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

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094: The Lost Expedition

Brendan discusses solo games he enjoys a lot.

Show notes:

Friday
Onirim
Castellion
Hostage Negotiator
The Lost Expedition
What solo games do you enjoy? Pop over to our guild, $#3269, and let us know!

00:15:02 | Tue 25 Sep 2018

093: Digitally-Assisted Games

Brendan talks about games that use digital assistance and the old VHS game Nightmare. What makes an interactive game like this fun, and how would a new game that worked this way function?

World of Yo-…

00:17:28 | Fri 21 Sep 2018

092: Raids (Shootin' from the Hip)

Brendan gives his early reactions to a new game from Iello publishing, RAIDS.

Show notes:

Elysium
Raids
Tokaido
Have you had a chance to play RAIDS? What do you think of it? Swing over to our BoardgameGee…

00:14:13 | Wed 19 Sep 2018

091: On the Table - mid-September 2018

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 Dun…

00:19:06 | Mon 17 Sep 2018

090: New Verbs in Game Design

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
…

00:16:22 | Sun 16 Sep 2018

089: Kickstarter Observations

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 …

00:15:53 | Wed 12 Sep 2018

088: Q & A 01

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…

00:15:03 | Mon 10 Sep 2018

087: Elitism in Board Gaming

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
…

00:17:14 | Fri 07 Sep 2018

086: Top of the Stack, September 2018

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 mont…

00:16:44 | Wed 05 Sep 2018

085: Multiple Discovery

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 Eart…

00:15:25 | Thu 30 Aug 2018

084: MftD - Gloomhaven

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 Hobbie…

00:22:10 | Mon 27 Aug 2018

083: My Gaming Wishlist, part 2

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…

00:14:26 | Fri 24 Aug 2018

082: My Gaming Wishlist, part 1

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

00:18:40 | Wed 22 Aug 2018

081: What I've Been Playing, mid August 2018

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 Emera…

00:19:16 | Tue 21 Aug 2018

080: Hand Management

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 Eme…

00:28:11 | Fri 17 Aug 2018

079: The Games Librarian

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 Ne…

00:22:30 | Wed 15 Aug 2018

078: Message from the Deep - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

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…

00:27:00 | Mon 13 Aug 2018

077: State of the Podcast, August 2018

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 …

00:17:06 | Sat 11 Aug 2018

076: Shootin' from the Hip - Altiplano

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 …

00:20:43 | Wed 08 Aug 2018

075: How Well Do You Know Your Gaming Partners?

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 h…

00:16:20 | Mon 06 Aug 2018

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