#124: Return of the Randowriters

Draft Mechanic Episode #124: Corinth On Tap, Silver & Gold, Cartographers App, On Tour 2nd Edition with the European Map, Decipher, Untappd At Home quantified, & Late but pleasant surprise games.

Kickstarter:
As You ‘Wich (BGG)(Kickstarter)
Coven Creatures Pins (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Decipher
2020, HeidelBÄR Games
Designer: Bill Eberle, Peter Olotka, Greg Olotka
Artist: Kwanchai Moriya

Randowriters:
Cartographers App
2019, Thunderworks Games
Designer: Jordy Adan
Artist: Luis Francisco, Lucas Ribeiro
App by: Brettspiel/Welt (Apple) (Google Play)

Silver & Gold
2019, Pandasaurus Games
Designer: Phil Walker-Harding
Artist: Oliver Freudenreich

On Tour (Second Edition)
2020, BoardGameTables.com
Designer: Chad DeShon
Artist: Anca Gavril

Corinth
2019, Days of Wonder
Designer: Sébastien Pauchon
Artist: Julio Cesar, Cyrille Daujean

On Tap:
Corinth
2019, Days of Wonder
Designer: Sébastien Pauchon
Artist: Julio Cesar, Cyrille Daujean

    • Holy Mountain Brewing "The Goat"; Seattle, WA, USA
    4.9% ABV .
    Brett saison.
    • Thirsty Planet Brewing Company "Thirsty Goat Amber"; Austin, TX, USA
    6.8% ABV, 30 IBU.
    Amber ale.
    •The Devil’s Trumpet Brewing Co. "Night Goat"; Merrillville, IN, USA
    5.5% ABV, 21 IBU.
    Coffee stout.
    •Barkerville Brewing Co. "Wandering Camel"; Quesnell, BC, Canada
    6.5% ABV, 48 IBU.
   English IPA w/Nugget & Citra hops.

Untappd At Home Data:
Untappd at Home: By the Numbers

Section Timestamps:

00:45 Show Intro, News & Updates

02:20 Kickstarter Updates

02:46 Kickstarter: As You ‘Wich

05:25 Kickstarter: Coven Creatures

06:58 Recent Plays: Decipher

17:50 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

18:53 Randowriters: Cartographers App

26:19 Randowriters: Silver & Gold

35:47 Randowriters: On Tour (Second Edition)

46:48 Randowriters: Corinth

62:28 On Tap: Corinth

66:36 Untappd At Home

76:15 Final Round: Pleasant Surprises

81:28 Next Final Round & Outro

#114: 2019 In Review

Draft Mechanic Episode #114: 2019 In Review, our 2019 Superlatives, Six Packs of our Favorite Beers and Board Games of 2019

2019 Superlatives:
Best Artwork:
Danielle: Wingspan (Stonemaier Games)
Jake: Wingspan (Stonemaier Games)

Best Non-mini Components:
Jake:  the Spectrum dial from Wavelength (Palm Court)
Danielle: The upgrade wheel from Mechanica (Resonym)

Biggest Disappointment:
Danielle: T.I.M.E. Stories: Madame (Space Cowboys); Runner up- Fantastic Factories (Deep Water Games)
Jake: T.I.M.E. Stories: Madame (Space Cowboys); Runner up- Second Chance (Stronghold Games)

Game I Wish I'd Played in 2019:
Danielle: Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula (Board & Dice)
Jake: Black Angel (Pearl Games)

Game I Wish I'd Played More of in 2019:
Danielle: Irish Gauge [English 2nd edition] (Capstone Games)
Jake: Star Realms: Keyforge: Age of Ascension/Worlds Collide (Fantasy Flight Games)

Best Older Game I Played for the First Time in 2019:
Danielle: Dice Hospital (Alley Cat Games)
Jake: Ginkgopolis (Pearl Games)

Best Party Game:
Danielle: 3 Laws of Robotics (Floodgate Games)
Jake: Mars Open: We’re Doomed! (Breaking Games)

Best App:
Danielle: Apple Arcade - I cheated (Apple)
Jake: Terraforming Mars (Stronghold Games, Developer: Asmodee Digital)

Most Innovative Game:
Danielle: We’re Doomed! (Breaking Games)
Jake: We’re Doomed! (Breaking Games)

Favorite Beers of 2019 Six-Packs:
Jake:

• Burial Beer Co. “The Chorus of Chaos” BBA brown ale with roasted pistachios, cinnamon, rose petal, meyer lemon, and vanilla. 11% ABV, 25 IBU. Asheville, NC, USA.

