#68: Agra

Draft Mechanic Episode #68: High Gravity Review of Agra, 7 Ronin, Flee the Scene, and Beer Primer: Bocks including Maibocks, Doppelbocks, & Eisbocks

Kickstarter:
Fields of Green: Grand Fair (Kickstarter) (BGG)
Page Quest: Season 1 (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
7 Ronin
2013, Badger's Nest / 2016, Grey Fox Games
Designer:   Marek Mydel, Piotr Stankiewicz
Artist:   Aleksander Karcz

Flee the Scene
2015, Garphill Games
Designer:  Shem Phillips
Artists:  Krzysztof Maziarz, Shem Phillips 

Beer Primer: Bocks:
Bock to Basics - All About Beer Magazine
Bock, Doppelbock, Maibock, & Eisbock - Vinpair

Bocks:
-New Glarus Brewing Company "Uff-Da" - New Glarus, WI, USA
-Rip Current Brewing "Breakline Bock" - San Marcos, CA, USA

Doppelbocks:
-Auinger Privatbrauerei "Celebrator" - Aying, Germany
-Troegs Independent Brewing "Troegenator" - Hershey, PA, USA
-Paulaner Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG "Salvator" - Munich, Germany

Maibock:
-Rogue Ales & Spirits "Dead Guy Ale" - Newport, OR, USA

Eisbocks:
-Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn "Aventinus Eisbock" - Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany
-Kuhnhenn Brewing Company "Raspberry Eisbock" - Warren, MI, USA
-If you ever get to watch it in Esquire Network's BrewDogs Season 3 Episode 6 (Grand Rapids) they brew an eisbock with Founders Brewing.

High Gravity Review:
Agra
2017, Quined Games
Designer: Michael Keller (II)
Artist:   Michael Menzel

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro

02:27 News Bits

07:42 Kickstarter: Updates from Last Episode

08:40 Kickstarter: Fields of Green “Grand Fair” Expansion

12:48 Kickstarter: Page Quest Season 1 / A4 Quest

15:20 Recent Plays: 7 Ronin

28:04 Recent Plays: Flee the Scene

34:24 The Beer Primer: Bocks

49:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

50:47 High Gravity Review: Agra

52:21 Agra: Gameplay Overview

59:45 Agra: Discussion

106:14 Agra: Final Thoughts

108:28 The Final Round: Heavy Games

116:53 Outro

#47: Fields Of Green / Coldwater Crown

Draft Mechanic Episode # 47: Fields of Green vs. Among the Stars, Coldwater Crown On Tap, Honshu, Pocket Mars, Shahrazad, and Local Beers to Try at Origins

Kickstarter:
Zero Hour
TORG: Eternity

 News:
Asmodee North America Goes Exclusive with Alliance
Asmodee - Alliance Deal Follow-Up

Recent Plays:

Honshu
2017, Renegade Game Studios.
Designer: Kalle Malmioja
Artists: Ossi Hiekkala, Jere Kasanen

Pocket Mars
2017, Board&Dice.
Designer: Michał Jagodziński
Artist: Jarosław Wajs

Shahrazad
2017, Osprey Games.
Designers:  ゆお (Yuo)
Artist: ことり寧子 (Kotori Neiko)

Variants:

Fields of Green
2017, Artipia Games/Stronghold Games.
Designers: Vangelis Bagiartakis
Artists:  Grzegorz Bobrowski, Gong Studios, Tomasz Jedruszek, Naomi Robinson 

Among the Stars
2012, Artipia Games/Stronghold Games.
Designers: Vangelis Bagiartakis
Artists:  Antonis Papantoniou, Odysseas Stamoglou

On Tap:

Coldwater Crown
2017, Bellwether Games.
Designers: Brian Suhre
Artists: Beth Sobel

• Stony Creek Brewery. “Dock Time”; Branford, CT, USA
  4.8% ABV, 24 IBU.
  Vienna Lager.
• Knee Deep Brewing Co. “Lupulin River”; Auburn, CA, USA
  8.0% ABV, 76 IBU.
  Imperial IPA.
• Bell's Brewery “Lager of the Lakes”; Kalamazoo, MI, USA
  5.0% ABV.
  Bohemian pilsner.
• Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing. “1916 Shore Shiver”; Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
  6.9% ABV, 65 IBU.
  American IPA.

Origins Beer: Columbus Local Brews To Check Out:

Columbus Brewing Company
-Columbus IPA: American IPA, 6.3% ABV, 60 IBU
-Bodhi: Double IPA, 8.3% ABV, 80 IBU, 2014 GABF Bronze Am. IPA
-Creeper: Double IPA, 10% ABV, 100 IBU

Zaftig Brewing Co.
-BamBaLam Stout: Breakfast Stout w/Crimson Cup coffee and Ghiradelli Chocolate, 10% ABV
-Juicy Lucy: Double-dry hopped American IPA, 7% ABV, 70 IBU

Wolf’s Ridge Brewing
-Dire Wolf: Russian Imperial Stout, 10.4 % ABV, 50 IBU
-Clear Sky Daybreak: Coffee Cream Ale, 5% ABV, 14 IBU

Sideswipe Brewing
-Defaced: Imperial Red Ale, 9% ABV
-Elegant Hoodlum: Smoked Stout, 7% ABV

