#119: In the Hall of the Mountain King

Draft Mechanic Episode #119: In the Hall of the Mountain King Six Pack Review and On Tap, Lions of Lydia Kickstarter Preview, Zoned Out, Felix: The Cat in the Sack, Hop Primer: Mosaic, and Final Round: House Rules

Kickstarter:
Lions of Lydia (Kickstarter) (BGG)

Recent Plays:
Lions of Lydia
2020, Bellwether Games
Designer: Jonny Pac Cantin
Artist: Darryl T. Jones

Zoned Out
2020, Grey Fox Games
Designer: Keith Rentz
Artist: Jake Blanchard

Felix: The Cat in the Sack
2007, Rio Grande Games/ 2017, Stronghold Games
Designer: Friedemann Friese
Artist: Lars-Arne "Maura" Kalusky

Six Pack Review:
In the Hall of the Mountain King
2019, Burnt Island Games
Designer: Jay Cormier, Graeme Jahns
Artist: Josh Cappel, Kwanchai Moriya

On Tap:
In the Hall of the Mountain King
2019, Burnt Island Games
Designer: Jay Cormier, Graeme Jahns
Artist: Josh Cappel, Kwanchai Moriya
    •Miskatonic Brewing Company "Mountain King"; Darien, IL, USA
    7.1% ABV, 40 IBU .
    Norwegian Hazy IPA.
    •Boojum Brewing Co. "King of the Mountain"; Waynesville, NC, USA
    8% ABV, 110 IBU.
    Double IPA.
    •Turning Wheels Craft Brewery "Mountain King"; Cebu City, Philippines
    7% ABV, 65 IBU.
    American IPA.
    •Pegasus City Brewery "Great Hall Hefe"; Dallas, TX, USA
    5.4% ABV, 22 IBU.
    German-style Hefeweizen.
    •Hale’s Ales Brewery and Taproom "Troll Porter"; Seattle, WA, USA
    6.6% ABV, 31 IBU.
    American Porter.

Hop Primer - Mosaic:
•Kegerator.com - Mosaic Hops: The Fruity Hop Variety That Changed Craft Beer
•Punch - How Mosaic Became Beer’s Hottest Hop
•Brooklyn Brew Shop - Hop Profile: Mosaic
•Bearded Iris Brewing “Homestyle “; Nashville, TN, USA
•Founders Brewing “Mosaic Promise”; Grand Rapids, MI, USA
•Lone Pint Brewery “Yellow Rose“; Magnolia, TX, USA
•Other Half Brewing - All the stuff I listed; Brooklyn, NY, USA

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

09:21 Kickstarter Updates

10:42 Kickstarter: Lions of Lydia

11:40 Kickstarter Preview: Lions of Lydia

28:50 Recent Plays: Zoned Out!

51:37 Recent Plays: Felix the Cat in the Sack

60:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

61:49 Six Pack Review: In the Hall of the Mountain King

62:50 In the Hall of the Mountain King: Gameplay Overview

69:50 In the Hall of the Mountain King: Discussion

94:40 In the Hall of the Mountain King: Final Thoughts

97:44 On Tap: In the Hall of the Mountain King

101:19 Hop Primer: Mosaic

106:24 Final Round: House Rules

110:17 Next Final Round Topic

111:23 Outro

#118: Mechanica

Draft Mechanic Episode # 118: Mechanica Six Pack Review and On Tap, Draw Your Own Conclusions!, Ecos: First Continent, Thunder Alley, Hop Primer: Galaxy, and Final Round: Culling the Collection

Kickstarter:
Graphic Novel Adventures Season 3 (Kickstarter)
LudoCherry Apparel (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Draw Your Own Conclusions!
2019, Social Sloth Games
Designer: Jay Cormier
Artist: Tyler Myatt

Ecos: First Continent
2019, Alderac Entertainment Group
Designer: John D. Clair
Artist: Sabrina Miramon, Matt Paquette

Thunder Alley
2014, GMT Games
Designer: Jeff Horger, Carla Horger
Artist: Rodger B. MacGowan, Kurt Miller

