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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 Special: Fantasy Board Game League 2016 Championship "The Altercation in Albuquerque" Welcome to the Grand Championship and finale of the 2016 Fantasy Board Game League season! In our Championship, it's the Altercation in Albuquerque as Sean's "Duke a Doodle Doos" face off against Matthew's "First Mention!" Who will take home the gold? And which lucky listener is the winner of the $100 CoolStuffInc gift card? You'll have to listen to find out! If you've enjoyed the Fantasy Board Game League, please check out the podcasts that helped make this a reality this season: Boards Alive The Dukes of Dice Epic Gaming Night What Did You Play This Week? We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at

This episode the Dukes...  ... Travel to BGG Con 2016 in Dallas Texas and give you daily updates of their adventures; ... Are joined by Dukes Suzanne Sheldon (Board Game Breakfast and Blender), Chaz Marler (Pair of Dice Paradise), Marguerite Cottrell (Meeples Included) and Patrick Hillier (WDYPTW Podcast); ... Discuss amazing games like Honshu, Pandemic Iberia, Cottage Garden, Mondrian The Dice Game, Anansi, Tomb Trader, New York Slice, Codex, Fuji Flush, Oracle of Delphi, Rock Paper Wizard, Roll Player, Glux, Capital Lux, Cuba Libra, Flame Rouge, Tiny Epic Quest, Blood of an Englishman, Fabled Fruit, Terraforming Mars, Mino & Tauri, X Nimmt!, Feast For Odin, and Flamme Rouge.    Only a few spots left for the Rocky Mountain Gaming Vacation - sign up now! Don't forget to vote in Draft Mechanic's Fantasy Board Game League for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc.    Please be sure to support the Dukes on their Patreon campaign page! Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes   Thanks to our awesome sponsors - please give them a visit! Meeple Realty.   Tasty Minstrel Games   

This episode the Dukes...  ... Discuss recent plays of Leaving Earth, Roll Player, Inis and Feast For Odin (4:11); ... Discuss the latest gaming news including Seattle Seahawk's Cassius Marsh's loss of his Magic collection, announcement of Iron Harvest, a Real-Time Strategy video game set in the Scythe universe, and the Kickstarter for Tiny Epic Quest (24:25); ... Review Renegade Game Studios' Clank! (37:04);  ... Look back at their review of Pandemic: Legacy and the Gallerist in their Dukes' Double-Take (1:02:49); and ... Discuss their board game crushes (1:11:38).    Please consider donating to the annual Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction currently underway on BGG, including the Dukes' auction!     Don't forget to vote in Draft Mechanic's Fantasy Board Game League for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc.    Please be sure to support the Dukes on their Patreon campaign page! Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes   Thanks to our awesome sponsors - please give them a visit! Meeple Realty.   Tasty Minstrel Games   

This episode the Dukes...  ... Try and raise some money #ForTheKids as part of Extra Life 2016 benefitting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals; ... They check in every couple of hours to talk about the games they're playing including Arkwright, Heartthrob, Mechs vs. Minions, Ice Cool, Warmachine, Trick of the Rails, The Others: 7 Sins, Clank and more!   Please consider supporting the Dukes by donating to their local Children's Miracle Network hospital as part of the Extra Life Fundraiser!   Please consider donating to the annual Jack Vasel Memorial FUnd Auction currently underway on BGG, including the Dukes' auction!   Sean is the Love Spreader of the Week over on BGG! Check it out here! Don't forget to vote in Draft Mechanic's Fantasy Board Game League for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc.    Please be sure to support the Dukes on their Patreon campaign page! Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes   Thanks to our awesome sponsors - please give them a visit! Meeple Realty.   Tasty Minstrel Games   

This episode the Dukes...  ... Discuss recent plays of Thief's Market, Imhotep, Vinhos Deluxe, Kitty Paw and Feast For Odin (4:56); ... Discuss the latest gaming news including the partnership between Lookout Games and WizKids to bring some new Agricola Expansions, the new Build & Paint sets for Warhammer 40,000 and the new Kickstarter game Leaders of Euphoria: Choose a Better Oppressor from Overworld Games (25:52); ... Review Capstone Games' Haspelknecht (39:16);  ... Look back at their review of Escape Zombie City in their Dukes' Double-Take (1:10:51); and ... Discuss themes that elevate game play (1:16:08).   Please consider supporting the Dukes by donating to their local Children's Miracle Network hospital as part of the Extra Life Fundraiser!   Please consider donating to the annual Jack Vasel Memorial FUnd Auction currently underway on BGG, including the Dukes' auction!   Don't forget to vote in Draft Mechanic's Fantasy Board Game League for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc.    Please be sure to support the Dukes on their Patreon campaign page! Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes   Thanks to our awesome sponsors - please give them a visit! Meeple Realty.   Tasty Minstrel Games   

This episode the Dukes...  ... Discuss recent plays of Terraforming Mars, Baseball Highlights 2045 (first mention!), Xenon Profiteer Tiny Epic Galaxies and Haspelknecht (3:12); ... Discuss the latest gaming news including the app for Colt Express, new scratch-and-play games from Notre Games, plus they look at the Kickstarter game Steal This Game to support Ludicreation's theft at Essen Spiel 2016 (28:05); ... Review Gamelyn Games' Tiny Epic Western (39:14);  ... Look back at their review of Between Two Cities in their Dukes' Double-Take (1:09:05); and ... Discus the use of poker mechanics in board games (1:58:15).   Please consider supporting the Dukes by donating to their local Children's Miracle Network hospital as part of the Extra Life Fundraiser!   Don't forget to vote in Draft Mechanic's Fantasy Board Game League for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc.    Please be sure to support the Dukes on their Patreon campaign page! Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes   Thanks to our awesome sponsors - please give them a visit! Meeple Realty.   Tasty Minstrel Games   

