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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.
Find show notes at RattleboxGames.com
Episodes
Pick Up and DeliverTop of the Stack, October 2020
Pick Up & Deliver 270: Top of the Stack, October 2020 - Brendan does his monthly gameplay summary episode, the "Top of the Stack."
Pick Up and DeliverCelestia, Automobiles, Pendulum
Pick Up & Deliver 269: Celestia, Automobiles, Pendulum (Shootin’ from the Hip – Triple Shot) – Brendan shares his first impressions of three more games he…
Pick Up and DeliverThe Search for Planet X, Sushi Roll, Isle of Skye (Shootin' from the Hip - Triple Shot)
Pick Up & Deliver 268: The Search for Planet X, Sushi Roll, Isle of Skye (Shootin’ from the Hip – Triple Shot) – Brendan shares his first impressions of three…
Pick Up and DeliverGentle Conflict Mechanisms, part 2
Pick Up & Deliver 267: Gentle Conflict Mechanisms, part 2 - Brendan continues the discussion about Gentle Conflict Mechanisms, started in episode 266.
Pick Up and DeliverGentle Conflict Mechanisms, part 1
Pick Up & Deliver 266: Gentle Conflict Mechanisms, part 1 – Brendan begins a discussion of conflict mechanisms that allow for player interaction that doesn’t…
Pick Up and DeliverTussie Mussie, Sprawlopolis, Skulls of Sedlec
Pick Up & Deliver 265: Tussie Mussie, Sprawlopolis, Skulls of Sedlec (Shootin' from the Hip - Triple Shot) - Brendan shares his early impressions of three…
Pick Up and DeliverAsynchronous gaming vs In-person gaming (DUEL)
Pick Up & Deliver 264: Asynchronous gaming vs In-person gaming (DUEL) - Brendan discusses the pros and cons of asynchronous vs in-person play.
Pick Up and DeliverAutumn (Board Game Sommelier)
Pick Up & Deliver 263: Autumn (Board Game Sommelier) - Brendan shares some thoughts about themes, texts, and games about Autumn.
Pick Up and DeliverTime Travel Games
Pick Up & Deliver 262: Time Travel Games - Brendan shares his thoughts on a few games focused on Time Travel.
Pick Up and DeliverCognitive Dissonance
Pick Up & Deliver 261: Cognitive Dissonance - Brendan shares some thoughts about contradictory ideas he holds in gaming. Join us, won't you?
Pick Up and DeliverStay Cool, Mariposas, Egizia: Shifting Sands (Shootin' from the Hip - Triple Shot)
Pick Up & Deliver 260: Stay Cool, Mariposas, Egizia: Shifting Sands (Shootin' from the Hip - Triple Shot) - Brendan talks about three games he's tried for the…
Pick Up and DeliverThe Baker Street Irregulars, Acquire, JAWS (Shootin' from the Hip)
Pick Up & Deliver 258: The Baker Street Irregulars, JAWS, Acquire (Shootin' from the Hip, Triple Shot) - Brendan shares quick takes on three games he played…
Pick Up and DeliverBack to School (Board Game Sommelier)
Pick Up & Deliver 259: Back to School (Board Game Sommelier) - Brendan curates a list of films, books, and games to play around the theme of "Back to School."
Pick Up and DeliverTop of the Stack, September 2020
Pick Up & Deliver 257: Top of the Stack, September 2020 - Brendan shares the games he played this month and his progress on the metrics he follows as he plays.
Pick Up and DeliverUndo, Legendary Inventors, Fog of Love (Shootin from the Hip - Triple Shot)
Pick Up & Deliver 256: Undo, Legendary Inventors, Fog of Love (Shootin' from the Hip - Triple Shot) - Brendan gives a brief "first thoughts" reaction to three…
Pick Up and Deliver5 Notable Narrative Mechanisms
Pick Up & Deliver 255: 5 Notable Narrative Mechanisms - Brendan discusses 5 small mechanisms he enjoys that tie narrative to mechanism elegantly.
Pick Up and DeliverRattlebox Games Update
Pick Up & Deliver 254: Rattlebox Games Update - Brendan shares a discussion of the current games under production at Rattlebox Games, including Monster Press…
Pick Up and DeliverThe 'geek Asks 6
Pick Up & Deliver 253: The 'geek Asks 6 - Brendan once again turns to the Boardgame Geek general forums as if they were an advice column.
