Pick Up And Deliver

Brendan shares his plays from July and his plans for August. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, July 2025NEW GAME – Wondrous Creatures✓SHELF CLEARER – Fallen AngelNEW GAME 2 – Kinfire Delve: Callous’ Grotto✓Top 50 Choice – Dungeon PetzKingdoms Lawn GameBrendan’s CollectionTop 50 ListShelf of OpportunityExpand yourShelfTop of the Stack, August 2025NEW GAME – The Mirroring of Mary KingSHELF CLEARER – Fallen AngelNEW GAME 2 – Endeavor: Deep SeaTop 50 Choice – Dungeon PetzWhat games did you play in July? Share your thoughts in our guild, #3269.

Brendan talks a bit about the games he plans to bring on his trip to Colorado, and why he chose them. Join us, won’t you?Pick Up & Deliver 140: Have Games, Will TravelNot bringing — too bigWelcome To… (2018)London (Second Edition) (2017)Eight-Minute Empire: Legends (2013)Solo Games I will likely bringSprawlopolis (2018)Mr. Cabbagehead’s Garden (2016)Pulp Detective (2018)Competitive Games I could bringCrypt (2018)Tides of Madness (2016)Fugitive (2017)Lost Cities (1999)Tacta Promotional Edition (2025)Qwixx (2012)Cooperative GameKinfire Delve: Callous’ Lab (2024)Unlock!: Short Adventures – The Awakening of the MummyWhat games would you bring on your trip? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts about three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?Feed the Kraken (2022)Secret Hitler (2016)Fresco (2010)Cloud City (2020) (revisited)Bärenpark: The Bad News Bears (2019)Sir Ocelot’s Cave (2025)Do you enjoy these games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan looks back 400 episodes and sees that he was talking about games with tracks. So he revisits that subject.Pick Up & Deliver 363: Games with Tracks400 Back seriesTech tree / Tech Tracks on BGGTrack as counterCoimbra (2018)Nucleum (2023)Theme failsPlanet Unknown (2022)Tapestry (2019)Revive (2022)Theme succeedsPraga Caput Regni (2020)Messina 1347 (2021)Which games with tracks did I miss? Which ones do you love? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares some thoughts about one of his favorite game designers, Uwe Rosenberg. Join us, won’t you?The Great Designers seriesFarm gamesAgricola (2007)Caverna: The Cave Farmers (2013)Nusfjord (2017)Polyomino gamesPatchwork (2014)A Feast for Odin (2016)New York Zoo (2020)Other gamesLe Havre (2008)Glass Road (2013)Bohnanza (1997)Nova Luna (2019)Applejack (2022)Reykholt (2018)Which of these are your favorite Uwe Rosenberg games? Share your thoughts in our guild over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he played for the first time recently, and one he revisited. Join us, won’t you?Arcs (2024)Pax Pamir: Second Edition (2019)Voidfall (2023)Evidence: Hush Money (2023)Nucleum (2023) (revisited)Brass: Birmingham (2018)Sorcerer City (2020)Galaxy Trucker (2007)What games have you tried recently? What do you think of these games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts about the movies he watched in May of 2025, and the games that would be good to play alongside those movies.Micmacs (2009)Stuffed Fables (2018)Mice and Mystics (2012)Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025)Joking Hazard (2016)Charty Party (2019)The Mandalorian: Adventures (2024)The In-Laws (1979)[redacted] (2014)The Andromeda Strain (1971)Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 (2015)The Fall Guy (2024)Paddington in Peru (2024)Mice and Mystics (2012)The Lost Expedition (2017)Sinners (2025)Speakeasy Blues (2018)Speakeasy (2025)Panic Station (2011)On Tour (2019)Rock Hard: 1977 (2024)Draft & Write Records (2024)One Night Ultimate Vampire (2016)Till Dawn (2014)The Hunger (2021)What do you think of these films? Share your experience over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about the games he dusted off in March and April of 2025 but didn’t get a chance to talk about again. Join us, won’t you?March dusty games– Elder Sign (1 Year, 4 Months, 17 Days dusty)– Patchwork (1 Year, 7 Months, 12 Days dusty)– Chocolate Factory (1 Year, 8 Months, 6 Days dusty)– Bärenpark (1 Year, 13 Days dusty)April dusty games– Escape: Curse of the Temple (2 Years, 11 Days dusty) ✓– Port Royal (2 Years, 2 Months, 29 Days dusty) ✓– Globetrotting (2 Years, 10 Months, 11 Days dusty) ✓– Quacks of Quedlinberg (2 Years, 7 Months, 3 Days dusty) ✓What games did you dust off in March and April? What do you think of the games I dusted off? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you?In the Year of the Dragon: 10th Anniversary (2017)Beijing (2026)Notre Dame: 10th Anniversary (2017)Agricola (2007)Parade (2007)Hardback (2018) (revisited)Ascension: Deckbuilding Game (2010)Evenfall (2023)Elysium (2015)What games have you tried lately? What do you think of these games? Share your experiences with them over on Boardgamegeek in our guild, #3269.

