28 JUN 2024 · Brendan shares his thoughts on three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you? - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/378983/tipperary(2023) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337627/voidfall(2023) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition(2019) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/243759/hellboy-the-board-game(2019) (revisited) What games have you tried lately? Share your game plays over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

26 JUN 2024 · Brendan finishes going through his Shelf of Opportunity. Join us, won’t you? - Previous SOO episodes - https://rattleboxgames.com/2024/06/24/pick-up-deliver-632-shelf-of-opportunity-review-part-1/ - https://rattleboxgames.com/2023/10/04/pick-up-deliver-562-shelf-of-opportunity-update-3-400-back/ - https://rattleboxgames.com/2020/03/05/pick-up-deliver-213-shelf-of-opportunity-update-2/ - https://rattleboxgames.com/2019/07/16/pick-up-and-deliver-161-shelf-of-opportunity-update/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/213880/shelf-opportunity - Notes on this episode - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267009/rome-and-roll by Nick Shaw and David Turczi - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332321/alien-fate-of-the-nostromo by Scott Rogers - https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/66078/last-night-at-the-mall-a-last-night-on-earthmall-m What games are on your shelf? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

24 JUN 2024 · Brendan talks about the games on his shelf of opportunity and why they’re there. Join us, won’t you? - Previous SOO episodes - https://rattleboxgames.com/2023/10/04/pick-up-deliver-562-shelf-of-opportunity-update-3-400-back/ - https://rattleboxgames.com/2020/03/05/pick-up-deliver-213-shelf-of-opportunity-update-2/ - https://rattleboxgames.com/2019/07/16/pick-up-and-deliver-161-shelf-of-opportunity-update/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/213880/shelf-opportunity What games are on your shelf? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

21 JUN 2024 · Brendan shares a message from the deep about Ark Nova. Join us, won’t you? - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova (2021) - https://rattleboxgames.com/2024/05/03/pick-up-deliver-614-essential-expansions/ - https://rattleboxgames.com/tag/ark-nova/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220877/rajas-ganges (2017) - Comparison 1: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars (2016) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28143/race-for-the-galaxy (2007) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68448/7-wonders (2010) - Comparison 2: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219513/barenpark (2017) or https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300877/new-york-zoo (2020) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia (2021) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335427/wild-serengeti (2022) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370757/zoo-tycoon-the-board-game (2023) - Comparison 3: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155426/castles-of-mad-king-ludwig (2014) - https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/study-finds-king-ludwig-ii-may-not-have-been-crazy-a-946240.html - Comparison 4: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182028/through-the-ages-a-new-story-of-civilization (2015) What do you like about Ark Nova? Share your thoughts in our https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/!

19 JUN 2024 · Brendan shares what movies he watched in April and May of 2024, what he thought of them, and what games would go well with a viewing. Join us, won’t you? - https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/damsel-2024/ - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-princess-2022-1/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/234669/legacy-of-dragonholt - https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/dead-poets-society/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/109932/miskatonic-school-girls - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312786/poetry-neanderthals - https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/wrath-of-man/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/142379/escape-plan - https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/ghostwatch/ - https://letterboxd.com/film/late-night-with-the-devil/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233848/hako-onna - https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/the-blackening/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192927/last-friday - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/277659/final-girl - https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/iss/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316624/stationfall What films have you seen lately? Share over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

