#40: A Feast for Odin / Burger Up

Draft Mechanic Episode #40: A Feast for Odin, Burger Up, Paris Connection, Star Trek Ascendancy, New York Slice, and a buffet of beer news

Kickstarters:

Monikers: The Shut Up & Sit Down Nonsense Box
Can't Stop Express
Food Truck Champion

Recent Plays:

Paris Connection
2010, Queen Games
Designer: David V. H. Peters

Star Trek Ascendancy
2016, Gale Force Nine
Designer: Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart

New York Slice
2017, Bezier Games
Designer:  Jeffrey D. Allers

Six Pack Review:

A Feast for Odin
2016, Z-Man Games
Designer:  Uwe Rosenberg

On Tap Beer Pairings:

Burger Up
2016, Rule & Make
Designer: Matthew Parkes

• Ratsherrn Brauerei "BEEF!", Hamburg, Germany
  4.9% ABV. 
  Dry-hopped pilsner.
• The Devil's Trumpet Brewing Co. "Make It a Cheeseburger", Merrillville, IN
  6.6% ABV, 69 IBU. 
  Citrusy American IPA.
• Pale Fire Brewing Co. "Salad Days", Harrisonburg, VA
  7.0% ABV, 40 IBU. 
  Saison with Amarillo, Simcoe, & Cascade hops.
• Mikerphone Brewing "Special Sauce", Elk Grove, IL
  8.5% ABV, 45+ IBU.
  New England style IPA with a rotating hop profile.

Beer News:

-Georgia Beer Laws Could Be Changing
-'Let's Open the Tap': Montana House Supports Expansion of Craft Beer Production
-Customer Sues Walmart Alleging 'Fraudulent' Marketing of Its 'Craft" Beer
-Cathay Pacific Introduces Betsy Beer - The First Hand-Crafted Bottled Beer Brewed to Be Enjoyed at 35,000 Feet

Section Timestamps:

Intro

01:00 Intro / Housekeeping
02:41 News: Golden Geek Awards
05:17 News: Scythe Digital, Expansion, and Iron Harvest
07:37 Kickstarter: Monikers: The SU&SD Nonsense Box
11:24 Kickstarter: Can’t Stop Express
13:32 Kickstarter: Food Truck Champion
15:34 Recent Plays: Paris Connection
19:59 Recent Plays: Star Trek Ascendancy
25:39 Recent Plays: New York Slice
33:15 Six Pack Review: A Feast for Odin
33:52 A Feast for Odin: Rules Walkthrough
38:45 A Feast for Odin: Discussion
69:17 A Feast for Odin: Final Thoughts
71:05 Recent Plays: Burger Up
79:02 On Tap: Burger Up
83:18 Beer News Bites
92:08 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