Draft Mechanic: Recent Episodes
Jake Bock
Jake and Danielle talk about their latest board gaming experiences, delicious craft beer, and find any opportunity to join the two together.
Draft Mechanic Episode #124: Return of the Randowriters
Roll ‘em! It’s time for another round-up of Randowriters, still the hottest craze in lil’ games with pencils, pens, dice and cards. We’ve got four of ‘em (one is an app). Oh, and just in case you don’t want to be random, we’re also talking about the new word deduction game Decipher. Plus a few Kickstarter notes, Danielle talks about some data gathered from the Untappd “At Home” venue, and our community chimes in on games that were a pleasant surprise. Thank you again for listening, we hope you enjoy today’s episode!
00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:20 Kickstarter Updates
02:46 Kickstarter: As You ‘Wich
05:25 Kickstarter: Coven Creatures
06:58 Recent Plays: Decipher
17:50 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
18:53 Randowriters: Cartographers App
26:19 Randowriters: Silver & Gold
35:47 Randowriters: On Tour (Second Edition)
46:48 Randowriters: Corinth
62:28 On Tap: Corinth
66:36 Untappd At Home
76:15 Final Round: Pleasant Surprises
81:28 Next Final Round & Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/124rando
Draft Mechanic Episode #123: Bargain Quest
I sure hope you like value! In this episode of Draft Mechanic, you get not just ONE game in the feature segment, but ONE and a half! An expansion too! That’s such a steal! But don’t steal Bargain Quest. But if you want to steal, your dexterity is probably high? Right? Is that a good segue to three games that have dexterity or physical mechanics? I don’t know. But we talk about CTRL, Megacity Oceania, and Flash 8. And, as an added value, Danielle’s going to tell you about Sorachi Ace hops! WHAT A DEAL.
00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:54 Kickstarter Updates
03:30 Kickstarter: Endangered: New Species
08:07 Recent Plays: CTRL
19:37 Recent Plays: Megacity: Oceania
33:39 Recent Plays: Flash 8
46:22 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
47:05 Six Pack Review: Bargain Quest
48:43 Bargain Quest: Gameplay Overview
55:51 Bargain Quest: Discussion
86:46 Bargain Quest: Final Thoughts
88:21 On Tap: Bargain Quest
93:52 Hop Primer: Sorachi Ace
104:20 Next Final Round & Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of several designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/123bargainquest
Draft Mechanic Episode #122: Hats, Chai, Traintopia, Arkadia, Sabro hops
Hope you’re thirsty, because it’s tea time! We’re maneuvering hat cards in teams or individually in Hats, we’re opening our own tea shops in Chai, and… ok, that’s where the tea metaphors run dry. In other recent plays, we go back to 2006 for Arkadia and back current for Traintopia, and Danielle talks about Sabro hops, one of the trendiest hops going in the biz today. Ok, so there’s not really an overarching theme for this episode. Let that one simmer for a bit.
00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:50 Ashes Reborn
05:49 Wolfgang Warsch’s New Expansions
09:17 Kickstarter Updates
10:23 Kickstarter: Lunar Base
15:55 Recent Plays: Arkadia
28:38 Recent Plays: Traintopia
45:27 Recent Plays: Chai
65:13 On Tap: Chai
70:48 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
71:31 Six Pack Review: Hats
72:02 Hats: Gameplay Overview
79:38 Hats: Discussion
95:16 Hop Primer: Sabro
100:38 Closing Remarks & Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of several designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/122hats
Draft Mechanic Episode #121: High Rise; Roar & Write; Stay Cool; Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune; Black is Beautiful beer initiative
Your eyes don’t deceive you, it is for sure a new episode of Draft Mechanic! Thanks so much for sticking with us, and we’re glad to bring you a feature review of High Rise, the latest from Gil Hova’s Formal Ferret Games. In recent plays, we roll, we write, we roar, we stay cool, and we move a wooden pig around a wheel. We hope you’re doing ok out there in podcast land, and thank you for welcoming us back into your ears for another round!
00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:39 Kickstarter: The Fuzzies
11:26 Recent Plays: Roar & Write
24:40 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune
34:56 Recent Plays: Stay Cool!
43:55 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
44:41 Six Pack Review: High Rise
45:54 High Rise: Gameplay Overview (and some discussion)
56:10 High Rise: Discussion
88:03 High Rise: Final Thoughts
91:48 On Tap: High Rise
98:07 Black is Beautiful beer initiative
105:02 Closing Remarks & Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of several designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/121highrise
Draft Mechanic Episode #120: Mystery House; CYOA: House of Danger; Captive; Crusoe Crew; Summit Hops
#stayhome and play some of these mysterious games about houses! It wasn’t intentional, we swear. Mystery House, CYOA: House of Danger and Captive all take place in houses. And the Crusoe Crew - well, it starts at home, so that qualifies too. Seriously though, we hope you’re doing well out there in podcast listener land. Stay healthy & wash your hands!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:06 News: Golden Geek Awards voting is live
06:40 News: tabletop.events needs your help!
09:52 Kickstarter Updates
11:06 Kickstarter: Planet Unknown
17:29 Recent Plays: Graphic Novel Adventures “Captive”
34:57 Recent Plays: The Crusoe Crew
45:22 Recent Plays: CYOA: House of Danger
59:55 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
61:00 Six Pack Review: Mystery House
61:32 Mystery House: Gameplay Overview
67:11 Mystery House: Discussion
89:20 Mystery House: Final Thoughts
91:50 On Tap: Mystery House
96:17 Hop Primer: Summit Hops
103:40 Final Round: Convention-going with your SO
110:39 Next Final Round Topic
112:04 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/120mysteryhouse
Draft Mechanic Episode #119: In the Hall of the Mountain King, Lions of Lydia KS preview, Zoned Out, Felix the Cat in the Sack, Mosaic Hops, House Rules
Hello again! In this new era of staying at home, why not make that home in a mountain? We’re excavating a mountain cave in our feature review today with In the Hall of the Mountain King. It’s the formation of economy in Lions of Lydia, building a city in Zoned Out, and Felix the Cat in the Sack is also in this sentence. No pun there, sorry. Danielle discusses Mosaic hops, and Jake asked the slack about House Rules back when we were allowed out of our houses. Wash your hands and stay home.
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
09:21 Kickstarter Updates
10:42 Kickstarter: Lions of Lydia
11:40 Kickstarter Preview: Lions of Lydia
28:50 Recent Plays: Zoned Out!
51:37 Recent Plays: Felix the Cat in the Sack
60:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
61:49 Six Pack Review: In the Hall of the Mountain King
62:50 In the Hall of the Mountain King: Gameplay Overview
69:50 In the Hall of the Mountain King: Discussion
94:40 In the Hall of the Mountain King: Final Thoughts
97:44 On Tap: In the Hall of the Mountain King
101:19 Hop Primer: Mosaic
106:24 Final Round: House Rules
110:17 Next Final Round Topic
111:23 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/119mountainking
Draft Mechanic Episode #117: Mechanica; Draw Your Own Conclusions; Ecos; Thunder Alley; Galaxy Hops; Culling
It’s episode beep, beep boop! Or rather, 118, in which we talk about Mechanica, and the bots we make along the way. Plus: Drawing in Draw Your Own Conclusions, Continenting in Ecos: First Continent; and racing down Thunder Alley. Danielle’s hop of choice this episode is Galaxy, and listeners chime in on how they cull their collection. Beep boop!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:49 News: Plaid Hat leaves Asmodee
08:23 Kickstarter Updates
09:28 Kickstarter: Graphic Novel Adventures Series 3
12:27 Kickstarter: Ludocherry
15:41 Recent Plays: Draw Your Own Conclusions
25:20 Recent Plays: Ecos: First Continent
37:53 Recent Plays: Thunder Alley
49:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
50:11 Six Pack Review: Mechanica
50:33 Mehcanica: Gameplay Overview
54:49 Mechanica: Discussion
69:48 Mechanica: Final Thoughts
72:15 On Tap: Mechanica
75:49 Hop Primer: Galaxy
83:15 ProtoATL Sponsorship Spot
84:10 Final Round: Culling the Collection
92:46 Next Final Round Topic
94:36 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/118mechanica
Draft Mechanic Episode #117: Atlantis Rising, Gorinto, Tumble Town, The Isle of Cats, Huell Melon hop primer
Do you think you have what it takes to save the people of Atlantis from the wrath of the Gods? No? Well, how about in a co-operative worker placement game? We sure hope so because we’re going to talk about Atlantis Rising from Elf Creek Games. We’ve got a pair of Kickstarter previews: Gorinto and Tumble Town, plus we talk about The Isle of Cats. Danielle’s hop primer is about Huell Melon today, and that’s what you’ll get in jam-packed episode 117!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:01 Kickstarter Updates
04:57 Kickstarter: Gorinto
06:09 Kickstarter Preview: Gorinto
18:01 Kickstarter Preview: Tumble Town
32:29 Recent Plays: The Isle of Cats
51:00 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
52:00 Six Pack Review: Atlantis Rising
53:58 Atlantis Rising: Gameplay Overview
63:05 Atlantis Rising: Discussion
83:35 Atlantis Rising: Final Thoughts
85:17 On Tap: Atlantis Rising
89:00 Hop Primer: Huell Melon
95:41 ProtoATL Sponsorship Spot
96:37 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/117atlantis
Draft Mechanic Episode #116: The Taverns of Tiefenthal; Azul: Summer Pavilion; Dizzle; Carcassonne: Hunters & Gatherers; Strata Hop Primer; Convention ‘Must Haves’
It’s an early episode of the year, and that apparently means a Wolfgang Warsch game! Today we sidle up to the Taverns of Tiefenthal and talk about Warsch’s latest big box game from North Star Games. Also we’re playing the new Azul spinoff, the randowriter Dizzle, and then go back into the Carcazone with the Hunters & Gatherers standalone game. Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:40 Kickstarter Updates
06:03 Kickstarter: The Rival Networks
08:49 Kickstarter: Zine Quest 2
11:12 Recent Plays: Azul Summer Pavilion
23:11 Recent Plays: Dizzle
30:44 Recent Plays: Carcassonne Hunters & Gatherers
46:14 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
47:18 Six Pack Review: The Taverns of Tiefenthal
48:40 The Taverns of Tiefenthal: Gameplay Overview
53:45 The Taverns of Tiefenthal: Discussion
68:42 The Taverns of Tiefenthal: Final Thoughts
73:00 On Tap: The Taverns of Tiefenthal
78:41 Hop Primer: Strata
85:43 Final Round: Convention ‘Must Haves’
96:25 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/116taverns
Draft Mechanic Episode #115: PAX Unplugged & 2020 Convention Outlook
Hey, we promised a PAX episode and here it is! There’s a big ol’ list of games we played, and we just got some of them in this episode. Look for more as we work into some reviews in the next few episodes! Danielle also continues on her hop research trek with Columbus, the workhorse of bitterness. Enjoy and say hi on the internet if you enjoyed today’s episode!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:46 Kickstarter: Oath
08:41 PAX Unplugged!
10:25 PAXu Played: Stay Cool
15:52 PAXu Played: Arraial
20:06 PAXu Played: Noch Mal… So Gut!
27:33 PAXu Played: Spy Club
33:53 PAXu Played: Adventure Games: The Dungeon
40:03 PAXu Played: Quirky Circuits
46:49 PAXu Played: Cascadia
52:39 PAXu Played: Newfoundland Jam
56:07 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
57:01 PAX Unplugged & 2020 Conventions
70:57 Hop Series: Columbus
77:21 Final Round: 2019 Gaming Memories
84:55 Next Episode’s Final Round
85:58 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of four Draft Mechanic shirts today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/115conventions
Draft Mechanic Episode #114: 2019 In Review
Oh hi there! Good to see you again! We’re back from our 2019 Winter Break and ready to talk about our favorites of the year. We’ve got our usual superlative categories, our favorite beers of 2019, and our six favorite games of last year to serve up for you. Thanks so much for sticking around, we’re excited to be back for the first episode of 2020!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:55 What We Did on Winter Break
07:23 Our 2020 Plans for the Podcast
13:27 The 2019 Superlative Categories
51:56 Our Top Beers of 2019
76:40 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
77:32 Our 2019 Six-Pack of Games
110:27 Next Episode’s Final Round
111:14 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of four Draft Mechanic shirts today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/114review19
Draft Mechanic Episode #113 and a half: Draft Mechanic’s Winter Break
Hey all, just dropping in a quick note to share what we’re up to in December. See you at PAX Unplugged!
00:10 What’s a Winter Break
04:35 “Superpower of Choice” by The Liberation Jumpsuit
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/113-5winterbreak
Draft Mechanic Spoiler Episode Omega
In this spoiler-filled episode of Draft Mechanic, we look back on the final TIME Stories scenario of the “White Cycle,” Madame. If you listened to our review/discussion in Episode 100, you might know how this one turns out. We have mostly everyone from Team Alpha and Team Beta here for this discussion that clocks in just over an hour.
Thank you. We’ll be back soon.
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode #113: Fantastic Factories, Haven, Cartographers, Trapwords, Cascade Hops
Factories are all about efficiency, and this episode is gonna be an efficient punch of board game info! We’re reviewing Fantastic Factories in the feature segment, we’ve got the beer pairings as we do; plus a pack of others: Haven, Cartographers and Trapwords! Danielle dives in to the Hop Primers with a look at Cascade hops. Let’s go!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:38 Beer News: MolsonCoors on the Move
05:06 Kickstarter Updates
07:58 Kickstarter: Classy Dice Buddies Part 2
09:27 Kickstarter: Honey Buzz
12:16 Recent Plays: Haven
24:06 Recent Plays: Cartographers
36:17 Recent Plays: Trapwords
47:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
48:02 Six Pack Review: Fantastic Factories
48:40 Fantastic Factories: Gameplay Overview
51:21 Fantastic Factories: Discussion
70:25 Fantastic Factories: Final Thoughts
72:14 On Tap: Fantastic Factories
76:20 Hop Primer: Cascade
81:56 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/113fantastic
Draft Mechanic Episode #112: Tapestry, Escape Tales: Low Memory, Quacks of Quedlinburg expansion
We’ve got three heavy hitters in this episode! First, the hottest of the hot with Jamey Stegmaier’s new civilization game Tapestry as our lead feature. Second, the follow-up to our number one game of 2018 with Escape Tales: Low Memory. Third, the highly anticipated expansion to the Quacks of Quedlinburg, last year’s Kennerspiel des Jahres winner! Danielle continues on with her series on hops, specifically what they actually add to beer. And in our final round, we’re talking about game balance! So get in there!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:12 Kickstarter Updates
05:39 Kickstarter: Twain
08:24 Kickstarter: Fossilis
11:25 Kickstarter: Cosmic Colonies
13:37 Recent Plays: Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches
27:00 Recent Plays: Escape Tales: Low Memory
45:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
46:30 Six Pack Review: Tapestry
47:16 Tapestry: Gameplay Overview
51:13 Tapestry: Discussion
78:51 Tapestry: Final Thoughts
82:55 On Tap: Tapestry
86:50 What do Hops Add to Beer?
