Brendan talks a bit about games whose instructions, form factor, or theme deceive players as they sit down at the table. Join us, won’t you?
Pick Up & Deliver 652: Deceptive Games
Pick Up & Deliver 398: My Top 50, #16-11
Pick Up & Deliver 398: My Top 50, #16-11 – Brendan shares the next installment of his Top 50 games of all time (updated for 2022). Join us, won’t you?
Pick Up & Deliver 285: BGG Weighs In on the 180-degree Rule, part 2
Pick Up & Deliver 285: BGG Weighs In on the 180-degree Rule, part 2 – Brendan continues his follow-up discussion of the 180-degree Rule in Board Games, elaborating on additional ideas introduced by readers on Boardgame Geek. Join us, won’t you?
Pick Up & Deliver 245: My top games for Nick Shaw’s Top 10 Game Mechanisms (part 2)
Pick Up & Deliver 245: My top games for Nick Shaw’s Top 10 Game Mechanisms (part 2) – Brendan continues his discussion of games centered around Nick Shaw’s top 10 game mechanisms (check out Nick Shaw’s comment on a Boardgamegeek thread).
Pick Up & Deliver 234: Tile Placement
Pick Up & Deliver 234: Tile Placement – Brendan shares a brief discussion of his five favorite tile laying games in his collection. Join us, won’t you?
Pick Up & Deliver 183: Medium Complexity (Depth vs. Complexity, part 2)
Pick Up & Deliver 183: Medium Complexity (Depth vs. Complexity, part 2) – Brendan continues his discussion of Depth vs. Complexity, started in episode 182. In this episode, he discusses games of Medium Complexity.
Pick Up & Deliver 180: Getting Salty
In Episode 180, Brendan talks a bit about the experience of getting “salty”–feeling upset about experiences in gaming in which anger gets the better of us. He explores the aspects of gameplay that give him this feeling most strongly: betrayal, really really bad luck, games where someone can “undo” your work, control or lock decks, and blocking.