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
Understanding Art in Games
Pick Up & Deliver 314: Understanding Art in Games - Brendan shares some of the process of figuring out how art in board games works and should work. Join us, won't you?
00:19:27 |
Thu 11 Mar 2021
The Grand Carnival, Dune Imperium, Escape Tales: The Awakening
Episode 313: Brendan shares his first reflections on three games: The Grand Carnival, Dune Imperium, and Escape Tales: The Awakening. Join us, won’t you?
00:16:03 |
Tue 09 Mar 2021
Teaching Complex Games
Pick Up & Deliver 310: Teaching Complex Games - Brendan reflects on how to introduce complicated games to new players. Join us, won’t you?
00:14:00 |
Tue 02 Mar 2021
Top of the Stack, March 2021
Pick Up & Deliver 312: Top of the Stack, March 2021 - Brendan shares the latest report of his gameplays for the month of February and his hopes for the coming month. Join us, won't you?
00:23:38 |
Tue 02 Mar 2021
Systems and Familiarity
Pick Up & Deliver 311: Learning Game Patterns - Brendan talks about spotting patterns and getting good at games. Join us, won't you?
00:22:59 |
Sat 27 Feb 2021
Valentine's Day (B.G. Sommelier)
Pick Up & Deliver 308: Valentine's Day (B.G. Sommelier) - Brendan returns to the theme-focused recommendation practice, "Board Game Sommelier," in which he suggests film and game pairings focused aro…
00:14:36 |
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Hunted: Mining Colony 415, School of Sorcery, The Grand Carnival
Pick Up & Deliver 309: Hunted: Mining Colony 415, School of Sorcery, The Grand Carnival - Brendan shares his first impression of three games he played for the first time in the last couple weeks. Joi…
00:13:54 |
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Arkham Horror LCG, part 2
Pick Up & Deliver 307: Arkham Horror LCG, part 2 - Brendan does a deep discussion of Arkham Horror: The Card Game. The discussion ended up being pretty long, so it’s been divided into two episodes. J…
00:15:54 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Arkham Horror LCG, part 1
Pick Up & Deliver 306: Arkham Horror LCG, part 1 - Brendan does a deep discussion of Arkham Horror: The Card Game. The discussion ended up being pretty long, so it's been divided into two episodes. J…
00:15:29 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Canvas, Beez, Praga Caput Regni
Pick Up & Deliver 305: Canvas, Beez, Praga Caput Regni (Shootin' from the Hip) - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won't you?
00:20:12 |
Tue 09 Feb 2021
Top of the Stack, February 2021
Pick Up & Deliver 304: Top of the Stack, February 2021 - Brendan shares his gameplay experiences from January 2021 and makes plans for February. Join us, won't you?
00:18:03 |
Wed 03 Feb 2021
Looking Ahead to 2021
Pick Up & Deliver 303: Looking Ahead to 2021 - In this chilly episode, Brendan looks ahead to games coming out in 2021 and talks about the ones he's excited for. Join us, won't you?
00:20:23 |
Sat 30 Jan 2021
2019 Game Awards - Games of the Year
Pick Up & Deliver 302: 2019 Game Awards - Best Games of the Year - Brendan shares his favorite games from 2019 in this second "Game Awards" episode. Join us, won't you?
00:21:24 |
Thu 28 Jan 2021
2019 Game Awards - The Superlatives
Pick Up & Deliver 301: 2019 Game Awards - the Superlatives - Brendan calls out a few games from 2019 that earn special notice, in this first of two awards-focused episodes that kick off season 4! Joi…
00:17:16 |
Tue 26 Jan 2021
Inclusiveness
Pick Up & Deliver 300: Inclusiveness - Brendan shares his thoughts on some recent events in the board game community, and how we can continue to make the hobby more inclusive. Join us, won't you?
00:20:51 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
Victoriana, Cleopatra and the Society of Architects, and Gods Love Dinosaurs
PU&D299: Victoriana, Cleopatra and the Society of Architects, and Gods Love Dinosaurs (Shootin from the Hip) - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he's tried for the first time. Join …
00:17:24 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
Zombies - Theme Survey
Pick Up & Deliver 298: Zombies - Theme Survey - Brendan does a survey of the zombie games he knows, and pairs them with films or writing that shares the feeling of the game. Join us, won't you?
00:24:15 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
2021 Gaming Challenge
Pick Up & Deliver 297: 2021 Gaming Challenge - Brendan shares his family's 10x10 challenge for 2021, discussing a bit about what he expects the gameplay to be like. Join us, won't you?
00:23:24 |
Tue 12 Jan 2021
My City and Pandemic Legacy Season 0 (Legacy Game Review Extravaganza)
Pick Up & Deliver 296: My City and Pandemic Legacy Season 0 (Legacy Game Review Extravaganza) - Brendan shares two spoiler free reviews of legacy games, one a "message from the deep" and the other a …
00:18:14 |
Sat 09 Jan 2021
Gingerbread House, New York Zoo, & Trails of Tucana
Pick Up & Deliver 295: Gingerbread House, New York Zoo, Trails of Tucana (Shootin' from the Hip) - Brendan shares his thoughts on early encounters with three different games.
00:17:36 |
Thu 07 Jan 2021
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