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Jake and Danielle talk about their latest board gaming experiences, delicious craft beer, and find any opportunity to join the two together.
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Now displaying: January, 2016
Jan 25, 2016

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!

Join us at the local, our new BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also very active on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic!

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!

Jan 11, 2016

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!

We’re also very active on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic!

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!

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