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Draft Mechanic Episode #124: Return of the Randowriters Roll ‘em! It’s time for another round-up of Randowriters, still the hottest craze in lil’ games with pencils, pens, dice and cards. We’ve got four of ‘em (one is an app). Oh, and just in case you don’t want to be random, we’re also talking about the new word deduction game Decipher. Plus a few Kickstarter notes, Danielle talks about some data gathered from the Untappd “At Home” venue, and our community chimes in on games that were a pleasant surprise. Thank you again for listening, we hope you enjoy today’s episode! 00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates 02:20 Kickstarter Updates 02:46 Kickstarter: As You ‘Wich 05:25 Kickstarter: Coven Creatures 06:58 Recent Plays: Decipher 17:50 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 18:53 Randowriters: Cartographers App 26:19 Randowriters: Silver & Gold 35:47 Randowriters: On Tour (Second Edition) 46:48 Randowriters: Corinth 62:28 On Tap: Corinth 66:36 Untappd At Home 76:15 Final Round: Pleasant Surprises 81:28 Next Final Round & 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! Pick up one of several designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2020/124rando

Draft Mechanic Episode #123: Bargain Quest I sure hope you like value! In this episode of Draft Mechanic, you get not just ONE game in the feature segment, but ONE and a half! An expansion too! That’s such a steal! But don’t steal Bargain Quest. But if you want to steal, your dexterity is probably high? Right? Is that a good segue to three games that have dexterity or physical mechanics? I don’t know. But we talk about CTRL, Megacity Oceania, and Flash 8. And, as an added value, Danielle’s going to tell you about Sorachi Ace hops! WHAT A DEAL. 00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates 02:54 Kickstarter Updates 03:30 Kickstarter: Endangered: New Species 08:07 Recent Plays: CTRL 19:37 Recent Plays: Megacity: Oceania 33:39 Recent Plays: Flash 8 46:22 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 47:05 Six Pack Review: Bargain Quest 48:43 Bargain Quest: Gameplay Overview 55:51 Bargain Quest: Discussion 86:46 Bargain Quest: Final Thoughts 88:21 On Tap: Bargain Quest 93:52 Hop Primer: Sorachi Ace 104:20 Next Final Round & 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! Pick up one of several designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2020/123bargainquest

Draft Mechanic Episode #122: Hats, Chai, Traintopia, Arkadia, Sabro hops Hope you’re thirsty, because it’s tea time! We’re maneuvering hat cards in teams or individually in Hats, we’re opening our own tea shops in Chai, and… ok, that’s where the tea metaphors run dry. In other recent plays, we go back to 2006 for Arkadia and back current for Traintopia, and Danielle talks about Sabro hops, one of the trendiest hops going in the biz today. Ok, so there’s not really an overarching theme for this episode. Let that one simmer for a bit. 00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates 02:50 Ashes Reborn 05:49 Wolfgang Warsch’s New Expansions 09:17 Kickstarter Updates 10:23 Kickstarter: Lunar Base 15:55 Recent Plays: Arkadia 28:38 Recent Plays: Traintopia 45:27 Recent Plays: Chai 65:13 On Tap: Chai 70:48 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 71:31 Six Pack Review: Hats 72:02 Hats: Gameplay Overview 79:38 Hats: Discussion 95:16 Hop Primer: Sabro 100:38 Closing Remarks & 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! Pick up one of several designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2020/122hats

Draft Mechanic Episode #121: High Rise; Roar & Write; Stay Cool; Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune; Black is Beautiful beer initiative Your eyes don’t deceive you, it is for sure a new episode of Draft Mechanic! Thanks so much for sticking with us, and we’re glad to bring you a feature review of High Rise, the latest from Gil Hova’s Formal Ferret Games. In recent plays, we roll, we write, we roar, we stay cool, and we move a wooden pig around a wheel. We hope you’re doing ok out there in podcast land, and thank you for welcoming us back into your ears for another round! 00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:39 Kickstarter: The Fuzzies 11:26 Recent Plays: Roar & Write 24:40 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune 34:56 Recent Plays: Stay Cool! 43:55 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 44:41 Six Pack Review: High Rise 45:54 High Rise: Gameplay Overview (and some discussion) 56:10 High Rise: Discussion 88:03 High Rise: Final Thoughts 91:48 On Tap: High Rise 98:07 Black is Beautiful beer initiative 105:02 Closing Remarks & 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! Pick up one of several designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2020/121highrise

Draft Mechanic Episode #120: Mystery House; CYOA: House of Danger; Captive; Crusoe Crew; Summit Hops #stayhome and play some of these mysterious games about houses! It wasn’t intentional, we swear. Mystery House, CYOA: House of Danger and Captive all take place in houses. And the Crusoe Crew - well, it starts at home, so that qualifies too. Seriously though, we hope you’re doing well out there in podcast listener land. Stay healthy & wash your hands! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:06 News: Golden Geek Awards voting is live 06:40 News: tabletop.events needs your help! 09:52 Kickstarter Updates 11:06 Kickstarter: Planet Unknown 17:29 Recent Plays: Graphic Novel Adventures “Captive” 34:57 Recent Plays: The Crusoe Crew 45:22 Recent Plays: CYOA: House of Danger 59:55 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 61:00 Six Pack Review: Mystery House 61:32 Mystery House: Gameplay Overview 67:11 Mystery House: Discussion 89:20 Mystery House: Final Thoughts 91:50 On Tap: Mystery House 96:17 Hop Primer: Summit Hops 103:40 Final Round: Convention-going with your SO 110:39 Next Final Round Topic 112:04 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2020/120mysteryhouse

Draft Mechanic Episode #119: In the Hall of the Mountain King, Lions of Lydia KS preview, Zoned Out, Felix the Cat in the Sack, Mosaic Hops, House Rules Hello again! In this new era of staying at home, why not make that home in a mountain? We’re excavating a mountain cave in our feature review today with In the Hall of the Mountain King. It’s the formation of economy in Lions of Lydia, building a city in Zoned Out, and Felix the Cat in the Sack is also in this sentence. No pun there, sorry. Danielle discusses Mosaic hops, and Jake asked the slack about House Rules back when we were allowed out of our houses. Wash your hands and stay home. 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 09:21 Kickstarter Updates 10:42 Kickstarter: Lions of Lydia 11:40 Kickstarter Preview: Lions of Lydia 28:50 Recent Plays: Zoned Out! 51:37 Recent Plays: Felix the Cat in the Sack 60:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 61:49 Six Pack Review: In the Hall of the Mountain King 62:50 In the Hall of the Mountain King: Gameplay Overview 69:50 In the Hall of the Mountain King: Discussion 94:40 In the Hall of the Mountain King: Final Thoughts 97:44 On Tap: In the Hall of the Mountain King 101:19 Hop Primer: Mosaic 106:24 Final Round: House Rules 110:17 Next Final Round Topic 111:23 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2020/119mountainking

Draft Mechanic Episode #117: Mechanica; Draw Your Own Conclusions; Ecos; Thunder Alley; Galaxy Hops; Culling It’s episode beep, beep boop! Or rather, 118, in which we talk about Mechanica, and the bots we make along the way. Plus: Drawing in Draw Your Own Conclusions, Continenting in Ecos: First Continent; and racing down Thunder Alley. Danielle’s hop of choice this episode is Galaxy, and listeners chime in on how they cull their collection. Beep boop! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:49 News: Plaid Hat leaves Asmodee 08:23 Kickstarter Updates 09:28 Kickstarter: Graphic Novel Adventures Series 3 12:27 Kickstarter: Ludocherry 15:41 Recent Plays: Draw Your Own Conclusions 25:20 Recent Plays: Ecos: First Continent 37:53 Recent Plays: Thunder Alley 49:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 50:11 Six Pack Review: Mechanica 50:33 Mehcanica: Gameplay Overview 54:49 Mechanica: Discussion 69:48 Mechanica: Final Thoughts 72:15 On Tap: Mechanica 75:49 Hop Primer: Galaxy 83:15 ProtoATL Sponsorship Spot 84:10 Final Round: Culling the Collection 92:46 Next Final Round Topic 94:36 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2020/118mechanica

Draft Mechanic Episode #117: Atlantis Rising, Gorinto, Tumble Town, The Isle of Cats, Huell Melon hop primer Do you think you have what it takes to save the people of Atlantis from the wrath of the Gods? No? Well, how about in a co-operative worker placement game? We sure hope so because we’re going to talk about Atlantis Rising from Elf Creek Games. We’ve got a pair of Kickstarter previews: Gorinto and Tumble Town, plus we talk about The Isle of Cats. Danielle’s hop primer is about Huell Melon today, and that’s what you’ll get in jam-packed episode 117! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:01 Kickstarter Updates 04:57 Kickstarter: Gorinto 06:09 Kickstarter Preview: Gorinto 18:01 Kickstarter Preview: Tumble Town 32:29 Recent Plays: The Isle of Cats 51:00 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 52:00 Six Pack Review: Atlantis Rising 53:58 Atlantis Rising: Gameplay Overview 63:05 Atlantis Rising: Discussion 83:35 Atlantis Rising: Final Thoughts 85:17 On Tap: Atlantis Rising 89:00 Hop Primer: Huell Melon 95:41 ProtoATL Sponsorship Spot 96:37 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2020/117atlantis

Draft Mechanic Episode #116: The Taverns of Tiefenthal; Azul: Summer Pavilion; Dizzle; Carcassonne: Hunters & Gatherers; Strata Hop Primer; Convention ‘Must Haves’ It’s an early episode of the year, and that apparently means a Wolfgang Warsch game! Today we sidle up to the Taverns of Tiefenthal and talk about Warsch’s latest big box game from North Star Games. Also we’re playing the new Azul spinoff, the randowriter Dizzle, and then go back into the Carcazone with the Hunters & Gatherers standalone game. Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:40 Kickstarter Updates 06:03 Kickstarter: The Rival Networks 08:49 Kickstarter: Zine Quest 2 11:12 Recent Plays: Azul Summer Pavilion 23:11 Recent Plays: Dizzle 30:44 Recent Plays: Carcassonne Hunters & Gatherers 46:14 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 47:18 Six Pack Review: The Taverns of Tiefenthal 48:40 The Taverns of Tiefenthal: Gameplay Overview 53:45 The Taverns of Tiefenthal: Discussion 68:42 The Taverns of Tiefenthal: Final Thoughts 73:00 On Tap: The Taverns of Tiefenthal 78:41 Hop Primer: Strata 85:43 Final Round: Convention ‘Must Haves’ 96:25 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2020/116taverns

