Brendan shares his November gameplay experiences, and his plans for December. Join us, won’t you?

• November Top of the Stack List
  • NEW GAME – Apollo: A Game Inspired by NASA Moon Missions✓
  • TOP 50 CHOICE – TrismegistusX
  • SOLO – Hadrian’s WallX
  • STUBBORN CHOICE – VagrantsongX
• Shelf of Opportunity
• December Top of the Stack List
  • NEW GAME – Hadrian’s Wall
  • TOP 50 CHOICE – Cerebria
  • SOLO – Hunted: Wode Ridge
  • STUBBORN CHOICE – Vagrantsong

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Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently, and returns to an old favorite. Join us, won’t you?

• GLOW
• Underlings of Underwing
• Acquire (revisited)
  • Episodes that mention Acquire
• Septima

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Brendan shares a bit about the selection of games he brought with on his Thanksgiving visit to the in-laws’ house. Join us, won’t you?

• Wits and Wagers: It’s Vegas Baby!
• Qwixx
• Illiterati
• Celestia
• Codenames: Duet
• Ark Nova
• Ticket to Ride
• Unlock! Mythic Adventures
• Azul: Summer Pavillion
• Apollo: A Game Inspired by NASA Moon Missions
• Qwirkle
• Castles of Mad King Ludwig
• Keystone: North America
• A Walk in the Park
• 5-Minute Mystery
• Costa Rica

What games did you play over break? Share your experience over on boardgamegeek in our guild #3269!

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

• Cat in the Box
• Welcome to the Moon
  • Welcome To…
  • Pick Up & Deliver 360: Welcome to… (Message from the Deep)
• Santo Domino (revisited)
• Point City
  • Point Salad
  • Pick Up & Deliver 172: Point Salad; Heist: One Team, One Mission; Raiders of the North Sea (Shootin’ from the Hip)

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Brendan looks back at his view of the best games of 2014. Join us, won’t you?

1. Orléans (top 50)
2. Dead of Winter (top 50)
3. Five Tribes (top 50)
4. Roll for the Galaxy
5. Onirim
6. Castles of Mad King Ludwig
7. Lords of Xidit
8. Onward to Venus
9. Aquasphere
10. Deep Sea Adventure
11. Strife: Legacy of the Eternals
12. Valley of the Kings
13. One Night Ultimate Werewolf

Honorable Mentions:

• La Isla
• Mythotopia
• Heroes Wanted

Favorites I don’t Own

• Alchemists
• Legendary Encounters: Alien
• Camel Up
• La Grajna
• Onitama

Games I want to Try

• Fields of Arle
• Xia: Legends of a Drift System
• Kanban

What are your favorite 2014 games? Share them over in our guild on boardgamegeek, #3269.

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

• Gravwell, 2nd Edition
• Kingsburg
• SET
• Hunt a Killer: Death at a Dive Bar

What games have you played recently? Share them over in our guild, #3269 on boardgamegeek.

Brendan shares a bit about what drafting games he likes and why. Join us, won’t you?Drafting from a shared pool.

• Sagrada
• Azul
• Sagrada vs Azul duel episode

Engine Building drafting

• Res Arcana (res arcana on PU&D)
• It’s a Wonderful World

Board Manipulation drafting

• Blood Rage
• Bunny Kingdom

Tableau Building

• 7 Wonders
• Sushi Go!

What drafting games do you enjoy? Share your thoughts over on Boardgame geek 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?

• 5-Minute Mystery
• Telestrations: Upside Drawn
• Völuspá
• Last Friday

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Brendan talks about juggling complexity, a return to a version of the subject of “Not Quite Enough.” Join us, won’t you?

• Pick Up & Deliver 002: Not Quite Enough
• Pick Up & Deliver 365: Not Quite Enough, Revisited
• Speed vs. Efficiency (Not quite enough speed)
  • Ark Nova
  • Praga Caput Regni
• Ducks in a Row (Not quite enough planning)
  • On Mars
  • Underwater Cities
• Ticking Clock (Not quite enough time)
  • Agricola
  • Trickerion
• Not Quite Enough
  • Brass: Birmingham
  • Orléans

What games would you put in these categories? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Pick Up & Deliver 568: Revive; Astra; Gloom revisited; Paku Paku



Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried out recently, and reacquaints himself with one game he brought out of the dust.

• Revive
• Astra
• Gloom (revisited)
• Paku Paku

What games have you tried lately? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in our guild, #3269.