Draft Mechanic Episode # 99: Variants - Hero Realms vs. Star Realms, Hero Realms On Tap, Bosk, St. Petersburg, Carcassonne: Gold Rush, and Spent Grain
Kickstarters:
Terraforming Mars: Turmoil (BGG) (Kickstarter)
On Mars (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Anachrony: Fractures of Time (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Doublesix Dice (Kickstarter)
Recent Plays:
Bosk
2019, Floodgate Games
Designer: Daryl Andrews, Erica Bouyouris
Artist: Kwanchai Moriya, Matt Paquette
St. Petersburg
2004, Hans im Glück/Rio Grande Games
Designer: Bernd Brunnhofer
Artist: Doris Matthäus
Carcassonne: Gold Rush
2014, Z-Man Games
Designer: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Artist: Claus Stephan
Variants:
Hero Realms
2016, White Wizard Games
Designer: Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle
Artist: Randy Delven, Vito Gesualdi, Antonis Papantoniou
Star Realms
2014, White Wizard Games
Designer: Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle
Artist: Vito Gesualdi
Hero Realms: The Ruin of Thandar Campaign Deck
2017, White Wizard Games
Designer: Ben Cichoski, Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle, Daniel Mandel
Artist: Randy Delven, Vito Gesualdi, Adam Lachmanski, Antonis Papantoniou
On Tap:
Hero Realms
2016, White Wizard Games
Designer: Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle
Artist: Randy Delven, Vito Gesualdi, Antonis Papantoniou
•Saranac Brewery "Hoppy Hour Hero, Moe.saic IPA"; Utica, NY, USA
7.8% ABV, 90 IBU.
Imperial IPA with Citra, Mosaic, & Simcoe hops.
•Cambridge Brewing Company "Working Class Hero"; Cambridge, MA, USA
4.5% ABV, 75 IBU.
American Saison with Citrus Peel .
•TrimTab Brewing Co. "Breakfast Hero"; Birmingham, AL, USA
8.5% ABV, 35 IBU.
Doughnut stout.
•101 North Brewing Co. "Heroine"; Petaluma, CA, USA
7.2% ABV, 64 IBU.
NorCal IPA.
•Revolution Brewing Co. "Anti-Hero"; Chicago, IL, USA
6.7% ABV, 65 IBU.
IPA brewed with Citra, Crystal, Centennial, and Chinook hops
Hero Series/League of Heroes
Spent Grain:
CraftBeer.com - Sustainable Uses of Spent Grain
Inc.com - Beer Production Powered by...Beer? It's a Sobering Idea!
Entrepreneur.com - ReGrained Markets Food Made From Upcycled Brewery 'Spent' Grain
Section Timestamps:
01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates
03:49 Episode 100 Plans!
04:53 Kickstarter Updates
07:01 Kickstarter: Terraforming Mars: Turmoil
15:44 Kickstarter: On Mars
20:28 Kickstarter: Anachrony: Fractures of Time
23:44 Kickstarter: Doublesix Dice
25:31 Recent Plays: Bosk
37:18 Recent Plays: St. Petersburg
45:52 Recent Plays: Carcassonne: Gold Rush
65:59 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
66:52 Variants: Hero Realms v. Star Realms
67:53 Variants Gameplay Overview
71:06 Variants Discussion
90:47 Variants Final Thoughts
92:58 On Tap: Hero Realms
98:21 Using Spent Grain
95:47 Outro