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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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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 a bit about his history with storytelling games and role-playing games. Join us, won’t you?Role-playing Games Dungeons & Dragons Continuum: Roleplaying in the Yet Gumshoe Amber Storytelling Board Games Once Upon a Time: The Storytelling Card Game (1993) Machine of Death: The Game of Creative Assassination (2014) Alice is Missing Fias…
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Brendan shares the list of games he’s offering up in the Chicagoland No Ship Math Trade. Join us, won’t you? Link to the Math Trade Start of Brendan’s listings on the 2025 Chicagoland No-ship Math Trade What games are on your trade pile? How do you get games out of your collection? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269. Join us, …
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Brendan talks about what he likes about Res Arcana. Join us, won’t you? Pick Up & Deliver 439: Res Arcana vs. Mottainai (DUEL) Pick Up & Deliver 194: Roam and Res Arcana (Shootin’ from the Hip) Episodes tagged with ‘Res Arcana’ Res Arcana (2019) Other games mentioned: Race for the Galaxy (2007) The City (2011) What do you enjoy about Res Arcana? Sh…
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Tribond; Buildzi; Rolemodels; The Gang; Thunderbirds (revisited)
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Brendan talks about three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you? Tribond (1989) BUILDZI (2020) Rolemodels: The Battle for Vyk’ Tornaahl (2013) Thunderbirds (2015) (revisited) The Gang (2024) Have you played any of these games? Share your thoughts on them over on boardgamegeek in our guild, #3269.…
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Brendan talks about games where experience and depth of knowledge gives players a dramatic advantage in play. Join us, won’t you? Fantasy Realms (2017) Knowing the Deck Race for the Galaxy (2007) Everdell (2018) Res Arcana (2019) Villagers (2019) Mastering Complex Systems Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (2015) Underwater Cities (2018)…
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Android: Infiltration; Minotaur Lords; Sherlock Holmes Baker Street Irregulars; Sidereal Confluence (revisited)
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Brendan talks about three games he played recently for the first time, and one he dusted off. Join us, won’t you? Android: Infiltration (2012) Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure (2016) The Adventurers: The Pyramid of Horus (2011) Minotaur Lords (2004) Battle Line (2000) Scarab Lords (2002) Sidereal Confluence (2017) Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street Irr…
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Brendan shares his innumeracy regarding the chances of succeeding with random success. Join us, won’t you? Han Solo’s famous quote Bad odds with cards Terraforming Mars (2016) “Search for Life” card Skyjo (2015) Flip 7 (2024) Bad odds with dice Perudo (1800) Elder Sign (2011) Ghost Stories (2008) Gambling on finding the thing you need Calico (2020)…
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Brendan shares his thoughts on real-time games… in real time! Join us for this unedited episode of Pick Up & Deliver, won’t you?Quick Reaction Games Anomia: Party Edition (2013) Heist: One Team, One Mission (2019) SET (1988) Dutch Blitz (1960) Dro Polter (aka DroPolter) (2023) Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (2018) Stay Cool (2019) Shouty Games Pit (190…
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Clue: The Office; Resafa; Galactic Renaissance; Cryptid (revisited)
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Brendan talks about three games he played for the first time recently and one game he dusted off. Join us, won’t you? Clue: The Office (2009) Resafa (2024) Galactic Renaissance (2024) Cryptid (2018) (revisited) What do you think of these games? What other games have you tried lately? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269…
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Fantasy Flight Games Catalog, Spring 2004
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Brendan shares his observations about the Fantasy Flight 2004 Spring Catalog. Join us, won’t you? Minotaur Lords (2004) Blue Moon (2004) War of the Ring (2004) WarCraft: The Board Game (2003) WarCraft: The Board Game – Expansion Set (2004) A Game of Thrones (2003) A Game of Thrones: A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004) A Game of Thrones Collectible Ca…
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Brendan shares some insights about his game plays in March 2025. Join us, won’t you? Top of the Stack list, March 2025 NEW GAME – Resafa ✓ SHELF CLEARER – Clue: The Office ✓ NEW GAME 2 – Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street Irregulars ✓ Top 50 Choice – Carpe Diem ✓ Shelf of Opportunity Expand yourShelf Top of the Stack list, April 2025 What did you play i…
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Kemet; Hunted: Wode Ridge; Apothecary: Plague Doctors; Elder Sign (revisited)
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Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you? Kemet (2012) Kemet: Blood and Sand (2021) Hunted: Wode Ridge (2023) Hunted: Kobayashi Tower (2021) Hunted: Mining Colony 415 (2021) Apothecary: Plague Doctors (2023) Elder Sign (2011) (revisited) What games have you tried lately? Jump into the conversation ov…
