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)!
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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/2018/73rising5
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!
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.