Great First Plays!

Pick Up and Deliver · Jul 9, 2025 · 19m · transcript

Springing from a great conversation over on the PU&D Guild forums on Boardgamegeek, Brendan reflects on what makes for a great first play. Join us, won’t you?

“The Poisoned Chalice”

A Great Teach

“How to Teach Games Like a Pro”

The Party Game Cast

Nucleum (2023)

Happy Salmon (2016)

Everdell Farshore (2023)

Nanty Narking (2019)

Life & Mood & Atmosphere

Tiny Towns (2019)

Carpe Diem (2018)

The Hunger (2021)

Rats of Wistar (2023)

Mindset

Android: Netrunner (2012)

John’s criteria

Predisposition – Sidereal Confluence (2017)

Surprise – Free Radicals (2022)

Atmosphere – Bärenpark (2017)

What makes a…