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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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Jul 31, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 52: RAXXON review; Century: Spice Road review & on tap; Spires; NMBR 9; Unearth

It’s week 3 of our Summer of Hot Games! Today we’ve got another exciting Kickstarter preview: Before the Earth Explodes from Green Couch Games! Also, we’ve got another special Double Feature review for you this week of two hot, hot games. First up, we look at the (finally released!) Century: Spice Road, the debut title from Plan B Games, and then we back it up by putting it on tap with six beer pairing choices. We’re also going to do a full review of RAXXON, the secretly-released new [REDACTED] from [REDACTED], which features a [REDACTED] that we didn’t expect. In recent plays, we’ve got Spires, NMBR 9 and Unearth. And going on the theme of RAXXON, Danielle’s got a beer segment in which she talks about the different kinds of things that can spoil your beer and cause some very unpleasant side effects. Don’t worry, though, because RAXXON is here to help!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:37 Con Watch: MegaMooseCon August 4th-6th!

03:51 Gen Con 50 Preview Tool on BGG

06:14 Best Treehouse Ever Contest Results

07:54 Preview: Before the Earth Explodes

13:49 Recent Plays: Spires

22:43 Recent Plays: NMBR 9

27:00 Recent Plays: Unearth

36:57 Review: Century: Spice Road

48:10 On Tap: Century: Spice Road

54:40 Review: RAXXON

77:51 Is my beer infected?

86:36 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!

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

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can 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!

Jul 24, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 51: Sentient & Barenpark double feature review! Barenpark on tap; Medina; Fields of Arle; Stockpile; Can Beer Quench your Thirst?

The Summer of Hot Games rolls on! We’re ramping up with a big double feature of Sentient and Barenpark, and we swing back around to put Barenpark on tap. We talk recent plays of Medina, Fields of Arle and Stockpile. Jake ends out the episode with some discussion about whether beer can actually quench your thirst! You’re gonna need it, because it’s a hot one!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:42 Con Watch: MegaMooseCon August 4th-6th!

04:04 Contest: Best Treehouse Ever!

05:42 Kickstarter: Star Scrappers Cave-In update

06:20 Kickstarter: Star Realms Frontiers

10:58 Upcoming: Fast Forward - Fear, Fortress & Flee

16:28 Recent Plays: Medina

23:15 Recent Plays: Fields of Arle

36:01 Recent Plays: Stockpile

45:01 Review: Sentient

57:41 Review: Barenpark

75:42 On Tap: Barenpark

83:27 Can beer quench your thirst?

92:08 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can 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!

Jul 17, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 50: The Summer of HOT GAMES begins! Flipships, Fox in the Forest, Rococo on tap, Listener Q&A, Giveaways

Episode 50! That’s half of a hundred! I’m not really sure how we made it this far, but nothing left to do but keep going! We’re fresh back from our trip to Dice Tower Con, and boy howdy did we play a big ol’ pile of games. Such a big stack of games, in fact, that we’ve got too many to talk about in this episode… or two, or three, or… well. You see where this is going. So, with the monumental Episode 50 under our belt, we’re launching The Summer of Hot Games with WEEKLY episodes through Gen Con where we look at the latest and greatest and get you ready for the spectacle in Indianapolis. Today we’re talking about Flipships and The Fox in the Forest; we’ve got a kickstarter preview of Star Scrappers: Cave In, we discuss a pair of Felds, put Rococo on tap, answer listener questions and do a giveaway for a fun game from Green Couch Games! And to think, this is only the start of the Summer of Hot Games… you’re gonna need some sunscreen for your meeples!

Intro

02:13 Con Watch: MegaMooseCon!

03:52 Con Watch: Gen Con 50!

06:02 The Summer of HOT Games! Double the Draft Mechanic!

08:35 Kickstarter Preview: Star Scrappers: Cave In

18:12 Recent Plays: Flipships

24:58 Recent Plays: Notre Dame, 10th Anniversary Edition

34:02 Recent Plays: Bora Bora

42:07 Recent Plays: The Fox in the Forest

48:09 The First Ever Draft Mechanic Listener Q&A!

76:31 On Tap: Rococo

82:46 The Beer Primer: Kvass

93:10 A Giveaway?!

95:04 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can 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!

