Draft Mechanic Episode #104: 2018 Superlatives and Top Games Redux, The Alwaysgreen Garden Kickstarter Preview, Shikoku, Navegador, The Hearmees, and Recent Beer Legislation
Kickstarter:
Classy Dice Buddies (Part 1) (Kickstarter)
Board game Bag & Calendar (Kickstarter)
The Isle of Cats (BGG) (Kickstarter)
The Alwaysgreen Garden (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Recent Plays:
The Alwaysgreen Garden
2019, Splattered Ink Games
Designer: Darryl T. Jones
Artist: Darryl T. Jones
Shikoku
2019, Grand Gamers Guild
Designer: Eloi Pujadas
Artist: Amelia Sales
Navegador
2010, PD-Verlag/Rio Grande Games
Designer: Mac Gerdts
Artist: Marina Fahrenbach, Mac Gerdts
The Hearmees
2017, HABA
Designer: Wolfgang A. Lehmann
2018 Superlatives Redux:
Best Artwork:
Danielle: Root (Leder Games)
Jake: Everdell (Starling Games)
Best Non-mini Components:
Jake: the Mars Open: Tabletop Golf ball (Bellwether Games)
Danielle: The Expancity stacking skyscrapers (Breaking Games)
Biggest Disappointment:
Danielle: T.I.M.E. Stories: Brotherhood of the Coast (Space Cowboys)
Jake: Rising Sun (CMON Limited)
Game I Wish I'd Played in 2018:
Danielle: Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game (Portal Games)
Jake: Root (Leder Games)
Game I Wish I'd Played More of in 2018:
Danielle: The Quacks of Quedlinburg (North Star Games)
Change: Jake: Underwater Cities (Delicious Games)
Best Older Game I Played for the First Time in 2018:
Danielle: Ponzi Scheme (Tasty Minstrel Games)
Jake: Vinhos Deluxe Edition (Eagle-Gryphon Games)
Best Party Game:
Change: Danielle: Just One (Repos Production)
Change: Jake: Just One (Repos Production)
Best App:
Danielle: Ganz Schön Clever (Schmidt Spiele, Developer: BrettspielWelt GMBH)
Jake: Noch Mal! (Schmidt Spiele, Developer: Outline Development)
Most Innovative Game:
Danielle: Nychtofobia (Pandasaurus Games)
Jake: KeyForge: Call of the Archons/Discover: Lands Unknown (Fantasy Flight Games)
Favorite Games of 2018:
Jake's Picks:
10. Decrypto
Le Scorpion Masqué
Designer: Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance
9. Star Realms : Frontiers
White Wizard Games
Designer: Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle
8. Teotihuacan: City of Gods
NSKN Games
Designer: Daniele Tascini
7. Blue Lagoon
Blue Orange
Designer: Reiner Knizia
6. Keyforge: Call of the Archons
Fantasy Flight Games
Designer: Richard Garfield
5. Mars Open: Tabletop Golf
Bellwether Games
Designer: Dennis Hoyle
4. The Quacks of Quedlinburg
North Star Games
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch
3. Cryptid
Osprey Games
Designer: Hal Duncan, Ruth Veevers
2. Coimbra
eggertspiele
Designer: Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli
1. Escape Tales: The Awakening
Board&Dice
Designer: Jakub Caban, Matt Dembek, Bartosz Idzikowski
Danielle's Picks:
10. Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Stonemaier Games
Desinger: Matthew O'Malley, Ben Rosset
9. Spring Meadow
Stronghold Games
Designer: Uwe Rosenberg
8. Coimbra
eggertspiele
Designer: Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli
7. Dice Hospital
Alley Cat Games
Designer: Stan Kordonskiy, Mike Nudd
6. Ganz Schön Clever
Schmidt Spiele
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch
5. Keyforge: Call of the Archons
Fantasy Flight Games
Designer: Richard Garfield
4. The Quacks of Quedlinburg
North Star Games
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch
3. Welcome To…
Deep Water Games / Blue Cocker Games
Designer: Benoit Turpin
2. Just One
Repos Productions
Designer: Ludovic Roudy, Bruno Sautter
1. Escape Tales: The Awakening
Board&Dice
Designer: Jakub Caban, Matt Dembek, Bartosz Idzikowski
Beer Legislation:
CNN: Supreme Court strikes down Tennessee residency requirement for liquor licenses
Brewbound: US Supreme Court Strikes Down Tennessee Residency Requirement
Brewbound: Maine Governor Signs Self-Distribution, Franchise Reform into Law
Section Timestamps:
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:00 Games News: BGG’s Convention Tools
04:52 Kickstarter Updates
07:13 Kickstarter: Classy Dice Buddies Part 1
08:20 Kickstarter: BoardGameTables.com Bags & Calendar
12:51 Kickstarter: The Isle of Cats
14:53 Kickstarter: The Alwaysgreen Garden
26:45 Recent Plays: Shikoku
38:05 Recent Plays: Navegador
51:23 Recent Plays: The Hearmees
59:32 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
60:35 2018 Redux: Superlative Categories
67:27 2018 Redux: Top 10 Games Re-Lists
96:00 Recent Beer Legislation News
104:18 Outro
