#25: Scythe / Coldwater Crown

Draft Mechanic Episode #25: Scythe, Brian Suhre designer of Coldwater Crown, Happy Salmon, Roll Through the Ages, and mergers and acquisitions in beer and board games

Mergers & Acquisitions:
Asmodee in Exclusive talks to Acquire F2Z

DOJ approves Anheuser-Busch $107 billion Acquisition of SAB Miller

Terrapin Sells Majority Interest to MillerCoors

A more accurate description of our feelings on the Terrapin deal

Interview:

Coldwater Crown
2017, Bellwether Games. 2-4 players, 40-90 minutes.
Designers: Brian Suhre (Twitter, BGG)

Kickstarter
GenCon Events

Recent Plays:

Happy Salmon
2016, North Star Games. 3-6 players, 2-5 minutes.
Designers: Ken Gruhl, Quentin Weir

Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age
2008, Eagle-Gryphon. 1-4 players, 30-45 minutes.
Designer: Matt Leacock

Roll Through the Ages: The Iron Age
2014, Eagle-Gryphon. 1-4 players, 40-60 minutes.
Designers:  Matt Leacock, Thomas Lehmann

Six Pack Review & On-Tap Beer Pairings:

Scythe
2016, Stonemaier Games. 1-5 players, 90-115 minutes.
Designers: Jamey Stegmaier

Character profiles for all the leaders of Scythe's factions

• Overall: Burial Beer Co. “Scythe” Rye IPA.
  Asheville, NC
  7% ABV, 65 IBU.
   
• Saxony (Black) Faction: 3 Floyds “Arctic Panzer Wolf” Imperial IPA.
  Muenster, IN
  9% ABV, 100 IBU.
   
• Nordic (Blue) Faction: Hill Farmstead/Kissmeyer/Cambridge Brewing “Nordic Saison” Farmhouse ale.
  Greensboro, VT
  7.4% ABV.
   
• Polania (White) Faction: Bear Republic Brewing Company “Grandpa’s Homegrown” American IPA.
  Healdsburg, CA
  7.5% ABV, 75 IBU.
   
• Rusviet (Red) Faction: Bell’s Brewery “Expedition Stout” Russian imperial stout.
  Kalamazoo, MI
  10.5% ABV.
   
• Crimean (Yellow) Faction: Birds Fly South Ale Project “Brand New Eyes” Saison.
  Greenville, SC
  5.5% ABV. 632 IBU.

Section Timestamps:

Intro
02:08 Two weeks until Gen Con!
02:50 Discussion: Buyouts & Mergers in beer and games
14:13 Interview: Brian Suhre, designer of Coldwater Crown
26:28 Recent Plays: Happy Salmon
28:39 Recent Plays: Roll Through the Ages, Bronze & Iron
36:45 Six-Pack Review: Scythe - Gameplay Overview
43:16 Six-Pack Review: Scythe - Discussion
69:32 Six-Pack Review: Scythe - Final Thoughts
76:00 On Tap: Scythe
88:45 Outro

#24: Gen Con 2016 / Among the Stars

Draft Mechanic Episode #24: GenCon 2016, Among the Stars on tap, Rocky Road a la Mode, Puerto Rico, Star Trek: Frontiers, and beer in space!

Kickstarters:
2017 Gaming Calendar
Watch It Played: Season 6
Rocky Road a la Mode

Recent Plays:

Rocky Road a la Mode
2016, Green Couch Games
Designer: Joshua J. Mills

Puerto Rico
2002, Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH
Designer: Andreas Seyfarth

Star Trek: Frontiers
2016, WizKids Games
Designers:  Vlaada Chvátil, Andrew Parks

GenCon 2016:

Want a look at the list of games coming out at GenCon next month that we discussed this episode? Here you go:

Darker colors mean we were, collectively, less hyped. Bold items had a 2 point spread between our ratings.

If you want to check out the Board Game Geek list of "all" the GenCon releases go here.

On Tap Beer Pairings:

Among the Stars
2012, Artipia Games/Stronghold Games
Designers: Vangelis Bagiartakis

• 3 Floyds Brewing "Space Station Middle Finger", Muenster, IN
  6% ABV, 50 IBU, American Pale Ale
  Pale ale with azacco hops
• Ninkasi Brewing Company "Ground Control", Eugene, OR
  10% ABV, 80 IBU, Imperial Stout
  Imperial Stout brewed with Oregon hazelnuts, star anise, cocoa nibs, and yeast that literally went into space and came back.
• Green Flash Brewing Company "Cosmic Ristretto", San Diego, CA
  8.2% ABV, 45 IBU, Baltic Porter
  Baltic porter brewed with Belgian candi sugar and lactose and blended with cold-pressed espresso.
• WiseAcre Brewing "Astronaut Status", Memphis, TN
  10.5% ABV, Barrel-aged Imperial Stout
  Imperial stout aged for 11 months in Woodford Reserve barrels with cinnamon and vanilla.

