#48: Near and Far

Draft Mechanic Episode # 48: Near and Far Six-Pack Review and On Tap, Thrash'n Roll, Secret Hitler, the Jaipur App, Skull, and the controversy over Ratebeer.com

Kickstarter:
GameTek: The Book

Recent Plays:

Thrash'n Roll
2015, Game Fabrica.
Designers:  Aleksander Biela, Krzysztof Matusik
Artists:  Krzysztof Matusik, Robert Sobota

Secret Hitler
2016, Goat Wolf & Cabbage.
Designers:  Mike Boxleiter, Tommy Maranges, Max Temkin
Artist:  Mackenzie Schubert

Jaipur
2009, GameWorks SàRL.
Designer:  Sébastien Pauchon
Artist:  Alexandre Roche
iOS / Google Play

Skull
2011, Asmodee / Lui-même. 
Designer:  Hervé Marly
Artist: Thomas Vuarchex

Six-Pack Review:

Near and Far
2017, Red Raven Games.
Designer: Ryan Laukat
Artist: Ryan Laukat

On Tap:

Near and Far
2017, Red Raven Games.
Designer: Ryan Laukat
Artist: Ryan Laukat

• Outlaws:
  Two Brothers Brewing Company “Outlaw 2.0”; Warrenville, IL, USA
  6.3% ABV, 40 IBU.
  Reformulation of their Outlaw IPA with loads of American hops. 
  
  Local Option Bierwerker “Outlawger”; Chicago, IL, USA
  5% ABV.
  German-style pilsner. 
• Lizardfolk:
  Steamworks Brewing Co. “Lizard Head Red”; Durango, CO, USA
  5.2% ABV, 26 IBU.
  Medium-bodied red ale with Munich and caramel malts.
  
  Pipeworks Brewing Company “Lizard King”; Chicago, IL, USA
  6.0% ABV.
  Pale ale brewed with Mosaic hops.
• Nomads:
  Nomad Brewing Co. “Long Trip Saison”; Brookvale, NSW, Australia
  6.6% ABV, 39 IBU.
  Saison with coffee, wattle seeds, and Tasmanian pepper.
  
  Evil Twin Brewing “NOMADer WEISSE”; Brooklyn, NY, USA
  5% ABV.
  Berliner weisse inspired by the nomads rests between moves?
• Mystics:
  Mystic Brewery “Luminous Ruins”; Chelsea, MA, USA
  4.3% ABV.
  Dry hopped sour farmhouse ale.
  
  Slowboat Brewing Company “Into the Mystic”; Laurel, MS, USA
  5.7% ABV, 28 IBU.
  Belgian witbier with hibiscus and citrus.

RateBeer Articles:

Anheuser-Busch InBev Acquires Minority Stake in RateBeer...in 2016
AB InBev's ZX Ventures Buys Minority Stake In RateBeer
Craft Breweries Want Their Beers Off RateBeer After AB-InBev Acquires Minority Stake
"Brewer Ratings" on RateBeer are Broken--And They Have Been for a While

Section TImestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show housekeeping
04:16 Kickstarter: GameTek: The Book
06:48 Recent Plays: Terraforming Mars & Scythe
09:42 Recent Plays: Thrash & Roll
18:50 Recent Plays: Secret Hitler
24:16 Recent Plays: Jaipur on iOS
33:42 Recent Plays: Skull
37:25 Six Pack Review: Near and Far
38:24 Near and Far: Gameplay Run-through
43:15 Near and Far: Discussion
64:24 Near and Far: Final Thoughts
66:08 Near and Far: On Tap beer pairings
72:04 RateBeer investment controversy
80:35 Outro

#47: Fields Of Green / Coldwater Crown

Draft Mechanic Episode # 47: Fields of Green vs. Among the Stars, Coldwater Crown On Tap, Honshu, Pocket Mars, Shahrazad, and Local Beers to Try at Origins

Kickstarter:
Zero Hour
TORG: Eternity

 News:
Asmodee North America Goes Exclusive with Alliance
Asmodee - Alliance Deal Follow-Up

Recent Plays:

Honshu
2017, Renegade Game Studios.
Designer: Kalle Malmioja
Artists: Ossi Hiekkala, Jere Kasanen

Pocket Mars
2017, Board&Dice.
Designer: Michał Jagodziński
Artist: Jarosław Wajs

Shahrazad
2017, Osprey Games.
Designers:  ゆお (Yuo)
Artist: ことり寧子 (Kotori Neiko)

