#30: The Dragon & Flagon / Stephen Buonocore

Draft Mechanic Episode #30: The Dragon & Flagon, Dice City, Viticulture Essential Edition, and a very special interview with Mr. Stephen Buonocore

Upcoming:
Mechs vs. Minions

Kickstarters:
Skyward
Skyways

Recent Plays:

Dice City
2015, AEG/Artipia Games
Designer: Vangelis Bagiartakis

Viticulture Essential Edition
2015, Stonemaier Games
Designer:  Morten Monrad Pedersen, Jamey Stegmaier, Alan Stone
For beer pairings check out Episode #19!

On Tap Beer Pairings:

The Dragon & Flagon
2016, Stronghold Games
Designer:  Brian Engelstein, Geoff Engelstein, Sydney Engelstein

• New Holland Brewing "Dragon's Milk" Holland, MI
  11% ABV, 31 IBU
  Bourbon Barrel-aged Stout
• Three Taverns Brewery "Single Intent"  Decatur, GA
  5% ABV, 35 IBU.
  Belgian single in the style of a Trappist patersbier
• Yards Brewing Co. "Brawler" Philadelphia, PA
  4.2% ABV, 12 IBU.
  English Mild Ale
• Fifty West Brewing Co. "Punch You in the EyePA" Cincinnati, OH
  9.2% ABV, 100 IBU.
  Double IPA
• Southern Tier Brewing Company "2xSMaSH" Lakewood, NY
  8.1% ABV, 60 IBU
  Single Malt (Special Pale) and Single Hop (Mosaic) Double IPA

Stronghold Games:

The Stronghold Games Website
Currently on Preorder
Stronghold on Facebook/Twitter

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
03:00 News: Mechs vs Minions
07:04 Kickstarter: Skyward
08:45 Kickstarter: Skyways
11:21 Fantasy Board Game League Update
17:15 Recent Plays: Dice City
25:47 Recent Plays: Viticulture (Essential Edition)
34:07 The Stephen Buonocore interview
62:54 Stephen Buonocore talks beer
86:11 On Tap: The Dragon & Flagon
95:17 Outro

#29: Islebound / Tavarua

Draft Mechanic Episode #29: Islebound Six Pack Review, Tavarua On Tap, Above & Below, and Beer Primer: IPAs

Sagrada Kickstarter

Recent Plays:

Tavarua
2016, Far Off Games
Designer: Cody Miller

Above and Below
2015, Red Raven Games
Designer: Ryan Laukat

Six Pack Review:

Islebound
2016, Red Raven Games
Designer: Ryan Laukat

On Tap Beer Pairings:

Tavarua
2016, Far Off Games
Designer: Cody Miller

• Burial Beer Co. "Surf Wax", Asheville, NC
  6.5% ABV, 80 IBU. American IPA
  IPA with Mosaic, Citra, Centennial, and Columbus hops.
• Great Lakes Brewing Co. "Chillwave", Cleveland, OH
  9.0% ABV, 80 IBU, Double IPA
  Double IPA with Mosaic hops and honey malt.
• Kona Brewing Co. "Pipeline Porter", Kona, HI
  5.3% ABV, 23 IBU. Porter
  Porter brewed with Kona coffee and pale, caramel, and chocolate malts.
• Port Brewing Company "Wipeout", San Marcos, CA
  7.5% ABV, 78 IBU. American IPA
  IPA with Amarillo, Centennial & Simcoe hops.

Beer Primer: IPA

• Stone Brewing "Stone IPA", Escondido, CA
  6.9% ABV, 77 IBU. 
• Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales "60 Minute", Milton. DE
  6.0% ABV, 60 IBU.
• Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales "90 Minute", Milton. DE
  9.0% ABV, 90 IBU.
• Firestone Walker Brewing Co. "Union Jack", Paso Robles, CA
  7.5% ABV, 70 IBU. 
• Founders Brewing Co. "Centennial IPA", Grand Rapids, MI
  7.2% ABV, 65 IBU. 

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:42 Kickstarter: Sagrada
06:26 Fantasy Board Game League Update
11:41 Recent Plays: Tavarua
17:53 Recent Plays: Above & Below
24:25 Six-Pack Review: Islebound
25:25 Islebound: Game Rules / Walkthrough
33:12 Islebound: Discussion
55:39 On Tap: Tavarua
60:27 The Beer Primer: IPA
76:31 Outro

#28: Fantasy Board Game League / Dead of Winter

Draft Mechanic Episode #28: Announcing the Fantasy Board Game League, Dead of Winter on Tap, The Pursuit of Happiness, Thief's Market, Star Trek: Ascendancy, 1 year podcastiversary State of the Podcast, & our beer history six-packs

Invisible Sun Kickstarter

Recent Plays:

The Pursuit of Happiness
2016, Artipia/Stronghold Games
Designers: David Chircop, Adrian Abela

Thief's Market
2016, Tasty Minstrel Games
Designer: Dave Chalker

Star Trek: Ascendancy
2016, Gale Force Nine
Designers: Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart

Fantasy Board Game League:

Partially because we wanted to do something cool for our 1-year podcastiversary and partially because it's football season and we at Draft Mechanic don't give a hoot about the NFL but sure do love massive-scale gamification, we are proud to announce the launch of the 1st season of the Draft Mechanic Fantasy Board Game League.