Pick Up and DeliverPatchwork Doodle, The King's Armory, SOS Titanic
Pick Up & Deliver 252: Patchwork Doodle, The King's Armory, S.O.S. Titanic (Shootin' from the Hip - Triple Shot) - Brendan shares his first impressions of…
Pick Up and DeliverLovecraft vs. Colonialism
Pick Up and Deliver 251: Lovecraft vs. Colonialism - Brendan explores the question of what he thinks about colonialism as represented in games and games built…
Pick Up and DeliverTop of the Stack, August 2020
Pick Up & Deliver 250: Top of the Stack, August 2020 - Brendan recounts his July game plays, and lays out his plans for August. Join us, won't you?
Pick Up and DeliverMy top games for mechanisms the guild suggested, finale (part 6)
Pick Up & Deliver 249: My top games for more mechanisms suggested by the guild finale, part 6 – Brendan takes his sixth trip to the “recommend a game from a…
Pick Up and DeliverMy top games for more mechanisms suggested by the guild, part 5
Episode 248: My top games for more mechanisms suggested by the guild, part 5. Brendan continues his ongoing discussion of games, organized by mechanism. This…
Pick Up and DeliverMy top games for the 10 additional mechanisms Kris Hickman suggested (part 4)
Pick Up & Deliver 247: My top games for the 10 additional mechanisms Kris Hickman suggested (part 4) - Brendan continues talking about his favorite games for…
Pick Up and DeliverMy top games for the 10 additional mechanisms Kris Hickman suggested (part 3)
Pick Up & Deliver 246: My top games for the 10 additional mechanisms Kris Hickman suggested (part 3) - Brendan returns to the well for the third time to talk…
Pick Up and DeliverMy top games for Nick Shaw's top 10 game mechanisms (part 2)
Pick Up & Deliver 245: My top games for Nick Shaw's Top 10 Game Mechanisms (part 2) - Brendan continues his discussion of games centered around Nick Shaw's top…
Pick Up and DeliverMy top games for Nick Shaw's top 10 game mechanisms (part 1)
Pick Up & Deliver 244: My top games for Nick Shaw's top 10 game mechanisms (part 1)- Inspired by Nick Shaw's comment on a Boardgamegeek thread, Brendan shares…
Pick Up and DeliverSanta Monica & On Mars (Shootin' from the Hip)
Pick Up & Deliver 243: Santa Monica & On Mars (Shootin' from the Hip, Double Shot) - Brendan shares some thoughts on recent asynchronous play as well as two…
Pick Up and DeliverMystery Games
Brendan talks about some games focused on mystery games, thinking about the different types of mystery games and what makes them tick. - Shakespeare and…
Pick Up and DeliverTop of the Stack, July 2020
Pick Up & Deliver 241: Top of the Stack, July 2020 - Brendan shares his gameplay experience from July 2020, reporting on the four games he'd planned to play.
Pick Up and DeliverWhistle Stop & Forgotten Waters (Shootin' from the Hip)
Brendan shares a bit about recent gaming at his house, then gives his early impressions of two new games, Whistle Stop and Forgotten Waters. Games mentioned…
Pick Up and DeliverDuel: Valley of the Kings vs Arctic Scavengers
Pick Up & Deliver 239: Duel - Valley of the Kings vs Arctic Scavengers. Brendan discusses two strong and interesting deck building games, Arctic Scavengers and…
Pick Up and DeliverBlack Lives Matter
Brendan talks a bit about systemic racism and its place in board games, and our need to reflect, react, and work against its influence. Please take a few…
Pick Up and DeliverTop of the Stack, June 2020
Brendan shares his plans for June and discusses how his game plays went in May.
Pick Up and DeliverVictory from the Jaws of Defeat
Pick Up & Deliver 236: Victory from the Jaws of Defeat - Brendan thinks a bit about how games can have a last-minute turnaround that allow for a shift in…
Pick Up and DeliverGlory to Rome, SPQF, Sentinels of the Multiverse
Brendan shares his early thoughts on three games that he played for the first time recently. Get the early impressions of Glory to Rome, SPQF, and Sentinels of…
Pick Up and DeliverTile Placement
Pick Up & Deliver 234: Tile Placement - Brendan shares a brief discussion of his five favorite tile laying games in his collection. Join us, won't you?