94:50 Final Round: Game Balance
98:52 Outro
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Draft Mechanic Episode #111: Welcome to Thematic Neighborhoods; The Search for Planet X; Slyville
It’s all about the future on Draft Mechanic 111! We’ve got a Kickstarter preview of The Search for Planet X, plus a look at Slyville coming at Essen from Hexy Studio. Our main feature is five (five!) new neighborhoods for Welcome To! And later in the show, we’re talking with Mark Kale, the organizer of our local board game con, MegaMooseCon about what it’s like to be headed into year four of the event. All this plus more, tune in!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:22 Games News: Castles of Burgundy’s New Look
06:24 Kickstarter Updates
08:15 Kickstarter: Dance Card!
10:38 Kickstarter: Camp Pinetop
12:54 Kickstarter: Arch Ravels
15:20 Kickstarter: Calico
16:44 Kickstarter Preview: The Search for Planet X
36:11 Recent Plays: Slyville
47:35 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
48:31 Feature Review: Welcome To Thematic Neighborhoods
55:17 Welcome To… Halloween
61:16 Welcome To… Outbreak
66:54 Welcome To… Doomsday
70:41 Welcome To… Winter Wonderland
73:10 Welcome To… Spring
78:50 Welcome To… Final Thoughts
79:50 On Tap: Welcome To… Thematic Neighborhoods
84:51 GABF 2019 Results
93:20 A round with Mark Kale, MegaMooseCon Founder
106:34 Outro
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Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/111planetx
Draft Mechanic Episode #110: Letter Jam, Las Vegas Royale, Lanterns Dice, Keyforge Blue
Happy birthday, us! It’s the start of Season Five and our fourth anniversary, and we’ve decided to be pretty business-as-usual about this one. Especially after that Episode 100 blowout! So we’re reviewing Letter Jam, the delicious, delectable new word game from CGE. We’ve got games with subtitles in the recent plays: Las Vegas Royale, Lanterns Dice: Lights in the Sky, and Keyforge: The Blue Ones. I mean, Age of Ascension. Yep! Danielle’s gonna tell us why we need to keep draft beer lines clean, and our listeners are going to tell us what the lyrics to our theme song are, because even the guy that sung them doesn’t remember them. Let’s go!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:15 Thank you for Four Years!
04:05 Games News: BGG’s getting systematic
06:43 Kickstarter Updates
08:13 Kickstarter: Good/Evil DM Challenge Coin
09:44 Kickstarter: Detective: City of Angels / Smoke & Mirrors
12:23 Kickstarter: ROOT Tabletop RPG
16:01 Recent Plays: Keyforge: Age of Ascension
27:43 Recent Plays: Lanterns Dice
39:04 Recent Plays: Las Vegas Royale
54:18 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
55:10 Six Pack Review: Letter Jam
55:49 Letter Jam: Gameplay Overview
61:52 Letter Jam: Discussion
77:11 Letter Jam: Final Thoughts
78:19 On Tap: Letter Jam
83:45 Draft Line Cleaning
90:45 Final Round: Theme Song Lyrics
102:13 Outro
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http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/110letterjam
Draft Mechanic Episode #109: Sessionable Games Six-Pack; LOTS & Calico
We’re dressed to the nines! Episode 109, that is. Releasing on 9-9-19! It’s a coincidence I’m sure. Anyway! On with the show. We’ve got a double six-pack of sessionable games (30 minutes or you’re play’s free!), a double Kickstarter preview with LOTS & Calico, Slide Quest on tap, and a bunch more! Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:27 Game News: Stonemaier Games’ “Tapestry” sells in a flash
07:05 Kickstarter Updates
10:20 Kickstarter: After the Empire
12:40 Kickstarter: YEDO Deluxe
17:07 KS Preview: LOTS
26:22 KS Preview: Calico
39:10 Recent Plays: Slide Quest
45:49 On Tap: Slide Quest
48:32 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
49:31 Six Pack List: Sessionable Games
79:16 BA Member Diversity
96:32 Final Round: Board Game Burnout
85:06 Outro
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/109session
Draft Mechanic Episode #108: Imhotep: The Duel
Hello there! It’s been a minute, but we’re back and ready to board game podcast. This one has games for all: one player, two player, three and four player, old, young, really that covers everything I think. But yeah! We’re talking about Imhotep: The Duel today - how does it translate to a two-player contest? We’ve got a smattering of new HABA content, some puzzles, and more ring stacking than you’d expect on a typical day with Moon Base. Dig in and enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:20 Beer News: ABInBev is shopping again
05:52 Kickstarter Updates
09:28 Kickstarter: Fiasco in a Box
12:20 Kickstarter: Sleeping Gods
22:06 Recent Plays: Blokus Puzzle
29:45 Recent Plays: Moon Base
38:58 Recent Plays: Wobble King
44:49 Recent Plays: Dragon’s Breath
52:11 On Tap: Dragon’s Breath
58:28 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
59:22 Six Pack Review: Imhotep The Duel
59:42 Imhotep The Duel: Gameplay Overview
65:26 Imhotep The Duel: Discussion
75:47 Imhotep The Duel: Final Thoughts
77:06 Hop Cultivation
85:06 Outro
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/108imhotepduel
Draft Mechanic Episode #107: Gen Con 2019 Recaps
That was Gen Con - and this is the Gen Con recap! Look, I’m sorry, I’m not getting more specific with the timestamps below because then I’d have 100,000 entries. Wait - you actually look at those? Well. I guess. But you asked for it - we talk about a lot of games. Also, there’s two special guests on this episode! Hooray!
01:00 Thursday Recap Intro w/Shane!
04:11 Thundergryph Games - Hats, Rolling Ranch
06:46 Adam’s Apple Games - Thrive, Truck Off Roll-and-Write
11:24 Fowers Games - Burgle Bros 2
12:54 XYZ labs - Arch Ravelry
16:11 Funforge - Namiji
18:10 Junk Spirit Games - Battle of the Bards
19:35 Brain Games - Iron Forest, Pigasus
23:42 Karen Twelves’ Improv for Roleplayers class
26:17 Storm Chaser / Greater Than Games - Medium
31:05 HABA - Miyabi, Club der Tatzen
37:22 Blue Orange - Detective Club
41:05 Helvetiq - Kawaii
42:36 IDW - Tonari
45:00 RDTN strike tournament
46:15 Elf Creek Games - Honey Buzz
53:20 Friday Recap intro
55:17 Asmadi Games - 1001 Odysseys
59:44 Space Cowboys - T.I.M.E Stories Revolution ‘Damien’
69:42 Portal Games - Imperial Settlers Roll-and-Write
71:06 Good Games - Fluttering Souls
74:01 Resonym - Mechanica
79:33 Dire wolf digital - Raiders of the North Sea, Root, Sagrada digital, Clank Legacy
84:15 Board&Dice - Yedo Deluxe, Trismegistus, Escape Tales Low Memory
91:32 North Star Games’ Wits & Wagers Vegas Game Show
92:30 Renegade Games Studios Rally
95:12 Foxtrot - the Search for Planet X
97:22 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
98:26 Saturday Recap Intro w/Gates!
100:44 Z-Man Games - Noctiluca
102:35 HeidelBAR Games - Wordsmith, Decipher
106:24 HUB Games - Megacity: Oceania, Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr
111:35 Libellud - One Key
114:11 HUB Games - Flip Over Frog
115:35 Sizigi Studios - Cake Duel
117:10 Pandasaurus - Wayfinders
119:09 Gather Round Games - Schedule Simulator
122:05 Pandasaurus - Dead Man’s Cabal
128:08 Kuma’s Corner Burger Trip
130:34 Sunday Recap Intro
131:17 HUB Games - Flip Over Frog
133:48 HABA - Wobble King
135:55 Wrap-up and The Trip Home
138:29 Outro
140:12 Punchboard Media show ads
143:21 Level check
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/107gencon19
Draft Mechanic Episode #106: The Hype List 2019! Gen Con 52 Preview
IT’S TIME, DEAR LISTENER. TIME TO EMBRACE THE HYPE. LET IT WASH OVER YOU. GEN CON IS HERE.
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:05 Gen Con Meetup Plans
07:02 Games News: Raiders of the North Sea digital!
08:10 Kickstarter Updates
10:36 Kickstarter: Chain Mail
13:32 Kickstarter: Chiseled: A Deck-Sculpting Game
16:11 Kickstarter: Smartphone, Inc
18:21 Initial Thoughts about Gen Con 2019
22:53 The Hype List 2019, Part One
51:33 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
52:40 The Hype List 2019, Part Two
72:41 Final Round & Outro
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/106hype19
Draft Mechanic Episode #105: Blue Lagoon
Ahh, hear that? The relaxing waves, the ocean crashing, yes, you’ve found yourself at a review of Blue Lagoon. It’ll be nice to relax a minute before we fall into the rapids of Gen Con! We’ve got Blue Lagoon on tap and in the review zone. We’ve got solo games with Proving Grounds and Aerion. We’ve got a massive flood of news and Kickstarters. And Jake went on the road for work a whole ton and gives mini-beer-traveler reviews of three cities. All that and more! Right now! Right here!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:40 Games News: Gen Con is HERE!
07:12 Games News: Gloomhaven Digital Edition
09:00 Games News: Luckyhammers gets the axe
10:23 Games News: Even More Villainous
11:30 Games News: Diana Jones Award Nods
13:34 Kickstarter Updates
16:22 Kickstarter: Pret-a-Porter 3E
18:32 Kickstarter: Dice Hospital Community Care
19:52 Kickstarter: Rush MD
22:32 Kickstarter: One Small Step
24:37 Kickstarter: Dice Throne Adventures
29:13 Recent Plays: Proving Grounds
43:01 Recent Plays: Aerion
52:58 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
54:03 Six Pack Review: Blue Lagoon
54:28 Blue Lagoon: Gameplay Overview
58:47 Blue Lagoon: Discussion
70:07 Blue Lagoon: Final Thoughts
72:05 On Tap: Blue Lagoon
75:56 Jake’s Beer Odyssey
101:05 Final Round & Outro
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/105lagoon
Draft Mechanic Episode #104: 2018 Redux
There’s no better time to look back on a year than halfway through the next one! In our mid-year tradition, we take a second look at our Top Games lists of the previous year and discuss how they’ve changed since January. There’s new games, moved games and all sorts of movement on the list! We’ve got a kickstarter preview of The Alwaysgreen Garden, plus a fresh batch of recent plays as well. Enjoy and we’ll see you back in two weeks for another round!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:00 Games News: BGG’s Convention Tools
04:52 Kickstarter Updates
07:13 Kickstarter: Classy Dice Buddies Part 1
08:20 Kickstarter: BoardGameTables.com Bags & Calendar
12:51 Kickstarter: The Isle of Cats
14:53 Kickstarter: The Alwaysgreen Garden
26:45 Recent Plays: Shikoku
38:05 Recent Plays: Navegador
51:23 Recent Plays: The Hearmees
59:32 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
60:35 2018 Redux: Superlative Categories
67:27 2018 Redux: Top 10 Games Re-Lists
96:00 Recent Beer Legislation News
104:18 Outro
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http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/104redux
Draft Mechanic Episode #103: We’re Doomed, Favorite Taprooms, Origins Recap
Today’s episode comes right from the source! Jake went to Origins, we talk up our favorite brewery taprooms, and there’s a selection of fresh new games! We pair beers with Board & Dice’s new butterfly-fluttering abstract Dust in the Wings, and review the fifteen minutes of pure absurdity called We’re Doomed from Breaking Games. Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:30 Mile High Game Guys interviewed Jake for some reason
04:38 Games News: BGG Gen Con GeekPreview
07:15 Kickstarter Updates
09:20 Kickstarter: The Refuge: Terror from the Deep
12:59 Kickstarter: Darwinauts
17:15 Recent Plays: Carcassonne fur 2
23:18 Recent Plays: Brikks
32:52 Recent Plays: Dust in the Wings
40:53 On Tap: Dust in the Wings
44:50 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
45:36 Six-Pack Review: We’re Doomed!
57:20 Jake’s Origins Recap
70:47 Six Pack: Our Favorite Taprooms
102:34 Final Round: What Makes a Great Taproom?
109:32 Outro
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http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/103doomed
Draft Mechanic Episode #102: Variants: Uwe Rosenberg’s Puzzle Trilogy
Today we’re taking a look at not one, not two but three polyomino-based games from Uwe Rosenberg as we compare his Puzzle Trilogy: Cottage Garden, Indian Summer and Spring Meadow! Plus, we’ve got a few recent plays from years past - Reef stacks big chunky coral, Lotus grows beautiful flowers, and Scoville has the hottest pepper meeples this side of the Carolina Reaper. Enjoy all that plus more in today’s episode!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:39 Games News: Mystic Vale app, Cities: Skylines
08:46 Kickstarter Updates
11:03 Kickstarter: Fickle
13:44 Kickstarter: Remarkable Shops & their Wares
16:37 Recent Plays: Reef
22:16 Recent Plays: Lotus
29:55 Recent Plays: Scoville
38:00 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
38:48 Variants: Uwe Rosenberg’s Puzzle Trilogy
41:18 Variants: Cottage Garden overview
48:17 Variants: Indian Summer overview
57:21 Variants: Spring Meadow overview
68:08 Variants Discussion
86:23 On Tap: Those Three Games
93:02 Beer Segment: Homebrew Legalization
97:24 Final Round: What Makes a Game App Great?
110:25 Outro
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Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/102puzzle
Draft Mechanic Episode #101: The Geekway Experience
I! Hope! You! Are! Ready! To! Hear! About! Some! Games! We’re back from Geekway and fully recovered and comin’atcha with over two hours of Geekway recap. It was a whirlwind of cardboard and wooden bits with a stop or two for a brew. Ok, maybe more than two. We talk up the games we played, what rocked and what flopped, the Geekway bottle share, Southern’s amazing fried chicken, hanging out with pals old and new, and more. And news definitely didn’t take a week off because we’ve got big ol’ news in both games and beer. So let’s get on the road (metaphorically) to the Gateway city, Saint Llllllllllllllouis Missouri!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:51 We survived Geekway to the West!
03:43 Games News! The Spiel des Jahres!
09:30 I’m playing Terraforming Mars on my Phone
12:30 Beer’s Big Merger: Sam (Adams) and Sam (Dogfish)
18:37 Kickstarter Updates
21:20 Kickstarter: Matryoshka
23:37 Kickstarter: CliniC Deluxe Edition
26:03 Geekway begins on Wednesday if you show up early!
26:53 HexRoller, 6 Nimmt, Pot de Vin, Keyforge
28:36 Thursday!
30:36 Tiny Towns
37:56 Second Chance
42:03 Kodama Duo
50:39 The River
57:58 Other Thursday notes & the bottle share!
62:36 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
63:40 Friday! Geekway’s awesome library
65:20 Carcassonne: Winter Edition
66:59 Ginkgopolis
73:54 Men at Work
80:50 More Friday: Agra, Weird Stories
83:00 Fuji
93:45 New World: A Carcassonne Game
104:56 On Tap: New World: A Carcassonne Game
107:20Saturday! Teotihuacan
108:08 Fire in the Library
116:29 CABO
123:23 Saturday Night!