We and 9 other podcasters have drafted teams of board games and will be pitting them head to head each week to determine whose picks will reign supreme. 

Why do you care? Well because there's an awesome prize at the end of the season that will be given to one lucky listener - $100 gift certificate to CoolStuffInc!

For all the details on who's involved and what you need to do to enter to win check out the FBGL page right here:

On Tap Beer Pairings:

Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game
2014, Plaid Hat Games
Designers: Jon Gilmour, Issac Vega

• 3 Floyds Brewing Co. "Zombie Dust", Muenster, IN
  6.2% ABV, 50 IBU. American Pale Ale
   
• Left Hand Brewing Company "Wake Up Dead Nitro", Longmont, CO
  10.2% ABV, 45 IBU, Nitro Imperial Stout.
   
• Highland Brewing Company "Cold Mountain Winter Ale", Asheville, NC
  5.8% ABV, 28 IBU. Winter Warmer.
   
• Foothills Brewing "Frostbite", Winston-Salem, NC
  6.2% ABV, 74 IBU. Black IPA.

Beer History Six-Packs:

This episode we each created a six-pack of beers that represent our journey into and through craft beer. 

Jake's List:
Boston Beer Co. "Sam Adams Boston Lager"
Spoetzl Brewery "Shiner Bock"
Dogfish Head "Burton Baton"
NoDa Brewing Company "Hop Drop 'n Roll"
Wicked Weed Brewing "Genesis"
Burial Beer Co. "Skillet Donut Stout"

Danielle's List:
Cricket Hill Brewing "Colonel Blides"
McSorley's "Black Lager"
NoDa Brewing Company "Triumphant"
Asheville Brewing Company "Fire Escape"
Grimm Artisan Ales "Rainbow in Curved Air"
Burial Beer Co. "The Keeper's Veil"

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:11 News: BGG Rankings shuffle again
04:25 Kickstarter: Invisible Sun
10:54 Recent Plays: The Pursuit of Happiness
18:35 Recent Plays: Thief’s Market
25:04 Recent Plays: Star Trek Ascendancy
31:32 The Fantasy Board Game League!
36:49 FBGL: The First Round Draft Picks
45:17 On Tap: Dead of Winter
54:41 State of the Podcast: Year One
64:11 Our Beer History Six-Pack
82:52 Outro

#27: The Networks / Friday

Draft Mechanic Episode #27: The Networks Six Pack Review, Friday On Tap, Arboretum, Imagine, Junk Art,  and The Beer Traveler: Asheville, NC

Watch it Played IndieGoGo
Unfair Kickstarter

Recent Plays:

Arboretum
2015, Z-Man Games
Designer: Dan Cassar

Imagine
2015, Gamewright
Designer: Shintaro Ono

Junk Art
2016, Pretzel Games
Designers: Jay Cormier & Sen-Foong Lim

Six-pack Review:

The Networks
2016, Formal Ferret Games
Designers: Gil Hova

On Tap Beer Pairings:

Friday
2011, Rio Grande Games
Designers: Friedmann Friese

• Wicked Weed Brewing "Tropicmost", Asheville, NC
  4.1% ABV, 45 IBU. Passionfruit Gose
  Old-world inspired gose with sea salt and passionfruit.
• Carton Brewing "Shipwreck", Atlantic Highlands, NJ
  10% ABV, 26 IBU, Porter
  Rum barrel aged wildflower honey porter.
• Kona Brewing Co. "Castaway IPA", Kona, HI
  6.0% ABV, 65 IBU. American IPA
  IPA brewed with citrusy hops and caramel malts.
• Modern Times Beer "Fortunate Islands", San Diego, CA
  5% ABV, 46 IBU. Pale Wheat Ale
  Session beer brewed with citra & amarillo hops and 60% wheat malt.

