#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

#36: 2016, a Year in Review

We made it! Welcome to the new year, 2017! As is the tradition, for our first episode of the year we’re going to look back at the year that was with our superlative categories, favorite beers, and favorite games of 2016. Nope, that’s it - no more fluff in the intro paragraph. We’re really excited to do this one! Let’s get to the festivities!!!!

Upcoming: SuperHot Card Game [BGG] [Website]

2016 Superlatives:

Best Artwork:
Scythe (Stonemaier Games)
Paradox (Split Second Games)
Islebound (Red Raven Games)
The Blood of an Englishman (Renegade Game Studios)

Best Non-mini Components:
Santorini (Roxley Games)
Junk Art (Pretzel Games)

Biggest Disappointment:
Danielle: SeaFall (IronWall Games/Plaid Hat Games)
Jake: Knit Wit (Z-Man Games)

Game I Wish I'd Played from 2016:
Danielle: Roll Player (Thunderworks Games)
Jake: Millennium Blades (Level 99 Games)

Game I Wish I'd Played More from 2016:
Danielle: Star Trek Ascendancy (Gale Force Nine)
Jake: Star Trek Frontiers (WizKids)

Best Older Game I Played for the First Time in 2016:
Danielle: Dungeons & Dragons (Wizards of the Coast)
Jake: Lost Cities (Kosmos)

Best Party Game:
Insider (Oink Games)
Brick Party (Renegade Games)
Fuji Flush (Stronghold Games)

Best Card Game:
51st State: Master Set (Portal Games)
Fabled Fruit (Stronghold Games)

Most Innovative Game:
Vast: The Crystal Caverns (Leder Games)
World of Yo-Ho (IELLO)
Captain Sonar (Matagot)

Best Dexterity Game:
Ice Cool (Brain Games)
Junk Art (Pretzel Games)
Brick Party (Renegade Games)

Favorite Beers of 2016 Six-Packs:

Jake:

• Burial Beer Co. “Gang of Blades” Double IPA. Asheville, NC. 8.3% ABV, 80 IBU.
• Marz Community Brewing “Jungle Boogie” Pale Wheat Ale. Chicago, IL. 5.4% ABV, 44 IBU.
• Hubbard's Cave “Vanilla Imperial Stout” Imperial Stout. Chicago, IL. 9.7% ABV, 78 IBU.
• Legion Brewing “Juicy Jay” IPA. Charlotte, NC. 6.3% ABV, 68 IBU.
• Destihl Brewery “Synchopathic” Dry-hopped Sour. Bloomington, IL. 6.0% ABV, 8 IBU.
• Holy Mountain Brewing “Witchfinder” Brett Saison. Seattle, WA. 6.1% ABV.

Danielle:

• Omnipolla/Tired Hands Brewing “Shilkmake/Milkshake IPA” IPA. Stockholm, Sweden/Ardmore, PA. 7.0% ABV.
• Wooden Robot Brewery “A Sour Darkly” Sour Brown. Charlotte, NC. 6.4% ABV.
• Hardywood Park Craft Brewery “Kentucky Christmas Morning” Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Milk Stout. Richmond, VA. 10.6% ABV, 55 IBU.
• Noble Cider “Spice Merchant” Spiced Cider. Asheville, NC. 6.0% ABV.
• Free Range Brewing “Don't Dill-E-Dally” Gruit. Charlotte, NC. 5.8% ABV.
• Wild Heaven Craft Beers “Funkenrauch” Smoked Wild Ale. Decatur, GA. 7.0% ABV, 7 IBU.

Favorite Games of 2016 Six-Packs:

Jake's Picks:

Santorini
Roxley Games
Designer: Dr. Gordon Hamilton

Star Trek Ascendancy
Gale Force Nine
Designer: Aaron Dill, Sean Sweigart, John Kovaleski

Junk Art
Pretzel Games
Designer: Jay Cormier, Sen-Foong Lim

Danielle's Picks:

A Feast for Odin
Z-Man Games
Designer: Uwe Rosenberg

Insider
Oink Games
Designer: Jun Sasaki

The Networks
Formal Ferret Games
Designer: Gil Hova

We Both Picked:

Paradox
Split Second Games
Designer: Brian Suhre

Terraforming Mars
Stronghold Games/Fryxgames
Designer: Jacob Fryxelius

Scythe
Stonemaier Games
Designer: Jamey Stegmaier

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:28 Advance warning: SuperHot Card Game
05:10 2016 in review for Draft Mechanic
09:33 The 2016 Superlative Categories
10:09 Top News Stories
15:40 Best Artwork
18:51 Best Components
23:34 Biggest Disappointment
27:15 2016 Game I Wish I’d Played
29:12 Game I Wish I’d Played More in 2016
31:04 Best “New to Me in 2016” Older Game
33:36 Best Party Game
39:25 Best Card Game
41:58 Most Innovative
46:28 Best Dexterity Game
48:36 2016 Six-pack: Our Favorite Beer of 2016
68:00 2016 Six-pack: Our Favorite Games of 2016
101:35 Outro