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Join Rob and Brendan as they count down to the results of the 2021 March Mayhem Board Game Bracket. First, we learn the results of the consolation bout between EVERDELL and LORDS OF WATERDEEP, then it’s on to the main
Rob and Brendan are back for the second bout of the March Mayhem semi-finals. And they’ve brought with them the powerhouse commentator from XYZ Game Labs, Lauren Nepomuceno. Join us as we help one another help you help your favorite game win its bout. We lay out all the reasons you might vote for Lords of Waterdeep, then all the reasons you might vote for Wingspan, then throw up our hands in frustration.
(Game Fight Show) March Mayhem 2021 ep15: Round 3, Bout 3 – The quarterfinals are almost finished, huzzah! It’s gonna be a great one today. We’re joined by commenter and historian Nick Mariner as WINGSPAN battles SPIRIT ISLAND.
You you need expert board game insights, phone Booth! Paul Booth joins Rob and Brendan today to discuss Wingspan’s bout against Just One and what happens when Scythe takes on Spirit Island!
We’ve crossed over to the top of the next bracket and it’s only getting wilder!
Pick Up & Deliver 302: 2019 Game Awards – Best Games of the Year – Brendan shares his favorite games from 2019 in this second “Game Awards” episode. Join us, won’t you?
Pick Up & Deliver 291: Gaming Assumptions, part 1 – Brendan shares his thinking about how our assumptions of the way games will work shape our expectations and experiences of those games. Join us, won’t you?
Pick Up & Deliver 283: Rules Blunders Revisited – Brendan returns to a topic he covered nearly two years ago, “Rules Blunders,” and discusses a few new mistakes he’s made, and how they affect the experience of the games.
Pick Up & Deliver 266: Gentle Conflict Mechanisms, part 1 – Brendan begins a discussion of conflict mechanisms that allow for player interaction that doesn’t seem so vicious. Continued in Part 2.
Pick Up & Deliver 260: Stay Cool, Mariposas, Egizia: Shifting Sands (Shootin’ from the Hip – Triple Shot) – Brendan talks about three games he’s tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?