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Speakeasy conversation about strategy, competition, economics, history, and policy from two non-experts. The episodes include some actual economic Game Theory such as the Prisoner's Dilemma, the Traveler's Dilemma, and the Public Good game. Episodes also include conversations on dilemmas in TV/Movies, sports, and board/card games, as well as the history of military, intelligence (spies), politics, and economics. The objective is simply to think critically about how people make strategic choi ...
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Pick Up and Deliver

Rattlebox Games- Network Feed

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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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Gaming with Science

Gaming with Science Podcast

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The Gaming with Science Podcast looks at the intersection of science and tabletop board games, with the occasional dip into video games, RPGs, game theory, or whatever else the dice roll up. If you ever wondered how natural selection shows up in Evolution, whether Cytosis reflects actual cell metabolism, or what the socioeconomics of Monopoly are, this is the place for you. (And if not, we hope you’ll give us a try anyway.) So grab a drink, pull up a chair, and let’s place dice with the univ ...
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Play Saves the World

Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor

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Daniel and Kevin explore the meaning of play for human flourishing – what it is, what it means, and how people create and maintain playful lives. We explore books, people, places, and ideas committed to engendering play in the midst of busy, working lives.
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Twice a month (nominally) podcast about tabletop role playing games, exploitation movies, board games, miniature war games, and whatever else attracts my interest. You can leave me a message here on Anchor, US based callers can call my Google Voicemail Box at (540) 445-1145, callers outside the US can use my Speakpipe account https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast you can send an email to nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio ...
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The Booster Pack Network

The Booster Pack Network Team

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The Booster Pack Network offers a diverse range of TCG-related content through its quartet of shows.From players to collectors to designers & even academics, we have the show for you.Formally "The Booster Pack" podcast, this feed has expanded to invite new voices & platforms to share our love for collectible trading card games.
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Beg to Differ

Beg to Differ

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The Show where we try to persuade each other that our unpopular opinions shouldn't be so unpopular! Join us every week as we explore the most controversial opinions, issues and topics and why you should see things from our perspective. Find out which famous artists we hate, terrible movies we love, and much much more on Saturdays. Look out for our Patreon exclusive show "Maisie's Miss-Advice" on Sundays! New shows including "Beg to Differ Board Games" and "BTD does D&D" coming soon!
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For Honors

