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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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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: Spoiler Episode Eta T.I.M.E Stories: Estrella Drive, 1982 NT WARNING! This episode contains MAJOR, MASSIVE, COMPLETE SPOILERS for the T.I.M.E Stories scenario "Estrella Drive." Due to some complications, Spoiler Episode Zeta for Lumen Fidei never existed. But that doesn't stop us from picking apart the latest scenario where we dig into a potentially haunted mansion in 1982 Los Angeles! Both team Alpha and Beta sat down with the recorder right after finishing to share their thoughts, and we present them to you unedited and complete. Want more discussion? Join our new Slack channel! Sign up at http://www.draftmechanic.net/slack for games, beer and more! We hope you enjoy today's spoiler episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also very active on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our spoiler episode theme music is "Rinse/Repeat" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

Draft Mechanic Episode #64: Variants: Queendomino v Kingdomino; BONK; Clank! Sunken Treasures It's the final episode of the year! Today we bring you a Variants discussion with Queendomino v Kingdomino: which do we prefer, and which one's for you? In recent plays, we discuss Tumblin' Dice, BONK, Sons of Anarchy and the Sunken Treasures expansion for Clank! We put Queendomino on tap, and Danielle's beer segment is a followup to last week's Barleywines discussion. And in the Final Round, we answer some very important food and beverage questions from listeners! Thanks for joining us in 2017 and we'll see you again on New Year's Day! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 03:44 News: Downforce expansion! 06:25 Kickstarter Updates 07:35 Recent Plays: Tumblin' Dice 11:32 Recent Plays: BONK 19:48 Recent Plays: Sons of Anarchy 28:45 Recent Plays: Clank! Sunken Treasures 36:11 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot 37:20 Variants: Queendomino v Kingdomino 63:42 On Tap: Queendomino 68:45 Barleywines v Old Ales 75:20 Final Round 79:26 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! 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/2017/64queendomino

Draft Mechanic Episode #63: Azul six-pack review & on tap; Alien Frontiers, Harvest Dice, Go Nuts for Donuts!; Listener Q&A; Barleywines It's December, but don't feel blue - unless you're talking about today's six-pack review feature, Azul! We're looking at Plan B Games' newest family-weight abstract games and also sharing a handful of thematic beer pairings. In recent plays, we talk about games we played at the fourth quarter MooseCon game day: Alien Frontiers, Go Nuts for Donuts & Harvest Dice. Danielle's beer segment is about barleywines, and we wrap up this episode with some quick listener Q&A. Enjoy! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 02:30 FBGL Championship & Wrap-up 04:58 Games News 07:42 TIME Stories News 13:24 TIME Stories: A note about Estrella Drive 16:41 Kickstarter Updates & New Projects 21:48 Recent Plays: Alien Frontiers 31:44 Recent Plays: Go Nuts for Donuts! 36:47 Recent Plays: Harvest Dice 46:10 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot 47:20 Six Pack Review: Azul 48:06 Azul: Gameplay Description 53:25 Azul: Discussion 71:50 Azul: Final Thoughts 73:23 On Tap: Azul 79:28 The Beer Primer: Barleywine 88:13 Listener Q&A 96:59 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! 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/2017/63azul

Draft Mechanic Episode #62: Six Tasty Games; Caverna on tap; Book of Dragons preview; Gamers for Cures marathon I hope you're hungry, because this one's stuffed full of flavor! Today we've got a six-pack of tasty games for the Thanksgiving season, plus Danielle's got a beer segment on cooking with beer! Our on tap game today is Caverna, and we recap our recent plays at the Gamers for Cures charity gaming marathon last weekend in Cary, NC. We've also got a Kickstarter preview of Robert Burke's Book of Dragons! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 02:45 Games news 08:27 FBGL Championship Update! 12:46 Kickstarter: Bushido 15:15 Kickstarter: Book of Dragons 20:21 Gamers for Cures Marathon 21:15 Recent Plays: Shadows over Camelot 30:33 Recent Plays: Cytosis 39:17 Recent Plays: Mission: Red Planet 49:55 Recent Plays: Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants! 54:39 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot 55:29 Six Pack: Tasty Games for Thanksgiving 73:52 On Tap: Caverna 82:09 Cooking With Beer 89:54 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Don't forget to vote in the FBGL Championship matchup! You could win $100 to an Online Game Store of your choice or one of several actual games! 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/2017/62tasty