• Other Half Brewing Co. “HDHC All Citra Everything” Imperial IPA with Citra & Citra Cryo High density Hop Charge. 8.5% ABV. Brooklyn, NY, USA.

• Salud Cerveceria “Funky Lee Boy” Berliner w/ Boysenberry, Raspberry, Milk Sugar and Cinnamon. 5% ABV. Charlotte, NC, USA.

• Hubbard’s Cave “Chocolate & Cinnamon Pot De Crème” Imperial Stout with Cocoa Nibs, Cinnamon, Vanilla Beans, and Lactose. 12% ABV, 78 IBU. Niles, IL, USA.

• Une Annee Brewery “Le Grand Monde 2019-3” Barrel Aged American Wild Ale With Cinnamon Sticks, Peaches, And Vanilla Beans. 7% ABV. Niles, IL, USA

• Dogfish Head Craft Brewry“Slightly Mighty” Lo-cal IPA. 4.0% ABV, 30 IBU. Milton, DE, USA.

Danielle:

• Burial Beer Co. “The Chorus of Chaos” BBA brown ale with roasted pistachios, cinnamon, rose petal, meyer lemon, and vanilla. 11% ABV, 25 IBU. Asheville, NC, USA.

• The Eighth State Brewing Company “Getting Older” Sour ale with cherry, strawberry, lime, and mint. 6.5% ABV, 5 IBU. Greenville, SC, USA.

• Burial Beer Co./Ancillary Fermentation “These Incendiary Devices” Pitaya India Pale Ale. 7% ABV, 50IBU. Asheville, NC, USA.

• Free Range Brewing “Burn Barrel” Carolina smoked wild ale aged on peaches. 7.2% ABV. Charlotte, NC, USA

• Salud Cerveceria “Funky Lee Boy” Berliner w/ Boysenberry, Raspberry, Milk Sugar and Cinnamon. 5% ABV. Charlotte, NC, USA.

• Bearded Iris Brewing “Breaking News” Sour DIPA with blueberries, lactose, barbe rouge hops. 7.5% ABV. Nashville, TN, USA.

Favorite Games of 2019 Six-Packs:

Jake's Picks:

6. Megacity: Oceania
Hub Games
Designer: Jordan Draper, Michael Fox

5. Freshwater Fly
Bellwether Games
Designer: Brian Suhre

4. Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale
Thunderworks Games
Designer: Jordy Adan

3. Las Vegas Royale
alea/Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH
Designer: Rüdiger Dorn

2. The Taverns of Tiefenthal
North Star Games
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch

1. Escape Tales: Low Memory
Board&Dice
Designer: Jakub Caban, Bartosz Idzikowski

Danielle's Picks:

6. Bosk
Floodgate Games
Designer: Daryl Andrews, Erica Bouyouris

5. On Tour
BoardGameTables.com
Designer: Chad DeShon

4. The Taverns of Tiefenthal
North Star Games
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch

3. Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale
Thunderworks Games
Designer: Jordy Adan

2. Letter Jam
Czech Games Edition
Designer:   Ondra Skoupý

1. Escape Tales: Low Memory
Board&Dice
Designer:   Jakub Caban, Bartosz Idzikowski

Section Timestamps:

#95: Keyforge

Draft Mechanic Episode # 95: Wingspan Six Pack Review, On Tour On Tap, Cardcassonne, Herbaceous Sprouts, Brewers Association Diversity & Inclusion Grant, Fresh Fest 2019, and Games We Were Wrong About

Recycling Game

Kickstarters: 
Wavelength (BGG) (Kickstarter)
In The Hall Of The Mountain King (BGG) (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Cardcassonne
2009, Rio Grande Games
Designer: Eduardo Baraf, Steve Finn, Keith Matejka
Artist: Benjamin Shulman, Beth Sobel

Herbaceous Sprouts
2019, Pencil First Games
Designer: Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Artist: Claus Stephan

On Tour
2019, BoardGameTables.com
Designer: Chad DeShon
Artist: Anca Gavril

On Tap:
On Tour
2019, BoardGameTables.com
Designer: Chad DeShon
Artist: Anca Gavril
•Vagabond Brewing "On the Road Red"; Salem, OR, USA
    5.4% ABV, 30 IBU.
    English style amber with West Coast hops.

    •Mikerphone Brewing "On The Road Again”; Elk Grove Village, USA
    6% ABV.
    Dry-hopped saison with Enigma hops.

    •Peace Tree Brewing Company "Soundcheck"; Knoxville, IA, USA
    4.9% ABV.
    Session IPA.

    •HOMES Brewery "LAZER LIGHT SHOW"; Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    8% ABV.
    Double IPA with Citra & Galaxy hops.

