Pick Up and Deliver
752 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago -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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Episodes
Top of the Stack, August 2022
August 10, 2022 21:49 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBPick Up & Deliver 458: Top of the Stack, August 2022 - Brendan shares his summary of his game plays in July 2022 and his plans for August. Join us, won't you?
Memoir '44, Blooms, The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Riftforce, Living Forest
July 29, 2022 15:27 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBPick Up & Deliver 457: Memoir '44, Blooms, The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Riftforce, Living Forest - Brendan shares his thoughts about five games he played recently on digital asynchronous platforms. Join us, won't you?
Movie Roundup, June 2022
July 27, 2022 18:48 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBPick Up & Deliver 456: Movie Roundup, June 2022 - Brendan shares his thoughts on the movies he watched in June, and games that would be fun to play with those movies. Join us, won't you?
Control, Archer Love Letter, Mare Nostrum: Empire
July 25, 2022 15:57 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBPick Up & Deliver 455: Control, Archer Love Letter, Mare Nostrum: Empire - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried for the first time recently. He also reflects on his first in-person play of another game.
June 2018 (400 Back)
July 22, 2022 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBPick Up & Deliver 454: June 2018 (400 Back) - Brendan looks back 4 years and returns to a topic he discussed 4 years ago, "My Top 50: 20-11". Join us, won't you?
Tenpenny Parks, The Magnificent, Tetris
July 20, 2022 15:38 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBPick Up & Deliver 453: Tenpenny Parks, The Magnificent, Tetris - Brendan shares his first impression of three different games he's tried recently. Join us, won't you?
Reading Roundup, Q2, 2022
July 18, 2022 22:11 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBPick Up & Deliver 452: Reading Roundup, Q2, 2022 - Brendan shares a bit about what he's been reading in the last three months. Join us, won't you?
Qwirkle, Succulent, Riverside
July 13, 2022 14:39 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBPick Up & Deliver 451: Qwirkle, Succulent, Riverside - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he's just tried. Join us, won't you?
One-Play Games Redux
July 06, 2022 16:19 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBPick Up & Deliver 450: One-Play Games Redux - Brendan talks about a couple one-play games he tried recently, and places them in the context of previous games like this he has played. Join us, won't you?
Scape Goat, Clacks, Bomb Squad
July 05, 2022 14:54 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBPick Up & Deliver 449: Scape Goat, Clacks, Bomb Squad - Brendan shares his initial thoughts on three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won't you?
Top of the Stack, July 2022
July 01, 2022 18:20 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBPick Up & Deliver 448: Top of the Stack, July 2022 - Brendan shares the highs, lows, and stats from his June game plays, and plans out his July plays.
Trek 12 Himalayas, Akropolis, Oltréé
June 30, 2022 14:18 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBPick Up & Deliver 447: Trek 12 Himalayas, Akropolis, Oltréé - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried at Origins 2022. Join us, won't you?
Movie Roundup, May 2022
June 28, 2022 15:54 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBPick Up & Deliver 446: Movie Roundup, May 2022 - Brendan shares his thoughts about the movies he watched in May of 2022. Join us, won't you?
Globetrotting, Dice Miner, Final Girl
June 24, 2022 11:45 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBPick Up & Deliver 445: Globetrotting, Dice Miner, Final Girl - Brendan shares his early impressions of three games he played for the first time recently. Join us, won't you?
Origins 2022 Debrief
June 22, 2022 21:44 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBPick Up & Deliver 444: Origins 2022 Debrief - Brendan shares some stories from Origins 2022 and talks a bit about his experience at the con. Join us, won't you?
Hunted - Kobayashi Tower, Ringmaster: Welcome to the Big Top, The Sinking of the Titanic
June 07, 2022 15:27 - 16 minutes - 15 MBPick Up & Deliver 443: Hunted - Kobayashi Tower, Ringmaster: Welcome to the Big Top, The Sinking of the Titanic - Brendan shares his first impression of three different games he tried out recently. Join us, won't you?