Beer News:

Vostok Space Beer Official Site
4 Pines Beer Page for Vostok Space Beer
Vostok Space Beer on Facebook

Section Timestamps:

Intro
02:09 Gen Con on the horizon!
04:27 Kickstarter: Scott King’s 2017 Gaming Calendar
06:10 Indiegogo: Watch it Played Season 6
09:40 Kickstarter Game Preview: Rocky Road a la Mode
20:22 Recent Plays: Puerto Rico
23:51 Recent Plays: Star Trek: Frontiers
32:28 The Hype! Get Con 2016 Games Preview
88:48 On Tap: Among the Stars
95:02 Brewing a beer to go to space
98:41 Outro

#23: T.I.M.E. Stories / Qwixx

Draft Mechanic Episode #23: T.I.M.E. Stories on tap, Qwixx, Spirits of the Rice Paddy, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, Oh My Goods!, and Walmart craft beer?

Fugitive Kickstarter

Recent Plays:

Qwixx/Qwixx Deluxe
2012/2016, Gamewright
Designer: Steffen Benndorf

Tokaido
2012, Funforge
Designer: Antoine Bauza

Spirits of the Rice Paddy
2015, APE  Games
Designers: Phillip duBarry

Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
2014, Grey Fox Games
Designer: Tobey Ho

Oh My Goods!
2015, Mayfair Games/Lookout Games
Designers: Alexsander Pfister

On Tap Beer Pairings:

T.I.M.E. Stories
2015, Space Cowboys
Designers: Manuel Rozoy

• 18th Street Brewery "Temporal  Purgatory", Hammond, IN
  5.9% ABV, American Pale Ale
  "Session" pale ale with chinook and mosaic hops
• Dogfish Head "60/90/120 Minute" IPA series, Milton, DE
  6/9/18% ABV, 60/90/120 IBU, IPA
  Continuously hopped series with an increasingly powerful hop profile
• Pipeworks Brewing "Imperial End of Days", Chicago, IL
  10.5% ABV, Imperial Milk Stout
  Lactose stout with cacao nibs,vanilla beans, chillies & cinnamon
• Free Range Brewing "Bob's Pure Intentions", Charlotte, NC
  6.4% ABV, Brown Ale
  Oat brown ale brewed with microlot Burundi roasted by Pure Intentions Coffee

Beer News:

3000 cases of beer stolen from SweetWater Brewing

Wal-Mart is Rolling Out Its Own ‘Crafty’ Beer Brands

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show housekeeping
03:47 App news: Agricola, All Creatures Big & Small
05:13 Kickstarter: Fugitive
07:08 Recent plays: Qwixx & Qwixx Deluxe
17:00 Recent plays: Tokaido
18:50 Salud Board Game Night chatter
21:48 Recent plays: Spirits of the Rice Paddy
24:51 Recent plays: Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
35:33 Recent plays: Oh My Goods!
43:41 On Tap: TIME Stories
50:49 Beer Heist of the Century!
53:00 ‘Crafty’ beer from Wal-Mart
57:07 Outro

#22: The Great Fire of London / Sushi GO!

Draft Mechanic Episode #22: The Great Fire of London review, Sushi Go on tap, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Friday, On the Underground, and Session Beers

Kickstarter Roundup:
Massive Darkness
Xia: Embers of a Forsaken Star
Exoplanets

Recent Plays:

Tales of the Arabian Nights
2009, Z-Man Games
Designer: Eric Goldberg, Anthony Gallela, Kevin Maroney, Zev Shlasinger

Friday
2011, Rio Grande Games
Designer: Friedemann Friese

On the Underground
2006, JKLM/Rio Grande Games
Designers: Matthias Catrein

Six-pack Review:

The Great Fire of London 1666
2010, Pandasaurus Games
Designers: Richard Denning

On Tap Beer Pairings:

Sushi Go!
2013, Gamewright
Designer: Phil Walker-Harding

Sushi Go Party!
2016, Gamewright
Designer: Phil Walker-Harding

• Birdsong Brewing/Free Range Brewing "Rice Rice Baby" Charlotte, NC
  5.3% ABV, 33 IBU. Sweet Rice Milk Stout.
  Rice milk stout aged on vanilla beans.
• Carton Brewing "Intermezzo" Atlantic Highlands, NJ
  5% ABV, 8 IBU. Spiced Sour.
  Lactic sour brewed with French green apples and "dry hopped" with fresh wasabi root.
• Half Acre Brewing Co. "Tuna" Chicago, IL
  4.7% ABV. Extra pale ale.
  Extra pale ale with tropical fruit, floral and pine notes.
• Charles Wells Brewery "Sticky Toffee Pudding" Bedford, England.
  5% ABV. English Bitter.
  Bitter with toffee, caramel and rich fruit aromas.

