Pick Up And Deliver

Brendan talks about three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?Tribond (1989)BUILDZI (2020)Rolemodels: The Battle for Vyk’ Tornaahl (2013)Thunderbirds (2015) (revisited)The Gang (2024)Have you played any of these games? Share your thoughts on them over on boardgamegeek in our guild, #3269.

Brendan talks about games where experience and depth of knowledge gives players a dramatic advantage in play. Join us, won’t you?Fantasy Realms (2017)Knowing the DeckRace for the Galaxy (2007)Everdell (2018)Res Arcana (2019)Villagers (2019)Mastering Complex SystemsThrough the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (2015)Underwater Cities (2018)Ark Nova (2021)Terraforming Mars (2016)The Nature of EfficiencyAgricola (2007)Trickerion: Legends of Illusion (2015)Century: Golem Edition (2017)What games do you think offer extreme home field advantage? Share your thoughts over on boardgame geek in guild #3269.Transcript: Txt or PDF

Brendan talks about three games he played recently for the first time, and one he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?Android: Infiltration (2012)Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure (2016)The Adventurers: The Pyramid of Horus (2011)Minotaur Lords (2004)Battle Line (2000)Scarab Lords (2002)Sidereal Confluence (2017)Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street Irregulars (2020)What games have you tried lately? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.Transcript: Txt or Pdf

Brendan shares his innumeracy regarding the chances of succeeding with random success. Join us, won’t you?Han Solo’s famous quoteBad odds with cardsTerraforming Mars (2016)“Search for Life” cardSkyjo (2015)Flip 7 (2024)Bad odds with dicePerudo (1800)Elder Sign (2011)Ghost Stories (2008)Gambling on finding the thing you needCalico (2020)7 Wonders (2010)When do you ignore the odds for the sake of fun? Share your stories over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts on real-time games… in real time! Join us for this unedited episode of Pick Up & Deliver, won’t you?Quick Reaction GamesAnomia: Party Edition (2013)Heist: One Team, One Mission (2019)SET (1988)Dutch Blitz (1960)Dro Polter (aka DroPolter) (2023)Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (2018)Stay Cool (2019)Shouty GamesPit (1903)Happy Salmon (2016)Call of the Wild (2018)dude (2018)Fast Action Co-OpsEscape: The Curse of the Temple (2012)FUSE (2015)London Dread (2016)Space Alert (2008)Illiterati (2023)Fast Action Competitive GamesPendulum (2020)Galaxy Trucker (2007)Bullet Heart (aka Bullet♥︎) (2021)Sidereal Confluence (2017)Turn-based Real Time Co-opsKites (2022)Magic Rabbit (2020)Bomb Busters (2024)What real-time games do you enjoy most? Share your ideas over on boardgamegeek in guildTranscript: Txt or PDF

Brendan talks about three games he played for the first time recently and one game he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?Clue: The Office (2009)Resafa (2024)Galactic Renaissance (2024)Cryptid (2018) (revisited)What do you think of these games? What other games have you tried lately? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269

Brendan shares his observations about the Fantasy Flight 2004 Spring Catalog. Join us, won’t you?Minotaur Lords (2004)Blue Moon (2004)War of the Ring (2004)WarCraft: The Board Game (2003)WarCraft: The Board Game – Expansion Set (2004)A Game of Thrones (2003)A Game of Thrones: A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)A Game of Thrones Collectible Card Game (2002)Call of Cthulhu: Collectible Card Game (2004)Runebound (2004)FirebornMidnightDawnforgeThe Lord of the Rings (2000)Lord of the Rings: Friends & Foes (2001)Lord of the Rings: Sauron (2002)Lord of the Rings Trivia Game (2003)Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation (2002)The Hobbit: The Defeat of Smaug (2001)What do you remember of FFG from the 2004 era? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in Guild #3269.

Brendan shares some insights about his game plays in March 2025. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack list, March 2025NEW GAME – Resafa ✓SHELF CLEARER – Clue: The Office ✓NEW GAME 2 – Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street Irregulars ✓Top 50 Choice – Carpe Diem ✓Shelf of OpportunityExpand yourShelfTop of the Stack list, April 2025What did you play in March of 2025? Head over to boardgamegeek guild #3269 and share your plays!Transcript: txt or pdf

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you?Kemet (2012)Kemet: Blood and Sand (2021)Hunted: Wode Ridge (2023)Hunted: Kobayashi Tower (2021)Hunted: Mining Colony 415 (2021)Apothecary: Plague Doctors (2023)Elder Sign (2011) (revisited)What games have you tried lately? Jump into the conversation over on boardgamegeek in guild 3269.