Draft Mechanic Episode #115: PAX Unplugged & 2020 Convention Outlook Hey, we promised a PAX episode and here it is! There’s a big ol’ list of games we played, and we just got some of them in this episode. Look for more as we work into some reviews in the next few episodes! Danielle also continues on her hop research trek with Columbus, the workhorse of bitterness. Enjoy and say hi on the internet if you enjoyed today’s episode! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:46 Kickstarter: Oath 08:41 PAX Unplugged! 10:25 PAXu Played: Stay Cool 15:52 PAXu Played: Arraial 20:06 PAXu Played: Noch Mal… So Gut! 27:33 PAXu Played: Spy Club 33:53 PAXu Played: Adventure Games: The Dungeon 40:03 PAXu Played: Quirky Circuits 46:49 PAXu Played: Cascadia 52:39 PAXu Played: Newfoundland Jam 56:07 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 57:01 PAX Unplugged & 2020 Conventions 70:57 Hop Series: Columbus 77:21 Final Round: 2019 Gaming Memories 84:55 Next Episode’s Final Round 85:58 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! Pick up one of four Draft Mechanic shirts today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2020/115conventions

Draft Mechanic Episode #114: 2019 In Review Oh hi there! Good to see you again! We’re back from our 2019 Winter Break and ready to talk about our favorites of the year. We’ve got our usual superlative categories, our favorite beers of 2019, and our six favorite games of last year to serve up for you. Thanks so much for sticking around, we’re excited to be back for the first episode of 2020! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:55 What We Did on Winter Break 07:23 Our 2020 Plans for the Podcast 13:27 The 2019 Superlative Categories 51:56 Our Top Beers of 2019 76:40 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 77:32 Our 2019 Six-Pack of Games 110:27 Next Episode’s Final Round 111:14 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! Pick up one of four Draft Mechanic shirts today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2020/114review19

Draft Mechanic Episode #113 and a half: Draft Mechanic’s Winter Break Hey all, just dropping in a quick note to share what we’re up to in December. See you at PAX Unplugged! 00:10 What’s a Winter Break 04:35 “Superpower of Choice” by The Liberation Jumpsuit We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/113-5winterbreak

Draft Mechanic Spoiler Episode Omega In this spoiler-filled episode of Draft Mechanic, we look back on the final TIME Stories scenario of the “White Cycle,” Madame. If you listened to our review/discussion in Episode 100, you might know how this one turns out. We have mostly everyone from Team Alpha and Team Beta here for this discussion that clocks in just over an hour. Thank you. We’ll be back soon. We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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!  

Draft Mechanic Episode #113: Fantastic Factories, Haven, Cartographers, Trapwords, Cascade Hops Factories are all about efficiency, and this episode is gonna be an efficient punch of board game info! We’re reviewing Fantastic Factories in the feature segment, we’ve got the beer pairings as we do; plus a pack of others: Haven, Cartographers and Trapwords! Danielle dives in to the Hop Primers with a look at Cascade hops. Let’s go! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 02:38 Beer News: MolsonCoors on the Move 05:06 Kickstarter Updates 07:58 Kickstarter: Classy Dice Buddies Part 2 09:27 Kickstarter: Honey Buzz 12:16 Recent Plays: Haven 24:06 Recent Plays: Cartographers 36:17 Recent Plays: Trapwords 47:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 48:02 Six Pack Review: Fantastic Factories 48:40 Fantastic Factories: Gameplay Overview 51:21 Fantastic Factories: Discussion 70:25 Fantastic Factories: Final Thoughts 72:14 On Tap: Fantastic Factories 76:20 Hop Primer: Cascade 81:56 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/113fantastic

Draft Mechanic Episode #112: Tapestry, Escape Tales: Low Memory, Quacks of Quedlinburg expansion We’ve got three heavy hitters in this episode! First, the hottest of the hot with Jamey Stegmaier’s new civilization game Tapestry as our lead feature. Second, the follow-up to our number one game of 2018 with Escape Tales: Low Memory. Third, the highly anticipated expansion to the Quacks of Quedlinburg, last year’s Kennerspiel des Jahres winner! Danielle continues on with her series on hops, specifically what they actually add to beer. And in our final round, we’re talking about game balance! So get in there! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:12 Kickstarter Updates 05:39 Kickstarter: Twain 08:24 Kickstarter: Fossilis 11:25 Kickstarter: Cosmic Colonies 13:37 Recent Plays: Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches 27:00 Recent Plays: Escape Tales: Low Memory 45:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 46:30 Six Pack Review: Tapestry 47:16 Tapestry: Gameplay Overview 51:13 Tapestry: Discussion 78:51 Tapestry: Final Thoughts 82:55 On Tap: Tapestry 86:50 What do Hops Add to Beer? 94:50 Final Round: Game Balance 98:52 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/112tapestry

Draft Mechanic Episode #111: Welcome to Thematic Neighborhoods; The Search for Planet X; Slyville It’s all about the future on Draft Mechanic 111! We’ve got a Kickstarter preview of The Search for Planet X, plus a look at Slyville coming at Essen from Hexy Studio. Our main feature is five (five!) new neighborhoods for Welcome To! And later in the show, we’re talking with Mark Kale, the organizer of our local board game con, MegaMooseCon about what it’s like to be headed into year four of the event. All this plus more, tune in! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:22 Games News: Castles of Burgundy’s New Look 06:24 Kickstarter Updates 08:15 Kickstarter: Dance Card! 10:38 Kickstarter: Camp Pinetop 12:54 Kickstarter: Arch Ravels 15:20 Kickstarter: Calico 16:44 Kickstarter Preview: The Search for Planet X 36:11 Recent Plays: Slyville 47:35 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 48:31 Feature Review: Welcome To Thematic Neighborhoods 55:17 Welcome To… Halloween 61:16 Welcome To… Outbreak 66:54 Welcome To… Doomsday 70:41 Welcome To… Winter Wonderland 73:10 Welcome To… Spring 78:50 Welcome To… Final Thoughts 79:50 On Tap: Welcome To… Thematic Neighborhoods 84:51 GABF 2019 Results 93:20 A round with Mark Kale, MegaMooseCon Founder 106:34 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/111planetx

Draft Mechanic Episode #110: Letter Jam, Las Vegas Royale, Lanterns Dice, Keyforge Blue Happy birthday, us! It’s the start of Season Five and our fourth anniversary, and we’ve decided to be pretty business-as-usual about this one. Especially after that Episode 100 blowout! So we’re reviewing Letter Jam, the delicious, delectable new word game from CGE. We’ve got games with subtitles in the recent plays: Las Vegas Royale, Lanterns Dice: Lights in the Sky, and Keyforge: The Blue Ones. I mean, Age of Ascension. Yep! Danielle’s gonna tell us why we need to keep draft beer lines clean, and our listeners are going to tell us what the lyrics to our theme song are, because even the guy that sung them doesn’t remember them. Let’s go! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 02:15 Thank you for Four Years! 04:05 Games News: BGG’s getting systematic 06:43 Kickstarter Updates 08:13 Kickstarter: Good/Evil DM Challenge Coin 09:44 Kickstarter: Detective: City of Angels / Smoke & Mirrors 12:23 Kickstarter: ROOT Tabletop RPG 16:01 Recent Plays: Keyforge: Age of Ascension 27:43 Recent Plays: Lanterns Dice 39:04 Recent Plays: Las Vegas Royale 54:18 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 55:10 Six Pack Review: Letter Jam 55:49 Letter Jam: Gameplay Overview 61:52 Letter Jam: Discussion 77:11 Letter Jam: Final Thoughts 78:19 On Tap: Letter Jam 83:45 Draft Line Cleaning 90:45 Final Round: Theme Song Lyrics 102:13 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/110letterjam

Draft Mechanic Episode #109: Sessionable Games Six-Pack; LOTS & Calico We’re dressed to the nines! Episode 109, that is. Releasing on 9-9-19! It’s a coincidence I’m sure. Anyway! On with the show. We’ve got a double six-pack of sessionable games (30 minutes or you’re play’s free!), a double Kickstarter preview with LOTS & Calico, Slide Quest on tap, and a bunch more! Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:27 Game News: Stonemaier Games’ “Tapestry” sells in a flash 07:05 Kickstarter Updates 10:20 Kickstarter: After the Empire 12:40 Kickstarter: YEDO Deluxe 17:07 KS Preview: LOTS 26:22 KS Preview: Calico 39:10 Recent Plays: Slide Quest 45:49 On Tap: Slide Quest 48:32 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 49:31 Six Pack List: Sessionable Games 79:16 BA Member Diversity 96:32 Final Round: Board Game Burnout 85:06 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/109session

Draft Mechanic Episode #108: Imhotep: The Duel Hello there! It’s been a minute, but we’re back and ready to board game podcast. This one has games for all: one player, two player, three and four player, old, young, really that covers everything I think. But yeah! We’re talking about Imhotep: The Duel today - how does it translate to a two-player contest? We’ve got a smattering of new HABA content, some puzzles, and more ring stacking than you’d expect on a typical day with Moon Base. Dig in and enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:20 Beer News: ABInBev is shopping again 05:52 Kickstarter Updates 09:28 Kickstarter: Fiasco in a Box 12:20 Kickstarter: Sleeping Gods 22:06 Recent Plays: Blokus Puzzle 29:45 Recent Plays: Moon Base 38:58 Recent Plays: Wobble King 44:49 Recent Plays: Dragon’s Breath 52:11 On Tap: Dragon’s Breath 58:28 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 59:22 Six Pack Review: Imhotep The Duel 59:42 Imhotep The Duel: Gameplay Overview 65:26 Imhotep The Duel: Discussion 75:47 Imhotep The Duel: Final Thoughts 77:06 Hop Cultivation 85:06 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/108imhotepduel

Draft Mechanic Episode #107: Gen Con 2019 Recaps That was Gen Con - and this is the Gen Con recap! Look, I’m sorry, I’m not getting more specific with the timestamps below because then I’d have 100,000 entries. Wait - you actually look at those? Well. I guess. But you asked for it - we talk about a lot of games. Also, there’s two special guests on this episode! Hooray! 01:00 Thursday Recap Intro w/Shane! 04:11 Thundergryph Games - Hats, Rolling Ranch 06:46 Adam’s Apple Games - Thrive, Truck Off Roll-and-Write 11:24 Fowers Games - Burgle Bros 2 12:54 XYZ labs - Arch Ravelry 16:11 Funforge - Namiji 18:10 Junk Spirit Games - Battle of the Bards 19:35 Brain Games - Iron Forest, Pigasus 23:42 Karen Twelves’ Improv for Roleplayers class 26:17 Storm Chaser / Greater Than Games - Medium 31:05 HABA - Miyabi, Club der Tatzen 37:22 Blue Orange - Detective Club 41:05 Helvetiq - Kawaii 42:36 IDW - Tonari 45:00 RDTN strike tournament 46:15 Elf Creek Games - Honey Buzz 53:20 Friday Recap intro 55:17 Asmadi Games - 1001 Odysseys 59:44 Space Cowboys - T.I.M.E Stories Revolution ‘Damien’ 69:42 Portal Games - Imperial Settlers Roll-and-Write 71:06 Good Games - Fluttering Souls 74:01 Resonym - Mechanica 79:33 Dire wolf digital - Raiders of the North Sea, Root, Sagrada digital, Clank Legacy 84:15 Board&Dice - Yedo Deluxe, Trismegistus, Escape Tales Low Memory 91:32 North Star Games’ Wits & Wagers Vegas Game Show 92:30 Renegade Games Studios Rally 95:12 Foxtrot - the Search for Planet X 97:22 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 98:26 Saturday Recap Intro w/Gates! 100:44 Z-Man Games - Noctiluca 102:35 HeidelBAR Games - Wordsmith, Decipher 106:24 HUB Games - Megacity: Oceania, Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr 111:35 Libellud - One Key 114:11 HUB Games - Flip Over Frog 115:35 Sizigi Studios - Cake Duel 117:10 Pandasaurus - Wayfinders 119:09 Gather Round Games - Schedule Simulator 122:05 Pandasaurus - Dead Man’s Cabal 128:08 Kuma’s Corner Burger Trip 130:34 Sunday Recap Intro 131:17 HUB Games - Flip Over Frog 133:48 HABA - Wobble King 135:55 Wrap-up and The Trip Home 138:29 Outro 140:12 Punchboard Media show ads 143:21 Level check We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/107gencon19