124:51 3 Laws of Robotics
133:13 Sunday is about saying goodbye
134:41 Nitrogen Widgets in your beer can
142:33 Outro
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/101geekway
Draft Mechanic Episode #100: Our Top Tens & Listener Q&A
Now we’re really old! In this centennial episode of Draft Mechanic, we’re looking at our Top 10s, we have a Listener Q&A segment, Danielle tackles the biggest Beer Primer to date, Jake talks about going to Chicago for the Gaming Hoopla, and Danielle talks about more games played at our local game nights! Plus - new Draft Mechanic merch?!? Thanks so much for making Episode 100 possible!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:27 Geekway to the West!
04:16 New Draft Mechanic pins!
05:12 Kickstarter Updates
06:47 Kickstarter: Cleopatra & The Society of Architects
09:29 Kickstarter: Crystallo
12:24 Recent Plays: Hex Roller
20:03 Recent Plays: Fae
25:21 Recent Plays: Just One
30:12 Jake at the Gaming Hoopla
31:55 Hoopla: TWIXT
35:35 Hoopla: Bargain Quest
42:48 Hoopla: My Little Scythe
45:49 Hoopla Wrap-up
47:40 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
48:45 Our Top Ten Games of All Time (Honorable mentions)
52:00 Our Top Ten Games of All Time
103:55 Beer Traveler: Une Année / Hubbard’s Cave
110:55 The Beer Primer: Trappist Beer
122:03 Listener Q&A!
154:07 Outro
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
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Draft Mechanic Episode #99: Hero Realms v Star Realms
It’s the last two-digit episode of Draft Mechanic, and we’re sizing up a pair of deck builders in our Variants feature of Hero Realms and Star Realms! We talk about Bosk, the latest from Floodgate Games, go 15 years back to St. Petersburg, and dive into the Gold Rush in the CarcaZone. Danielle talks about uses for spent grain from the brewing process in the beer segment, and today’s Kickstarters are 70% Mars. Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:49 Episode 100 Plans!
04:53 Kickstarter Updates
07:01 Kickstarter: Terraforming Mars: Turmoil
15:44 Kickstarter: On Mars
20:28 Kickstarter: Anachrony: Fractures of Time
23:44 Kickstarter: Doublesix Dice
25:31 Recent Plays: Bosk
37:18 Recent Plays: St. Petersburg
45:52 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: Gold Rush
65:59 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
66:52 Variants: Hero Realms v. Star Realms
67:53 Variants Gameplay Overview
71:06 Variants Discussion
90:47 Variants Final Thoughts
92:58 On Tap: Hero Realms
98:21 Using Spent Grain
95:47 Outro
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
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http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/99herorealms
Draft Mechanic Episode #98: Otys
Sometimes, you’re able to dig up a gem - and we’ve gone sea-floor salvaging to pull up today’s review of Otys. The Kickstarter wave continues to crest and we’ve got a preview of Freshwater Fly; and in recent plays it’s Pikoko, plus an odd detour into the CarcaZone with The Ark of the Covenant. Jake also recaps his trip through Augusta, GA in this episode’s Beer Traveler segment, and we’ve got a special report on Unpub from friend of the show Will!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:06 The Geekway Bottle Share
04:30 Stone v Keystone
06:51 Kickstarter Updates
08:07 Kickstarter: Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down
10:40 Kickstarter: Gartenbau
14:39 Kickstarter: TC Petty III’s Handsome
17:45 Kickstarter Preview: Freshwater Fly
28:36 Recent Plays: Ark of the Covenant
38:01 Recent Plays: Pikoko
46:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
47:33 Six Pack Review: Otys
47:55 Otys: Gameplay Overview
54:00 Otys: Discussion
73:16 Otys: Final Thoughts
75:21 On Tap: Otys
79:10 The Beer Traveler: Augusta GA
92:10 Will’s Unpub Report
117:39 Outro
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Draft Mechanic Episode #97: Coimbra
Today on Draft Mechanic, Jake gets to play his most-wanted game from 2018, Coimbra! Does it live up to the hype, or will it fall short of expectations? We also look at the new rondel-icious Winterborne from Brian Suhre and Talon Strikes Studios, plus a pair of Button Shy wallet games and the solo space adventure Deep Space D-6! Danielle wraps it up with a timely Beer Primer on the Dry Irish Stout.
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:47 Craft Freedom success!
08:54 C’mon, CMON
12:13 Kickstarter Updates
14:17 Kickstarter: Glen More II: Chronicles
18:42 Kickstarter: Thrive
21:59 Kickstarter Preview: Winterborne
37:40 Recent Plays: Sprawlopolis
47:27 Recent Plays: Turbo Drift
58:01 Recent Plays: Deep Space D-6 & The Endless
70:53 On Tap: Deep Space D-6
76:15 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
77:07 Six Pack Review: Coimbra
77:27 Coimbra: Gameplay Overview
85:26 Coimbra: Discussion
106:59 Coimbra: Final Thoughts
110:35 The Beer Primer: Dry Irish Stout
116:37 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode #96: Expandapalooza 2
They said an Expandapalooza couldn’t be done, but we proved them all wrong. Now Draft Mechanic is back for round 2, Expandapalooza 2 that is and we are ready to look at expansions to a new crop of games. Euphoria? We got it. Altiplano? No problem. 5 Minute Dungeon, Imhotep, and not one, but two Terraforming Mars expansions? Check, check, and double check. Plus we talk about some new expansions that were just announced and about variants, which might just be the expansions of the craft beer world.
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:24 Ananchrony: Fractures in Time
05:15 Terraforming Mars: Turmoil
07:18 Quacks of Quedlinburg: Krauterhexen
07:57 Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic
09:09 Kickstarter Updates
11:14 Kickstarter: High Rise (Relaunch)
13:01 Kickstarter: Winterborne
14:52 Expandapalooza - Euphoria: Ignorance Is Bliss
29:08 Expandapalooza - Imhotep: A New Dynasty
36:20 Expandapalooza - 5 Minute Dungeon - Curses! Foiled Again!
45:04 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
46:00 Expandapalooza - Altiplano: The Traveler
64:45 Expandapalooza - Terraforming Mars: Prelude & Terraforming Mars: Colonies
81:58 Beer Variants
89:14 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/96expandapalooza2
Draft Mechanic Episode #96 Taster: Euphoria’s “Ignorance is Bliss” expansion
Join us for this mini-episode as we look at the new “Ignorance is Bliss” expansion for Euphoria, from Stonemaier Games! Join us on Monday for the full episode #96, Expandapalooza 2!
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
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Draft Mechanic Episode #95: Keyforge
Each episode of Draft Mechanic is just like a deck of Keyforge - they’re all unique and have their own special content! This one, thankfully, is reviewing Keyforge, so that metaphor was applicable and totally called for. We’re also going on a weird unique detour in the CarcaZone… the Card game? Plus Herbaceous gets dice, your tour band gets… other dice, and lots more. Such interesting combinations!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:46 Circular Charlotte and Gaming
09:49 Keyforge: Age of Ascension
12:53 Kickstarter Updates
16:45 Kickstarter: Wavelength
20:33 Kickstarter: In the Hall of the Mountain King
24:41 Recent Plays: Cardcassonne
38:15 Recent Plays: Herbaceous Sprouts
48:14 Recent Plays: On Tour
58:27 On Tap: On Tour
62:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
63:05 Six Pack Review: Keyforge
63:50 Keyforge: Gameplay Overview
67:28 Keyforge: Discussion
82:12 Keyforge: Final Thoughts
85:35 Brewer’s Association Diversity & Inclusion Grant
87:18 Fresh Fest 2019
88:59 Final Round: Games we were wrong about
92:56 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/95keyforge
Draft Mechanic Episode #94: Wingspan
I don’t mean to preen but you’d be crazy to pass up this episode in the hand. We have a Six Pack Review of Stonemaier Games’s new title Wingspan and we’ve put it On Tap as well! We’ve also got a nest full of games news, kickstarters, Twin It!, Doppler So Clever, and we fly into the CarcaZone to check out Carcassonne: Star Wars. This episode of Draft Mechanic is nothing short of eggcellent!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:57 Alea 20th Anniversary Editions of Castles of Burgundy and Las Vegas
08:19 T.I.M.E. Stories Revolution: A Midsummer Night
13:30 Kickstarter Updates
15:13 Kickstarter: High Rise
19:58 Kickstarter: 1001 Odysseys
22:42 Kickstarter: Reunification
25:33 Recent Plays: Twin It!
31:40 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: Star Wars
40:20 Recent Plays: Doppelt So Clever
50:15 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
51:14 Six Pack Review: Wingspan
52:00 Wingspan: Gameplay Overview
58:06 Wingspan: Discussion
77:08 Wingspan: Final Thoughts
80:29 On Tap: Wingspan
85:20 Low Carb Craft Options
92:56 Con Overview: Whose Turn Is It Anyway?
101:52 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/94wingspan
Draft Mechanic Episode #93: The Quacks of Quedlinburg
I promise, this episode is made with only 100% the finest, realest, and bestest of ingredients! No filler here - that’s what you get with today’s feature review of The Quacks of Quedlinburg from North Star Games. We’re even putting it on tap, what a deal! We’ve got a helping of games news, kickstarters, Junk Orbit, and a Safari expedition into the CarcaZone! Don’t miss out on the cure for what ails ya, here in this episode of Draft Mechanic!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
05:46 Direwolf Digital Announces Games
07:44 Roll For The Galaxy Expansion
12:15 Kickstarter Updates
13:54 Kickstarter: War of the Worlds: The New Wave
14:27 Kickstarter: Suburbia: Collector’s Edition
18:28 Kickstarter: Rival Restaurants
21:50 Kickstarter: Tiny Dice Buddies Apparel
23:53 Recent Plays: Junk Orbit
33:00 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: Safari
51:01 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
52:18 Six Pack Review: The Quacks of Quedlinburg
53:01 The Quacks of Quedlinburg: Gameplay Overview
58:16 The Quacks of Quedlinburg: Discussion
86:26 The Quacks of Quedlinburg: Final Thoughts
89:00 On Tap: The Quacks of Quedlinburg
92:47 The Beer Primer: Baltic Porter
102:54 The Final Round: Looking Forward to In 2019
107:46 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2019/93quacks
Draft Mechanic Episode #92: 2018 In Review
It’s the first episode of the year - and you know what that means! It’s time for our fourth-annual-recap-of-last-year! We’re bringing back the usual superlative categories, plus our six favorite beers, top six games and a huge final round of everyone’s most memorable gaming moments. Thanks so much for joining us for another year, we look forward to gaming with you in 2019!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:42 Kickstarter Updates
05:46 Kickstarter: Railways of Portugal
07:58 Kickstarter: Folded Space Inserts
10:56 Meta Mechanic: 2018 Podcast Stats
15:40 2018 In Review
20:24 2018 Superlative Categories
53:19 2018 Six Pack: Favorite Beers
65:52 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
67:11 2018 Six Pack: Honorable Mentions
69:45 2018 Six Pack: Favorite Games
102:03 The Final Round: Your 2018 Moments
111:53 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode #91: City of Gears review & on tap; Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra; Songbirds; Gizmos; 2019 Gaming Resolutions; Biere de Champagne
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! For our final show of 2018, we’re checking out City of Gears, and we’ve got some mechanical beer pairings as well! We also talk about the new Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra, build an engine with Gizmos, and find the loudest bird in Songbirds. Our slack shares their 2019 gaming resolutions, and Danielle gets us ready for New Year’s with a beer primer on Biere de Champagne! Enjoy and we’ll see you back next year for our 2018 In Review!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:53 Games news bites
06:29 Kickstarter Updates
07:56 Kickstarter: Stonehenge and the Sun
13:19 Recent Plays: Songbirds
21:58 Recent Plays: Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra
34:35 Recent Plays: Gizmos
42:56 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
43:44 Six Pack Review: City of Gears
45:07 City of Gears: Gameplay Overview
50:45 City of Gears: Discussion
68:24 City of Gears: Final Thoughts
74:40 On Tap: City of Gears
78:00 The Beer Primer: Biere de Champagne
82:24 The Final Round: 2019 Gaming Resolutions
88:16 Next Episode’s Final Round
89:02 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/91cityofgears
Draft Mechanic Episode #90: PAX Unplugged recap; Trellis on tap; The Stars Align; Drop It; Beer Dating; Jake Makes a Graph
Convention season is finally over! In this episode, Jake & Danielle are joined by Eric Buscemi of the Cardboard Hoard and Eric & Jake recap their visit to Philly for the year’s last big board gaming convention. We cover three new games that Jake picked up, including beer pairings for Trellis plus The Stars Align and Drop It! Danielle discusses how different breweries date their packaged offerings, and Jake makes a graph in the final round.
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:13 The End of Con Season
05:01 Kickstarter Updates
08:01 Kickstarter: Roll to the Top! Laminate
12:18 Kickstarter: The Final Flicktier
17:11 Kickstarter: The Art of De Architecturart
20:35 Recent Plays: The Stars Align
30:03 Recent Plays: Drop It!
37:39 Recent Plays: Trellis
48:36 On Tap: Trellis
55:30 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
56:18 PAX Unplugged Recap w/Eric Buscemi
93:10 Bottle/Can Dating for Beer
106:42 The Final Round: Jake Makes a Graph
116:33 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/90paxu
Draft Mechanic Episode #89: Pasaraya review & on tap; War Chest; Impact; Carcassonne: South Seas; Winter Warmers; Deck Builders
Welcome, shoppers! On today’s episode, we hit the retail sector with a review of Pasaraya: Supermarket Manager! Don’t pass up great savings on recent plays: we’ve got a three-pack of them featuring Impact, War Chest and an installment of the CarcaZone with the South Seas standalone! Danielle has you set with a beer primer on the Winter Warmer style, and we poll our Slack channel for their opinions on deck builders. Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:35 Two new Draft Mechanic t-shirts!
05:42 News: Board & Dice merges with NSKN
06:33 News: Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Relief Fund
08:58 Kickstarter Updates
11:29 Kickstarter: Aeon’s End Digital Edition
13:10 Kickstarter: Rallyman GT
15:56 Kickstarter: METAL
19:40 Recent Plays: Impact Battle of Elements
28:50 Recent Plays: War Chest
46:26 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: South Seas
60:26 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
61:22 Six Pack Review: Pasaraya
61:47 Pasaraya: Gameplay rundown
67:51 Pasaraya: Discussion
83:13 Pasaraya: Final Thoughts
86:25 Pasaraya: On Tap
91:15 The Beer Primer: Winter Warmers
97:21 The Final Round: Deck-Builders
104:42 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/89pasaraya
Draft Mechanic: Spoiler Episode Theta
T.I.M.E Stories: Brotherhood of the Coast, 1685 NT
WARNING! This episode contains MAJOR, MASSIVE, COMPLETE SPOILERS for the T.I.M.E Stories scenario “Brotherhood of the Coast.” This was probably our most divisive scenario yet, and the segments in this episode are not presented in chronological order. We’ll hear from team Beta first, then back to Alpha to close.
