Pick Up And Deliver

Brendan shares his first impressions of five games. Join us, won’t you?Flipology (2019)Miaui (2017)Shamans (2021)Electronic Mall Madness (1989)Careers (1955)What games have you tried recently? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek.com in guild #3269.

Brendan tries out a new segment: Astrology Files. In this episode, he talks about what games Capricorns must be good at. Join us, won’t you?Allure.com’s “12 Zodiac Signs: Dates and Personality Traits”TimeTokaido (2012)AuZtralia (2018)PatiencePatience (1783)PerseverancePerseverance: Castaway Chronicles – Episodes 1 & 2 (2022)Innovation (2010)DedicationThrough the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (2015)Sea GoatMountain Goats (2010)Nusfjord (2017)Blood Rage (2015)Material and Emotional RealmsFood Chain Magnate (2015)What games would you recommend for these traits? What games do you like as Capricorns? Share over on boardgamegeek.com in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried out recently, and one game he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?Wrath of Fire Mountain (2024)Sky Team (2023)XCOM: The Board Game (2015) revisitedHarmonies (2024)Place 1 Animal Cube – Annoying rule book choice (unreasonably heated rant for minor issue)What games have you tried recently? Do you know any of these games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan looks back at 2010 and talks about the games he thinks are best from that year. Join us, won’t you?Exempt7 Wonders (2010)London (2010)Top 5Innovation (2010)20th Century (2010)Mountain Goats (2010)Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game (2010)K2 (2010)Want to playCatacombs (2010)Defenders of the Realm (2010)Dominant Species (2010)Fresco (2010)Ghost Blitz (2010)Luna (2010)Merchants & Marauders (2010)Moongha Invaders: Mad Scientists and Atomic Monsters Attack the Earth! (2010)Mystery Express (2010)Prêt-à-Porter (2010)Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Board Game (2010)Vinhos (2010)Honorable MentionsBest Theme: Nuns on the Run (2010)Coolest Experience: Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space (2010)Great Origin: Onirim (2010)Most Anxiety: Anomia (2010)PlayedAlien Frontiers (2010)Battle Sheep (2010)Cthulhu Dice (2010)Forbidden Island (2010)Hanabi (2010)Olympus (2010)Rattus (2010)Snake Oil (2010)Troyes (2010)Wits & Wagers Family (2010)What are your favorite 2010 games? Share your thoughts over on boardgameg

Brendan shares his thoughts about three games he played recently for the first time. Join us, won’t you?Let’s Go! To Japan (2024)Ulterior Design (2023)Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes it All (2018)Snakesss (2021)What games have you been playing lately? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about the books he read in Quarter 3 of 2024. Join us, won’t you?Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (2007)Echopraxia (Firefall #2) by Peter Watts, Adam J. Rough (Narrator) (2014)Marple: Twelve New Mysteries by Naomi Alderman et al (2022)Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, Mary Robinette Kowal (Narrator), Will Damron (Narrator) (2015)Edge of the Wire by Scott Kenemore (2024)Dwellings (Dwellings #1-3) by Jay Stephens (2024)Death of a Maid (Hamish MacBeth #22) by M.C. Beaton (2007)This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (2019)JAWS by Peter Benchley (1974)What did you read in Q3 of 2024? Share your reading over on Boardgamegeek in Guild #3269.

Brendan talks about three games he played recently for the first time. Join us, won’t you?HITSTER (2022)Look at the Stars (2022)Pig Mania (Pass the Pigs) (1977) revisitedEvolution (2014)What games have you tried for the first time recently? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares quick thoughts about a bunch of games he tried recently. It’s a Board Game Espresso Coffee Flight! Join us, won’t you?Tsuro of the Seas (2012)Word War (1978)Clue Junior Marvel Avengers (2021)Uno: Seinfeld (2023)The Office: Downsizing Game (2019)Senet (-3500)What games have you tried recently? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his gaming stats from December 2024 and his plans for the new year. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, December 2024NEW GAME – Pig Mania ✓SHELF CLEARER – Mystery Date ✓NEW GAME 2 – Funny Friends XTRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Hunted: Wode Ridge XShelf of OpportunityExpand YourshelfTop of the Stack, January 2025NEW GAME – EarthSHELF CLEARER – Space FreaksNEW GAME 2 – SkyjoTRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Badass Zombie KillersHow did you do in December? Share your experience over at boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts about the remaining 12 scary movies he watched during spooky season this year. Join us, won’t you?Slashing Through Cinema 10 – my entryThe Fly 1958My Father’s Work (2022)Jennifer’s Body 2009 MonsterheartsLate Night with the Devil 2023A Quiet Place: Day One 2024Nuns on the Run (2010)Haunt 2019The Final Girls 2015Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies (2023)Final Girl: The Happy Trails Horror (2021)The Haunted Castle 1896Betrayal at House on the Hill (2004)The Avenging Conscience 1914Edgar Allan Poe: The Horror Gamebook (2020)Lake Michigan Monster 2018Hundreds of Beavers 2022Unfathomable (2021)The Red Spectre 1907Deal with the Devil (2022)The Wailing 2016Hako OnnaThe Innocents 1961DreadWhich of these movies have you seen? What did you watch this year? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts about 12 of the 24 scary movies he watched during spooky season this year. Join us, won’t you?Slashing Through Cinema 10 – my entryNandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose 2023Remember Remember podcastLonglegs 2024The Dead Zone 1983Mysterium (2015)The Host 2006Beast (2022)New Nightmare 1994Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 2024Ghostbusters: The Board Game (2015)The Curse of the Cat People 1944Godzilla Minus One 2023King of Tokyo (2011)Godzilla: Tokyo Clash (2020)Talk to Me 2022Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum 2018Betrayal at House on the Hill (2004)Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (1994)Vampire Hunter D 1985What scary movies did you watch in Spooky season of 2024? Share them over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about three games he played for the first time recently, and one he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?Oh-Wah-Ree (1962)Spirits of the Rice Paddy (2015)Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest (2022) (1 Year, 9 Months, 23 Days dusty)Federation (2022)What games have you tried recently? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in our guild, #3269.

