#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:

#113: Fantastic Factories

Draft Mechanic Episode #113: Fantastic Factories Six Pack Review and On Tap, Haven, Cartographers, Trapwords, and Hop Primer: Cascade Hops

Kickstarters:
Classy Dice Buddies 2 (Kickstarter)
Honey Buzz (BGG) (Kickstarter - Launches 11/5)

Recent Plays:
Haven
2018, Red Raven Games
Designer: Alf Seegert
Artist: Ryan Laukat

Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale
2019, Thunderworks Games
Designer: Jordy Adan
Artist: Luis Francisco, Lucas Ribeiro

Trapwords
2018, Czech Games Edition
Designer: Jan Březina, Martin Hrabálek, Michal Požárek
Artist: Dávid Jablonovský, Filip Murmak, Régis Torres, Michaela Zaoralová

Six Pack Review:
Fantastic Factories
2019, Metafactory Games/Deep Water Games
Designer: Joseph Z Chen, Justin Faulkner
Artist: Joseph Z Chen

On Tap:
Fantastic Factories
2019, Metafactory Games/Deep Water Games
Designer: Joseph Z Chen, Justin Faulkner
Artist: Joseph Z Chen

    •Karben4 Brewing "Fantasy Factory"; Madison, WI, USA
    6.3% ABV, 65 IBU.
    American IPA.

    •Spring House Brewing Company "Robot Surf Factory"; Lancaster, PA, USA
    5.8% ABV.
   Pineapple pale ale.

    •Modus Operandi Brewing Co. "Future Factory IIIPA"; Mona Vale, NSW, Australia
    10% ABV.
    Triple IPA with Galaxy and Citra hops.

    •Weldwerks Brewing Co. "Evil Pastry Stout Factory Strikes Back"; Greeley, CO, USA
    10.7% ABV.
    Stout with peanut flour, graham cracker, marshmallow, coconut, maple syrup.

    •ReUnion Brewery "Juice Factory"; Coralville, IA, USA
    6% ABV, 35 IBU.
    American pale ale .

    •Foreign Objects Beer Company "Pig Factory"; New Paltz, NY, USA
    8.4% ABV.
    Double milky fruity IPA.

Hop Primer - Cascade Hops:
Kegerator.com: Cascade Hops: The Variety that Launched a Craft Beer Revolution
In Hop Pursuit: Cascade: How Adolph Coors helped launch the most popular US Aroma Hop and the craft beer revolution
Hoplist: Cascade (US)

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

02:38 Beer News: MolsonCoors on the Move

05:06 Kickstarter Updates

07:58 Kickstarter: Classy Dice Buddies Part 2

09:27 Kickstarter: Honey Buzz

12:16 Recent Plays: Haven

24:06 Recent Plays: Cartographers

36:17 Recent Plays: Trapwords

47:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

48:02 Six Pack Review: Fantastic Factories

48:40 Fantastic Factories: Gameplay Overview

51:21 Fantastic Factories: Discussion

70:25 Fantastic Factories: Final Thoughts

72:14 On Tap: Fantastic Factories

76:20 Hop Primer: Cascade

81:56 Outro