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 [email protected] 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/2017/61downforce

Draft Mechanic Episode 60: Fast Forward! Fear, Fortress & Flee; Matryoshka on tap; InBetween; Best Treehouse Ever: Forest of Fun! Essen is just around the corner and we've got a few of the hot hot releases to talk about! Our big feature today is the new Fast Forward series from Friedemann Friese - three new 'fable' games that you learn as you play and change with each game. It's a wild new idea - did FF pull it off? We've also got a look at the latest from Board&Dice - InBetween - a tight two-player battle over a quiet suburban town. We're also going to share a Kickstarter preview for the latest Green Couch Games title - Best Treehouse Ever's standalone/combinable expansion Forest of Fun! Spoiler: it's FUN. Our on tap is one of our recent plays - the small-box card collecting and trading game Matryoshka - and we share four beer pairings worth hunting down for your collection if you can! Danielle's got a beer primer on the difference between Scottish and Scotch ales to wrap the episode up. But what's that, down there in the timestamps? Seems there's some mysterious audio at the end of this episode after the credits? How odd… Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 03:47 Jake's Essen Picks 11:21 Kickstarter: Legends of Sleepy Hollow 13:46 KS Preview: Best Treehouse Ever: Forest of Fun! 24:12 Recent Plays: InBetween 40:41 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot 41:32 Feature: Friedemann Friese's Fast Forward Series 43:55 Fast Forward: Fear 49:25 Fast Forward: Fortress 54:52 Fast Forward: Flee 60:08 Fast Forward: Wrap-up 64:55 Recent Plays: Matryoshka 74:22 On Tap: Matryoshka 80:05 Beer Primer: Scottish and Scotch Ales 87:11 Outro? 88:21 Mysterious Audio We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] 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/2017/60fastforward

Draft Mechanic Episode 59: Six Spooky Games for the Season; Summit on tap; Flamme Rouge, Blood Bowl: Team Manager, Insider; GABF 2017 Recap In today's episode, we lean into the spooky season with a six-pack of games for your Halloween festivities. We're also putting Summit on tap with six thematic beer pairings to help you get up the mountain safe and sound. In recent plays, we talk Flamme Rouge, Blood Bowl: Team Manager & Insider, and wrap it up with a recap of the 2017 Great American Beer Festival. Excellent, let's get to it! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 02:18 FBGL Week 4 Recap 05:30 [Essen Intensifies] 07:03 Kickstarter: Near & Far: Amber Mines 09:15 Kickstarter: Zero Hour 11:16 Kickstarter: The 7th Continent follow-up 15:29 Recent Plays: Blood Bowl: Team Manager 21:43 Recent Plays: Flamme Rouge 33:03 Recent Plays: Insider 41:03 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot 42:12 Six Spooky Games for the Season 66:28 On Tap: Summit, The Board Game 75:57 Quick notes on Summit hops 78:19 2017 Great American Beer Festival 86:48 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] 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/2017/59spooky

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 [email protected] 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