Draft Mechanic Episode #106: The Hype List 2019! Gen Con 52 Preview IT’S TIME, DEAR LISTENER. TIME TO EMBRACE THE HYPE. LET IT WASH OVER YOU. GEN CON IS HERE. 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:05 Gen Con Meetup Plans 07:02 Games News: Raiders of the North Sea digital! 08:10 Kickstarter Updates 10:36 Kickstarter: Chain Mail 13:32 Kickstarter: Chiseled: A Deck-Sculpting Game 16:11 Kickstarter: Smartphone, Inc 18:21 Initial Thoughts about Gen Con 2019 22:53 The Hype List 2019, Part One 51:33 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 52:40 The Hype List 2019, Part Two 72:41 Final Round & 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/106hype19

Draft Mechanic Episode #105: Blue Lagoon Ahh, hear that? The relaxing waves, the ocean crashing, yes, you’ve found yourself at a review of Blue Lagoon. It’ll be nice to relax a minute before we fall into the rapids of Gen Con! We’ve got Blue Lagoon on tap and in the review zone. We’ve got solo games with Proving Grounds and Aerion. We’ve got a massive flood of news and Kickstarters. And Jake went on the road for work a whole ton and gives mini-beer-traveler reviews of three cities. All that and more! Right now! Right here! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 02:40 Games News: Gen Con is HERE! 07:12 Games News: Gloomhaven Digital Edition 09:00 Games News: Luckyhammers gets the axe 10:23 Games News: Even More Villainous 11:30 Games News: Diana Jones Award Nods 13:34 Kickstarter Updates 16:22 Kickstarter: Pret-a-Porter 3E 18:32 Kickstarter: Dice Hospital Community Care 19:52 Kickstarter: Rush MD 22:32 Kickstarter: One Small Step 24:37 Kickstarter: Dice Throne Adventures 29:13 Recent Plays: Proving Grounds 43:01 Recent Plays: Aerion 52:58 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 54:03 Six Pack Review: Blue Lagoon 54:28 Blue Lagoon: Gameplay Overview 58:47 Blue Lagoon: Discussion 70:07 Blue Lagoon: Final Thoughts 72:05 On Tap: Blue Lagoon 75:56 Jake’s Beer Odyssey 101:05 Final Round & 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! Pick up one of our FOUR designs of Draft Mechanic T-Shirts today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/105lagoon

Draft Mechanic Episode #104: 2018 Redux There’s no better time to look back on a year than halfway through the next one! In our mid-year tradition, we take a second look at our Top Games lists of the previous year and discuss how they’ve changed since January. There’s new games, moved games and all sorts of movement on the list! We’ve got a kickstarter preview of The Alwaysgreen Garden, plus a fresh batch of recent plays as well. Enjoy and we’ll see you back in two weeks for another round! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:00 Games News: BGG’s Convention Tools 04:52 Kickstarter Updates 07:13 Kickstarter: Classy Dice Buddies Part 1 08:20 Kickstarter: BoardGameTables.com Bags & Calendar 12:51 Kickstarter: The Isle of Cats 14:53 Kickstarter: The Alwaysgreen Garden 26:45 Recent Plays: Shikoku 38:05 Recent Plays: Navegador 51:23 Recent Plays: The Hearmees 59:32 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 60:35 2018 Redux: Superlative Categories 67:27 2018 Redux: Top 10 Games Re-Lists 96:00 Recent Beer Legislation News 104:18 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/104redux

Draft Mechanic Episode #103: We’re Doomed, Favorite Taprooms, Origins Recap Today’s episode comes right from the source! Jake went to Origins, we talk up our favorite brewery taprooms, and there’s a selection of fresh new games! We pair beers with Board & Dice’s new butterfly-fluttering abstract Dust in the Wings, and review the fifteen minutes of pure absurdity called We’re Doomed from Breaking Games. Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:30 Mile High Game Guys interviewed Jake for some reason 04:38 Games News: BGG Gen Con GeekPreview 07:15 Kickstarter Updates 09:20 Kickstarter: The Refuge: Terror from the Deep 12:59 Kickstarter: Darwinauts 17:15 Recent Plays: Carcassonne fur 2 23:18 Recent Plays: Brikks 32:52 Recent Plays: Dust in the Wings 40:53 On Tap: Dust in the Wings 44:50 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 45:36 Six-Pack Review: We’re Doomed! 57:20 Jake’s Origins Recap 70:47 Six Pack: Our Favorite Taprooms 102:34 Final Round: What Makes a Great Taproom? 109:32 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/103doomed

00:00:32 - Introductions! 00:02:06 - The First Meetings of Draft Mechanic and MHGG 00:03:35 - Conventions 00:10:54 - Drinks 00:14:09 - We're Doomed 00:18:32 - Getting to know Jake 00:23:53 - And back to more beer 00:28:38 - Did someone mention Blood Bowl? 00:28:54 - Talking Podcasts 00:30:22 Release Schedules 00:33:18 The Beginnings of Draft Mechanic 00:40:36 Lengths of shows 00:42:48 How to do that production thing 00:49:29 Dr Disrespect diversion 00:50:31 E3 is a thing Jake and Jeff have opinions on 01:04:49 Listener questions 01:08:52 Jake asks the questions now 01:10:53 The Future of Geekway Bottle Share 01:17:53 Deep Cuts Vinyl Section 01:20:25 Wrap and Contact stuff   Slack Channel Patreon Guild

Draft Mechanic Episode #102: Variants: Uwe Rosenberg’s Puzzle Trilogy Today we’re taking a look at not one, not two but three polyomino-based games from Uwe Rosenberg as we compare his Puzzle Trilogy: Cottage Garden, Indian Summer and Spring Meadow! Plus, we’ve got a few recent plays from years past - Reef stacks big chunky coral, Lotus grows beautiful flowers, and Scoville has the hottest pepper meeples this side of the Carolina Reaper. Enjoy all that plus more in today’s episode! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:39 Games News: Mystic Vale app, Cities: Skylines 08:46 Kickstarter Updates 11:03 Kickstarter: Fickle 13:44 Kickstarter: Remarkable Shops & their Wares 16:37 Recent Plays: Reef 22:16 Recent Plays: Lotus 29:55 Recent Plays: Scoville 38:00 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 38:48 Variants: Uwe Rosenberg’s Puzzle Trilogy 41:18 Variants: Cottage Garden overview 48:17 Variants: Indian Summer overview 57:21 Variants: Spring Meadow overview 68:08 Variants Discussion 86:23 On Tap: Those Three Games 93:02 Beer Segment: Homebrew Legalization 97:24 Final Round: What Makes a Game App Great? 110:25 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/102puzzle

Draft Mechanic Episode #101: The Geekway Experience I! Hope! You! Are! Ready! To! Hear! About! Some! Games! We’re back from Geekway and fully recovered and comin’atcha with over two hours of Geekway recap. It was a whirlwind of cardboard and wooden bits with a stop or two for a brew. Ok, maybe more than two. We talk up the games we played, what rocked and what flopped, the Geekway bottle share, Southern’s amazing fried chicken, hanging out with pals old and new, and more. And news definitely didn’t take a week off because we’ve got big ol’ news in both games and beer. So let’s get on the road (metaphorically) to the Gateway city, Saint Llllllllllllllouis Missouri! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 02:51 We survived Geekway to the West! 03:43 Games News! The Spiel des Jahres! 09:30 I’m playing Terraforming Mars on my Phone 12:30 Beer’s Big Merger: Sam (Adams) and Sam (Dogfish) 18:37 Kickstarter Updates 21:20 Kickstarter: Matryoshka 23:37 Kickstarter: CliniC Deluxe Edition 26:03 Geekway begins on Wednesday if you show up early! 26:53 HexRoller, 6 Nimmt, Pot de Vin, Keyforge 28:36 Thursday! 30:36 Tiny Towns 37:56 Second Chance 42:03 Kodama Duo 50:39 The River 57:58 Other Thursday notes & the bottle share! 62:36 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 63:40 Friday! Geekway’s awesome library 65:20 Carcassonne: Winter Edition 66:59 Ginkgopolis 73:54 Men at Work 80:50 More Friday: Agra, Weird Stories 83:00 Fuji 93:45 New World: A Carcassonne Game 104:56 On Tap: New World: A Carcassonne Game 107:20Saturday! Teotihuacan 108:08 Fire in the Library 116:29 CABO 123:23 Saturday Night! 124:51 3 Laws of Robotics 133:13 Sunday is about saying goodbye 134:41 Nitrogen Widgets in your beer can 142:33 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/101geekway

Draft Mechanic Episode #100: Our Top Tens & Listener Q&A Now we’re really old! In this centennial episode of Draft Mechanic, we’re looking at our Top 10s, we have a Listener Q&A segment, Danielle tackles the biggest Beer Primer to date, Jake talks about going to Chicago for the Gaming Hoopla, and Danielle talks about more games played at our local game nights! Plus - new Draft Mechanic merch?!? Thanks so much for making Episode 100 possible! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:27 Geekway to the West! 04:16 New Draft Mechanic pins! 05:12 Kickstarter Updates 06:47 Kickstarter: Cleopatra & The Society of Architects 09:29 Kickstarter: Crystallo 12:24 Recent Plays: Hex Roller 20:03 Recent Plays: Fae 25:21 Recent Plays: Just One 30:12 Jake at the Gaming Hoopla 31:55 Hoopla: TWIXT 35:35 Hoopla: Bargain Quest 42:48 Hoopla: My Little Scythe 45:49 Hoopla Wrap-up 47:40 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 48:45 Our Top Ten Games of All Time (Honorable mentions) 52:00 Our Top Ten Games of All Time 103:55 Beer Traveler: Une Année / Hubbard’s Cave 110:55 The Beer Primer: Trappist Beer 122:03 Listener Q&A! 154:07 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/100onehundred