Summer Session Beer Roundup:

• Burial Beer Co. "Ceremonial" Asheville, NC
  4.0% ABV, 35 IBU. Session IPA.
• NoDa Brewing Co. "Par 4" Charlotte, NC
  4.0% ABV, 60 IBU. Session IPA.
• Three Floyds Brewing Co. "Yum Yum" Munster, IN
  5.5% ABV, 63 IBU. Session Pale Ale.
• Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits "Mango Even Keel" San Diego, CA.
  3.8% ABV, 40 IBU. Session IPA with Mango.
• Revolution Brewing Co. "Rosa" Chicago, IL
  5.8% ABV, 15 IBU. Hibuscus Ale.
• Stone Brewing Co. "Go-To IPA" Escondido, CA
  4.5% ABV, 65 IBU. Session IPA.
• Iron Hill Brewery "Crusher" Wilmington, DE
  5.0% ABV, 48 IBU. Session IPA.
• Breakside Brewery "Lunch Break" Portland, OR.
  4.7% ABV, 28 IBU. India Session Ale.
• Oakshire Brewing "Sun Made" Eugene, OR.
  4.0% ABV, 12 IBU. Cucumber Berliner Weisse.

Section timestamps:

Intro
01:18 Show housekeeping
02:00 T.I.M.E Stories stories, a tangent
04:24 Kickstarter: Massive Darkness & Kickstarter Fatigue
07:47 Kickstarter: Exoplanets
09:18 Kickstarter: XIA, Embers of a Forsaken Star - Update
11:10 Upcoming: Dead of Winter: The Long Night
12:23 Recent plays: Tales of the Arabian Nights
18:18 Recent plays: Friday
23:57 Recent plays: On the Underground
28:25 Six-Pack Review: The Great Fire of London 1666
29:13 Six-Pack Review: Gameplay Overview
32:40 Six-Pack Review: Discussion
52:50 Six-Pack Review: Final Thoughts
56:07 On Tap: Sushi Go!
62:03 Summer Session Beer Roundup
72:25 Outro

#21: The Grizzled / CMoN Expo

Draft Mechanic Episode #21: The Grizzled & At Your Orders expansion on tap, Cool Mini or Not Expo games roundup, Salud game night roundup & The Beer Traveler: Atlanta

SeaFall Preorder

Recent Plays:

Castles of Mad King Ludwig (App)
2016, Bezier Games
Designer: Ted Alspach, App Designer: Jeremiah Maher

Citadels
2000, Fantasy Flight Games
Designer: Bruno Faidutti

Mysterium
2015, Asmodee
Designers: Oleksandr Nevskiy, Oleg Sidorenko

Rhino Hero
2011, HABA
Designer: Scott Frisco, Steven Strumpf

Cool Mini or Not Expo:

Potion Explosion
2015, Horrible Games (Coming from CMoN this year)
Designers: Stefano Castelli, Andrea Crespi, Lorenzo Silva

Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia
2016, Cool Mini or Not
Designers: Daniel Alves, Patrick Matheus, Eurico Cunha Neto

Arcadia Quest: Pets
2016, Cool Mini or Not
Designers: Thiago Aranha, Guilherme Goulart, Eric M. Lang, Fred Perret

The Godfather
2017(?), Cool Mini or Not
Designer: Eric M. Lang

Blood Rage
2015, Cool Mini or Not
Designer: Eric M. Lang

On Tap Beer Pairings:

The Grizzled
2015, Cool Mini or Not
Designers: Fabian Riffaud, Juan Rodriguez
Artist: Tignous

The Grizzled: At Your Orders!
2016, Cool Mini or Not
Designers: Fabian Riffaud, Juan Rodriguez

• Transient Artisan Ales "Grizzled" Bridgeman, MI
  4.5% ABV, Rustic Farmhouse Wheat Ale
  Grisette aged in oak barrels
• Red Oak Brewery "Battlefield Bock" Whitsett, NC
  6.5% ABV, 28 IBU, Bock
  Dark lager with hints of coffee and chocolate
• Orpheus Brewing "Peace. War. Truth. Lie." Atlanta, GA
  5% ABV, Session IPA
  Bright session IPA with tropical fruit notes
• Big Boss Brewing Company "Air Support" Raleigh, NC
  6.5% ABV, 70 IBU, American IPA
  Collaboration with Trophy Brewing (Raleigh, NC). Citrusy, hop-forward IPA.

Atlanta Beer Round-up (map):

Breweries:
*Orpheus Brewing (Midtown)*
*Wild Heaven Craft Beers (Decatur)*
Three Taverns Craft Brewery (Decatur)
Monday Night Brewing (Westside)

Bars/Bottle Shops:
**The Porter Beer Bar (Little Five Points)**
Hop City (West Midtown)
Ale Yeah! (Decatur)

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:15 Show housekeeping
02:22 Kickstarter: XIA, Embers of a Forsaken Star
03:30 Upcoming: Seafall
04:57 iOS: Castles of Mad King Ludwig
10:18 Recent plays: Citadels
12:38 Recent plays: Mysterium
15:09 Recent plays: Rhino Hero
16:12 Cool Mini or Not Expo
21:20 Potion Explosion
27:52 Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia
34:55 Arcadia Quest: Pets
38:13 The Godfather
45:37 Blood Rage
54:01 On Tap: The Grizzled / At Your Orders
61:40 The Beer Traveler: Atlanta
73:36 Outro