#45: Six-Player Games / Las Vegas

Draft Mechanic Episode #45: Six pack of six-player games, Las Vegas On Tap, Barcelona: The Rose of Fire, Mystic Vale, Orleans, and recent beer buyout news

On The Horizon:

Five Tribes: Whims of the Sultan
Onitama: Sensei's Path
Century: Spice Road
Flatline
Bohnanza: The Duel
Fields of Green

Recent Plays:

Barcelona: The Rose of Fire
2016, Devir
Designer: Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
Artist: David Parcerisa

Mystic Vale
2016, AEG
Designer: John D. Clair

Orléans
2014, Tasty Minstrel Games
Designer:  Reiner Stockhausen
Artist: Klemens Franz

Six-pack of Six-player Games:

Libertalia
2012, Asmodee
Designer: Paolo Mori
Artist: Ben Carre, Stephane Gantiez

Mysterium
2015, Libellud
Designer: Oleg Sidorenko, Oleksandr Nevskiy
Artist: Igor Burlakov, Xavier Collette

Scoville
2014, Tasty Minstrel Games
Designer:  Ed Marriott
Artist: Josh Cappel

Viticulture (Essential Edition)
2015, Stonemaier Games
Designer: Jamey Stegmaier, Alan Stone
Artist: Beth Sobel

7 Wonders
2010, Repos/Asmodee
Designer: Antoine Bauza
Artist: Miguel Coimbra

Ethnos
2017, CMON
Designer:  Paolo Mori
Artist: John Howe

On Tap:

Las Vegas
2012, Ravensburger
Designer:  Rudiger Dorn
Artist:  Harald Lieske, Markus Schmuck, Mia Steingräber

• Sin City Brewing Co. “The Dark Side of Sin”, Las Vegas, NV, USA
  Irish Dry Stout, 6% ABV
  Dry Irish stout with chocolate and coffee notes.

• BrewDog “Casino Rye Ale”, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Rye Ale, 5.1% ABV, 60 IBU
  Ale brewed with barley and rye malts and single hopped with Equinox hops.

• Pair O’ Dice Brewing “The Pit Boss Triple IPA” Clearwater, FL, USA
  Triple IPA, 10% ABV, 125 IBU
  Triple IPA hopped with Apollo, Chinook, Amarillo, & Simcoe hops.

• Lucky Town Brewing Company “Gose Gamblin’” Jackson, MS, USA
  Gose, 4% ABV, 8 IBU
  Sour ale brewed with salt and coriander.

• Indeed Brewing Company “ Let It Ride IPA” Minneapolis, MN, USA
  American IPA, 6.8 % ABV, 90 IBU
  IPA brewed with Mosaic, Calypso & Eldorado hops for blueberry, pear and tropical fruit notes.

• Karben4 Brewing “Lady Luck” Madison, WI, USA
  Irish Red Ale, 7.5% ABV, 18 IBU
  Red ale brewed as an interpretation of Bordeaux wine in beer form.

Beer Sellout News:

Wicked Weed to be purchased by Anheuser-Busch
Lagunitas selling remaining stake to Heineken as founder Magee seeks growth for brand

Section Timestamps:

Intro
02:15 CMON Expo this weekend!
03:45 Upcoming: Five Tribes, Whims of the Sultan
05:20 Upcoming: Onitama, Sensei’s Path
06:15 Upcoming: Century: Spice Road
07:47 Upcoming: Flatline
08:36 Upcoming: Fields of Green
10:28 Upcoming: Bohnanza: The Duel
12:43 Kickstarter: Gloomhaven finishes #24 of all time
14:01 Recent Plays: Barcelona, The Rose of Fire
26:46 Recent Plays: Mystic Vale
34:18 Recent Plays: Orleans
39:55 Six Pack: Six Player Games
53:44 On Tap: Las Vegas
59:04 The Betrayal at the Brewery on the Hill
69:00 Outro

#44: Anachrony

Draft Mechanic Episode #44: Anachrony Six-Pack Review and On Tap, Fugitive, Valeria: Card Kingdoms, Veggie Garden, and changing beer tastes

Kickstarter:
Brass: Lancashire & Birmingham

Recent Plays:

