Pick Up and Deliver
A brief podcast about hobby board games, recorded by English professor Brendan Riley on brief 15 minute walks around town. Join us for a stroll as we discuss mechanisms, gameplay, theory, and topics of the day.
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 774
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Dec '23 / Jan '24 Movie Roundup
Brendan shares his film viewing in December and January of 2023 and 2024. Join us, won’t you?
00:13:19 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
BG Stats, revisited
Brendan returns to the conversation about math and stats and the BG Stats app. Join us, won’t you?
00:15:33 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
Top of the Stack, March 2024
Brendan shares his month’s play stats and feelings about them from February 2024. Join us, won’t you?
- Top of the Stack, Feb 2024
- NEW GAME – Evacuation✓
- SHAMEFUL CHOICE – Alien: Fate of the NostromoX
- SOLO…
00:13:02 |
Tue 05 Mar 2024
Dungeon Scrawlers, Cosmocotopus, Star Wars Deck Building Game, revisiting City of Horror
In this Board Game Espresso episode, Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he’s tried recently, and one game he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?
00:14:37 |
Tue 27 Feb 2024
Games I'm Best at... maybe?
Brendan meditates on which games he’s best at … and what he thinks is a good way to measure that. Join us, won’t you?The Five Games I thought would be at the top of my list:
00:16:51 |
Fri 23 Feb 2024
Trophies, Smug Owls, Pretense, Shut the Box, That’s a Question!, Tapple
Brendan shares a “flight” of tasty game samples. Even shorter than his usual first-exposure game reviews. Enjoy!What are some light, simpl…
00:14:07 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Reading Roundup, Q4 2023
Brendan summarizes and discusses his recent reading from October, November, and December of 2023. Join us, won’t you?
00:15:01 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
2022 Superlative Awards
Brendan shares six games from 2022 that he feels earned a superlative award. Join us, won’t you?
- Most deluxe game that I’m jealous of but I’m glad I didn’t buy because it’s so expensive: Foundations o…
00:15:20 |
Fri 16 Feb 2024
Best Games of 2022
Brendan shares his favorite games from 2022. Join us, won’t you?Honorable mentions:
00:15:26 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Wyatt Earp, Thunder Road Vendetta, Brian Boru, Downforce (revisited)
Brendan shares his experience trying out three games for the first time, and one game he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?
00:15:35 |
Tue 13 Feb 2024
Top 5 Gaming Moments of 2023
Brendan shares his favorite gaming moments that come to mind from 2023. Join us, won’t you?
- Anomia with the CCC Board Game Society
- Playing Orléans and Brass: Birmingham at my friend’s home con
- Scooby Do…
00:17:30 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Top of the Stack, February 2024
Brendan shares his gaming update from January and his plans for February. Join us, won’t you?
- Top of the Stack, January 2024
- NEW GAME – Vagrantsong✓
- SHAMEFUL CHOICE – My Little ScytheX
- CUTE CHOICE – Drea…
00:19:55 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Amun-Re, Puerto Rico 1897, Pit, The Isle of Cats (revisited)
Brendan shares his thoughts on three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?What games have you…
00:16:00 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
Top of the Stack, Jan 2024
Brendan shares his gameplay results from December of 2024 and his plans for January. Join us, won’t you?
00:15:39 |
Thu 04 Jan 2024
Oct / Nov '23 Movie Roundup
Brendan talks a bit about the films he watched in October and November of 2023. Join us, won’t you?
00:14:47 |
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Chroma Mix, Apiary, Apollo, Fantasy Realms (revisited)
Brendan shares his thoughts on three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?
00:17:37 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
Games I Stink At
Brendan shares some thoughts and stats reflecting on which games he isn’t good at, and why. Join us, won’t you?
00:14:51 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
Illiterati, Wormholes, Keystone: North America, Orleans (revisited)
Brendan shares a bit about three games he tried for the first time, and one he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?
What games have you tried la…
What games have you tried la…
00:18:02 |
Fri 08 Dec 2023
Reading Roundup, Q3 2023
Brendan shares the books he read in July, August, and September of this year. Join us, won’t you?
00:16:24 |
Wed 06 Dec 2023
Top of the Stack, December 2023
Brendan shares his November gameplay experiences, and his plans for December. Join us, won’t you?
- November Top of the Stack List
- NEW GAME – Apollo: A Game Inspired by NASA Moon Missions✓
- TOP 50 CHOICE –…
00:13:54 |
Mon 04 Dec 2023
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