Sinopsis
A brief podcast about hobby board games, recorded by English professor Brendan Riley on his walk home from the train. Join us for a stroll as we discuss mechanisms, gameplay, theory, and topics of the day. Find show notes at RattleboxGames.com
Episodios
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Bargain Quest, Noctiluca, Era: Medieval Age
14/05/2021 Duración: 14minPick Up & Deliver 328: Noctiluca, Era: Medieval Age, Bargain Quest (Shootin' from the Hip) - Brendan shares his first impressions of a couple recent games. Join us, won't you?
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Top of the Stack, May 2021
06/05/2021 Duración: 18minPick Up & Deliver 327: Top of the Stack, May 2021 - Brendan shares his gameplay stats from April and sets his goals for May. Join us, won't you?
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Favorite Designer Revisited - Catalog Survey
03/05/2021 Duración: 16minPick Up & Deliver 326: My favorite designer, revisited - Brendan begins reexamining an important question - who IS his favorite designer?
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Break In, Mountain Goats, Mage Knight
28/04/2021 Duración: 13minPick Up & Deliver 325: Break In: Alcatraz, Mountain Goats, Mage Knight - Brendan shares some first impressions of a couple new games he's played recently. Join us, won't you?
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New Game Attention Grabbers
23/04/2021 Duración: 22minPick Up & Deliver 324: New Game Attention Grabbers - Brendan shares the things about a new game that get him excited to check those games out. Join us, won't you?
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Five Great Surprise Cards
16/04/2021 Duración: 20minPick Up & Deliver 323: Five Great Surprise Cards - Brendan shares five cards from games he likes that surprise or delight people when they appear.
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On Civility
13/04/2021 Duración: 13minPick Up & Deliver 322: On Civility - Brendan chats about the idea of "civility" and the recent conversations about how to be in the board game space.
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Classic Games Worth Playing
09/04/2021 Duración: 15minPick Up & Deliver 321: Classic Games Worth Playing - Brendan answers a listener question about what classic games he'd still enjoy and play. Join us, won't you?
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They Who Were 8, The Science and Séance Society, Harry Potter: House Cup Competition
06/04/2021 Duración: 19minPick Up & Deliver 320: They Who Were 8, The Science and Séance Society, Harry Potter: House Cup Competition - Brendan shares some first impressions of three games he's been trying to get played and finally got to the table. Join us, won't you?
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Top of the Stack, April 2021
04/04/2021 Duración: 19minPick Up & Deliver 319: Top of the Stack, April 2021 - Brendan shares his March play post-mortem and plans his April plays. Join us, won't you?
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Costa Rica, The Crew, Nusfjord
01/04/2021 Duración: 23minPick Up & Deliver 318: Costa Rica, The Crew: Quest for Planet Nine, Nusfjord - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he just tried recently. Join us, won't you?
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March Mayhem 2021 Breakdown
30/03/2021 Duración: 17minPick Up & Deliver 317: March Mayhem Breakdown - Brendan shares his thoughts, highs and lows, about the March Mayhem tournament held recently on the Game Fight Show podcast.
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Recent Asynchronous Play
26/03/2021 Duración: 16minPick Up & Deliver 316: Recent Asynch Play - Brendan ponders, a bit, the games and experiences he's had playing games synchronously via Board Game Arena, Boiteajeux, and Yucata. Join us, won't you?
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Doctor Who: Keys to the TARDIS, Ruins of Mars, Honey Buzz
23/03/2021 Duración: 16minPick Up & Deliver 315: Doctor Who: Keys to the TARDIS, Ruins of Mars, Honey Buzz - Brendan shares his first impressions of three new games. Join us, won't you?
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Understanding Art in Games
11/03/2021 Duración: 19minPick Up & Deliver 314: Understanding Art in Games - Brendan shares some of the process of figuring out how art in board games works and should work. Join us, won't you?
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The Grand Carnival, Dune Imperium, Escape Tales: The Awakening
09/03/2021 Duración: 16minEpisode 313: Brendan shares his first reflections on three games: The Grand Carnival, Dune Imperium, and Escape Tales: The Awakening. Join us, won’t you?
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Teaching Complex Games
02/03/2021 Duración: 14minPick Up & Deliver 310: Teaching Complex Games - Brendan reflects on how to introduce complicated games to new players. Join us, won’t you?
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Top of the Stack, March 2021
02/03/2021 Duración: 23minPick Up & Deliver 312: Top of the Stack, March 2021 - Brendan shares the latest report of his gameplays for the month of February and his hopes for the coming month. Join us, won't you?
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Systems and Familiarity
27/02/2021 Duración: 22minPick Up & Deliver 311: Learning Game Patterns - Brendan talks about spotting patterns and getting good at games. Join us, won't you?
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Valentine's Day (B.G. Sommelier)
18/02/2021 Duración: 14minPick Up & Deliver 308: Valentine's Day (B.G. Sommelier) - Brendan returns to the theme-focused recommendation practice, "Board Game Sommelier," in which he suggests film and game pairings focused around elements of a particular theme. Join us, won't you?