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 [email protected] 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 56: Ex Libris six-pack review and on tap; Codenames: Duet; Custom Heroes; Seikatsu; The Beer Primer: Cream Ale We're wrapping up our Summer of Hot Games bonus episodes with the hottest, freshest batch of games around! Our six-pack review for this episode is Ex Libris, the hot new release from Renegade Game Studios that will be hitting FLGS shelves soon! We've also got three smaller hot new titles to talk about. The first is our yearly check-in with Codenames - how does Codenames: Duet adapt and improve on the system? Second is Custom Heroes from AEG - a new ladder-climbing card game that adds Mystic Vale's Card Crafting system to create cards that are constantly evolving throughout the game. Finally, we're looking at Seikatsu from IDW Games, a three-player abstract game that will leave your brain fried right out. Danielle's putting together a Beer Primer on the Cream Ale style today, and we've got some final thoughts from Gen Con 50 as well. Sit back, relax, and enjoy Episode 56! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 03:51 Gen Con 50 Wrap-Up 12:44 Kickstarter: "Now Boarding" from Tim Fowers 15:10 Recent Plays: Codenames Duet 24:40 Recent Plays: Custom Heroes 34:16 Recent Plays: Seikatsu 42:05 Six Pack Review: Ex Libris 44:14 Ex Libris: Gameplay overview 50:27 Ex Libris: Discussion and review 75:12 Ex Libris: Final Thoughts 76:09 On Tap: Ex Libris 80:53 The Beer Primer: Cream Ale 86:20 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round! http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2017/56exlibris

Draft Mechanic Episode 55: Gen Con 50 Wrap Up! Hey all! Episode 55 is going to be a little different! Each day during Gen Con 50, we sat down with our buds (Shane, Tamara, Steven, Dan) and talked about what we saw at the biggest con of the year (and the biggest Gen Con in history). I've assembled those recordings chronologically just like last year for over an hour of extra content! We really hope you enjoy our wrap-ups, and we'll be back next Monday for another episode and a more in-depth look at some of the hottest games of the year, fresh from Gen Con 50! We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round! http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2017/55genconwrap

Draft Mechanic Episode 54: The Gen Con 50 Hype List & Vegas Wits & Wagers! The Hype List is here! The Summer of Hot Games wouldn't be complete without our exhaustive look at a big pile of games we're excited to learn more about at Gen Con 50 this week in Indianapolis. In addition to that big feature, we're also busting out our Kickstarter preview of the upcoming Vegas Wits & Wagers from North Star Games! But one feature isn't enough for an episode this big - we're also putting Vegas Wits & Wagers on tap, we've got a special guest popping in to talk about Fantasy Flight Games' big announcement, and we've got a discussion with two of our game group about their plans for their first trip to Gen Con. I hope you've got a long drive, because this super-stuffed episode is just brimming with HYPE! Intro 00:00 Show Housekeeping 03:20 Corrections from Episode 53 05:19 Kickstarter Preview: Vegas Wits & Wagers! 16:48 Gen Con events roundup! Punchboard Media meet up! 18:47 Sun King Brewery events at Gen Con 20:09 The mystery of HYPE 21:12 Twilight Imperiul, 4th Ed. (special guest Chris Kirkman) 37:48 Getting into the hype list! 1:00:54 Checking in with Tamara and Steven 1:23:32 Back to the hype list! 2:13:22 On Tap: Vegas Wits & Wagers 2:17:37 Wrap-up We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round! http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2017/53diceforge

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 [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round! http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2017/53diceforge

Draft Mechanic Episode 52: RAXXON review; Century: Spice Road review & on tap; Spires; NMBR 9; Unearth It's week 3 of our Summer of Hot Games! Today we've got another exciting Kickstarter preview: Before the Earth Explodes from Green Couch Games! Also, we've got another special Double Feature review for you this week of two hot, hot games. First up, we look at the (finally released!) Century: Spice Road, the debut title from Plan B Games, and then we back it up by putting it on tap with six beer pairing choices. We're also going to do a full review of RAXXON, the secretly-released new [REDACTED] from [REDACTED], which features a [REDACTED] that we didn't expect. In recent plays, we've got Spires, NMBR 9 and Unearth. And going on the theme of RAXXON, Danielle's got a beer segment in which she talks about the different kinds of things that can spoil your beer and cause some very unpleasant side effects. Don't worry, though, because RAXXON is here to help! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 02:37 Con Watch: MegaMooseCon August 4th-6th! 03:51 Gen Con 50 Preview Tool on BGG 06:14 Best Treehouse Ever Contest Results 07:54 Preview: Before the Earth Explodes 13:49 Recent Plays: Spires 22:43 Recent Plays: NMBR 9 27:00 Recent Plays: Unearth 36:57 Review: Century: Spice Road 48:10 On Tap: Century: Spice Road 54:40 Review: RAXXON 77:51 Is my beer infected? 86:36 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

