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Pick-up and Deliver

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.

Transportation themed games with Pick-up and Deliver

Pack-O-Game: BUS - Transit Demands It

Iron Rail #2: Ride the Rails - France & Germany Expansion Map

Railways of the World: Railways of England and Wales

Switch & Signal

Tramways Engineer's Workbook

Iron Rail #2: Ride the Rails

1941: Race to Moscow

Aviation / Flight themed games with Pick-up and Deliver

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...

As seen on Kickstarter! Connecting Flights is a board game for 1-5 players, where your task is to manage an airline. The game can be played competitively (2-5 players) or in a solo/cooperative mode (1-3 players) in 60-150 mins.The competitive mode features...

On the gaseous planet of Celus, valuable gas keeps everything afloat in the skies. Without it, the city and its citizens would plummet into the scalding hot core of the planet. The only usable source of this gas is found within Cresters, the monstrous...

Pick-up and Deliver and Flicking games

Flick 'Em Up (2015 Edition)

In Flick’em Up!, the cities of the West are not the safest place to be. You can chose to be an outlaw and rob banks, free prisoners, attack innocent bystanders and build your reputation as a bandit. Or you could chose to be the Sheriff and vow to protect...

mostly positive, 70%

2 to 10 players

Pick-up and Deliver

Finger Flicking

Pick-up and Deliver and Grid Movement games

In The Great Heartland Hauling Co. players take on the role of medium haul Midwest truck drivers doing their best to make a living by hauling goods for big suppliers. Players truck to various locations around America’s Heartland, picking up and dropping...

Take the helm of a paddlewheeler to compete in the famous race on the Mississippi! Carefully manage your speed and coal consumption, avoid obstacles and steer flawlessly, but don't forget to pick up two passengers along the way!In this exemplary racing...

1300 AD, Western Africa - the desire for goods such as ivory in Europe drives the development of many trade routes, with caravans of camels delivering goods across the desert landscape. In Caravan, players position their camels to deliver goods where...

The Sub Terra Collector's Edition is a complete collection of Sub Terra and its expansions. The Collector’s Edition contains the core game, all three expansions, a unique UV key-chain flashlight to add to the atmosphere, a Sub Terra Graphic Novel, the...

Industry / Manufacturing themed games with Pick-up and Deliver

Mint Delivery is a mint tin-sized, refreshingly light, pick-up-and-deliver board game designed to be quick-to-play and easy-to-learn with a small footprint.In the game, players take the role of a mint delivery truck driver, driving around the area taking...

What if there were parallel Earths, where each Earth is different, and on each unique Earth, the priorities on Earth are unique from one another?In a distant future, scientists are able to build small alternate Earths. Exactly 504 such Earths have thus...

The Ruhr continues the story of Thomas Spitzer's historic Coal Trilogy by transporting players to 18th century Germany during the industrial revolution. Coal is now in high demand as cities and factories throughout the world are in need of this coveted...

Essen, on the verge of the 20th century: A time when endless supplies of coal are abundant in the earth and ripe for the taking! You are the owner of a coal mine fulfilling contracts for various types of coal. Spend capital to buy coal carts and expand...

Pick-up and Deliver and Set Collection games

Small Railroad Empires

Railways of the World - The Card Game

Pack-O-Game: SOW - Reap What You Grow

Ducks in Tow (2nd Printing)

Moon Shine Empire (Deluxe Edition)

Pick-up and Deliver and One versus Many games

The Stifling Dark

The Stifling Dark is a one-vs-many hidden-movement horror board game with an innovative line-of-sight mechanic for 2-5 players.One player assumes the role of the Adversary, whose goal is to prevent the other players (the investigators) from escaping....

mostly positive, 73%

Team-Based Game

Movies / TV / Radio theme

Hidden Movement

Pick-up and Deliver and Auction/Bidding games

This game is a limited, signed & number edition of only 1500 copies.The aim of the game is to move stone, cheese, and various passengers, from the hills of the Dales to the major trunk routes run by the North Eastern Railway and the Midland Steam. Valleys...

Last Train to Wensleydale (Limited Edition)

Competition is fierce, money is tight, and your task is to build a championship basketball team, but it'll take more than just a team of talented players. It will take an amazing manager to bring a dream team together.Basket Boss is an auction game where...