Fugitive
2017, Self-published
Designer: Tim Fowers
Artist: Ryan Goldsberry

Valeria: Card Kingdoms
2016, Daily Magic Games
Designer: Isaias Vallejo
Artist: Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Veggie Garden
2017, Quick Simple Fun Games
Designer:  Kelly North Adams
Artist: Andre Garcia

Six-Pack Review:

Anachrony
2017, Mindclash Games
Designers: Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dävid Turczi
Artists:  Villő Farkas, László Fejes, Laslo Forgach, Márton Gyula Kiss, Péter Meszlényi 

On Tap:

Anachrony
2017, Mindclash Games
Designers: Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, Dávid Turczi
Artists:  Villő Farkas, László Fejes, Laslo Forgach, Márton Gyula Kiss, Péter Meszlényi

• Silver City Brewery "Time Traveler", Bremerton, WA, USA
  9.2% ABV, 60 IBU. 
  Imperial Stout.
• Kent Falls Brewing Co.  "Anachronism", Kent, CT, USA
  5% ABV. 
  Grätzer. Apple brandy barrel-aged version called Batch 100.
• Heist Brewery "Cataclysm III", Charlotte, NC, USA
  11.1% ABV, 75 IBU.
  Russian Imperial Stout brewed with Madagascar vanilla beans.
• Central Waters Brewing Company "Rift", Amherst, WI, USA
  6.5% ABV.
  West Coast American IPA brewed with Citra, Amarillo, & Simcoe hops.

Section Timestamps:
01:00 Intro / Housekeeping
02:40 International Tabletop Day
03:45 App Gaming: Terra Mystica
05:27 App Gaming: Race for the Galaxy
09:01 Upcoming: Super Mario Level Up!
11:09 Kickstarter: Brass, Lancashire & Birmingham
14:28 Recent Plays: Fugitive
20:35 Recent Plays: Valeria Card Kingdoms
27:23 Recent Plays: Veggie Garden
33:26 Six Pack Review: Anachrony
33:53 Anachrony: Rules Walkthrough
41:55 Anachrony: Discussion
65:49 Anachrony: Final Thoughts
68:10 On Tap: Anachrony
73:37 Changing Tastes over time
81:12 Outro

#43: Coldwater Crown / Sagrada

Draft Mechanic Episode # 43: Coldwater Crown, Sagrada, Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft, 30 Rails, 5-Minute Dungeon, and a Beer Primer on Saisons

News:

Chicagoland Dice Dojo
Bock's Games
Scythe: The Wind Gambit

Kickstarters:

The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast is Goin' Wild in 2017!
Matryoshka

Recent Plays:

The Mysterious Package Company

30 Rails
2016, Self-published print & play
Designer: Julian Anstey

Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft
2016, Devir
Designer: Diego Ibanez
Artist: Pedro Soto

5-Minute Dungeon
2017, Wiggles3D
Designer:  Conner Reid
Artist: Alex Diochon

Six-Pack Review:

Coldwater Crown
2017, Bellwether Games
Designer: Brian Suhre
Artist: Beth Sobel & Ryan Coleman

On Tap Beer Pairings:

Sagrada
2017, Floodgate Games
Designer: Daryl Andrews & Adrian Adamescu
Artist: Peter Wocken

• Burlington Beer Company "Light in the Window", Williston, VT, USA
  5.9% ABV. 
  Rye IPA.
• Device Brewing Company "Basilica", Sacramento, CA, USA
  10.5% ABV, 130 IBU. 
  Tripel IPA double dry hopped with Mosaic hops.
• Mother Earth Brewing "The Windowpane Series", Kinston, NC, USA
  Rotating series featuring non-tradional ingredients sourced from North Carolina. 
  Fig & Raisin, Honey, Chocolate
• Barcelona Beer Company "Barcelona Beer", Barcelona, Spain
  5% ABV, 20 IBU.
  Pale ale brewed with Magnum, Perle, and Cascade hops.

Beer Primer- Saisons:

• Brasserie Dupont "Saison Dupont", Tourpes, Belgium
  6.5% ABV. 
• Brasserie Fantôme "Fantôme Saison", Soy, Belgium
  8% ABV.
• Brewery Ommegang "Hennepin", Cooperstown, NY
  7.7% ABV.