Draft Mechanic Episode #99: Hero Realms v Star Realms It’s the last two-digit episode of Draft Mechanic, and we’re sizing up a pair of deck builders in our Variants feature of Hero Realms and Star Realms! We talk about Bosk, the latest from Floodgate Games, go 15 years back to St. Petersburg, and dive into the Gold Rush in the CarcaZone. Danielle talks about uses for spent grain from the brewing process in the beer segment, and today’s Kickstarters are 70% Mars. Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:49 Episode 100 Plans! 04:53 Kickstarter Updates 07:01 Kickstarter: Terraforming Mars: Turmoil 15:44 Kickstarter: On Mars 20:28 Kickstarter: Anachrony: Fractures of Time 23:44 Kickstarter: Doublesix Dice 25:31 Recent Plays: Bosk 37:18 Recent Plays: St. Petersburg 45:52 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: Gold Rush 65:59 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 66:52 Variants: Hero Realms v. Star Realms 67:53 Variants Gameplay Overview 71:06 Variants Discussion 90:47 Variants Final Thoughts 92:58 On Tap: Hero Realms 98:21 Using Spent Grain 95:47 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/99herorealms

Draft Mechanic Episode #98: Otys Sometimes, you’re able to dig up a gem - and we’ve gone sea-floor salvaging to pull up today’s review of Otys. The Kickstarter wave continues to crest and we’ve got a preview of Freshwater Fly; and in recent plays it’s Pikoko, plus an odd detour into the CarcaZone with The Ark of the Covenant. Jake also recaps his trip through Augusta, GA in this episode’s Beer Traveler segment, and we’ve got a special report on Unpub from friend of the show Will! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:06 The Geekway Bottle Share 04:30 Stone v Keystone 06:51 Kickstarter Updates 08:07 Kickstarter: Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down 10:40 Kickstarter: Gartenbau 14:39 Kickstarter: TC Petty III’s Handsome 17:45 Kickstarter Preview: Freshwater Fly 28:36 Recent Plays: Ark of the Covenant 38:01 Recent Plays: Pikoko 46:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 47:33 Six Pack Review: Otys 47:55 Otys: Gameplay Overview 54:00 Otys: Discussion 73:16 Otys: Final Thoughts 75:21 On Tap: Otys 79:10 The Beer Traveler: Augusta GA 92:10 Will’s Unpub Report 117:39 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/98otys

Draft Mechanic Episode #97: Coimbra Today on Draft Mechanic, Jake gets to play his most-wanted game from 2018, Coimbra! Does it live up to the hype, or will it fall short of expectations? We also look at the new rondel-icious Winterborne from Brian Suhre and Talon Strikes Studios, plus a pair of Button Shy wallet games and the solo space adventure Deep Space D-6! Danielle wraps it up with a timely Beer Primer on the Dry Irish Stout. 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:47 Craft Freedom success! 08:54 C’mon, CMON 12:13 Kickstarter Updates 14:17 Kickstarter: Glen More II: Chronicles 18:42 Kickstarter: Thrive 21:59 Kickstarter Preview: Winterborne 37:40 Recent Plays: Sprawlopolis 47:27 Recent Plays: Turbo Drift 58:01 Recent Plays: Deep Space D-6 & The Endless 70:53 On Tap: Deep Space D-6 76:15 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 77:07 Six Pack Review: Coimbra 77:27 Coimbra: Gameplay Overview 85:26 Coimbra: Discussion 106:59 Coimbra: Final Thoughts 110:35 The Beer Primer: Dry Irish Stout 116:37 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/97coimbra

Draft Mechanic Episode #96: Expandapalooza 2 They said an Expandapalooza couldn’t be done, but we proved them all wrong. Now Draft Mechanic is back for round 2, Expandapalooza 2 that is and we are ready to look at expansions to a new crop of games. Euphoria? We got it. Altiplano? No problem. 5 Minute Dungeon, Imhotep, and not one, but two Terraforming Mars expansions? Check, check, and double check. Plus we talk about some new expansions that were just announced and about variants, which might just be the expansions of the craft beer world. 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:24 Ananchrony: Fractures in Time 05:15 Terraforming Mars: Turmoil 07:18 Quacks of Quedlinburg: Krauterhexen 07:57 Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic 09:09 Kickstarter Updates 11:14 Kickstarter: High Rise (Relaunch) 13:01 Kickstarter: Winterborne 14:52 Expandapalooza - Euphoria: Ignorance Is Bliss 29:08 Expandapalooza - Imhotep: A New Dynasty 36:20 Expandapalooza - 5 Minute Dungeon - Curses! Foiled Again! 45:04 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 46:00 Expandapalooza - Altiplano: The Traveler 64:45 Expandapalooza - Terraforming Mars: Prelude & Terraforming Mars: Colonies 81:58 Beer Variants 89:14 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/96expandapalooza2

Draft Mechanic Episode #96 Taster: Euphoria’s “Ignorance is Bliss” expansion Join us for this mini-episode as we look at the new “Ignorance is Bliss” expansion for Euphoria, from Stonemaier Games! Join us on Monday for the full episode #96, Expandapalooza 2! We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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!

Draft Mechanic Episode #95: Keyforge Each episode of Draft Mechanic is just like a deck of Keyforge - they’re all unique and have their own special content! This one, thankfully, is reviewing Keyforge, so that metaphor was applicable and totally called for. We’re also going on a weird unique detour in the CarcaZone… the Card game? Plus Herbaceous gets dice, your tour band gets… other dice, and lots more. Such interesting combinations! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:46 Circular Charlotte and Gaming 09:49 Keyforge: Age of Ascension 12:53 Kickstarter Updates 16:45 Kickstarter: Wavelength 20:33 Kickstarter: In the Hall of the Mountain King 24:41 Recent Plays: Cardcassonne 38:15 Recent Plays: Herbaceous Sprouts 48:14 Recent Plays: On Tour 58:27 On Tap: On Tour 62:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 63:05 Six Pack Review: Keyforge 63:50 Keyforge: Gameplay Overview 67:28 Keyforge: Discussion 82:12 Keyforge: Final Thoughts 85:35 Brewer’s Association Diversity & Inclusion Grant 87:18 Fresh Fest 2019 88:59 Final Round: Games we were wrong about 92:56 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/95keyforge

Draft Mechanic Episode #94: Wingspan I don’t mean to preen but you’d be crazy to pass up this episode in the hand. We have a Six Pack Review of Stonemaier Games’s new title Wingspan and we’ve put it On Tap as well! We’ve also got a nest full of games news, kickstarters, Twin It!, Doppler So Clever, and we fly into the CarcaZone to check out Carcassonne: Star Wars. This episode of Draft Mechanic is nothing short of eggcellent! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:57 Alea 20th Anniversary Editions of Castles of Burgundy and Las Vegas 08:19 T.I.M.E. Stories Revolution: A Midsummer Night 13:30 Kickstarter Updates 15:13 Kickstarter: High Rise 19:58 Kickstarter: 1001 Odysseys 22:42 Kickstarter: Reunification 25:33 Recent Plays: Twin It! 31:40 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: Star Wars 40:20 Recent Plays: Doppelt So Clever 50:15 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 51:14 Six Pack Review: Wingspan 52:00 Wingspan: Gameplay Overview 58:06 Wingspan: Discussion 77:08 Wingspan: Final Thoughts 80:29 On Tap: Wingspan 85:20 Low Carb Craft Options 92:56 Con Overview: Whose Turn Is It Anyway? 101:52 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/94wingspan

Draft Mechanic Episode #93: The Quacks of Quedlinburg I promise, this episode is made with only 100% the finest, realest, and bestest of ingredients! No filler here - that’s what you get with today’s feature review of The Quacks of Quedlinburg from North Star Games. We’re even putting it on tap, what a deal! We’ve got a helping of games news, kickstarters, Junk Orbit, and a Safari expedition into the CarcaZone! Don’t miss out on the cure for what ails ya, here in this episode of Draft Mechanic! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 05:46 Direwolf Digital Announces Games 07:44 Roll For The Galaxy Expansion 12:15 Kickstarter Updates 13:54 Kickstarter: War of the Worlds: The New Wave 14:27 Kickstarter: Suburbia: Collector’s Edition 18:28 Kickstarter: Rival Restaurants 21:50 Kickstarter: Tiny Dice Buddies Apparel 23:53 Recent Plays: Junk Orbit 33:00 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: Safari 51:01 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 52:18 Six Pack Review: The Quacks of Quedlinburg 53:01 The Quacks of Quedlinburg: Gameplay Overview 58:16 The Quacks of Quedlinburg: Discussion 86:26 The Quacks of Quedlinburg: Final Thoughts 89:00 On Tap: The Quacks of Quedlinburg 92:47 The Beer Primer: Baltic Porter 102:54 The Final Round: Looking Forward to In 2019 107:46 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/93quacks

Draft Mechanic Episode #92: 2018 In Review It’s the first episode of the year - and you know what that means! It’s time for our fourth-annual-recap-of-last-year! We’re bringing back the usual superlative categories, plus our six favorite beers, top six games and a huge final round of everyone’s most memorable gaming moments. Thanks so much for joining us for another year, we look forward to gaming with you in 2019! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:42 Kickstarter Updates 05:46 Kickstarter: Railways of Portugal 07:58 Kickstarter: Folded Space Inserts 10:56 Meta Mechanic: 2018 Podcast Stats 15:40 2018 In Review 20:24 2018 Superlative Categories 53:19 2018 Six Pack: Favorite Beers 65:52 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 67:11 2018 Six Pack: Honorable Mentions 69:45 2018 Six Pack: Favorite Games 102:03 The Final Round: Your 2018 Moments 111:53 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2019/92inreview

Draft Mechanic Episode #91: City of Gears review & on tap; Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra; Songbirds; Gizmos; 2019 Gaming Resolutions; Biere de Champagne Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! For our final show of 2018, we’re checking out City of Gears, and we’ve got some mechanical beer pairings as well! We also talk about the new Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra, build an engine with Gizmos, and find the loudest bird in Songbirds. Our slack shares their 2019 gaming resolutions, and Danielle gets us ready for New Year’s with a beer primer on Biere de Champagne! Enjoy and we’ll see you back next year for our 2018 In Review! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:53 Games news bites 06:29 Kickstarter Updates 07:56 Kickstarter: Stonehenge and the Sun 13:19 Recent Plays: Songbirds 21:58 Recent Plays: Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra 34:35 Recent Plays: Gizmos 42:56 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 43:44 Six Pack Review: City of Gears 45:07 City of Gears: Gameplay Overview 50:45 City of Gears: Discussion 68:24 City of Gears: Final Thoughts 74:40 On Tap: City of Gears 78:00 The Beer Primer: Biere de Champagne 82:24 The Final Round: 2019 Gaming Resolutions 88:16 Next Episode’s Final Round 89:02 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/91cityofgears