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Our spoiler episode theme music is “Rinse/Repeat” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
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Draft Mechanic Episode #88: Gamers for Cures Gaming Marathon; Atlantis Rising KS preview; Burnpile Harvest Festival
In today’s episode, we’ve gamed for 24 hours straight and, well, that’s a lot of games to talk about! So here’s our recap of what we played at the Gamers for Cures marathon, plus a Kickstarter preview of Atlantis Rising, and a look back at Burial Beer’s Burnpile Harvest Festival. I hope you brought some snacks, let’s marathon!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:55 Kickstarter Updates
07:09 Kickstarter: Pipeline
11:00 Kickstarter: Imagineers
13:59 Kickstarter Preview: Atlantis Rising
24:44 Gamers for Cures 2018
26:07 GFC: Citrus
31:47 GFC: CONEX
35:51 GFC: Fortune City
44:36 GFC: Dice Town
47:25 GFC: Betrayal at House on the Hill
53:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
53:58 GFC: Agra
61:42 GFC: Race for the Galaxy
65:17 GFC: Escape Tales: The Awakening
78:34 GFC: Koi
84:45 GFC: Underwater Cities
95:14 Gamers for Cures wrap-up
96:07 Burial Beer Co’s Burnpile Festival
113:37 The Final Round: A quick word about Marathons
115:38 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/88gamersforcures
Draft Mechanic Episode #87: Cryptid six-pack review & on tap; Terraforming Mars Digital Edition; Carcassonne: The Catapult; Orbis; The Beer Traveler: Seattle
Today’s featured game will require your full attention and a little bit of reasoning: it’s Cryptid, the new logic deduction game from Osprey Games! Are our brains up to the task? If not, we’ve gone full CarcaZone with a look at the fabled Catapult expansion, plus newly released Orbis and the Digital Edition of Terraforming Mars. We round it out with a look at breweries we visited in Seattle, discussion about finding friendly game stores while traveling, and more! Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:39 Essen Spiel 2018
08:16 Kickstarter Updates
09:12 Kickstarter: Spirit Island Jagged Earth Expansion
14:20 Kickstarter: Barrage
20:49 Recent Plays: Terraforming Mars Digital Edition
40:01 Recent Plays: Orbis
50:03 Recent Plays: Carcassonne The Catapult
64:35 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
65:30 Six Pack Review: Cryptid
65:53 Cryptid: Gameplay Overview
69:48 Cryptid: Discussion
88:14 Cryptid: Final Thoughts
91:09 On Tap: Cryptid
97:45 The Beer Traveler: Seattle
114:25 The Final Round: FLGS on the road
119:51 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Draft Mechanic Episode #86: Legacy of Dragonholt six-pack, Catch the Moon on tap, Dreams of Tomorrow preview, River Dragons, Rauchbier
Hello again! We’ve been adventuring, and we’re back with tales from the Legacy of Dragonholt. We’re also checking out the upcoming Dreams of Tomorrow from Weird Giraffe Games (on kickstarter now!), we play River Dragons, and we put Catch the Moon on tap. Danielle rounds this one out with a beer primer of the Rauchbier style. Smoky!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:18 Upcoming appearance on Game All Nite
04:19 Castles of Burgundy goes Digital
09:28 Kickstarter Updates
11:15 Kickstarter: Lovelace & Babbage
16:00 KS Preview: Dreams of Tomorrow
31:27 Recent Plays: River Dragons
39:17 Recent Plays: Catch the Moon
47:39 On Tap: Catch the Moon
50:36 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
51:26 Six Pack Review: Legacy of Dragonholt
51:58 Legacy of Dragonholt: Overview
56:12 Legacy of Dragonholt: Discussion
75:30 Legacy of Dragonholt: Final Thoughts
77:57 The Beer Primer: Rauchbier
84:04 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/86dragonholt
Draft Mechanic Episode #85: Most Wanted six-pack review & on tap; Homebrewers kickstarter preview; Istanbul: The Dice Game; Bandido; GABF 2018
In today’s episode, we’re going west with North Star Games’ new poker-based game Most Wanted! We’ve got a kickstarter preview of Homebrewers, recent plays of Istanbul: The Dice Game and Bandido, plus a recap of the 2018 Great American Beer Festival. In our final round, we talk about games that either succeeded - or failed spectacularly - at their advertised player count. Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:50 Jake & Danielle on Gumbo Live!
03:17 News: BGG Essen Geek Preview tops 1000
05:55 Kickstarter Updates
07:51 Kickstarter: Project L
13:56 Kickstarter: Something is Wrong Here
16:00 KS Preview: Homebrewers
30:34 Recent Plays: Bandido
37:11 Recent Plays: Istanbul, The Dice Game
51:19 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
52:09 Six Pack Review: Most Wanted
52:35 Most Wanted: Gameplay Rundown
56:07 Most Wanted: Discussion
66:27 Most Wanted: ‘Hidden Treasure’ Discussion
78:03 Most Wanted: Final Thoughts
78:53 On Tap: Most Wanted
82:31 Great American Beer Festival 2018
89:49 Final Round: Player Count Surprises
94:44 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode #84: Three Year Anniversary! The Ultimate CarcaZone, Into the Black Forest, Spirits of the Wild
Hello there! I hope you’ll allow us a bit of celebration as we start our fourth season off with a bang - the biggest CarcaZone ever! We’re going to go through all of the major expansions and share our reviews of each. We’ve got a kickstarter preview of Green Couch Games’ Into the Black Forest, talk about Spirits of the Wild, and share the biggest on-tap beer pairing ever with beers for each feature across all ten Carcassonne expansions. Our Slack channel wraps it up with a look at their favorite games of the last 3 years! Thanks so much for tuning in, and we hope you’re excited for another year of Draft Mechanic like we are!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:45 News: Renegade picks up another Kickstarter
05:52 Kickstarter Updates
07:09 Kickstarter: The Artemis Project
08:52 Kickstarter: The Jasper Board Gaming Table
13:09 Kickstarter: Homebrewers
15:31 KS Preview: Into the Black Forest
25:17 Recent Plays: Spirits of the Wild
39:38 Grey Fox Games Spot: A year of GFG
40:25 Feature: The Ultimate CarcaZone
41:54 CarcaZone: Base & River I
44:32 CarcaZone: #1: Inns & Cathedrals
47:57 CarcaZone: #2: Traders & Builders
53:16 CarcaZone: #3: The Princess & The Dragon
61:20 CarcaZone: #4: The Tower
67:22 CarcaZone: #5: Abbey and Mayor
76:08 CarcaZone: #6: Count, King & Robber
85:29 CarcaZone: #8: Bridges, Castles & Bazaars
92:45 CarcaZone: #9: Hills & Sheep
96:33 CarcaZone: #10: Under the Big Top
107:47 On Tap: Carcassonne Expansions
123:56 State of the Podcast, Year 3 Recap
126:20 Final Round: Favorite games from the last 3 years
132:08 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode #83: Space Base six-pack; Bad Maps preview; Team UP on tap; Scarabya & Carcassonne: The Dice Game
Hello again! Today we’re spacing out with the tableau engine builder Space Base. We’ve got a Kickstarter preview of Bad Maps coming from Floodgate Games, the pallet-building Team UP! on tap, Scarabya, and we return to the CarcaZone with Carcassonne: The Dice Game. Danielle talks about brewing beers with tea, and Jake confesses his Noch Mal addiction. All this, plus our favorite Viking Leader leaves us for the red planet. Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:19 News: Stonemaier Games’ BtCoMKL
06:59 Kickstarter Updates
08:16 Kickstarter: Infamous (Eagle-Gryphon)
13:11 KS Preview: Bad Maps (Floodgate)
23:15 Recent Plays: Carcassonne The Dice Game
29:47 Recent Plays: Scarabya
41:24 Recent Plays: Team UP!
47:27 On Tap: Team UP!
50:19 Grey Fox Games Spot: Gunnar Goes to Mars
51:27 Six Pack Review: Space Base
51:55 Space Base: Gameplay Rundown
56:37 Space Base: Discussion
80:22 Space Base: Final Thoughts
83:06 Brewing Beer with Tea
93:41 Final Round: Games that Take Over your Life
97:56 New WDYPTW podcasts The Shuffle / Patrick & Eric
98:57 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
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http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/83spacebase
Draft Mechanic Episode #82: Randowriters! Welcome To… (on tap) plus seven more!
Whether you prefer to roll or flip, the latest craze in board gaming involves a randomizing element and writing on your score sheet. We tackle eight of these ‘randowriters’ in today’s episode that cover a wide spectrum of possibilities. From the 15-minute Qwinto to the longer No Siesta! and Welcome to…, the category is growing fast and we find some interesting connections in this jam-packed episode. Plus, the usual kickstarter updates, beer info, and chatter from our Slack channel in the final round!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
06:11 News: Discover: Lands Unknown
13:38 Kickstarter Updates
14:55 Kickstarter: Adrift, Lost at Sea
17:55 Kickstarter: Bargain Quest
20:48 About Randowriters
22:34 Randowriters: Qwinto
32:30 Randowriters: Dice Stars
42:15 Randowriters: Can’t Stop Express
54:31 Randowriters: Roll to the Top
66:29 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
67:17 Randowriters: Railroad Ink (Blazing Red Edition)
79:59 Randowriters: Ganz Schon Clever
95:09 Randowriters: La Granja No Siesta!
110:37 Randowriters: Welcome to…
128:05 On Tap: Welcome to…
130:52 Beer Primer: Kolsch
136:36 Final Round: Quick-playing games for new game night attendees
141:06 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/82randowriters
Draft Mechanic Episode #81: Gen Con 2018 Convention Recap
Welcome to our yearly Gen Con recap episode! We’ve got two hours of new games, demos and news from publishers to cover, so this one will be structured differently than the usual (no on tap or featured review). Check below for timestamps for what we thought of the show. Thanks so much for tuning in, and we’ll be back in two weeks with a regular episode!
01:00 Wednesday (intro)
03:48 Played: Pasaraya
06:27 Planning for the week
07:44 Thursday recap
09:00 First stops in the hall
11:15 Played: Warsaw, City of Ruins
15:45 Played: Everdell
20:57 Played: Spirits of the Forest
25:21 Demo: Franchise
32:33 Played: Team Up!
36:06 News from: Asmodee Digital
41:48 News from: Direwolf Digital
45:04 Demo: Cryptid
49:45 Friday recap
50:33 Played: Homebrewers
55:19 Played: Sabotage
56:38 Demo: Crusader Kings & Europa Universalis
61:08 Played: Into the Black Forest
64:50 News from: Alderac Entertainment (AEG)
68:16 News: New T.I.M.E Stories surprise
69:45 Rolling Dice & Taking Names meet up
71:14 Played: Mars Open
74:19 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
75:09 Saturday recap
76:19 Demo: Comanauts
80:18 Played: Spirits of the Wild
83:03 Demo: One Deck Galaxy
88:10 Played: Fast Forward “Fortune”
91:14 Demos: Bad Maps & Bosk
97:34 Demos: HABA
101:07 Panels & Events
104:08 Sunday recap
104:34 Played: High Rise
110:39 Gen Con Final Thoughts
114:30 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode #80: The Hype List 2018; Villainous; Star Realms: Frontiers; Downforce: Danger Circuit
It’s time to hop on the HYPE train! We’re days away from Gen Con 2018, our fifth time at the show and this is our third annual Hype List episode where we dig into the upcoming releases and games for demo at the biggest games convention (at least in the states) of the year! We’ve also got talk about three hyped releases that are making their big debuts at Gen Con: Disney’s Villainous, Star Realms: Frontiers, and Downforce: Danger Circuit! All aboard!!!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:17 Gen Con Plans
08:18 News: Asmodee for Sale
09:23 Kickstarter Updates
12:24 Kickstarter: 2019 Gaming Calendar
13:58 Kickstarter: Escape Plan
17:20 Kickstarter: TROGDOR! The Board Game
20:45 Recent Plays: Downforce: Danger Circuit
26:04 Recent Plays: Star Realms: Frontiers
34:17 Recent Plays: Villainous
45:12 On Tap: Villainous
50:54 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
51:44 Feature: The Gen Con Hype List 2018
53:17 Hype List: Expansions
63:53 Hype List: Stand-alone games
111:51 Final Round: Our slack channel’s most hyped
114:58 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/80hype2018
Draft Mechanic Episode #79: DropMix on tap; Near & Far Campaign recap; Century: Eastern Wonders; Carcassonne: The Castle; Dragoon; Gluten-Free Beer; Under-appreciated classics
Hot on the heels of our 2017 redux, we’re finishing up our Near & Far campaign and talk about what we’ve learned over the 10-game story. No spoilers here, unless you’re worried about knowing it’s a great game! We’re putting Hasbro’s music mixing masterpiece DropMix on tap, and visiting Carcassonne’s “The Castle” standalone in the CarcaZone. Recent plays include the hyped Century: Eastern Wonders, and Dragoon - plus there’s news, beer talk, discussion with the Slack, and crowdfunding as well! Oh, and you see that right - Draft Mechanic shirts are REAL!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:44 Draft Mechanic T-Shirts available!
06:22 News: Azul, Stained Glass of Sintra
08:47 News: A Feast For Odin expansion
10:43 News: Gen Con GeekPreview
12:46 News: BGG approaches 100,000 games
13:43 Kickstarter Updates
15:19 Kickstarter: SPQF
18:20 Indiegogo: 14 Board Games from Africa
20:14 Kickstarter: Casual Game Insider, Year Seven
21:58 Kickstarter: Tiny Dice Buddies pins
23:25 Recent Plays: Century: Eastern Wonders
30:46 Recent Plays: Dragoon
37:13 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: The Castle
55:23 Recent Plays / On Tap: DropMix
65:16 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
66:26 Feature: Near & Far Campaign Recap
91:15 Gluten-Free Beer
97:37 Final Round: Classics that don’t get enough love
102:42 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/79dropmix
Draft Mechanic Episode #78: The 2017 Redux! Looking back at 2017, six months later. Plus: Tokyo Highway, Circle the Wagons, Carcassonne: Amazonas and more
It’s the middle of the year! What better time to take a weathered look back at last year’s games? We’ve played more 2017 games, and the hype has died down from others, so it’s time to recalculate those lists and see how it’s shaken out! We’ve also got Circle the Wagons on tap, recent plays of Carcassonne: Amazonas and Tokyo Highway, some odd beer news from across the pond, and a pair of Kickstarters that couldn’t be more thematically distant. Sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:20 Draft Mechanic BGG microbadge!
04:45 Games News: Terraforming Mars’ 4th Expansion
07:52 Games News: BGG Gen Con GeekPreview
09:34 Kickstarter Updates
11:11 Kickstarter: So Long, My World
15:41 Kickstarter: Wreck Raiders
18:27 Recent Plays: Carcassonne Amazonas
38:17 Recent Plays: Tokyo Highway
47:37 Recent Plays: Circle the Wagons
55:28 On Tap: Circle the Wagons
61:45 No CO2? Yes Problem!
