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DRAFT MECHANIC

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#86: Legacy of Dragonholt
#85: Most Wanted
#84: Three Years / The Ultimate CarcaZone
#83: Space Base
#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
 

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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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So soon! @nodabrewing beer moving in to the @cltairport!
Off to a good start at @saludcerveceria #GameNight! Come play!
It’s episode 86! 🔽🔽 listen at draftmechanic.net or on your pod player of choice! Review: #LegacyOfDragonholt from @fantasyflightgames! On tap: #CatchTheMoon from @studio.bombyx! KS Preview: #DreamsOfTomorrow from @weirdgiraffegames! Checkacheckacheckacheckitout #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel
And in case you were wondering, no, that one’s not touching the base
There’s a zen-like calm to playing #CatchTheMoon solo. Here’s my latest creation, this time with zero fallen ladders. Good stress relief for the end of the week.
Ooooooooooo something new and exciting from @boardanddice! #EscapeTales
Me: “I see no reason why not to play a quick solo game of #CatchTheMoon before bed” Also me: Hey hi increased heart rate thanks for visiting
Episode 85 is LIVE on draftmechanic.net and your podcast player of choice! Review: @northstargames #MostWanted KS Preview: @dicehateme #Homebrewers Plus @alderaceg Istanbul: The Dice Game & @helvetiq #Bandido, and a recap of awards from #GABF2018! #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel
Alright who’s responsible for this
I’m just over the moon at the character art for #MostWanted from @northstargames! So much fun in a quick 15-30 minutes. Great replayability with the fun ‘treasure’ too! Have you discovered the secret stash yet?
Welp. @phillier937 has called our bluff. Coming soon in the #CarcaZone... yep, the Catapult.
Don’t brew this flavor #Homebrewers @dicehateme
Celebrating the #gabf2018 awards by playing @dicehateme games’ #Homebrewers, on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW! @benrosset @blackoakgames
Hey everyone, you should know how adorable these pins from @dblfeature are. We talked about the Tiny Dice Buddies Kickstarter a few episodes ago, and well, maybe I’ve ordered some more #pins
ICYMI: Episode 84 is our three-year anniversary! We dive deep into the #CarcaZone with reviews of all of the major #Carcassonne expansions! Plus, a preview of @greencouchgames’ #IntoTheBlackForest and more great gaming goodness! #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel
Yeah ok only a 42 this time #metroX #randowriters @okazubrand
44 points? Not bad for a first try #MetroX #Randowriters @okazubrand
 
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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.

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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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