#78: Best of 2017 Redux

Draft Mechanic Episode #78: Best Games of 2017 Redux, Circle the Wagons On Tap, Carcassonne: Amazonas, Tokyo Highway, and What the British CO2 Shortage Means for the Beer Industry

Kickstarter: 
So Long, My World (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Wreck Raiders (BGG) (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Carcassonne: Amazonas
2016, Z-Man Games
Designer: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Artist:  Vicki Dalton

Tokyo Highway
2016, itten
Designer: Naotaka Shimamoto, Yoshiaki Tomioka
Artist: Yoshiaki Tomioka 

Circle the Wagons
2017, Button Shy
Designer:  Steven Aramini, Danny Devine, Paul Kluka
Artist:  Bryan Fischer, Beth Sobel 

On Tap:
Circle the Wagons
2017, Button Shy
Designer:  Steven Aramini, Danny Devine, Paul Kluka
Artist:  Bryan Fischer, Beth Sobel
    •Bauhaus Brew Labs "Wagon Party"; Minneapolis, MN, USA
    5.4% ABV, 55 IBU.
    California Common.

    •BNS Brewing & Distilling Co. "Revolver"; Santee, CA, USA
    6.5% ABV, 62 IBU.
    IPA brewed with revolving hop profile.

    •D9 Brewing Company "Brown Sugar Brown Cow"; Cornelius, NC, USA
    6.9% ABV, 15IBU.
    Mocha brown ale.

    •Brouwerji De Ranke "XXX-Bitter"; Dottignies, Hainaut, Belgium
    6% ABV, 70 IBU.
    Belgian IPA.

    •Silver Gulch Brewing Company "Pick Axe Porter"; Fox, AK, USA
    4.8% ABV, 25 IBU.
    Sweet porter brewed with Cascade hops.

    •Dogfish Head Craft Brewery "Fort"; Milton, DE, USA
    18% ABV, 49 IBU.
    Strong ale brewed with raspberry puree.
    Fruit-Full Fort

British CO2 Shortage:
This is the video I was talking about.

Best Games of 2017 Redux:
Here is our original lists from back in January

Changes/Additions:
Best Artwork:
Danielle: Pot de Vin (ThunderGryph Games)
Jake: Charterstone (Stonemaier Games) - Honorable Mention

Game I Wish I'd Played More from 2017:
Jake: The 7th Continent (Serious Poulp)

Best Party Game:
Danielle: Pitch Deck (Palm Court) - Honorable Mention

Best Card Game:
Danielle: Illimat (Twogether Studios)

New Top 10 Lists:
Jake:
1. Near and Far
2. Sagrada
3. Matryoshka
4. Azul
5. Agra
6. The 7th Continent
7. Charterstone
8. Coldwater Crown
9. Downforce
10. Vegas Wits & Wagers

Danielle:
1. Near and Far
2. Sagrada
3. The 7th Continent
4. Azul
5. Harvest Dice
6. Illimat
7. Charterstone
8. Agra
9. Seikatsu
10. Altiplano

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

02:20 Draft Mechanic BGG microbadge!

04:45 Games News: Terraforming Mars’ 4th Expansion

07:52 Games News: BGG Gen Con GeekPreview

09:34 Kickstarter Updates

11:11 Kickstarter: So Long, My World

15:41 Kickstarter: Wreck Raiders

18:27 Recent Plays: Carcassonne Amazonas

38:17 Recent Plays: Tokyo Highway

47:37 Recent Plays: Circle the Wagons

55:28 On Tap: Circle the Wagons

61:45 No CO2? Yes Problem!

68:14 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

69:24 2017 Superlatives Redux

78:36 2017 Top 10 Games Redux

105:13 Final Round: New Favorites from 2017

110:00 Outro

Section Timestamps:

#77: Vinhos

Draft Mechanic Episode # 77: Vinhos High Gravity Review & On Tap, Alhambra, Carcassonne: Over Hill and Dale, Cleopatra & the Society of Architects, Beer Primer: Hefeweizens, and Pointing Out Other Player's Options

Kickstarter: 
Creatures & Cupcakes (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Fantastic Factories (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Coldwater Crown: The Sea (BGG) (Kickstarter - Launches June 20)

Recent Plays:
Carcassonne: Over Hill and Dale
2015, Z-Man Games
Designer: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Artist:  Doris Matthäus

Alhambra: Big Box
2009, Queen Games
Designer:  Jo Hartwig, Dirk Henn, Wolfgang Panning
Artist:  Hans-Jörg Brehm, Jo Hartwig, Christof Tisch 

Cleopatra and the Society of Architects
2006, Days of Wonder
Designer:  Bruno Cathala, Ludovic Maublanc
Artist:  Cyrille Daujean, Julien Delval  

High Gravity Review:
Vinhos Deluxe Edition
2016, Eagle-Gryphon Games
Designer: Vital Lacerda
Artist: Ian O'Toole

On Tap:
Vinhos Deluxe Edition
2016, Eagle-Gryphon Games
Designer: Vital Lacerda
Artist: Ian O'Toole
    •Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. "Estate"; Chico, CA, USA
    6.7% ABV, 67 IBU.
    IPA brewed with ingredients grown on the Sierra Nevada estate.