Pick-up and Deliver games published by Matagot

The Witcher: Old World

Pack-O-Game: DIG - A Fetching Game of Seek

Western Legends: Wild Bunch of Extras

Black Orchestra (2nd Edition, 3rd Printing)

My Little Scythe

Pick-up and Deliver games published by uplay.it edizioni

Bremerhaven is a strategy game with simple and intuitive rules, but many small exciting decisions.The core element of the game is five working cards. These vary greatly and must be used as efficiently as possible round after round in order to draw appropriate...

With Village Port, an expansion for Village, you now have the option of boarding your own ship and traveling the seven seas. Hire captains, sell domestic goods, and pick up foreign commodities. Send family members as missionaries to far away islands...

Village Port Expansion (1st Edition)

Strategy Game with Pick-up and Deliver

It's the early 1900's and you are the owner of one of the fastest growing rail companies in the eastern USA.In Spike, you expand your rail network as you connect cities in order to pick up and deliver more goods; complete contracts and routes to bring...

Dominaria Awaits a Hero!Greetings, Planeswalker. You have ended up on Dominaria, a world on the mend. Mana has begun to flood back into the plane, but the sinister Cabal seeks to control everything. Travel the ancient lands of Dominaria, collecting mana...

As a captain of industry, it's your job to bring the industrial age to the magical world of Indines.Build railways to connect key resources to your network, then supply them to cities around the world. Each contract you fulfill will build up yoru company...

South Louisiana has a long, rich history of delicious Cajun dishes like gumbos and jambalayas. A big part of what makes these meals so great is the seafood in them that is fished from the Gulf of Mexico. The men and women who run the shrimp boats that...

Pick-up and Deliver and Contracts games

Almanac - The Dragon Road

Great American Mail Race, The

Family Game with Pick-up and Deliver

American West themed games with Pick-up and Deliver

The Wild West, where the first towns and cities are prospering and need new citizens who can help them develop. The players drive their coaches around the game board, building their road networks and settling their pioneers. Each pioneer has a particular...

It’s 1844: You and your family have joined a wagon train in Independence, MO that is about to head to Willamette Valley to find your fortune in the West! Players will place tiles to discover the trails, rivers, forts, and towns ahead of them that they...

Oregon Trail, The - Journey to Willamette Valley

Food, Drink & Cooking themed games with Pick-up and Deliver

Pick-up and Deliver games published by Asmodee

Pick-up and Deliver and Dexterity games

Keeping the trains running on time can be a real challenge, but with good planning and cooperation, you and the team can keep everything running smoothly!Rail Pass is a cooperative game where players first load their trains with different types of cargo...

For 30 years, he's survived everything the island could throw at him, from a rolling boulder to venomous snakes.New player powers give everyone a unique ability to help them survive and track down the priceless Golden Idol. This expansion allows a 5th...

Fireball Island: The Last Adventurer Expansion

Vikings themed games with Pick-up and Deliver

Explorers of the North Sea

Explorers of the North Sea is set in the latter years of the Viking Age. As ambitious sea captains, players seek out new lands to settle and control. They will need to transport their crew among the newly discovered islands to capture livestock, construct...

mostly positive, 73%

Solo / Solitaire Game

Area Majority / Influence

Card Game with Pick-up and Deliver

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

If you have an insatiable thirst for plunder, Clank! Expeditions: Gold and Silk is for you: a series of boards to continue your deck-building adventures. CONTENTS1 Two-sided game board 50+ Tokens 1 Market Board 1 Spider Marker 4 player markers Rulebook...

Clank!: Expeditions - Gold and Silk Expansion

Pick-up and Deliver games published by Edge Entertainment

Cooperative Game with Pick-up and Deliver

This cooperative game continues the classic adventure from Disney’s Mickey and the Beanstalk. Join Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy, as you work together to collect food from the Giant’s table. Don’t get caught or the Giant will lock the food away!...

Mickey and the Beanstalk

A perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.An Alien stalks the corridors of the commercial starship NOSTROMO, hunting you and your crewmates. Work together to move through the ship, gather supplies, and craft items...

Alien: Fate of the Nostromo

Pick-up and Deliver and Variable Set-up games

Pick-up and Deliver games published by RollinGames

Maglev Metro

In Maglev Metro, utilize state-of-the-art magnetic levitation technology to build a metropolitan rail system, transporting workers and robots beneath the city. Replace aging Manhattan and Berlin subway systems with newer, faster, quieter technology. ...

Solo / Solitaire Game

End Game Bonuses

Network and Route Building

Pick-up and Deliver