Pick Up and Deliver

Pick Up & Deliver 270: Top of the Stack, October 2020 - Brendan does his monthly gameplay summary episode, the "Top of the Stack."

Pick Up & Deliver 269: Celestia, Automobiles, Pendulum (Shootin’ from the Hip – Triple Shot) – Brendan shares his first impressions of three more games he encountered recently.

Pick Up & Deliver 268: The Search for Planet X, Sushi Roll, Isle of Skye (Shootin’ from the Hip – Triple Shot) – Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently.

Pick Up & Deliver 267: Gentle Conflict Mechanisms, part 2 - Brendan continues the discussion about Gentle Conflict Mechanisms, started in episode 266.

Pick Up & Deliver 266: Gentle Conflict Mechanisms, part 1 – Brendan begins a discussion of conflict mechanisms that allow for player interaction that doesn’t seem so vicious. Continued in Part 2.

Pick Up & Deliver 265: Tussie Mussie, Sprawlopolis, Skulls of Sedlec (Shootin' from the Hip - Triple Shot) - Brendan shares his early impressions of three Button Shy games that he got lately.

Pick Up & Deliver 264: Asynchronous gaming vs In-person gaming (DUEL) - Brendan discusses the pros and cons of asynchronous vs in-person play.

Pick Up & Deliver 263: Autumn (Board Game Sommelier) - Brendan shares some thoughts about themes, texts, and games about Autumn.

Pick Up & Deliver 262: Time Travel Games - Brendan shares his thoughts on a few games focused on Time Travel.

Pick Up & Deliver 261: Cognitive Dissonance - Brendan shares some thoughts about contradictory ideas he holds in gaming. Join us, won't you?

Pick Up & Deliver 260: Stay Cool, Mariposas, Egizia: Shifting Sands (Shootin' from the Hip - Triple Shot) - Brendan talks about three games he's tried for the first time recently. Join us, won't you?

Pick Up & Deliver 258: The Baker Street Irregulars, JAWS, Acquire (Shootin' from the Hip, Triple Shot) - Brendan shares quick takes on three games he played recently. Join us, won't you?

Pick Up & Deliver 259: Back to School (Board Game Sommelier) - Brendan curates a list of films, books, and games to play around the theme of "Back to School."

Pick Up & Deliver 257: Top of the Stack, September 2020 - Brendan shares the games he played this month and his progress on the metrics he follows as he plays.

Pick Up & Deliver 256: Undo, Legendary Inventors, Fog of Love (Shootin' from the Hip - Triple Shot) - Brendan gives a brief "first thoughts" reaction to three games he's played for the first time recently. Join us, won't you?

Pick Up & Deliver 255: 5 Notable Narrative Mechanisms - Brendan discusses 5 small mechanisms he enjoys that tie narrative to mechanism elegantly.

Pick Up & Deliver 254: Rattlebox Games Update - Brendan shares a discussion of the current games under production at Rattlebox Games, including Monster Press Your Luck, Hindsight, and Gameshire.

Pick Up & Deliver 253: The 'geek Asks 6 - Brendan once again turns to the Boardgame Geek general forums as if they were an advice column.

Pick Up & Deliver 252: Patchwork Doodle, The King's Armory, S.O.S. Titanic (Shootin' from the Hip - Triple Shot) - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us for some simple commentary and a pleasant walk.

Pick Up and Deliver 251: Lovecraft vs. Colonialism - Brendan explores the question of what he thinks about colonialism as represented in games and games built on the H.P. Lovecraft mythos. Is there a difference? Why?

Pick Up & Deliver 250: Top of the Stack, August 2020 - Brendan recounts his July game plays, and lays out his plans for August. Join us, won't you?

Pick Up & Deliver 249: My top games for more mechanisms suggested by the guild finale, part 6 – Brendan takes his sixth trip to the “recommend a game from a mechanism” well. But this one’s a bounty — three great mechanisms, so many great games.

Episode 248: My top games for more mechanisms suggested by the guild, part 5. Brendan continues his ongoing discussion of games, organized by mechanism. This is part 5 in the series.

Pick Up & Deliver 247: My top games for the 10 additional mechanisms Kris Hickman suggested (part 4) - Brendan continues talking about his favorite games for different game mechanisms. In this episode, we explore Hand Management, You Split I Choose, and Tactical Movement.

Pick Up & Deliver 246: My top games for the 10 additional mechanisms Kris Hickman suggested (part 3) - Brendan returns to the well for the third time to talk about more game mechanisms and his favorite example of each.