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#71: One Deck Dungeon
#70: Kitchen Rush
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#68: Agra
#67: Expandapalooza
#66: Fog of Love
#65: 2017 In Review
#64: Queendomino
#63: Azul
#62: Six Tasty Games
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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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Played the exceptional #AtlantisRising tonight thanks to a chance run-in with Mike from @elfcreekgames! Thought it was a tough but fair co-op that had us on pins and needles until the final card draw. It’s on Kickstarter now, go check it out! I’ll share more on the next podcast episode!
Yep still rolling! Koi from @smirkanddagger with @ericbooth at @gamersforcures
Flash plus speed-based weapon. Win! #betrayalathouseonthehill @gamersforcures
Learning #FortuneCity @bigfungame at @gamersforcures! Thanks @mattwolfe
Yeah we’re just playing #Pasaraya again. @gamersforcures @felixleong
Starting off @gamersforcures this morning with #Citrus! @tastyminstrel @playtmg
yes yes yes YES YES YESSSSS WOOO @buttonshy delivery day!!!! #Supertall #Sprawlopolis
#Carcassonne was the first (and only, I guess) game I’ve made my own insert for. It’s served me well. However, with my return to the #CarcaZone this year, it felt right to upgrade. I found this nice storage box off Etsy and I’m just getting it all sorted today. So full!
I can’t tell you how much I love & respect Tim, Jess & Doug from @burialbeer. Some of the world’s best people, and brewers, and crafters of this space that is second home.
Gorgeous day for @burialbeer’s yearly #burnpile festival! Enjoyed the off topic talks with @jesterkingbrewery & @forestandmain so far. Up next @weldwerksbrewing
Can’t resist Azul!
Played Rudiger Dorn’s Montana at Game Night last night. Nice worker placement with a few extra mechanics that played in less than an hour. Definitely doesn’t outstay its welcome, and a nice quick bit of fun.
Hey you! Episode 87 dropped today on your podcast player and at draftmechanic.net! Check out our review and beer pairings for #Cryptid from @ospreygames, plus a return to the #CarcaZone, the digital edition of #TerraformingMars from @asmodeedigital and more! #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel
It begins. #CarcaZone @phillier937 @overthehillier
Quick try-out of @cmongames Gizmos at @moxboardinghouse tonight. It’s a nice lil engine builder with some fun interaction of engine-bits.
Finally made it back to @holymtnbrewing for a pour of King’s Head, one of my very favorite beers. Bourbon-barrel aged double oatmeal brown ale.
 
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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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