Draft Mechanic Episode 27: The Networks review, Friday on-tap; The Beer Traveler: Asheville
Welcome back to another episode, and the last of the first season of Draft Mechanic! We’ve got a stellar season finale for you. Don’t worry, nobody dies! We do, however, review the prime time block buster, The Networks! Then, we get LOST in some great beer pairings for Friedemann Friese’s solo tour-de-force, Friday. We’ve got a recent plays roundup with some new Gen Con stuff, including Imagine and Junk Art. Finally, we’ve got a city guide for the beer traveler for Asheville, NC! Enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Gen Con wrap-up, games to play
03:37 Show housekeeping
04:44 Kickstarter: Unfair
08:23 Demos at conventions
12:18 Indiegogo: Watch it Played Season 6
13:04 BGG Rankings Shakeup
15:02 Recent Plays: Arboretum
20:37 Recent Plays: Imagine
30:55 Recent Plays: Junk Art
36:38 Six Pack Review: The Networks - Rules Breakdown
43:13 Six Pack Review: The Networks - Discussion
64:56 Six Pack Review: The Networks - Final Thoughts
67:21 On Tap: Friday
71:11 The Beer Traveler: Asheville
94:13 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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Draft Mechanic Episode 26: Gen Con 2016! Jamey Stegmaier, Sun King Brewing, tons of games!
Intro
03:02 Day One Recap
04:14 Bezier Games: America
07:43 Bezier Games: Colony
10:23 Wandering the Con, Sold-out games
15:35 Z-Man Games: Arboretum
21:30 Interview with Dave & Clay from Sun King Brewing
22:15 About the Gen Con & Sun King Partnership
24:30 About 20-Sided Rye, the Gen Con 2016 Beer
30:40 The 20-Sided Rye can art
33:30 Collaborating with other breweries & organizations
37:25 Favorite beer styles
40:23 Gaming culture at Sun King
44:43 Day Two Recap
45:21 Space Cowboys: 59:59 Project
49:12 Pretzel Games: Junk Art
55:20 Good Games: Unfair
58:10 Dice Hate Me Games: Brew Crafters
66:48 Cool Mini or Not: Rising Sun
70:37 Interview with Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games
71:34 Choosing to be in a room rather than a booth
74:04 Development of Scythe & the expansion
82:00 Positive, additive, constructive game design
84:30 Looking ahead to Charterstone
87:44 Other upcoming projects, and cats
88:56 Day Three Recap
89:33 Bellwether Games: Coldwater Crown
94:18 Stonemaier Games: Scythe: Invaders from Afar
95:30 Stonemaier Games: Charterstone
96:48 Brain Games: Ice Cool
97:53 HABA: Go Cuckoo!
100:08 The Secret Cabal Meetup
102:38 Signing off from Gen Con
103:37 Outro
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Draft Mechanic Episode 25: Scythe six-pack review & on tap; Brian Suhre interview (Coldwater Crown); Buyers & Mergouts Part 3
Intro
02:08 Two weeks until Gen Con!
02:50 Discussion: Buyouts & Mergers in beer and games
14:13 Interview: Brian Suhre, designer of Coldwater Crown
26:28 Recent Plays: Happy Salmon
28:39 Recent Plays: Roll Through the Ages, Bronze & Iron
36:45 Six-Pack Review: Scythe - Gameplay Overview
43:16 Six-Pack Review: Scythe - Discussion
69:32 Six-Pack Review: Scythe - Final Thoughts
76:00 On Tap: Scythe
88:45 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 24: The HYPE Episode! Gen Con 2016 Watch List; Among the Stars on tap; Rocky Road a la Mode
Sound the alarm! Get Con is on the horizon! Today, we take a look at the Gen Con releases we’re most excited about. There’s more and more every year - and 2016 is shaping up to be a huge year with some big blockbusters! We also discuss the new Green Couch Games title Rocky Road a la Mode which is on Kickstarter right now! Jake also talks about his experiences with the new Star Trek: Frontiers, a re-working of Mage Knight into the Trek universe. Our on-tap game this episode is Among the Stars, with four beer pairings that are certainly out of this world. But what if you want to drink a beer when you’re actually out of this world? We found a brewery in Australia that is looking to brew the first beer certified to go into space! Alright, grab your pen and paper, get ready to get hyped - it’s game time!