Tyler Moore

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Tech, games, and life is what this topical podcast is all about. Created as part of a student project and fueled by creative passion this podcast was born to inform, entertain, and inspire people like you. New episodes every Wednesday! Music? Www is a thing by DJ Quads
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I talk to Joe Salvador of Raven God Games about his upcoming kickstarter for Reaver, a sword & sorcery roleplaying game. Sign up for to be notified about the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ravengodgames/reaver-sword-and-sorcery-role-playing-game Raven God Games website: https://www.ravengodgames.com/ Ways to contact me: Goog…
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It’s a special edition of Random Pursuit! This week, your host and scorekeeper join in on the fun, trying to answer questions from two editions of Trivial Pursuit sold only in Canada! How many Canada-specific questions will they get? Random Pursuit XXXVI Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Annette Wierstra and Kirsten Goruk Support this show an…
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Brendan shares his favorite moments from Gencon 2024. Join us, won’t you? Gencon Haul Revive: Call of the Abyss (2023) Ark Nova: Zoo Map Pack 1 (2022) A Touch of Evil: The Coast – ‘Haunted Shores’ Game Supplement (2020) A Touch of Evil: Something Wicked – Dark Revelations Game Supplement (2020) Last Night on Earth ‘Advanced Abilities’ Supplement (2…
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Karl (The GMologist Presents) joins me to answer listener feedback from Joe (Hindsightless), Free Thrall also known as Spencer (Keep Off The Borderlands), Menion also known as Rob (Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi), and Evil Jeff (Minions and Musings). The GMologist Presents Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karl-rodriguez The GMol…
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Brendan reflects on the books he read in April, May, and June of 2024. Join us, won’t you? The Toll by Cherie Priest Arkham Horror: The Card Game (2016) The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz Watson & Holmes (2015) Geek Love by Katherine Dunn The Bloody Inn: The Carnies (2017) The Magnificent (2019) Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kir…
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Brendan shares his gameplay stats from July of 2024 and gets ready for August. Join us, won’t you? Top of the Stack, July 2024 NEW GAME – Terrors of LondonX SHELF CLEARER – Space FreaksX SOLO – Warp’s Edge✓ TRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Switch & SignalX Shelf of Opportunity Expand YourShelf Top of the Stack, August 2024 NEW GAME – Aquatica SHELF CLEARER – …
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On this bonus episode Joe from Hindsightless joins me to answer listener feedback on hot sauce, bards and the movie Crossroads. You can find Joe's show here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/joe-richter9/ Calls from Karl (The GMologist Presents), Harrigan, Riley (Diegetic Advancement), Joe (Hindsightless), Darkfluid (The Silver Key) Ways to conta…
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In this episode, Daniel and Kevin discuss the necessary and unnecessary aspects of play. They explore how play helps us focus on the present moment and be more present to the realities in front of us. They also discuss how play reflects the values of God and is a core element of our humanity. Playfulness allows us to be fully engaged in the present…
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In this episode, Nick and Chris discuss black swan events, which are rare and unpredictable events with significant consequences. They explore the criteria for a black swan event and provide examples such as the 2008 financial crisis and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. They also discuss the predictability of these events and the impact they have on soc…
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#Evolution #NaturalSelection #Darwin #Competition #BoardGames #Science Today we get down and dirty with Evolution, which is both a board game and that wonderful emergent property that happens when you have species competing for finite resources (including little food tokens on a game board). Joining us is a special evolutionary biologist guest, Dr.…
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Harrigan, Gabe (Analytic Dice), and Eric (The Omega 3D Chicken Coop) join me to answer all the prompts for #RPGaDAY2024 More on #RPGaDAY2024 https://www.autocratik.com/2024/07/announcing-rpgaday2024-for-august.html Harrigan's Blog ⁠https://harriganshearth.substack.com⁠ Gabe's Secret Blog ⁠https://volcanicfortressofsurt.blogspot.com⁠ Analytic Dice ⁠…
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Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he played recently. Join us, won’t you? Body of Evidence: Best Served Cold (2023) The Palaces of Carrara (2012) Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie (2004) (revisited) Warp’s Edge (2020) What games have you tried lately? Share your gaming over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.…
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In this episode, the hosts discuss short selling and short squeezes in the stock market. They provide examples from movies like 'The Big Short' and 'Casino Royale' to explain the concept of short selling. They also explain the mechanics of short selling, including opening a brokerage account, borrowing stocks, and monitoring account equity. The hos…
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Brendan shares his thoughts about games themed around heat and the desert. Join us, won’t you? The Lost Expedition (2017) The Lost City of Z Through the Desert (1998) Forbidden Desert (2013) Evacuation (2023) Daybreak (2023) Honorable Mentions: CO2 (aka CO₂) (2012) Anachrony (2017) Scoville (2014) Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022) The Downfall of Pom…
