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.
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Brendan revisits the subject of mystery-themed games. Join us, won’t you?
Pick Up & Deliver 242: Mystery Game (https://rattleboxgames.com/2020/07/09/pick-up-deliver-242-mystery-games/)
Race Games
Whitehall Mystery (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/190082/whitehall-mystery) (2017)*
Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition) (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181279/fury-of-dracula-thirdfourth-edition) (2015)
Scotland Yard (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/438/scotland-yard) (1983)
Mysterium Park (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301767/mysterium-park) (2020)
HeroQuest; Apothebakery; Mysterium Park; Big Book of Madness (revisited) (https://rattleboxgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/puad870-HeroQuest-ApotheBakery-MysteriumPark-BigBook.mp3)
Story Games
The Sherlock Files: Elementary Entries (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/282673/the-sherlock-files-elementary-entries) (2019)*
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2511/sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-the-thames-mu) (1981)
Time Stories (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146508/time-stories) (aka T.I.M.E Stories) (2015)
MicroMacro: Crime City (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318977/micromacro-crime-city) (2020)
The Frank Book (https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/the-frank-book-softback?srsltid=AU7gw4WI_FVObNYpmS1r71M4-Th6ZtWIN3D9N5W2lfRZoDIiiO3BudTz)
Undo: Cherry Blossom Festival (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271044/undo-cherry-blossom-festival) (2019)
Deduction and Clue games
Awkward Guests: The Walton Case (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188866/awkward-guests-the-walton-case) (2016)*
Clue (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1294/clue) (1969)
Awkward Guests 2: The Berwick Cases (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/378477/awkward-guests-2-the-berwick-cases) (2023)
P.I. (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129050/pi) (2012)
Cryptid (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246784/cryptid) (2018)
Descriptions with an asterix ( * ) are also used in my current mystery class.
12 Oct 2026
HeroQuest; Apothebakery; Mysterium Park; The Big Book of Madness (revisited)
PU&D870: HeroQuest; Apothebakery; Mysterium Park; The Big Book of Madness (revisited)Brendan shares his thoughts on three games he tried recently for the first time, and one game he revisited or expanded. Join us, won’t you?
HeroQuest (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/699/heroquest) (1989)
Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29368/last-night-on-earth-the-zombie-game) (2007)
Apothebakery: The Culinary Alchemists (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/411202/apothebakery-the-culinary-alchemists) (2025)
Mysterium Park (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301767/mysterium-park) (2020)
Mysterium (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium) (2015)
The Big Book of Madness (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171233/the-big-book-of-madness) (2015) (revisited)
Pandemic (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30549/pandemic) (2008)
Have you played these games? What do you think of them? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269 (https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/).
7 Oct 2026
Stefan Feld (Great Designers)
Brendan adds to his Great Designers series (https://rattleboxgames.com/tag/great-designers/), talking about his experience with Stefan Feld games, and which ones he likes the best. Join us, won’t you?His four games I’ve played the most:
The Castles of Burgundy (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271320/the-castles-of-burgundy) (2019)
Carpe Diem (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245934/carpe-diem) (2018)
Trajan (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102680/trajan) (2011)
Bonfire (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304420/bonfire) (2020)
Played multiple times, but not top tier
Bruges (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/136888/bruges) (2013)
Forum Trajanum (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244049/forum-trajanum) (2018)
AquaSphere (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159508/aquasphere) (2014)
La Isla (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/154246/la-isla) (2014)
What are your favorite Stefan Feld games? Share your thinking over on Boardgamegeek in our guild #3269 (https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/).
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