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DRAFT MECHANIC

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Latest Podcast Episodes
#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
#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
 

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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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ICYMI: Episode 90 is up! Check out our #PAXUnplugged recap with special guest Eric Buscemi of The Cardboard Hoard! We also look at #DropIt from @thamesandkosmos, plus #Trellis and #TheStarsAlign from @breaking_games! Available now on draftmechanic.net and wherever podcasts are! #paxunplugged2018 #pax #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel @savageyetigames
I’m proud of my laddering. #CatchTheMoon @studio.bombyx
Important information for @diceandnames in the #BOSK rule book. @floodgategames
Stuck in Philly for another night - a good time for some light play. Here, Alex from @greyfoxgames contemplates two difficult options in #DropIt from @kosmos_verlag
Josh is the head of game development at @greyfoxgames. Josh also develops solutions for badge ribbons when the badge is the wrong way. Be like Josh. @jlobkowicz #paxunplugged
The booth setup for @fogoflove is gorgeous! #paxunplugged
Learning #TheStarsAlign from @breaking_games! Check ‘em out if you’re at #PAXunplugged!
#paxunplugged is ON!
Check out this siiiiiick Ullr (Champions of Midgard) pin available at @greyfoxgames booth 1913! #paxunplugged #pinnyarcade
Pre-#paxunplugged @greyfoxgames game night learning #CityOfGears! Come play it tomorrow, I’ll be demoing it 2-6pm at booth 1913! As a special secret, designer @chris_leder is in the distant background!
Where does your favorite game fall? Made this graph real quick on the way to #paxunplugged. Interested to see what data comes from it. #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel
Bringing my best pin game to #paxunplugged. Got some hot fire from @dblfeature & @chittypins & @maxfunhq & @restorationgames & @gilhova & @theyetee & more. See ya soon!
Oh baby! #CityOfGears from @greyfoxgames is here! Just in time to read the rule book before doing demos at #PAXunplugged - Friday & Saturday 2-6pm see you there!
ICYMI: Episode 89 is live at draftmechanic.net and on your podcast player! Check out our feature review of #Pasaraya from @felixleong plus War Chest, Impact, and Carcassonne: South Seas! All this and news, kickstarters, beer talk, the final round and more! #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel
Wait what
I feel it is time to announce that we have two spiffy new shirt designs: The World Famous #CarcaZone and #LiveStudioCat are now available on our @redbubble shop! Hit the quick link banner at draftmechanic.net to get ‘em! It’s the niche-est possible board gaming shirt you could own! #carcassonne #carcassonnegame #boardgamecats #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel
Hey uh what the heck is @moderntimesbeer doing in Charlotte? I was not notified
The #LiveStudioCat attempts to comprehend the battle of the elements. Impact from @ravensburgerglobal! #gladiatorsinanarena
 
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What's a slack?

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.

Why do I want it?

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 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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