68:14 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
69:24 2017 Superlatives Redux
78:36 2017 Top 10 Games Redux
105:13 Final Round: New Favorites from 2017
110:00 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/78redux17
Draft Mechanic Episode #77: Vinhos High Gravity review & on tap; Coldwater Crown: The Sea; Carcassonne: Over Hill & Dale; Alhambra; Cleopatra & the Society of Architects
Hello again! Today, we return to the heavier side of gaming today with Vinhos in our featured High Gravity review segment, and give the game of strategic winemaking our On Tap treatment. We take a look at the upcoming The Sea expansion for Bellwether Games’ Coldwater Crown, discuss recent plays of another Carcassonne spinoff (Over Hill and Dale) and classic titles Alhambra and Cleopatra. Danielle’s beer primer segment is all about hefeweizens today, and in the Final Round we talk about when it’s ok to help other players choose their moves. Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:26 News: Origins awards
08:00 Kickstarter Updates
11:46 Kickstarter: Creatures & Cupcakes
13:30 Kickstarter: Fantastic Factories
15:19 Kickstarter: Coldwater Crown “The Sea” expansion!
19:15 Recent Plays: Carcassonne Over Hill and Dale
28:57 Recent Plays: Alhambra
34:57 Recent Plays: Cleopatra and the Society of Architects
44:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
45:48 High Gravity Review: Vinhos
46:42 Vinhos Gameplay Overview
51:41 Vinhos Discussion
92:32 Vinhos Final Thoughts
94:39 On Tap: Vinhos
98:39 The Beer Primer: Hefeweizen
108:46 Final Round: Helping Other Players
117:23 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode #76: Altiplano six-pack review & on tap; Food Truck Champion, Carcassonne: The Discovery, The Mind, Sour Beer, Story or Game?
In episode 76, we review Altiplano, the new bag-building, Alpaca-farming game from Renegade Games and share a pack of beers to pair it up with. We discuss Food Truck Champion, The Mind, and Carcassonne: The Discovery; also, there’s Kickstarters, news, a discussion on sour beer, plus our final round discussion about the difference between an interactive story and a game. Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:03 News: Choose Your Own Adventure game
04:31 News: Spring Meadow
08:17 Kickstarter: On Tour
11:23 Kickstarter: Villagers
15:44 Kickstarter: Herbaceous Sprouts
18:54 Recent Plays: Food Truck Champion
32:49 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: The Discovery
43:35 Recent Plays: The Mind
49:17 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
50:22 Six Pack Review: Altiplano
50:55 Altiplano Gameplay Overview
56:52 Altiplano Discussion
85:53 Altiplano Final Thoughts
87:38 On Tap: Altiplano
92:22 The Beer Primer: Sours
103:00 Final Round: Story or Game?
108:13 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/76altiplano
Draft Mechanic Episode #75: Geekway 2018 Recap & Pot De Vin on tap
In today’s episode, we’re looking back at our trip to St Louis for Geekway to the West! This episode’s going to break free from the normal structure as we want to talk games, games and more games! We talk about games new, old and rare that we found in the incredibly deep Geekway games library and about the convention as a whole. We’ve also got Pot De Vin, a neat trick taking game we stumbled upon at the con, on tap for some beer pairings. Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:55 News: Spiel & Kennerspiel Nominees
06:46 Kickstarter Updates
08:53 Geekway Part One
15:15 Recent Play: Indian Summer
23:14 Recent Play: Topiary
29:05 Recent Play: Majesty for the Realm
35:13 Recent Play: Clans of Caledonia
46:55 Geekway Part Two
48:39 On Tap: Pot De Vin
59:09 Visiting Urban Chestnut Brewing Company
60:44 Recent Play: Star Scrappers: Cave In
66:58 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
68:07 Geekway Part Three
68:22 Recent Play: Capital Lux
74:43 Recent Play: Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game
82:00 Recent Play: Carcassonne: The City
91:28 Recent Play: Yspahan
101:05 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode #74: Decrypto v Codenames; Dice Throne; Wonderland; Hive; Biblios
We’re back! Today’s episode features a Variants segment where we pit newcomer team word game Decrypto against the juggernaut of Codenames. We recap Tabletop Day with Dice Throne, Hive, Biblios & Wonderland. Decrypts on tap with five beer pairings, and for the beer segment today we discuss the winners and results from the 2018 World Beer Cup. We’ll be back on our regular schedule next Monday with our Geekway to the West recap. Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:21 Geekway to the West meetup!
03:10 News: Asmodee for Sale?
08:37 News: My Little Scythe
11:24 Kickstarter Updates
13:32 Kickstarter: Overlight RPG
17:29 Kickstarter: Gravity Warfare
19:32 Kickstarter: Journal 29 Revelation
22:42 Recent Plays: Dice Throne
31:29 Recent Plays: Hive
36:21 Recent Plays: Biblios
44:11 Recent Plays: Wonderland
52:31 Recent Plays: Among the Stars app
54:34 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
55:43 Variants: Decrypto v Codenames
78:05 On Tap: Decrypto
81:52 World Beer Cup 2018 Results
91:00 Final Round: Retheming for Kids
94:15 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/74decrypto
Draft Mechanic Episode #73: Rising 5 six-pack review; Blight Chronicles: Agent Decker preview; Happy Planet Games (Monster Match & Funky Chicken); Las Vegas Boulevard
Hello again! On today’s episode, we’re looking at Rising 5, the new app-enhanced deduction game featuring some stellar artwork from Vincent Dutrait. We have a Kickstarter preview of Blight Chronicles: Agent Decker from Board & Dice, and we look at the new Happy Planet games from North Star Games, Monster Match and Funky Chicken! Also: the Boulevard expansion for Las Vegas, a history of hard cider, and a final round where we discuss what games should be called ‘modern classics.’ Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:42 News: Gen Con Events Catalog is live
04:55 News: Asmodee’s Modern Classics
07:42 Kickstarter Updates
10:16 Kickstarter: Kitchen Rush expansion
12:15 Kickstarter: The Estates
15:23 Recent Plays / KS Preview: Blight Chronicles Agent Decker
27:11 Recent Plays: Las Vegas Boulevard
34:50 Recent Plays: Happy Planet Games: Monster Match & Funky Chicken
42:52 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
44:01 Six Pack Review: Rising 5
44:42 Rising 5: Gameplay Rundown
50:34 Rising 5: Discussion
68:19 Rising 5: Final Thoughts
70:27 On Tap: Monster Match
74:47 The History of Cider
83:28 Final Round: Modern Classics
95:11 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/73rising5
Draft Mechanic Episode #72: The RPG episode! Home-brew campaigns, one shots; Vinyl & Filler previews; Sunset Over Water; Homebrewing
Welcome, adventurer, to Episode 72 of Draft Mechanic! Today, we’re diving into RPGs in a few segments: Danielle’s D&D group discusses their GM’s home-brew campaign, we played Millennial Apartment Hunters, put Dungeons & Dragons on tap, and the Final Round we talk about other home-brew RPGs. We have two Kickstarter previews today: Filler from Green Couch Games and Vinyl from Talon Strikes Studios. Dive in!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:29 News: Kitchen Rush expansion
05:29 News: Race for the Galaxy expansions
09:32 Kickstarter Updates
11:31 Kickstarter: Fireball Island
12:46 Kickstarter: Graphic Novel Adventures
14:35 Kickstarter: Filler
22:47 Kickstarter: Vinyl
32:04 Recent Plays: Sunset Over Water
40:47 Recent Plays: Millennial Apartment Hunters
51:39 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
52:50 D&D Homebrew Case Study
87:38 On Tap: Dungeons & Dragons
91:11 Homebrewing
99:59 The Final Round: Homebrew RPGs
102:08 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/72rpgs
Oh dear, what’s this then.
First off, I must warn you - this show is exceptionally NOT SAFE FOR WORK. Not in the slightest.
Some time ago, we asked for your gaming advice related questions with the promise that we might do something fun with them. Well, nearly a year later, that tree has finally borne fruit. And so, we unleash upon the board gaming world a project we have called “My Meeple and Me,” a loving homage to one of our favorite podcast media empires, the McElroy brothers’ juggernaut advice podcast “My Brother, My Brother & Me.” If you’ve enjoyed this, you will enjoy their shows much, much more. Check ‘em out!
Suggested talking points: Cargo shorts; archaeology; BASIC programming; dance moves; rules interruptions; getting the game group together.
My Meeple and Me has been a joint production of Aaron from Boards Alive, Jake from Draft Mechanic, and Alex from The Dukes of Dice.
Our theme song for this project is “One Hit Pitch Pipe” from Shapiro, friends of Jake’s from back in the college days who put together one banger of an album. You can go buy a copy of the album on their website, you should do that thing, it’s so good.
Thank you so much for listening to this oddity of a podcast, we hope you enjoyed it. Now, go listen to some McElroy goodness.
Draft Mechanic Episode #71: One Deck Dungeon (six-pack review & on-tap); Mystery of the Temples preview; Hardback; Pitch Deck; SMaSH beer & Soloable Games
Dungeons! They’re everywhere these days, right? Always opportunities to delve for treasure, so what makes One Deck Dungeon unique? We’ll find out today in our Six-Pack review of this rogue-like, pocket sized dungeon delving card game. If temples are more your thing, we’ve got a preview of Mystery of the Temples (hitting Kickstarter this week!). And then there’s Hardback, a deck builder of letters, and Pitch Deck, a company pitching game of tropes. We round this one up by explaining what SMaSH means in the beer world (no crushing is involved) and we ask the Slack about what makes a game great for solo play. Adventurer, don’t fear going into this episode alone!
01:00 Show Intro
03:02 News: Star Trek: Galactic Enterprises
06:12 News: Asmodee Entertainment
10:32 Kickstarter Updates
11:04 Kickstarter: Architects of the West Kingdom
15:32 Kickstarter: Fire in the Library
19:06 Recent Plays: Mystery of the Temples
29:10 Recent Plays: Pitch Deck
38:23 Recent Plays: Hardback
53:13 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
54:03 Six Pack Review: One Deck Dungeon
54:32 One Deck Dungeon: Gameplay Overview
63:40 One Deck Dungeon: Discussion
88:11 One Deck Dungeon: Final Thoughts
90:32 On Tap: One Deck Dungeon
93:17 SMaSH Beer
101:00 The Final Round: Soloable Games
108:33 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/71onedeck
Draft Mechanic Episode #70: Kitchen Rush! Six pack review & on tap; TIME Stories: Santo Tomas de Aquino; Clank! Sunken Treasures; Crossfire; the Cicerone program
Order up! Today’s episode of Draft Mechanic features our usual double-feature review & beer pairings for Artipia Games’ new real-time kitchen management co-op game, Kitchen Rush! We’ve got a slew of recent plays as well with a number of smaller games, and Danielle’s beer segment is on the Cicerone beer server certification program. In the Final Round, we discuss job simulator games that work as well as some that don’t. Get it while it’s hot!
01:00 Show Intro
02:43 News: Plan B buys Tric Trac
05:58 News: BGG Golden Geek Awards
11:32 Kickstarter Updates
12:14 Kickstarter: Bad Medicine
13:31 Kickstarter: Robin Hood and the Merry Men
15:35 Recent Plays: TIME Stories: Santo Tomas de Aquino
22:45 Recent Plays: Clank! Sunken Treasures
28:31 Recent Plays: Crossfire
33:00 Recent Plays: 13 Chefs
36:33 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
37:32 Six Pack Review: Kitchen Rush
38:12 Kitchen Rush: Gameplay Overview
40:58 Kitchen Rush: Discussion
66:55 Kitchen Rush: Final Thoughts
67:51 On Tap: Kitchen Rush
72:25 The Cicerone program
79:15 The Final Round: Job Simulator board games
82:35 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/70kitchenrush
Draft Mechanic Episode #69: Gaming on the Go! Travel Games & Gaming Apps; Island Hopper on tap; The Palace of Mad King Ludwig; Ponzi Scheme; Traveling with Beer
Secure that seat belt low and tight across the hops, because it’s time to travel! Our feature today is a discussion about gaming on the go, both in terms of travel games and gaming apps. We’ve got the dexterity pick up & deliver game Island Hopper on tap, plus we talk about recent plays of The Palace of Mad King Ludwig & Ponzi Scheme. We hope you enjoy your flight today with Draft Mechanic!
01:00 Show Intro
03:00 News Bits: Expansions!
10:29 Tantrum House & TantrumCon
12:37 Kickstarter Updates
13:09 Kickstarter: The Big Score
14:29 Kickstarter: Edge of Darkness
20:46 Recent Plays: Ponzi Scheme
33:14 Recent Plays: The Palace of Mad King Ludwig
43:32 Recent Plays: Island Hopper
55:06 On Tap: Island Hopper
58:44 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
59:42 Gaming on the Go!
70:40 Our Six Favorite Board Game Apps
84:36 Traveling with Beer
91:45 The Final Round: Gaming on the Go
98:24 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/69onthego
Draft Mechanic Episode #68: Agra (High Gravity Review); 7 Ronin; Flee the Scene; Bock Beers & the Weight of Games
Today on Draft Mechanic, we take a big deep-dive into the latest heavy euro release from Quined Games, Agra. This game’s a beast and we’re kicking off a new kind of review called “High Gravity” so we can feature big, complex games like this on the ‘cast. We’ve also got a look at some new Kickstarters, recent plays of 7 Ronin and Flee the Scene, plus a beer primer on beers in the Bock style and sub styles. Enjoy!
01:00 Show Intro
02:27 News Bits
07:42 Kickstarter: Updates from Last Episode
08:40 Kickstarter: Fields of Green “Grand Fair” Expansion
12:48 Kickstarter: Page Quest Season 1 / A4 Quest
15:20 Recent Plays: 7 Ronin
28:04 Recent Plays: Flee the Scene
34:24 The Beer Primer: Bocks
49:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
50:47 High Gravity Review: Agra
52:21 Agra: Gameplay Overview
59:45 Agra: Discussion
106:14 Agra: Final Thoughts
108:28 The Final Round: Heavy Games
116:53 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help!Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/68agra
Draft Mechanic Episode #67: Expandapalooza! Scythe: The Wind Gambit; Terraforming Mars: Venus Next; Tash Kalar Expansions
We’re back, and we brought expansions! In today’s expandable episode, we’re looking at expansions for Tash Kalar, Scythe & Terraforming Mars. And as our own personal expansion, we’re expanding our On Tap beer selections for Scythe and Terraforming Mars as well with a few beers to pair with the new content in these two list-topping games from 2016! Our Slack chimes in on the expansion conversation by sharing their Essential Expansions. All this, plus a ton of Kickstarters, news and a Beer Primer on milk stouts! Enjoy!