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2024 is going to be remembered for a lot of things, one of them being that it was the year we finally moved past the COVID-19 Pandemic. Industries everywhere are claiming to ‘be back’ to pre-pandemic functions, with everything from return to office initiatives to the National Restaurant Association boasting that restaurants are back to 2019 rates o…
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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? Boys in the Boat All the President’s Men Watergate (2019) 1960: The Making of the President (2007) Hit Man Fiasco The Killer Marlowe P.I. (2012) Detective: City of Angels (2019) Dune (Part Two) Dune: Imperium – Uprising (2…
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I say goodbye to Bob Newhart. Eric and Joe join me to defend the lowly bard and finally Daniel helps me discuss Walter Hill's 1986 musical drama Crossroads. Full spoilers for the film. Omega 3D Chicken Coop https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-salzwedel Hindsightless https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joe-richter9 Bandit's Keep https:/…
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Two first-timers, a second-timer, a third-timer, and an old pro walk into a game show. It’s not a joke, it’s the 35th edition of Random Pursuit! And we put a new-to-Erika edition of Trivial Pursuit, the 25th Anniversary Edition, thoroughly through its paces. Thank you Listener Matthew! Random Pursuit XXXV Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Ann…
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Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you? Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion (2020) Sand (2024) Patrician (2007) (revisited) The Game of Wolf (2019) What games have you played recently? Share with us over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.…
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Previously, We Discussed How Play is Non-Instrumental, Voluntary, and Unnecessary. And yet, as will discover this episode, it is a necessity for human flourishing. It is the "necessary unnecessity." Playfulness is ubiquitous for animal life Playfulness in Ubiquitous to Human Experience Since the Beginning - For Adults Too Royal Game of Ur (2500 BC)…
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Free Thrall and I discuss solo play vs other solo endeavors plus I field listener feedback from Menion, Paul, Joe, and Free Thrall himself. Keep Off The Borderlands https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-thrall Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠ ⁠https://www.speakpipe.…
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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. The Meaning of the 640 Angel Number KFI AM 640 – The News. What It Means, Why It Matters Radio Game (1925) Game of Radio (1924) 640 Area Code Monopoly (1935) Cape May (2021) The Doom Th…
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Brendan shares his thoughts on the delightful Worker Placement game Anachrony. Join us, won’t you? Anachrony (2017) Different Worker Types Dwellings of Eldervale (2020) Oak (2022) Mechanism + Plot = Great Theming Trickerion: Legends of Illusion (2015) Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (2015) Variable goals and Individual Player powers G…
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Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently, and one game he dusted off. Join us, won’t you? Chicken! (2023) Picture Perfect (2020) Nexus Ops (2005) (revisited) Inventions: Evolution of Ideas (2024) What games have you played recently? Share your experience over at BoardGameGeek in guild #3269. Join us, won’t you?…
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Pendragon 6E and The Grey Knight, summer blockbuster movies, TTRPG art, managing your game collection and summer recipes with Karl, Joe, Colin and Eric. Hindsightless https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joe-richter9 Spikepit https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spikepit The GMologist Presents https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karl-rodr…
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Brendan shares a few thoughts about what games might go along with historical events from July 5th. Join us, won’t you? What happened in history: July 5 Idea borrowed from Spielmill on Tiktok 1996: Dolly the Sheep is cloned Android: Netrunner The Loop Star Wars: The Clone Wars 1978: Group of 19 Protest about bus accessibility Stonewall Uprising Let…
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Brendan talks about how he organizes his collection and what makes him keep or give up a game. Join us, won’t you? Previous episodes about collection management: Pick Up & Deliver 272: Organizing Your Collection Pick Up & Deliver 474: Games That Hang On (when they probably shouldn’t) Pick Up & Deliver 355: Leaving the Collection Pick Up & Deliver 0…
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You wait around for years for another Trivial Retreat, and then two come along pretty much at once! See how our players adapt this time to coming up with questions to Trivial Pursuit answers, and whether or not they’ll fall prey to a Ponzi scheme. Trivial Retreat 4 Jason Snell with Monty Ashley, Erika Ensign, Glenn Fleishman, Tony Sindelar and Kell…
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Brendan shares his game plays from the month. Join us, won’t you? Top of the Stack, June 2024 NEW GAME – Mythic Mischief✓ NOVELTY CHOICE – The Office Downsizing Game X ONE PLAY – Scooby Doo and the Haunted Mansion✓ TRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Forum Trajanum✓ Shelf of Opportunity Top of the Stack, July 2024 NEW GAME – Terrors of London SHELF CLEARER – Spa…
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In this episode, Daniel and Kevin explore the concept of play and its distinction from work. They discuss how play is fundamentally non-instrumental, meaning it is not a means to an end. Play can generate its own purpose and goals, which are often short-lived and inconsequential but deeply meaningful. They reference the work of philosopher Bernard …
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