Brendan talks about games that use digital assistance and the old VHS game Nightmare. What makes an interactive game like this fun, and how would a new game that worked this way function? World of Yo-Ho Detective: Modern Crime Story Alchemists
Pick Up and Deliver 092: Shootin’ from the Hip – RAIDS
Brendan gives his early reactions to a new game from Iello publishing, RAIDS. Show notes: Elysium Raids Tokaido Have you had a chance to play RAIDS? What do you think of it? Swing over to our BoardgameGeek guild, #3269, and let
Pick Up and Deliver podcast 091: On the Table
Brendan shares what he’s been playing during the first half of the month. Show notes: Colony Axis and Allies Azul Bärenpark Sagrada Gloomhaven TIME Stories: Brotherhood of the Coast Arkham Horror LCG: The Dunwich Legacy What have you been playing
Pick Up and Deliver podcast 090: New Gaming Verbs
Brendan talks about the idea of building a game around a “verb,” and of how those verbs can be used to expand the possibilities for where a game design can go. Show notes: Shipyard 3G summit Dungeon Petz Pursuit of
Pick Up and Deliver 089: Recent trends over on Kickstarter
Brendan shares some observations he’s made of interesting trends and tactics currently at work in some Kickstarter campaigns. Show notes: Dale of Merchants Collection A Thief’s Fortune Nanty Narking What campaigns are you backing? Have you seen anything interesting or
Pick Up and Deliver 088: Q&A 01
Brendan answers some questions posted in the Pick Up and Deliver guild. Show notes: Pick Up and Deliver guild League of Six Vladimír Suchý Q&A thread on BGG Cosmic Encounter Do you have questions you’d like answered? Swing over to
Pick Up and Deliver 087: Elitism in Boardgaming
Brendan talks about how we treat other gamers and people new to the hobby. What does it mean to be elitist? Show notes: Blue Peg Pink Peg episode #129 Shut Up and Sit Down thread I like Dice Tower top
Pick Up and Deliver podcast 086: Top of the Stack, August 2018
In this episode, Brendan talks about his game stats for August, including his 10×10 update, “out of the dust list,” “shelf of opportunity,” Show notes: Top of the Stack 10×10 update First plays this month Out of the Dust Want
Pick Up and Deliver podcast 85: Multiple Discovery
Brendan talks about the phenomenon of multiple discovery or parallel creativity — the fact that multiple people can invent or create similar things at almost the same time. Zombicide Last Night on Earth Gen7 “I feel like I’ve been punched
Pick Up and Deliver podcast, 84: Message from the Deep – Gloomhaven
Brendan reports on a couple game stores he visited in and near Bowling Green, Ohio, then conducts a “message from the deep” episode on Gloomhaven. Show notes: The Stacked Deck game store Frogtown Hobbies Gloomhaven Have you played Gloomhaven? Do