Six Pack Review:
Mechanica
2020, Resonym
Designer: Mary Flanagan, Emma Hobday, Max Seidman
Artist: Cisco Garrido, Mariana Sosa, Spring Yu, Ann-Sophie De Steur

On Tap:
Mechanica
2020, Resonym
Designer: Mary Flanagan, Emma Hobday, Max Seidman
Artist: Cisco Garrido, Mariana Sosa, Spring Yu, Ann-Sophie De Steur

    •Wooden Robot Brewery "BotBier"; Charlotte, NC, USA
    5.4% ABV.
    Blonde Farmhouse Ale.
    •Gamma Brewing Company "Vacuum"; Gørløse, Region Hovedstaden, Denmark
    6.2% ABV.
    IPA brewed with Mosaic, Columbus & Ekuanot hops.
    •Fieldwork Brewing Company "Good Clean Fun"; Berkley, CA, USA
    6.8% ABV.
    Westcoast IPA brewed with Simcoe & Citra hops.
    •Cold Harbor Brewing "Sweeper"; Westborough, MA, USA
    8.6% ABV.
    Double IPA brewed with Citra & Galaxy hops.
    •Stillwater Artisanal "Readymade: Vacuum"; Brooklyn, NY, USA
    8% ABV.
    Smoked beer.
Hop Primer - Strata:
•Kegerator.com - Galaxy Hops: The Homebrewer’s Guide to the Variety
•hopslist - Galaxy
•Anchorage Brewing Company “Galaxy White IPA”; Anchorage, AK, USA
•Revolution Brewing “Galaxy Hero”; Chicago, IL, USA

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

03:49 News: Plaid Hat leaves Asmodee

08:23 Kickstarter Updates

09:28 Kickstarter: Graphic Novel Adventures Series 3

12:27 Kickstarter: Ludocherry

15:41 Recent Plays: Draw Your Own Conclusions

25:20 Recent Plays: Ecos: First Continent

37:53 Recent Plays: Thunder Alley

49:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

50:11 Six Pack Review: Mechanica

50:33 Mehcanica: Gameplay Overview

54:49 Mechanica: Discussion

69:48 Mechanica: Final Thoughts

72:15 On Tap: Mechanica

75:49 Hop Primer: Galaxy

83:15 ProtoATL Sponsorship Spot

84:10 Final Round: Culling the Collection

92:46 Next Final Round Topic

94:36 Outro

#73: Rising 5

Draft Mechanic Episode #73: Rising 5 Six Pack Review, Blight Chronicles: Agent Decker, Las Vegas Boulevard, Monster Match, Funky Chicken, Monster Match On Tap, the HIstory of Cider, and What Makes a Modern Classic?

Kickstarter: 
Kitchen Rush: Piece of Cake (BGG) (Kickstarter)
The Estates (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Blight Chronicles: Agent Decker (BGG) (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Blight Chronicles: Agent Decker
2018, Board&Dice
Designer:  Manuel Correia, Matt Dembek
Artist:   Ramses Bosque, Paweł Niziołek
Gaming Rules! How To Play Video

Las Vegas Boulevard
2014, Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH
Designer:  Rüdiger Dorn
Artist:   Harald Lieske, Mia Steingräber

Monster Match
2018, North Star Games
Designer:   Ken Gruhl, Quentin Weir
Artist:   Linda DeSantis

Funky Chicken
2018,  North Star Games
Designer:   Ken Gruhl, Satish Pillalamarri, Quentin Weir
Artist:    Linda DeSantis  

Six Pack Review:
Rising 5: Runes of Asteros
2018, Grey Fox Games
Designer:  Gary Kim, Evan Song
Artist:   Vincent Dutrait 

On Tap:
Monster Match
2018, North Star Games
Designer:   Ken Gruhl, Quentin Weir
Artist:   Linda DeSantis
    •Indiana City Brewing Co. "Too Many Eyes"; Indianapolis, IN, USA
    7.5% ABV.
    Double dry hopped IPA.

    •Hobbs Tavern & Brewing Co. "One Arm"; West Ossipee, NH, USA
    6% ABV, 30IBU.
    Farmhouse ale.