This episode the Dukes...  ... Discuss recent plays of Clank!, Race for the Galaxy, Mutant Chronicles and Tiny Epic Western (3:59); ... Discuss the latest gaming news including the bevy of new information to be released by Portal Games,  the reprints of the Splotter titles The Great Zimbabwe and Indonesia, plus they look at the satiric Presidential Election, now in Kickstarter (19:56); ... Review IDW's Arcane Academy (29:22);  ... Look back at their review of Rococo in their Dukes' Double-Take (53:01); and ... Discus c-c-combos in board gaming (58:15).   Don't forget to vote in Draft Mechanic's Fantasy Board Game League for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc.    Please be sure to support the Dukes on their Patreon campaign page! Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes   Thanks to our awesome sponsors - please give them a visit! Meeple Realty.   Tasty Minstrel Games   

This episode the Dukes...  ... Discuss recent plays of Terraforming Mars, Dark Dealings, Madeira and Thief's Market (6:05); ... Discuss the latest gaming news including the new expansion for Memoir '44, and the two ne expansions for Steam Park, plus they look at the resource management microgame Ahead in the Clouds, now on Kickstarter (20:30); ... Review Formal Ferret's The Networks (29:28);  ... Look back at their review of Five Tribes: The Artisan of Naqala in their Dukes' Double-Take (55:10);  ... Pitch some board game ideas for some of their favorite TV shows (1:02:03); and ... Fill you in on the Board Game Theater contest to win every game in Arcane Wonder's catalog! (1:24:30)     Don't forget to vote in Draft Mechanic's Fantasy Board Game League for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc.  Please be sure to support the Dukes on their Patreon campaign page! Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes   Visit our sponsor Meeple Realty.    

This episode the Dukes are joined by Michael Canavan from Rocky Mountain Gaming Vacation. The three Dukes...  ... Discuss recent plays of Tiny Epic Western, Via Nebula, Libertalia, Arcane Academy, Burger Up, Troyes (6:36); ... Discuss the latest gaming news including the announcement of Dominion 2nd Editions, the slate of Essen releases from Czech Games Edition, and the Kickstarter for the real-time, competitive solitaire game Mars 4:45 (26:05); ... Give you their Top 6 games to take while traveling (39:43);  ... Look back at their review of La Granja in their Dukes' Double-Take (1:08:44); and ... Discuss gaming vacations, with a focus on the Rocky Mountain Gaming Vacation (1:14:22).   Sign up for an amazing week of travel, gaming and adventure in beautiful Breckenridge Colorado form June 4 - June 10, 2017. Use promo code "DUKES" to save $50.   Don't forget to vote in Draft Mechanic's Fantasy Board Game League for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc.  Please be sure to support the Dukes on their Patreon campaign page! Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes   Visit our sponsor Meeple Realty.    

This episode the Dukes...  ... Discuss recent plays of Labyrinth, Agricola: Family Edition and Fight for Olympus (2:49); ... Discuss the latest gaming news including the announcement of Mechs vs minion from the creators of the League of Legends video game, the announcement of the Justice League Board Game, and the Kickstarter for Scion 2nd Edition RPG (12:48); ... Review Z-Man Games' Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu (23:07);  ... Look back at their review of Mottainai in their Dukes' Double-Take (51:49); and ... Discuss rethemed board games  (59:39).   Don't forget to vote in Draft Mechanic's Fantasy Board Game League for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc.  Please be sure to support the Dukes on their Patreon campaign page! Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes   Visit our sponsor Meeple Realty.    

This episode the Dukes...  ... Discuss recent plays of Pandemic: Cthulhu, Oh My Goods!, Merchants & Marauders: Broadsides, Lords of Vegas, Mystic Vale, BattleLore (2nd Edition) and provide an update on Draft Mechanic's Fantasy Board Game League (4:58); ... Discuss the latest gaming news including the announcement of the winners of the 2016 International Gamers Award, the expansion for Mystic Vale and Cyclades, and Mutant Chronicles 2nd Ed. now on Kickstarter (20:21); ... Review CMON's Potion Explosion (28:06);  ... Look back at their review of the Voyages of Marco Polo in their Dukes' Double-Take (54:01); and ... Discuss what exactly does 'Cult of the New' mean (1:01:15).   Please be sure to support the Dukes on their Patreon campaign page! Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes   Visit our sponsor Meeple Realty.    

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

This episode the Dukes...  ... Discuss the Fantasy Board Game League ran by the Draft Mechanic Podcast along with our friends at Boards Alive, What Did You Play This Week Podcast Thing and the Epic Gaming Night Podcast - Be sure to vote each week on the matchups and enter to win a chance at a $100 gift certificate to Coull Stuff Inc.(1:50); ... Discuss recent plays of Potion Explosion, Power Grid (Northern Europe Map), Omen: Reign of War, GIPF, Quarto, Abalone, Nations and Arcadia Quest (11:42); ... Discuss the latest gaming news including Fantasy Flight Games losing the license to Game Workshop properties, the announcement of the new game in the Key Line: Key City - London, and the Kickstarter for Endangered Orphans of Condyle Cove (29:07); ... Review Red Raven Games' Islebound (38:22);  ... Look back at their review of Viceroy in their Dukes' Double-Take (1:07:36); and ... Discuss what board game settings they wouldn't mind visiting (1:11:58).   Please be sure to support the Dukes on their Patreon campaign page! Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes   Visit our sponsor Meeple Realty.