Draft Mechanic Episode # 92: 2018 In Review, our 2018 Superlatives, Six Packs of our Favorite Beers and Board Games of 2018, a quick MetaMechanic, and biggest gaming surprises of 2018.
Kickstarter:
Vital Lacerda’s Railways of Portugal (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Folded Space Board Game Inserts - Campaign 3 (Kickstarter)
2018 Superlatives:
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)
Jake: Star Realms: Frontiers (White Wizard 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:
Danielle: Monster Match (North Star Games)
Jake: Mars Open: Tabletop Golf (Bellwether Games)
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 Beers of 2018 Six-Packs:
Jake:
Orpheus Brewing “Atalanta Slays the Beast” Barrel-aged plum wild ale. 6.2% ABV. Atlanta, GA, USA.
Cascade Brewing Company “Primordial Noir” Bourbon barrel-aged cherry sour. 10.5% ABV. Portland, OR, USA.
B. Nektar Meadery “Apple Pi with Crust” Apple cyser with spices and graham cracker. 15.3% ABV. Ferndale, MI, USA.
Triptych Brewing “A Wizard Is Never Late” New England IPA brewed with Citra & Apollo hops. 7.07% ABV. Savoy, IL, USA.
Other Half Brewing Co. “Space Hallucinations” Imperial oat cream IPA. 10.5% ABV. Brooklyn, NY, USA
Burial Beer Co. “The Earth As We Now Know It” Triple dry hopped imperial IPA. 10% ABV, 65 IBU. Asheville, NC, USA.
Danielle:
Burial Beer Co. “Mexican Hot Chocolate Skillet” Mexican hot chocolate stout. 8% ABV. / “Griddlecakes” Imperial waffle espresso stout. 10% ABV, 40 IBU. Asheville, NC, USA.
Three Taverns Craft Brewery “Lord Grey” Lacto-fermented Earl Grey sour. 5% ABV, 5 IBU. Decatur, GA, USA.
Kane Brewing Company “Morning Bean” Imperial milk porter with bourbon vanilla beans. 9.2% ABV. Ocean, NJ, USA.
Stoup Brewing/Mirage Beer Co. “ÆGIR” New England IPA fremented with kveik yeast and dry-hopped with Galaxy, Mosaic, & Sabro hops. 6% ABV, 40 IBU. Seattle, WA, USA
D9 Brewing Company “Brewer’s Day Off” Cucumber melon Gose. 4.8% ABV. Cornelius, NC, USA.
Fremont Brewing “Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star: Spice Wars” Bourbon barrel aged blended imperial stout with spices. 8.0% ABV. Seattle, WA, USA.
Favorite Games of 2018 Six-Packs:
Jake's Picks:
6. Mars Open: Tabletop Golf
Bellwether Games
Designer: Dennis Hoyle
5. Pasaraya: Supermarket Manager
BoxFox Games
Designer: Seh Hui Leong
3. Decrypto
Le Scorpion Masqué
Designer: Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance
Danielle's Picks:
6. Monster Match
North Star Games
Designer: Ken Gruhl, Quentin Weir
3. Welcome To…
Deep Water Games / Blue Cocker Games
Designer: Benoit Turpin
2. Ganz Schön Clever
Schmidt Spiele
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch
We Both Picked:
The Quacks of Quedlinburg (Danielle’s 5, Jake’s 4)
North Star Games
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch
Cryptid (Danielle’s 4, Jake’s 2)
Osprey Games
Designer: Hal Duncan, Ruth Veevers
Escape Tales: The Awakening (Danielle & Jake’s 1)
Board&Dice
Designer: Jakub Caban, Matt Dembek, Bartosz Idzikowski
Section Timestamps:
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
04:42 Kickstarter Updates
05:46 Kickstarter: Railways of Portugal
07:58 Kickstarter: Folded Space Inserts
10:56 Meta Mechanic: 2018 Podcast Stats
15:40 2018 In Review
20:24 2018 Superlative Categories
53:19 2018 Six Pack: Favorite Beers
65:52 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
67:11 2018 Six Pack: Honorable Mentions
69:45 2018 Six Pack: Favorite Games
102:03 The Final Round: Your 2018 Moments
111:53 Outro