Barley’s Brewing Company
-MacLenny’s Scottish Ale: Scotch Ale, 6.6% ABv
-Blood Thirst Wheat: Blood Orange Hefeweizen, 5% ABV, 3 IBU

Seventh Son Brewing Co.
-Humulus Nimbus Super Pale: American Pale Ale, 6% ABV, 53 IBU
-Proliferous: Imperial IPA, 8.3% ABV, 85 IBU

Land-Grant Brewing Company
-Stiff-Arm IPA: American IPA, 6.4% ABV, 50 IBU
-Glory: American Wheat Ale w/ Citra Hops, 5.4% ABV, 24 IBU

Kindred Beer (Kindred Artisan Ales)
-Golden Strong Ale: Belgian Strong Golden Ale, 8.7% ABV, 23 IBU
-Kindred Wit: Witbier, 5.3% ABV, 16 IBU

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show housekeeping
03:30 A new project?
04:09 Introducing… Punchboard Media!
05:48 Kickstarter: Zero Hour
07:10 Kickstarter: TORG Eternity
07:52 News: Asmodee exclusive with Alliance
14:53 Recent Plays: Honshu
24:43 Recent Plays: Pocket Mars
32:54 Recent Plays: Shahrazad
40:43 Variants: Fields of Green v. Among the Stars
62:35 On Tap: Coldwater Crown
66:12 Craft Beer Options for Origins Game Fair
74:14 Outro

#45: Six-Player Games / Las Vegas

Draft Mechanic Episode #45: Six pack of six-player games, Las Vegas On Tap, Barcelona: The Rose of Fire, Mystic Vale, Orleans, and recent beer buyout news

On The Horizon:

Five Tribes: Whims of the Sultan
Onitama: Sensei's Path
Century: Spice Road
Flatline
Bohnanza: The Duel
Fields of Green

Recent Plays:

Barcelona: The Rose of Fire
2016, Devir
Designer: Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
Artist: David Parcerisa

Mystic Vale
2016, AEG
Designer: John D. Clair

Orléans
2014, Tasty Minstrel Games
Designer:  Reiner Stockhausen
Artist: Klemens Franz

Six-pack of Six-player Games:

Libertalia
2012, Asmodee
Designer: Paolo Mori
Artist: Ben Carre, Stephane Gantiez

Mysterium
2015, Libellud
Designer: Oleg Sidorenko, Oleksandr Nevskiy
Artist: Igor Burlakov, Xavier Collette

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

Viticulture (Essential Edition)
2015, Stonemaier Games
Designer: Jamey Stegmaier, Alan Stone
Artist: Beth Sobel

7 Wonders
2010, Repos/Asmodee
Designer: Antoine Bauza
Artist: Miguel Coimbra

Ethnos
2017, CMON
Designer:  Paolo Mori
Artist: John Howe

On Tap:

Las Vegas
2012, Ravensburger
Designer:  Rudiger Dorn
Artist:  Harald Lieske, Markus Schmuck, Mia Steingräber

• Sin City Brewing Co. “The Dark Side of Sin”, Las Vegas, NV, USA
  Irish Dry Stout, 6% ABV
  Dry Irish stout with chocolate and coffee notes.

• BrewDog “Casino Rye Ale”, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Rye Ale, 5.1% ABV, 60 IBU
  Ale brewed with barley and rye malts and single hopped with Equinox hops.

• Pair O’ Dice Brewing “The Pit Boss Triple IPA” Clearwater, FL, USA
  Triple IPA, 10% ABV, 125 IBU
  Triple IPA hopped with Apollo, Chinook, Amarillo, & Simcoe hops.

• Lucky Town Brewing Company “Gose Gamblin’” Jackson, MS, USA
  Gose, 4% ABV, 8 IBU
  Sour ale brewed with salt and coriander.

• Indeed Brewing Company “ Let It Ride IPA” Minneapolis, MN, USA
  American IPA, 6.8 % ABV, 90 IBU
  IPA brewed with Mosaic, Calypso & Eldorado hops for blueberry, pear and tropical fruit notes.

• Karben4 Brewing “Lady Luck” Madison, WI, USA
  Irish Red Ale, 7.5% ABV, 18 IBU
  Red ale brewed as an interpretation of Bordeaux wine in beer form.

Beer Sellout News:

Wicked Weed to be purchased by Anheuser-Busch
Lagunitas selling remaining stake to Heineken as founder Magee seeks growth for brand

Section Timestamps:

Intro
02:15 CMON Expo this weekend!
03:45 Upcoming: Five Tribes, Whims of the Sultan
05:20 Upcoming: Onitama, Sensei’s Path
06:15 Upcoming: Century: Spice Road
07:47 Upcoming: Flatline
08:36 Upcoming: Fields of Green
10:28 Upcoming: Bohnanza: The Duel
12:43 Kickstarter: Gloomhaven finishes #24 of all time
14:01 Recent Plays: Barcelona, The Rose of Fire
26:46 Recent Plays: Mystic Vale
34:18 Recent Plays: Orleans
39:55 Six Pack: Six Player Games
53:44 On Tap: Las Vegas
59:04 The Betrayal at the Brewery on the Hill
69:00 Outro