Variants:

Fields of Green
2017, Artipia Games/Stronghold Games.
Designers: Vangelis Bagiartakis
Artists:  Grzegorz Bobrowski, Gong Studios, Tomasz Jedruszek, Naomi Robinson 

Among the Stars
2012, Artipia Games/Stronghold Games.
Designers: Vangelis Bagiartakis
Artists:  Antonis Papantoniou, Odysseas Stamoglou

On Tap:

Coldwater Crown
2017, Bellwether Games.
Designers: Brian Suhre
Artists: Beth Sobel

• Stony Creek Brewery. “Dock Time”; Branford, CT, USA
  4.8% ABV, 24 IBU.
  Vienna Lager.
• Knee Deep Brewing Co. “Lupulin River”; Auburn, CA, USA
  8.0% ABV, 76 IBU.
  Imperial IPA.
• Bell's Brewery “Lager of the Lakes”; Kalamazoo, MI, USA
  5.0% ABV.
  Bohemian pilsner.
• Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing. “1916 Shore Shiver”; Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
  6.9% ABV, 65 IBU.
  American IPA.

Origins Beer: Columbus Local Brews To Check Out:

Columbus Brewing Company
-Columbus IPA: American IPA, 6.3% ABV, 60 IBU
-Bodhi: Double IPA, 8.3% ABV, 80 IBU, 2014 GABF Bronze Am. IPA
-Creeper: Double IPA, 10% ABV, 100 IBU

Zaftig Brewing Co.
-BamBaLam Stout: Breakfast Stout w/Crimson Cup coffee and Ghiradelli Chocolate, 10% ABV
-Juicy Lucy: Double-dry hopped American IPA, 7% ABV, 70 IBU

Wolf’s Ridge Brewing
-Dire Wolf: Russian Imperial Stout, 10.4 % ABV, 50 IBU
-Clear Sky Daybreak: Coffee Cream Ale, 5% ABV, 14 IBU

Sideswipe Brewing
-Defaced: Imperial Red Ale, 9% ABV
-Elegant Hoodlum: Smoked Stout, 7% ABV

Barley’s Brewing Company
-MacLenny’s Scottish Ale: Scotch Ale, 6.6% ABv
-Blood Thirst Wheat: Blood Orange Hefeweizen, 5% ABV, 3 IBU

Seventh Son Brewing Co.
-Humulus Nimbus Super Pale: American Pale Ale, 6% ABV, 53 IBU
-Proliferous: Imperial IPA, 8.3% ABV, 85 IBU

Land-Grant Brewing Company
-Stiff-Arm IPA: American IPA, 6.4% ABV, 50 IBU
-Glory: American Wheat Ale w/ Citra Hops, 5.4% ABV, 24 IBU

Kindred Beer (Kindred Artisan Ales)
-Golden Strong Ale: Belgian Strong Golden Ale, 8.7% ABV, 23 IBU
-Kindred Wit: Witbier, 5.3% ABV, 16 IBU

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show housekeeping
03:30 A new project?
04:09 Introducing… Punchboard Media!
05:48 Kickstarter: Zero Hour
07:10 Kickstarter: TORG Eternity
07:52 News: Asmodee exclusive with Alliance
14:53 Recent Plays: Honshu
24:43 Recent Plays: Pocket Mars
32:54 Recent Plays: Shahrazad
40:43 Variants: Fields of Green v. Among the Stars
62:35 On Tap: Coldwater Crown
66:12 Craft Beer Options for Origins Game Fair
74:14 Outro

#46: Ethnos / Blood Rage

Draft Mechanic Episode #46: CMON Expo 2017, a Six-pack Review of Ethnos, Blood Rage On Tap, and Beer Primer: Pilsners

Kickstarter:
Diceborn Heroes

Recent Plays:

Dojo Kun
2017 (Q3?), CMON Limited.
Designers: Roberto Pestrin

SherLook
2017, CMON Limited.
Designers: Silvano Sorrentino
Artists: Benedetto Gemma, Paolo Vallerga, Chiara Vercesi

Council of 4 (2nd Edition)
2017(maybe?), CMON Limited.
Designers: Simone Luciani, Daniele Tascini

Gekido: Bot Battles
2017, CMON Limited. 
Designers: Fel Barros, Romulo Marques

Bloodborne: The Card Game
2016, CMON Limited. 3-5 players. 30-45 minutes. 
Designers: Eric M. Lang
Artists: Sean Chancey

