#80: The Hype List 2018

Draft Mechanic Episode #80: The Hype List 2018 - Our Gen Con preview; Villainous (on tap); Star Realms: Frontiers; Downforce: Danger Circuit

Full notes coming later today! In the meantime, check out our full BGG GeekPreviews for our personal HYPE lists:

Danielle's List

Jake's List

#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:

#65: 2017 In Review

Happy New Year! We’re back once again with our first episode of the year and our customary recap of the year that was. We take a look back at the biggest news stories in gaming and beer in 2017, share our favorites in a pile of categories, discuss our six favorite beers of 2017, and of course our top six games of last year as well. We’re tying this episode up with responses from our new DM Slack channel’s “Final Round” topic: What was the biggest surprise in gaming for you in 2017? Enjoy!

2017 Superlatives:
Best Artwork:
Danielle: Near and Far (Red Raven Games)
Jake: Flipships (Renegade Game Studios)

Best Non-mini Components:
Jake: Dice Forge (Libellud)
Danielle: Photosynthesis (Blue Orange Games)

Biggest Disappointment:
Danielle: Photosynthesis (Blue Orange Games)
Jake: Yamatai (Days of Wonder)

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

Best Older Game I Played for the First Time in 2017:
Danielle: Bora Bora (Ravensburger)
Jake: Rococo (Eagle-Gryphon Games)

Best Party Game:
Vegas Wits & Wagers (North Star Games)

Best Card Game:
Danielle: Herbaceous (Pencil First Games/Dr. Finn Games)
Jake: Matryoshka (White Goblin Games/Terra Nova Games)

Most Innovative Game:
Danielle: The 7th Continent (Serious Poulp)
Jake: Magic Maze (Sit Down!)

Favorite Beers of 2017 Six-Packs:
Jake:

• Burial Beer Co. “Houtenhamer” Double-Barrel Imperial Stout. Asheville, NC. 10% ABV, 60 IBU.
• Perennial Artisan Ales “Maman” Barrel-aged Imperial Stout. St. Louis, MO. 11.5% ABV.
• Side Project Brewing “Saison du Blé” Imperial Stout. St. Louis, MO. 6% ABV.
• Bearded Iris Brewing “Chasing Rainbows Three” New England IPA. Nashville, TN. 5.8% ABV.
• B. Nektar Meadery “#DragonsAreReal” Cherry chipotle mead aged in New Holland Brewing - Dragon's Milk barrels with cacao nibs. Ferndale, MI. 14.0% ABV.
• Burial & Interboro & Run the Jewels “Stay G-O-L-D” IPA. Asheville, NC. 6.0% ABV, 50 IBU.

Danielle:

• Boiler Brewing “Quintuple Dog Dare” Imperial IPA. Lincoln, NE. 18.4% ABV.
• Good Road Cider Works “Avogadro's Trail” Semi-sweet Mead. Charlotte, NC. 7.8% ABV.
• Epic Brewing Company “Big Bad Baptista” Mexican Coffee inspired Imperial Stout. Salt Lake City, UT. 12% ABV, 65 IBU.
• B. Nektar Meadery “#DragonsAreReal” Cherry chipotle mead aged in New Holland Brewing - Dragon's Milk barrels with cacao nibs. Ferndale, MI. 14.0% ABV.
• Edmund's Oast “Kvass” Kvass. Charlotte, NC. 2.6% ABV.
• Founders Brewing “Frootwood” Barrel-aged cherry ale. Grand Rapids, MI. 8.0% ABV.

Favorite Games of 2017 Six-Packs:

Jake's Picks:

Downforce
Restoration Games
Designer:  Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Wolfgang Kramer

Matryoshka
Terra Nova Games/White Goblin Games
Designer: Aaron Dill, Sean Sweigart, John Kovaleski

Flipships
Renegade Game Studios
Designer: Kane Klenko

Danielle's Picks:

5-Minute Dungeon
Wiggles 3D
Designer: Connor Reid

Azul
Plan B Games
Designer: Jun Sasaki

Seikatsu
IDW Games
Designer:  Matt Loomis, Isaac Shalev

We Both Picked:

The 7th Continent
Serious Poulp
Designer:  Ludovic Roudy, Bruno Sautter

Sagrada
Floodgate Games
Designer:  Adrian Adamescu, Daryl Andrews

Near and Far
Red Raven Games
Designer:  Ryan Laukat

Section Timestamps:

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:32 Announcing the Draft Mechanic Slack Channel!