Brendan examines the recent posts on boardgamegeek as though the threads are there as questions for him. Join us, won’t you?Gamifying Candy Land – A Thought ExercisePasted-on Themes and Rating Games in Genres You HateArk Nova (2021)Praga Caput Regni (2020)HelloHow would you approach designing a game that relies on huge amount of cards.Any D&D groups in Hope ???“Always Hope”Webapp to visualize your collectionWhen You Run Out Of Chairs At The TableWhat’s your favorite game day food?What do you think of this format? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guildTranscript: txt or pdf

Brendan shares his movie views from January 2025 and some games that go with them. Join us, won’t you?Nosferatu (2024)Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition) (2015)Arkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)The Crucible (1996)Witch of Salem (2008)Septima (2023)Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)Oldboy (2003)Vengeance (2018)Twisters (2024)Storm Chasers (2021)Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)Burgle Bros. (2015)Boy Kills World (2023)The Duke (2020)What games did you watch in January? Share your views over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he played for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?Dracula’s Feast: New Blood (2020)Glyphics (2022)A Gest of Robin Hood (2024)Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022)What games have you tried lately? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan returns to the “Great Designers” series to talk about two clever Norweigians: Kristian Amundsen Østby and Eilif Svensson. Join us, won’t you?Escape: The Curse of the Temple (2012) (Østby only)Mammut (2011) (Østby only)Riverside (2021) (Svensson et al, no Østby)Revive (2022)Trails of Tucana (2019)Rahdo plays Trails of TucanaKokoro: Avenue of the Kodama (2017)Avenue (2016)Capital Lux (2016)The Magnificent (2019)Saltfjord (2024)Bad Company (2021)Which games from these designers do you enjoy? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269. Join us, won’t you?

Brendan talks about the books he read in the last three months of 2024. Join us, won’t you?The Penguin Pool MurderAwkward Guests: The Walton Case (2016)ShakedownSonar (2017)Captain Sonar (2016)Agent to the StarsVisitor in Blackwood Grove (2018)The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the CallaShadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients (2014)Kingdom Of The WickedStuffed Fables (2018)Zoey Is Too Drunk for This DystopiaAndroid (2008)What were you reading in the last part of 2024? Share your reads over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares a little bit about each of several games he dusted off in the last three months of 2024 about which he never had a chance to chat. Join us, won’t you?October 2024– Rummy  ( > 10 Years dusty)November 2024– Dixit: Journey (2 Years, 25 Days dusty)– Kahuna (2 Years, 9 Months, 26 Days dusty)– Settlers of Catan (1 Year, 9 Months, 18 Days dusty)– Grand Austria Hotel (1 Year, 9 Months, 28 Days dusty)– Concept (7 Years, 10 Months, 27 Days dusty)– Gingerbread House (2 Years, 11 Months, 29 Days)December 2024– Isle of Skye (3 Years, 4 Months, 28 Days dusty)– New York Zoo (1 Year, 2 Months, 25 Days dusty)– Dungeon Mayhem (5 Days, 4 Months, 7 Days dusty)– Marvel Dice Throne (1 Year, 4 Months, 13 Days dusty)– Yahtzee ( > 10 Years)– Glory to Rome (1 Year, 5 Months, 12 Days)– 13 Dead End Drive (3 Years, 8 Months, 29 Days)– 221b Baker Street: The Master Detective Game– Santa’s Workshop (360 Days dusty)What games have you dusted off? Share your cleaned out games over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan does a deep-dive review of the ‘Haven games. Join us, won’t you?Pick Up & Deliver 84: Gloomhaven (Message from the Deep)‘Haven games I talk about:Gloomhaven (2017)Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (2020)Frosthaven (2022)Complex cooperative playSpirit Island (2017)Aeon’s End (2016)Great use of Random-to-resolveStar Wars: Rebellion (2016)Axis & Allies (2004)Individualized GrowthDungeons & DragonsArkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)“The Reveal”Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 (2015)Have you played Gloomhaven or any of the other ‘Haven games? Share what you think of them over on boardgamegeek in our guild, #3269.Transcript: text or pdf

Brendan talks about what games Pisces gamers might like or be good at. Join us, won’t you?Allure.com’s “12 Zodiac Signs: Dates and Personality Traits”IntuitiveThe Mind (2018)Mysterium (2015)The Resistance (2009)Empathetic / SensitiveHanabi (2010)Bärenpark (2017)A Gentle Rain (2021)Swimming in Opposite DirectionsSchotten Totten (1999)Lost Cities (1999)Drones vs Seagulls⁠ (2022)FishOceans (2020)Finspan (2025)Fleet: The Dice Game (2018)Ark Nova: Marine Worlds (2023)Nusfjord (2017)Are you a Pisces? Do you know any Pisces? Do these games fit their taste? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games and one expansion he played for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West (2023)Bomb Busters (2024)Histrio (2016)Flash Point: Fire Rescue (2011)What games have you tried recently? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan looks back at a year of gaming from before he was doing the podcast, and chooses his superlative games and his top 5. Join us, won’t you?Top 5 games:Shipyard (2009)The Resistance (2009)Small World (2009)Arctic Scavengers (2009)Dungeon Lords (2009)Superlative games:Best Two-Player Game: Jaipur (2009)Coolest Game: Claustrophobia (2009)Best Family Game: Castle Panic (2009)Weirdest Game: Bunny Bunny Moose Moose (2009)Best Table Presence: The Adventurers: The Temple of Chac (2009)What games do you love from 2009? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about the games he played in February and the games he wants to play in March. Join us, won’t you?February Top of the StackNEW GAME – Capital Lux✓SHELF CLEARER – Alien: Fate of the Nostromo✓NEW GAME 2 – Miskatonic School for Boys✓Top 50 Choice – Dungeon PetzShelf of OpportunityMy Top 50Expand YourshelfMarch Top of the StackNEW GAME – ResafaSHELF CLEARER – Clue: The OfficeNEW GAME 2 – Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street IrregularsTop 50 Choice – Carpe DiemWhat games did you play in February? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.