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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
Brendan discusses his current top “wants” on his game list. Show notes: My want list for you to review Le Havre Elder Sign Omens of the Deep Elder Sign Omens of the Pharoh Sherlock Holmes Carleton House & Queen’s Park