cosmic colonies

#113: Fantastic Factories

Draft Mechanic Episode #113: Fantastic Factories Six Pack Review and On Tap, Haven, Cartographers, Trapwords, and Hop Primer: Cascade Hops

Kickstarters:
Classy Dice Buddies 2 (Kickstarter)
Honey Buzz (BGG) (Kickstarter - Launches 11/5)

Recent Plays:
Haven
2018, Red Raven Games
Designer: Alf Seegert
Artist: Ryan Laukat

Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale
2019, Thunderworks Games
Designer: Jordy Adan
Artist: Luis Francisco, Lucas Ribeiro

Trapwords
2018, Czech Games Edition
Designer: Jan Březina, Martin Hrabálek, Michal Požárek
Artist: Dávid Jablonovský, Filip Murmak, Régis Torres, Michaela Zaoralová

Six Pack Review:
Fantastic Factories
2019, Metafactory Games/Deep Water Games
Designer: Joseph Z Chen, Justin Faulkner
Artist: Joseph Z Chen

On Tap:
Fantastic Factories
2019, Metafactory Games/Deep Water Games
Designer: Joseph Z Chen, Justin Faulkner
Artist: Joseph Z Chen

    •Karben4 Brewing "Fantasy Factory"; Madison, WI, USA
    6.3% ABV, 65 IBU.
    American IPA.

    •Spring House Brewing Company "Robot Surf Factory"; Lancaster, PA, USA
    5.8% ABV.
   Pineapple pale ale.

    •Modus Operandi Brewing Co"Future Factory IIIPA"; Mona Vale, NSW, Australia
    10% ABV.
    Triple IPA with Galaxy and Citra hops.

    •Weldwerks Brewing Co. "Evil Pastry Stout Factory Strikes Back"; Greeley, CO, USA
    10.7% ABV.
    Stout with peanut flour, graham cracker, marshmallow, coconut, maple syrup.

    •ReUnion Brewery "Juice Factory"; Coralville, IA, USA
    6% ABV, 35 IBU.
    American pale ale .

    •Foreign Objects Beer Company "Pig Factory"; New Paltz, NY, USA
    8.4% ABV.
    Double milky fruity IPA.

Hop Primer - Cascade Hops:
Kegerator.com: Cascade Hops: The Variety that Launched a Craft Beer Revolution
In Hop Pursuit: Cascade: How Adolph Coors helped launch the most popular US Aroma Hop and the craft beer revolution
Hoplist: Cascade (US)

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

02:38 Beer News: MolsonCoors on the Move

05:06 Kickstarter Updates

07:58 Kickstarter: Classy Dice Buddies Part 2

09:27 Kickstarter: Honey Buzz

12:16 Recent Plays: Haven

24:06 Recent Plays: Cartographers

36:17 Recent Plays: Trapwords

47:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

48:02 Six Pack Review: Fantastic Factories

48:40 Fantastic Factories: Gameplay Overview

51:21 Fantastic Factories: Discussion

70:25 Fantastic Factories: Final Thoughts

72:14 On Tap: Fantastic Factories

76:20 Hop Primer: Cascade

81:56 Outro

#112 Tapestry

Draft Mechanic Episode # 112: Tapestry Six Pack Review and On Tap, The Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches, Escape Tales: Low Memory, The Chemicals in Hops, and Final Round: Do Games Need To Be Balanced

Kickstarters:
Twain (Kickstarter)
Fossilis (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Cosmic Colonies (BGG) (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
The Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches
2019, North Star Games
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch
Artist: Dennis Lohausen

Escape Tales: Low Memory
2019, Board&Dice
Designer: Jakub Caban, Bartosz Idzikowski
Artist: Jakub Fajtanowski, Magdalena Klepacz

Six Pack Review:
Tapestry
2019, Stonemaier Games
Designer: Jamey Stegmaier
Artist: Andrew Bosley, Rom Brown

On Tap:
Tapestry
2019, Stonemaier Games
Designer: Jamey Stegmaier
Artist: Andrew Bosley, Rom Brown
    •Ratsherrn Brauerie "New Era Pilsener Dry hopped"; Hamburg, Germany
    4.9% ABV, 32 IBU.
    Pilsner.

    •Mellow Mink Brewing "Raspberry & Passionfruit Tapestry"; Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
    5.1% ABV, 2 IBU.
    Fruited sour.

    •Bad Dad Brewing Co. "Tapestry of Obcenity"; Fairmount, IN, USA
    6.6% ABV.
    AMerican IPA.

    •Bhramari Brewing Co"Painted Fortune"; Asheville, NC, USA
    5.8% ABV, 16 IBU.
    California Common.

Chemicals in Hops:
Hops: Anatomy and Chemistry 101
Craft Beer & Brewing: Hops Oils & Aroma: Uncharted Waters
All About Beer Magazine: A Taste for Hops: Exploring the History and Mystery of Flavor Hops
Kegworks: What Are Hops? A Beginner’s Guide to Hops in Beer
The Complete Joy of Home Brewing (3rd Edition) by Charlie Papazian

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

03:12 Kickstarter Updates

05:39 Kickstarter: Twain

08:24 Kickstarter: Fossilis

11:25 Kickstarter: Cosmic Colonies

13:37 Recent Plays: Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches

27:00 Recent Plays: Escape Tales: Low Memory

45:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

46:30 Six Pack Review: Tapestry

47:16 Tapestry: Gameplay Overview

51:13 Tapestry: Discussion

78:51 Tapestry: Final Thoughts

82:55 On Tap: Tapestry

86:50 What do Hops Add to Beer?

94:50 Final Round: Game Balance

98:52 Outro