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Brendan shares a message from the deep about Ark Nova. Join us, won’t you?Ark Nova (2021)Pick Up & Deliver 614: Essential ExpansionsPrevious episodes in which I mention Ark NovaRajas of the Ganges (2017)Comparison 1: Terraforming Mars (2016)Race for the Galaxy (2007)7 Wonders (2010)Comparison 2: Bärenpark (2017) or New York Zoo (2020)Cascadia (2021)Wild: Serengeti (2022)Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game (2023)Comparison 3: Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)“Study Claims Bavarian Monarch Was Sane”Comparison 4: Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (2015)What do you like about Ark Nova? Share your thoughts in our boardgamegeek guild, #3269!

Brendan shares what movies he watched in April and May of 2024, what he thought of them, and what games would go well with a viewing. Join us, won’t you?DamselThe PrincessLegacy of DragonholtDead Poets SocietyMiskatonic School for GirlsPoetry for NeanderthalsWrath of ManEscape PlanGhostwatchLate Night with the DevilMysteriumHako OnnaThe BlackeningLast FridayFinal GirlI.S.S.StationfallWhat films have you seen lately? Share over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts about what makes deck-building games fun or interesting. Join us, won’t you?
Previous episodes:Pick Up & Deliver 015: Deck ConstructionPick Up & Deliver 239: Duel – Valley of the Kings vs Arctic ScavengersPick Up & Deliver 246: My top games for the 10 additional mechanisms Kris Hickman suggested (part 3)Pick Up & Deliver 267: Gentle Conflict Mechanisms, part 2Pick Up & Deliver 407: CombosDeck construction vs deck building1. Variety in setup or variety in player choiceStatic market setupDominionArctic ScavengersAeon’s EndRiver market setupHarry Potter: Hogwarts BattleAscensionStar Wars: The Deckbuilding Game2. Gimmicks / InnovationsBrawl: Arctic ScavengersShared reserve: The Big Book of MadnessDeck de-construction: Valley of the Kings, Dale of MerchantsBoard manipulation: A Few Acres of Snow, Clank!with Worker Placement: Lost Ruins of Arnak, Dune: ImperiumDon’t shuffle: Aeon’s EndEvolving...

Brendan shares some thoughts about new/old games he’s played recently. Join us, won’t you?
Cairn (2019)Onitama (2014)Hadrian’s Wall (2021)Fleet: The Dice Game (Second Edition) (2020)Three Sisters (2022)A Handful of Stars (2017) (revisited)Pick Up & Deliver 626: Negotiation … and Betrayal!Pick Up & Deliver 125: Shootin’ from the Hip – February 2019Mythic Mischief (2022)IV StudiosAudie HarrisonHave you played any of these games? What did you think of them? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild 3269.

Brendan looks back at 2012 and examines the games he’s played that were published in that year. Join us, won’t you?Top 5 Games from 2012
5. Legacy: Gears of Time4. Las Vegas3. The Resistance: Avalon2. Escape! Curse of the Temple1. Lords of WaterdeepDisqualified from consideration: Android: Netrunner; Terra Mystica; Merchant of VenusHonorable mentions: City of Horror, Coup, QwixxOther superlatives from 2012
Most plays: Love LetterLove/Hate award: T’zolkin: the Mayan CalendarWant to Love but can’t: Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed IslandCutest Game: Mice and MysticsPotential for Growth: SeasonsLike in the Abstract: GinkgopolisBest Deduction Game: P.I.Area Control Extravaganza: Rex: Final Days of an Empire
Best Duel: TargiWhat games from 2012 do you love? Head over to boardgamegeek guild #3269 and share your thoughts!

Brendan shares his views on negotiation games, articulating 3 different kinds of them and what he likes and dislikes about each. Join us, won’t you?Economic Negotiation GamesCATAN (1995)Sidereal Confluence (2017)Monopoly (1935)Organized Negotiation and AlliancesRex: Final Days of an Empire (2012)Dune (1979); Dune (2019)Political / Area Control Negotiation GamesDiplomacy (1959)A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)A Handful of Stars (2017)What are your favorite negotiation (and betrayal) games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.