    •Southern Tier Brewing Company “Citra Hopped Live Pale Ale"; Lakewood, NY, USA
    5.5% ABV, 37 IBU.
    American pale ale.

Six Pack Review:
Keyforge: Call of the Archons
2018, Fantasy Flight Games
Designer: Richard Garfield

Beer Segment:
Brewers Association Diversity and Inclusion Event Grant Proposal Submissions (Open through 3/15/19)

Fresh Fest 2019 - 8/10/19, Pittsburgh, PA
-Tickets
-Brewery Application -Open Through 3/31/19
-Vendor/Artist/Food Truck Application - Open Through 3/31/19

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

03:46 Circular Charlotte and Gaming

09:49 Keyforge: Age of Ascension

12:53 Kickstarter Updates

16:45 Kickstarter: Wavelength

20:33 Kickstarter: In the Hall of the Mountain King

24:41 Recent Plays: Cardcassonne

38:15 Recent Plays: Herbaceous Sprouts

48:14 Recent Plays: On Tour

58:27 On Tap: On Tour

62:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

63:05 Six Pack Review: Keyforge

63:50 Keyforge: Gameplay Overview

67:28 Keyforge: Discussion

82:12 Keyforge: Final Thoughts

85:35 Brewer’s Association Diversity & Inclusion Grant

87:18 Fresh Fest 2019

88:59 Final Round: Games we were wrong about

92:56 Outro

#76: Altiplano

Draft Mechanic Episode # 76: Altiplano Six Pack Review & On Tap, Food Truck Champion, Carcassonne: The Discovery, The Mind, Styles of Sour Beer, and the Distinction Between a Story & a Game

Kickstarter: 
Villagers (BGG) (Kickstarter)
On Tour (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Herbaceous Sprouts (BGG) (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Food Truck Champion
2017, Daily Magic Games
Designer: Nicole Jekich, Luke Turpeinen
Artist: Claire Donaldson

Carcassonne: The Discovery
2005, Rio Grande Games
Designer: Leo Colovini, Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Artist: Stefano Mondini, Fabio Visintin 

The Mind
2018, Pandasaurus Games (When it comes to the US)
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch
Artist: Oliver Freudenreich 

Six Pack Review:
Altiplano
2017, dlp games/Renegade Game Studios
Designer: Reiner Stockhausen
Artist: Klemens Franz, Andrea Kattnig, Jeff Oglesby 

On Tap:
Altiplano
2017, dlp games/Renegade Game Studios
Designer: Reiner Stockhausen
Artist: Klemens Franz, Andrea Kattnig, Jeff Oglesby
    •Shebeen Brewing Company "Alpaca Blanca"; Wolcott, CT, USA
    6.6% ABV, 60 IBU.
    New England IPA brewed with Azacca & Mosaic hops.

    •Left Barrel Brewing "Alpaca Amber"; Balhannah, SA, Australia
    5.3% ABV, 35 IBU.
    Amber ale brewed with farmhouse yeast.

    •Swiftwater Brewing Co. "Alpaca Kisses"; Rochester, NY, USA
    6.5% ABV.
    New England IPA brewed with Vic Secret & Denali hops.

    •White Oak Brewing "Me Llama Llama"; Normal, IL, USA
    4% ABV, 20 IBU
    Mexican Mocha Latte inspired English Mild Ale.

    •Proclamation Ale Company "Alpaca Magi" Series; Warwick, RI, USA
    The Dark Night of the Alpaca Magi
    The Infinite Ascension of the Alpaca Magi
    The Amazing Adventures of the Alpaca Magi
    The Unyielding Wrath of the Alpaca Magi
    The Eternal Void of the Alpaca Magi

Major Styles of Sour Beer:
Belgian Styles:
Lambic (incl. Fruited Lambics such as Kriek & Frambois and blended Lambics such as Gueze)
Oud Bruin
Flanders Red Ale

German Styles:
Gose
Berliner Weisse
*Kettle soured beers are often one of these 2 styles

Other:
American Style Sour Ale

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

03:03 News: Choose Your Own Adventure game

04:31 News: Spring Meadow

08:17 Kickstarter: On Tour

11:23 Kickstarter: Villagers

15:44 Kickstarter: Herbaceous Sprouts

18:54 Recent Plays: Food Truck Champion

32:49 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: The Discovery

43:35 Recent Plays: The Mind

49:17 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

50:22 Six Pack Review: Altiplano

50:55 Altiplano Gameplay Overview

56:52 Altiplano Discussion

85:53 Altiplano Final Thoughts

87:38 On Tap: Altiplano

92:22 The Beer Primer: Sours

103:00 Final Round: Story or Game?

108:13 Outro