Modern Art
1992/2017, CMON Limited.
Designers: Reiner Knizia
Artists:  Manuel Carvalho, Ramon Martins, Daniel Melim, Rafael Silveira, Sigrid Thaler

Dogs of War
2014, CMON Limited. 3-5 players. 75 minutes. 
Designers: Paolo Mori
Artists:  Mathieu Harlaut, Christophe Madura

Six-Pack Review:

Ethnos
2017, CMON Limited.
Designers: Paolo Mori
Artists: John Howe

On Tap:

Blood Rage
2015, CMON Limited. 2-4 players. 60-90 minutes. 
Designers: Eric M. Lang
Artists: Adrian Smith, Mike McVeigh & Henning Ludvigsen

• Odin Brewing Co. “Odin’s Gift”; Tukwila, WA, USA
  5.4% ABV, 28 IBU.
  Ruby-red ale w/a touch of juniper berries. 
• D9 Brewing Co. “Viking Scottish Sour”; Cornelius, NC, USA
  5.0% ABV.
  Scottish gruit/ancient herbed ale.
• Superstition Meadery “Ragnarok”; Prescott, AZ, USA
  15% ABV.
  Wildflower honey mead fermented with mango juice.
• Dansk Mjod “Viking Blod”; Billund, Denmark
  19% ABV.
  Nordic honey wine with hibiscus and hops added.
• Walhalla Craft Beer “Loki”; Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  5.5% ABV, 34 IBU.
  Golden session IPA dry hopped with Mosaic.

Beer Primer - Pilsners:

Pzensky Prazdroj "Pilsner Urquell"; Plzen, Czech Republic
4.4% ABV, 40 IBU
Czech Pilsner. 

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show housekeeping
03:33 Kickstarter: Diceborn Heroes
06:13 Unlock! watch, Spoiler Episodes and a Special Announcement
11:36 Going to CMON Expo
13:19 Recent Plays: Dojo Kun
18:04 Recent Plays: SherLook
21:54 Recent Plays: Council of 4
26:56 Recent Plays: Gekido, Bot Battles
31:20 Recent Plays: BloodBorne, the Card Game
35:45 Recent Plays: Modern Art
40:09 Recent Plays: Dogs of War
47:03 Six Pack Review: Ethnos
48:10 Ethnos: Gameplay overview
50:14 Ethnos: Discussion
67:09 Ethnos: Final Thoughts
67:54 On Tap: Blood Rage
73:56 The Beer Primer: Pilsner
86:03 Outro

#45: Six-Player Games / Las Vegas

Draft Mechanic Episode #45: Six pack of six-player games, Las Vegas On Tap, Barcelona: The Rose of Fire, Mystic Vale, Orleans, and recent beer buyout news

On The Horizon:

Five Tribes: Whims of the Sultan
Onitama: Sensei's Path
Century: Spice Road
Flatline
Bohnanza: The Duel
Fields of Green

Recent Plays:

Barcelona: The Rose of Fire
2016, Devir
Designer: Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
Artist: David Parcerisa

Mystic Vale
2016, AEG
Designer: John D. Clair

Orléans
2014, Tasty Minstrel Games
Designer:  Reiner Stockhausen
Artist: Klemens Franz

Six-pack of Six-player Games:

Libertalia
2012, Asmodee
Designer: Paolo Mori
Artist: Ben Carre, Stephane Gantiez

Mysterium
2015, Libellud
Designer: Oleg Sidorenko, Oleksandr Nevskiy
Artist: Igor Burlakov, Xavier Collette

Scoville
2014, Tasty Minstrel Games
Designer:  Ed Marriott
Artist: Josh Cappel

Viticulture (Essential Edition)
2015, Stonemaier Games
Designer: Jamey Stegmaier, Alan Stone
Artist: Beth Sobel

7 Wonders
2010, Repos/Asmodee
Designer: Antoine Bauza
Artist: Miguel Coimbra

Ethnos
2017, CMON
Designer:  Paolo Mori
Artist: John Howe

On Tap:

Las Vegas
2012, Ravensburger
Designer:  Rudiger Dorn
Artist:  Harald Lieske, Markus Schmuck, Mia Steingräber

• Sin City Brewing Co. “The Dark Side of Sin”, Las Vegas, NV, USA
  Irish Dry Stout, 6% ABV
  Dry Irish stout with chocolate and coffee notes.

