Pick Up and Deliver

Brendan shares his first impressions of 3 games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?

• Ethnos
  • Paolo Mori
• Red Rising
  • Fantasy Realms (2017)
• Pulsar 2849 (revisited – 1 Year, 11 Months, 15 Days dusty)
  • Vladimír Suchý
• 51st State: Master Set
  • Imperial Settlers (2014)

Have you tried these games? If so, what do you think of them? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares thoughts about Stories being adapted into board games, and what makes them work. Join us, won’t you?

• Capture the feeling of the source
  • Jaws (2019)
  • The Goonies: Never Say Die (2021)
  • Back to the Future: An Adventure Through Time (2016)
• Adapting but with a generic story
  • Last Friday (2016)
  • InBetween (2017)
• Use the setting without imitating the plot
  • Red Rising (2021)
  • The Expanse Board Game (2017)
    A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
• Similar but unique
  • A Touch of Evil: The Supernatural Game (2008)
  • Obsession (2018)

Which games do you think do a good job translating story into game experience?PU&D742: Stories Adapted into Board GamesTranscript: PDF and TXT

Brendan shares his thoughts and experiences about asymmetric games. Join us, won’t you?

• Free Radicals (2022)
• Emergent Asymmetry
  • Orléans (2014)
  • Everdell (2018)
• Minor Asymmetry – competitive
  • Obsession (2018)
  • 7 Wonders (2010)
• Minor Asymmetry – cooperative
  • Pandemic (2008)
    • Horrified (2019)
    • Flash Point: Fire Rescue (2011)
  • Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle (2016)
• Major Asymmetry – competitive
  • Android: Netrunner (2012)
  • Root (2018)
  • Vast: The Crystal Caverns (2016)
    A Gest of Robin Hood (2024)
  • Sidereal Confluence (2017)
  • XCOM: The Board Game (2015)
    • Captain Sonar (2016)
  • Spirit Island (2017)

How do you feel about asymmetric games? 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?

• Ponzi Scheme (2015)
  • Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King (2015)
• Free Radicals (2022)
  • Lords of Waterdeep (2012)
• Moon Colony Bloodbath (2025)
  • Dominion (2008)

Have you played any of these games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Transcript: TXT or PDF

Brendan shares his experience with Frosthaven’s campaign storytelling, reflecting on how it works and where it comes up short. Join us, won’t you?

• Frosthaven (2022)
• Gloomhaven (2017)
• Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition)
• Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game (2014)

What do you think of Frosthaven‘s storytelling style? Share your experiences over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thinking about asynchronous learning and online learning. Join us, won’t you?

• How To Teach Board Games Like a Pro
• Games mentioned in the discussion
  • Revive (2022)
  • Underwater Cities (2018)
  • Gaia Project (2017)
  • Age of Innovation (2023)

What’s your thinking about how best to teach and learn games, particularly for asynchronous play?

Brendan talks about the games he dusted off in January and February of 2025 but didn’t get a chance to talk about again. Join us, won’t you?JANUARY Dusty Games

• – Android: Netrunner (6 Years, 10 Months, 14 Days)
• – QE (5 Years, 2 Months, 16 Days)
• – New York Slice (1 Year, 4 Months, 5 Days dusty)
• – Unspeakable Words (3 Years, 1 Month, 7 Days dusty)
• – BIGFOOT: Roll & Smash (1 year, 2 Months, 15 Days)
• – Automobiles (3 Years, 4 Months, 6 Days)
• – Hues and Cues (2 Years, 1 Month, 6 Days)

February Dusty Games

• – Bloom (1 Year, 7 Months, 12 Days dusty)
• – Fast Forward: FLEE (3 Years, 7 Months, 16 Days dusty)
• – Friday (5 Years, 10 Months, 1 Day dusty)
• – Five Tribes (1 Year, 11 Months, 23 Days dusty)
• – Calico (2 Years, 6 Months, 3 Days dusty)

What games did you dust off in January and February? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts on several films he watched in February. Join us, won't you?

• Saturday Night (2024)
  • Roll Camera!: The Filmmaking Board Game (2021)
• Paddington 2 (2017)
  • ...and then, we held hands. (2015)
• Watchmen (2009)
  • Heroes Wanted (2014)
• Love Hurts (2025)
  • Vengeance (2018)
• The Menu (2022)
  • Dread (2006)
• The Imitation Game (2014)
  • Turing Machine (2022)

What movies did you see in February 2025? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares news of his game plays in April 2025. Join us, won’t you

• Top of the Stack, April 2025
  • NEW GAME – Hollywood 1947 X
  • SHELF CLEARER – Space Freaks X
  • NEW GAME 2 – Ponzi Scheme ✓
  • Top 50 Choice – Glory to Rome X
• Shelf of Opportunity
• Expansion list
• Top of the Stack, May 2025
  • NEW GAME – Sorcerer City
  • SHELF CLEARER – Badass Zombie Killers
  • NEW GAME 2 – Fallen Angel
  • Top 50 Choice – Pulsar 2849

What games did you play this month? Share your escapades over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about what games Taurus gamers might like or be good at. Join us, won’t you?

• Previous Astrology Files episodes
• Allure.com’s “12 Zodiac Signs: Dates and Personality Traits”
• Serene and Bucolic Environments
  • Ora et Labora (2011)
  • Dorfromantik: The Board Game (2022)
  • Tipperary (2023)
• Luxury
  • Rococo: Deluxe Edition (2020)
  • Last Will (2011)
  • Ladies & Gentlemen (2013)
• Stubborn-ness
  • A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
  • Gloomhaven (2017)
  • Arkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)
• Venus
  • Concordia Venus (2018)
  • Terraforming Mars: Venus Next (2017)
  • Onward to Venus (2014)

What games do you think Taurus Gamers would enjoy? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.