Pick Up and Deliver

Brendan shares his thoughts about seven movies he watched in June of 2025. Join us, won’t you?

• Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster (2025)
• Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (2025)
  • Raise the Titanic (1987)
  • Deep Sea Adventure (2014)
• Einstein and the Bomb (2024)
  • The Manhattan Project (2012)
• Dunkirk (2017)
  • D-Day: The Tide Turns (noiser podcast)
  • Dunkirk: France 1940 (2018)
• Best in Show (2000)
  • Best in Show Dashing Dogs (2025)
• The Mask of Zorro (1998)
• The Monuments Men (2014)

What films did you watch in June? Share your viewings over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about the games he uses in his board game class. Join us, won’t you?

• Pick Up & Deliver 366: My Board Game Class
• Easy to Start
  • Beyond Balderdash (1993)
  • Just One (2018)
• Euro Games
  • Dominion (2008)
  • 7 Wonders (2010)
  • Carcassonne (2000)
• Role-playing Games
  • Lasers & Feelings
  • The Quiet Year
• Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest (2022)
• Puerto Rico 1897 (2022)
• The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (2021)

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you?

• Unconscious Mind (2024)
• Skyway Robbery (2015)
• Return to Dark Tower (2022) (revisited)
• Piggy Piggy (2024)

What do you think of these games? What games have you tried lately? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in Guild #3269.PU&D 771: Unconscious Mind; Skyway Robbery; Piggy Piggy; Return to Dark TowerTranscript: PDF or TXT

Brendan recommends some games to go with the theme “the great outdoors.” Join us, won’t you?

• Themestorms
• Visiting National Parks and similar venues
  • PARKS (2019)
  • Trekking the National Parks: Second Edition (2018)
• Constructing Habitats
  • Cascadia (2021)
  • Harmonies (2024)
  • Nimalia (2023)
• Going onto Mountains
  • K2 (2010)
  • Mountains of Madness (2017)
• Observing Animals
  • Wild: Serengeti (2022)
  • Habitats (2016)
  • Wingspan (2019)

What games would you add to this of games about the great outdoors? Share your thoughts over on our boardgamegeek guild, #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts and delights from Gencon 2025. Join us, won’t you?

• Gencon Roundups
• Reign of Dragoness (2022)
  Marsh Hallow (2025)
• Raas: A Dance of Love (2025)
• High Rise (2020)
• River Valley Glassworks (2024)

What are your highlights from Gencon? Share them over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about three games he tried recently for the first time, and one he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?

• Wondrous Creatures (2024)
• Kinfire Delve: Callous’ Lab (2024)
• Animal Upon Animal (2005)
  Nusfjord (2017) (revisited)

What games have you tried recently? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan gives a ‘post trip report’ of his games played on his visit to Colorado. Join us, won’t you?

• Pick Up & Deliver 765: Have Games, Will Travel
• Didn’t play:
  • Tussie Mussie (2019)
  • Sprawlopolis (2018)
• Solo Games Played:
  • Ganz Schön Clever (aka That’s Pretty Clever!) (2018) x4
  • Stellarion (2022)
• Multiplayer Games played
  • Skyjo (2015)
  • Qwixx (2012) x2
  • Skip-Bo (1967) x2
    • Dutch Blitz (1960)
  • Skull King (2013)
• Games played at 2
  • Lost Cities (1999)
  • Tacta (2025)
  • Qwixx (2012)
• Game Stores we visited
  • The Wizard’s Chest
  • The Colorado Games Company

What do you think of these games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in our guild, #3269.

Brendan shares his plays from July and his plans for August. Join us, won’t you?

• Top of the Stack, July 2025
  • NEW GAME – Wondrous Creatures✓
  • SHELF CLEARER – Fallen Angel
  • NEW GAME 2 – Kinfire Delve: Callous’ Grotto✓
  • Top 50 Choice – Dungeon Petz
• Kingdoms Lawn Game
• Brendan’s Collection
• Top 50 List
• Shelf of Opportunity
• Expand yourShelf
• Top of the Stack, August 2025
  • NEW GAME – The Mirroring of Mary King
  • SHELF CLEARER – Fallen Angel
  • NEW GAME 2 – Endeavor: Deep Sea
  • Top 50 Choice – Dungeon Petz

What games did you play in July? Share your thoughts in our guild, #3269.

Brendan talks a bit about the games he plans to bring on his trip to Colorado, and why he chose them. Join us, won’t you?

• Pick Up & Deliver 140: Have Games, Will Travel
• Not bringing — too big
  • Welcome To… (2018)
  • London (Second Edition) (2017)
  • Eight-Minute Empire: Legends (2013)
• Solo Games I will likely bring
  • Sprawlopolis (2018)
  • Mr. Cabbagehead’s Garden (2016)
  • Pulp Detective (2018)
• Competitive Games I could bring
  • Crypt (2018)
  • Tides of Madness (2016)
  • Fugitive (2017)
  • Lost Cities (1999)
  • Tacta Promotional Edition (2025)
  • Qwixx (2012)
• Cooperative Game
  • Kinfire Delve: Callous’ Lab (2024)
  • Unlock!: Short Adventures – The Awakening of the Mummy

What games would you bring on your trip? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts about three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?

• Feed the Kraken (2022)
  • Secret Hitler (2016)
• Fresco (2010)
• Cloud City (2020) (revisited)
  • Bärenpark: The Bad News Bears (2019)
• Sir Ocelot’s Cave (2025)

Do you enjoy these games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.