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
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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)!
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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/2018/67expand
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!
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!
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.
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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!
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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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