    •Argus Cidery "Vinho Pearde"; Austin. TX, USA
    6.8% ABV.
    Perry cider.

    •Odd Side Ales "Vinho Tinto"; Grand Haven, MI, USA
    11% ABV.
    Imperial red ale aged in ruby red port barrels.

    •Trillium Brewing Company/Monkish Brewing Co. "Oenobier"; Canton, MA, USA
    9.3% ABV.
    American wild ale aged on muscat grapes.

Beer Primer: Hefeweizens
A Brief History of  Hefeweizens
Bavarian Wheat Beers

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

04:26 News: Origins awards

08:00 Kickstarter Updates

11:46 Kickstarter: Creatures & Cupcakes

13:30 Kickstarter: Fantastic Factories

15:19 Kickstarter: Coldwater Crown “The Sea” expansion!

19:15 Recent Plays: Carcassonne Over Hill and Dale

28:57 Recent Plays: Alhambra

34:57 Recent Plays: Cleopatra and the Society of Architects

44:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

45:48 High Gravity Review: Vinhos

46:42 Vinhos Gameplay Overview

51:41 Vinhos Discussion

92:32 Vinhos Final Thoughts

94:39 On Tap: Vinhos

98:39 The Beer Primer: Hefeweizen

108:46 Final Round: Helping Other Players

117:23 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

#43: Coldwater Crown / Sagrada

Draft Mechanic Episode # 43: Coldwater Crown, Sagrada, Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft, 30 Rails, 5-Minute Dungeon, and a Beer Primer on Saisons

News:

Chicagoland Dice Dojo
Bock's Games
Scythe: The Wind Gambit

Kickstarters:

The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast is Goin' Wild in 2017!
Matryoshka

Recent Plays:

The Mysterious Package Company

30 Rails
2016, Self-published print & play
Designer: Julian Anstey

Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft
2016, Devir
Designer: Diego Ibanez
Artist: Pedro Soto

5-Minute Dungeon
2017, Wiggles3D
Designer:  Conner Reid
Artist: Alex Diochon

Six-Pack Review:

Coldwater Crown
2017, Bellwether Games
Designer: Brian Suhre
Artist: Beth Sobel & Ryan Coleman

On Tap Beer Pairings:

Sagrada
2017, Floodgate Games
Designer: Daryl Andrews & Adrian Adamescu
Artist: Peter Wocken

• Burlington Beer Company "Light in the Window", Williston, VT, USA
  5.9% ABV. 
  Rye IPA.
• Device Brewing Company "Basilica", Sacramento, CA, USA
  10.5% ABV, 130 IBU. 
  Tripel IPA double dry hopped with Mosaic hops.
• Mother Earth Brewing "The Windowpane Series", Kinston, NC, USA
  Rotating series featuring non-tradional ingredients sourced from North Carolina. 
  Fig & Raisin, Honey, Chocolate
• Barcelona Beer Company "Barcelona Beer", Barcelona, Spain
  5% ABV, 20 IBU.
  Pale ale brewed with Magnum, Perle, and Cascade hops.

Beer Primer- Saisons:

• Brasserie Dupont "Saison Dupont", Tourpes, Belgium
  6.5% ABV. 
• Brasserie Fantôme "Fantôme Saison", Soy, Belgium
  8% ABV.
• Brewery Ommegang "Hennepin", Cooperstown, NY
  7.7% ABV.

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Intro / Housekeeping
02:30 Travel: Chicagoland Dice Dojo
03:57 News: Scythe, The Wind Gambit
06:30 Kickstarter: The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast
08:51 Kickstarter: Matryoshka
12:21 Recent Plays: The Mysterious Package Company
17:26 Recent Plays: 30 Rails
22:04 Recent Plays: Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft
31:25 Recent Plays: 5-Minute Dungeon
37:24 Six Pack Review: Coldwater Crown
38:13 Coldwater Crown: Rules Walkthrough
44:33 Coldwater Crown: Discussion
57:50 Coldwater Crown: Final Thoughts
61:11 On Tap: Sagrada
73:00 The Beer Primer: Saisons
81:12 Outro