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DRAFT MECHANIC

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#81: Gen Con 2018 Recap
#80: The Hype List 2018
#79: DropMix
#78: Best of 2017 Redux
#77: Vinhos
#77: Vinhos
#76: Altiplano
#75: Geekway to the West 2018
#74: Decrypto
#73: Rising 5
#72: The RPG Episode
#71: One Deck Dungeon
#70: Kitchen Rush
#69: Gaming on the Go
#68: Agra
#67: Expandapalooza
#66: Fog of Love
#65: 2017 In Review
#64: Queendomino
#63: Azul
#62: Six Tasty Games
#61: Downforce
#60: Fast Forward!
#59: Spooky Games
#58: The 7th Continent
#57: FBGL 2017
#56: Ex Libris
#55: Gen Con 50 Wrapup!
#54: The Hype List 2017
#54: The Hype List 2017
#53: Dice Forge / Pit Crew
#52: RAXXON / Century
 

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Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, a supportive network of board game media content creators committed to promoting games as a way to bring together families, friends, and board game enthusiasts across the globe, while advocating for openness, fairness, and inclusion in the community. Visit punchboardmedia.com   to check out content from all our members: audio podcasts, written reviews, video content, how-to-plays and more!

Draft Mechanic is a proud member of Punchboard Media, a supportive network of board game media content creators committed to promoting games as a way to bring together families, friends, and board game enthusiasts across the globe, while advocating for openness, fairness, and inclusion in the community.

Visit punchboardmedia.com to check out content from all our members: audio podcasts, written reviews, video content, how-to-plays and more!

 

Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games! Check out greyfoxgames.com for more information on their games, including Deception: Murder in Hong Kong. Show them some love! Thanks again to GFG for their continued support.

 

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And our final giveaway prize - James wins #BaseballHighlights2045 (first mention!) from @eaglegryphon at the #greatBigBoardGameDay! Thanks to all who came out for a HUGE day!
Eric won a copy of #Multiuniversum from @greyfoxgames today at #greatBigBoardGameDay! Niceeee
Playing #Reef from @planb_games @next_move_games at #greatBigBoardGameDay
Michelle at @goodroadcider is taking home a copy of @greyfoxgames #PocketMars from the #greatBigBoardGameDay!
YOUR #MonsterMatch CHAMPION! Morgan wins in stunning fashion! #greatBigBoardGameDay at @goodroadcider
Chris H. wins a copy of #MarsOpen from @bellwethergames! Awesome!! About to start the Monster Match tournament at #greatBigBoardGameDay @goodroadcider!
Nathan scores a copy of #HarvestDice from @greyfoxgames at the #greatBigBoardGameDay! Come on down to @goodroadcider til 7!
#WindupWar from @bellwethergames goes to Fritzy! More giveaways to come at #greatBigBoardGameDay at @goodroadcider!
Our first winner! Beth wins a copy of @eaglegryphon #Chimera at the #greatBigBoardGameDay! Come to @goodroadcider and toss your name in the drawings!
Come and play some games! #greatBigBoardGameDay at @goodroadcider in full effect!
It’s time for the #greatBigBoardGameDay at @goodroadcider! We brought... a few games. New hotness! Old standbys! Everything in between! Noon ‘til 7! Raffles! Fun! BE HERE
Had one heckin’ good time with @northstargames #MostWanted tonight! Really impressed by this one for a casual fun time. Good job Ken & Quentin!
Giving #VoidGame from @oinkgamesofficial a quick run. @tealifetam is going for the vertical bee strat
“Lunch Meeting” #TheCaptainIsDeadLockdown @alderaceg @alderacentertainment
The Captain is Dead, but the #livestudiocat is right the heck here
Sigh. Where to begin.... anything you want to hear us talk about sooner rather than later?
The #GreatBigBoardGameDay is SUNDAY at @goodroadcider! RSVP for this family-friendly & free event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2129979857286177 Check out the games we'll be giving away as raffle prizes throughout the day on Sunday! From @greyfoxgames : Pocket Mars, Harvest Dice & Multiuniversum! From @bellwethergames : Mars Open & Windup War! From @eaglegryphon : Baseball Highlights 2045 & Chimera! Plus: a copy of @northstargames' Monster Match will go to the winner of our inaugural Monster Match Championship Tournament! More details in the next few days, plus some more fun events! Be there, Sunday! #charlotte #clt #cltgeeks #charlottenc #noda #nodaclt #charlottegamenight #gamenight #playmoregames #losocharlotte #southendclt
 
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What's a slack?

Slack is a chat service that runs on your web browser, phone, tablet, or I guess fridge if you have some fancy web-enabled fridge. Not sure. Our fridge is mainly for beer.

Why do I want it?

If you're here, you're a DM listener and want to be more involved in the board games & craft beer community we're creating! That's awesome! Our Slack channel has discussion rooms for games, beer, kickstarter, TIME Stories, and more - plus, #TheTopic channel in which we discuss our per-episode "Final Round" topic as started in Episode 65.

What's it cost?

Nothing. We just want to chat and hang out with you. Just be cool and no game or beer shaming. Otherwise, Bob will need to have a word with you.

How do I get in?

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DRAFT MECHANIC LOCAL EVENTS!

We host two monthly board game meetups in the Charlotte, NC area.

  • On the first Thursday of each month we are at GoodRoad CiderWorks, 117 Southside Drive, Charlotte NC.
  • On the third Tuesday of each month we are at Salud Cerveceria, 3306-B N. Davidson St., Charlotte NC.

Come out and join us for a night of board games and more! Click the images below to visit our Facebook events page for exact dates and start times, and to let us know you're coming!

ABOUT US

 

Jake

Danielle

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Superpower of Choice

by The Liberation Jumpsuit

The Liberation Jumpsuit was a funky power pop band that existed in the Blacksburg, VA area in the 2000s. Led by my college friend and radio co-host, Drew, TLJ released three albums including the one featured here, Superpower of Choice. When we began the podcast, I looked around for great music to use beyond the standard loops and bumpers, but couldn't find anything that fit the feel we wanted. I happened to have Superpower of Choice in my car CD player the day before recording episode 3 and it clicked. A few messages to Drew later, we had our backing music.

I spoke with Drew about giving the album a second life on the website here and he was excited for the chance to get it back out there again. On the show, we (currently) use four tracks:

Main Theme / First Bump: Superpower of Choice
Second Bump: Prototypical
Third Bump: Fat Kid
Spoiler Episodes: Rinse/Repeat

We hope you enjoy this little slice of funky fun!

The Liberation Jumpsuit was:
Drew: Vocals, dancing
Dan: Guitars
Sam: More Guitars
Jeff: Bass and production
Ryan: Many drums

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