Jul 3, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 49: Yamatai v Five Tribes; Five Tribes on tap; The Lost Expedition; TIME Stories: Lumen Fidei

To be honest, we planned on doing Yamatai as a six-pack review, but the more we played it the more we realized it would be a perfect candidate for our “Variants” series, where we pit a game up against another that shares enough similarities to warrant the comparison. What’s our comparison point for Yamatai? Well, look no further than designer Bruno Cathala’s prior design for Days of Wonder, Five Tribes! Both fit that highly produced, mid-weight 2-4 player niche, but what are the benefits of each? Find out in today’s feature segment! Also, we’re putting Five Tribes on tap with beer pairings for each of the tribes. We’re also going to discuss recent plays of The Lost Expedition, Parade, and the latest TIME Stories scenario, Lumen Fidei. Don’t worry - there’s no spoilers here! In our beer segment this episode, we’ll take a look at some America-themed beers for the Independence Day holiday. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!

Intro

01:00 Show housekeeping, upcoming events

04:12 Beer News: “Independent Brewer” seal

08:11 Games News: MAP Policies expand

10:25 Games News: Pandemic Legacy: Season 2

13:06 Recent Plays: Parade

19:43 Recent Plays: The Lost Expedition

26:26 Recent Plays: TIME Stories “Lumen Fidei” and TIME Stories overall discussion

36:20 Variants: Yamatai v Five Tribes

61:43 On Tap: Five Tribes

66:30 America-themed beers for Independence Day

72:18 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can 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!

Jun 19, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 48: Near and Far six pack review & on tap; Thrash & Roll; Jaipur app; Secret Hitler; Skull

Today’s episode of Draft Mechanic comes to you from a great distance! Well, thematically. We’re in the same studio as always, but today’s game is quite the journey: Near and Far from Red Raven games! We give it the full six-pack review, and it’s a doubleheader as well as our game on tap. In recent plays, we talk about Thrash & Roll, Secret Hitler, Jaipur, Skull and more! Also, Jake takes over the beer segment to dig into the controversy surrounding a partial ‘investment’ into the community beer rating website RateBeer. Hope you’ve got comfortable shoes on; let’s go on a journey!

Intro

01:00 Show housekeeping

04:16 Kickstarter: GameTek: The Book

06:48 Recent Plays: Terraforming Mars & Scythe

09:42 Recent Plays: Thrash & Roll

18:50 Recent Plays: Secret Hitler

24:16 Recent Plays: Jaipur on iOS

33:42 Recent Plays: Skull

37:25 Six Pack Review: Near and Far

38:24 Near and Far: Gameplay Run-through

43:15 Near and Far: Discussion

64:24 Near and Far: Final Thoughts

66:08 Near and Far: On Tap beer pairings

72:04 RateBeer investment controversy

80:35 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can 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!

Jun 5, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 47: Fields of Green v. Among the Stars; Coldwater Crown on tap; Honshu; Pocket Mars; Shahrazad

I’ll be up front about this one - I’m sorely disappointed that Episode 47 doesn’t contain a single Star Trek reference. But now that I’ve got that off my chest, I’m very proud of what we put together here, including the debut of a new segment! In our new feature, Variants, we’re doing the compare and contrast treatment for Fields of Green and Among the Stars - two games with the same foundation that go in different directions, both from designer Vangelis Bagiartakis and published by Artipia/Stronghold Games. We get back on the boat with our on tap featured game Coldwater Crown, and also discuss recent plays of Honshu, Pocket Mars and Shahrazad. Finally, Danielle has put together a beer segment for those headed to Origins Game Fair as she tracks down the best craft beers local to the Columbus area! So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!

Intro

01:00 Show housekeeping

03:30 A new project?

04:09 Introducing… Punchboard Media!