Intro
02:09 Gen Con on the horizon!
04:27 Kickstarter: Scott King’s 2017 Gaming Calendar
06:10 Indiegogo: Watch it Played Season 6
09:40 Kickstarter Game Preview: Rocky Road a la Mode
20:22 Recent Plays: Puerto Rico
23:51 Recent Plays: Star Trek: Frontiers
32:28 The Hype! Get Con 2016 Games Preview
88:48 On Tap: Among the Stars
95:02 Brewing a beer to go to space
98:41 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!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 23: TIME Stories on tap; Qwixx; Oh My Goods; Deception
I promise right now that there’s no spoilers in this episode. Agent’s honor! No, today we’ve decided to put one of our very favorites, TIME Stories, on tap. We’ll see what Bob has to say about that! Also, we find big fun in some small boxes with Qwixx and Oh My Goods! We discuss how Deception: Murder in Hong Kong rules for an eight-player group. There’s a journey across Japan in Tokaido and a healthy dose of farming with Spirits of the Rice Paddy. We’ve got two quick news stories to talk about in the beer world - the beer heist of the century, and the ‘crafty’ beer disguise that Wal-Mart just put on their shelves. Sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy!
Intro
01:00 Show housekeeping
03:47 App news: Agricola, All Creatures Big & Small
05:13 Kickstarter: Fugitive
07:08 Recent plays: Qwixx & Qwixx Deluxe
17:00 Recent plays: Tokaido
18:50 Salud Board Game Night chatter
21:48 Recent plays: Spirits of the Rice Paddy
24:51 Recent plays: Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
35:33 Recent plays: Oh My Goods!
43:41 On Tap: TIME Stories
50:49 Beer Heist of the Century!
53:00 ‘Crafty’ beer from Wal-Mart
57:07 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 22: The Great Fire of London; Sushi Go on-tap; Summer Session Beer Roundup
Summer’s hot, right? Well, not as hot as the Great Fire of London. Thankfully, we only have to experience that tragedy in board game form, and boy, is it a lot better that way. A lot! So much so that we decided to do a six-pack review of Pandasaurus Games’ The Great Fire of London 1666. We also go on an Arabian journey in Tales of the Arabian Nights, get marooned on an island with the solo adventure Friday, and swing back by London for a trip On the Underground. If that wasn’t enough traveling, we’ve got some worldly brews for you with our on-tap game, the delicious drafting morsel that is Sushi Go. And then, as it’s just so, so very hot, we’ve collected some excellent low-ABV session beers that you can enjoy through the summer. Pull out that lawn chair, get under the canopy and enjoy!
Intro
01:18 Show housekeeping
02:00 T.I.M.E Stories stories, a tangent
04:24 Kickstarter: Massive Darkness & Kickstarter Fatigue
07:47 Kickstarter: Exoplanets
09:18 Kickstarter: XIA, Embers of a Forsaken Star - Update
11:10 Upcoming: Dead of Winter: The Long Night
12:23 Recent plays: Tales of the Arabian Nights
18:18 Recent plays: Friday
23:57 Recent plays: On the Underground
28:25 Six-Pack Review: The Great Fire of London 1666
29:13 Six-Pack Review: Gameplay Overview
32:40 Six-Pack Review: Discussion
52:50 Six-Pack Review: Final Thoughts
56:07 On Tap: Sushi Go!