17 JUN 2024 · Brendan shares his thoughts about what makes deck-building games fun or interesting. Join us, won’t you? - Previous episodes: - https://rattleboxgames.com/2018/03/02/pick-up-and-deliver-015-deck-construction/ - https://rattleboxgames.com/2020/06/11/pick-up-deliver-239-duel-valley-of-the-kings-vs-arctic-scavengers/ - https://rattleboxgames.com/2020/07/23/pick-up-deliver-246-my-top-games-for-the-10-additional-mechanisms-kris-hickman-suggested-part-3/ - https://rattleboxgames.com/2020/09/25/pick-up-deliver-267-gentle-conflict-mechanisms-part-2/ - https://rattleboxgames.com/2022/02/11/pick-up-deliver-407-combos/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamemechanic/3004/deck-construction vs https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamemechanic/2664/deck-bag-and-pool-building - 1. Variety in setup or variety in player choice - Static market setup - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41933/arctic-scavengers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191189/aeons-end - River market setup - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199042/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/388395/ascension - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/374173/star-wars-the-deckbuilding-game - 2. Gimmicks / Innovations - Brawl: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41933/arctic-scavengers - Shared reserve: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171233/the-big-book-of-madness - Deck de-construction: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274466/valley-of-the-kings-premium-edition, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176165/dale-of-merchants - Board manipulation: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/79828/few-acres-snow, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201808/clank-a-deck-building-adventure - with Worker Placement: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312484/lost-ruins-of-arnak, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium - Don’t shuffle: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191189/aeons-end - Evolving Static Market: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217372/the-quest-for-el-dorado - 3. Varying Amounts of Randomness and Control - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199042/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle - 4. Eyes Bigger Than Your Stomach - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217372/the-quest-for-el-dorado - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201808/clank-a-deck-building-adventure What deck-building games do you enjoy? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

14 JUN 2024 · Brendan shares some thoughts about new/old games he’s played recently. Join us, won’t you? - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/275916/cairn (2019) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160477/onitama (2014) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304783/hadrians-wall (2021) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/328326/fleet-dice-game-second-edition (2020) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291845/three-sisters (2022) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/197320/handful-stars (2017) (revisited) - https://rattleboxgames.com/2024/06/10/pick-up-deliver-626-negotiation-and-betrayal/ - https://rattleboxgames.com/2019/02/21/pick-up-and-deliver-125-sfth-february-2019/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342894/mythic-mischief(2022) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/46512/iv-studio-iv-games - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1350566/?ref_=nmbio_ov Have you played any of these games? What did you think of them? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

12 JUN 2024 · Brendan looks back at 2012 and examines the games he’s played that were published in that year. Join us, won’t you?Top 5 Games from 2012 - 5. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/119781/legacy-gears-time - 4. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/117959/las-vegas - 3. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128882/resistance-avalon - 2. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/113294/escape-curse-temple - 1. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/110327/lords-waterdeep - Disqualified from consideration: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124742/android-netrunner; https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica; https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131646/merchant-of-venus-second-edition - Honorable mentions: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120217/city-horror, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131357/coup, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131260/qwixx Other superlatives from 2012 - Most plays: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129622/love-letter - Love/Hate award: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/126163/tzolkin-the-mayan-calendar - Want to Love but can’t: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/121921/robinson-crusoe-adventures-on-the-cursed-island - Cutest Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124708/mice-and-mystics - Potential for Growth: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/108745/seasons - Like in the Abstract: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128271/ginkgopolis - Best Deduction Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129050/pi - Area Control Extravaganza: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/104363/rex-final-days-empire Best Duel: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118048/targi What games from 2012 do you love? Head over to https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/ and share your thoughts!

10 JUN 2024 · Brendan shares his views on negotiation games, articulating 3 different kinds of them and what he likes and dislikes about each. Join us, won’t you? - Economic Negotiation Games - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan (1995) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202426/sidereal-confluence (2017) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly (1935) - Organized Negotiation and Alliances - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/104363/rex-final-days-empire (2012) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/121/dune (1979); https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283355/dune (2019) - Political / Area Control Negotiation Games - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/483/diplomacy (1959) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/103343/a-game-of-thrones-the-board-game-second-edition (2011) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/197320/handful-stars (2017) What are your favorite negotiation (and betrayal) games? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

7 JUN 2024 · Brendan looks back 4 years to see what was happening four years ago at this time. Join us, won’t you? - https://rattleboxgames.com/2020/04/04/pick-up-deliver-224-paper-tales-the-isle-of-cats-everdell-pearlbrook/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217861/paper-tales - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68448/7-wonders - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133473/sushi-go - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271324/its-a-wonderful-world - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281259/isle-cats - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/338021/isle-cats-boat-pack - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/338020/isle-cats-kittens-beasts - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338460/isle-cats-explore-draw - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/259996/everdell-pearlbrook - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199792/everdell - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/289057/everdell-bellfaire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/289056/everdell-spirecrest - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/332390/everdell-newleaf - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332398/everdell-the-complete-collection What games were you playing 4 years ago? Share and commiserate over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.