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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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21 NOV 2025 · Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you?
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/422674/saltfjord (2024)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283863/the-magnificent (2019)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/428058/up-or-down(2024)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214293/mountains-of-madness (2017) revisited
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/108012/collapsible-d-the-final-minutes-of-the-titanic(2012)
What do you think of these games? Share what you’ve been playing over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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11 NOV 2025 · 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
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176920/mission-red-planet-secondthird-edition (2015)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22141/cleopatra-and-the-society-of-architects (2006)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20100/wits-and-wagers (2005)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15363/nexus-ops (2005)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21348/ticket-to-ride-marklin (2006)
Superlatives
- Best Abstract Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25669/qwirkle (2006)
- Best Gimmick: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12692/gloom (2005)
- Genre Definer: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15062/shadows-over-camelot (2005)
Excluded because of my Top 50
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19857/glory-to-rome (2005)
https://rattleboxgames.com/2025/06/25/pick-up-deliver-151-look-back-at-2007-2008/What games do you like best from 2005 and 2006? https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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6 NOV 2025 · Brendan shares his stats and experiences from October of 2025 and looks forward to November. Join us, won’t you?
- https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/349639/2025-top-of-the-stack-list?itemid=12173528
- NEW GAME – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281549/beast ✓
- SHELF CLEARER – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/69552/panic-station X
- NEW GAME 2 – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343741/the-mirroring-of-mary-king ✓
- Top 50 Choice – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339906/the-hunger ✓
- https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/213880/shelf-of-opportunity
- https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/254981/expand-yourshelf
- https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/349639/2025-top-of-the-stack-list?itemid=12265848
- NEW GAME – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393175/nocturne
- SHELF CLEARER – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146559/infamy
- NEW GAME 2 – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/432527/ethnos-2nd-edition
- 10×10 Choice – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341169/great-western-trail-second-edition
What games did you play in October? Share your plays over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2369.
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31 OTT 2025 · Brendan talks about what games Libra gamers might like or be good at. Join us, won’t you?
- https://rattleboxgames.com/tag/astrology-files/
- https://www.allure.com/story/zodiac-sign-personality-traits-dates#Capricorn
- Balance
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2452/jenga (1983)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214491/paku-paku(2017)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204734/stick-stack (2016)
- Harmony
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414317/harmonies (2024)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/85036/20th-century (2010)
- Equilibrium
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-and-euphrates (1997)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9674/ingenious (2004)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382843/evacuation (2023)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68448/7-wonders (2010)
- Scales
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/168435/between-two-cities (2015)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156566/lords-of-xidit (2014)
Are you a Libra? Do these games appeal to you? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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28 OTT 2025 · Brendan discusses three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146784/a-touch-of-evil-dark-gothic (2014)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/374173/star-wars-the-deckbuilding-game (2023)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/305761/whale-riders (2021)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/116954/butterfly-garden (2012)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129622/love-letter (2012) revisited – 1 year, 5 months dusty
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420033/vantage (2025)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180263/the-7th-continent(2017)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34119/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 https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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24 OTT 2025 · Brendan talks about the movies he watched in July and August of 2025. Join us, won’t you?JULY 2025
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/trainwreck-poop-cruise/ (2025)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256997/perseverance-castaway-chronicles-episodes-1-and-2 (2022)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387849/perseverance-castaway-chronicles-episodes-3-and-4 (2025)
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/this-is-spinal-tap/ (1984)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257411/this-game-goes-to-eleven (2018)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/402679/rock-hard-1977 (2024)
AUGUST 2025
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/most-dangerous-game-2020/ (2020)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155624/specter-ops(2015)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281549/beast (2023)
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/the-wicker-man/ (1973)
- https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/f.aspx
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/398893/arkham-horror-the-card-game-the-feast-of-hemlock-v (2024)
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/deep-cover-2025/ (2025)
- https://rpggeek.com/rpg/57144/fiasco
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/kpop-demon-hunters/ (2025)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324894/free-radicals (2022)
- https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/dantes-peak/ (1997)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13004/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 https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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20 OTT 2025 · 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?
- https://rattleboxgames.com/2025/04/04/pick-up-deliver-723-fantasy-flight-2004/
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/71061/dungeonquest-third-edition (2010)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/71721/space-hulk-death-angel-the-card-game (2010)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/90137/blood-bowl-team-manager-the-card-game (2011)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22825/tide-of-iron (2007)
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/67492/battles-of-westeros (2010)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25261/tannhauser (2007)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274637/unmatched-battle-of-legends-volume-one (2019)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31483/constantinopolis(2010)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/67208/arkham-horror-the-lurker-at-the-threshold-expansio(2010)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/77423/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game (2011)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39953/a-game-of-thrones-the-card-game (2008)
Which of these games are you most interested in trying? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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14 OTT 2025 · Brendan chats a bit about three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/407297/river-valley-glassworks (2024)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/290236/canvas (2021)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133473/sushi-go (2013)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367966/endeavor-deep-sea (2024)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233398/endeavor-age-of-sail (2018)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171011/favor-of-the-pharaoh(2015)
- Revisited: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180809/victoriana (2019) (3 years, 14 days dusty)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15987/arkham-horror (2005)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431481/a-place-for-all-my-books (2025)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/336986/flamecraft (2022)
What do you think about these games? What new games have you tried recently? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/!
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11 OTT 2025 · Brendan talks about dice games he likes and why he likes them. Join us, won’t you?
- “Pure” dice games
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45/perudo (1800)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131260/qwixx (2012)
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/117959/las-vegas (2012)
- Yahtzee rolling
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2243/yahtzee (1956)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/268201/dice-throne (2018)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180330/cromlech (2015)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/100423/elder-sign (2011)
- Dice Selection / Dice Drafting
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310632/dice-miner (2021)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245638/coimbra (2018)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/228341/pulsar-2849 (2017)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129320/castle-dice (2013)
- Additional Delightful Dice Games
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133848/euphoria-build-a-better-dystopia (2013)
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/123570/strike (2012)
What dice games do you like best? Share your recommendations over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.
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7 OTT 2025 · Brendan shares his thoughts about the crunchy cooperative game, Spirit Island. Join us, won’t you?
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162886/spirit-island(2017)
- Extremely customizable
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/96848/mage-knight-board-game (2011)
- Flexible options to handle difficulties
- Really Complicated
Do you like Spirit Island? Share your thoughts (favorite spirit?) over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/ #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,...
mostra di più
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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Find show notes at RattleboxGames.com
Informazioni
| Autore | Rattlebox Games- Network Feed |
| Organizzazione | Rattlebox Games- Network Feed |
| Categorie | Giochi |
| Sito | rattleboxgames.com |
| brendan@rattleboxgames.com |
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