Top of the Stack, June 2022
June 02, 2022 14:52 - 16 minutes - 15 MBPick Up & Deliver 442: Top of the Stack, June 2022 - Brendan shares experiences and stats from his gaming in May. Join us, won't you?
May 2018 (400 back)
June 01, 2022 12:44 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBPick Up & Deliver 441: May 2018 (400 back) - Brendan initiates a new show format -- the "400 back" -- in which he looks at the episode he did four years ago and talks about those games again, and how they work for him.
Crime Zoom, Vivid Memories, The Gallerist
May 27, 2022 11:15 - 20 minutes - 19 MBPick Up & Deliver 440: Crime Zoom, Vivid Memories, The Gallerist - Brendan gives his first impressions of three (or four?) games he encountered for the first time recently. Join us, won't you?
Res Arcana vs. Mottainai (DUEL)
May 25, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBPick Up & Deliver 439: Res Arcana vs. Mottainai (DUEL) - Brendan pits two fantastic tableau / engine builders against one another. Which game will come out on top? Join us, won't you?
The City, Crosstalk, The Princes of Florence
May 23, 2022 11:36 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBPick Up & Deliver 438: The City, Crosstalk, The Princes of Florence- Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he played for the first time recently. Join us, won't you?
Summer (Board Game Sommelier)
May 20, 2022 15:16 - 16 minutes - 14.6 MBPick Up & Deliver 437: Summer (Board Game Sommelier)- Brendan shares some ideal picks for games and texts that go together under the theme of Summer. Join us, won't you?
Movie Roundup, April 2022
May 19, 2022 12:12 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBPick Up & Deliver 436: Movie Roundup, April 2022- Brendan shares his thoughts about the films he watched in April. Join us, won't you?
Jetpack Joyride, Survive: Escape from Atlantis, Barrage
May 10, 2022 15:44 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBPick Up & Deliver 435: Jetpack Joyride, Survive: Escape from Atlantis,Barrage - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won't you?
Top of the Stack, May 2022
May 02, 2022 21:19 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBPick Up & Deliver 434: Top of the Stack, May 2022 - Brendan shares the stats, the stories, and the triumphs of another month playing board games. Join us, won't you?
On Collecting (Revisited)
April 30, 2022 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBPick Up & Deliver 433: On Collecting (Revisited) - Without meaning to, Brendan returns to a topic he covered a long time ago on the podcast. Does this episode sound familiar? Join us and find out.
Titanic (Themestorm)
April 28, 2022 11:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBPick Up & Deliver 432: Titanic (Themestorm) - Brendan shares his thoughts about the TITANIC board games he already owns, and thinks about what he might do if he were to make a TITANIC game. Join us, won't you?
Tower of Madness, Creature Comforts, Perseverance: The Castaway Chronicles
April 26, 2022 14:27 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBPick Up & Deliver 431: Tower of Madness, Creature Comforts, Perseverance - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he played for the first time recently. Join us, won't you?
Forthcoming Games I'm Excited For
April 20, 2022 14:48 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBPU&D430: Forthcoming Games I'm Excited For - Brendan shares a few games he's excited to see come out in the near future. Join us, won't you?
Thematic Siblings - Mindclash Games
April 19, 2022 14:49 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBPick Up & Deliver 429: Thematic Siblings - Mindclash Games - Brendan shares his thoughts about a few games that have similar themes as games from Mindclash. Join us, won't you?
Mental Blocks, The Night Cage, Crokinole
April 16, 2022 12:52 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBPick Up & Deliver 428: Mental Blocks, The Night Cage, Crokinole - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won't you?
Phil Walker-Harding (Great Designers)
April 13, 2022 14:29 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBPick Up & Deliver 427: Phil Walker-Harding (Great Designers) - Brendan returns to an old series in which he chronicles the designers who occupy a prominent spot in his collection (i.e. he owns five or more games from them). Join us, won't you?
