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DRAFT MECHANIC

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#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
#51: Sentient / Bärenpark
#50: Summer of Hot Games / Rococo
#49: Yamatai v. Five Tribes
#48: Near and Far
 

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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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It might not seem like much, but this Loral IPA from @beerwildheaven is the first pour I’ve purchased directly from the bar at a Georgia brewery. No more “tour” runaround, no half-pours or tickets, just good, honest commerce. Georgia breweries won the right to sell in their taproom last fall, and it’s encouraging to visit their absolutely packed taproom (well, everyone’s on the patio outside, to be fair). Congratulations, Georgia & #GAbeer! This is why we support movements like @craftfreedomnc who are trying to eliminate archaic laws that hold back our breweries. Change is brewing.
That’s some reckless roadin’. #TokyoHighway
Game Night TONIGHT at @saludcerveceria! Be there! #noda #nodaclt #charlotte #charlottenc @nodabrewing @saludnoda @birdsongbrewing @heistbrewery @freerangebrew @nodaclt @gravitymagnc @qcbrewfest @megamoosecon @diceandnames
Absolutely thrilled to get my hands on a copy of #TokyoHighway from Itten... really neat spatial dexterity game. Gonna be keeping this in the games bag for a while!
http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/77vinhos Episode 77 is up! We talk @eaglegryphon #VinhosDeluxe, recent plays, beer pairings, Hefeweizen, helping other players, Kickstarters, news and more! Get it! #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel
Another Father’s Day at @burialbeer - 5th anniversary party! Happy birthday pals!
Ohhhhh, heavy games
Save the date - August 12th is the GREAT BIG BOARD GAME DAY! Join us all day at @goodroadcider for games, fun, cider, beer and food from @streamlinekitchen! Hit up the event link in our profile and RSVP now to lean more as the day approaches! #charlotte #clt #nodaclt #losoclt #charlottenc #boardgames #playmoregames
Nice day of games at #MooseCon Q2 today! Vinhos (2016), Cleopatra & the Society of Architects, Now Boarding, Vegas Boulevard & Carcassonne: Over Hill and Dale as well. Love these game days that @megamoosecon sets up!
Great turnout to #GameNight last night at @goodroadcider! Stay tuned to our Facebook page for our meetups here and at @saludcerveceria. #playmoregames #charlotte #charlottenc #nodaclt #noda #clt #losocharlotte
Game night is TONIGHT at @goodroadcider! Be there! #clt #charlotte #charlottenc
Episode 76 is live! Listen at draftmechanic.net, or on your favorite podcast player! We review #Altiplano from @renegade_game_studios and share some alpaca-related beer pairings. Also! #FoodTruckChampion from @_dailymagicgames_, #CarcassonneTheDiscovery and #TheMind. Danielle discusses sour beer, we talk about the spectrum between stories and games, and more news & Kickstarters than you can shake a Meeple at! #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel
Let’s just say that my final turn of #Altiplano was exceptionally nice. @renegade_game_studios @playrenegade
The way we live. @burialbeer Seasoned Skillet, bourbon barrel aged donut stout.
It’s hot, and it’s Friday, so it’s time to put this @graytonbeer into an appropriately labeled @beerwildheaven glass. Have a great weekend all, cheers! #beer #gabeer #flbeer
In a case of happy timing, someone reached out to me on BGG with a trade for Carcassonne: The City after Geekway (I added it to my ‘want in trade’ list the day after). And so, here it is, unpunched and unplayed. Big thanks to Rob N. who happened to load the trade page at the right time to make a little dream come true. #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel #carcassonne #carcassonethecity
Pictured: Charlotte’s incredibly blue parking deck. Yep! It’s home alright.
Found some good beer at least! @idyllhounds Incidentals: New England style IPA with huell melon, galaxy, Vic secret & kohatu hops. Hazy, juicy, heck yeah. Good job y’all.
 
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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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