Draft Mechanic Episode 51: Sentient & Barenpark double feature review! Barenpark on tap; Medina; Fields of Arle; Stockpile; Can Beer Quench your Thirst? The Summer of Hot Games rolls on! We're ramping up with a big double feature of Sentient and Barenpark, and we swing back around to put Barenpark on tap. We talk recent plays of Medina, Fields of Arle and Stockpile. Jake ends out the episode with some discussion about whether beer can actually quench your thirst! You're gonna need it, because it's a hot one! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 02:42 Con Watch: MegaMooseCon August 4th-6th! 04:04 Contest: Best Treehouse Ever! 05:42 Kickstarter: Star Scrappers Cave-In update 06:20 Kickstarter: Star Realms Frontiers 10:58 Upcoming: Fast Forward - Fear, Fortress & Flee 16:28 Recent Plays: Medina 23:15 Recent Plays: Fields of Arle 36:01 Recent Plays: Stockpile 45:01 Review: Sentient 57:41 Review: Barenpark 75:42 On Tap: Barenpark 83:27 Can beer quench your thirst? 92:08 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

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 [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

Draft Mechanic Episode 49: Yamatai v Five Tribes; Five Tribes on tap; The Lost Expedition; TIME Stories: Lumen Fidei To be honest, we planned on doing Yamatai as a six-pack review, but the more we played it the more we realized it would be a perfect candidate for our "Variants" series, where we pit a game up against another that shares enough similarities to warrant the comparison. What's our comparison point for Yamatai? Well, look no further than designer Bruno Cathala's prior design for Days of Wonder, Five Tribes! Both fit that highly produced, mid-weight 2-4 player niche, but what are the benefits of each? Find out in today's feature segment! Also, we're putting Five Tribes on tap with beer pairings for each of the tribes. We're also going to discuss recent plays of The Lost Expedition, Parade, and the latest TIME Stories scenario, Lumen Fidei. Don't worry - there's no spoilers here! In our beer segment this episode, we'll take a look at some America-themed beers for the Independence Day holiday. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show! Intro 01:00 Show housekeeping, upcoming events 04:12 Beer News: "Independent Brewer" seal 08:11 Games News: MAP Policies expand 10:25 Games News: Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 13:06 Recent Plays: Parade 19:43 Recent Plays: The Lost Expedition 26:26 Recent Plays: TIME Stories "Lumen Fidei" and TIME Stories overall discussion 36:20 Variants: Yamatai v Five Tribes 61:43 On Tap: Five Tribes 66:30 America-themed beers for Independence Day 72:18 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

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 [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

Draft Mechanic Episode 47: Fields of Green v. Among the Stars; Coldwater Crown on tap; Honshu; Pocket Mars; Shahrazad I'll be up front about this one - I'm sorely disappointed that Episode 47 doesn't contain a single Star Trek reference. But now that I've got that off my chest, I'm very proud of what we put together here, including the debut of a new segment! In our new feature, Variants, we're doing the compare and contrast treatment for Fields of Green and Among the Stars - two games with the same foundation that go in different directions, both from designer Vangelis Bagiartakis and published by Artipia/Stronghold Games. We get back on the boat with our on tap featured game Coldwater Crown, and also discuss recent plays of Honshu, Pocket Mars and Shahrazad. Finally, Danielle has put together a beer segment for those headed to Origins Game Fair as she tracks down the best craft beers local to the Columbus area! So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show! Intro 01:00 Show housekeeping 03:30 A new project? 04:09 Introducing… Punchboard Media! 05:48 Kickstarter: Zero Hour 07:10 Kickstarter: TORG Eternity 07:52 News: Asmodee exclusive with Alliance 14:53 Recent Plays: Honshu 24:43 Recent Plays: Pocket Mars 32:54 Recent Plays: Shahrazad 40:43 Variants: Fields of Green v. Among the Stars 62:35 On Tap: Coldwater Crown 66:12 Craft Beer Options for Origins Game Fair 74:14 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Listen to full songs on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