62:03 Summer Session Beer Roundup
72:25 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!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 21: CMoN Expo / The Grizzled
Cool. What is…. cool? Well, for one weekend in Atlanta, Cool was the Cool Mini or Not Expo where CMoN showed off some of their newest, hottest and freshest gaming properties. We got to play Potion Explosion, Masmorra, The Godfather, Arcadia Quest: Pets, The Grizzled: At Your Orders and loads more since our last episode and we’re ready to give you the cool, cool rundown on what’s in store from the little publisher gone big out of ATL. We continue the CMoN love today with on-tap beer pairings for their big hit in a little box, The Grizzled. Finally, we’ve got a beer traveler’s guide to Atlanta with some awesome spots to check out if you’re headed on down to Georgia. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:15 Show housekeeping
02:22 Kickstarter: XIA, Embers of a Forsaken Star
03:30 Upcoming: Seafall
04:57 iOS: Castles of Mad King Ludwig
10:18 Recent plays: Citadels
12:38 Recent plays: Mysterium
15:09 Recent plays: Rhino Hero
16:12 Cool Mini or Not Expo
21:20 Potion Explosion
27:52 Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia
34:55 Arcadia Quest: Pets
38:13 The Godfather
45:37 Blood Rage
54:01 On Tap: The Grizzled / At Your Orders
61:40 The Beer Traveler: Atlanta
73:36 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!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 20: Ed Marriott interview & Scoville on tap
You’re gonna need a tall glass of milk for this one! Not only are we going to give you superhot beer pairings for Scoville, but we interview designer Ed Marriott about Scoville, the upcoming Labs expansion, spicy and non-spicy beers and more! We also discuss recent plays of Letter Tycoon and XIA: Legends of a Drift System, and end the episode with a quick review of the World Beer Cup award winners. Enjoy the episode, but… don’t touch your eyes immediately after listening. That burns!
Intro
01:15 Show housekeeping
02:00 GenCon: Event Registration
03:30 Kickstarter: Anachrony
06:54 Recent Plays: Letter Tycoon
11:28 Recent Plays: XIA: Legends of a Drift System
17:21 Scoville Labs: What it adds
19:44 Interview: Ed Marriott
46:34 On Tap: Scoville
55:24 World Beer Cup 2016 Results
60:45 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 19: Viticulture on tap, Quadropolis, TableTop Day
International TableTop Day is in the rear view mirror, and what a day it was! Over the weekend we played a ton and we want to tell you all about it. Two player, three player, four player and more - social games, tile games, magic games, city games, card games, games, games, GAMES! Phew. BREATHE. Ok. We also do a review of Quadropolis - let’s call it a four-pack rather than a six-pack review. Our on-tap game today is Stonemaier Games’ debut Viticulture and we pick four great beers that make use of wine and wine ingredients during the brewing process. TableTop Day, man, what a rush - so sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Show housekeeping
03:42 Upcoming: Charterstone from Stonemaier Games
07:58 Recent plays: Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
13:22 Recent plays: The New Science
24:22 Recent plays: Lost Cities
34:16 TableTop Day at our FLGS
36:11 Recent plays: Terra Mystica
40:55 Recent plays: Quadropolis
61:50 On Tap: Viticulture
74:01 Barrel aging beers
81:44 Outro
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Draft Mechanic Episode 18: The Golden Ages review, Onirim on tap, Onitama & Best Treehouse Ever
I keep having this dream… and in it, there’s a new episode of Draft Mechanic! Make your dreams a reality with beer pairings for today’s on tap game, Onirim! Also, let’s explore what could have been earth if we had placed the tiles correctly in our six pack review of The Golden Ages. We’ve also shaken off the sleepies to talk about recent plays of the new hotness Onitama and the cute greatness Best Treehouse Ever. Finally, have you ever wanted to name a beer? Well, now’s your chance - Sun King Brewing is doing a beer naming contest for the beer they’ll brew for GenCon this year! So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show! Just… turn off the lights and give me a blanket first, would you?
Intro
01:24 Upcoming Salud Board Game Night, April 19th
01:54 On Kickstarter: Bottom of the 9th: Clubhouse
04:30 Recent plays: Onitama
10:59 Recent plays: Best Treehouse Ever
17:17 Six-Pack Review: The Golden Ages / Cults & Cultures expansion
17:17 The Golden Ages: Gameplay Overview
22:07 The Golden Ages: Discussion
41:48 The Golden Ages: Final Thoughts
44:51 On Tap: Onirim
55:38 Sun King Brewing’s “Name the GenCon Beer” contest
59:30 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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Draft Mechanic Episode 17: Play ball! Baseball Highlights 2045, Bottom of the 9th; WWE Superstar Showdown on tap
Baseball’s back! Peanuts? Cracker jack? How about a fresh, piping hot episode of Draft Mechanic? We’re kicking off the baseball season with a double-header of awesome baseball games: Baseball Highlights 2045 and Bottom of the 9th! And you can’t forget it’s Wrestlemania season - we recorded today’s episode right before the show of shows and put last year’s WWE Superstar Showdown from Gale Force Nine on tap! We’ve also got some recent plays and some Kickstarter news to talk about. But enough talk - it’s time to play ball!
