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DRAFT MECHANIC

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#104: 2018 Redux
#104: 2018 Redux
#103: Dust In The Wings / We're Doomed!
#103: Dust In The Wings / We're Doomed!
#102: PolyominUwe
#102: PolyominUwe
#101: Geekway to the West 2019
#100: Top 10 Games
#100: Top 10 Games
#99: Hero Realms
#99: Hero Realms
#98: Otys
#98: Otys
#97: Coimbra
#97: Coimbra
#96: Expandapalooza 2
#96: Expandapalooza 2
#95: Keyforge
#94: Wingspan
#93: The Quacks of Quedlinburg
#92: 2018 In Review
#91: City of Gears
#90: PAX Unplugged / Trellis
#90: PAX Unplugged / Trellis
#89: Pasaraya
#88: Gamers For Cures / Burnpile 2018
#87: Cryptid
#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
 

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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.

 

@DRAFTMECHANIC

Ok now that’s just adorable. A 2-pack! @offcolorbrewing
Playing the odds again today at @mariasbar with #ProvingGrounds from @renegade_game_studios. What solo games do you travel with?
Next is Navegador. Rondel-icious! #gamenight
Next up is #B2CoMKL from @stonemaiergames!
Kicking off #GameNight with #Shikoku from @grndgmrsgld! Come play at @goodroadcider
Ready to play some games? It’s #gamenight at @goodroadcider! Come play!
It’s #gamenight tonight at @goodroadcider!!! May get there early for the holiday - Good Road opens at noon today, I’m thinking four-ish - See you then!
Won my first game of Aerion by the skin of my teeth (one card!). Anyone else playing this yet? How do you compare it to the rest of the Onirim series?
One good thing about Midway is the nice quiet food court area with big tables, so I can get in some solo gaming like #ProvingGrounds from @renegade_game_studios / @playrenegade.
Did you catch last week’s episode 102, where we compared Uwe Rosenberg’s puzzle trilogy published by @strongholdgames? Check it out at draftmechanic.net and on your favorite podcast player!
Getting thinky with #Cryptid from @ospreygames tonight at #gamenight. Still love bringing this to the table!
Taking the gorgeous new #DustInTheWings from @boardanddice for a spin at @saludcerveceria #GameNight. Quick and thinky 4p abstract!
We may have the perfect tables for #Flipships at @saludcerveceria. Game night is on! @playrenegade
It’s time for #GameNight at @saludcerveceria! Come play!
Packing for #GameNight is SO much easier with these @boardgametables bags! So glad I picked up a pair at Origins! Come play at @saludcerveceria tonight!
When you only have a few minutes to get into the #CarcaZone... try it Für 2! Thanks to our buddy Bert for bringing this back from Germany for us! #carcassonne #twoplayer #twoplayergames #bgg #boardgames
I’ll be honest, one of my favorite parts of a con is Punching Day just afterwards. Digging through the new games, like #Bosk from @floodgategames - these trees! So nice! It was awesome meeting so many people at #Origins2019. Our next con is #GenCon2019 - see you there!
 
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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.

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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.

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.

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DRAFT MECHANIC 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!

Conventions!

Generally, we’ll be at:

Geekway to the West, St. Louis MO

Gen Con 2019, Indianapolis IN

MegaMooseCon, Richburg SC

PAX Unplugged, Philadelphia PA

ABOUT US

 

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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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