Pick Up and Deliver

Brendan shares what he's been playing during the first half of the month. Show notes: Colony Axis and Allies Azul Bärenpark Sagrada Gloomhaven TIME Stories: Brotherhood of the Coast Arkham Horror LCG: The Dunwich Legacy What have you been playing lately? Pop over to Boardgame Geek guild #3269 and let us know!

Brendan talks about the idea of building a game around a “verb,” and of how those verbs can be used to expand the possibilities for where a game design can go. Show notes: Shipyard 3G summit Dungeon Petz Pursuit of Happiness …and Then We Held Hands Fog of Love Alchemists [redacted] Euphoria Through the Ages Anachrony Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Deadline What are some verbs I missed? What...

Brendan shares some observations he’s made of interesting trends and tactics currently at work in some Kickstarter campaigns. Show notes: Dale of Merchants Collection A Thief’s Fortune Nanty Narking What campaigns are you backing? Have you seen anything interesting or noticed cool new techniques? Pop over to boardgame geek guild #3269 and let us know!

Brendan answers some questions posted in the Pick Up and Deliver guild. Show notes: Pick Up and Deliver guild League of Six Vladimír Suchý Q&A thread on BGG Cosmic Encounter Do you have questions you’d like answered? Swing over to Boardgamegeek guild #3269 and join the conversation!

Brendan talks about how we treat other gamers and people new to the hobby. What does it mean to be elitist? Show notes: Blue Peg Pink Peg episode #129 Shut Up and Sit Down thread I like Dice Tower top 10 Have you encountered elitism in your game experience? How do you deal with it? Do you feel this impulse yourself? Drop by Boardgamegeek guild #3269 and let us know.

In this episode, Brendan talks about his game stats for August, including his 10x10 update, "out of the dust list," "shelf of opportunity," Show notes: Top of the Stack 10x10 update First plays this month Out of the Dust Want List update Shelf of Opportunity What have you been playing this month? Pop over to boardgamegeek and let us know in our guild, #3269!

Brendan talks about the phenomenon of multiple discovery or parallel creativity — the fact that multiple people can invent or create similar things at almost the same time. Zombicide Last Night on Earth Gen7 “I feel like I’ve been punched in the gut” Gil hova writing about creating The Networks Have you wrestled with this problem? What do you do to help get over the hurdles it throws in your way?...

Brendan reports on a couple game stores he visited in and near Bowling Green, Ohio, then conducts a “message from the deep” episode on Gloomhaven. Show notes: The Stacked Deck game store Frogtown Hobbies Gloomhaven Have you played Gloomhaven? Do you think it holds up to the hype? Why/why not? Join us over in our BoardGameGeek Guild #3269.

Brendan discusses the second half of his current gaming wishlist. Show notes: The wishlist for you to review Glass Road Project: Elite League of Six Collapsible D: The Final Minutes of the Titanic Victorian Masterminds Raids Gen7 Gizmos What games are on your wishlist? Pop over to our guild, #3269, and let us know!

Brendan discusses his current top “wants” on his game list. https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/244707/top-want-list

Brendan talks about what he’s been playing in the first half of August, 2018. Games discussed: Werewords Ninjitsu! Onitama Roll for the Galaxy Race for the Galaxy The Grimm Forest Five Tribes A Study in Emerald What games have you been playing lately? Let us know over on BoardGameGeek guild #3269.

Brendan talks about the [toggle] gaming all-day game event, then spends some time talking about hand management games. Show notes: [toggle] gaming Android Netrunner Legendary Marvel Bohnanza A Study in Emerald (1st edition) Something Wakes in the Forest What is your favorite Hand Management game? What games do you think sit on the border of hand-management country? Drop by our guild on Board Game...

Brendan talks about his new role as the Games Librarian for [toggle] gaming, his local game group in Palatine, IL. What does it mean to be a games librarian? Show notes: [toggle] gaming Blood Rage Via Nebula Are you part of a group that has a shared library? What kinds of things should we watch out for? Let us know over on BoardGameGeek, in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts after finishing the first collection from the Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective line of mystery games. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders and Other Cases Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Carleton House & Queen's Park Have you played this or other mystery games like...

Brendan discusses the state of the podcast, what’s coming up for Pick Up and Deliver, and considers how things will go with the month ahead. Show notes: [toggle gaming] community Facebook page Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Gloomhaven Shear Panic! Where should the podcast be going? What should we be doing differently? What should I add? Let us know over at BoardGameGeek, in Guild #3269.

Brendan discusses his early impressions of the Renegade Games title from Reiner Stockhausen, Altiplano. Join us to find out how the game plays and what you can expect. Show notes: Altiplano Orléans Have you had a chance to play Altiplano yet? Let us know what you thought over on BoardGameGeek guild #3269.

Brendan ponders the question of finding the games your gaming partners love the most. How do you predict what other people like to play? Games mentioned: Sagrada Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 Barenpark When have you found the perfect game for your partner to play? When have your predictions gone astray? Let us know over in BoardGameGeek guild #3269.

Brendan talks about his history in the boardgame hobby a bit, and how he and his children have started painting miniatures again. Show notes: Warhammer 40,000 Zombie '15 What got you into the hobby? Are there aspects of the hobby you used to do that you don't do anymore? Have they cycled back?

It’s the beginning of the month, so it’s time for Brendan’s end-of-the-month wrap up. What was played? What was bought? Did he make his Top of the Stack goal? Show notes: July 2018 Top of the Stack report on Boardgamegeek My Shelf of Opportunity Altiplano Crazy Karts Raptor Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2017) Rampage Coimbra Podcast of Nonsensical Gamers How was your mo...

Brendan ponders the role of randomness in very closely-contested games.

In this episode, Brendan discusses gaming situations like travel, solo play, and asynchronous that he uses to amplify and expand his board game time.  What tricks do you use?

Brendan discusses the experience of traveling, playing games, and visiting game stores in the St. John’s area of Newfoundland, Canada. Show notes: Brendan’s account of the visits to the game shops in St. John’s. Agricola: Farmers of the Moor Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama Elder Sign Tsuro Onirim Friday Hostage Negotiator Tides of Madness InBetween As You Like It Tokaido Pursuit of Happiness

Brendan discusses the five games he own by prominent designer Richard Garfield (best known for Magic: The Gathering). Games mentioned: Magic: The Gathering Roborally King of Tokyo Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Bunny Kingdom Android: Netrunner What are your favorite Garfield games? Stop by our guild #3269 and let us know!

Brendan talks about board games with weird themes and thinks aloud about a few themes that have potential. Notes: Hamilton song clip, “Guns and Ships” The Prodigal’s Club Ladies and Gentlemen Titanic: The Board Game The Sinking of the Titanic Ponzi Ponzi’s Scheme by Michael Zuckoff Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben McIntrye...

Brendan discusses story-focused games, the role of narrative in board game design, and thinks a bit about the intersection of the two. Notes: Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective Legacy of Dragonholt Mythos Tales T.I.M.E. Stories Scythe Dead of Winter Where do you see the line between gameplay and narrative? Do you prefer a game that yields play to story, or the other way? Which game represents t...