Draft Mechanic: Spoiler Episode Epsilon T.I.M.E Stories: Expedition: Endurance, 1914 NT WARNING! This episode contains MAJOR, MASSIVE, COMPLETE SPOILERS for the T.I.M.E Stories scenario "Expedition: Endurance." After nearly a year, we dive back in to Spoiler Epsiode territory as our debriefings from the fifth T.I.M.E Stories scenario see the light of day. We have half an hour of discussion from Team Alpha, and then Team Beta returns after the break to join us after their run. Things went much differently for the both of us and there was definitely a lot to pick apart. With scenario six, Lumen Fidei, looming on the horizon, it's time to jump back into the cassions for another round! Intro 01:30 Team Alpha discussion 29:33 Team Beta discussion 57:55 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also very active on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our spoiler episode theme music is "Rinse/Repeat" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

On today's special episode, we're here to introduce Punchboard Media, a new collaborative network we're launching with a great group of board game media content creators. Visit the new website at punchboardmedia.com, and join us on social media! Twitter: @punchboardmedia Facebook: /punchboardmedia Instagram: @punchboardmedia Punchboard Media - Where we all bring something to the table!

Draft Mechanic Episode 46: Ethnos six-pack review; Blood Rage on tap; CMON Expo games review; The Beer Primer: Pilsner Oh, hello there! We just got back from Atlanta, and boy, are our meeples tired! (laughter) But seriously, last weekend we got to play a ton of games at CMON Expo and we're here to tell you all about them. It tied in nicely to our featured game for this episode's six-pack review - Ethnos - the new area control game from CMON that's got the industry buzzing. And while we're at it, let's take a look back at one of CMON's biggest smash hits as we put Blood Rage on tap with some legendary drinks that you can enjoy while pursuing Valhalla. Danielle wraps up our episode with a Beer Primer on the Pilsner style of beer, and why it's deserving of your respect. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show! Intro 01:00 Show housekeeping 03:33 Kickstarter: Diceborn Heroes 06:13 Unlock! watch, Spoiler Episodes and a Special Announcement 11:36 Going to CMON Expo 13:19 Recent Plays: Dojo Kun 18:04 Recent Plays: SherLook 21:54 Recent Plays: Council of 4 26:56 Recent Plays: Gekido, Bot Battles 31:20 Recent Plays: BloodBorne, the Card Game 35:45 Recent Plays: Modern Art 40:09 Recent Plays: Dogs of War 47:03 Six Pack Review: Ethnos 48:10 Ethnos: Gameplay overview 50:14 Ethnos: Discussion 67:09 Ethnos: Final Thoughts 67:54 On Tap: Blood Rage 73:56 The Beer Primer: Pilsner 86:03 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

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 [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

Draft Mechanic Episode 44: Anachrony six-pack and on tap; Fugitive; Valeria: Card Kingdoms & Veggie Garden So, buckle up for a wild temporal ride! Danielle wraps up this episode with a discussion about how beer tastes can change over time! In the news, we've got some new app implementations and a video game coming to board games. We're also going to talk about some recent plays: Fugitive, Valeria: Card Kingdoms and Veggie Garden. Today, we dive in and do double duty with our six-pack review and our on-tap feature. It's a big hefty euro that features time travel as a major mechanic - quite the headache! Though, that's what you get when you're reviewing a game like Anachrony. Bear with me, this is going to be a confusing one. In today's episode, we've got quite the paradox! Intro 01:00 Intro / Housekeeping 02:40 International Tabletop Day 03:45 App Gaming: Terra Mystica 05:27 App Gaming: Race for the Galaxy 09:01 Upcoming: Super Mario Level Up! 11:09 Kickstarter: Brass, Lancashire & Birmingham 14:28 Recent Plays: Fugitive 20:35 Recent Plays: Valeria Card Kingdoms 27:23 Recent Plays: Veggie Garden 33:26 Six Pack Review: Anachrony 33:53 Anachrony: Rules Walkthrough 41:55 Anachrony: Discussion 65:49 Anachrony: Final Thoughts 68:10 On Tap: Anachrony 73:37 Changing Tastes over time 79:49 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