• BrewDog “Casino Rye Ale”, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Rye Ale, 5.1% ABV, 60 IBU
  Ale brewed with barley and rye malts and single hopped with Equinox hops.

• Pair O’ Dice Brewing “The Pit Boss Triple IPA” Clearwater, FL, USA
  Triple IPA, 10% ABV, 125 IBU
  Triple IPA hopped with Apollo, Chinook, Amarillo, & Simcoe hops.

• Lucky Town Brewing Company “Gose Gamblin’” Jackson, MS, USA
  Gose, 4% ABV, 8 IBU
  Sour ale brewed with salt and coriander.

• Indeed Brewing Company “ Let It Ride IPA” Minneapolis, MN, USA
  American IPA, 6.8 % ABV, 90 IBU
  IPA brewed with Mosaic, Calypso & Eldorado hops for blueberry, pear and tropical fruit notes.

• Karben4 Brewing “Lady Luck” Madison, WI, USA
  Irish Red Ale, 7.5% ABV, 18 IBU
  Red ale brewed as an interpretation of Bordeaux wine in beer form.

Beer Sellout News:

Wicked Weed to be purchased by Anheuser-Busch
Lagunitas selling remaining stake to Heineken as founder Magee seeks growth for brand

Section Timestamps:

Intro
02:15 CMON Expo this weekend!
03:45 Upcoming: Five Tribes, Whims of the Sultan
05:20 Upcoming: Onitama, Sensei’s Path
06:15 Upcoming: Century: Spice Road
07:47 Upcoming: Flatline
08:36 Upcoming: Fields of Green
10:28 Upcoming: Bohnanza: The Duel
12:43 Kickstarter: Gloomhaven finishes #24 of all time
14:01 Recent Plays: Barcelona, The Rose of Fire
26:46 Recent Plays: Mystic Vale
34:18 Recent Plays: Orleans
39:55 Six Pack: Six Player Games
53:44 On Tap: Las Vegas
59:04 The Betrayal at the Brewery on the Hill
69:00 Outro

#44: Anachrony

Draft Mechanic Episode #44: Anachrony Six-Pack Review and On Tap, Fugitive, Valeria: Card Kingdoms, Veggie Garden, and changing beer tastes

Kickstarter:
Brass: Lancashire & Birmingham

Recent Plays:

Fugitive
2017, Self-published
Designer: Tim Fowers
Artist: Ryan Goldsberry

Valeria: Card Kingdoms
2016, Daily Magic Games
Designer: Isaias Vallejo
Artist: Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Veggie Garden
2017, Quick Simple Fun Games
Designer:  Kelly North Adams
Artist: Andre Garcia

Six-Pack Review:

Anachrony
2017, Mindclash Games
Designers: Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dävid Turczi
Artists:  Villő Farkas, László Fejes, Laslo Forgach, Márton Gyula Kiss, Péter Meszlényi 

On Tap:

Anachrony
2017, Mindclash Games
Designers: Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dávid Turczi
Artists:  Villő Farkas, László Fejes, Laslo Forgach, Márton Gyula Kiss, Péter Meszlényi

• Silver City Brewery "Time Traveler", Bremerton, WA, USA
  9.2% ABV, 60 IBU. 
  Imperial Stout.
• Kent Falls Brewing Co.  "Anachronism", Kent, CT, USA
  5% ABV. 
  Grätzer. Apple brandy barrel-aged version called Batch 100.
• Heist Brewery "Cataclysm III", Charlotte, NC, USA
  11.1% ABV, 75 IBU.
  Russian Imperial Stout brewed with Madagascar vanilla beans.
• Central Waters Brewing Company "Rift", Amherst, WI, USA
  6.5% ABV.
  West Coast American IPA brewed with Citra, Amarillo, & Simcoe hops.

Section Timestamps:
01:00 Intro / Housekeeping
02:40 International Tabletop Day
03:45 App Gaming: Terra Mystica
05:27 App Gaming: Race for the Galaxy
09:01 Upcoming: Super Mario Level Up!
11:09 Kickstarter: Brass, Lancashire & Birmingham
14:28 Recent Plays: Fugitive
20:35 Recent Plays: Valeria Card Kingdoms
27:23 Recent Plays: Veggie Garden
33:26 Six Pack Review: Anachrony
33:53 Anachrony: Rules Walkthrough
41:55 Anachrony: Discussion
65:49 Anachrony: Final Thoughts
68:10 On Tap: Anachrony
73:37 Changing Tastes over time
81:12 Outro