00:55 Show Intro
03:13 News Bits
05:07 Upcoming: Clank “The Mummy’s Curse”
08:05 Upcoming: Great Western Trail “Rails to the North”
10:52 Kickstarter: Endeavor, Age of Sail
13:40 Kickstarter: Herbalism (Deep Water Games launch)
15:29 Kickstarter: The Art of Tokaido
17:41 Expandapalooza: Tash Kalar “Nethervoid” and “Etherweave” expansions
31:16 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship spot
32:26 Expandapalooza: Scythe “The Wind Gambit” expansion
45:40 On Tap: Scythe “Invaders from Afar” and “The Wind Gambit”
50:26 Expandapalooza: Terraforming Mars “Venus Next” expansion
62:16 On Tap: Terraforming Mars “Venus Next”
63:56 The Beer Primer: Milk Stouts
69:41 Final Round: Essential Expansions
82:12 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help!Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/67expand
Draft Mechanic Episode #66: Fog of Love six-pack & on tap; Favelas; Illimat; Great Western Trail; 2018 Gaming Challenges
On today’s episode, we dig into the 2-player romantic comedy board game Fog of Love! We give it the usual Draft Mechanic double-feature with a six-pack review and on tap beer pairings. In recent plays, it’s the abstract tile-placement game Favelas, the Decemberists-inspired card game Illimat, and the cow-moooovin’ eurogame Great Western Trail. Danielle runs down the details about low-alcohol beer, and in the Final Round we asked the Slack about their 2018 gaming challenges!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
03:13 Upcoming Conventions
04:18 Kickstarter: Tokyo Series, Pat 1
08:59 Recent Plays: Favelas
16:41 Recent Plays: Illimat
23:54 Recent Plays: Great Western Trail
34:50 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship spot
35:42 Six Pack Review: Fog of Love
36:20 Fog of Love: Gameplay Overview
44:53 Fog of Love: Discussion
68:08 Fog of Love: Final Thoughts
70:51 On Tap: Fog of Love
74:11 Low-Alcohol Beer
82:12 Final Round: Your 2018 Gaming Challenges
91:48 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help!Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/66fogoflove
Draft Mechanic Episode #65: 2017 In Review
Happy New Year! We’re back once again with our first episode of the year and our customary recap of the year that was. We take a look back at the biggest news stories in gaming and beer in 2017, share our favorites in a pile of categories, discuss our six favorite beers of 2017, and of course our top six games of last year as well. We’re tying this episode up with responses from our new DM Slack channel’s “Final Round” topic: What was the biggest surprise in gaming for you in 2017? Enjoy!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:32 Announcing the Draft Mechanic Slack Channel!
05:27 Meta Mechanic, 2017 by the numbers
08:27 Preface to the Superlatives
11:43 Biggest News Stories of 2017
25:10 Superlative Categories
55:34 Our Top Six Beers of 2017
71:20 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot
72:08 Our Top Six Games of 2017
96:48 Final Round: Biggest game surprises
103:41 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help!Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/65-2017
Draft Mechanic: Spoiler Episode Eta
T.I.M.E Stories: Estrella Drive, 1982 NT
WARNING! This episode contains MAJOR, MASSIVE, COMPLETE SPOILERS for the T.I.M.E Stories scenario “Estrella Drive.” Due to some complications, Spoiler Episode Zeta for Lumen Fidei never existed. But that doesn't stop us from picking apart the latest scenario where we dig into a potentially haunted mansion in 1982 Los Angeles!
Both team Alpha and Beta sat down with the recorder right after finishing to share their thoughts, and we present them to you unedited and complete.
Want more discussion? Join our new Slack channel! Sign up at http://www.draftmechanic.net/slack for games, beer and more!
We hope you enjoy today's spoiler episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also very active on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Our spoiler episode theme music is “Rinse/Repeat” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode #64: Variants: Queendomino v Kingdomino; BONK; Clank! Sunken Treasures
It’s the final episode of the year! Today we bring you a Variants discussion with Queendomino v Kingdomino: which do we prefer, and which one’s for you? In recent plays, we discuss Tumblin’ Dice, BONK, Sons of Anarchy and the Sunken Treasures expansion for Clank! We put Queendomino on tap, and Danielle’s beer segment is a followup to last week’s Barleywines discussion. And in the Final Round, we answer some very important food and beverage questions from listeners! Thanks for joining us in 2017 and we’ll see you again on New Year’s Day!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
03:44 News: Downforce expansion!
06:25 Kickstarter Updates
07:35 Recent Plays: Tumblin’ Dice
11:32 Recent Plays: BONK
19:48 Recent Plays: Sons of Anarchy
28:45 Recent Plays: Clank! Sunken Treasures
36:11 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot
37:20 Variants: Queendomino v Kingdomino
63:42 On Tap: Queendomino
68:45 Barleywines v Old Ales
75:20 Final Round
79:26 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help!Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2017/64queendomino
Draft Mechanic Episode #63: Azul six-pack review & on tap; Alien Frontiers, Harvest Dice, Go Nuts for Donuts!; Listener Q&A Barleywines
It’s December, but don’t feel blue - unless you’re talking about today’s six-pack review feature, Azul! We’re looking at Plan B Games’ newest family-weight abstract games and also sharing a handful of thematic beer pairings. In recent plays, we talk about games we played at the fourth quarter MooseCon game day: Alien Frontiers, Go Nuts for Donuts & Harvest Dice. Danielle’s beer segment is about barleywines, and we wrap up this episode with some quick listener Q&A. Enjoy!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:30 FBGL Championship & Wrap-up
04:58 Games News
07:42 TIME Stories News
13:24 TIME Stories: A note about Estrella Drive
16:41 Kickstarter Updates & New Projects
21:48 Recent Plays: Alien Frontiers
31:44 Recent Plays: Go Nuts for Donuts!
36:47 Recent Plays: Harvest Dice
46:10 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot
47:20 Six Pack Review: Azul
48:06 Azul: Gameplay Description
53:25 Azul: Discussion
71:50 Azul: Final Thoughts
73:23 On Tap: Azul
79:28 The Beer Primer: Barleywine
88:13 Listener Q&A
96:59 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help!Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2017/63azul
Draft Mechanic Episode #62: Six Tasty Games; Caverna on tap; Book of Dragons preview; Gamers for Cures marathon
I hope you’re hungry, because this one’s stuffed full of flavor! Today we’ve got a six-pack of tasty games for the Thanksgiving season, plus Danielle’s got a beer segment on cooking with beer! Our on tap game today is Caverna, and we recap our recent plays at the Gamers for Cures charity gaming marathon last weekend in Cary, NC. We’ve also got a Kickstarter preview of Robert Burke’s Book of Dragons!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:45 Games news
08:27 FBGL Championship Update!
12:46 Kickstarter: Bushido
15:15 Kickstarter: Book of Dragons
20:21 Gamers for Cures Marathon
21:15 Recent Plays: Shadows over Camelot
30:33 Recent Plays: Cytosis
39:17 Recent Plays: Mission: Red Planet
49:55 Recent Plays: Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants!
54:39 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot
55:29 Six Pack: Tasty Games for Thanksgiving
73:52 On Tap: Caverna
82:09 Cooking With Beer
89:54 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Don’t forget to vote in the FBGL Championship matchup! You could win $100 to an Online Game Store of your choice or one of several actual games!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help!Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2017/62tasty
Draft Mechanic Episode #61: Downforce review, Exoplanets on tap, Extra Life Game Day: Hotshots, Dragonfire & more!
Just like Extra Life, this episode is marathon-length! We played for 15 hours straight and turned around to record this episode with our recent plays plus a review of Downforce from Restoration games and an on-tap segment with Exoplanets. Danielle wraps up this episode with a discussion of various packaging strategies: what’s the difference between bottles and cans? Find out this answer and much more in today’s Draft Mechanic!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
03:34 Among the Stars app!
10:55 FBGL Update - 3 Weeks left!
14:38 KS Preview: Mars Open
21:26 Extra Life Game Day
23:00 Recent Plays: Hotshots
32:03 Recent Plays: Camel Up!
37:47 Recent Plays: Police Precinct
46:23 Recent Plays: Dragonfire
56:38 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot
57:29 Six Pack Review: Downforce
57:55 Downforce: Rules Overview
62:19 Downforce: Discussion
73:45 Recent Plays: Exoplanets
85:13 On Tap: Exoplanets
88:25 Canning versus Bottling
101:38 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Don’t forget to vote every week for your favorite FBGL teams to enter in our drawing for a $100 gift card to an Online Game Store of your choice!
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Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help!Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 60: Fast Forward! Fear, Fortress & Flee; Matryoshka on tap; InBetween; Best Treehouse Ever: Forest of Fun!
Essen is just around the corner and we’ve got a few of the hot hot releases to talk about! Our big feature today is the new Fast Forward series from Friedemann Friese - three new ‘fable’ games that you learn as you play and change with each game. It’s a wild new idea - did FF pull it off? We’ve also got a look at the latest from Board&Dice - InBetween - a tight two-player battle over a quiet suburban town. We’re also going to share a Kickstarter preview for the latest Green Couch Games title - Best Treehouse Ever’s standalone/combinable expansion Forest of Fun! Spoiler: it’s FUN. Our on tap is one of our recent plays - the small-box card collecting and trading game Matryoshka - and we share four beer pairings worth hunting down for your collection if you can! Danielle’s got a beer primer on the difference between Scottish and Scotch ales to wrap the episode up. But what’s that, down there in the timestamps? Seems there’s some mysterious audio at the end of this episode after the credits? How odd…
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
03:47 Jake’s Essen Picks
11:21 Kickstarter: Legends of Sleepy Hollow
13:46 KS Preview: Best Treehouse Ever: Forest of Fun!
24:12 Recent Plays: InBetween
40:41 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot
41:32 Feature: Friedemann Friese’s Fast Forward Series
43:55 Fast Forward: Fear
49:25 Fast Forward: Fortress
54:52 Fast Forward: Flee
60:08 Fast Forward: Wrap-up
64:55 Recent Plays: Matryoshka
74:22 On Tap: Matryoshka
80:05 Beer Primer: Scottish and Scotch Ales
87:11 Outro?
88:21 Mysterious Audio
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Don’t forget to vote every week for your favorite FBGL teams to enter in our drawing for a $100 gift card to an Online Game Store of your choice!
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Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help!Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 59: Six Spooky Games for the Season; Summit on tap; Flamme Rouge, Blood Bowl: Team Manager, Insider; GABF 2017 Recap
In today’s episode, we lean into the spooky season with a six-pack of games for your Halloween festivities. We’re also putting Summit on tap with six thematic beer pairings to help you get up the mountain safe and sound. In recent plays, we talk Flamme Rouge, Blood Bowl: Team Manager & Insider, and wrap it up with a recap of the 2017 Great American Beer Festival. Excellent, let’s get to it!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:18 FBGL Week 4 Recap
05:30 [Essen Intensifies]
07:03 Kickstarter: Near & Far: Amber Mines
09:15 Kickstarter: Zero Hour
11:16 Kickstarter: The 7th Continent follow-up
15:29 Recent Plays: Blood Bowl: Team Manager
21:43 Recent Plays: Flamme Rouge
33:03 Recent Plays: Insider
41:03 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot
42:12 Six Spooky Games for the Season
66:28 On Tap: Summit, The Board Game
75:57 Quick notes on Summit hops
78:19 2017 Great American Beer Festival
86:48 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Don’t forget to vote every week for your favorite FBGL teams to enter in our drawing for a $100 gift card to an Online Game Store of your choice!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help!Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 58: The 7th Continent review, Part 1 & On Tap beer pairings; Photosynthesis; Lazer Ryderz; Raiders of the North Sea; FBGL Update and Understanding Yeast in Beer
In today’s land-mass sized episode, we dig in deep to The 7th Continent for the first of what will be several reviews of this mammoth card-based exploration game. How is it holding up after ten-plus hours of gameplay? Judging by the length of this episode, we had a lot to say! We’re also giving it the On Tap treatment with five great beers for your next continental exploration session. In recent plays, we look at Photosynthesis, Lazer Ryderz, and Raiders of the North Sea. Danielle wraps up this episode with a discussion of a history of our understanding of yeast in beer. I hope you’ve got plenty of durability left on your podcast player, because this episode’s a big one!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:57 Kickstarter: Stellar Leap
05:43 Fantasy Board Game League Update
12:40 Recent Plays: Photosynthesis
23:12 Recent Plays: Lazer Ryder
29:13 Recent Plays: Raiders of the North Sea
38:59 Review: The 7th Continent (Part 1)
40:05 The 7th Continent: Gameplay Run-through
44:29 The 7th Continent: Discussion
84:46 The 7th Continent: Final Thoughts… for now
85:55 On Tap: The 7th Continent
91:49 Understanding Yeast in Beer
96:31 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Don’t forget to vote every week for your favorite FBGL teams to enter in our drawing for a $100 gift card to an Online Game Store of your choice!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 57: Second Podiversary! The 2017 Fantasy Board Game League! The Networks: The Executives preview! Magic Maze! Indulgence on tap!
Welcome back, dear listeners! It’s time for our second Podiversary - and with that, it’s time for the second season of the Fantasy Board Game League! We’ve teamed up with board game content creators across the boardosphere for this season and it’s time to kick off the first week of matchups! We discuss the Top 10 draft picks and look back at the Year Two state of the podcast in our feature segment. But we’ve also got a big feature at the top of the show - a Kickstarter Preview of the new expansion for Gil Hova’s The Networks - The Executives! We dig this expansion (currently on Kickstarter!) so much that we made it into its own feature. We also look back at recent plays of Magic Maze, Eminent Domain & Illimat and then put Indulgence on tap! Thanks again for listening, enjoy the show and don’t forget to vote for your favorite FBGL teams each week at draftmechanic.net!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping & happy 2nd Podiversary!
04:35 Games news: Essen buzz & Conventions
09:35 Kickstarter Preview: The Networks: The Executives
23:10 Recent Plays: Magic Maze
31:50 Recent Plays: Eminent Domain
39:03 Recent Plays: Illimat
47:37 Grey Fox Games sponsor break
48:41 The 2017 Fantasy Board Game League!
72:44 2017 State of the Podcast
77:55 On Tap: Indulgence
85:52 Oktoberfest!
93:32 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Don’t forget to vote every week for your favorite FBGL teams to enter in our drawing for a $100 gift card to an Online Game Store of your choice!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help!Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2017/57fbgl
Draft Mechanic Episode 56: Ex Libris six-pack review and on tap; Codenames: Duet; Custom Heroes; Seikatsu; The Beer Primer: Cream Ale
We’re wrapping up our Summer of Hot Games bonus episodes with the hottest, freshest batch of games around! Our six-pack review for this episode is Ex Libris, the hot new release from Renegade Game Studios that will be hitting FLGS shelves soon! We’ve also got three smaller hot new titles to talk about. The first is our yearly check-in with Codenames - how does Codenames: Duet adapt and improve on the system? Second is Custom Heroes from AEG - a new ladder-climbing card game that adds Mystic Vale’s Card Crafting system to create cards that are constantly evolving throughout the game. Finally, we’re looking at Seikatsu from IDW Games, a three-player abstract game that will leave your brain fried right out. Danielle’s putting together a Beer Primer on the Cream Ale style today, and we’ve got some final thoughts from Gen Con 50 as well. Sit back, relax, and enjoy Episode 56!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
03:51 Gen Con 50 Wrap-Up
12:44 Kickstarter: “Now Boarding” from Tim Fowers
15:10 Recent Plays: Codenames Duet
24:40 Recent Plays: Custom Heroes
34:16 Recent Plays: Seikatsu
42:05 Six Pack Review: Ex Libris
44:14 Ex Libris: Gameplay overview
50:27 Ex Libris: Discussion and review
75:12 Ex Libris: Final Thoughts
76:09 On Tap: Ex Libris
80:53 The Beer Primer: Cream Ale
86:20 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2017/56exlibris
Draft Mechanic Episode 55: Gen Con 50 Wrap Up!