05:48 Kickstarter: Zero Hour

07:10 Kickstarter: TORG Eternity

07:52 News: Asmodee exclusive with Alliance

14:53 Recent Plays: Honshu

24:43 Recent Plays: Pocket Mars

32:54 Recent Plays: Shahrazad

40:43 Variants: Fields of Green v. Among the Stars

62:35 On Tap: Coldwater Crown

66:12 Craft Beer Options for Origins Game Fair

74:14 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Listen to full songs on our website!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

May 22, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 46: Ethnos six-pack review; Blood Rage on tap; CMON Expo games review; The Beer Primer: Pilsner

Oh, hello there! We just got back from Atlanta, and boy, are our meeples tired! (laughter) But seriously, last weekend we got to play a ton of games at CMON Expo and we’re here to tell you all about them. It tied in nicely to our featured game for this episode’s six-pack review - Ethnos - the new area control game from CMON that’s got the industry buzzing. And while we’re at it, let’s take a look back at one of CMON’s biggest smash hits as we put Blood Rage on tap with some legendary drinks that you can enjoy while pursuing Valhalla. Danielle wraps up our episode with a Beer Primer on the Pilsner style of beer, and why it’s deserving of your respect. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!

Intro

01:00 Show housekeeping

03:33 Kickstarter: Diceborn Heroes

06:13 Unlock! watch, Spoiler Episodes and a Special Announcement

11:36 Going to CMON Expo

13:19 Recent Plays: Dojo Kun

18:04 Recent Plays: SherLook

21:54 Recent Plays: Council of 4

26:56 Recent Plays: Gekido, Bot Battles

31:20 Recent Plays: BloodBorne, the Card Game

35:45 Recent Plays: Modern Art

40:09 Recent Plays: Dogs of War

47:03 Six Pack Review: Ethnos

48:10 Ethnos: Gameplay overview

50:14 Ethnos: Discussion

67:09 Ethnos: Final Thoughts

67:54 On Tap: Blood Rage

73:56 The Beer Primer: Pilsner

86:03 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!

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

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

May 8, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 45: Six-Player Six Pack; Las Vegas on tap; Barcelona; Mystic Vale; Betrayal at the Brewery on the Hill

Welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic, fresh off the tap! Today, we’re sharing a six-pack of games that play six (or more!) but still have some meat on their bones! We’re putting Las Vegas on tap with some lucky brews, and we’re discussing recent plays of Barcelona, Mystic Vale and Orleans. We also look at some exciting titles announced for Origins release this year. And sadly, we’ve got a recurrent topic in our beer segment as we talk about Lagunitas and local favorites, Wicked Weed, selling out to Big Beer. Sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!

Intro

02:15 CMON Expo this weekend!

03:45 Upcoming: Five Tribes, Whims of the Sultan

05:20 Upcoming: Onitama, Sensei’s Path

06:15 Upcoming: Century: Spice Road

07:47 Upcoming: Flatline

08:36 Upcoming: Fields of Green

10:28 Upcoming: Bohnanza: The Duel

12:43 Kickstarter: Gloomhaven finishes #24 of all time

14:01 Recent Plays: Barcelona, The Rose of Fire

26:46 Recent Plays: Mystic Vale

34:18 Recent Plays: Orleans

39:55 Six Pack: Six Player Games

53:44 On Tap: Las Vegas

59:04 The Betrayal at the Brewery on the Hill

69:00 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Apr 24, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 44: Anachrony six-pack and on tap; Fugitive; Valeria: Card Kingdoms & Veggie Garden

So, buckle up for a wild temporal ride! Danielle wraps up this episode with a discussion about how beer tastes can change over time! In the news, we’ve got some new app implementations and a video game coming to board games. We’re also going to talk about some recent plays: Fugitive, Valeria: Card Kingdoms and Veggie Garden. Today, we dive in and do double duty with our six-pack review and our on-tap feature. It’s a big hefty euro that features time travel as a major mechanic - quite the headache! Though, that’s what you get when you’re reviewing a game like Anachrony. Bear with me, this is going to be a confusing one. In today’s episode, we’ve got quite the paradox!

Intro

01:00 Intro / Housekeeping

02:40 International Tabletop Day

03:45 App Gaming: Terra Mystica

05:27 App Gaming: Race for the Galaxy

09:01 Upcoming: Super Mario Level Up!

