Episode 148: Brendan talks about the challenge of creating a game that’s fun to play but also has a satisfying narrative arc and ending.
Pick Up & Deliver 148: End Game
Pick Up & Deliver 147: A Flight of Games
Episode 147 – Brendan gives very quick takes on five different games, and covers a couple other topics of recent news.
Pick Up & Deliver 146: Board Game Clubs
In Episode 146, Brendan shares his thinking about how his favorite regular board game night works and what approaches they take to keep and grow members.
Pick Up & Deliver 145: Top of the Stack, May 2019
Episode 145: Brendan shares his “top of the stack” report for the beginning of May, telling us a bit about what he played and a bit about what he plans to play in May.
Pick Up & Deliver 144: Blocking
In Episode 144, Brendan shares a discussion of what it means to have to block someone in a game, and his thinking about what it means to have to do so.
Pick Up & Deliver 143: Want List / Games of Interest Update, April 2019
Episode 143: Brendan shares his updated Top Want List and Games of Interest lists — these are games he’s interested in and/or games he wants to buy. Join us to speculate about future games!
Pick Up & Deliver 142: Capital Gaming
Episode 142 – Brendan shares his experiences trying three games during his trip to Washington D.C. – Oceans, Tiny Towns, and K2.
Pick Up & Deliver 141: DIceland Gaming
Episode 141: Brendan shares his gaming experiences from his recent trip to Iceland – games, stores, and playing with the locals.
Pick Up & Deliver 140: Have Games, Will Travel
In Episode 140, Brendan shares his plans for which games he will bring on his trip to Iceland — games that pack small and play well with one or two only.
Pick Up & Deliver 139: 2 Short Topics
In Episode 139, Brendan shares brief discussions of two short topics – the ongoing experience of Terraforming Mars and a chat he had with his son about what kinds of games he likes.