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
Elections (Board Game Sommelier)
Brendan explores the subject of "Elections" as your curator of experiences, your Board Game Sommelier. Sample this flight of pairings about voting, corruption, fascism, and hope. Join us, won't you?
00:15:59 |
Sat 07 Mar 2020
Shelf of Opportunity Update #2
Pick Up & Deliver 213: Shelf of Opportunity Update 2 - Brendan talks about his Shelf of Opportunity, some games on it, and his new approach to the process of reducing the games on it.
00:17:02 |
Thu 05 Mar 2020
Top of the Stack, March 2020
Pick Up & Deliver 212: Top of the Stack, March 2020 - Brendan shares his monthly update -- how did he do in his gameplays? What did he play? What did he enjoy? You can find out in this episode. Join …
00:24:12 |
Mon 02 Mar 2020
Unusual Game Experiences
Pick Up & Deliver 211: Unusual Game Experiences - Brendan shares some games that have provided (or do provide) strange or unique experiences in their gameplay or in his game group.
00:18:25 |
Sat 29 Feb 2020
2018 Top 8 and Highlights
Pick Up & Deliver 210: Top 8 and Highlights of 2018 - In this episode, Brendan quickly shares his top 8 games of 2018, then discusses in a bit more detail some commentary about a few other games from…
00:16:53 |
Fri 28 Feb 2020
Drop It, Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra, Obcurio (Shootin' from the Hip)
Episode 209 - This week, Brendan shares his gut reactions to one play each of three games at Lyoncon last weekend. Find out of these sound like they are games you’d enjoy!
00:18:09 |
Wed 26 Feb 2020
Hamilton (Themestorm)
Pick Up & Deliver 208: Hamilton (Themestorm) - Brendan engages in a brainstorm about what a game themed around the Hamilton musical would play like.
00:19:53 |
Wed 19 Feb 2020
Invisible Workers (Culture and Games)
Pick Up & Deliver 207: Invisible Workers (Culture and Games) - Brendan considers the invisible workers in Brass, and asks what a game that takes into account the experience of workers in the Industri…
00:16:13 |
Fri 14 Feb 2020
Walking in Burano, Artifacts Inc, Azul Summer Pavilion (Shootin' from the Hip)
Pick Up & Deliver 206: Walking in Burano, Artifacts Inc, Azul: Summer Pavilion (SftH) - Brendan talks about three different games he's tried recently. That's right, he's shootin' from the hip!
00:14:41 |
Wed 12 Feb 2020
The 'geek Asks 3
Pick Up & Deliver 205: The 'geek Asks 3 - In which Brendan pretends that the main BoardgameGeek forums are a Q&A forum for him. It's an exercise in hilarity and narcissism!
00:16:27 |
Wed 05 Feb 2020
Top of the Stack, February 2020
Pick Up & Deliver 204: February 2020 Top of the Stack - Brendan shares his monthly update, discussing what games he's played, what progress he made on his various personal challenges, and his plans f…
00:17:38 |
Mon 03 Feb 2020
2019 Game Awards
Pick Up & Deliver 203: 2019 Game Awards - Brendan shares a light overview of his 2019 games played and offers some silly "awards" to the games.
00:18:11 |
Sat 01 Feb 2020
Twenty by Five
Episode 202: Brendan shares one of this year's goals - his family's 20x5 challenge, in which they pick twenty games to play five times each this year.
00:15:41 |
Mon 27 Jan 2020
Top of the Stack, January 2020
Pick Up & Deliver 201: Top of the Stack, January 2020 - Brendan pops his head out from his winter burrow to deliver the January Top of the Stack update before going back into hibernation. We'll be ba…
00:19:00 |
Fri 03 Jan 2020
My Top 50, Updated
Pick Up & Deliver 200: Top 50 Updated (MegaEpisode) - Brendan revisits his top 50 list and updates it for the end of 2019. Hold on to your butts, this is a long one. It's also the end of Season 2. We…
01:08:31 |
Fri 20 Dec 2019
Q and A #6
Pick Up & Deliver 199: Brendan answers a few questions from the Q&A thread over at BoardgameGeek guild #3269.
00:17:32 |
Thu 12 Dec 2019
On the Chopping Block
Pick Up & Deliver 198: On the Chopping Block - Brendan discusses four games in his collection that are hovering on the edge of getting booted out of the collection, but that he wants to try again bef…
00:12:03 |
Tue 10 Dec 2019
Setting the Stage
Pick Up & Deliver 197: Setting the Stage - Brendan discusses the Sports Night problem, when a text misleads you in a way that makes it harder to enjoy the content, in the context of board games.
00:15:15 |
Fri 06 Dec 2019
Top of the Stack, December 2019
Pick Up & Deliver 196: Top of the Stack, Dec 2019 - Brendan shares his monthly update and new plan for December. Join us, won't you?
00:17:32 |
Wed 04 Dec 2019
Thanksgiving (BG Sommelier)
Pick Up & Deliver 195: Thanksgiving (Board Game Sommelier) - In this Board Game Sommelier segment, Brendan curates a selection of media, activities, and board games to engage with the themes and idea…
00:12:38 |
Mon 02 Dec 2019
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