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DRAFT MECHANIC

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#84: Three Years / The Ultimate CarcaZone
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#82: Randowriters
#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!
 

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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 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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Yeah ok only a 42 this time #metroX #randowriters @okazubrand
44 points? Not bad for a first try #MetroX #Randowriters @okazubrand
Working from home today. The #LiveStudioCat is 100% prepared for the hurricane.
The first (and only) time I made my own insert was for my copy of #Carcassonne. With a lot of additional stuff now plus this new tenth expansion, I need to rethink this storage plan. Maybe it’s time to invest in a wooden artists case? Has anyone done something like that?
Now that’s what I call a speedy delivery! Eager to dig in this weekend. @jameystegmaier @stonemaiergames
Game night is TONIGHT at @goodroadcider! See y’all there! #gamenight #charlotte #loso #losoclt
Episode 83 is live at draftmechanic.net and on your podcast player of choice! On this episode: Review of #SpaceBase from @alderaceg Preview of #BadMaps from @floodgategames #TeamUP from @helvetiq on tap Recent plays of #Scarabya from @blueorangegames & #CarcassoneTheDiceGame in the #CarcaZone And more! Check it out! #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel
#TIMEstories #BrotherhoodOfTheCoast today...!
There’s a catapult in #Carcassonne the dice game. #CarcaZone
Got a minute tonight to pop into @orpheusbrewing for the first time since laws allow me to buy a beer at the taproom. Let’s see what’s up.
Love seeing @northstargames continue to move into the euro space with #WarsawCityOfRuins. I’ve always been a big fan of drafting and tile placement (see: Among the Stars, Between Two Cities) so this is right in the wheelhouse.
Alright, got #startrekascendancy All boxed away in the base box. Two planos, six geekboxes, one expansion box (for the space lanes plus cards), a big cardboard box for nodes, Borg stuff separate. Room for next 2 expansions. Done!
Organization day... #startrekascendancy
I need you to know about #TeamUp because it comes with a TINY WOODEN PALLET that you stack boxes on. Good show @helvetiq (& @toysmithtoys, the US distributor)
#IntoTheBlackForest from @greencouchgames hits Kickstarter next week! During each encounter of this quick-playing card game, you will battle for control of the four sides of the central card. Above, high beats low. Below, low beats high. To the right, highest (or lowest) marching symbol wins. And to the left... the player who plays there earns the points of the card if it matches a card above. Trust me. You want to play this one. Soon!
And #SpaceBase from @alderaceg has roughly a billion points of variability - I’m amazed how often I’m seeing new ship cards come out. I really dig the escalation about halfway through the game when my engine really starts churning. Looking forward to more plays ahead!
@mattel’s new #SpiritsOfTheWild is a standout 2-player set collection game. The push and pull of getting the stones you need while blocking the other player’s spaces is an exciting battle. Mattel’s doing some good things!
Also got another play of #Expancity from @breaking_games at @megamoosecon. It’s got such undeniable table presence and a cool tile-adjacency scoring system to back it up.
 
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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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