11:09 Kickstarter: Brass, Lancashire & Birmingham

14:28 Recent Plays: Fugitive

20:35 Recent Plays: Valeria Card Kingdoms

27:23 Recent Plays: Veggie Garden

33:26 Six Pack Review: Anachrony

33:53 Anachrony: Rules Walkthrough

41:55 Anachrony: Discussion

65:49 Anachrony: Final Thoughts

68:10 On Tap: Anachrony

73:37 Changing Tastes over time

79:49 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Apr 10, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 43: Coldwater Crown six-pack; Sagrada on tap; Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft

Welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic! Today, it’s all about interesting themes rich with color. Our big feature is a six-pack review of Coldwater Crown, the recent release from designer Brian Suhre and Bellwether Games. On tap today we have Sagrada, an awesome new dice-drafting game that sets a new standard for gorgeous. In recent plays, we talk about receiving mysterious packages, rolling for railways, racing for evidence and real-time dungeon delving! We hope you enjoy today’s episode, drop us a line on BGG or social media to let us know! And now… on with the show!

Intro

01:00 Intro / Housekeeping

02:30 Travel: Chicagoland Dice Dojo

03:57 News: Scythe, The Wind Gambit

06:30 Kickstarter: The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast

08:51 Kickstarter: Matryoshka

12:21 Recent Plays: The Mysterious Package Company

17:26 Recent Plays: 30 Rails

22:04 Recent Plays: Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft

31:25 Recent Plays: 5-Minute Dungeon

37:24 Six Pack Review: Coldwater Crown

38:13 Coldwater Crown: Rules Walkthrough

44:33 Coldwater Crown: Discussion

57:50 Coldwater Crown: Final Thoughts

61:11 On Tap: Sagrada

73:00 The Beer Primer: Saisons

81:12 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Mar 27, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 42: A Trip to Asheville; Herbaceous on Tap; Well Played board games cafe; beer research resources

On this episode of Draft Mechanic, we talk through a massive pile of games we played during the Grand Opening of Asheville NC’s new board game cafe, Well Played! We talk about Dream Home, Celestia, Ice Cool, Fauna, OutLawed, Heroes & Tricks and more in this jam-packed episode. It was so many games that we had to ask for the help of three of our friends for a wide variety of opinions! We’ve also put the recently released and gorgeous Herbaceous on tap with TEN beers paired up with the different herbs in the game. Danielle’s also got a quick rundown of some resources you can use to learn more about craft beer. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!

Intro

01:00 Intro / Housekeeping

02:30 CMoN News: Eric Lang, Adrian Smith & CMoN Play

08:14 Upcoming: Flipships from Kane Klenko

09:34 Upcoming: Dice Forge from Regis Bonnessee

11:32 Well Played Board Game Cafe in Asheville, NC

18:00 Recent Plays: Dream Home

24:33 Recent Plays: Celestia

29:13 Recent Plays: Noch Mal!

34:16 Recent Plays: Lanterns, The Harvest Festival

40:28 Recent Plays: No Thanks!

44:30 Recent Plays: OutLawed!

50:10 Recent Plays: Heroes & Tricks

59:16 Recent Plays: Fauna

68:05 Recent Plays: Ice Cool

72:19 Reflections on the trip to Asheville

77:58 Recent Plays: Herbaceous

79:36 On Tap: Herbaceous

92:54 Beer Info Resources

96:40 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Mar 13, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 41: Six Awesome Uses of Dice; Roll Player on tap; Kingdomino & Women in Beer

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic! We’ve got dice for you today - tons of dice - custom dice, color dice, symbol dice, clear dice, dice dice dice DICE DICE. Just roll with it! Our big feature today is a six-pack of games that use dice in awesome ways. A fun mechanic, a fun custom die… all sorts of that. We’re putting the recently re-printed Roll Player on tap for more dice and seven beers with character. Our recent plays include Kingdomino, Among the Stars and Noch Mal! And Danielle’s rounding out the episode with a discussion of women in the brewing world. Sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!

Intro

01:00 Intro / Housekeeping

03:18 News: BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Awards

05:23 News: BGG Most Played Games Geeklist

08:20 Kickstarter: Rising Sun

13:17 Kickstarter: Antidote: Lab Alliance

16:05 Recent Plays: Kingdomino

22:21 Recent Plays: Among the Stars

27:18 Recent Plays: Noch Mal!

31:41 Six Pack: Six Awesome Uses of Dice

45:10 On Tap: Roll Player

57:51 Women in Brewing

65:13 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!

