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
034: Remix and Creativity OR How to Stay Classy
In this episode, Brendan reflects on the nature of creativity and remix in the boardgame design sphere, and the games Insider and Werewords.
00:15:48 |
Mon 23 Apr 2018
033: Free-Riders, part 2
Brendan continues his discussion of the idea of free riders and how they appear in games. He ponders the fact that games allow for a different moral or ethical code to come into play, and wonders if…
00:13:36 |
Fri 20 Apr 2018
032: Free-Riders, part 1
In this first of two part episodes, Brendan talks about the "free-rider" economic model and the nature of freemium programs, donor programs, and the relationship of content to cost. In episode two, …
00:16:33 |
Wed 18 Apr 2018
031: Overproduced?
Brendan discusses games he has that have elaborate components and what effect those components have on the experience of playing them.
00:14:38 |
Mon 16 Apr 2018
030: Top of the Stack, April 2018
Brendan shares his system for managing and tracking his gameplays, and introduces a new monthly segment, Top of the Stack. (Nod to Podcast of Nonsensical Gamers for their creation of this segment.)
00:14:15 |
Thu 12 Apr 2018
029: Games that burn your brain
Brendan shares his thoughts about what makes a game "burn your brain" and which games like that are his favorite ones.
00:15:07 |
Tue 10 Apr 2018
028: Moral Ambiguity in Games
Brendan discusses the Annie Jacobsen book, Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America. He reflects on how games can simulate the murky morality of th…
00:14:08 |
Sun 08 Apr 2018
027: Conference Gaming Roundup
Brendan discusses his gaming experiences at an academic conference last week. Not a deep episode, but a nice chat with a pal while out on a walk. Also, Brendan's "secret" to winning 7 Wonders.
00:11:56 |
Tue 03 Apr 2018
026: Five Bad Gaming Experiences
In this episode, Brendan tells stories of five times his game experiences went wrong. A little bit of humor and a little bit of reflection help him recall these stories and discuss what can be learne…
00:15:58 |
Fri 30 Mar 2018
025: Antoine Bauza
Brendan discusses another designer he enjoys who holds a prominent place in his collection. Today, it's Antoine Bauza.
00:17:27 |
Wed 28 Mar 2018
024: Games for an Academic Conference
Brendan is preparing for an academic conference and thinking about what games he’ll bring to game night. What games would you bring for a group of academics who may or may not have played any hobby b…
00:15:04 |
Mon 26 Mar 2018
023: Shootin' from the hip - REX: Final Days of an Empire
Brendan tries a new format we’re calling “Shootin’ from the Hip” in which he discusses a game in depth after having only played it one time. This episode’s game is Twilight Imperium – Rex: The Final …
00:13:44 |
Fri 23 Mar 2018
022: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
Brendan discusses the different kinds of reasoning games demand of us, and spends a bit of time thinking about the concept of deductive and inductive reasoning.
00:16:36 |
Wed 21 Mar 2018
021: Martin Wallace
Brendan continues his "Top Designers in My Collection" series, exploring Martin Wallace.
00:18:16 |
Mon 19 Mar 2018
020: Introducing the Hobby
Brendan has volunteered to serve as a guide for some newbies coming into the hobby. He reflects on the upcoming task.
00:13:57 |
Fri 16 Mar 2018
019: Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle
Brendan offers some insights from this weekend of playing the deck-building game Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle.
00:15:46 |
Wed 14 Mar 2018
018: A Bird in the Hand...
In this episode, Brendan explores the notion of value as we hold it in regards to games we own, houses we own, and in-game items we own.
00:14:55 |
Mon 12 Mar 2018
017: Things I Like
Springing from a conversation on Board Game Geek about how to get your partner to play more games, Brendan talks about gaming with your partner, whether they want to game or not.
00:12:49 |
Wed 07 Mar 2018
016: On Collecting
Brendan discusses the nature of collecting board games, why one might enjoy assembling a collection, and what it's like to be a collector... or rather, a curator.
00:20:07 |
Mon 05 Mar 2018
015: Deck Construction
Brendan talks about games where you build a deck before you play -- deck "construction."
00:15:24 |
Fri 02 Mar 2018
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