Pick Up and Deliver

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

• – Magic Rabbit
• – Dawn of Peacemakers 
• – Evacuation
• – Weather Machine (1 Year, 2 Months, 26 Days dusty)
  • Previous discussion of Weather Machine

What games have you tried recently? Join the conversation over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan looks back at episode 202, and reflects on his history of doing 10×10 lists. Join us, won’t you?

• Pick Up & Deliver 202: Twenty by Five
• – 2018 “Top of the Stack” list
• – 2019 “Top of the Stack” List
• – 2020 “Top of the Stack” List
• – 2021 “Top of the Stack” List
• – 2022 “Top of the Stack” List
• – 2023 “Top of the Stack” List

What do you do to track your 10×10 plays? Head over to boardgamegeek guild #3269 to share.

Brendan shares the games he played last month. Join us, won’t you?

• March Top of the Stack list
  • NEW GAME – Forum Trajanum X
  • CO-OP CHOICE – Bastion ✓
  • SOLO – Hunted: Wode Ridge X
  • ONE MORE CHOICE – Medieval Academy ✓
• Shelf of Opportunity
• April Top of the Stack list
  • NEW GAME – Porta Nigra
  • NOVELTY CHOICE – Raise the Titanic!
  • SOLO – Hunted: Wode Ridge
  • TRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Alien Artifacts

What games did you play this month? Join the conversation over on Boardgame Geek in our guild, #3269.

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

• Project L (BGG)
• Freelancers: A Crossroads Game (BGG)
  • Forgotten Waters (BGG)
• Kingdom Rush: A Rift in Time (BGG) (dusted off)
• Flipout (BGG)

What new games have you played recently? Share your news over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269. This episode brings us to the end of season 6. Thanks for joining us! Season 7 will begin in April.

Brendan “dives deep” into several small games he’s played a lot. Join us, won’t you?

• Previous Message from the Deep episodes
• Previous Duel episodes
• Anomia (BGG)
• So Clover! (BGG)
• Friday (BGG)
• Dead Man’s Draw (BGG)
• Incan Gold (BGG)

What small games would you include on a must-play list?

Brendan shares his thoughts on teaching games (again). Join us, won’t you?

• SVWAG #302: RULES EXPLANATIONS
• Previous episodes on teaching games:
  • Pick Up & Deliver 011: Learning Games
  • Pick Up & Deliver 310: Teaching Complex Games
  • Pick Up & Deliver 406: Preparing Your First Play
• Other good teaching guide:
  • Shut Up and Sit Down: HOW TO TEACH BOARD GAMES LIKE A PRO
• Games mentioned:
  • Evacuation
  • Coimbra
  • Brass
  • Nucleum

What are your tips for teaching games? Share them over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

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

• Something Wild! Marvel: Holiday Baby Groot
• Vagrantsong
• Nucleum
• Allow Me to Mansplain

Have you played these games? What did you think of them? What other new games have you tried recently? Share your games over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his film viewing in December and January of 2023 and 2024. Join us, won’t you?

• Spotlight
• She Said
• The Report
• Official Secrets
• Shattered Glass
• Margin Call
• Bank of Dave
• Genie
• The Hunt for Red October
• Blood Quantum

What did you watch in December and January? Share your viewing over in our guild on Boardgamegeek, #3269.

Brendan returns to the conversation about math and stats and the BG Stats app. Join us, won’t you?

• The Board Game Stats app
• Pick Up & Deliver 592: Games I am Best At … maybe?
• Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Feast of Hemlock Vale

What other stats do you enjoy tracking? Share over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his month’s play stats and feelings about them from February 2024. Join us, won’t you?

• Top of the Stack, Feb 2024
  • NEW GAME – Evacuation✓
  • SHAMEFUL CHOICE – Alien: Fate of the NostromoX
  • SOLO – Hunted: Wode RidgeX
  • ONE MORE CHOICE – Brian Boru✓
• Shelf of Opportunity
• Top of the Stack, Mar 2024
  • NEW GAME – Forum Trajanum
  • CO-OP CHOICE – Bastion
  • SOLO – Hunted: Wode Ridge
  • ONE MORE CHOICE – Medieval Academy

What did you play this month? Share your stats over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269. Join us, won’t you?