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

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Feb 27, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 40: A Feast for Odin six-pack; Burger Up on tap; New York Slice; Paris Connection & Star Trek Ascendancy

I sure hope you’re hungry, because this episode of Draft Mechanic is super stuffed! We’ve got a big review for you - Uwe Rosenberg’s latest crate of cardboard and wood, A Feast for Odin! We’re both discussing Burger Up and putting it on tap with four great thematic beer pairings. In other recent plays, we look at New York Slice, Star Trek Ascendancy and Paris Connection. There’s a whole cartload of upcoming games news and Kickstarters, and Danielle wraps it all up to go with a collection of news bites from the beer world. Pace yourself, you can always take a second plate!

Intro

01:00 Intro / Housekeeping

02:41 News: Golden Geek Awards

05:17 News: Scythe Digital, Expansion, and Iron Harvest

07:37 Kickstarter: Monikers: The SU&SD Nonsense Box

11:24 Kickstarter: Can’t Stop Express

13:32 Kickstarter: Food Truck Champion

15:34 Recent Plays: Paris Connection

19:59 Recent Plays: Star Trek Ascendancy

25:39 Recent Plays: New York Slice

33:15 Six Pack Review: A Feast for Odin

33:52 A Feast for Odin: Rules Walkthrough

38:45 A Feast for Odin: Discussion

69:17 A Feast for Odin: Final Thoughts

71:05 Recent Plays: Burger Up

79:02 On Tap: Burger Up

83:18 Beer News Bites

92:08 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Feb 13, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 39: Two-player games six-pack; Citrus on tap; Isle of Skye & Avenue

Welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic! Love is in the air… or at least, Hallmark decided to place Valentine’s Day in the second week of February - and that means it’s time for a six-pack of two player games! In addition to that burst of gaming goodness, we’ve also got recent plays of Isle of Skye and Avenue. We’re putting Citrus on tap this week as well with five super juicy beers. And to round it out, we’re going back to the season to talk about beers made with aphrodisiacs. We hope you enjoy today’s show, so let’s get to it!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:41 Draft Mechanic on Dukes of Dice Q&A

03:50 News: Gen Con Housing

06:10 News: Portal Games v. PayPal

08:06 Upcoming: Charterstone

11:36 Recent Plays: Isle of Skye

19:09 Recent Plays: Avenue

27:11 Six Pack: Two-Player Games

55:23 On Tap: Citrus

66:19 Aphrodisiac Beers

83:53 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Jan 30, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 38: Masmorra six-pack review; SUPERHOT preview; Blood of an Englishman on tap

Hello again! Let’s go dungeoning! Today we’re taking a look at the new dungeon diving, treasure collecting, monster bashing game Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia from CMON Limited. We’ve also got a preview of a hot new game - SUPER HOT, even - as we take a look at SUPERHOT the Card Game in advance of its Kickstarter, launching this Tuesday (01/31). And just like in the video game, the cards move only when you move! For our on-tap game today we’ve chosen the recent Renegade games release Blood of an Englishman. Complete with the golden goose! To wrap up this episode, Danielle has put together a primer for the Porter style of beer. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:32 News: Conventions / PAX Unplugged

06:53 Kickstarter Preview: SUPERHOT Card Game

16:42 Recent Plays: Hanamikoji

23:54 Six Pack Review: Masmorra, Dungeons of Arcadia

24:27 Masmorra: Rules Walkthrough

29:46 Masmorra: Discussion

56:14 Masmorra: Final Thoughts

58:15 On Tap: Blood of an Englishman

68:17 The Beer Primer: Porters

79:05 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!

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

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Jan 16, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 37: Santorini six-pack review; Evolution: Climate on tap; Unlock!

Welcome back to another episode! The following events take place between 11:00am and 12:00pm (or at least they did when we recorded). There’s an abnormal amount of real-time games in today’s episode (two) as we talk about the Unlock! demo kit and FUSE. We’ve got a few other neat recent plays to talk about too: Favor of the Pharaoh for rolling fistfuls of dice, and Ascending Empires for flicking discs throughout space. Our big feature today is the just released (or upcoming) Santorini from Roxley games. Abstract strategy, but dripping with theme? Say no more! Well, we’ll say some more - that’s the reason you’re listening to us in the first place! We’re rounding out this episode by putting Evolution Climate on tap with five great thematic craft beer pairings. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:58 Upcoming: First Martians

08:54 Kickstarter: Save Crash Games!

