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DRAFT MECHANIC

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#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
#47: Fields Of Green / Coldwater Crown
#46: Ethnos / Blood Rage
 

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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

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.
On the road in a place with no discernible gaming scene - thankfully, this #Gamefolio fits everything I need for some solo Orleans! @tastyminstrel #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel
It’s punching & bagging day, and the big one was #Vinhos from @eaglegryphon. Very glad that I got that dymo labelmaker right now! #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel
75 was a little late but it’s here! Check out our @geekwaytothewest con report with a ton of games plus more! #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel @strongholdgames @renegade_game_studios @3ddevine_art @zmangames_ @hexystudio
Click Clack Lumberwhoopsie @milehighgameguys
The #Geekway library is absolutely exceptional. Cross another off the bucket list.
Starting day 3 off with #Vinhos #geekway
Excellent time so far at #geekway, so many games played! The play-to-win catalog is insane with stuff like Pulsar 2849, Clans of Caledonia and a ton more. This con’s definitely staying at the top of my wish list every year!
For the most part, #Altiplano’s action spaces make sense. One food to catch fish? Ok. Two fish make a cacao bean? Uh
I feel like this box cover is judging me
In retrospect Altiplano was not the best choice to learn at 12:30am It’s good tho Gonna have to play again after sleeping #geekway
Playtesting a future release from monochromatic wolf play experiences
The @milehighgameguys boardgaming podcast is always fashion forward
Ok. Time for some heavier stuff. #ClansOfCaledonia at #geekway!
Up next: #Topiary from @renegade_game_studios and @3ddevine_art! #geekway
#MajestyForTheRealm certainly is snappy and quick. Played 2 in 16 minutes. #geekway
 
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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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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 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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