The Beer Traveler: Asheville, NC (map)

Breweries

South Slope

• Burial Beer Co.
• Wicked Weed Funkatorium
• Twin Leaf Brewing

Downtown

• Wicked Weed Brewpub
• Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co.
• Hi-Wire Brewing

Farther Out

• Upcountry (formerly Altamont Brewing) - West Asheville
• Noble Cider - West Asheville
• Zebulon Artisan Ales - Weaverville, NC

The Big Boys

• Sierra Nevada - Fletcher, NC
• Oskar Blues - Brevard, NC
• New Belgium

Bars

• Thirsty Monk
• Barley's Taproom & Pizzaria

Bottle Shops

• Tasty Beverage
• Appalachian Vintner
• Bruisin' Ales

Section timestamps:

01:00 Gen Con wrap-up, games to play
03:37 Show housekeeping
04:44 Kickstarter: Unfair
08:23 Demos at conventions
12:18 Indiegogo: Watch it Played Season 6
13:04 BGG Rankings Shakeup
15:02 Recent Plays: Arboretum
20:37 Recent Plays: Imagine
30:55 Recent Plays: Junk Art
36:38 Six Pack Review: The Networks - Rules Breakdown
43:13 Six Pack Review: The Networks - Discussion
64:56 Six Pack Review: The Networks - Final Thoughts
67:21 On Tap: Friday
71:11 The Beer Traveler: Asheville
94:13 Outro

#26 Gen Con 2016 Wrap Up

Draft Mechanic Episode #26: Gen Con 2016 wrap-up, interviews with Jamey Stegmaier (Stonemaier Games) and Dave Colt & Clay Robinson (Sun King Brewing)

America
2016, Bézier Games, Inc. 2-6 players, 30-45 minutes.
Designers: Ted Alspach, Friedemann Friese

Colony
2016, Bézier Games, Inc. 1-4 players, 45-60 minutes.
Designers: Ted Alspach, Yoshihisa Nakatsu, Toryo Hojo,

Arboretum
2015, Z-Man Games, 2-4 players, 30 minutes.
Designers: Dan Cassar

Sun King Brewing "Twenty Sided Rye", Indianapolis, IN
5.5% ABV, 34 IBU, Roggenbier

Sun King Brewing Website
Sun King on Facebook
Sun King on Twitter

59:59
201?, Space Cowboys.
Seriously, guys, I have no info on this other that an awesome experience that I hope wasnt just some con-induced hallucination.

Junk Art
2016, Pretzel Games, 2-6 players, 30 minutes.
Designers: Jay Cormier, Sen-Foong Lim

Unfair
2016, Good Games Publishing, 2-4 players, 60-150 minutes.
Designers: Joel Finch

Brew Crafters
2013, Greater Than Games (Dice Hate Me Games), 2-5 players, 90 minutes.
Designers: Ben Rosset

Rising Sun
2017, Cool Mini Or Not, ? players, ? minutes.
Designers: Eric M. Lang

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

Scythe: Invaders from Afar
2016, Stonemaier Games, 1-7 players, 90-140 minutes.
Designers: Jamey Stegmaier

Charterstone
2017, Stonemaier Games, 1-6 players, 20-60 minutes.
Designers: Jamey Stegmaier

Coldwater Crown
2017,  Bellwether Games , 1-4 players, 40-90 minutes.
Designers: Brian Suhre

Ice Cool
2016, Brain Games, 2-4 players, 20 minutes.
Designers: Brian Gomez

Go Cuckoo!
2016, HABA, 2-6 players, 10-15 minutes.
Designers: Josep M. Allué, Víktor Bautista i Roca

Episode Timestamps:

Intro

03:02 Day One Recap

04:14 Bezier Games: America

07:43 Bezier Games: Colony

10:23 Wandering the Con, Sold-out games

15:35 Z-Man Games: Arboretum

21:30 Interview with Dave & Clay from Sun King Brewing

22:15 About the Gen Con & Sun King Partnership

24:30 About 20-Sided Rye, the Gen Con 2016 Beer

30:40 The 20-Sided Rye can art

33:30 Collaborating with other breweries & organizations

37:25 Favorite beer styles

40:23 Gaming culture at Sun King

44:43 Day Two Recap

45:21 Space Cowboys: 59:59 Project

49:12 Pretzel Games: Junk Art

55:20 Good Games: Unfair

58:10 Dice Hate Me Games: Brew Crafters

66:48 Cool Mini or Not: Rising Sun

70:37 Interview with Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games

71:34 Choosing to be in a room rather than a booth

74:04 Development of Scythe & the expansion

82:00 Positive, additive, constructive game design

84:30 Looking ahead to Charterstone

87:44 Other upcoming projects, and cats

88:56 Day Three Recap

89:33 Bellwether Games: Coldwater Crown

94:18 Stonemaier Games: Scythe: Invaders from Afar

95:30 Stonemaier Games: Charterstone

96:48 Brain Games: Ice Cool

97:53 HABA: Go Cuckoo!

100:08 The Secret Cabal Meetup

102:38 Signing off from Gen Con

103:37 Outro