11:16 IndieGoGo: The Dice Tower, Season 13

12:07 First Impressions: Unlock! (Demo kit)

20:00 Recent Plays: Fuse

26:32 Recent Plays: Favor of the Pharaoh

31:20 Recent Plays: Ascending Empires

37:09 Six Pack Review: Santorini

38:01 Santorini: Rules Walkthrough

40:01 Santorini: Discussion

55:59 Santorini: Final Thoughts

58:25 On Tap: Evolution Climate

68:32 The Magic Beer Portal

75:20 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!

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

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Jan 2, 2017

Draft Mechanic Episode 36: 2016, A Year in Review

We made it! Welcome to the new year, 2017! As is the tradition, for our first episode of the year we’re going to look back at the year that was with our superlative categories, favorite beers, and favorite games of 2016. Nope, that’s it - no more fluff in the intro paragraph. We’re really excited to do this one! Let’s get to the festivities!!!!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:28 Upcoming: SuperHot Card Game

05:10 2016 in review for Draft Mechanic

09:33 The 2016 Superlative Categories

10:09 Top News Stories

15:40 Best Artwork

18:51 Best Components

23:34 Biggest Disappointment

27:15 2016 Game I Wish I’d Played

29:12 Game I Wish I’d Played More in 2016

31:04 Best “New to Me in 2016” Older Game

33:36 Best Party Game

39:25 Best Card Game

41:58 Most Innovative

46:28 Best Dexterity Game

48:36 2016 Six-pack: Our Favorite Beer of 2016

68:00 2016 Six-pack: Our Favorite Games of 2016

73:41 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Dec 12, 2016

Draft Mechanic Episode 35: Fabled Fruit on tap; Six Pack: Games to play this holiday season

Wow, suddenly, it’s very very cold outside. Must be the holidays on the horizon! We’re a few weeks out for our traditional Christmas trip to visit family and we’re thinking ahead - what games will we take with us this year? That led us to today’s feature, our first Six Pack list of six games to play with the family this holiday season. We’re also talking about recent plays of Fabled Fruit, Raiders of the North Sea and Imhotep. And we loop back around to Fabled Fruit for some fruity and delicious beer pairings! Finally, listener Matt Franz led us towards today’s beer segment: are there any beers that are served hot? Well, no, no, but no, but also… maybe? We found out about something interesting in our rundown of proper beer serving temperatures! Bundle up, let’s talk about some games & beer!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

03:03 iOS Gaming update

05:55 Kickstarter: Quodd Heroes

10:40 Recent Plays: Fabled Fruit

20:00 Recent Plays: Raiders of the North Sea

26:23 Recent Plays: Imhotep

34:25 Six Pack: Games to play this holiday season

60:44 On Tap: Fabled Fruit

66:54 Proper beer serving temperatures

73:41 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 us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)!

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Nov 28, 2016

Draft Mechanic Episode 34: Double Six-Pack Review! Agamemnon & 7 Wonders Duel; 7 Wonders on Tap

Are you appropriately stuffed with Turkey? Are you listening from somewhere outside the world, and have eaten a different meal entirely? Either way, I hope you left some room for a heaping helping of Draft Mechanic! In thanksgiving style, we’ve filled the plate with reviews of four app implementations of board games as well as two, yep two! six-pack reviews for your enjoyment - 7 Wonders Duel and Agamemnon. Both are two-player only titles that play in about half an hour, and we’ve given both the six-pack treatment today. Sticking with that seven wonders theme, we’ve got beer pairings for the classic 7 Wonders in the Game On Tap and also a discussion on what may be the seven wonders of the beer world. That’s a lot of podcast - but don’t forget to save room for pie!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:20 FBGL Update

04:25 Stonemaier Games “Scythe” charity auction

06:52 Holiday Gaming with family

09:14 App gaming: Qwixx

13:57 App gaming: The Game

17:31 App gaming: Paperback

20:57 App gaming: Lanterns, the Harvest Festival

24:39 Six-Pack Review: Agamemnon

25:18 Agamemnon: Gameplay rundown

27:28 Agamemnon: Review discussion

39:41 Agamemnon: Final Thoughts

40:33 Six-Pack Review: 7 Wonders Duel

41:29 7 Wonders Duel: Gameplay rundown

44:25 7 Wonders Duel: Review discussion

64:11 7 Wonders Duel: Final Thoughts

65:31 On Tap: 7 Wonders

73:16 The Seven Wonders of the Beer World

82:50 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!

