Draft Mechanic Episode #69: Gaming on the Go! Travel Games & Gaming Apps; Island Hopper on tap; The Palace of Mad King Ludwig; Ponzi Scheme; Traveling with Beer
Secure that seat belt low and tight across the hops, because it’s time to travel! Our feature today is a discussion about gaming on the go, both in terms of travel games and gaming apps. We’ve got the dexterity pick up & deliver game Island Hopper on tap, plus we talk about recent plays of The Palace of Mad King Ludwig & Ponzi Scheme. We hope you enjoy your flight today with Draft Mechanic!
01:00 Show Intro
03:00 News Bits: Expansions!
10:29 Tantrum House & TantrumCon
12:37 Kickstarter Updates
13:09 Kickstarter: The Big Score
14:29 Kickstarter: Edge of Darkness
20:46 Recent Plays: Ponzi Scheme
33:14 Recent Plays: The Palace of Mad King Ludwig
43:32 Recent Plays: Island Hopper
55:06 On Tap: Island Hopper
58:44 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
59:42 Gaming on the Go!
70:40 Our Six Favorite Board Game Apps
84:36 Traveling with Beer
91:45 The Final Round: Gaming on the Go
98:24 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 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/2018/69onthego
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
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/2018/68agra
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)!
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/2018/67expand