Pick Up and DeliverMottainai (Message from the Deep)
Pick Up & Deliver 233: Mottainai (Message from the Deep) - Brendan shares his thinking about the multi-use card game Mottainai, from designer Carl Chudyk and…
Pick Up and DeliverTop of the Stack, May 2020
Pick Up & Deliver 232: Top of the Stack, April 2020 - Brendan shares his update about how his game playing went in April 2020. Fin out if he managed to play…
Pick Up and DeliverSolo Gaming
Episode 231 - Brendan shares his thinking about the five different kinds of solo games he plays, and gives examples of each. Join us, won't you?
Pick Up and Deliver52 Games in 52 Weeks
Pick Up & Deliver 230: 52 Games in 52 Weeks - Brendan shares his current progress on the 52 game challenge. He shares the games he's played, the games he's…
Pick Up and DeliverDuel: Agricola vs. Everdell
Pick Up & Deliver 229: Duel - Agricola vs. Everdell - Brendan examines these two worker placement games next to one another, exploring them through theme…
Pick Up and DeliverThe 'geek Asks 5
Pick Up & Deliver 228: The 'geek Asks 5 - Brendan uses the General Gaming forum as an impromptu advice column to answer. Join us, won't you?
Pick Up and DeliverRando-writers
PU&D 227: Rando-writers - Brendan talks about several recent randomize-and-write games he's played lately. This includes "Roll and Writes," "Flip and Writes,"…
Pick Up and DeliverLetterpress, Las Vegas, & Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula
Episode 226 - Brendan talks about three games he tried for the first time in the last week or two, Letterpress, Las Vegas, and Trismegistus: The Ultimate…
Pick Up and DeliverDrafting
Pick Up & Deliver 225: Drafting - Brendan talks about the pick-and-pass mechanism usually called "drafting," its pros and cons, and several games he enjoys…
Pick Up and DeliverPaper Tales, The Isle of Cats, Everdell: Pearlbrook (Shootin' from the Hip Triple Shot)
Pick Up & Deliver 224: Paper Tales, The Isle of Cats, Everdell: Pearlbrook - Brendan shares his quick-fire thoughts in response to three new games he's tried…
Pick Up and DeliverTop of the Stack, April 2020
Brendan shares his monthly game play update, sharing what games he's played and how much progress he's made on his various goals and tasks for play. Games…
Pick Up and DeliverFun Paperwork
Pick Up & Deliver 222: Fun Paperwork - Brendan shares some of the parts of games that he enjoys that resonate with the bureaucratic part of his life. File your…
Pick Up and DeliverLocke & Key (Themestorm)
Pick Up & Deliver 221: Locke & Key (Themestorm) - Brendan ponders what a game built on the comic book and/or show Locke & Key would be like.
Pick Up and DeliverBuffy, Root, and Tiny Epic Dinos (Shootin' from the Hip Triple Shot)
Pick Up & Deliver 220: Brendan shares his first thoughts about a few new games he’s played — that’s right, it’s a Shootin’ from the Hip Triple-shot. The three…
Pick Up and DeliverThe 'geek asks 4
Brendan continues his narcissistic project of assuming all questions on Boardgame Geek are aimed at him, and answers them without reading the posts. Join us…
Pick Up and DeliverCOViD-19 Board Game Sommelier
Pick Up & Deliver 218: BG Sommelier - COViD-19 - Brendan shares his thinking about some thematic pairings relating to the current world pandemic. What games…
Pick Up and DeliverCarbon City Zero, Broom Service, Le Havre (Shootin' from the Hip Triple Shot)
Pick Up & Deliver 217: Carbon City Zero, Broom Service, Le Havre (Shootin' from the Hip Triple Shot) - Brendan shares his early reactions to: an…
Pick Up and DeliverGaming in the Time of Coronavirus
Brendan discusses his thinking about how to do some remote gaming for his game group if it gets shut down due to Corona virus, and what might be some of the…
Pick Up and DeliverCampaign and Legacy Games
Pick Up & Deliver 215: Campaign and Legacy Games - Brendan shares his thinking about legacy games, campaign games, what makes them work or fail, and how to…
Pick Up and DeliverElections (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…
Pick Up and DeliverShelf 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…
Pick Up and DeliverTop 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?…
Pick Up and DeliverUnusual 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…