  Draft Mechanic Episode #90: PAX Unplugged recap; Trellis on tap; The Stars Align; Drop It; Beer Dating; Jake Makes a Graph Convention season is finally over! In this episode, Jake & Danielle are joined by Eric Buscemi of the Cardboard Hoard and Eric & Jake recap their visit to Philly for the year’s last big board gaming convention. We cover three new games that Jake picked up, including beer pairings for Trellis plus The Stars Align and Drop It! Danielle discusses how different breweries date their packaged offerings, and Jake makes a graph in the final round. 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:13 The End of Con Season 05:01 Kickstarter Updates 08:01 Kickstarter: Roll to the Top! Laminate 12:18 Kickstarter: The Final Flicktier 17:11 Kickstarter: The Art of De Architecturart 20:35 Recent Plays: The Stars Align 30:03 Recent Plays: Drop It! 37:39 Recent Plays: Trellis 48:36 On Tap: Trellis 55:30 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 56:18 PAX Unplugged Recap w/Eric Buscemi 93:10 Bottle/Can Dating for Beer 106:42 The Final Round: Jake Makes a Graph 116:33 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/90paxu

Draft Mechanic Episode #89: Pasaraya review & on tap; War Chest; Impact; Carcassonne: South Seas; Winter Warmers; Deck Builders Welcome, shoppers! On today’s episode, we hit the retail sector with a review of Pasaraya: Supermarket Manager! Don’t pass up great savings on recent plays: we’ve got a three-pack of them featuring Impact, War Chest and an installment of the CarcaZone with the South Seas standalone! Danielle has you set with a beer primer on the Winter Warmer style, and we poll our Slack channel for their opinions on deck builders. Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:35 Two new Draft Mechanic t-shirts! 05:42 News: Board & Dice merges with NSKN 06:33 News: Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Relief Fund 08:58 Kickstarter Updates 11:29 Kickstarter: Aeon’s End Digital Edition 13:10 Kickstarter: Rallyman GT 15:56 Kickstarter: METAL 19:40 Recent Plays: Impact Battle of Elements 28:50 Recent Plays: War Chest 46:26 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: South Seas 60:26 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 61:22 Six Pack Review: Pasaraya 61:47 Pasaraya: Gameplay rundown 67:51 Pasaraya: Discussion 83:13 Pasaraya: Final Thoughts 86:25 Pasaraya: On Tap 91:15 The Beer Primer: Winter Warmers 97:21 The Final Round: Deck-Builders 104:42 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! Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/89pasaraya

Draft Mechanic Episode #88: Gamers for Cures Gaming Marathon; Atlantis Rising KS preview; Burnpile Harvest Festival In today’s episode, we’ve gamed for 24 hours straight and, well, that’s a lot of games to talk about! So here’s our recap of what we played at the Gamers for Cures marathon, plus a Kickstarter preview of Atlantis Rising, and a look back at Burial Beer’s Burnpile Harvest Festival. I hope you brought some snacks, let’s marathon! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:55 Kickstarter Updates 07:09 Kickstarter: Pipeline 11:00 Kickstarter: Imagineers 13:59 Kickstarter Preview: Atlantis Rising 24:44 Gamers for Cures 2018 26:07 GFC: Citrus 31:47 GFC: CONEX 35:51 GFC: Fortune City 44:36 GFC: Dice Town 47:25 GFC: Betrayal at House on the Hill 53:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 53:58 GFC: Agra 61:42 GFC: Race for the Galaxy 65:17 GFC: Escape Tales: The Awakening 78:34 GFC: Koi 84:45 GFC: Underwater Cities 95:14 Gamers for Cures wrap-up 96:07 Burial Beer Co’s Burnpile Festival 113:37 The Final Round: A quick word about Marathons 115:38 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! Pick up a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/88gamersforcures

Draft Mechanic Episode #87: Cryptid six-pack review & on tap; Terraforming Mars Digital Edition; Carcassonne: The Catapult; Orbis; The Beer Traveler: Seattle Today’s featured game will require your full attention and a little bit of reasoning: it’s Cryptid, the new logic deduction game from Osprey Games! Are our brains up to the task? If not, we’ve gone full CarcaZone with a look at the fabled Catapult expansion, plus newly released Orbis and the Digital Edition of Terraforming Mars. We round it out with a look at breweries we visited in Seattle, discussion about finding friendly game stores while traveling, and more! Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:39 Essen Spiel 2018 08:16 Kickstarter Updates 09:12 Kickstarter: Spirit Island Jagged Earth Expansion 14:20 Kickstarter: Barrage 20:49 Recent Plays: Terraforming Mars Digital Edition 40:01 Recent Plays: Orbis 50:03 Recent Plays: Carcassonne The Catapult 64:35 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 65:30 Six Pack Review: Cryptid 65:53 Cryptid: Gameplay Overview 69:48 Cryptid: Discussion 88:14 Cryptid: Final Thoughts 91:09 On Tap: Cryptid 97:45 The Beer Traveler: Seattle 114:25 The Final Round: FLGS on the road 119:51 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! Pick up a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/87cryptid

Draft Mechanic Episode #86: Legacy of Dragonholt six-pack, Catch the Moon on tap, Dreams of Tomorrow preview, River Dragons, Rauchbier Hello again! We’ve been adventuring, and we’re back with tales from the Legacy of Dragonholt. We’re also checking out the upcoming Dreams of Tomorrow from Weird Giraffe Games (on kickstarter now!), we play River Dragons, and we put Catch the Moon on tap. Danielle rounds this one out with a beer primer of the Rauchbier style. Smoky! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:18 Upcoming appearance on Game All Nite 04:19 Castles of Burgundy goes Digital 09:28 Kickstarter Updates 11:15 Kickstarter: Lovelace & Babbage 16:00 KS Preview: Dreams of Tomorrow 31:27 Recent Plays: River Dragons 39:17 Recent Plays: Catch the Moon 47:39 On Tap: Catch the Moon 50:36 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 51:26 Six Pack Review: Legacy of Dragonholt 51:58 Legacy of Dragonholt: Overview 56:12 Legacy of Dragonholt: Discussion 75:30 Legacy of Dragonholt: Final Thoughts 77:57 The Beer Primer: Rauchbier 84:04 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! Pick up a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/86dragonholt

Draft Mechanic Episode #85: Most Wanted six-pack review & on tap; Homebrewers kickstarter preview; Istanbul: The Dice Game; Bandido; GABF 2018 In today’s episode, we’re going west with North Star Games’ new poker-based game Most Wanted! We’ve got a kickstarter preview of Homebrewers, recent plays of Istanbul: The Dice Game and Bandido, plus a recap of the 2018 Great American Beer Festival. In our final round, we talk about games that either succeeded - or failed spectacularly - at their advertised player count. Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 02:50 Jake & Danielle on Gumbo Live! 03:17 News: BGG Essen Geek Preview tops 1000 05:55 Kickstarter Updates 07:51 Kickstarter: Project L 13:56 Kickstarter: Something is Wrong Here 16:00 KS Preview: Homebrewers 30:34 Recent Plays: Bandido 37:11 Recent Plays: Istanbul, The Dice Game 51:19 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 52:09 Six Pack Review: Most Wanted 52:35 Most Wanted: Gameplay Rundown 56:07 Most Wanted: Discussion 66:27 Most Wanted: ‘Hidden Treasure’ Discussion 78:03 Most Wanted: Final Thoughts 78:53 On Tap: Most Wanted 82:31 Great American Beer Festival 2018 89:49 Final Round: Player Count Surprises 94:44 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! Pick up a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/85mostwanted

Draft Mechanic Episode #84: Three Year Anniversary! The Ultimate CarcaZone, Into the Black Forest, Spirits of the Wild Hello there! I hope you’ll allow us a bit of celebration as we start our fourth season off with a bang - the biggest CarcaZone ever! We’re going to go through all of the major expansions and share our reviews of each. We’ve got a kickstarter preview of Green Couch Games’ Into the Black Forest, talk about Spirits of the Wild, and share the biggest on-tap beer pairing ever with beers for each feature across all ten Carcassonne expansions. Our Slack channel wraps it up with a look at their favorite games of the last 3 years! Thanks so much for tuning in, and we hope you’re excited for another year of Draft Mechanic like we are! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:45 News: Renegade picks up another Kickstarter 05:52 Kickstarter Updates 07:09 Kickstarter: The Artemis Project 08:52 Kickstarter: The Jasper Board Gaming Table 13:09 Kickstarter: Homebrewers 15:31 KS Preview: Into the Black Forest 25:17 Recent Plays: Spirits of the Wild 39:38 Grey Fox Games Spot: A year of GFG 40:25 Feature: The Ultimate CarcaZone 41:54 CarcaZone: Base & River I 44:32 CarcaZone: #1: Inns & Cathedrals 47:57 CarcaZone: #2: Traders & Builders 53:16 CarcaZone: #3: The Princess & The Dragon 61:20 CarcaZone: #4: The Tower 67:22 CarcaZone: #5: Abbey and Mayor 76:08 CarcaZone: #6: Count, King & Robber 85:29 CarcaZone: #8: Bridges, Castles & Bazaars 92:45 CarcaZone: #9: Hills & Sheep 96:33 CarcaZone: #10: Under the Big Top 107:47 On Tap: Carcassonne Expansions 123:56 State of the Podcast, Year 3 Recap 126:20 Final Round: Favorite games from the last 3 years 132:08 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! Pick up a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/84threeyears

Draft Mechanic Episode #83: Space Base six-pack; Bad Maps preview; Team UP on tap; Scarabya & Carcassonne: The Dice Game Hello again! Today we’re spacing out with the tableau engine builder Space Base. We’ve got a Kickstarter preview of Bad Maps coming from Floodgate Games, the pallet-building Team UP! on tap, Scarabya, and we return to the CarcaZone with Carcassonne: The Dice Game. Danielle talks about brewing beers with tea, and Jake confesses his Noch Mal addiction. All this, plus our favorite Viking Leader leaves us for the red planet. Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:19 News: Stonemaier Games’ BtCoMKL 06:59 Kickstarter Updates 08:16 Kickstarter: Infamous (Eagle-Gryphon) 13:11 KS Preview: Bad Maps (Floodgate) 23:15 Recent Plays: Carcassonne The Dice Game 29:47 Recent Plays: Scarabya 41:24 Recent Plays: Team UP! 47:27 On Tap: Team UP! 50:19 Grey Fox Games Spot: Gunnar Goes to Mars 51:27 Six Pack Review: Space Base 51:55 Space Base: Gameplay Rundown 56:37 Space Base: Discussion 80:22 Space Base: Final Thoughts 83:06 Brewing Beer with Tea 93:41 Final Round: Games that Take Over your Life 97:56 New WDYPTW podcasts The Shuffle / Patrick & Eric 98:57 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! Pick up a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/83spacebase

