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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,...
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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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Pick Up and Deliver
Pick Up and Deliver
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18 AUG 2024 · Brendan responds to a listener question about when board game experiments work or are admirable. Join us, won’t you?
- Gabriel Edge asks this question in https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3333856/experimental-games-board-games-as-art:
- What are some experiments in board games that you really liked? What are some experiments in board games that you appreciated/admired (even if you didn’t like the game)? And the bigger question, when does a board game push the boundaries of the artistry in the medium (and should designers look to push those boundaries further)?
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205637/arkham-horror-the-card-game (2016)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/77423/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game (2011)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245655/the-kings-dilemma (2019)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202426/sidereal-confluence (2017)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/141517/a-study-in-emerald (2013)
Experiments I admire in games I don’t love
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/239188/chronicles-of-crime (2018)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161936/pandemic-legacy-season-1Â (2015)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257501/keyforge-call-of-the-archons (2018)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/258244/discover-lands-unknown (2018)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97903/terror-in-meeple-city (2013)
Additional thoughts on Experiments
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249505/nyctophobia (2018)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39856/dixit (2008)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium (2015)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/177736/a-feast-for-odin (2016)
What do you like about games that experiment? Which ones do you admire but didn’t succeed? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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15 AUG 2024 · Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently, and his re-impression of one he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/559/metro (1997)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/16992/tsuro (2005)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/116954/butterfly-garden (2012)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3/samurai (1998)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158900/samurai-spirit (2014)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256997/perseverance-castaway-chronicles-episodes-1-and-2Â (2022)
What do you think of these games? Did Brendan get it right or wrong? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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12 AUG 2024 · Brendan shares his favorite moments from Gencon 2024. Join us, won’t you?
- Gencon Haul
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/385685/revive-call-of-the-abyss (2023)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/368158/ark-nova-zoo-map-pack-1Â (2022)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/325673/a-touch-of-evil-the-coast-haunted-shores-game-supp (2020)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/308613/a-touch-of-evil-something-wicked-dark-revelations (2020)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/88040/last-night-on-earth-advanced-abilities-supplement (2010)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393346/burn-the-fort (2023)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/119506/freedom-the-underground-railroad (2013)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368676/leaf (2023)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/402177/leaf-season-of-the-bear-expansion (2023)
- Games I played at the con
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/378356/the-art-project (2023)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405924/aqua (2024)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415197/ziggurat (2024)
What games did you play at Gencon? Which of these games would you like to try and play? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.
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8 AUG 2024 · Brendan reflects on the books he read in April, May, and June of 2024. Join us, won’t you?
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5552244648Â by Cherie Priest
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205637/arkham-horror-the-card-game (2016)
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6317405503
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182694/watson-and-holmes (2015)
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6422640542Â by Katherine Dunn
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/230243/the-bloody-inn-the-carnies (2017)
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283863/the-magnificent (2019)
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6590328824Â by Kirsten Miller
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6492842934 and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6638379176 by Charles Stross
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353905/bureau-of-investigation-investigations-in-arkham-a (2022)
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6566008545Â by Michael Lewis
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6589083858Â by by Jerry Frissen, Roberto Zaghi (Artist), Ive Svorcina (Colorist)
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6468451592Â by Kirsten Menger-Anderson
What did you read in Q2 of 2024? Hop over to https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/ and share.
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5 AUG 2024 · Brendan shares his gameplay stats from July of 2024 and gets ready for August. Join us, won’t you?
- https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/328784/2024-top-of-the-stack-list?itemid=10869321
- NEW GAME – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225910/terrors-of-londonX
- SHELF CLEARER – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/212958/space-freaksX
- SOLO – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296237/warps-edge✓
- TRYING AGAIN CHOICE – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/317311/switch-and-signalX
- https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/213880/shelf-of-opportunity
- https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/254981/expand-yourshelf
- https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/328784/2024-top-of-the-stack-list?itemid=10963539
- NEW GAME – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283393/aquatica
- SHELF CLEARER – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193485/dastardly-dirigibles
- NEW GAME 2 – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368676/leaf
- TRYING AGAIN CHOICE – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/317311/switch-and-signal
What games have you been playing? Did you make your goal this month? Share your experience over at https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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26 JUL 2024 · Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he played recently. Join us, won’t you?
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400510/body-of-evidence-best-served-cold (2023)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129948/the-palaces-of-carrara (2012)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11170/heroscape-master-set-rise-of-the-valkyrie (2004) (revisited)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296237/warps-edge (2020)
What games have you tried lately? Share your gaming over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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24 JUL 2024 · Brendan shares his thoughts about games themed around heat and the desert. Join us, won’t you?
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/216459/the-lost-expedition (2017)
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3254263660
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-the-desert (1998)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/136063/forbidden-desert (2013)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382843/evacuation (2023)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334986/daybreak (2023)
Honorable Mentions:
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/72225/co2Â (aka COâ‚‚)Â (2012)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185343/anachrony (2017)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/145659/scoville (2014)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366013/heat-pedal-to-the-metal (2022)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13004/the-downfall-of-pompeii (2004)
What games do you associate with heat? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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22 JUL 2024 · Brendan talks about the films he watched in June and what games would go well when paired with those films. Join us, won’t you?
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/boys-in-the-boat/
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/all-the-presidents-men/
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274364/watergate (2019)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27708/1960-the-making-of-the-president (2007)
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/hit-man-2023/
- https://rpggeek.com/rpgfamily/66123/fiasco
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/the-killer-2023/
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/marlowe-2022/
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129050/pi (2012)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218074/detective-city-of-angels (2019)
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/dune-part-two/
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/397598/dune-imperium-uprising (2023)
What films have you seen lately? Share with us over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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16 JUL 2024 · Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302344/scooby-doo-escape-from-the-haunted-mansion (2020)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/402669/sand (2024)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30241/patrician (2007) (revisited)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269077/the-game-of-wolf (2019)
What games have you played recently? Share with us over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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12 JUL 2024 · Brendan devises maybe his weirdest episode theme yet! It’s a board-game focused meditation on the episode number, as filtered through Google. Hold on to your butts.
- https://www.sosyncd.com/the-meaning-of-the-640-angel-number/
- https://kfiam640.iheart.com/
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11722/radio-game(1925)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37183/game-of-radio(1924)
- https://www.allareacodes.com/640
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly (1935)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281248/cape-may (2021)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124548/the-doom-that-came-to-atlantic-city (2013)
- https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/credit-education/score-basics/640-credit-score/
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society (1995)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266830/qe (2019)
- https://www.640meats.com/
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97207/dungeon-petz (2011)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola (2007)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329551/mosaic-a-story-of-civilization (2022)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/640
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/385610/kutna-hora-the-city-of-silver (2023)
What did you think of this episode? Share over onhttps://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/
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,...
show more
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
show less
Find show notes at RattleboxGames.com
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