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
Why Keep a Game?
Brendan talks about how he organizes his collection and what makes him keep or give up a game. Join us, won’t you?
- Previous episodes about collection management:
00:19:01 |
Wed 03 Jul 2024
Top of the Stack, July 2024
Brendan shares his game plays from the month. Join us, won’t you?
- Top of the Stack, June 2024
- NEW GAME – Mythic Mischief✓
- NOVELTY CHOICE – The Office Downsizing Game X
- ONE PLAY – Scooby Doo and the Haunt…
00:20:01 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
Tipperary, Voidfall, Pax Pamier (2nd ed), and Hellboy the Board Game
Brendan shares his thoughts on three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?
- Tipperary (2023)
- Voidfall (2023)
- Pax Pamir: Second Edition (2019)
- Hellboy: The Board Game (2019) (revi…
00:19:50 |
Fri 28 Jun 2024
Shelf of Opportunity Review (part 2)
Brendan finishes going through his Shelf of Opportunity. Join us, won’t you?
00:19:04 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
Shelf of Opportunity Review (part 1)
Brendan talks about the games on his shelf of opportunity and why they’re there. Join us, won’t you?
- Previous SOO episodes
00:23:26 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Things I Like About Ark Nova
Brendan shares a message from the deep about Ark Nova. Join us, won’t you?
00:20:43 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
April / May ’24 Movie Roundup
Brendan shares what movies he watched in April and May of 2024, what he thought of them, and what games would go well with a viewing. Join us, won’t you?
00:21:41 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
4 Things About Deck-building Games
Brendan shares his thoughts about what makes deck-building games fun or interesting. Join us, won’t you?
00:22:51 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
Cairn, Hadrian’s Wall, Mythic Mischief, A Handful of Stars (revisited)
Brendan shares some thoughts about new/old games he’s played recently. Join us, won’t you?
- Cairn (2019)
- Onitama (2014)
- Hadrian’s Wall (2021)
- Fleet: The Dice Game (Second Edition) (2020)
- Three Sisters (202…
00:23:43 |
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Look Back at 2012
Brendan looks back at 2012 and examines the games he’s played that were published in that year. Join us, won’t you?Top 5 Games from 2012
00:30:20 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Negotiation … and Betrayal!
Brendan shares his views on negotiation games, articulating 3 different kinds of them and what he likes and dislikes about each. Join us, won’t you?
- Economic Negotiation Games
- CATAN (1995)
- Sidereal Conf…
00:19:42 |
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Revisiting ‘Episode 224 – Paper Tales, The Isle of Cats, & Everdell – Pearlbrook’ (400 Back)
Brendan looks back 4 years to see what was happening four years ago at this time. Join us, won’t you?
00:19:46 |
Fri 07 Jun 2024
Reading Roundup, Q1 2024
Brendan talks about the books he’s read since the last time he did one of these book review episodes. Join us, won’t you?
- The Rhesus Chart (Laundry Files #5) by Charles Stross
00:18:37 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
Top of the Stack, June 2024
Brendan shares his recent plays from May of 2024, and talks about what he’s gonna play in June. Join us, won’t you?
- Top of the Stack, May 2024
- NEW GAME – RYŪ✓
- NOVELTY CHOICE – Columbo Detective Game✓
- SOL…
00:20:12 |
Mon 03 Jun 2024
The 'geek Asks 12
Brendan explores the Boardgamegeek Forums and responds to the thread titles as if they were questions for him. Join us, won’t you?
00:17:37 |
Fri 31 May 2024
Porta Nigra, Faraway, Dro Polter, Photosynthesis (revisited)
Brendan shares his first thoughts about three games he tried recently, and one he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?
- Porta Nigra
- Faraway
- Dro Polter
- Photosynthesis (revisited)
00:18:09 |
Wed 29 May 2024
Bug Games (themestorm)
Surrounded by Cicadas, Brendan talks about games themed around bugs. Join us, won’t you?
- 5. Kabuto Sumo
- 4. Beez
- 3. Mariposas
- 2. Honey Buzz
- 1. Nexus Ops
00:20:58 |
Sat 25 May 2024
March '24 Movie Roundup
Brendan talks about six movies he watched in March of this year, and games to go with them. Join us, won’t you?
00:13:31 |
Thu 23 May 2024
Really Loud Librarians, That’s Not a Hat, Wild: Serengeti, Strike (revisited)
Brendan shares his thoughts about three new games he played for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?
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00:17:45 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Weird Scoring Conditions
Brendan talks about games that have cool, weird scoring conditions. Join us, won’t you?
00:14:13 |
Mon 13 May 2024
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