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#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

#111: Welcome To... Expansions

Draft Mechanic Episode # 111: Welcome To… Halloween, Outbreak, Doomsday, Winter Wonderland, and Spring Pads, The Search for Planet X Kickstarter Preview, Slyville, Great American Beer Festival 2019 Winners, and a word from the organizer of MegaMooseCon

Kickstarters:
Dance Card! (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Camp Pinetop (BGG) (Kickstarter)
ArchRavels (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Calico (BGG) (Kickstarter - Launching 10/8)
The Search for Planet X (BGG) (Kickstarter - Launching 10/8)

Recent Plays:
The Search for Planet X
2020, Foxtrot Games
Designer: Matthew O'Malley, Ben Rosset
Artist: Michael Pedro
(Kickstarter - Launching 10/8)

Slyville
2019, Hexy Studio
Designer: Dominika Gerasimiak, Justyna Leszczyńska, Marek Daniluk, Mateusz Romach
Artist: Tomasz Larek, Przemysław Gul

Welcome To… Expansion Pads:
Welcome To…
2018, Deep Water Games/Blue Cocker Games
Designer: Benoit Turpin
Artist: Anne Heidsieck

Welcome To...: Halloween Thematic Neighborhood
2019, Deep Water Games
Designer: Alexis Allard, Benoit Turpin
Artist: Anne Heidsieck

Welcome To...: Outbreak Thematic Neighborhood
2019, Deep Water Games
Designer: Alexis Allard, Benoit Turpin
Artist: Anne Heidsieck

Welcome To...: Doomsday Thematic Neighborhood
2019, Deep Water Games
Designer: Alexis Allard, Benoit Turpin
Artist: Anne Heidsieck

Welcome To...: Winter Wonderland Thematic Neighborhood
2019, Deep Water Games
Designer: Alexis Allard, Benoit Turpin
Artist: Anne Heidsieck

Welcome To...: Spring Thematic Neighborhood
2019, Deep Water Games
Designer: Alexis Allard, Benoit Turpin
Artist: Anne Heidsieck

On Tap:
Welcome To… Thematic Neighborhoods
•Halloween: Evil Genius Beer Company "Trick or Treat";Philadelphia, PA, USA
7.8% ABV, 35 IBU.
Chocolate pumpkin porter.

Outbreak: Spring House Brewing Company "Braaaiins! Pumpkin Ale for Zombies"; Lancaster, PA, USA
7.8% ABV.
Pumpkin ale.

Doomsday: Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery "Nuclear Nugget"; Goochland, VA, USA
10.5% ABV, 105 IBU.
Imperial honey IPA.

Winter Wonderland: Silver City Brewery "Wonderland Winter Lager"; Bremerton, WA, USA
7% ABV, 22 IBU.
Bock.

Spring: Evil Twin Brewing "Ryan and the Beaster Bunny"; Brooklyn, NY, USA
7% ABV.
Belgian style saison.

GABF 2019 Winners:
Brewers Association: America’s Finest: The Country’s Best Beers Celebrated at 2019 Great American Beer Festival®
Great American Beer Festival: Interactive List of Winners
Great American Beer Festival: PDF List of Winners

MegaMooseCon 2019 (10/25-10/27):
MegaMooseCon Website
Badges

Section Timestamps:



01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

03:22 Games News: Castles of Burgundy’s New Look

06:24 Kickstarter Updates

08:15 Kickstarter: Dance Card!

10:38 Kickstarter: Camp Pinetop

12:54 Kickstarter: Arch Ravels

15:20 Kickstarter: Calico

16:44 Kickstarter Preview: The Search for Planet X

36:11 Recent Plays: Slyville

47:35 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

48:31 Feature Review: Welcome To Thematic Neighborhoods

55:17 Welcome To… Halloween

61:16 Welcome To… Outbreak

66:54 Welcome To… Doomsday

70:41 Welcome To… Winter Wonderland

73:10 Welcome To… Spring

78:50 Welcome To… Final Thoughts

79:50 On Tap: Welcome To… Thematic Neighborhoods

84:51 GABF 2019 Results

93:20 A round with Mark Kale, MegaMooseCon Founder

106:34 Outro

#110: Letter Jam

Draft Mechanic Episode #110: Letter Jam Six-pack Review & On Tap, KeyForge: Age of Ascension, Lanterns Dice: Lights In The Sky, Las Vegas Royale, Draft Line Cleaning, and Final Round: What The Heck Are The Words To Our Theme Song

News:
BGG: Upcoming Changes to BGG Mechanics / Mechanisms

Kickstarters:
Dungeon Master Alignment Coin (Kickstarter)
Detective: City of Angels Smoke and Mirrors Expansion (BGG) (Kickstarter)
ROOT: The Tabletop RPG (RPGG) (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
KeyForge: Age of Ascension
2019, Fantasy Flight Games
Designer: Richard Garfield

Lanterns Dice: Lights in the Sky
2019, Renegade Game Studios
Designer: Chris Bryan
Artist: Jason D. Kingsley, John Shulters, Beth Sobel

Las Vegas Royale
2019, alea/Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH
Designer: Rüdiger Dorn
Artist: Antje Stephan, Claus Stephan

Six Pack Review:
Letter Jam
2019, Czech Games Edition
Designer: Ondra Skoupý
Artist: Dávid Jablonovský, František Sedláček, Lukáš Vodička, Michaela Zaoralová

On Tap:
Letter Jam
2019, Czech Games Edition
Designer: Ondra Skoupý
Artist: Dávid Jablonovský, František Sedláček, Lukáš Vodička, Michaela Zaoralová
    •Two Roads Brewing Company "Peach Jam"; Stratford, CT, USA
    5.5% ABV.
    Wheat ale brewed with peaches and hibiscus.

    •Noda Brewing Company "Jam Session"; Charlotte, NC, USA
    7.2% ABV, 81 IBU.
    Pale ale.

    •Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. "Pump Up the Jam"; Newport Docks, Newport, Wales
    5% ABV, 35 IBU.
    Jam doughnut pale ale. (Probably raspberry)

    •Dancing Gnome "Jam"; Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    6.8% ABV.
    Rye IPA.

    •Brix City Brewing "Tasty Jams"; Little Ferry, NJ, USA
    6.5% ABV.
    New England IPA.

Draft Line Cleaning:
Brewers Association: The Importance of Draught Beer Line Cleaning
Craft Beer & Brewing: Keep Your Draft Lines Clean

Section Timestamps:


#55: Gen Con 50 Wrapup!

#55: Gen Con 50 Wrap-up!

Hey all! Episode 55 is going to be a little different! Each day during Gen Con 50, we sat down with our buds (Shane, Tamara, Steven, Dan) and talked about what we saw at the biggest con of the year (and the biggest Gen Con in history). I’ve assembled those recordings chronologically just like last year for over an hour of extra content! We really hope you enjoy our wrap-ups, and we’ll be back next Monday for another episode and a more in-depth look at some of the hottest games of the year, fresh from Gen Con 50!