the art of de architecturart

#91: City of Gears

Draft Mechanic Episode # 91: City of Gears Six Pack Review and On Tap, Songbirds, Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra, Gizmos, Biere de Champagne, and Gaming Resolutions

Kickstarter: 
Stonehenge and the Sun (BGG) (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Songbirds
2018, Daily Magic Games
Designer: Yuo
Artist: Kotori Neiko, Claire Donaldson

Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra
2018, Next Move Games
Designer: Michael Kiesling
Artist: Chris Quilliams

Gizmos
2018, CMON Limited
Designer: Phil Walker-Harding
Artist: Hannah Cardoso, Júlia Ferrari, Giovanna BC Guimarães, Mathieu Harlaut, Saeed Jalabi

Six Pack Review:
City of Gears
2018, Grey Fox Games
Designer: Chris Leder, Daryl Andrews
Artist: Anthony Cournoyer, Chris Leder, Tyler Myatt

On Tap:
City of Gears
2018, Grey Fox Games
Designer: Chris Leder, Daryl Andrews
Artist: Anthony Cournoyer, Chris Leder, Tyler Myatt
Hopworks Urban Brewery "Gear Up IPA"; Portland, OR, USA
    6.6% ABV, 76 IBU.
    Northwest style IPA.

    •GearTooth AleWerks "Father Cog Imperial Stout; San Jose, CA, USA
    9.5% ABV, 50 IBU.
    Imperial Stout.

    •Foam Brothers "…Like Clockwork"; Burlington, VT, USA
    8.2% ABV.
    Double IPA.

    •Snitz Creek Brewery "Opening Day IPA"; Lebanon, PA, USA
    6% ABV, 98 IBU.
    West coast style IPA dry hopped with Citra hops.

Biere de Champagne:
The Champagne of Beers: How Bière Brut Is Redefining Bubbly

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

03:53 Games news bites

06:29 Kickstarter Updates

07:56 Kickstarter: Stonehenge and the Sun

13:19 Recent Plays: Songbirds

21:58 Recent Plays: Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra

34:35 Recent Plays: Gizmos

42:56 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

43:44 Six Pack Review: City of Gears

45:07 City of Gears: Gameplay Overview

50:45 City of Gears: Discussion

68:24 City of Gears: Final Thoughts

74:40 On Tap: City of Gears

78:00 The Beer Primer: Biere de Champagne

82:24 The Final Round: 2019 Gaming Resolutions

88:16 Next Episode’s Final Round

89:02 Outro

#90: PAX Unplugged / Trellis

Draft Mechanic Episode #90: Jake and Eric Buscemi of The Cardboard Hoard talk about PAX Unplugged, Trellis On Tap, The Stars Align, Drop It, Beer Bottle Dating, and Game Interactivity and Determinism

Kickstarter: 
Roll To The Top! Laminate (BGG) (Kickstarter)
The Final Flicktier (BGG) (Kickstarter)
The ART of De Architecturart (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
The Stars Align
2018, Breaking Games
Designer: Sean Fenemore, Matt Radcliffe
Artist: Ian Reed

Drop It
2018, KOSMOS
Designer: Bernhard Lach, Uwe Rapp

Trellis
2018, Breaking Games
Designer: Teale Fristoe
Artist: Vikki Chu

On Tap:
Trellis
2018, Breaking Games
Designer: Teale Fristoe
Artist: Vikki Chu
    •Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project "Trellis Buster"; Denver, CO, USA
    8% ABV.
    Double IPA brewed with Azacca, Citra, Motueka, & Simcoe hops.

    •Verdant Brewing Co. "Bloom; Falmouth, Cornwall, England
    6.5% ABV.
    New England IPA brewed with Mosaic & Columbus hops.

    •Cascade Brewing Company "The Vine"; Portland, Oregon, USA
    8.3% ABV.
    Blend of soured tripel, golden & blonde ales fermented with white wine grape juice.

    •Fieldwork Brewing Company "In Bloom"; Berkeley, CA, USA
    8.2% ABV.
    Imperial IPA brewed with Citra & Lemondrop hops
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    •Boundary Brewing "Gift"; Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Varying ABV.
    Rotating imperial stout.

    •Show Notes Exclusive-
Parish Brewing Co. 
"Bloom"; Broussard, LA, USA
    6.7% ABV.
    Hazy IPA brewed with Simcoe & Citra Nugget hops.

Where to Find Eric Buscemi from the PAX Unplugged Discussion:
The Cardboard Hoard
Twitter

Bottle Dating:
Some questionable sources explaining Julian dating- Source 1, Source 2

Final Round - The Many Graphs of Interactivity and Determinism:

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

03:13 The End of Con Season

05:01 Kickstarter Updates

08:01 Kickstarter: Roll to the Top! Laminate

12:18 Kickstarter: The Final Flicktier

17:11 Kickstarter: The Art of De Architecturart

20:35 Recent Plays: The Stars Align

30:03 Recent Plays: Drop It!

37:39 Recent Plays: Trellis

48:36 On Tap: Trellis

55:30 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

56:18 PAX Unplugged Recap w/Eric Buscemi

93:10 Bottle/Can Dating for Beer

106:42 The Final Round: Jake Makes a Graph

116:33 Outro