#35: Fabled Fruit

Draft Mechanic Episode #35: A Six-pack of Games to Play with Family over the Holidays, Fabled Fruit On-Tap, Raiders of the North Sea, Imhotep, and proper beer serving temperatures (maybe even some served warm).

Recent Plays:

Fabled Fruit
2016, Stronghold Games.
Designers: Friedemann Friese

Raiders of the North Sea
2015, Garphill Games.
Designers: Shem Phillips
   
Imhotep
2016, Kosmos.
Designers:  Phil Walker-Harding

Family Fun! A Six-Pack of Games to Play with your Family this Holiday:

Fuji Flush
2016, Stronghold Games.
Designers: Friedemann Friese

Wits & Wagers Party
2012, North Star Games.
Designers: Dominic Crapuchettes
   
Qwixx
2012, Gamewright.
Designers:  Steffen Benndorf

Bohnanza
1997, Rio Grande Games.
Designers: Uwe Rosenberg

Codenames: Pictures
2016, Czech Games Edition.
Designers: Vlaada Chvatil
   
Letter Tycoon
2015, Breaking Games.
Designers:  Brad Brooks

On-Tap:

Fabled Fruit
2016, Stronghold Games.
Designers: Friedemann Friese

  • Pineapple:
    Evil Genius Beer Company.     “I Love Lamp” Philadelphia, PA, USA
    5.5% ABV, 12 IBU.
    Hefeweisen brewed with pineapple.
  • Strawberry:
    Short's Brewing Company.     “Strawberry Short's Cake” Bellaire , MI , USA
    6.3% ABV, 10 IBU.
    Golden ale with strawberries and milk sugar.
  • Banana:
    Charles Wells Brewery.     “Wells Banana Bread Beer” Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
    5.2% ABV, 18 IBU.
    It says it's an amber ale but I think it's just a bottle full of banana bread.
  • Grape:
    Dogfish Head Brewing.     “Red & White” Milton, DE, USA
    10% ABV, 35 IBU.
    Belgian witbier with coriander, orange peel, and fermented with Pinot Noir juice.
  • Coconut:
    Oskar Blues Brewery.     “Death by Coconut” Longmont, CO, USA
    6.5% ABV, 45 IBU.
    Irish porter with chocolate and coconut.

Proper Serving Temperature:

-Aim for between 38°-55°F
-Lagers (including pilsners), lighter beers, creamy/blonde ales, and those lower in alcohol should be served towards the colder end of that range.
-Stonger, darker beers (including stouts, porters, bengian dubbles and strong ales) should be served towards the warmer end of that range.
-IPA should be served right in the middle of the range (45-50°).
-Is there such a thing as a hot beer? Well, sort of...check out these beer Flip Cocktails.

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
03:03 iOS Gaming update
05:55 Kickstarter: Quodd Heroes
10:40 Recent Plays: Fabled Fruit
20:00 Recent Plays: Raiders of the North Sea
26:23 Recent Plays: Imhotep
34:25 Six Pack: Games to play this holiday season
60:44 On Tap: Fabled Fruit
66:54 Proper beer serving temperatures
73:41 Outro

#34: Agamemenon / 7 Wonders Duel

Draft Mechanic Episode #34: Double six-pack reviews of Agamemnon & 7 Wonders Duel (plus the Pantheon expansion), 7 Wonders On-Tap, recent app releases of Qwixx, The Game, Paperback, & Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, and our 7 Wonders of the Craft Beer World

***Stonemaier Games Charity Auction***

Apps:

Qwixx
2016, Outline Development
iOS/Google Play

The Game
2016, Outline Development
iOS/Google Play
   
Paperback
2016, Tim Fowers & Mark Fassett
iOS/Google Play

Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
2016, Dire Wolf Digital
iOS/Google Play

Six-Packs:

Agamemnon
2016, Osprey Games.
Designers:  Gunter Cornett

7 Wonders Duel
2015, Repos Productions.
Designers:  Antoine Bauza, Bruno Cathala

7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon
2016, Repos Productions.
Designers:  Antoine Bauza, Bruno Cathala

On-Tap:

7 Wonders
2010, Repos Productions.
Designers:  Antoine Bauza

  • Great Pyramid at Giza:
    Sun King Brewing.    “Osiris Pale Ale” Indianapolis, IN, USA
    5.6% ABV, 50 IBU.
    Assertive West Coast-Style Pale with a distinct citrus hop punch.
  • Hanging Gardens of Babylon:
    Stillwater Artisanal.    “Babylonian Style Ale” Baltimore , MD , USA
    6.0% ABV.
    Remix of Omnipollo Nebuchadnezzar Double IPA w/ Farmhouse yeast, brettanomyces and a lighter profile.
  • Temple of Artemis at Ephesus:
    Conquest Brewing.    “Artemis Blonde” Columbia, SC, USA
    4.2% ABV, 25 IBU.
    Blonde ale with Centennial hops.
  • Statue of Zeus at Olympus:
    Short's Brewing.    “Beard of Zeus” Bellaire, MI, USA
    5.3% ABV, 82 IBU.
    American pale lager with Zeus hops and orange rind.
  • Mausoleum at Halicarnassus:
    Other Half Brewing.    “Diamond Mausoleum” Brooklyn, NY, USA
    7.5% ABV.
    Cascadian dark IPA brewed with Burial Beer Co.
  • Colossus at Rhodes:
    DuClaw Brewing Co.    “Colossus” Baltimore, MD, USA
    17.3% ABV, 70 IBU.
    Strong ale with apples.
  • The Lighthouse at Alexandria:
    Lighthouse Brewing.    “Shipwreck IPA” Victoria, BC, Canada
    6.5% ABV, 65 IBU.
    American IPA brewed with Centennial, Amarillo, Citra, Rakau, & Galaxy hops.

7 Wonders of the Craft Beer World:

  • 3 Floyds Brewing Co.“Dark Lord” Munster, IN, USA
    15% ABV, 50 IBU.
    Russian imperial stout brewed w/coffee, Mexican vanilla, & Indian Sugar.
  • Brouwerij Westvleteren.“Westvleteren Trappist 12” Westvleteren, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
    10.2% ABV, 38IBU.
    Belgian Trappist quad.
  • Russian River Brewing Company.“Pliny the Younger” Santa Rosa, CA, USA
    10.25% ABV.
    Triple IPA.
  • Boston Beer Co. (Samuel Adams).“Utopias” Boston, MA, USA
    28% ABV, 25 IBU.
    Bourbon-barrel aged strong ale.
  • The Bruery.“Black Tuesday” Placentia, CA, USA
    19.9% ABV, 40 IBU.
    Bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout.
  • Founders Brewing.“CBS” Grand Rapids, MI, USA
    10.6% ABV.
    Maple bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout with chocolate and coffee.
  • 3 Floyds Brewing Co.“Zombie Dust” Munster, IN, USA
    6.2% ABV, 50 IBU.
    Intensely hopped pale ale.

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:20 FBGL Update
04:25 Stonemaier Games “Scythe” charity auction
06:52 Holiday Gaming with family
09:14 App gaming: Qwixx
13:57 App gaming: The Game
17:31 App gaming: Paperback
20:57 App gaming: Lanterns, the Harvest Festival
24:39 Six-Pack Review: Agamemnon
25:18 Agamemnon: Gameplay rundown
27:28 Agamemnon: Review discussion
39:41 Agamemnon: Final Thoughts
40:33 Six-Pack Review: 7 Wonders Duel
41:29 7 Wonders Duel: Gameplay rundown
44:25 7 Wonders Duel: Review discussion
64:11 7 Wonders Duel: Final Thoughts
65:31 On Tap: 7 Wonders
73:16 The Seven Wonders of the Beer World
82:50 Outro

#33: Captain Sonar

Draft Mechanic Episode #33: Extra Life and MACE 2016, Captain Sonar On Tap, & a glimpse into what it's like starting a craft brewery

 

Kickstarters:
Wordsy (give it a try with the Wordsybot)
5-Minute Dungeon

Extra Life Recent Plays:
A Feast for Odin
2016, Z-Man Games.
Designers: Uwe Rosenberg

Arcane Academy
2016, IDW Games.
Designers: Eric Lang, Kevin Wilson
   
Timeline Challenge
2016, Amodee.
Designers:  Cyril Demaegd, Frédéric Henry

MACE Recent Plays:
Everyone is John (All the Rules)
Designers: Michael B. Sullivan

Strike
2012, Ravensburger.
Designers:  Dieter Nüßle
   
5-Minute Dungeon
2017, Wiggles 3D.
Designers:  Connor Reid
(Kickstarter again, in case you missed it in the Kickstarter section)

Mansions of Madness, 2nd Edition
2016, Fantasy Flight Games.
Designers:  Nikki Valens, Corey Konieczka

On Tap Beer Pairings:
Captain Sonar
2016, Asmodee.
Designer: Roberto Fraga, Yohan Lemonnier

  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.“Torpedo” Chico, CA/Mills River, NC, USA
    7.2% ABV, 65 IBU.
    Extra IPA brewed with their "torpedo" dry hopping technique.
  • Halo Brewery “Radio Silence” Toronto, ON, Canada
    7.0% ABV, 60 IBU.
    IPA brewed with wild yeast, tart pineapple, and grapefruit pith.
  • Nogne Ø “Two Captains” Grimstad, Norway
    8.5% ABV, 100 IBU.
    American-inspired double IPA.
  • Dois Corvos/Passarola Brewing “Periscope” Lisbon, Portugal
    8.0% ABV.
    Baltic Porter aged in red wine barrels.

