Pick-up and Deliver Mechanics in Board Games
Introduction to Pick-up and Deliver
Pick-up and Deliver (P&D) is a board game mechanic where players must collect items or passengers from various locations on the game board and transport them to different destinations for rewards.
Core Elements
- Goal: Players aim to efficiently transport goods or passengers to their destinations.
- Strategy: Involves route optimization and logistical planning.
- Interaction: Can include competitive or cooperative elements through blockades, races, or shared objectives.
Gameplay Dynamics
- Variable Setup: Starting conditions change the gameplay, making each game unique.
- Progressive Skills: Players may enhance their transportation abilities over time.
- Economic Elements: Often incorporated allowing players to finance better transportation methods.
Examples of P&D Games
- Merchants of Venus: A classic example, where players explore space to transport goods.
- Railways of the World: Features train route building to deliver various goods.
Conclusion
Pick-up and Deliver is a beloved mechanic that offers depth and replayability, engaging players in strategic planning and decision-making.
Pick-up and Deliver and Dice Drafting games
It's the summer of 1979, and travelers are queuing on the piers of Schwatka lake in Whitehorse, waiting impatiently to experience one of the last wild spots on Earth: The Yukon. Put yourself at the controls of your very own seaplane and lead these adventurers...
Yukon Airways
$49.99
$39.99
In El Burro, you are developing a farm in Majorca and have to move your goods from your farm to the port of La Palma. The game uses multi-purpose cards and dice-drafting as in La Granja, while also containing other elements such as donkey cards, donkey...
El Burro - A La Granja Game
$149.95
Pick-up and Deliver games illustrated by Katie Dillon
In Firefly: The Game, players captain their own Firefly-class transport ship, travelling the 'Verse with a handpicked crew of fighters, mechanics, and other passengers. As a captain desperate for work, players are compelled to take on any job - so long...
Firefly: 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition
$220.00
The Rim is calling…The second rim space expansion set for Firefly - The Game, Kalidasa adds a massive star system to the verse with loads of new opportunities for adventure and profit.The long arm of the Alliance reaches out beyond core space with the...
Firefly - The Game: Kalidasa - Rim Space Expansion
$349.95
Pick-up and Deliver and Modular Board games
Pick-up and Deliver games published by Z-Man Games
Pick-up and Deliver games published by Maldito Games
Pick-up and Deliver and Dice Worker games
Pick-up and Deliver and Bluffing games
The Beginning is a 2-6 player semi-cooperative game with traitors, deduction, cinematic twists and an epic pick-up & deliver job to secure the network. Leaving your comfort zone never felt so good!Humanity is nearing its end.The machines are on the ...
Human Punishment - The Beginning
$69.95
$34.00
Raise the stakes even higher with Wild Bunch of Extras, an expansion for Ante Up! This expansion brings new playable characters into the fold, stocks the store with new items, introduces new variants such as Gangs and Posses, adds more cards to a variety...
Western Legends: Wild Bunch of Extras
$34.00
$20.16
Fantasy themed games with Pick-up and Deliver
Pick-up and Deliver and Network and Route Building games
Strategy Game with Pick-up and Deliver
Pick-up and Deliver games published by TLAMA games
In Too Deep
-29%
$55.00
$38.99
In Too Deep is a unique, narrative that thrusts you into the future in a tense, strategic board game for up to 5 players. Draft characters and spend actions to fulfill objectives and collect sets. Which side of the law will you end up on?Box Includes...
mixed, 68%
14 y/o +
1 to 4 players
120 minutes
Involved
Semi-Cooperative Game
Science Fiction
Adventure
Action Points
End Game Bonuses
Hand Management
Pick-up and Deliver
Pick-up and Deliver games developed by Ben Kepner
Pebble Rock Delivery Service
-52%
$25.00
$12.00
Help Pebble, Oscar, Hamish, and Elvis on a daring high seas adventure of package delivery! Guide them through swift currents, sharks, and pirates as you race to deliver much-needed cargo to the remote islands of Pebble Rock. 1. Load up your boat with...
mixed, 67%
8 y/o +
2 to 4 players
30 minutes
Light
Family Game
Animals
Transportation
Pick-up and Deliver
Push Your Luck
Pick-up and Deliver and Tile Placement games
Pick-up and Deliver games published by Nuts! Publishing
Pick-up and Deliver games published by Delta Vision Publishing
Pick-up and Deliver games published by Edge Entertainment
Cooperative Game with Pick-up and Deliver
Monsters themed games with Pick-up and Deliver
Pick-up and Deliver games published by Starling Games (II)
Black Orchestra (2nd Edition, 3rd Printing)
$60.00
As Hitler's grasp on Germany tightens and his maniacal fervor is unmasked, men from the highest levels of the Reich begin to plot his assassination. As the clock ticks and Hitler's ambitions grow, these daring few must build their strength and prepare...
mostly positive, 75%
14 y/o +
1 to 5 players
90 minutes
Relaxed
Strategy Game
Spies / Secret Agents
World War II
Action Points
Dice Rolling
Die Icon Resolution
Hand Management
Pick-up and Deliver games designed by Goro Sasaki
A group of poor explorers hoping to get rich quickly head out to recover treasures from some undersea ruins. They’re all rivals, but their budgets force them to share a single rented submarine and a tank of air, as well! If they don`t get back to the...
Deep Sea Adventure (English Edition)
$15.00
Risky Treasure Hunting in the Depths of the SeaIn this powered-up Deep Sea Adventure, players roll 3 dice, boost and move their pieces deeper into the sea, trying to return safely with more treasure than anyone else.Greedy explorers are riding in a submarine...
Deep Sea Adventure: Boost Edition
$23.00
$18.99