Hey all! Episode 55 is going to be a little different! Each day during Gen Con 50, we sat down with our buds (Shane, Tamara, Steven, Dan) and talked about what we saw at the biggest con of the year (and the biggest Gen Con in history). I’ve assembled those recordings chronologically just like last year for over an hour of extra content! We really hope you enjoy our wrap-ups, and we’ll be back next Monday for another episode and a more in-depth look at some of the hottest games of the year, fresh from Gen Con 50!
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 54: The Gen Con 50 Hype List & Vegas Wits & Wagers!
The Hype List is here! The Summer of Hot Games wouldn’t be complete without our exhaustive look at a big pile of games we’re excited to learn more about at Gen Con 50 this week in Indianapolis. In addition to that big feature, we’re also busting out our Kickstarter preview of the upcoming Vegas Wits & Wagers from North Star Games! But one feature isn’t enough for an episode this big - we’re also putting Vegas Wits & Wagers on tap, we’ve got a special guest popping in to talk about Fantasy Flight Games’ big announcement, and we’ve got a discussion with two of our game group about their plans for their first trip to Gen Con. I hope you’ve got a long drive, because this super-stuffed episode is just brimming with HYPE!
Intro
00:00 Show Housekeeping
03:20 Corrections from Episode 53
05:19 Kickstarter Preview: Vegas Wits & Wagers!
16:48 Gen Con events roundup! Punchboard Media meet up!
18:47 Sun King Brewery events at Gen Con
20:09 The mystery of HYPE
21:12 Twilight Imperiul, 4th Ed. (special guest Chris Kirkman)
37:48 Getting into the hype list!
1:00:54 Checking in with Tamara and Steven
1:23:32 Back to the hype list!
2:13:22 On Tap: Vegas Wits & Wagers
2:17:37 Wrap-up
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 53: Dice Forge; Pit Crew on tap; Terraforming Mars: Hellas; Wordsy & Word Domination
Welcome back to another Draft Mechanic! It’s the summer of hot games, and in today’s bonus weekly episode we look at the new dice crafting game Dice Forge from Libellud. Do the parts add up to more than just a pretty package? We’ve got the new real-time racing game Pit Crew on tap with some speedy beer choices, plus first impressions of the new Hellas map for Terraforming Mars. Also in recent plays, we talk about two new word games hitting the table this summer: Wordsy and Word Domination! Danielle’s beer segment is the positive side of last week’s segment as she talks about what foeders are and how they help brewers make exceptional sour beer. Enjoy the show and don’t forget to come back next week for our Gen Con 50 preview episode!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:46 Looking forward to Gen Con 50
04:54 IndieGoGo: Watch it Played Season 7 Fundraiser
08:07 Con Report: MegaMooseCon
12:46 Recent Plays: Terraforming Mars “Hellas” map
21:20 Recent Plays: Word Domination
27:59 Recent Plays: Wordsy
35:21 Review Feature: Dice Forge
35:54 Dice Forge: Gameplay Overview
39:34 Dice Forge: Discussion
58:51 Dice Forge: Final Thoughts
59:45 On Tap: Pit Crew
70:00 The Beer Segment: What is a Foeder?
78:31 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2017/53diceforge
Draft Mechanic Episode 52: RAXXON review; Century: Spice Road review & on tap; Spires; NMBR 9; Unearth
It’s week 3 of our Summer of Hot Games! Today we’ve got another exciting Kickstarter preview: Before the Earth Explodes from Green Couch Games! Also, we’ve got another special Double Feature review for you this week of two hot, hot games. First up, we look at the (finally released!) Century: Spice Road, the debut title from Plan B Games, and then we back it up by putting it on tap with six beer pairing choices. We’re also going to do a full review of RAXXON, the secretly-released new [REDACTED] from [REDACTED], which features a [REDACTED] that we didn’t expect. In recent plays, we’ve got Spires, NMBR 9 and Unearth. And going on the theme of RAXXON, Danielle’s got a beer segment in which she talks about the different kinds of things that can spoil your beer and cause some very unpleasant side effects. Don’t worry, though, because RAXXON is here to help!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:37 Con Watch: MegaMooseCon August 4th-6th!
03:51 Gen Con 50 Preview Tool on BGG
06:14 Best Treehouse Ever Contest Results
07:54 Preview: Before the Earth Explodes
13:49 Recent Plays: Spires
22:43 Recent Plays: NMBR 9
27:00 Recent Plays: Unearth
36:57 Review: Century: Spice Road
48:10 On Tap: Century: Spice Road
54:40 Review: RAXXON
77:51 Is my beer infected?
86:36 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 51: Sentient & Barenpark double feature review! Barenpark on tap; Medina; Fields of Arle; Stockpile; Can Beer Quench your Thirst?
The Summer of Hot Games rolls on! We’re ramping up with a big double feature of Sentient and Barenpark, and we swing back around to put Barenpark on tap. We talk recent plays of Medina, Fields of Arle and Stockpile. Jake ends out the episode with some discussion about whether beer can actually quench your thirst! You’re gonna need it, because it’s a hot one!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:42 Con Watch: MegaMooseCon August 4th-6th!
04:04 Contest: Best Treehouse Ever!
05:42 Kickstarter: Star Scrappers Cave-In update
06:20 Kickstarter: Star Realms Frontiers
10:58 Upcoming: Fast Forward - Fear, Fortress & Flee
16:28 Recent Plays: Medina
23:15 Recent Plays: Fields of Arle
36:01 Recent Plays: Stockpile
45:01 Review: Sentient
57:41 Review: Barenpark
75:42 On Tap: Barenpark
83:27 Can beer quench your thirst?
92:08 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 50: The Summer of HOT GAMES begins! Flipships, Fox in the Forest, Rococo on tap, Listener Q&A, Giveaways
Episode 50! That’s half of a hundred! I’m not really sure how we made it this far, but nothing left to do but keep going! We’re fresh back from our trip to Dice Tower Con, and boy howdy did we play a big ol’ pile of games. Such a big stack of games, in fact, that we’ve got too many to talk about in this episode… or two, or three, or… well. You see where this is going. So, with the monumental Episode 50 under our belt, we’re launching The Summer of Hot Games with WEEKLY episodes through Gen Con where we look at the latest and greatest and get you ready for the spectacle in Indianapolis. Today we’re talking about Flipships and The Fox in the Forest; we’ve got a kickstarter preview of Star Scrappers: Cave In, we discuss a pair of Felds, put Rococo on tap, answer listener questions and do a giveaway for a fun game from Green Couch Games! And to think, this is only the start of the Summer of Hot Games… you’re gonna need some sunscreen for your meeples!
Intro
02:13 Con Watch: MegaMooseCon!
03:52 Con Watch: Gen Con 50!
06:02 The Summer of HOT Games! Double the Draft Mechanic!
08:35 Kickstarter Preview: Star Scrappers: Cave In
18:12 Recent Plays: Flipships
24:58 Recent Plays: Notre Dame, 10th Anniversary Edition
34:02 Recent Plays: Bora Bora
42:07 Recent Plays: The Fox in the Forest
48:09 The First Ever Draft Mechanic Listener Q&A!
76:31 On Tap: Rococo
82:46 The Beer Primer: Kvass
93:10 A Giveaway?!
95:04 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 49: Yamatai v Five Tribes; Five Tribes on tap; The Lost Expedition; TIME Stories: Lumen Fidei
To be honest, we planned on doing Yamatai as a six-pack review, but the more we played it the more we realized it would be a perfect candidate for our “Variants” series, where we pit a game up against another that shares enough similarities to warrant the comparison. What’s our comparison point for Yamatai? Well, look no further than designer Bruno Cathala’s prior design for Days of Wonder, Five Tribes! Both fit that highly produced, mid-weight 2-4 player niche, but what are the benefits of each? Find out in today’s feature segment! Also, we’re putting Five Tribes on tap with beer pairings for each of the tribes. We’re also going to discuss recent plays of The Lost Expedition, Parade, and the latest TIME Stories scenario, Lumen Fidei. Don’t worry - there’s no spoilers here! In our beer segment this episode, we’ll take a look at some America-themed beers for the Independence Day holiday. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Show housekeeping, upcoming events
04:12 Beer News: “Independent Brewer” seal
08:11 Games News: MAP Policies expand
10:25 Games News: Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
13:06 Recent Plays: Parade
19:43 Recent Plays: The Lost Expedition
26:26 Recent Plays: TIME Stories “Lumen Fidei” and TIME Stories overall discussion
36:20 Variants: Yamatai v Five Tribes
61:43 On Tap: Five Tribes
66:30 America-themed beers for Independence Day
72:18 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 48: Near and Far six pack review & on tap; Thrash & Roll; Jaipur app; Secret Hitler; Skull
Today’s episode of Draft Mechanic comes to you from a great distance! Well, thematically. We’re in the same studio as always, but today’s game is quite the journey: Near and Far from Red Raven games! We give it the full six-pack review, and it’s a doubleheader as well as our game on tap. In recent plays, we talk about Thrash & Roll, Secret Hitler, Jaipur, Skull and more! Also, Jake takes over the beer segment to dig into the controversy surrounding a partial ‘investment’ into the community beer rating website RateBeer. Hope you’ve got comfortable shoes on; let’s go on a journey!
Intro
01:00 Show housekeeping
04:16 Kickstarter: GameTek: The Book
06:48 Recent Plays: Terraforming Mars & Scythe
09:42 Recent Plays: Thrash & Roll
18:50 Recent Plays: Secret Hitler
24:16 Recent Plays: Jaipur on iOS
33:42 Recent Plays: Skull
37:25 Six Pack Review: Near and Far
38:24 Near and Far: Gameplay Run-through
43:15 Near and Far: Discussion
64:24 Near and Far: Final Thoughts
66:08 Near and Far: On Tap beer pairings
72:04 RateBeer investment controversy
80:35 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 47: Fields of Green v. Among the Stars; Coldwater Crown on tap; Honshu; Pocket Mars; Shahrazad
I’ll be up front about this one - I’m sorely disappointed that Episode 47 doesn’t contain a single Star Trek reference. But now that I’ve got that off my chest, I’m very proud of what we put together here, including the debut of a new segment! In our new feature, Variants, we’re doing the compare and contrast treatment for Fields of Green and Among the Stars - two games with the same foundation that go in different directions, both from designer Vangelis Bagiartakis and published by Artipia/Stronghold Games. We get back on the boat with our on tap featured game Coldwater Crown, and also discuss recent plays of Honshu, Pocket Mars and Shahrazad. Finally, Danielle has put together a beer segment for those headed to Origins Game Fair as she tracks down the best craft beers local to the Columbus area! So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Show housekeeping
03:30 A new project?
04:09 Introducing… Punchboard Media!
05:48 Kickstarter: Zero Hour
07:10 Kickstarter: TORG Eternity
07:52 News: Asmodee exclusive with Alliance
14:53 Recent Plays: Honshu
24:43 Recent Plays: Pocket Mars
32:54 Recent Plays: Shahrazad
40:43 Variants: Fields of Green v. Among the Stars
62:35 On Tap: Coldwater Crown
66:12 Craft Beer Options for Origins Game Fair
74:14 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Draft Mechanic: Spoiler Episode Epsilon
T.I.M.E Stories: Expedition: Endurance, 1914 NT
WARNING! This episode contains MAJOR, MASSIVE, COMPLETE SPOILERS for the T.I.M.E Stories scenario “Expedition: Endurance.” After nearly a year, we dive back in to Spoiler Epsiode territory as our debriefings from the fifth T.I.M.E Stories scenario see the light of day. We have half an hour of discussion from Team Alpha, and then Team Beta returns after the break to join us after their run. Things went much differently for the both of us and there was definitely a lot to pick apart. With scenario six, Lumen Fidei, looming on the horizon, it’s time to jump back into the cassions for another round!
Intro
01:30 Team Alpha discussion
29:33 Team Beta discussion
57:55 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our spoiler episode theme music is “Rinse/Repeat” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
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On today's special episode, we're here to introduce Punchboard Media, a new collaborative network we're launching with a great group of board game media content creators.
Visit the new website at punchboardmedia.com, and join us on social media!
Twitter: @punchboardmedia
Facebook: /punchboardmedia
Instagram: @punchboardmedia
Punchboard Media - Where we all bring something to the table!
Draft Mechanic Episode 46: Ethnos six-pack review; Blood Rage on tap; CMON Expo games review; The Beer Primer: Pilsner
Oh, hello there! We just got back from Atlanta, and boy, are our meeples tired! (laughter) But seriously, last weekend we got to play a ton of games at CMON Expo and we’re here to tell you all about them. It tied in nicely to our featured game for this episode’s six-pack review - Ethnos - the new area control game from CMON that’s got the industry buzzing. And while we’re at it, let’s take a look back at one of CMON’s biggest smash hits as we put Blood Rage on tap with some legendary drinks that you can enjoy while pursuing Valhalla. Danielle wraps up our episode with a Beer Primer on the Pilsner style of beer, and why it’s deserving of your respect. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Show housekeeping
03:33 Kickstarter: Diceborn Heroes
06:13 Unlock! watch, Spoiler Episodes and a Special Announcement
11:36 Going to CMON Expo
13:19 Recent Plays: Dojo Kun
18:04 Recent Plays: SherLook
21:54 Recent Plays: Council of 4
26:56 Recent Plays: Gekido, Bot Battles
31:20 Recent Plays: BloodBorne, the Card Game
35:45 Recent Plays: Modern Art
40:09 Recent Plays: Dogs of War
47:03 Six Pack Review: Ethnos
48:10 Ethnos: Gameplay overview
50:14 Ethnos: Discussion
67:09 Ethnos: Final Thoughts
67:54 On Tap: Blood Rage
73:56 The Beer Primer: Pilsner
86:03 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 45: Six-Player Six Pack; Las Vegas on tap; Barcelona; Mystic Vale; Betrayal at the Brewery on the Hill
Welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic, fresh off the tap! Today, we’re sharing a six-pack of games that play six (or more!) but still have some meat on their bones! We’re putting Las Vegas on tap with some lucky brews, and we’re discussing recent plays of Barcelona, Mystic Vale and Orleans. We also look at some exciting titles announced for Origins release this year. And sadly, we’ve got a recurrent topic in our beer segment as we talk about Lagunitas and local favorites, Wicked Weed, selling out to Big Beer. Sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
02:15 CMON Expo this weekend!
