pet Sematary
Final Destination Bloodlines
Smile 2
It’s What’s Inside
The Ritual
Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project
Frankenstein General Hospital
Wolf Man
Last Shift
The Hallow
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
This Is the End
Freaks of Nature

Have you seen any of these films? What do you think of them? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

2 weeks ago

17 minutes

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Top of the Stack, Dec 2025

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 Méliès (2023)
- Dusty New game – The Cattlemen
- Dusty New game – Moa
- Dusty New game – Five Points: Gangs of New York

What games did you play in December? Share your plays over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

2 weeks ago

16 minutes

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Saltfjord; Up or Down?; Collapsible D; Mountains of Madness (revisited)

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.

1 month ago

15 minutes

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Look Back at 2005 & 2006

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 (2006)
Best Gimmick: Gloom (2005)
Genre Definer: Shadows over Camelot (2005)

Excluded because of my Top 50

Glory to Rome (2005)

Look Back at 2007-2008What games do you like best from 2005 and 2006? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

1 month ago

16 minutes

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Top of the Stack, Nov 2025

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 – Nocturne
- SHELF CLEARER – Infamy
- NEW GAME 2 – Ethnos (2nd ed)
- 10×10 Choice – Great Western Trail

What games did you play in October? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

1 month ago

16 minutes

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Libra Games (Astrology Files)

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)
- Evacuation (2023)
- 7 Wonders (2010)
Scales
- Between Two Cities (2015)
- Lords of Xidit (2014)

Are you a Libra? Do these games appeal to you? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

2 months ago

16 minutes

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Dark Gothic, Whale Riders, Vantage, Love Letter (revisited)

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 these games? What else have you been playing lately? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

2 months ago

15 minutes

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July / August 2025 Movie Roundup

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 Dangerous Game (2020)
- Specter Ops (2015)
- Beast (2023)
The Wicker Man (1973)
- “The Festival” by H.P. Lovecraft
- Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Feast of Hemlock Vale: Campaign Expansion (2024)
Deep Cover (2025)
- Fiasco
KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
- Free Radicals (2022)
Dante’s Peak (1997)
- The Downfall of Pompeii (2004)

Have you seen these films? What do you think of them? What did you watch in July and August? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

2 months ago

17 minutes

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Fantasy Flight Games Catalog, Summer 2010

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 (2011)
Tide of Iron (2007)
Battles of Westeros (2010)
Tannhäuser (2007)
- Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One (2019)
Constantinopolis (2010)
Arkham Horror: The Lurker at the Threshold Expansion (2010)
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game (2011)
A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (2008)

Which of these games are you most interested in trying? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in Guild #3269.

2 months ago

19 minutes

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River Valley Glassworks, Endeavor: Deep Sea, A Place for All My Books, Victoriana (revisited)

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!

2 months ago

15 minutes

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Dice Game Extravaganza

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 Delightful Dice Games
- Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia (2013)
- Strike (2012)

What dice games do you like best? Share your recommendations over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

2 months ago

14 minutes

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4 Things I Like About... Spirit Island

Brendan shares his thoughts about the crunchy cooperative game, Spirit Island. Join us, won’t you?

Spirit Island (2017)
Extremely customizable
- Mage Knight Board Game (2011)
Flexible options to handle difficulties
Really Complicated

Do you like Spirit Island? Share your thoughts (favorite spirit?) over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

2 months ago

14 minutes

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Top of the Stack, October 2025

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 – Beast
- SHELF CLEARER – Panic Station
- NEW GAME 2 – The Mirroring of Mary King
- Top 50 Choice – The Hunger

What games did you play in September? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.Transcript (uncorrected): TXT and PDF

3 months ago

15 minutes

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Fountains; Ready Set Bet; Raas: A Dance of Love; Dice Miner (revisited)

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.

3 months ago

15 minutes

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Reading Roundup, Q2 2025

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 Dreaming
- Arkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)
The Lathe of Heaven
After the Rain
The Dark Tower

What books did you read in 2025? Share them over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

3 months ago

22 minutes

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Emptying the Dust Bin, May / June ’25

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 (2016) (6 Years, 2 Months, 5 Days dusty)

June dusty games

Smile (2017) (6 Years, 5 Months, 26 Days dusty)
Maori (2009) (1 Year, 2 Months, 20 Days dusty)
Century: Golem Edition (2017) (1 Year, 2 Months, 23 Days dusty)
- Dominion (2008)
Game of Thrones: Westeros Intrigue (2014) (7 Years, 9 Months, 19 Days dusty)
- 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
Welcome to the Moon (2021) (1 Year, 7 Months, 20 Days dusty)

What games have you dusted off in the last few months? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in our forums, #3269.

3 months ago

17 minutes

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

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.

3 months ago

18 minutes

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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 Wonders Duel (2015)
7 Wonders (2010)
Games with years in the title that include the number 7
- Tortuga 1667 (2017)
- Hollywood 1947 (2023)
- Messina 1347 (2021)

What are your favorite games that have the number 7 in them? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

3 months ago

19 minutes

Pick Up and Deliver

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