Draft Mechanic Episode #82: Randowriters! Welcome To… (on tap) plus seven more! Whether you prefer to roll or flip, the latest craze in board gaming involves a randomizing element and writing on your score sheet. We tackle eight of these ‘randowriters’ in today’s episode that cover a wide spectrum of possibilities. From the 15-minute Qwinto to the longer No Siesta! and Welcome to…, the category is growing fast and we find some interesting connections in this jam-packed episode. Plus, the usual kickstarter updates, beer info, and chatter from our Slack channel in the final round! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 06:11 News: Discover: Lands Unknown 13:38 Kickstarter Updates 14:55 Kickstarter: Adrift, Lost at Sea 17:55 Kickstarter: Bargain Quest 20:48 About Randowriters 22:34 Randowriters: Qwinto 32:30 Randowriters: Dice Stars 42:15 Randowriters: Can’t Stop Express 54:31 Randowriters: Roll to the Top 66:29 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 67:17 Randowriters: Railroad Ink (Blazing Red Edition) 79:59 Randowriters: Ganz Schon Clever 95:09 Randowriters: La Granja No Siesta! 110:37 Randowriters: Welcome to… 128:05 On Tap: Welcome to… 130:52 Beer Primer: Kolsch 136:36 Final Round: Quick-playing games for new game night attendees 141:06 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! Pick up a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/82randowriters

Draft Mechanic Episode #81: Gen Con 2018 Convention Recap Welcome to our yearly Gen Con recap episode! We’ve got two hours of new games, demos and news from publishers to cover, so this one will be structured differently than the usual (no on tap or featured review). Check below for timestamps for what we thought of the show. Thanks so much for tuning in, and we’ll be back in two weeks with a regular episode! 01:00 Wednesday (intro) 03:48 Played: Pasaraya 06:27 Planning for the week 07:44 Thursday recap 09:00 First stops in the hall 11:15 Played: Warsaw, City of Ruins 15:45 Played: Everdell 20:57 Played: Spirits of the Forest 25:21 Demo: Franchise 32:33 Played: Team Up! 36:06 News from: Asmodee Digital 41:48 News from: Direwolf Digital 45:04 Demo: Cryptid 49:45 Friday recap 50:33 Played: Homebrewers 55:19 Played: Sabotage 56:38 Demo: Crusader Kings & Europa Universalis 61:08 Played: Into the Black Forest 64:50 News from: Alderac Entertainment (AEG) 68:16 News: New T.I.M.E Stories surprise 69:45 Rolling Dice & Taking Names meet up 71:14 Played: Mars Open 74:19 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 75:09 Saturday recap 76:19 Demo: Comanauts 80:18 Played: Spirits of the Wild 83:03 Demo: One Deck Galaxy 88:10 Played: Fast Forward “Fortune” 91:14 Demos: Bad Maps & Bosk 97:34 Demos: HABA 101:07 Panels & Events 104:08 Sunday recap 104:34 Played: High Rise 110:39 Gen Con Final Thoughts 114:30 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! Pick up a new Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/81gencon18

Draft Mechanic Episode #80: The Hype List 2018; Villainous; Star Realms: Frontiers; Downforce: Danger Circuit It’s time to hop on the HYPE train! We’re days away from Gen Con 2018, our fifth time at the show and this is our third annual Hype List episode where we dig into the upcoming releases and games for demo at the biggest games convention (at least in the states) of the year! We’ve also got talk about three hyped releases that are making their big debuts at Gen Con: Disney’s Villainous, Star Realms: Frontiers, and Downforce: Danger Circuit! All aboard!!! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:17 Gen Con Plans 08:18 News: Asmodee for Sale 09:23 Kickstarter Updates 12:24 Kickstarter: 2019 Gaming Calendar 13:58 Kickstarter: Escape Plan 17:20 Kickstarter: TROGDOR! The Board Game 20:45 Recent Plays: Downforce: Danger Circuit 26:04 Recent Plays: Star Realms: Frontiers 34:17 Recent Plays: Villainous 45:12 On Tap: Villainous 50:54 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 51:44 Feature: The Gen Con Hype List 2018 53:17 Hype List: Expansions 63:53 Hype List: Stand-alone games 111:51 Final Round: Our slack channel’s most hyped 114:58 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! Pick up a new Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/80hype2018

In our one hundred and second episode, we talk about the games we’ve been playing lately. We reflect on Escape: The Curse of the Temple, which we reviewed 100 Episodes Ago. We're joined by Jake and Danielle of Draft Mechanic as we design some games in our second CoolBoardGames Inc. segment and we announce the winner of our contest for you to win a copy of the Church Vs Empire Exceed Season 2 box. This episode is sponsored by The Quiver Card Case & Board Game Bliss

Draft Mechanic Episode #79: DropMix on tap; Near & Far Campaign recap; Century: Eastern Wonders; Carcassonne: The Castle; Dragoon; Gluten-Free Beer; Under-appreciated classics Hot on the heels of our 2017 redux, we’re finishing up our Near & Far campaign and talk about what we’ve learned over the 10-game story. No spoilers here, unless you’re worried about knowing it’s a great game! We’re putting Hasbro’s music mixing masterpiece DropMix on tap, and visiting Carcassonne’s “The Castle” standalone in the CarcaZone. Recent plays include the hyped Century: Eastern Wonders, and Dragoon - plus there’s news, beer talk, discussion with the Slack, and crowdfunding as well! Oh, and you see that right - Draft Mechanic shirts are REAL! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:44 Draft Mechanic T-Shirts available! 06:22 News: Azul, Stained Glass of Sintra 08:47 News: A Feast For Odin expansion 10:43 News: Gen Con GeekPreview 12:46 News: BGG approaches 100,000 games 13:43 Kickstarter Updates 15:19 Kickstarter: SPQF 18:20 Indiegogo: 14 Board Games from Africa 20:14 Kickstarter: Casual Game Insider, Year Seven 21:58 Kickstarter: Tiny Dice Buddies pins 23:25 Recent Plays: Century: Eastern Wonders 30:46 Recent Plays: Dragoon 37:13 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: The Castle 55:23 Recent Plays / On Tap: DropMix 65:16 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 66:26 Feature: Near & Far Campaign Recap 91:15 Gluten-Free Beer 97:37 Final Round: Classics that don’t get enough love 102:42 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! Pick up a new Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today! 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/79dropmix

Draft Mechanic Episode #78: The 2017 Redux! Looking back at 2017, six months later. Plus: Tokyo Highway, Circle the Wagons, Carcassonne: Amazonas and more It’s the middle of the year! What better time to take a weathered look back at last year’s games? We’ve played more 2017 games, and the hype has died down from others, so it’s time to recalculate those lists and see how it’s shaken out! We’ve also got Circle the Wagons on tap, recent plays of Carcassonne: Amazonas and Tokyo Highway, some odd beer news from across the pond, and a pair of Kickstarters that couldn’t be more thematically distant. Sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 02:20 Draft Mechanic BGG microbadge! 04:45 Games News: Terraforming Mars’ 4th Expansion 07:52 Games News: BGG Gen Con GeekPreview 09:34 Kickstarter Updates 11:11 Kickstarter: So Long, My World 15:41 Kickstarter: Wreck Raiders 18:27 Recent Plays: Carcassonne Amazonas 38:17 Recent Plays: Tokyo Highway 47:37 Recent Plays: Circle the Wagons 55:28 On Tap: Circle the Wagons 61:45 No CO2? Yes Problem! 68:14 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 69:24 2017 Superlatives Redux 78:36 2017 Top 10 Games Redux 105:13 Final Round: New Favorites from 2017 110:00 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 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! Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/78redux17

Draft Mechanic Episode #77: Vinhos High Gravity review & on tap; Coldwater Crown: The Sea; Carcassonne: Over Hill & Dale; Alhambra; Cleopatra & the Society of Architects Hello again! Today, we return to the heavier side of gaming today with Vinhos in our featured High Gravity review segment, and give the game of strategic winemaking our On Tap treatment. We take a look at the upcoming The Sea expansion for Bellwether Games’ Coldwater Crown, discuss recent plays of another Carcassonne spinoff (Over Hill and Dale) and classic titles Alhambra and Cleopatra. Danielle’s beer primer segment is all about hefeweizens today, and in the Final Round we talk about when it’s ok to help other players choose their moves. Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:26 News: Origins awards 08:00 Kickstarter Updates 11:46 Kickstarter: Creatures & Cupcakes 13:30 Kickstarter: Fantastic Factories 15:19 Kickstarter: Coldwater Crown “The Sea” expansion! 19:15 Recent Plays: Carcassonne Over Hill and Dale 28:57 Recent Plays: Alhambra 34:57 Recent Plays: Cleopatra and the Society of Architects 44:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 45:48 High Gravity Review: Vinhos 46:42 Vinhos Gameplay Overview 51:41 Vinhos Discussion 92:32 Vinhos Final Thoughts 94:39 On Tap: Vinhos 98:39 The Beer Primer: Hefeweizen 108:46 Final Round: Helping Other Players 117:23 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/77vinhos

Draft Mechanic Episode #76: Altiplano six-pack review & on tap; Food Truck Champion, Carcassonne: The Discovery, The Mind, Sour Beer, Story or Game? In episode 76, we review Altiplano, the new bag-building, Alpaca-farming game from Renegade Games and share a pack of beers to pair it up with. We discuss Food Truck Champion, The Mind, and Carcassonne: The Discovery; also, there’s Kickstarters, news, a discussion on sour beer, plus our final round discussion about the difference between an interactive story and a game. Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 03:03 News: Choose Your Own Adventure game 04:31 News: Spring Meadow 08:17 Kickstarter: On Tour 11:23 Kickstarter: Villagers 15:44 Kickstarter: Herbaceous Sprouts 18:54 Recent Plays: Food Truck Champion 32:49 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: The Discovery 43:35 Recent Plays: The Mind 49:17 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 50:22 Six Pack Review: Altiplano 50:55 Altiplano Gameplay Overview 56:52 Altiplano Discussion 85:53 Altiplano Final Thoughts 87:38 On Tap: Altiplano 92:22 The Beer Primer: Sours 103:00 Final Round: Story or Game? 108:13 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 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/76altiplano

Draft Mechanic Episode #75: Geekway 2018 Recap & Pot De Vin on tap In today’s episode, we’re looking back at our trip to St Louis for Geekway to the West! This episode’s going to break free from the normal structure as we want to talk games, games and more games! We talk about games new, old and rare that we found in the incredibly deep Geekway games library and about the convention as a whole. We’ve also got Pot De Vin, a neat trick taking game we stumbled upon at the con, on tap for some beer pairings. Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 02:55 News: Spiel & Kennerspiel Nominees 06:46 Kickstarter Updates 08:53 Geekway Part One 15:15 Recent Play: Indian Summer 23:14 Recent Play: Topiary 29:05 Recent Play: Majesty for the Realm 35:13 Recent Play: Clans of Caledonia 46:55 Geekway Part Two 48:39 On Tap: Pot De Vin 59:09 Visiting Urban Chestnut Brewing Company 60:44 Recent Play: Star Scrappers: Cave In 66:58 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 68:07 Geekway Part Three 68:22 Recent Play: Capital Lux 74:43 Recent Play: Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game 82:00 Recent Play: Carcassonne: The City 91:28 Recent Play: Yspahan 101:05 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 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/75geekway