Intro
01:30 Show housekeeping
03:26 On Kickstarter: Rahdo Runs Through… Year Five
04:35 On Kickstarter: Santorini
05:51 Recent plays: Zany Penguins
10:45 Bottom of the 9th
23:25 Baseball Highlights 2045
45:02 Minor League Baseball & Craft Beer
49:30 On Tap: WWE Superstar Showdown
58:20 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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Draft Mechanic Episode 16: Paradox six-pack review; The Bloody Inn on tap; Spring Beer Roundup
Welcome back, listeners! Today we’ve got a heaping space spoonful of timeline meddling with Split Second Games’ new release “Paradox.” We also talk about some recent games that have hit Kickstarter and some games we played at our monthly open gaming night at Salud Beer Shop in Charlotte. On tap today we have last year’s “The Bloody Inn” with four great thematic beers. Finally, it’s spring now, so we’ve included a brief roundup of some great spring seasonals you can get your hands on now! So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:15 Show housekeeping
03:06 Kickstarter: Monikers
06:28 Kickstarter: Fog of Love
08:36 Kickstarter: Manhattan Project: Energy Empire
10:40 Kickstarter: Pack-o-Game 2
11:50 Recent Plays: Sheriff of Nottingham
18:00 Recent Plays: Tokaido
22:20 Six-pack review: Paradox
56:03 On tap: The Bloody Inn
60:56 Spring Beer Roundup
67:20 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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Draft Mechanic Episode 15: Catan on tap, Seeland, …and then we held hands, Mystery Rummy, Patchwork app, Bottle Shares
Welcome back, dear listener! We’ve got quite a few topics to share with you today - conventions, apps, and board games… oh, so many games. Come stitch quilts with us in Patchwork! Share your emotions in …and then, we held hands! Build mills and make Holland beautiful in Seeland! Finally, we take a look at beer pairings for the classic, Catan. Or, if you wish, Settlers of Catan. It’s up to you, express yourself with the game name of your choice! Finally, we wrap up the episode with a discussion of hosting, and attending, a bottle share party. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Show housekeeping
01:53 Con talk - GenCon, BGG.con, CMON Expo
04:30 Masmorra, the Dungeons of Arcadia
06:15 This is not a drill: The Prophecy of Dragons
07:49 Patchwork (the app)
12:07 …and then, we held hands.
18:31 Mystery Rummy 3: Jekyll & Hyde
26:50 Seeland
43:18 On Tap: Catan (or, the Settlers of).
52:08 Planning the perfect bottle share party
58:03 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!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 14: Scoville six-pack, Great Heartland Hauling Co., Kemet, How we explore beer
Things are heating up! Today’s episode features a saucy six-pack review of the scorching pepper breeding and farming game, Scoville. We hit the open road and load up four great beers to pair up with The Great Heartland Hauling Co. We also discuss our recent game of Kemet and our experiences at our first Game Night at Salud Beer Shop. Our beer discussion today is answering a listener question - what do we look for when we’re exploring for new craft beers? Hope you’ve got something to drink, this episode’s going to be a hot one!
Intro
01:00 Draft Mechanic Game Night at Salud
03:52 Games from Mars
06:13 Kemet
16:25 Six Pack Review: Scoville
39:36 On Tap: Great Heartland Hauling Co.
48:15 How we explore beer
58:03 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!
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Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 13: Shakespeare on tap, Between Two Cities, Monikers & Beer Festival Wishlist
Welcome back to the local! Today we take a look at recent plays of two very different games that will accommodate your large group: Between Two Cities and Monikers. We put Shakespeare on tap and give you four delicious brews to celebrate the bard and his characters. We also serve up a quick overview of the beer stats we use in our on tap segments. We round it out with a discussion of what makes a beer festival really shine.
Intro
01:00 In the news!