Halo Brewery "Starting a Brewery" Feature Series:
Part 1: Taking the Leap
Part 2: Is There Room for Another Craft Brewery?
Part 3: Money, Real Estate, and Freaking Out
Part 4: Announcing Halo Brewery's Location
Part 5: Heads Above Water
Part 6: We Did It!
About the Toronto "Cask Force"

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
02:40 FBGL Update
06:18 Kickstarter: Wordsy
10:17 Extra Life charity gaming marathon
11:50 Recent Plays: A Feast for Odin
24:31 Recent Plays: Arcane Academy
29:13 Recent Plays: Timeline Challenge
36:51 MACE 2016
39:22 Recent Plays: “Everyone is John” one-shot RPG
43:38 Recent Plays: Strike
46:36 Recent Plays: Mansions of Madness, Second Edition
55:27 Recent Plays / Kickstarter: 5-Minute Dungeon
63:56 Recent Plays: Captain Sonar
70:37 On Tap: Captain Sonar
80:35 Outro

 

#32: Windup War / Puerto Rico

Draft Mechanic Episode #32: An interview with Windup War designers Jess Chu and Katie Khao, Puerto Rico on tap, SeaFall first impressions, 51st State Master Set, Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow's Walk, and Night Shift Distribution.

Upcoming:
Unlock! An Escape Room Adventure
2017, Space Cowboys

Kickstarters:
Windup War

Recent Plays:
SeaFall
2016, Plaid Hat Games.
Designers: Rob Daviau

51st State (Master Set)
2016, Portal Games.
Designers: Ignacy Trzewik
   
Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk
2016, Avalon Hill.
Designers: Bruce Glassco, Mike Selinker, Rob Daviau, Bill McQuillan

Designer Interview:
Windup War (Kickstarter)
2017, Bellwether Games.
Designers: Jessica Chu, Katie Khao

On Tap Beer Pairings:
Puerto Rico
2002, Ravensburger/Rio Grande Games
Designer:  Andreas Seyfarth

Night Shift Distributing:
Boston Globe: Night Shift was fed up with distributorships. So they started their own.
Night Shift Brewing

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Show Housekeeping
01:50 Local events (Extra Life / MACE)
04:30 FBGL Update
05:31 Upcoming: UNLOCK!
10:31 First Impressions: SeaFall
16:49 Recent Plays: 51st State Master Set
20:38 Recent Plays: Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk
26:27 Kickstarter Preview: Windup War
31:05 Interview with Jess Chu & Katie Khau, cow&duck Studios
43:48 On Tap: Puerto Rico
52:47 Night Shift Brewing launches distribution company
60:11 Outro

#31: Terraforming Mars / GABF 2016

Draft Mechanic Episode #31: Terraforming Mars Six-Pack Review and On-Tap, Potion Explosion, Schotten Totten, a report from Essen Spiel, and an overview of this year's Great American Beer Festival

Kickstarters:
ILLIMAT
Lazer Ryderz

Recent Plays:

Potion Explosion
2015, CMON/Horrible Games
Designer:  Stefano Castelli, Andrea Crespi, Lorenzo Silva

Schotten Totten
1999/2016, iello (the 2016 edition we talk about)
Designer: Reiner Knizia

Dan's Report from Essen:

They Who Were 8
2013, LudiCreations
Designer: Todd Sanders

Agamemnon
1999/2016, Osprey Games
Designer: Günter Cornett

Risky Adventure
2016, Queen Games
Designer: Anthony Rubbo

Six-Pack Review:

Terraforming Mars
2016, Stronghold Games
Designer:   Jacob Fryxelius

On-Tap Beer Pairings:

Terraforming Mars
2016, Stronghold Games
Designer:   Jacob Fryxelius

Great American Beer Festival 2016:

Homepage
2016 Winners

Section Timestamps:

 

Intro
01:30 Show Housekeeping / FBGL Update
04:24 Kickstarter: ILLIMAT
07:06 Kickstarter: Lazer Ryderz
10:00 Recent Plays: Potion Explosion
13:37 Recent Plays: Schotten-Totten
22:10 Dan, Live from Essen
36:50 Six-Pack Review: Terraforming Mars
37:49 Terraforming Mars: Gameplay rundown
40:40 Terraforming Mars: Review discussion
69:23 Terraforming Mars: Final Thoughts
71:35 On Tap: Terraforming Mars
78:25 Great American Beer Festival 2016
86:28 Outro

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