Draft Mechanic Episode #26: Gen Con 2016 wrap-up, interviews with Jamey Stegmaier (Stonemaier Games) and Dave Colt & Clay Robinson (Sun King Brewing)
America
2016, Bézier Games, Inc. 2-6 players, 30-45 minutes.
Designers: Ted Alspach, Friedemann Friese
Colony
2016, Bézier Games, Inc. 1-4 players, 45-60 minutes.
Designers: Ted Alspach, Yoshihisa Nakatsu, Toryo Hojo,
Arboretum
2015, Z-Man Games, 2-4 players, 30 minutes.
Designers: Dan Cassar
Sun King Brewing "Twenty Sided Rye", Indianapolis, IN
5.5% ABV, 34 IBU, Roggenbier
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Sun King on Facebook
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59:59
201?, Space Cowboys.
Seriously, guys, I have no info on this other that an awesome experience that I hope wasnt just some con-induced hallucination.
Junk Art
2016, Pretzel Games, 2-6 players, 30 minutes.
Designers: Jay Cormier, Sen-Foong Lim
Unfair
2016, Good Games Publishing, 2-4 players, 60-150 minutes.
Designers: Joel Finch
Brew Crafters
2013, Greater Than Games (Dice Hate Me Games), 2-5 players, 90 minutes.
Designers: Ben Rosset
Rising Sun
2017, Cool Mini Or Not, ? players, ? minutes.
Designers: Eric M. Lang
Scythe
2016, Stonemaier Games, 1-5 players, 90-115 minutes.
Designers: Jamey Stegmaier
Scythe: Invaders from Afar
2016, Stonemaier Games, 1-7 players, 90-140 minutes.
Designers: Jamey Stegmaier
Charterstone
2017, Stonemaier Games, 1-6 players, 20-60 minutes.
Designers: Jamey Stegmaier
Coldwater Crown
2017, Bellwether Games , 1-4 players, 40-90 minutes.
Designers: Brian Suhre
Ice Cool
2016, Brain Games, 2-4 players, 20 minutes.
Designers: Brian Gomez
Go Cuckoo!
2016, HABA, 2-6 players, 10-15 minutes.
Designers: Josep M. Allué, Víktor Bautista i Roca
Episode Timestamps:
Intro
03:02 Day One Recap
04:14 Bezier Games: America
07:43 Bezier Games: Colony
10:23 Wandering the Con, Sold-out games
15:35 Z-Man Games: Arboretum
21:30 Interview with Dave & Clay from Sun King Brewing
22:15 About the Gen Con & Sun King Partnership
24:30 About 20-Sided Rye, the Gen Con 2016 Beer
30:40 The 20-Sided Rye can art
33:30 Collaborating with other breweries & organizations
37:25 Favorite beer styles
40:23 Gaming culture at Sun King
44:43 Day Two Recap
45:21 Space Cowboys: 59:59 Project
49:12 Pretzel Games: Junk Art
55:20 Good Games: Unfair
58:10 Dice Hate Me Games: Brew Crafters
66:48 Cool Mini or Not: Rising Sun
70:37 Interview with Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games
71:34 Choosing to be in a room rather than a booth
74:04 Development of Scythe & the expansion
82:00 Positive, additive, constructive game design
84:30 Looking ahead to Charterstone
87:44 Other upcoming projects, and cats
88:56 Day Three Recap
89:33 Bellwether Games: Coldwater Crown
94:18 Stonemaier Games: Scythe: Invaders from Afar
95:30 Stonemaier Games: Charterstone
96:48 Brain Games: Ice Cool
97:53 HABA: Go Cuckoo!
100:08 The Secret Cabal Meetup
102:38 Signing off from Gen Con
103:37 Outro
