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DRAFT MECHANIC

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First time listener? Maybe start with our 2018 year in review!

Latest Podcast Episodes
#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
#74: Decrypto
#73: Rising 5
#72: The RPG Episode
#71: One Deck Dungeon
#70: Kitchen Rush
#69: Gaming on the Go
 

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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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#Carcassonne Gold Rush! Working our way through all the spinoffs for the #CarcaZone, and this 2014 variant is up for tomorrow’s podcast ep!
Daniel and I are starting #gamenight at @saludcerveceria with @alderaceg’s #ScorpiusFreighter! It’s Rondel-icious
It’s #gamenight tonight at @saludcerveceria! Come play tonight! #noda #nodaclt #charlottenc #charlottegamenight #charlottegamers @nodaclt @nodabrewing @birdsongbrewing @heistbrewery @saludnoda @couchpotato_gaming
Well, looks like we’re in deep now. Escape Plan & The Gallerist are here from @eaglegryphon!
Learning #ArchitectsOfTheWestKingdom tonight at #gamenight!
#3LawsOfRobotics (coming soon from @floodgategames) came out again at #gamenight tonight - maybe my favorite ‘social’ deduction game???
Today is @williamafoy / @willfoy’s last game night before moving north - and we’re sending him out in style with a trip to the #CarcaZone!
Starting off #gamenight with #Patchwork. Come play at @goodroadcider!
It’s the first Thursday of the month - That means it Game Night at @goodroadcider! See y’all in a few hours! #charlottenc #charlottegamenight #clt #losoclt #noda #cltnoda #gamenight
ICYMI: Episode 98 is up on your podcast player and at draftmechanic.net! We review #Otys from @libellud and preview #FreshwaterFly from @bellwethergames & @suhreman! Plus a fresh #CarcaZone, Pikoko from @braingames_int, and @williamafoy’s report from @theunpub! #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel #podcast
I find portals to the #CarcaZone in the weirdest places. This spinoff, The Ark of the Covenant, was just sitting on the game table at @riverwatchbrewery. So, uh, I’m playing it.
Endeavor: Age of Sail with a sea monster expansion. @burntislandgames #livestudiocat
ICYMI! Episode 97 is our #Coimbra review! @eggertspiele / @planb_games Also: #DeepSpaceD6, #Sprawlopolis, #TurboDrift, and a KS preview of #Winterborne by @suhreman & @talonstrikesstudios! Live now on your podcast app and at draftmechanic.net!
Game night tonight at @saludcerveceria! Come play!
Our pal Dan is hosting a pie party. A comPietition. It’s excessive.
Games at the brewery, because yep. @blindpigbrewery (@comicentral92 @theoddity08 I’m in your stomping grounds! lol)
Visiting @triptychbrewing in Savoy, IL - makers of A Wizard is Never Late, one of my favorite beers from 2018 (check out episode 92 for the list!). They’ve got a pin, too! Maybe we should have a pin.... hmmm
Hey, did you know Episode 96 was Expandapalooza 2? Now you do! Check it out on your podfeed or at draftmechanic.net! DO SO
 
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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.

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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 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!

Join us at Geekway to the West in May!

On Thursday night, we’re hosting a bottle share and gaming meetup with our pals from the Mile High Game Guys. Click the pic for event details - see you there!

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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