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PU&D 274: Consulting Detective Box Set Breakdown – Brendan looks back over the four boxes of Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, discussing what the differences are among the games and which ones you might want to explore, and in what order.
Pick Up & Deliver 258: The Baker Street Irregulars, JAWS, Acquire (Shootin’ from the Hip, Triple Shot) – Brendan shares quick takes on three games he played recently. Join us, won’t you?
Pick Up & Deliver 250: Top of the Stack, August 2020 – Brendan recounts his July game plays, and lays out his plans for August. Join us, won’t you?
Pick Up & Deliver 242: Mystery Games – Brendan talks about some games focused on mystery games, thinking about the different types of mystery games and what makes them tick.
Pick Up & Deliver 210: Top 8 and Highlights of 2018 – In this episode, Brendan quickly shares his top 8 games of 2018, then discusses in a bit more detail some commentary about a few other games from 2018.
Episode 163 takes up a question from Douglas in the Pick Up and Deliver guild – what are some good games to give as wedding gifts? Join us as we consider the answers offered by listeners and what insights Brendan
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.
Brendan shares some lessons he’s learned as he studied the particularly difficult-to-parse rulebook for A Handful of Stars. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective – Jack The Ripper and West End Mysteries A Handful of Stars A Few Acres of Snow Mythotopia Dominion Marvel Legendary
Here at the beginning of January 2019, we start season 2 of PICK UP AND DELIVER. Brendan leaps back into it with a bit of “games I’ve been playing” and a discussion of this year’s gaming challenges. Lots of fun
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