Brendan shares things he likes a lot about Revive, from Aporta games.Distinct player factions7 Wonders (2010)Shared map with interactionMosaic: A Story of Civilization (2022)Combotastic Tech TreePraga Caput Regni (2020)Do you enjoy Revive? Share your thoughts on it over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Springing from a great conversation over on the PU&D Guild forums on Boardgamegeek, Brendan reflects on what makes for a great first play. Join us, won’t you?“The Poisoned Chalice”A Great Teach“How to Teach Games Like a Pro”The Party Game CastNucleum (2023)Happy Salmon (2016)Everdell Farshore (2023)Nanty Narking (2019)Life & Mood & AtmosphereTiny Towns (2019)Carpe Diem (2018)The Hunger (2021)Rats of Wistar (2023)MindsetAndroid: Netrunner (2012)John’s criteriaPredisposition – Sidereal Confluence (2017)Surprise – Free Radicals (2022)Atmosphere – Bärenpark (2017)What makes a good play for you? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently for the first time. Join us, won’t you?XenoShyft: Dreadmire (2017)Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant (2012)Valeria: Card Kingdoms (2016)Concordia Venus (2018) expansionWhat games have you tried out recently? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares a summary of his plays in June and his plans for July. Join us, won’t you?June Top of the StackTOTAL For the Year so far: 15/18NEW GAME – Aeroplanes✓SHELF CLEARER – In The Year of the Dragon✓NEW GAME 2 – Xenoshyft: Dreadmire✓Top 50 Choice – Ghost Stories✓Shelf of OpportunityExpand YourShelfJuly Top of the StackNEW GAME – Wondrous CreaturesSHELF CLEARER – Fallen AngelNEW GAME 2 – Kinfire Delve: Callous’ GrottoTop 50 Choice – Dungeon PetzWhat games did you play in June? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about what games Cancer gamers might like or be good at. Join us, won’t you?Sea and ShoreLe Havre (2008)A Feast for Odin (2016)Nusfjord (2017)Fleet: The Dice Game (Second Edition) (2020)Emotional and Material RealmsUnconscious Mind (2024)Comanauts (2019)Cerebria: The Inside World (2018)Psychic AbilitiesArkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage “Game.” (2021)Mysterium (2015)Establish TrustThe Resistance (2009)A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)Diplomacy (1959)Molly House (2025)Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game (2014)CrabsCrabs Adjust Humidity (2013)Crabs in a Bucket (2023)Oh Crab! (2025)What games from each category did I miss? What other aspects of the Cancer sign should we take into account? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you?Project: ELITE (2020)Escape: The Curse of the Temple (2012)Molly House (2025)Pax Pamir: Second Edition (2019)Root (2018)Hollywood 1947 (2023)Above and Below (2015) revisitedWhat games have you tried lately? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in our guild, #3269.Transcript: TXT and PDF

Brendan looks back at the games that came out in 2007 and 2008 to see which games are the best games. Join us, won’t you?Top 5 from 2007-2008A Touch of Evil: The Supernatural Game (2008)Le Havre (2008)Galaxy Trucker (2007)Race for the Galaxy (2007)Lost Cities: The Board Game (2008)Honorable Mentions1960: The Making of the President (2007)Dominion (2008)Pandemic (2008)Parade (2007)Biblios (2007)SuperlativesBest Memories: Whoowasit? (2007)Things to Come: League of Six (2007)Weirdest Game: Space Alert (2008)Game I Should Like But Don’t: Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game (2008)Game I Should Like But Don’t: Cosmic Encounter (2008)Episode 670: Nah, I’m GoodSurprise: Patrician (2007)Excluded because of my Top 50Brass: Lancashire (2007)Agricola (2007)Ghost Stories (2008)Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game (2007)What games do you like best from 2007 and 2008? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about several underused mechanisms he loves. Join us, won’t you?Evenfall (2023)Upper Row / Bottom RowElysium (2015)Valley of the Kings (2014)Action TowersElysium (2015)One player has all the pointsAndroid: Netrunner (2012)Follow and copyGlory to Rome (2005)Puerto Rico (2002)Broom Service (2015)Arcs (2024)Auctions You Don’t Mind LosingFurnace (2020)Brian Boru: High King of Ireland (2021)Action Cards that also ScoreConcordia Venus (2018)What mechanisms would you like to see in more games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in Guild #3269.

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you?One Night Ultimate Alien (2017)Nefarious (2011)Trickdraw (2022)Drones vs Seagulls⁠ (2022)Flipology (2019)Crossfire (2017)Savernake Forest (2023)Nimalia (2023)What games have you tried lately? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts about the films he watched in March and April of 2025. Join us, won’t you?The Devil Wears PradaPrêt-à-Porter (2010)Fit to Print (2023)DoomDOOM: The Board Game (2016)PhilomenaSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1981)The PostFit to Print (2023)Watergate (2019)ThelmaHolding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr (2018)Apollo 13High Frontier (2010)Apollo: A Game Inspired by NASA Moon Missions (2020)Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (2024)TrumboHollywood 1947 (2023)The Man from EarthCosmosSETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (2024)Judgment at NurembergHeart EyesWhat films did you watch in March and April of 2025? Share your viewing over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried out recently. Join us, won’t you?Whitehall Mystery (2017)Scotland Yard (1983)Time Bomb Evolution (2016)Madame Medora’s House of Curiosities (2024)Cockroach Poker (2004) (revisited)Have you played any of these games? If so, what do you think of them? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.