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Brendan examines the recent posts on boardgamegeek as though the threads are there as questions for him. Join us, won’t you? Gamifying Candy Land – A Thought Exercise Pasted-on Themes and Rating Games in Genres You Hate Ark Nova (2021) Praga Caput Regni (2020) Hello How would you approach designing a game that relies on huge amount of cards. Any D&…
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Brendan shares his movie views from January 2025 and some games that go with them. Join us, won’t you? Nosferatu (2024) Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition) (2015) Arkham Horror: The Card Game (2016) The Crucible (1996) Witch of Salem (2008) Septima (2023) Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) Oldboy (2003) Vengeance (2018) Twisters (2024) Storm Chasers (…
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Dracula’s Feast, Glyphics, A Gest of Robin Hood, Heat (revisited)
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Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he played for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you? Dracula’s Feast: New Blood (2020) Glyphics (2022) A Gest of Robin Hood (2024) Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022) What games have you tried lately? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.…
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Brendan returns to the “Great Designers” series to talk about two clever Norweigians: Kristian Amundsen Østby and Eilif Svensson. Join us, won’t you? Escape: The Curse of the Temple (2012) (Østby only) Mammut (2011) (Østby only) Riverside (2021) (Svensson et al, no Østby) Revive (2022) Trails of Tucana (2019) Rahdo plays Trails of Tucana Kokoro: Av…
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Brendan talks about the books he read in the last three months of 2024. Join us, won’t you? The Penguin Pool Murder Awkward Guests: The Walton Case (2016) Shakedown Sonar (2017) Captain Sonar (2016) Agent to the Stars Visitor in Blackwood Grove (2018) The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients (2014) Kingdom Of…
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Brendan shares a little bit about each of several games he dusted off in the last three months of 2024 about which he never had a chance to chat. Join us, won’t you? October 2024 – Rummy ( > 10 Years dusty) November 2024 – Dixit: Journey (2 Years, 25 Days dusty) – Kahuna (2 Years, 9 Months, 26 Days dusty) – Settlers of Catan (1 Year, 9 Months, 18 D…
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Brendan does a deep-dive review of the ‘Haven games. Join us, won’t you? Pick Up & Deliver 84: Gloomhaven (Message from the Deep) ‘Haven games I talk about: Gloomhaven (2017) Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (2020) Frosthaven (2022) Complex cooperative play Spirit Island (2017) Aeon’s End (2016) Great use of Random-to-resolve Star Wars: Rebellion (2016…
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Brendan talks about what games Pisces gamers might like or be good at. Join us, won’t you? Allure.com’s “12 Zodiac Signs: Dates and Personality Traits” Intuitive The Mind (2018) Mysterium (2015) The Resistance (2009) Empathetic / Sensitive Hanabi (2010) Bärenpark (2017) A Gentle Rain (2021) Swimming in Opposite Directions Schotten Totten (1999) Los…
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Ticket to Ride Legacy; Bomb Busters; Histrio; Flash Point: Fire Rescue (revisited)
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Brendan shares his first impressions of three games and one expansion he played for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you? Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West (2023) Bomb Busters (2024) Histrio (2016) Flash Point: Fire Rescue (2011) What games have you tried recently? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.…
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Brendan looks back at a year of gaming from before he was doing the podcast, and chooses his superlative games and his top 5. Join us, won’t you?Top 5 games: Shipyard (2009) The Resistance (2009) Small World (2009) Arctic Scavengers (2009) Dungeon Lords (2009) Superlative games: Best Two-Player Game: Jaipur (2009) Coolest Game: Claustrophobia (2009…
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Brendan talks about the games he played in February and the games he wants to play in March. Join us, won’t you? February Top of the Stack NEW GAME – Capital Lux✓ SHELF CLEARER – Alien: Fate of the Nostromo✓ NEW GAME 2 – Miskatonic School for Boys✓ Top 50 Choice – Dungeon Petz Shelf of Opportunity My Top 50 Expand Yourshelf March Top of the Stack N…
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Homeworlds; Mistborn: the deck-building game; Alien: Fate of the Nostromo; Revive: Call of the Abyss
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Brendan talks about three games he played for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you? Homeworlds (2020) Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game (2024) Revive: Call of the Abyss (2023) (expansion) ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo (2021) What games have you been playing recently? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.…
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Brendan shares his “most-played games” list and talks a bit about memorable plays from last year. Join us, won’t you?Most-played games, online only 33 plays – Pax Renaissance: 2nd Edition (2021) 23 plays – Daybreak (2023) 23 plays – Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (2015) 22 plays – Gaia Project (2017) 20 plays – Pax Pamir: Second Edit…
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