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Jake and Danielle talk about their latest board gaming experiences, delicious craft beer, and find any opportunity to join the two together.
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Return of the Randowriters
Draft Mechanic Episode #124: Return of the Randowriters
Roll ‘em! It’s time for another round-up of Randowriters, still the hottest craze in lil’ games with pencils, pens, dice and cards. We’ve got four of ‘em (one is an app). Oh, and just in case you don’t want to be random, we’re also talking about the new word deduction game Decipher. Plus a few Kickstarter notes, Danielle talks about some data gathered from the Untappd “At Home” venue, and our community chimes in on games that were a pleasant surprise. Thank you again for listening, we hope you enjoy today’s episode!
00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:20 Kickstarter Updates
02:46 Kickstarter: As You ‘Wich
05:25 Kickstarter: Coven Creatures
06:58 Recent Plays: Decipher
17:50 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
18:53 Randowriters: Cartographers App
26:19 Randowriters: Silver & Gold
35:47 Randowriters: On Tour (Second Edition)
46:48 Randowriters: Corinth
62:28 On Tap: Corinth
66:36 Untappd At Home
76:15 Final Round: Pleasant Surprises
81:28 Next Final Round & Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of several designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/124rando -
Bargain Quest
Draft Mechanic Episode #123: Bargain Quest
I sure hope you like value! In this episode of Draft Mechanic, you get not just ONE game in the feature segment, but ONE and a half! An expansion too! That’s such a steal! But don’t steal Bargain Quest. But if you want to steal, your dexterity is probably high? Right? Is that a good segue to three games that have dexterity or physical mechanics? I don’t know. But we talk about CTRL, Megacity Oceania, and Flash 8. And, as an added value, Danielle’s going to tell you about Sorachi Ace hops! WHAT A DEAL.
00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:54 Kickstarter Updates
03:30 Kickstarter: Endangered: New Species
08:07 Recent Plays: CTRL
19:37 Recent Plays: Megacity: Oceania
33:39 Recent Plays: Flash 8
46:22 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
47:05 Six Pack Review: Bargain Quest
48:43 Bargain Quest: Gameplay Overview
55:51 Bargain Quest: Discussion
86:46 Bargain Quest: Final Thoughts
88:21 On Tap: Bargain Quest
93:52 Hop Primer: Sorachi Ace
104:20 Next Final Round & Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of several designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/123bargainquest -
Hats & Chai
Draft Mechanic Episode #122: Hats, Chai, Traintopia, Arkadia, Sabro hops
Hope you’re thirsty, because it’s tea time! We’re maneuvering hat cards in teams or individually in Hats, we’re opening our own tea shops in Chai, and… ok, that’s where the tea metaphors run dry. In other recent plays, we go back to 2006 for Arkadia and back current for Traintopia, and Danielle talks about Sabro hops, one of the trendiest hops going in the biz today. Ok, so there’s not really an overarching theme for this episode. Let that one simmer for a bit.
00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates
02:50 Ashes Reborn
05:49 Wolfgang Warsch’s New Expansions
09:17 Kickstarter Updates
10:23 Kickstarter: Lunar Base
15:55 Recent Plays: Arkadia
28:38 Recent Plays: Traintopia
45:27 Recent Plays: Chai
65:13 On Tap: Chai
70:48 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
71:31 Six Pack Review: Hats
72:02 Hats: Gameplay Overview
79:38 Hats: Discussion
95:16 Hop Primer: Sabro
100:38 Closing Remarks & Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of several designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/122hats -
High Rise
Draft Mechanic Episode #121: High Rise; Roar & Write; Stay Cool; Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune; Black is Beautiful beer initiative
Your eyes don’t deceive you, it is for sure a new episode of Draft Mechanic! Thanks so much for sticking with us, and we’re glad to bring you a feature review of High Rise, the latest from Gil Hova’s Formal Ferret Games. In recent plays, we roll, we write, we roar, we stay cool, and we move a wooden pig around a wheel. We hope you’re doing ok out there in podcast land, and thank you for welcoming us back into your ears for another round!
00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:39 Kickstarter: The Fuzzies
11:26 Recent Plays: Roar & Write
24:40 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune
34:56 Recent Plays: Stay Cool!
43:55 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
44:41 Six Pack Review: High Rise
45:54 High Rise: Gameplay Overview (and some discussion)
56:10 High Rise: Discussion
88:03 High Rise: Final Thoughts
91:48 On Tap: High Rise
98:07 Black is Beautiful beer initiative
105:02 Closing Remarks & Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of several designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/121highrise -
Mystery House
Draft Mechanic Episode #120: Mystery House; CYOA: House of Danger; Captive; Crusoe Crew; Summit Hops
#stayhome and play some of these mysterious games about houses! It wasn’t intentional, we swear. Mystery House, CYOA: House of Danger and Captive all take place in houses. And the Crusoe Crew - well, it starts at home, so that qualifies too. Seriously though, we hope you’re doing well out there in podcast listener land. Stay healthy & wash your hands!
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:06 News: Golden Geek Awards voting is live
06:40 News: tabletop.events needs your help!
09:52 Kickstarter Updates
11:06 Kickstarter: Planet Unknown
17:29 Recent Plays: Graphic Novel Adventures “Captive”
34:57 Recent Plays: The Crusoe Crew
45:22 Recent Plays: CYOA: House of Danger
59:55 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
61:00 Six Pack Review: Mystery House
61:32 Mystery House: Gameplay Overview
67:11 Mystery House: Discussion
89:20 Mystery House: Final Thoughts
91:50 On Tap: Mystery House
96:17 Hop Primer: Summit Hops
103:40 Final Round: Convention-going with your SO
110:39 Next Final Round Topic
112:04 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/120mysteryhouse -
In the Hall of the Mountain King
Draft Mechanic Episode #119: In the Hall of the Mountain King, Lions of Lydia KS preview, Zoned Out, Felix the Cat in the Sack, Mosaic Hops, House Rules
Hello again! In this new era of staying at home, why not make that home in a mountain? We’re excavating a mountain cave in our feature review today with In the Hall of the Mountain King. It’s the formation of economy in Lions of Lydia, building a city in Zoned Out, and Felix the Cat in the Sack is also in this sentence. No pun there, sorry. Danielle discusses Mosaic hops, and Jake asked the slack about House Rules back when we were allowed out of our houses. Wash your hands and stay home.
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
09:21 Kickstarter Updates
10:42 Kickstarter: Lions of Lydia
11:40 Kickstarter Preview: Lions of Lydia
28:50 Recent Plays: Zoned Out!
51:37 Recent Plays: Felix the Cat in the Sack
60:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
61:49 Six Pack Review: In the Hall of the Mountain King
62:50 In the Hall of the Mountain King: Gameplay Overview
69:50 In the Hall of the Mountain King: Discussion
94:40 In the Hall of the Mountain King: Final Thoughts
97:44 On Tap: In the Hall of the Mountain King
101:19 Hop Primer: Mosaic
106:24 Final Round: House Rules
110:17 Next Final Round Topic
111:23 Outro
We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net!
Pick up one of three designs for a Draft Mechanic T-Shirt today!
Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)!
We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook!
Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, where we all bring something to the table. Check out our diverse group of audio, video and written board game content creators!
Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox!
Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website!
Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2020/119mountainking
Customer Reviews
Two of my passions combined
Love the style of these guys, amiable, approachable and always with an interesting combination of board gaming and craft beer talk.