In this episode, Donny and Travis are joined by friend Cliff as they discuss their Tabletop Day 2018, the first multiplayer one in a while! The LPC crew also gives away a copy of LEgacy of Dragonholt, courtesy of Game Surplus.Times: 00:45 - Introductions03:50 - boardgametables.com04:40 - Inadvertent Tabletop Day06:40 - Let’s Give a Rundown!68:50 - Favorite Games of the Day72:40 - GameSurplus.com Giveaway!74:13 - Draft Mechanic podcast74:50 - End of School, Tabletop Network Conference, Penny Rails, Arboretum80:30 - End Bits Check us out online here:Twitter | Online | Email | BGG Guild | Slack | iTunes | Stitcher | Punchboard Media Sponsored by BoardGameTables.com & Game Surplus   Music: Ray Gun - FasterFasterBrighter (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0  

With a special Intro from Jake from Draft Mechanic, our hosts start off the week talking about some new audio equipment, before digging into some recently played games. Zach switched sides in Star Wars Imperial Assault, Jeff might regret getting Mystic Vale Conclave, and Adrian finally won something in Tales of the Northlands: Noggin the Nog. Jeff plays a short game in The Bloody Minute and then moves on to recent News. Zman gets love letter, CMON announces Narcos and Death May Die, and the Spiel Des Jahres nominees are announced. In Kickstarters, Penny Lane, Streets of Steel, and One week Ultimate Werewolf are live.  An email and a bgg post close out the show.   00:00:46 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Jake's Intro, New Equipment,  Infinity War again 00:08:25 - What have we been playing? Pandemic: Rising Tide, Star Wars Imperial Assault, Secret Hitler, Terraforming Mars, Mystic Vale Conclave, Concordia, Tales of the Northlands: Noggin the Nog 00:39:08 - The Bloody Minute   00:51:44 - News: Z-Man Acquires Love Letter 00:53:31 - News: Asmodee possibly being sold 00:57:31 - News: Narcos the Board game 01:00:15 - News: Death May Die from CMON 01:03:11 - News: Scythe Artist Jakub controversy 01:09:26 - News: Spiel des Jahres Nominees 01:15:29 - KS: Penny Lane 01:20:25 - KS: Streets of Steel 01:25:53 - KS: One week Ultimate werewolf 01:30:03 - Emails! 01:35:07 - BGG Feedback 01:39:54 - Check out Superhot! Slack Channel Patreon Guild

This episode Sean considers replacing Alex with Suzanne Sheldon from the Dice Tower, Linsae Cassidy from Boards Alive and Date Night, Jake Bock from Draft Mechanic and Dan King, the Game Boy Geek! The Dukes ... ... Share their recent plays of: My Little Scythe Arkham Horror: LCG Paydirt 1846 w/ Survey Party app (22:49) ... Discuss the latest news including: Kickstarter woes from Space Goat Productions The potential sale of Asmodee The Kickstarter for Darwin's Choice (48:39)  ... Review AEG's Space Base (1:14:37), and ... Look back at their reviews of Railroad Revolution and Around the World in 80 Days in their Dukes' Double Take (1:46:01).   Click here to     Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes Thanks to our awesome sponsors - please give them a visit  Tasty Minstrel Games    Arcane Wonders   Game Toppers  

Draft Mechanic Episode #74: Decrypto v Codenames; Dice Throne; Wonderland; Hive; Biblios We’re back! Today’s episode features a Variants segment where we pit newcomer team word game Decrypto against the juggernaut of Codenames. We recap Tabletop Day with Dice Throne, Hive, Biblios & Wonderland. Decrypts on tap with five beer pairings, and for the beer segment today we discuss the winners and results from the 2018 World Beer Cup. We’ll be back on our regular schedule next Monday with our Geekway to the West recap. Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 02:21 Geekway to the West meetup! 03:10 News: Asmodee for Sale? 08:37 News: My Little Scythe 11:24 Kickstarter Updates 13:32 Kickstarter: Overlight RPG 17:29 Kickstarter: Gravity Warfare 19:32 Kickstarter: Journal 29 Revelation 22:42 Recent Plays: Dice Throne 31:29 Recent Plays: Hive 36:21 Recent Plays: Biblios 44:11 Recent Plays: Wonderland 52:31 Recent Plays: Among the Stars app 54:34 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 55:43 Variants: Decrypto v Codenames 78:05 On Tap: Decrypto 81:52 World Beer Cup 2018 Results 91:00 Final Round: Retheming for Kids 94:15 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/74decrypto

Draft Mechanic Episode #73: Rising 5 six-pack review; Blight Chronicles: Agent Decker preview; Happy Planet Games (Monster Match & Funky Chicken); Las Vegas Boulevard Hello again! On today’s episode, we’re looking at Rising 5, the new app-enhanced deduction game featuring some stellar artwork from Vincent Dutrait. We have a Kickstarter preview of Blight Chronicles: Agent Decker from Board & Dice, and we look at the new Happy Planet games from North Star Games, Monster Match and Funky Chicken! Also: the Boulevard expansion for Las Vegas, a history of hard cider, and a final round where we discuss what games should be called ‘modern classics.’ Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 02:42 News: Gen Con Events Catalog is live 04:55 News: Asmodee’s Modern Classics 07:42 Kickstarter Updates 10:16 Kickstarter: Kitchen Rush expansion 12:15 Kickstarter: The Estates 15:23 Recent Plays / KS Preview: Blight Chronicles Agent Decker 27:11 Recent Plays: Las Vegas Boulevard 34:50 Recent Plays: Happy Planet Games: Monster Match & Funky Chicken 42:52 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 44:01 Six Pack Review: Rising 5 44:42 Rising 5: Gameplay Rundown 50:34 Rising 5: Discussion 68:19 Rising 5: Final Thoughts 70:27 On Tap: Monster Match 74:47 The History of Cider 83:28 Final Round: Modern Classics 95:11 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! 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/73rising5

Draft Mechanic Episode #72: The RPG episode! Home-brew campaigns, one shots; Vinyl & Filler previews; Sunset Over Water; Homebrewing Welcome, adventurer, to Episode 72 of Draft Mechanic! Today, we’re diving into RPGs in a few segments: Danielle’s D&D group discusses their GM’s home-brew campaign, we played Millennial Apartment Hunters, put Dungeons & Dragons on tap, and the Final Round we talk about other home-brew RPGs. We have two Kickstarter previews today: Filler from Green Couch Games and Vinyl from Talon Strikes Studios. Dive in! 01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates 04:29 News: Kitchen Rush expansion 05:29 News: Race for the Galaxy expansions 09:32 Kickstarter Updates 11:31 Kickstarter: Fireball Island 12:46 Kickstarter: Graphic Novel Adventures 14:35 Kickstarter: Filler 22:47 Kickstarter: Vinyl 32:04 Recent Plays: Sunset Over Water 40:47 Recent Plays: Millennial Apartment Hunters 51:39 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 52:50 D&D Homebrew Case Study 87:38 On Tap: Dungeons & Dragons 91:11 Homebrewing 99:59 The Final Round: Homebrew RPGs 102:08 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 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/72rpgs

The Dukes are back after 5 weeks! This episode the Dukes ... ... Share their recent plays of: Dinosaur Island Football Highlights 2053 Wildcatters Funky Chicken Monster Match (5:45) ... Discuss the latest news including: The new Viticulture expansion from Stonemaier Games: Visit from the Rhine Valley (25:37) A Kickstarter preview for the Dune-inspired Imperious from Grant Rodiek and Kolossal Games (28:50) The Kickstarter for Mottainai: Wutai Mountain (36:31)  ... Review CMON Games' Rising Sun (47:03) ... Look back at their reviews of the Colonists and Rum & Bones: Second Tide in their Dukes' Double Take (1:32:22), and ... Discuss the Mount Rushmore of modern hobby games (1:39:57).                       Enter on Twitter, Facebook and the BGG Guild! Listen to Alex on My Meeple, My Meeple and Me with Jake from Draft Mechanic and Aaron from Boards Alive! Click here to     Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes Thanks to our awesome sponsors - please give them a visit  Tasty Minstrel Games    Arcane Wonders   Game Toppers  

Oh dear, what’s this then. First off, I must warn you - this show is exceptionally NOT SAFE FOR WORK. Not in the slightest. Some time ago, we asked for your gaming advice related questions with the promise that we might do something fun with them. Well, nearly a year later, that tree has finally borne fruit. And so, we unleash upon the board gaming world a project we have called “My Meeple and Me,” a loving homage to one of our favorite podcast media empires, the McElroy brothers’ juggernaut advice podcast “My Brother, My Brother & Me.” If you’ve enjoyed this, you will enjoy their shows much, much more. Check ‘em out! Suggested talking points: Cargo shorts; archaeology; BASIC programming; dance moves; rules interruptions; getting the game group together. My Meeple and Me has been a joint production of Aaron from Boards Alive, Jake from Draft Mechanic, and Alex from The Dukes of Dice. Our theme song for this project is “One Hit Pitch Pipe” from Shapiro, friends of Jake’s from back in the college days who put together one banger of an album. You can go buy a copy of the album on their website, you should do that thing, it’s so good. Thank you so much for listening to this oddity of a podcast, we hope you enjoyed it. Now, go listen to some McElroy goodness.

Oh dear, what’s this then. First off, I must warn you - this show is exceptionally NOT SAFE FOR WORK. Not in the slightest. Some time ago, we asked for your gaming advice related questions with the promise that we might do something fun with them. Well, nearly a year later, that tree has finally borne fruit. And so, we unleash upon the board gaming world a project we have called “My Meeple and Me,” a loving homage to one of our favorite podcast media empires, the McElroy brothers’ juggernaut advice podcast “My Brother, My Brother & Me.” If you’ve enjoyed this, you will enjoy their shows much, much more. Check ‘em out! Suggested talking points: Cargo shorts; archaeology; BASIC programming; dance moves; rules interruptions; getting the game group together. My Meeple and Me has been a joint production of Aaron from Boards Alive, Jake from Draft Mechanic, and Alex from The Dukes of Dice. Our theme song for this project is “One Hit Pitch Pipe” from Shapiro, friends of Jake’s from back in the college days who put together one banger of an album. You can go buy a copy of the album on their website, you should do that thing, it’s so good. Thank you so much for listening to this oddity of a podcast, we hope you enjoyed it. Now, go listen to some McElroy goodness.