06:00 Splendor on iOS
10:14 Between Two Cities
16:26 Monikers
22:27 About beer stats
28:09 On Tap: Shakespeare
46:00 Beer Festival Wishlist
60:05 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!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 12: New Dawn six-pack, The Manhattan Project on tap
BOOOM! It’s a new Draft Mechanic, coming in hot! Today we talk about recent plays of Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy and the Bloody Inn. We blast off into deep space with a six-pack review of New Dawn from Artipia and Stronghold Games. Our on-tap game this week is The Manhattan Project and we’ve got four explosively excellent brews to pair it up with. We’ll round this episode with a discussion of the eruption of flavored variants of beers and games. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Our new BGG Guild; GenCon
03:23 Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy
19:14 The Bloody Inn
31:24 Board Game Arena / Star Realms
33:28 Six Pack Review: New Dawn
70:15 On Tap: The Manhattan Project
76:45 Discussion: Variants in Beer and Games
82:43 Sign-off
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!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 11: 2015, A Year in Review
Happy new year! As is tradition, starting off a new year requires an introspective look back at the year that was. We have eight superlative categories to discuss, and then each of us has assembled a ‘mixer-sixer’ of six great new beers from 2015 as well as a mixer of top games of 2015! Yes, you heard that right - that’s FORTY overall selections! What a deal! 2015 was definitely a big year and there’s a lot to talk about, let’s get to it!
Intro
01:28 A year in review for Draft Mechanic, and plans for 2016
04:45 2015 Superlative categories
06:26 Top news stories of 2015
10:50 Best Art Design & Components
14:01 Most Innovative Game Design
16:36 Best Party Game
20:34 Biggest Game Disappointment
23:48 Game I wish I’d played in 2015
25:38 Games we wish we’d played more
30:10 Our own personal superlatives
35:53 Mixer-sixer: Favorite Beers of 2015
56:50 Mixer-sixer: Favorite Games of 2015
86:35 Transmission Interrupted
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!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 10: Mysterium on Tap, Patchwork, Babel, Euphoria, Deception, Nations, Buyouts & Mergers
It’s the last episode of 2015! Over the Christmas break we visited Empire Board Game Library in Albuquerque NM and raided their shelves for gaming goodness. We dug into the two-player battlefields of Patchwork and Babel, and then displaced some workers in the land of Euphoria. On a second visit, we stretched our lying and deduction muscles with the Dukes of Dice with a few rounds of Deception: Murder in Hong Kong. Finally, we stood the test of time with a mammoth five-player game of Nations. Our game on tap this episode is Mysterium, and we’ve got four spectral brews to help you glean understanding from the other side. Finally - 2015 has been a year of buyouts and mergers in both the game and beer industry - we dig deep into the parallels and differences and discuss whether or not we should be scared of Big Beer and Big Game.
There’s a ton of games to talk about so sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
02:15 Empire Board Game Library in Albuquerque, NM
07:26 Patchwork
13:20 Babel
20:08 Euphoria
32:55 Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
41:51 Nations
49:29 Game on tap: Mysterium
56:47 Buyouts and Mergers in the beer and game worlds
Check out the AB InBev presentation we talked about here.
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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 and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
Draft Mechanic Episode 9: Among the Stars, Steam Park, Mottainai, Two Rooms and a Boom, Holiday beer roundup
It's December and we're running out of year! Coincidentally, the president desperately needs to find the doctor before the clock runs out - yes, it's Two Rooms and a Boom. Pow! Not your kind of vibe? How about a monk crafting works for their gift shop? Yes, we've got Mottainai too. Jake dives into his favorite gaming universe - and loses spectacularly - with our six-pack review of Among The Stars: Revival! And then we choose some fitting beer pairings for 2013’s big hit from iello, Steam Park. We round out this episode with a run-through of over a dozen great holiday beers you can share to spread that holiday cheer. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Two Rooms and a Boom
11:52 Mottainai
20:00 Six pack review: Among The Stars: Revival
43:30 On Tap: Steam Park
57:00 Holiday beer roundup
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Draft Mechanic Episode 8: Thanksgaming! Specter Ops on Tap, and brewery membership societies.
Happy start-to-the-holidays! We’re full of turkey, beer, and board games. Well, maybe not full of games, but filled with the goodness of gaming with the family and gaming away from home! We visited a great games cafe in Boston, lost all our money in Last Will, reached for the sky in Dice Town, and became regulars of 221 Baker Street in Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective. Our secret agent skills were put to the test with Specter Ops in our On Tap segment. Finally, we answer the question of what you should get the beer geek in your life with a discussion of brewery membership societies. Grab your favorite holiday ale and join us for another round!