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 [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

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 [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

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 [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

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 [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

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 [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

Draft Mechanic Episode 38: Masmorra six-pack review; SUPERHOT preview; Blood of an Englishman on tap Hello again! Let's go dungeoning! Today we're taking a look at the new dungeon diving, treasure collecting, monster bashing game Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia from CMON Limited. We've also got a preview of a hot new game - SUPER HOT, even - as we take a look at SUPERHOT the Card Game in advance of its Kickstarter, launching this Tuesday (01/31). And just like in the video game, the cards move only when you move! For our on-tap game today we've chosen the recent Renegade games release Blood of an Englishman. Complete with the golden goose! To wrap up this episode, Danielle has put together a primer for the Porter style of beer. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 02:32 News: Conventions / PAX Unplugged 06:53 Kickstarter Preview: SUPERHOT Card Game 16:42 Recent Plays: Hanamikoji 23:54 Six Pack Review: Masmorra, Dungeons of Arcadia 24:27 Masmorra: Rules Walkthrough 29:46 Masmorra: Discussion 56:14 Masmorra: Final Thoughts 58:15 On Tap: Blood of an Englishman 68:17 The Beer Primer: Porters 79:05 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

Draft Mechanic Episode 37: Santorini six-pack review; Evolution: Climate on tap; Unlock! Welcome back to another episode! The following events take place between 11:00am and 12:00pm (or at least they did when we recorded). There's an abnormal amount of real-time games in today's episode (two) as we talk about the Unlock! demo kit and FUSE. We've got a few other neat recent plays to talk about too: Favor of the Pharaoh for rolling fistfuls of dice, and Ascending Empires for flicking discs throughout space. Our big feature today is the just released (or upcoming) Santorini from Roxley games. Abstract strategy, but dripping with theme? Say no more! Well, we'll say some more - that's the reason you're listening to us in the first place! We're rounding out this episode by putting Evolution Climate on tap with five great thematic craft beer pairings. So sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 02:58 Upcoming: First Martians 08:54 Kickstarter: Save Crash Games! 11:16 IndieGoGo: The Dice Tower, Season 13 12:07 First Impressions: Unlock! (Demo kit) 20:00 Recent Plays: Fuse 26:32 Recent Plays: Favor of the Pharaoh 31:20 Recent Plays: Ascending Empires 37:09 Six Pack Review: Santorini 38:01 Santorini: Rules Walkthrough 40:01 Santorini: Discussion 55:59 Santorini: Final Thoughts 58:25 On Tap: Evolution Climate 68:32 The Magic Beer Portal 75:20 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

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 [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

Draft Mechanic Episode 35: Fabled Fruit on tap; Six Pack: Games to play this holiday season Wow, suddenly, it's very very cold outside. Must be the holidays on the horizon! We're a few weeks out for our traditional Christmas trip to visit family and we're thinking ahead - what games will we take with us this year? That led us to today's feature, our first Six Pack list of six games to play with the family this holiday season. We're also talking about recent plays of Fabled Fruit, Raiders of the North Sea and Imhotep. And we loop back around to Fabled Fruit for some fruity and delicious beer pairings! Finally, listener Matt Franz led us towards today's beer segment: are there any beers that are served hot? Well, no, no, but no, but also… maybe? We found out about something interesting in our rundown of proper beer serving temperatures! Bundle up, let's talk about some games & beer! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 03:03 iOS Gaming update 05:55 Kickstarter: Quodd Heroes 10:40 Recent Plays: Fabled Fruit 20:00 Recent Plays: Raiders of the North Sea 26:23 Recent Plays: Imhotep 34:25 Six Pack: Games to play this holiday season 60:44 On Tap: Fabled Fruit 66:54 Proper beer serving temperatures 73:41 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

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 [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!

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 [email protected] and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Check out our Fantasy Board Game League and vote weekly for your chance to win $100 to Cool Stuff Inc! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We're also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is "Superpower of Choice" by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we'll see you back here again soon for another round!