Check out our Fantasy Board Game League and vote weekly for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc!

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

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Nov 14, 2016

Draft Mechanic Episode 33: Captain Sonar on tap; Extra Life & MACE Recent Playstravaganza

I sure hope you like hearing about games, because we’ve got two big weekends to cover in this episode of Draft Mechanic! We’re talking about the Extra Life charity “24 hour” gaming marathon, where we played from noon until a bit after 3am - and then the following weekend we hunkered down for another weekend of gaming with our local Charlotte gaming convention, MACE. We’ve picked out the best games we played at each event and we’re going to slam-pack this episode with recent play discussion. After all of that, we round it out with our on-tap picks for Captain Sonar, one of this year’s hottest party games. So enjoy!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:40 FBGL Update

06:18 Kickstarter: Wordsy

10:17 Extra Life charity gaming marathon

11:50 Recent Plays: A Feast for Odin

24:31 Recent Plays: Arcane Academy

29:13 Recent Plays: Timeline Challenge

36:51 MACE 2016

39:22 Recent Plays: “Everyone is John” one-shot RPG

43:38 Recent Plays: Strike

46:36 Recent Plays: Mansions of Madness, Second Edition

55:27 Recent Plays / Kickstarter: 5-Minute Dungeon

63:56 Recent Plays: Captain Sonar

70:37 On Tap: Captain Sonar

80:35 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!

Check out our Fantasy Board Game League and vote weekly for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc!

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

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Oct 31, 2016

Draft Mechanic Episode 32: Windup War preview & designers interview; Puerto Rico on tap; SeaFall; 51st State; Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widows Walk

Hello! Welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic! Today we’ve got an interview with designers Jessica Chu & Katie Khau and we’re taking a look at their upcoming game Windup War, being published by Bellwether Games - and it’s on Kickstarter now for another two weeks! We’re digging into the classics as well today with Puerto Rico on tap. We’ve also got some cool recent plays: 51st State; the new “Widows Walk” expansion for Betrayal at House on the Hill; and we’re also going over our first impressions of SeaFall after two games. Finally, we’re going to discuss the news out of Massachusetts where a craft brewery is looking to help out the little guys by starting their own distribution company. We hope you enjoy today’s episode, so sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

01:50 Local events (Extra Life / MACE)

04:30 FBGL Update

05:31 Upcoming: UNLOCK!

10:31 First Impressions: SeaFall

16:49 Recent Plays: 51st State Master Set

20:38 Recent Plays: Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk

26:27 Kickstarter Preview: Windup War

31:05 Interview with Jess Chu & Katie Khau, cow&duck Studios

43:48 On Tap: Puerto Rico

52:47 Night Shift Brewing launches distribution company

60:11 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!

Check out our Fantasy Board Game League and vote weekly for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc!

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

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Oct 17, 2016

Draft Mechanic Episode 31: Terraforming Mars; Dan, Live from Essen; GABF 2016 Results

Space. The next frontier. Well, hopefully, anyway - we should really get going! I think the first place we should start is Mars. Maybe we should consider terraforming it, building it to our needs as a launchpad to the unknown? What better way to prepare for that endeavor than playing the new release from Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars! We’re giving this new hotness the double-feature treatment with a full review as well as an on-tap beer pairing. We’ve also got alliterative titles galore with recent plays of Potion Explosion and Schotten-Totten! For the first time, we’ve also got a guest star as Dan from our TIME Stories team went overseas for work and coincidentally ended up at Essen Spiel 2016. Dan shares his experience after his first day in the Essen hall and talks about the sights and games. We round it up today with a look at the news from the Great American Beer Festival that just took place in Colorado. Enjoy!

Intro

01:30 Show Housekeeping / FBGL Update

04:24 Kickstarter: ILLIMAT

07:06 Kickstarter: Lazer Ryderz

10:00 Recent Plays: Potion Explosion

13:37 Recent Plays: Schotten-Totten

22:10 Dan, Live from Essen

36:50 Six-Pack Review: Terraforming Mars

37:49 Terraforming Mars: Gameplay rundown

40:40 Terraforming Mars: Review discussion

69:23 Terraforming Mars: Final Thoughts

71:35 On Tap: Terraforming Mars

78:25 Great American Beer Festival 2016

86:28 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!