Intro
01:00 Holiday Travel
01:33 Knight Moves game cafe, Brookline MA
04:30 Last Will
13:53 Dice Town
20:55 Family Codenames
23:06 Blokus
24:45 Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective
28:04 Quiddler
30:59 Game on Tap: Specter Ops
42:48 Brewery society memberships
58:32 Outro
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Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by The Liberation Jumpsuit! Thanks to Jeff and Drew for making this happen!
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Draft Mechanic Episode 7: MACE, T.I.M.E, Cave & Coup!
On today’s episode, Jake and Danielle talk about six games they played at the MACE convention in Charlotte, restrain themselves from spoiling anything about T.I.M.E Stories’ first scenario “Asylum,” dive deep into The Cave with a six-pack review, choose some great beer pairings for Coup: Rebellion G54 roles, and discuss the perceived value of a ‘consumable’ game. This one’s jam-packed full of content, so sit back, grab a pint and enjoy the show!
Intro
01:00 Extra Life Game Day 2015
01:55 MACE 2015
02:44 Rum & Bones
04:12 SMOG: On Her Majesty’s Service
09:50 Stellar Conflict
16:45 La Granja
21:04 Blueprints
24:08 Roll for the Galaxy
31:00 T.I.M.E Stories: Asylum
43:50 The Cave (Six-Pack Review)
63:50 Coup: Rebellion G54 (On Tap Beer Pairings)
76:50 Perceived Value discussion
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BOO! It’s time for the spoooky episode! Haunts are plentiful with a cauldron of spooky game discussions. We frankenstein together Codenames and Dixit into a monster, practice our mind reading with Concept. We battle ghosts, ghouls, goblins and more in Ghost Stories & Betrayal at House on the Hill. We unearth some downright insane beers to pair with Arkham Horror so you don’t go completely mad! And finally, a quick discussion on various strategies breweries use to bring their beer to your store shelves and fridge. I hope you’re listening with the lights on!
01:00 Burnpile beer festival at Burial Beer Co
02:26 Codenames+Dixit
07:27 Concept
12:30 Ghost Stories
21:48 The Big Book of Madness
24:00 Betrayal at House on the Hill
31:57 Dead of Winter
34:26 Arkham Horror (on tap)
44:50 Beer packaging strategies
55:38 Outro
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Today on Draft Mechanic, Jake and Danielle try to save a forest from an approaching blaze in Sylvion; fight for control of nebulas and planetary systems as they blast off into Galaxy of Trian; and return to simpler, squarer tile laying times and choose great beer pairings for Carcassonne. All this plus our most anticipated new releases from the Spiel convention in Essen, and the breaking news of the potential fourth biggest corporate merger in history that threatens to make even more bland watery beer!
01:00 Sylvion
10:10 Essen 2015 anticipated releases
22:00 Galaxy of Trian (Six-pack review)
39:20 Carcassonne (on tap)
46:23 Potential ABinbev buyout of MillerCoors
52:50 Outro
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Today on Draft Mechanic, we talk about Libertalia and Dead Man's Draw. This gets us thinking - what makes the pirate theme so ripe for use in board games? For our game on tap, we feature Seasons and pair it up with excellent beers to represent the four seasons. We close out the show discussing the results from the 2015 Great American Beer Festival in Colorado.
00:57 Intro
01:43 Libertalia
07:55 Dead Man’s Draw
12:17 Pirate theming in games
18:09 On Tap: Seasons
22:40 On Tap: Seasonal beers
30:29 2015 Great American Beer Festival
41:15 Outro
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On this episode of Draft Mechanic, Jake and Danielle talk about what they've learned after six games of Discoveries: The Journals of Lewis and Clark; dig into the two-player strategy and big-group riotous stress of Codenames; put Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn on tap with eight great beers; and compare six pumpkin beers hitting the shelves right now.
01:00 Discoveries six-pack review
10:30 Codenames
20:00 Game on Tap - Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn
30:00 Pumpkin beer comparison
39:00 Ending
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