Draft Mechanic Episode #71: One Deck Dungeon (six-pack review & on-tap); Mystery of the Temples preview; Hardback; Pitch Deck; SMaSH beer & Soloable Games Dungeons! They’re everywhere these days, right? Always opportunities to delve for treasure, so what makes One Deck Dungeon unique? We’ll find out today in our Six-Pack review of this rogue-like, pocket sized dungeon delving card game. If temples are more your thing, we’ve got a preview of Mystery of the Temples (hitting Kickstarter this week!). And then there’s Hardback, a deck builder of letters, and Pitch Deck, a company pitching game of tropes. We round this one up by explaining what SMaSH means in the beer world (no crushing is involved) and we ask the Slack about what makes a game great for solo play. Adventurer, don’t fear going into this episode alone! 01:00 Show Intro 03:02 News: Star Trek: Galactic Enterprises 06:12 News: Asmodee Entertainment 10:32 Kickstarter Updates 11:04 Kickstarter: Architects of the West Kingdom 15:32 Kickstarter: Fire in the Library 19:06 Recent Plays: Mystery of the Temples 29:10 Recent Plays: Pitch Deck 38:23 Recent Plays: Hardback 53:13 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 54:03 Six Pack Review: One Deck Dungeon 54:32 One Deck Dungeon: Gameplay Overview 63:40 One Deck Dungeon: Discussion 88:11 One Deck Dungeon: Final Thoughts 90:32 On Tap: One Deck Dungeon 93:17 SMaSH Beer 101:00 The Final Round: Soloable Games 108:33 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/71onedeck

Draft Mechanic Episode #70: Kitchen Rush! Six pack review & on tap; TIME Stories: Santo Tomas de Aquino; Clank! Sunken Treasures; Crossfire; the Cicerone program Order up! Today’s episode of Draft Mechanic features our usual double-feature review & beer pairings for Artipia Games’ new real-time kitchen management co-op game, Kitchen Rush! We’ve got a slew of recent plays as well with a number of smaller games, and Danielle’s beer segment is on the Cicerone beer server certification program. In the Final Round, we discuss job simulator games that work as well as some that don’t. Get it while it’s hot! 01:00 Show Intro 02:43 News: Plan B buys Tric Trac 05:58 News: BGG Golden Geek Awards 11:32 Kickstarter Updates 12:14 Kickstarter: Bad Medicine 13:31 Kickstarter: Robin Hood and the Merry Men 15:35 Recent Plays: TIME Stories: Santo Tomas de Aquino 22:45 Recent Plays: Clank! Sunken Treasures 28:31 Recent Plays: Crossfire 33:00 Recent Plays: 13 Chefs 36:33 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 37:32 Six Pack Review: Kitchen Rush 38:12 Kitchen Rush: Gameplay Overview 40:58 Kitchen Rush: Discussion 66:55 Kitchen Rush: Final Thoughts 67:51 On Tap: Kitchen Rush 72:25 The Cicerone program 79:15 The Final Round: Job Simulator board games 82:35 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 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2018/70kitchenrush

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! 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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 Episode #61: Downforce review, Exoplanets on tap, Extra Life Game Day: Hotshots, Dragonfire & more! Just like Extra Life, this episode is marathon-length! We played for 15 hours straight and turned around to record this episode with our recent plays plus a review of Downforce from Restoration games and an on-tap segment with Exoplanets. Danielle wraps up this episode with a discussion of various packaging strategies: what’s the difference between bottles and cans? Find out this answer and much more in today’s Draft Mechanic! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 03:34 Among the Stars app! 10:55 FBGL Update - 3 Weeks left! 14:38 KS Preview: Mars Open 21:26 Extra Life Game Day 23:00 Recent Plays: Hotshots 32:03 Recent Plays: Camel Up! 37:47 Recent Plays: Police Precinct 46:23 Recent Plays: Dragonfire 56:38 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot 57:29 Six Pack Review: Downforce 57:55 Downforce: Rules Overview 62:19 Downforce: Discussion 73:45 Recent Plays: Exoplanets 85:13 On Tap: Exoplanets 88:25 Canning versus Bottling 101:38 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at

This week on our conversation feed we hear some recordings Patrick did at Gen Con 50 with fellow www.punchboardmedia.com members. It starts with a lunch time impromptu recording with Zach, Jeff and Adrian - AKA the Mile High Game Guys.  The rest of the recording is at the Punchboard Media meetup that was held at the beer garden.  Some of the voices you will hear are Draft Mechanic, Sean from Dukes of Dice and Eric - from What's Eric Playing along with fans or new fans after they won some new games. 

Draft Mechanic Episode 58: The 7th Continent review, Part 1 & On Tap beer pairings; Photosynthesis; Lazer Ryderz; Raiders of the North Sea; FBGL Update and Understanding Yeast in Beer In today’s land-mass sized episode, we dig in deep to The 7th Continent for the first of what will be several reviews of this mammoth card-based exploration game. How is it holding up after ten-plus hours of gameplay? Judging by the length of this episode, we had a lot to say! We’re also giving it the On Tap treatment with five great beers for your next continental exploration session. In recent plays, we look at Photosynthesis, Lazer Ryderz, and Raiders of the North Sea. Danielle wraps up this episode with a discussion of a history of our understanding of yeast in beer. I hope you’ve got plenty of durability left on your podcast player, because this episode’s a big one! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 02:57 Kickstarter: Stellar Leap 05:43 Fantasy Board Game League Update 12:40 Recent Plays: Photosynthesis 23:12 Recent Plays: Lazer Ryder 29:13 Recent Plays: Raiders of the North Sea 38:59 Review: The 7th Continent (Part 1) 40:05 The 7th Continent: Gameplay Run-through 44:29 The 7th Continent: Discussion 84:46 The 7th Continent: Final Thoughts… for now 85:55 On Tap: The 7th Continent 91:49 Understanding Yeast in Beer 96:31 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! Don’t forget to vote every week for your favorite FBGL teams to enter in our drawing for a $100 gift card to an Online Game Store of your choice! 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2017/58seventh1

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss 18OE, World's Fair 1893, and the Ferengi and Cardassian expansions for Star Trek Ascendancy. We talk about board game expansions, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "expand."

Our Hosts are joined by Ant once again and they all dive deep into some recently played games. Adrian finds some differences in Twilight Imperium 4th Edition, Zach rebuilds a city in Lisboa, Jeff Constructs a building out of cards in Rhino Hero, and Ant throws some wood around in Kubb. Moving on to News, some spiel games get announced and some people got to try Azul. In Kickstarters, The Networks gets an expansion, Someone Has Died attempts to bring life to Social Improv games, and Wander finally launches. Adrian Joins a Fantasy Board Game League hosted by Draft Mechanic and an Email closes out the show. 00:00:28 - Intro Banter! Featuring: What are we Drinking?, Twilight Imperium 4th Edition, Blood Bowl, Vast, Lisboa, Flatline, Rhino Hero, Kuub 00:28:56 - News: Manhattan 00:30:48 - News: Spiel 2017 BGG Preview Thread 00:32:02 - News: Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game 00:33:13 - News: Azul 00:34:44 - KS: Consentacle   00:37:04 - KS: The Networks Executives Expansion 00:40:24 - KS: Someone Has Died 00:43:53 - KS: Adventurescapes 00:47:10 - KS: Wander: The Cult of Barnacle Bay 00:51:06 - Adrian joins Fantasy Boardgame League 00:58:01 - Listener Feedback! Slack Channel Patreon Guild

Draft Mechanic Episode 57: Second Podiversary! The 2017 Fantasy Board Game League! The Networks: The Executives preview! Magic Maze! Indulgence on tap! Welcome back, dear listeners! It’s time for our second Podiversary - and with that, it’s time for the second season of the Fantasy Board Game League! We’ve teamed up with board game content creators across the boardosphere for this season and it’s time to kick off the first week of matchups! We discuss the Top 10 draft picks and look back at the Year Two state of the podcast in our feature segment. But we’ve also got a big feature at the top of the show - a Kickstarter Preview of the new expansion for Gil Hova’s The Networks - The Executives! We dig this expansion (currently on Kickstarter!) so much that we made it into its own feature. We also look back at recent plays of Magic Maze, Eminent Domain & Illimat and then put Indulgence on tap! Thanks again for listening, enjoy the show and don’t forget to vote for your favorite FBGL teams each week at draftmechanic.net! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping & happy 2nd Podiversary! 04:35 Games news: Essen buzz & Conventions 09:35 Kickstarter Preview: The Networks: The Executives 23:10 Recent Plays: Magic Maze 31:50 Recent Plays: Eminent Domain 39:03 Recent Plays: Illimat 47:37 Grey Fox Games sponsor break 48:41 The 2017 Fantasy Board Game League! 72:44 2017 State of the Podcast 77:55 On Tap: Indulgence 85:52 Oktoberfest! 93:32 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! Don’t forget to vote every week for your favorite FBGL teams to enter in our drawing for a $100 gift card to an Online Game Store of your choice! 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! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! 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/2017/57fbgl

Draft Mechanic Episode 53: Dice Forge; Pit Crew on tap; Terraforming Mars: Hellas; Wordsy & Word Domination Welcome back to another Draft Mechanic! It’s the summer of hot games, and in today’s bonus weekly episode we look at the new dice crafting game Dice Forge from Libellud. Do the parts add up to more than just a pretty package? We’ve got the new real-time racing game Pit Crew on tap with some speedy beer choices, plus first impressions of the new Hellas map for Terraforming Mars. Also in recent plays, we talk about two new word games hitting the table this summer: Wordsy and Word Domination! Danielle’s beer segment is the positive side of last week’s segment as she talks about what foeders are and how they help brewers make exceptional sour beer. Enjoy the show and don’t forget to come back next week for our Gen Con 50 preview episode! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 02:46 Looking forward to Gen Con 50 04:54 IndieGoGo: Watch it Played Season 7 Fundraiser 08:07 Con Report: MegaMooseCon 12:46 Recent Plays: Terraforming Mars “Hellas” map 21:20 Recent Plays: Word Domination 27:59 Recent Plays: Wordsy 35:21 Review Feature: Dice Forge 35:54 Dice Forge: Gameplay Overview 39:34 Dice Forge: Discussion 58:51 Dice Forge: Final Thoughts 59:45 On Tap: Pit Crew 70:00 The Beer Segment: What is a Foeder? 78:31 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In this extra spooky seventh episode of our board game variety show Sean and Alex from the Dukes of Dice pitch us their Big Screen Board Game, Jake and Danielle from Draft Mechanic pair some beers with Fury of Dracula 3rd Ed., we mention our Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction items, Quinten rants about being greedy, Nick Mariner pitches us his favourite Halloween games as board games, Aaron uses Dark Stories to teachcreative writing in Board Game Education, Linsae Reviews some games, and we tell you our Game of the Month. This episode is sponsored by Tasty Minstrel Games

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

In our fifty-ninth episode, we participate in the Fantasy Board Game League put on by the Draft Mechanic podcast and we talk about the games we have been playing lately. We also review the zombie survival bidding game Hit Z Road by Martin Wallace, and then Quinten and Aaron are joined by Skid Maher and Troy Lavallee of the Glass Cannon Podcast for the second segment in the Behind the Screen RPG series, providing tips for Game Masters. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games