Draft Mechanic Episode 29: Islebound six-pack review, Tavarua on tap, The Beer Primer: IPA
Take a deep breath of that salty sea air. Well, not too deep, because then you’re breathing water. Take a respectable breath of it, because we have happened upon a pair of seafaring games for your perusal! Our big review today is the new adventure sandbox game Islebound from Red Raven Games. For our on-tap feature, we talk about the surfing game Tavarua from Far Off Games, and we spice things up with a little bit of talk about Above and below, another Red Raven Games jam. Then thanks to a listener suggestion, we’re going to dig into what it means to be an India Pale Ale in the first installment of our new beer style segment, The Beer Primer! So kick off your sandals and find a nice spot on the beach for today’s episode!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:42 Kickstarter: Sagrada
06:26 Fantasy Board Game League Update
11:41 Recent Plays: Tavarua
17:53 Recent Plays: Above & Below
24:25 Six-Pack Review: Islebound
25:25 Islebound: Game Rules / Walkthrough
33:12 Islebound: Discussion
55:39 On Tap: Tavarua
60:27 The Beer Primer: IPA
76:31 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!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 28: First Anniversary, Fantasy Board Game League, Dead of Winter on tap, State of the Podcast & Beer Histories
Hello! Welcome to our party. What’s the celebration? Oh, it’s our first year anniversary episode! Somehow, the internet has allowed us to continue so we are going to kick things up a notch this year. How? Well, first off we are starting a Fantasy Board Game League and we need YOUR help to pick the victors! We also have the super thematic Dead of Winter on tap and we talk about a handful of recent plays. Finally we wrap up the episode with a discussion about the state of the podcast as well as a quick look into our beer histories as we each pick six beers that helped shape us as craft beer enthusiasts. Thank you so much for listening this first year and we hope to continue providing great podcastery for a while to come!
Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:11 News: BGG Rankings shuffle again
04:25 Kickstarter: Invisible Sun
10:54 Recent Plays: The Pursuit of Happiness
18:35 Recent Plays: Thief’s Market
25:04 Recent Plays: Star Trek Ascendancy
31:32 The Fantasy Board Game League!
36:49 FBGL: The First Round Draft Picks
45:17 On Tap: Dead of Winter
54:41 State of the Podcast: Year One
64:11 Our Beer History Six-Pack
82:52 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!
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!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!