Movie Roundup, March 2022
April 08, 2022 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBPick Up & Deliver 426: Movie Roundup, March 2022 - Brendan chats about the films he watched in March. Join us, won't you?
Top of the Stack, April 2022
April 05, 2022 00:56 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBPick Up & Deliver 424: Top of the Stack, April 2022 - Brendan shares his highlights and stats from his March 2022 game play schedule. Join us, won't you?
Rain & Water (Board Game Sommelier)
March 28, 2022 10:55 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBPick Up & Deliver 423: Water & Rain (Board Game Sommelier)- Brendan offers some pairings of games that have to do with water or rain. Join us, won't you?
puad422-Vast-Stumblewood-CodeofNine
March 24, 2022 11:20 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBPick Up & Deliver 422: Vast: The Crystal Caverns, Stumblewood, Code of Nine - Brendan shares his initial thoughts after having tried three games for the first time. Join us, won't you?
Reading Roundup, March 2022
March 22, 2022 11:15 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBPick Up & Deliver 421: Reading Roundup, March 2022 - Brendan shares his thoughts about his reading from the last month. Join us, won't you?
Lightning Fast Setup and Teach
March 18, 2022 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBPick Up & Deliver 420: Lightning Fast Setup and Teach - Brendan shares a few ideas for games you should try if you want a game with lightning fast setup and teach. Join us, won't you?
Boss Monster, Libertalia, Rolling Realms
March 16, 2022 11:05 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBPick Up & Deliver 419: Boss Monster, Libertalia, Rolling Realms - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he played recently. Join us, won't you?
The Fifth Risk
March 14, 2022 23:05 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBPick Up & Deliver 418: The Fifth Risk - Brendan uses the idea of the "fifth risk" from Michael Lewis' book of the same name to think about how games surprise us with things we should be watching for but aren't. Join us, won't you?
Movie Roundup, February 2022
March 09, 2022 13:35 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBPick Up & Deliver 417: Movie Roundup, February 2022 - Brendan shares his thoughts about several films he watched recently. Join us, won't you?
Legacies, Nidavellir, Mesopotamia
March 04, 2022 12:30 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBPick Up & Deliver 415: Legacies, Nidavellir, Mesopotamia - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won't you?
Weaponized Incompetence
March 02, 2022 13:27 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBPick Up & Deliver 416: Weaponized Incompetence - Brendan ponders how games use competence and incompetence as mechanisms. Join us, won't you?
Top of the Stack, March 2022
March 01, 2022 15:30 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBPick Up & Deliver 414: Top of the Stack, March 2022 - Brendan shares his end-of-the-month stats for February. Join us, won't you?
Horror Films (Board Game Sommelier)
February 28, 2022 12:35 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBPick Up & Deliver 413: Horror Films (Board Game Sommelier) - Brendan talks about four horror films he's watched lately and suggests board games you could pair with a viewing. Join us, won't you?
Conspiracy, Dice Hospital, Balloon Cup, Almadi
February 24, 2022 12:20 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBPick Up & Deliver 412: Conspiracy, Dice Hospital, Balloon Cup, Almadi - Brendan shares his early experiences playing four games online in asynchronous format. Join us, won't you?
On Swimming, the Third
February 22, 2022 14:30 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBPick Up & Deliver 411: On Swimming, the Third - Brendan reflects (again) on how running a competitive swim meet connects with board gaming. Join us, won't you?
The Implications Are Horrifying
February 18, 2022 13:15 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBPick Up & Deliver 410: The Implications Are Horrifying - Brendan shares a few examples of places where the game mechanisms create emergent narrative moments that, when you think about them, are pretty horrifying. Join us, won't you?
Goofy Games
February 16, 2022 21:50 - 16 minutes - 15 MBPick Up & Deliver 409: Goofy Games - Brendan recommends a few games he enjoys that involve acting silly. Join us, won't you?
Three Sisters, Llamaland, Equinox
February 14, 2022 14:50 - 17 minutes - 16 MBPick Up & Deliver 408: Three Sisters, Llamaland, Equinox - Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won't you?