In this episode, Brendan offers up his opinions on ten games from his current Top 50 games. Games discussed: 50 – The Resistance 49 – Pandemic 48 – Ticket to Ride 47 – Mythotopia 46 – Fury of Dracula 45
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Pick Up & Deliver 049: Opacity and Transparency
Brendan talks about the way that games do, or don’t, make it clear to the player what you need to do to win. Games mentioned: Munchkin Star Wars: Rebellion Agricola Tzolk’in, the Mayan Calendar Anachrony Have something to say? Join
Pick Up & Deliver 048: Culling Your Collection
Brendan discusses his process for culling his collection and the reasons one might cut a game out of the collection. Join us for the conversation! Games discussed: Warhammer 40k Legends of Andor Twilight Imperium, 3rd Edition Cards Against Humanity Arkham
Pick Up & Deliver 047: Ethical history in boardgames
Brendan asks whether, and how, a games-maker can tackle difficult historical ages in which terrible things happened. In this case, how can you make a game out of colonizing North America and still have respect for the people who lived
Pick Up & Deliver 046: Pulsar 2849 (Shootin’ from the Hip)
Brendan returns to the “Shootin’ from the Hip’” format to discuss a new game he played, Pulsar 2849. It’s a thinky brain-burner! Tune in to learn more about the game. Games mentioned and other relevant links: All Shootin’ from the Hip
Pick Up & Deliver 045: Star Wars Rebellion (Message from the Deep)
Brendan introduces a new segment: “Message from the Deep,” a response to a game I’ve played many times focused on aspects or elements of the game I find particularly interesting. This week, it’s Star Wars: Rebellion. Star Wars: Rebellion Twilight Imperium
Pick Up & Deliver 044: Gamifying your life
In this episode, Brendan discusses how different aspects of our modern world have been “gamified” and what affect that has on our behavior, how we might understand the benefits and drawbacks of those changes, and what that says about game
Pick Up & Deliver 043: “Punishing” games
Brendan discusses games that are “punishing,” either by setting up mean situations, a tight economy, or a brutal cooperative situation. Join us to discuss the game on BoardGameGeek guild 3269. Games discussed: Pandemic Legacy, Season 1 and Season 2 Munchkin
Pick Up & Deliver 042: The Curious Case of Jakub Rozalski
Brendan dives head first into the current conversation about the paintings of Jakub Rozalski, the artist for Scythe. Does the history of copyright and the changing nature of creativity complicate the accusations that Rozalski has traced portions of his work? BoardgameGeek
Pick Up & Deliver 041: Top of the Stack, May 2018
Brendan discusses his game plays in April, reports on his last top of the stack and reveals the new one, and does a 10 for 10 update. Games! Games! Games! Brendan’s Top of the Stack Geeklist Games mentioned (other than