#63: Azul

Draft Mechanic Episode #63: 6 Azul Six Pack Review & On Tap, Alien Frontiers, Go Nuts for Donuts!, Harvest Dice, Beer Primer: Barleywines, and a few listener questions

Cult of the News

Kickstarters:
Roll To The Top! (BGG Page)(Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Alien Frontiers
2010,  Clever Mojo Games
Designer:  Tory Niemann
Artist:   Piotr Burzykowski, Karim Chakroun, Mark Maxwell

Go Nuts for Donuts!
2017, Gamewright
Designer:  Zachary Eagle
Artists: Claire Donaldson

Harvest Dice
2017, Harvest Dice
Designer:  Danny Devine
Artist:   Danny Devine, Tyler Myatt 

Review:
Azul
2017, Plan B Games
Designer: Michael Kiesling
Artist:  Philippe Guérin, Chris Quilliams 

On Tap:
Azul
2017, Plan B Games
Designer: Michael Kiesling
Artist:  Philippe Guérin, Chris Quilliams

• Fetching Lab Brewery "50 Shades of Blue"; Alvin TX, USA
  5.6% ABV
  Chocolate blueberry stout with vanilla and chile.
• Bieres de Chimay "Chimay Blue/Grand Reserve"; Baileux, Belgium
  9% ABV, 35 IBU.
  Trappist strong dark ale.
• Graft Cider "Cloud City: Azul District"; Newberg, NY, USA
  6.9% ABV
  Creamy blueberry cider with milk sugar, vanilla & lemon zest.
• Vanessa House Beer Co. "Broken Tile"; Oklahoma City, OK, USA
  8.4% ABV, 80 IBU
  New England style double IPA.
• Trillium Brewing Company "Cutting Tiles"; Boston, MA, USA
  8.5% ABV
  Series of single-hopped (Citra, El Dorado, Mosaic, Galaxy) double IPAs with wildflower honey.

Beer Primer: Barleywines
-J.W. Lees and Co. "Harvest Ale"; Middleton, Greater Manchester, England
-Anchor Brewing Company "Old Foghorn"; San Francisco, CA, USA
-Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. "Bigfoot"; Chico , CA, USA
-English Style: Lost Abbey "Angel's Share", Deschutes "Mirror Mirror", Wild Heaven "Civilization"
-American Style: Dogfish Head "Olde School", Stone "Old Guardian", 3 Floyds "Behemoth"

Section Timestamps:

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:30 FBGL Championship & Wrap-up

04:58 Games News

07:42 TIME Stories News

13:24 TIME Stories: A note about Estrella Drive

16:41 Kickstarter Updates & New Projects

21:48 Recent Plays: Alien Frontiers

31:44 Recent Plays: Go Nuts for Donuts!

36:47 Recent Plays: Harvest Dice

46:10 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot

47:20 Six Pack Review: Azul

48:06 Azul: Gameplay Description

53:25 Azul: Discussion

71:50 Azul: Final Thoughts

73:23 On Tap: Azul

79:28 The Beer Primer: Barleywine

88:13 Listener Q&A

96:59 Outro

#62: Six Tasty Games

Draft Mechanic Episode #62: 6 Games About Making Food, Caverna On Tap, Shadows Over Camelot, Cytosis: A Cell Biology Game, Mission: Red Planet (2nd Edition), Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants, and Cooking with Beer

Vote in the Fantasy Board Game League 2017 Championship Matchup!!

Kickstarters:
Bushido (BGG Page)(Kickstarter)
Book of Dragons (BGG Page)(Kickstarter) - Ends 12/20

Recent Plays:
Shadows Over Camelot
2005,  Days of Wonder
Designer:  Bruno Cathala, Serge Laget
Artist:  Cyrille Daujean, Julien Delval
Shadows Over Camelot: Merlin's Company

Cytosis: A Cell Biology Game
2017, Genius Games
Designer:  John Coveyou
Artists: Tomasz Bogusz

Mission: Red Planet (Second Edition)
2015, Fantasy Flight Games
Designer:  Bruno Cathala, Bruno Faidutti
Artist:  Andrew Bosley, Samuel Shimota, Alyn Spiller 

Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants
2017, Kids Table BG
Designer:  Scott Almes
Artist:  Josh Cappel

6 Tasty Games for your Thanksgiving Feast:
Sushi Go Party!
2016,  Gamewright
Designer:  Phil Walker-Harding
Artists:  Nan Rangsima 

Burger Up
2016, Rule & Make
Designer: Matthew Parkes
Artist:  Stephen Gibson 

Scoville
2014, Tasty Minstrel Games
Designer:  Ed Marriott
Artists:  Josh Cappel 

Wok on Fire
2015, Green Couch Games.
Designer:  Chen Po-Chiao
Artist:  Adam P. McIver, Chen Po-Chiao 

Pie Factory
2014, Greater Than Games (Dice Hate Me Games)
Designer: Bryan Fischer
Artists: Bryan Fischer

Sundae Split
2017,  Foxtrot Games/Renegade Game Studios
Designer:  Nate Bivins
Artist:  Rehana Khan, Keith Pishnery

On Tap:
Caverna: The Cave Farmers
2013, Lookout Games
Designer: Uwe Rosenberg
Artist:  Klemens Franz 

• Stumptown Ales "Cave Dweller Pale Ale"; Davis, WV, USA
  5.9% ABV
  American Pale Ale brewed with Citra hops.
• Quaff ON! Brewing Company "Yellow Dwarf Wheat"; Nashville, IN, USA
  4.5% ABV, 15 IBU.
  Dry hopped American Wheat Ale.
• Adventure Brewing Company "Expedition IPA"; Fredericksburg, VA, USA
  5.9% ABV, 42 IBU
  IPA brewed to avoid strong hop punch.
• Hitchhiker Brewing Company "A Different Animal"; Pittsburg, PA, USA
  5.4% ABV, 30 IBU
  Dry hopped sour ale.
• Founders Brewing Com. "Rübæus"; Grand Rapids, MI, USA
  5.7% ABV, 15 IBU.
  Fruit beer fermented on raspberries.
• Big aLICe Brewing Co. "Fistful of Rubies"; Long Island City, Queens, NY, USA
  6% ABV
  Mixed fermentation sour ale aged in red wine barrels with Montmorency cherries.

Cooking With Beer:
The Beeroness

Section Timestamps:

Intro

01:00 Show Housekeeping

02:45 Games news

08:27 FBGL Championship Update!

12:46 Kickstarter: Bushido

15:15 Kickstarter: Book of Dragons

20:21 Gamers for Cures Marathon

21:15 Recent Plays: Shadows over Camelot

30:33 Recent Plays: Cytosis

39:17 Recent Plays: Mission: Red Planet

49:55 Recent Plays: Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants!

54:39 Grey Fox Games sponsorship spot

55:29 Six Pack: Tasty Games for Thanksgiving

73:52 On Tap: Caverna

82:09 Cooking With Beer

89:54 Outro