Pick Up and Deliver

Brendan looks back 400 episodes and sees that he was talking about games with tracks. So he revisits that subject.

• Pick Up & Deliver 363: Games with Tracks
• 400 Back series
• Tech tree / Tech Tracks on BGG
• Track as counter
  • Coimbra (2018)
  • Nucleum (2023)
• Theme fails
  • Planet Unknown (2022)
  • Tapestry (2019)
  • Revive (2022)
• Theme succeeds
  • Praga Caput Regni (2020)
  • Messina 1347 (2021)

Which games with tracks did I miss? Which ones do you love? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares some thoughts about one of his favorite game designers, Uwe Rosenberg. Join us, won’t you?

• The Great Designers series
• Farm games
  • Agricola (2007)
  • Caverna: The Cave Farmers (2013)
  • Nusfjord (2017)
• Polyomino games
  • Patchwork (2014)
  • A Feast for Odin (2016)
  • New York Zoo (2020)
• Other games
  • Le Havre (2008)
  • Glass Road (2013)
  • Bohnanza (1997)
  • Nova Luna (2019)
  • Applejack (2022)
  • Reykholt (2018)

Which of these are your favorite Uwe Rosenberg games? Share your thoughts in our guild over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he played for the first time recently, and one he revisited. Join us, won’t you?

• Arcs (2024)
  • Pax Pamir: Second Edition (2019)
  • Voidfall (2023)
• Evidence: Hush Money (2023)
• Nucleum (2023) (revisited)
  • Brass: Birmingham (2018)
• Sorcerer City (2020)
  • Galaxy Trucker (2007)

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

Brendan shares his thoughts about the movies he watched in May of 2025, and the games that would be good to play alongside those movies.

• Micmacs (2009)
  • Stuffed Fables (2018)
  • Mice and Mystics (2012)
• Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025)
  • Joking Hazard (2016)
  • Charty Party (2019)
  • The Mandalorian: Adventures (2024)
• The In-Laws (1979)
  • [redacted] (2014)
• The Andromeda Strain (1971)
  • Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 (2015)
• The Fall Guy (2024)
• Paddington in Peru (2024)
  • Mice and Mystics (2012)
  • The Lost Expedition (2017)
• Sinners (2025)
  • Speakeasy Blues (2018)
  • Speakeasy (2025)
  • Panic Station (2011)
  • On Tour (2019)
  • Rock Hard: 1977 (2024)
  • Draft & Write Records (2024)
  • One Night Ultimate Vampire (2016)
  • Till Dawn (2014)
  • The Hunger (2021)

What do you think of these films? Share your experience over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about the games he dusted off in March and April of 2025 but didn’t get a chance to talk about again. Join us, won’t you?March dusty games

• – Elder Sign (1 Year, 4 Months, 17 Days dusty)
• – Patchwork (1 Year, 7 Months, 12 Days dusty)
• – Chocolate Factory (1 Year, 8 Months, 6 Days dusty)
• – Bärenpark (1 Year, 13 Days dusty)

April dusty games

• – Escape: Curse of the Temple (2 Years, 11 Days dusty) ✓
• – Port Royal (2 Years, 2 Months, 29 Days dusty) ✓
• – Globetrotting (2 Years, 10 Months, 11 Days dusty) ✓
• – Quacks of Quedlinberg (2 Years, 7 Months, 3 Days dusty) ✓

What games did you dust off in March and April? What do you think of the games I dusted off? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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

• In the Year of the Dragon: 10th Anniversary (2017)
  • Beijing (2026)
  • Notre Dame: 10th Anniversary (2017)
  • Agricola (2007)
• Parade (2007)
• Hardback (2018) (revisited)
  • Ascension: Deckbuilding Game (2010)
• Evenfall (2023)
  • Elysium (2015)

What games have you tried lately? What do you think of these games? Share your experiences with them over on Boardgamegeek in our guild, #3269.

Brendan shares things he likes a lot about Revive, from Aporta games.

• Distinct player factions
  • 7 Wonders (2010)
• Shared map with interaction
  • Mosaic: A Story of Civilization (2022)
• Combotastic Tech Tree
  • Praga Caput Regni (2020)

Do you enjoy Revive? Share your thoughts on it over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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 good play for you? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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

• XenoShyft: Dreadmire (2017)
  Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant (2012)
• Valeria: Card Kingdoms (2016)
  Concordia Venus (2018) expansion

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

Brendan shares a summary of his plays in June and his plans for July. Join us, won’t you?

• June Top of the Stack
  • TOTAL For the Year so far: 15/18
  • NEW GAME – Aeroplanes✓
  • SHELF CLEARER – In The Year of the Dragon✓
  • NEW GAME 2 – Xenoshyft: Dreadmire✓
  • Top 50 Choice – Ghost Stories✓
• Shelf of Opportunity
• Expand YourShelf
• July Top of the Stack
  • NEW GAME – Wondrous Creatures
  • SHELF CLEARER – Fallen Angel
  • NEW GAME 2 – Kinfire Delve: Callous’ Grotto
  • Top 50 Choice – Dungeon Petz

What games did you play in June? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.