Brendan talks about the movies he watched in September and November of 2024, Join us, won’t you?Back to the FutureBack to the Future 2Back to the Future 3Back to the Future: Back in Time (2020)Back to the Future: An Adventure Through Time (2016)Jimmy Savile: A British Horror StorySherlock, “The Lying Detective”K2: The Killer SummitK2 (2010)Summit: The Board Game (2017)That Thing You Do!On Tour (2019)Rock Hard: 1977 (2024)What movies did you watch in September and November?

Brendan shares his thoughts on three games he tried recently for the first time. Join us, won’t you?Bora BoraBonfire (2020)Luna (2010)AquaSphere (2014)OriflammeStrife: Legacy of the Eternals (2014)Donner Dinner Party (revisited)Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game (2008)The Resistance (2009)Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition (2008)Set CubedSET (1988)What games have you tried recently? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about the games he played in November, and what he’s got coming up. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, November 2024NEW GAME – Funny FriendsSHELF CLEARER – Spirits of the Rice Paddy✓NEW GAME 2 – Hand-to-Hand WombatTRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Badass Zombie KillersShelf of OpportunityExpand Yourshelf ListTop of the Stack, December 2024NEW GAME – Pig ManiaSHELF CLEARER – Mystery DateNEW GAME 2 – Funny FriendsTRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Hunted: Wode RidgeWhat did you play in November? Head over to Boardgamegeek guild #3269 and share your plays.

Brendan looks back at the games that came out in 2011 and ranks them. Join us, won’t you?ExemptLast Will (2011)The Castles of Burgundy (2011)Top 5Dungeon Petz (2011)Trajan (2011)The Adventurers: The Pyramid of Horus (2011)Mage Knight Board Game (2011)Friday (2011)Want to playWar of the Ring: Second Edition (2011)Discworld: Ankh-Morpork (2011)Village (2011)Nightfall (2011)Honorable MentionsSign of things to come: A Few Acres of Snow (2011)Best Stabby game: A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)Game I could get lost in: The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game (2011)Best Dice Game: Elder Sign (2011)Game I like that no one else does: Kingdom Builder (2011)Weirdest game: Tragedy Looper (2011)Game that’s more hype in my mind than plays on my table: Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game (2011)Best game I played in Iceland with an Icelander: Yggdrasil (2011)Really fun real-time drawing game: Pictomania (2011)Excellent I pick-you choose mechanism game: Mammut (2011)PlayedTakenokoKing of TokyoSkullFla

Brendan talks about three games he tried for the first time recently, and one he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?Rats of Wistar (2023)Bullet♥︎ (2021)The Hunger (2021)Race for the Galaxy (2007) (revisited)What games have you tried recently? Join us over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269 to share your game plays!

Brendan talks about three games he played for the first time recently, and one game he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?Linko!Vampire QueenIt IS the same Kramer as the one who co-designed Linko!Terrors of LondonFlip 7What games have you tried lately? Share your game plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares a bit about games he’s come to realize he doesn’t want to play any more. When someone sets these up, he’s likely to say “Nah, I’m good.”Settlers of Catan (1995)Monopoly (1935)Munchkin (2001)Cards Against Humanity (2009)Photosynthesis (2017)Smash Up (2012)Cosmic Encounter (2008)On the bubble:Arboretum (2015)What games are on your “Nah, I’m good” list?