Check out our Fantasy Board Game League and vote weekly for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc!

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

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Oct 3, 2016

Draft Mechanic Episode 30: Stephen Buonocore interview, Dragon & Flagon on tap, Dice City & Viticulture

Time to storm the castle! Today we’ve got the Podfather, the founder and president of Stronghold Games, Stephen Buonocore joining us to talk games and beer! Stephen talks about his fall lineup, games he’s taking to Essen, talks about the Stronghold origin story, how he started working with the Engelsteins, and also we get to hear about Buonocore’s beer history as he’s a big craft beer fan as well. A match made in heaven! Or at least, a match made at the tavern! Speaking of taverns (great segue, I know, I’m very proud of it) - we’re putting the new Stronghold release The Dragon & Flagon on tap! We’re also going to talk about a few Kickstarter oddities as well as discuss our recent plays of Dice City and Viticulture. It’s a podcast you can’t refuse!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

03:00 News: Mechs vs Minions

07:04 Kickstarter: Skyward

08:45 Kickstarter: Skyways

11:21 Fantasy Board Game League Update

17:15 Recent Plays: Dice City

25:47 Recent Plays: Viticulture (Essential Edition)

34:07 The Stephen Buonocore interview

62:54 Stephen Buonocore talks beer

86:11 On Tap: The Dragon & Flagon

95:17 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!

Check out our Fantasy Board Game League and vote weekly for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc!

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

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Sep 19, 2016

Draft Mechanic Episode 29: Islebound six-pack review, Tavarua on tap, The Beer Primer: IPA

Take a deep breath of that salty sea air. Well, not too deep, because then you’re breathing water. Take a respectable breath of it, because we have happened upon a pair of seafaring games for your perusal! Our big review today is the new adventure sandbox game Islebound from Red Raven Games. For our on-tap feature, we talk about the surfing game Tavarua from Far Off Games, and we spice things up with a little bit of talk about Above and below, another Red Raven Games jam. Then thanks to a listener suggestion, we’re going to dig into what it means to be an India Pale Ale in the first installment of our new beer style segment, The Beer Primer! So kick off your sandals and find a nice spot on the beach for today’s episode!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:42 Kickstarter: Sagrada

06:26 Fantasy Board Game League Update

11:41 Recent Plays: Tavarua

17:53 Recent Plays: Above & Below

24:25 Six-Pack Review: Islebound

25:25 Islebound: Game Rules / Walkthrough

33:12 Islebound: Discussion

55:39 On Tap: Tavarua

60:27 The Beer Primer: IPA

76:31 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!

Check out our Fantasy Board Game League and vote weekly for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc!

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

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

Sep 5, 2016

Draft Mechanic Episode 28: First Anniversary, Fantasy Board Game League, Dead of Winter on tap, State of the Podcast & Beer Histories

Hello! Welcome to our party. What’s the celebration? Oh, it’s our first year anniversary episode! Somehow, the internet has allowed us to continue so we are going to kick things up a notch this year. How? Well, first off we are starting a Fantasy Board Game League and we need YOUR help to pick the victors! We also have the super thematic Dead of Winter on tap and we talk about a handful of recent plays. Finally we wrap up the episode with a discussion about the state of the podcast as well as a quick look into our beer histories as we each pick six beers that helped shape us as craft beer enthusiasts. Thank you so much for listening this first year and we hope to continue providing great podcastery for a while to come!

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:11 News: BGG Rankings shuffle again

04:25 Kickstarter: Invisible Sun

10:54 Recent Plays: The Pursuit of Happiness

18:35 Recent Plays: Thief’s Market

25:04 Recent Plays: Star Trek Ascendancy

31:32 The Fantasy Board Game League!

36:49 FBGL: The First Round Draft Picks

45:17 On Tap: Dead of Winter

54:41 State of the Podcast: Year One

64:11 Our Beer History Six-Pack

82:52 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!

Check out our Fantasy Board Game League and vote weekly for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc!

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

We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!

Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen!

Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!

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