Pick Up And Deliver

In Episode 127: Board Game Snobbery, Brendan shares his experience at the Board Game Club for which he serves as faculty adviser, and the thoughts it gave him about how we talk about our hobby and our engagement with people outside the hobby.

In Episode 126, Brendan shares his thinking about bringing games to a game group when he doesn’t know the size of the group, the hobby-level of the group, or the style of play they prefer.Games I brought:Two Rooms and a BoomWelcome To…The Resistance: AvalonLadies and GentlemenBetween Two Citiesdude and More dudeGizmosWhat games would you bring for an event like this? Pop over to our Boardgame Geek guild (#3269) and let us know!

In Episode 125, Brendan shares his quick thoughts after a first play of four different games:New York 1901League of SixComanautsA Handful of StarsWhat new games have you tried lately? Post your initial impressions of them over on our Board Game Geek guild, #3269.

In Episode 124, Brendan shares some lessons he’s learned as he studied the particularly difficult-to-parse rulebook for A Handful of Stars.Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective – Jack The Ripper and West End MysteriesA Handful of StarsA Few Acres of SnowMythotopiaDominionMarvel LegendaryHave you had a particularly difficult time understanding something in a rulebook? How have other rulebooks solved the problem you were facing? Head over to Board Game Geek guild #3269 and let us know.

Episode 123: Brendan ponders a difficult question from the Pick Up and Deliver Guild: if you could have any game group you’d like and choose the games, what would the game day be?ShowText of the original question, from our BGG forum.Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (novel)Cerebria: The Inside WorldHow I Met Your Mother (tv show)MonikersA Study in Emerald (1st edition)The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeTransmetropolitan by Warren Ellis and Derrick RobertsonKati Jones from NetrunnerShadowrun RPGBlue Peg, Pink PegThe Brawling Brothers Board Game PodcastA Touch of EvilThe Secret CabalTrickerionBohnanza7 WondersFive TribesWhat would your ideal game day be? Drop by the Pick Up and Deliver Guild over on Board Game Geek, #3269 and let us know.

PUaD Episode 122: Brendan shares some answers to a few brief questions that were posted in the BoardGameGeek guild this weekend. #3269Games I played this week: Tides of Time, Wingspan, Small World.Forgot My Dice podcastQuestions answered todayOther games mentioned this episode: Gloomhaven, Vindication, Letters from Whitechapel, Whitehall Mystery, Fury of Dracula, Nuns on the RunFavorite solo games: Friday, Onirim, Space Hulk: Death Angel, The Lost Expedition, Castellion, Cerebria.

PUaD Episode 121: Brendan explores the similarities between London and Wingspan, two engine building games that he's playing a lot this year.

Episode 120: Brendan shares his “Top of the Stack” update for February 2019.Show notes:See the whole Top of the Stack post over on BoardGameGeek.Betrayal LegacyCodenames DuetdudeChronicles of CrimeJustinianPhotosynthesisShelf of OpportunityPop over to the Pick Up and Deliver guild, #3269, on Board Game Geek and let us know how your month went!

PUaD 119: Brendan answers a question from the PUaD forum and talks about Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth, The Arkham Horror Card Game, and Hellboy.

PUaD 118: Brendan shares his board game pairings to accompany films or novels about this episode’s topic: Winter.

Episode 117: Here at the beginning of January 2019, we start season 2 of PICK UP AND DELIVER. Brendan leaps back into it with a bit of "games I've been playing" and a discussion of this year's gaming challenges. Lots of fun gaming on its way!

PUaD 116: Brendan discusses three games he’s recently played, each one only once, and his first impressions thereof.The games:Kings of Air and Steam1960: The Making of a PresidentCerebria: The Inside MindWhat have you been playing lately? Have you played any of these games? Drop by our guild, #3269, over on Boardgamegeek.com and let us know!

PUaD 115:Brendan responds to a listener question about the "Homer Simpson Car" game he would like to see.Things Brendan would include:AsymmetryHidden components and bluffingMultiple paths to victoryHidden motivesFeeling of not enoughDeep Complexity in choicesStoryUnusual ThemeExcellent componentsGames mentioned:Android: NetrunnerA Study in EmeraldAnachronyTrickerionCerebriaArctic ScavengersLadies and GentlemenWhat would be in your Homer Simpson Car? Join us over on BoardGame Geek guild #3269 and let us know.

Episode 114: Brendan shares his monthly gaming update, including his 10x10 progress, his new games played, and other news.November 2018 Top of the Stack entryDecember 2018 Top of the Stack entryHow was your November gaming? Let us know over on BoardGameGeek, guild #3269.

PUaD 113: Brendan shares his thoughts on the future of the Pick Up and Deliver podcast.Have feedback or thoughts about how we should continue? Let us know over on BoardGameGeek, guild #3269.

PUaD 112: Brendan shares games he played in the first half of November.Game discussed:Epic ResortWhat have you been playing lately? Join us over on BoardGame Geek and let us know, guild #3269.

PUaD 111: Brendan answers a question posed in the Q&A forum over on Boardgame geek.Have some questions you want Brendan to answer for next month? Join us over on BoardGameGeek at BGG guild #3269.

PUaD 110: Brendan shares his early thoughts on the new Martin Wallace game, AuZtralia.AuZtraliaA Study in EmeraldHave you tried AuZtralia? What do you think of it, or other games like it? Join us over on BoardGameGeek at BGG guild #3269.

PUaD 109: Brendan returns to a theme from an early episode -- swimming as a game -- to talk about how the different experiences of officiating swimming taps into some of the same experiences of playing games.Episode 009 - On SwimmingUSA SwimmingWhat things from outside your gaming life make you think of games and gaming? Let us know over in our Board Game Geek Guild, #3269.

Episode 108: Brendan shares his top of the stack report from November, filling you in on gameplays from October.Brendan’s Top of the Stack listThe MindSynodGearseedPocket MarsFavor of the PharaohColonyTyrusA Touch of EvilWhat did you play this month? Pop over to our boardgamegeek guild #3269 and let us know.