    •Sante Adairius Rustic Ales "Four Legs Good"; Capitola, CA, USA
    9.9% ABV.
    Barrel-aged blonde quad.

    •Evil Twin Brewing "Imperial Doughnut Break"; Brooklyn, NY, USA
    11.5% ABV, 70 IBU
    Imperial coffee doughnut porter.

    •Burial Beer Co. "Skillet Donut Stout"; Asheville, NC, USA
    8% ABV, 60 IBU.
    Breakfast stout. Just the fricken' best.

The History of Cider:
The History of Cider Making
The Ancient Origins of Apple Cider
National Apple Museum
The Highs and Lows of Hard Apple Cider History
Washington State University: History of Cider

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

02:42 News: Gen Con Events Catalog is live

04:55 News: Asmodee’s Modern Classics

07:42 Kickstarter Updates

10:16 Kickstarter: Kitchen Rush expansion

12:15 Kickstarter: The Estates

15:23 Recent Plays / KS Preview: Blight Chronicles Agent Decker

27:11 Recent Plays: Las Vegas Boulevard

34:50 Recent Plays: Happy Planet Games: Monster Match & Funky Chicken

42:52 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

44:01 Six Pack Review: Rising 5

44:42 Rising 5: Gameplay Rundown

50:34 Rising 5: Discussion

68:19 Rising 5: Final Thoughts

70:27 On Tap: Monster Match

74:47 The History of Cider

83:28 Final Round: Modern Classics

95:11 Outro

#72: The RPG Episode

Draft Mechanic Episode #72: Homebrew RPGs, Sunset Over Water, Millennial Apartment Hunters, Filler, Vinyl, and Getting Started Homebrewing Beer

Kickstarter: 
Filler (BGG) (Kickstarter - Launches 4/11)
Vinyl (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Graphic Novel Adventures (BGG: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Filler
2018, Green Couch Games
Designer: Jonathan Chaffer
Artist:  Claire Donaldson

Vinyl
2018, Talon Strikes Studios LLC
Designer:   Eric Alvarado
Artist:  Jason Washburn

Sunset Over Water
2018, Pencil First Games
Designer:  Eduardo Baraf, Steve Finn, Keith Matejka
Artist:   Benjamin Shulman, Beth Sobel, Helen Zhu 

Millennial Apartment Hunters
2016, Paracosm Press
Designer:  James D'Amato

Homebrew D&D Feature:
Dungeons & Dragons,5th Edition
Homebrew: Advancement Sheet

On Tap:
Dungeons & Dragons,5th Edition
    •Paladin Brewing "D20"; Austintown, OH, USA
    5.6% ABV, 20 IBU.
    Cream Ale.

    •Bottle Logic Brewing "Roll for Initiative"; Anaheim, CA, USA
    13.8% ABV.
    Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial stout with vanilla and cinnamon.

    •Halo Brewery "Magic Missile"; Toronto, ON, Canada
    5.5% ABV, 34 IBU.
    Australian Pale Ale.

    •Ninkasi Brewing Company "Critical Hit"; Eugene, OR, USA
    11.7% ABV, 100 IBU
    Barleywine.

    •Our Brewing Company "Dungeon Master"; Holland, MI, USA
    6% ABV, 101 IBU.
    Black IPA.

    •Aardwolf Brewing Company "+5 Charisma"; Jacksonville, FL, USA
    9% ABV.
    Belgian Strong Dark.

Beer Homebrew Links:
Find a Homebrew Supply Shop
Find a Homebrew Club Near You

Time codes:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

04:29 News: Kitchen Rush expansion

05:29 News: Race for the Galaxy expansions

09:32 Kickstarter Updates

11:31 Kickstarter: Fireball Island

12:46 Kickstarter: Graphic Novel Adventures

14:35 Kickstarter: Filler

22:47 Kickstarter: Vinyl

32:04 Recent Plays: Sunset Over Water

40:47 Recent Plays: Millennial Apartment Hunters

51:39 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

52:50 D&D Homebrew Case Study

87:38 On Tap: Dungeons & Dragons

91:11 Homebrewing

99:59 The Final Round: Homebrew RPGs

102:08 Outro