Draft Mechanic Episode #31: Terraforming Mars Six-Pack Review and On-Tap, Potion Explosion, Schotten Totten, a report from Essen Spiel, and an overview of this year's Great American Beer Festival
Kickstarters:
ILLIMAT
Lazer Ryderz
Recent Plays:
Potion Explosion
2015, CMON/Horrible Games
Designer: Stefano Castelli, Andrea Crespi, Lorenzo Silva
Schotten Totten
1999/2016, iello (the 2016 edition we talk about)
Designer: Reiner Knizia
Dan's Report from Essen:
They Who Were 8
2013, LudiCreations
Designer: Todd Sanders
Agamemnon
1999/2016, Osprey Games
Designer: Günter Cornett
Risky Adventure
2016, Queen Games
Designer: Anthony Rubbo
Six-Pack Review:
Terraforming Mars
2016, Stronghold Games
Designer: Jacob Fryxelius
On-Tap Beer Pairings:
Terraforming Mars
2016, Stronghold Games
Designer: Jacob Fryxelius
- Marz Community Brewing "Jungle Boogie", Chicago, IL
5.4% ABV, 44 IBU. Pale Wheat Ale
Wheat beer brewed with rooibos tea. - Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales "Biere de Mars", Dexter, MI
7.0% ABV, Flanders Oud Bruin
Oak-aged, bottle fermented sour. - Hops & Grain Brewing "Greenhouse", Austin, TX
7.6% ABV, 55 IBU. American IPA
IPA brewed with a rotating hop profile but the same grain, water, & yeast. - Atom Beers "Phobos & Deimos", Hull, East Yorkshire, England
7.0% ABV, 80 IBU. Rye IPA
Hoppy Rye IPA brewed with full rye malt. - Birrificio Italiano "Asteroid 56013", Como, Italy
6.6% ABV. American IPA
IPA brewed with cascade hops.
Great American Beer Festival 2016:
Section Timestamps:
Intro
01:30 Show Housekeeping / FBGL Update
04:24 Kickstarter: ILLIMAT
07:06 Kickstarter: Lazer Ryderz
10:00 Recent Plays: Potion Explosion
13:37 Recent Plays: Schotten-Totten
22:10 Dan, Live from Essen
36:50 Six-Pack Review: Terraforming Mars
37:49 Terraforming Mars: Gameplay rundown
40:40 Terraforming Mars: Review discussion
69:23 Terraforming Mars: Final Thoughts
71:35 On Tap: Terraforming Mars
78:25 Great American Beer Festival 2016
86:28 Outro