03:45 Upcoming: Five Tribes, Whims of the Sultan
05:20 Upcoming: Onitama, Sensei’s Path
06:15 Upcoming: Century: Spice Road
07:47 Upcoming: Flatline
08:36 Upcoming: Fields of Green
10:28 Upcoming: Bohnanza: The Duel
12:43 Kickstarter: Gloomhaven finishes #24 of all time
14:01 Recent Plays: Barcelona, The Rose of Fire
26:46 Recent Plays: Mystic Vale
34:18 Recent Plays: Orleans
39:55 Six Pack: Six Player Games
53:44 On Tap: Las Vegas
59:04 The Betrayal at the Brewery on the Hill
69:00 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 44: Anachrony six-pack and on tap; Fugitive; Valeria: Card Kingdoms & Veggie Garden
So, buckle up for a wild temporal ride! Danielle wraps up this episode with a discussion about how beer tastes can change over time! In the news, we’ve got some new app implementations and a video game coming to board games. We’re also going to talk about some recent plays: Fugitive, Valeria: Card Kingdoms and Veggie Garden. Today, we dive in and do double duty with our six-pack review and our on-tap feature. It’s a big hefty euro that features time travel as a major mechanic - quite the headache! Though, that’s what you get when you’re reviewing a game like Anachrony. Bear with me, this is going to be a confusing one. In today’s episode, we’ve got quite the paradox!
Intro
01:00 Intro / Housekeeping
02:40 International Tabletop Day
03:45 App Gaming: Terra Mystica
05:27 App Gaming: Race for the Galaxy
09:01 Upcoming: Super Mario Level Up!
11:09 Kickstarter: Brass, Lancashire & Birmingham
14:28 Recent Plays: Fugitive
20:35 Recent Plays: Valeria Card Kingdoms
27:23 Recent Plays: Veggie Garden
33:26 Six Pack Review: Anachrony
33:53 Anachrony: Rules Walkthrough
41:55 Anachrony: Discussion
65:49 Anachrony: Final Thoughts
68:10 On Tap: Anachrony
73:37 Changing Tastes over time
79:49 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 43: Coldwater Crown six-pack; Sagrada on tap; Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft
Welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic! Today, it’s all about interesting themes rich with color. Our big feature is a six-pack review of Coldwater Crown, the recent release from designer Brian Suhre and Bellwether Games. On tap today we have Sagrada, an awesome new dice-drafting game that sets a new standard for gorgeous. In recent plays, we talk about receiving mysterious packages, rolling for railways, racing for evidence and real-time dungeon delving! We hope you enjoy today’s episode, drop us a line on BGG or social media to let us know! And now… on with the show!
Intro
01:00 Intro / Housekeeping
02:30 Travel: Chicagoland Dice Dojo
03:57 News: Scythe, The Wind Gambit
06:30 Kickstarter: The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast
08:51 Kickstarter: Matryoshka
12:21 Recent Plays: The Mysterious Package Company
17:26 Recent Plays: 30 Rails
22:04 Recent Plays: Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft
31:25 Recent Plays: 5-Minute Dungeon
37:24 Six Pack Review: Coldwater Crown
38:13 Coldwater Crown: Rules Walkthrough
44:33 Coldwater Crown: Discussion
57:50 Coldwater Crown: Final Thoughts
61:11 On Tap: Sagrada
73:00 The Beer Primer: Saisons
81:12 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 42: A Trip to Asheville; Herbaceous on Tap; Well Played board games cafe; beer research resources
On this episode of Draft Mechanic, we talk through a massive pile of games we played during the Grand Opening of Asheville NC’s new board game cafe, Well Played! We talk about Dream Home, Celestia, Ice Cool, Fauna, OutLawed, Heroes & Tricks and more in this jam-packed episode. It was so many games that we had to ask for the help of three of our friends for a wide variety of opinions! We’ve also put the recently released and gorgeous Herbaceous on tap with TEN beers paired up with the different herbs in the game. Danielle’s also got a quick rundown of some resources you can use to learn more about craft beer. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Intro / Housekeeping
02:30 CMoN News: Eric Lang, Adrian Smith & CMoN Play
08:14 Upcoming: Flipships from Kane Klenko
09:34 Upcoming: Dice Forge from Regis Bonnessee
11:32 Well Played Board Game Cafe in Asheville, NC
18:00 Recent Plays: Dream Home
24:33 Recent Plays: Celestia
29:13 Recent Plays: Noch Mal!
34:16 Recent Plays: Lanterns, The Harvest Festival
40:28 Recent Plays: No Thanks!
44:30 Recent Plays: OutLawed!
50:10 Recent Plays: Heroes & Tricks
59:16 Recent Plays: Fauna
68:05 Recent Plays: Ice Cool
72:19 Reflections on the trip to Asheville
77:58 Recent Plays: Herbaceous
79:36 On Tap: Herbaceous
92:54 Beer Info Resources
96:40 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 41: Six Awesome Uses of Dice; Roll Player on tap; Kingdomino & Women in Beer
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic! We’ve got dice for you today - tons of dice - custom dice, color dice, symbol dice, clear dice, dice dice dice DICE DICE. Just roll with it! Our big feature today is a six-pack of games that use dice in awesome ways. A fun mechanic, a fun custom die… all sorts of that. We’re putting the recently re-printed Roll Player on tap for more dice and seven beers with character. Our recent plays include Kingdomino, Among the Stars and Noch Mal! And Danielle’s rounding out the episode with a discussion of women in the brewing world. Sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Intro / Housekeeping
03:18 News: BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Awards
05:23 News: BGG Most Played Games Geeklist
08:20 Kickstarter: Rising Sun
13:17 Kickstarter: Antidote: Lab Alliance
16:05 Recent Plays: Kingdomino
22:21 Recent Plays: Among the Stars
27:18 Recent Plays: Noch Mal!
31:41 Six Pack: Six Awesome Uses of Dice
45:10 On Tap: Roll Player
57:51 Women in Brewing
65:13 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 40: A Feast for Odin six-pack; Burger Up on tap; New York Slice; Paris Connection & Star Trek Ascendancy
I sure hope you’re hungry, because this episode of Draft Mechanic is super stuffed! We’ve got a big review for you - Uwe Rosenberg’s latest crate of cardboard and wood, A Feast for Odin! We’re both discussing Burger Up and putting it on tap with four great thematic beer pairings. In other recent plays, we look at New York Slice, Star Trek Ascendancy and Paris Connection. There’s a whole cartload of upcoming games news and Kickstarters, and Danielle wraps it all up to go with a collection of news bites from the beer world. Pace yourself, you can always take a second plate!
Intro
01:00 Intro / Housekeeping
02:41 News: Golden Geek Awards
05:17 News: Scythe Digital, Expansion, and Iron Harvest
07:37 Kickstarter: Monikers: The SU&SD Nonsense Box
11:24 Kickstarter: Can’t Stop Express
13:32 Kickstarter: Food Truck Champion
15:34 Recent Plays: Paris Connection
19:59 Recent Plays: Star Trek Ascendancy
25:39 Recent Plays: New York Slice
33:15 Six Pack Review: A Feast for Odin
33:52 A Feast for Odin: Rules Walkthrough
38:45 A Feast for Odin: Discussion
69:17 A Feast for Odin: Final Thoughts
71:05 Recent Plays: Burger Up
79:02 On Tap: Burger Up
83:18 Beer News Bites
92:08 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 39: Two-player games six-pack; Citrus on tap; Isle of Skye & Avenue
Welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic! Love is in the air… or at least, Hallmark decided to place Valentine’s Day in the second week of February - and that means it’s time for a six-pack of two player games! In addition to that burst of gaming goodness, we’ve also got recent plays of Isle of Skye and Avenue. We’re putting Citrus on tap this week as well with five super juicy beers. And to round it out, we’re going back to the season to talk about beers made with aphrodisiacs. We hope you enjoy today’s show, so let’s get to it!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:41 Draft Mechanic on Dukes of Dice Q&A
03:50 News: Gen Con Housing
06:10 News: Portal Games v. PayPal
08:06 Upcoming: Charterstone
11:36 Recent Plays: Isle of Skye
19:09 Recent Plays: Avenue
27:11 Six Pack: Two-Player Games
55:23 On Tap: Citrus
66:19 Aphrodisiac Beers
83:53 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 38: Masmorra six-pack review; SUPERHOT preview; Blood of an Englishman on tap
Hello again! Let’s go dungeoning! Today we’re taking a look at the new dungeon diving, treasure collecting, monster bashing game Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia from CMON Limited. We’ve also got a preview of a hot new game - SUPER HOT, even - as we take a look at SUPERHOT the Card Game in advance of its Kickstarter, launching this Tuesday (01/31). And just like in the video game, the cards move only when you move! For our on-tap game today we’ve chosen the recent Renegade games release Blood of an Englishman. Complete with the golden goose! To wrap up this episode, Danielle has put together a primer for the Porter style of beer. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:32 News: Conventions / PAX Unplugged
06:53 Kickstarter Preview: SUPERHOT Card Game
16:42 Recent Plays: Hanamikoji
23:54 Six Pack Review: Masmorra, Dungeons of Arcadia
24:27 Masmorra: Rules Walkthrough
29:46 Masmorra: Discussion
56:14 Masmorra: Final Thoughts
58:15 On Tap: Blood of an Englishman
68:17 The Beer Primer: Porters
79:05 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 37: Santorini six-pack review; Evolution: Climate on tap; Unlock!
Welcome back to another episode! The following events take place between 11:00am and 12:00pm (or at least they did when we recorded). There’s an abnormal amount of real-time games in today’s episode (two) as we talk about the Unlock! demo kit and FUSE. We’ve got a few other neat recent plays to talk about too: Favor of the Pharaoh for rolling fistfuls of dice, and Ascending Empires for flicking discs throughout space. Our big feature today is the just released (or upcoming) Santorini from Roxley games. Abstract strategy, but dripping with theme? Say no more! Well, we’ll say some more - that’s the reason you’re listening to us in the first place! We’re rounding out this episode by putting Evolution Climate on tap with five great thematic craft beer pairings. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:58 Upcoming: First Martians
08:54 Kickstarter: Save Crash Games!
11:16 IndieGoGo: The Dice Tower, Season 13
12:07 First Impressions: Unlock! (Demo kit)
20:00 Recent Plays: Fuse
26:32 Recent Plays: Favor of the Pharaoh
31:20 Recent Plays: Ascending Empires
37:09 Six Pack Review: Santorini
38:01 Santorini: Rules Walkthrough
40:01 Santorini: Discussion
55:59 Santorini: Final Thoughts
58:25 On Tap: Evolution Climate
68:32 The Magic Beer Portal
75:20 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 36: 2016, A Year in Review
We made it! Welcome to the new year, 2017! As is the tradition, for our first episode of the year we’re going to look back at the year that was with our superlative categories, favorite beers, and favorite games of 2016. Nope, that’s it - no more fluff in the intro paragraph. We’re really excited to do this one! Let’s get to the festivities!!!!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:28 Upcoming: SuperHot Card Game
05:10 2016 in review for Draft Mechanic
09:33 The 2016 Superlative Categories
10:09 Top News Stories
15:40 Best Artwork
18:51 Best Components
23:34 Biggest Disappointment
27:15 2016 Game I Wish I’d Played
29:12 Game I Wish I’d Played More in 2016
31:04 Best “New to Me in 2016” Older Game
33:36 Best Party Game
39:25 Best Card Game
41:58 Most Innovative
46:28 Best Dexterity Game
48:36 2016 Six-pack: Our Favorite Beer of 2016
68:00 2016 Six-pack: Our Favorite Games of 2016
73:41 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 35: Fabled Fruit on tap; Six Pack: Games to play this holiday season
Wow, suddenly, it’s very very cold outside. Must be the holidays on the horizon! We’re a few weeks out for our traditional Christmas trip to visit family and we’re thinking ahead - what games will we take with us this year? That led us to today’s feature, our first Six Pack list of six games to play with the family this holiday season. We’re also talking about recent plays of Fabled Fruit, Raiders of the North Sea and Imhotep. And we loop back around to Fabled Fruit for some fruity and delicious beer pairings! Finally, listener Matt Franz led us towards today’s beer segment: are there any beers that are served hot? Well, no, no, but no, but also… maybe? We found out about something interesting in our rundown of proper beer serving temperatures! Bundle up, let’s talk about some games & beer!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
03:03 iOS Gaming update
05:55 Kickstarter: Quodd Heroes
10:40 Recent Plays: Fabled Fruit
20:00 Recent Plays: Raiders of the North Sea
26:23 Recent Plays: Imhotep
34:25 Six Pack: Games to play this holiday season
60:44 On Tap: Fabled Fruit
66:54 Proper beer serving temperatures
73:41 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Special: Fantasy Board Game League 2016 Championship "The Altercation in Albuquerque"
Welcome to the Grand Championship and finale of the 2016 Fantasy Board Game League season! In our Championship, it's the Altercation in Albuquerque as Sean's "Duke a Doodle Doos" face off against Matthew's "First Mention!" Who will take home the gold? And which lucky listener is the winner of the $100 CoolStuffInc gift card? You'll have to listen to find out!
If you've enjoyed the Fantasy Board Game League, please check out the podcasts that helped make this a reality this season:
Boards Alive
The Dukes of Dice
Epic Gaming Night
What Did You Play This Week?
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 34: Double Six-Pack Review! Agamemnon & 7 Wonders Duel; 7 Wonders on Tap
Are you appropriately stuffed with Turkey? Are you listening from somewhere outside the world, and have eaten a different meal entirely? Either way, I hope you left some room for a heaping helping of Draft Mechanic! In thanksgiving style, we’ve filled the plate with reviews of four app implementations of board games as well as two, yep two! six-pack reviews for your enjoyment - 7 Wonders Duel and Agamemnon. Both are two-player only titles that play in about half an hour, and we’ve given both the six-pack treatment today. Sticking with that seven wonders theme, we’ve got beer pairings for the classic 7 Wonders in the Game On Tap and also a discussion on what may be the seven wonders of the beer world. That’s a lot of podcast - but don’t forget to save room for pie!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:20 FBGL Update
04:25 Stonemaier Games “Scythe” charity auction
06:52 Holiday Gaming with family
09:14 App gaming: Qwixx
13:57 App gaming: The Game
17:31 App gaming: Paperback
20:57 App gaming: Lanterns, the Harvest Festival
24:39 Six-Pack Review: Agamemnon
25:18 Agamemnon: Gameplay rundown
27:28 Agamemnon: Review discussion
39:41 Agamemnon: Final Thoughts
40:33 Six-Pack Review: 7 Wonders Duel
41:29 7 Wonders Duel: Gameplay rundown
44:25 7 Wonders Duel: Review discussion
64:11 7 Wonders Duel: Final Thoughts
65:31 On Tap: 7 Wonders
73:16 The Seven Wonders of the Beer World
82:50 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
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