05:27 Meta Mechanic, 2017 by the numbers

08:27 Preface to the Superlatives

11:43 Biggest News Stories of 2017

25:10 Superlative Categories

55:34 Our Top Six Beers of 2017

71:20 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot

72:08 Our Top Six Games of 2017

96:48 Final Round: Biggest game surprises

103:41 Outro

#64: Queendomino

Draft Mechanic Episode #64: Variants: Kingdomino/Queendomino, Queendomino On Tap, Tumblin' Dice, BONK!, Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem, Clank! Sunken Treasures, and Old Ales vs. Barleywines

Recent Plays:
Tumblin' Dice
2004,  Eagle-Gryphon Games/Nash Games
Designer:   Carey Grayson, Randy Nash, Rick Soued

BONK!
2017, Game Factory
Designer:   David Harvey

Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem
2014, Gale Force Nine
Designer:   Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart
Artist:    Katie Dillon, Charles Woods 

Clank!: Sunken Treasures
2017, Dire Wolf Digital/Renegade Game Studios
Designer:   Paul Dennen
Artist:   Rayph Beisner, Rastislav Le, Raul Ramos, Derek Herring,  Levi Parker, Nate Storm

Variants: 
Kingdomino
2016, Blue Orange Games
Designers: Bruno Cathala
Artist: Cyril Bouquet

Queendomino
2017, Blue Orange Games
Designer: Bruno Cathala
Artist: Cyril Bouquet

On Tap:
Kingdomino
2016, Blue Orange Games
Designers: Bruno Cathala
Artist: Cyril Bouquet

• M.I.A. Beer Co. "Domino"; Miami, FL, USA
  6% ABV, 26 IBU
  German style pilsner.
• Fat Head's Brewery "Black Knight Schwarzbier"; North Olmstead, OH, USA
  5.3% ABV, 22 IBU.
  Limited release schwarzbier.
• Holy Mountain Brewing "The Gray Tower (Blend #3)"; Seattle, WA, USA
  6.2% ABV
  Barrel-blended saison.
• Ten Ninety Brewing Co. "Angry Dragon"; Glenview, IL, USA
  6.1% ABV
  Citra hop American pale ale.
• Yeastie Boys "Her Majesty 2016"; Wellington, NZ
  7% ABV, 45 IBU
  Young dark ale blended with a combination of wine barrel-aged vintage ales.
  His Majesty 2016

Old Ale vs Barleywine:
2015 BJCP Style Guidelines (Page 30 according to the printed page numbers, pdf page 44)
2008 BJCP Style Guidlines: Category 19

Section Timestamps:

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

03:44 News: Downforce expansion!

06:25 Kickstarter Updates

07:35 Recent Plays: Tumblin’ Dice

11:32 Recent Plays: BONK

19:48 Recent Plays: Sons of Anarchy

28:45 Recent Plays: Clank! Sunken Treasures

36:11 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot

37:20 Variants: Queendomino v Kingdomino

63:42 On Tap: Queendomino

68:45 Barleywines v Old Ales

75:20 Final Round

79:26 Outro

#61: Downforce

Draft Mechanic Episode 61: Downforce, Exoplanets On Tap, Hotshots, Camel Up!, Police Precinct, Dragonfire, Mars Open: Tabletop Golf, and Craft Beer Packaging: Bottles and Cans

***Gamers For Cures***

Kickstarter:
Mars Open: Tabletop Golf (BGG Page) - Kickstarter

Recent Plays:
Hotshots
2017, Fireside Games
Designer: Justin De Witt
Artist:  Víctor Pérez Corbella

Camel Up
2014, Z-Man Games
Designer: Steffan Bogen
Artist:  Dennis Lohausen

Police Precinct
2013, Common Man Games
Designer: Ole Steiness
Artist:  Marco Primo, George Patsouras

Dragonfire
2017, Catalyst Game Labs
Designer: Randall Bills, Jay Schneider
(Boards Alive episode we referenced)

Six Pack Review:
Downforce
2017, Restoration Games
Designer:  Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Wolfgang Kramer
Artist:   Tavis Coburn, Michael Crampton

On Tap:
Exoplanets
2015,  Board&Dice/Greater Than Games
Designer:  Przemysław Świerczyński
Artist:  Nolan Nasser, Przemysław Świerczyński 

• Ecliptic Brewing "Orbiter IPA"; Portland, OR, USA
  7.4% ABV, 75 IBU
  IPA brewed with Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, & Columbus hops.
• Reuben's Brews "Life on Mars"; Seattle, WA, USA
  8.2% ABV, 80 IBU.
  Imperial red IPA.
• Kings County Brewers Collective "Once Around the Sun"; Brooklyn, NY, USA
  8% ABV
  Double Dry-hopped Double IPA with Motueka, Mosaic, and Cascade hops.
• Mikkeller "Black Hole"; Copenhagen, Denmark
  13.1% ABV, 53 IBU
  Stout brewed with coffee, honey and vanilla.

Craft Beer Packaging: Bottles and Cans:
***Cans and Bottles: Craft Beer Packaging Trends***
The Beverage Journal: Cans vs. Bottles

Section Timestamps:

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

03:34 Among the Stars app!

10:55 FBGL Update - 3 Weeks left!

14:38 KS Preview: Mars Open

21:26 Extra Life Game Day

23:00 Recent Plays: Hotshots

32:03 Recent Plays: Camel Up!

37:47 Recent Plays: Police Precinct

46:23 Recent Plays: Dragonfire

56:38 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot

57:29 Six Pack Review: Downforce

57:55 Downforce: Rules Overview

62:19 Downforce: Discussion

73:45 Recent Plays: Exoplanets

85:13 On Tap: Exoplanets

88:25 Canning versus Bottling

101:38 Outro