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Intro / Housekeeping
02:30 Travel: Chicagoland Dice Dojo
03:57 News: Scythe, The Wind Gambit
06:30 Kickstarter: The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast
08:51 Kickstarter: Matryoshka
12:21 Recent Plays: The Mysterious Package Company
17:26 Recent Plays: 30 Rails
22:04 Recent Plays: Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft
31:25 Recent Plays: 5-Minute Dungeon
37:24 Six Pack Review: Coldwater Crown
38:13 Coldwater Crown: Rules Walkthrough
44:33 Coldwater Crown: Discussion
57:50 Coldwater Crown: Final Thoughts
61:11 On Tap: Sagrada
73:00 The Beer Primer: Saisons
81:12 Outro

#42: Herbaceous / Well Played

Draft Mechanic Episode #42: A Group Discussion of Games We Played at Well Played Board Game Cafe, Herbaceous On-Tap, and Craft Beer Information Resources

Well Played Board Game Cafe

Recent Plays:

Dream Home
2016, Rebel.pl
Designer: Klemens Kalicki

Celestia
2015, Quick Simple Fun Games/BLAM!
Designer: Aaron Weissblum

Fauna
2008, HUCH! & Friends/Foxmind
Designer:  Friedemann Friese

Ice Cool
2016, Brain Games
Designer: Brian Gomez

Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
2015, Renegade Game Studios
Designer:  Christopher Chung

No Thanks!
2004, Mayfair Games (Currently)
Designer:  Thorsten Gimmler

OutLawed!
2017, Green Couch Games
Designer: Ryan Cowler

Heroes & Tricks
2016, Pencil First Games, LLC
Designer:  Eduardo Baraf, Jonathan Gilmour 

Noch Mal!
2016, 999 Games/Schmidt Spiele
Designer:  Inka & Markus Brand

On Tap:

Herbaceous
2017,  Dr. Finn's Games, Pencil First Games, LLC
Designer: Eduardo Baraf, Steve Finn, Keith Matejka 

• Sage: Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project "Colorado Wild Sage", Denver, CO, USA
  7.2% ABV. 
  Brett Saison with fresh white sage and lemongrass
• Rosemary: Boulevard Brewing Co. "Tasting Room - Rosemary IPA", St. Louis, MO, USA
  6% ABV, 59 IBU. 
  American IPA with rosemary, Chinook, Simcoe, Citra, & Cascade hops.
• Dill: Steel String Brewery "Picklemania", Carrboro, NC, USA
  3.8% ABV, 7 IBU. 
  Dill gose brewed in collaboration with Haw River Farmhouse Ales.
• Mint: Perennial Artisan Ales "17", St. Louis, MO, USA
  10% ABV.
  Imperial stout  aged on cacao nibs & dried peppermint leaves.
• Lavender: No Label Brewing Co. "Forbidden Lavender", Katy, TX, USA
  5.3% ABV, 12 IBU. 
  Belgian witbier brewed with honey malt, lavender flowers, and vanilla.
• Tarragon: Jester King Brewing "Equipoise", Austin, TX, USA
  4.2% ABV, 26 IBU. 
  Saison brewed with ginger salt, dried tarragon, and cantaloupe.
• Bay: Against the Grain Brewery "Bay & Pepper Your Bretts", Louisville, KY, USA
  6.8% ABV, 27 IBU.
  Farmhouse saison brewed with bay & peppercorns and partially fermented with wild yeast.
• Saffron: Mantra Artisan Ales "Saffron IPA", Franklin, TN, USA
  7.2% ABV, 55 IBU. 
  Unfiltered IPA with saffron, caradmom, and Citra hops.
• Thyme: Birdsong Brewing Co "Doin' Thyme", Charlotte, NC, USA
  4.3% ABV, 15 IBU. 
  Witbier brewed with corriander, lemon peel, and fresh thyme.
• Chive: Look for beers brewed with Summit hops.

Beer Information Resource Links:

Beeradvocate
RateBeer
Untappd

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Intro / Housekeeping
02:30 CMoN News: Eric Lang, Adrian Smith & CMoN Play
08:14 Upcoming: Flipships from Kane Klenko
09:34 Upcoming: Dice Forge from Regis Bonnessee
11:32 Well Played Board Game Cafe in Asheville, NC
18:00 Recent Plays: Dream Home
24:33 Recent Plays: Celestia
29:13 Recent Plays: Noch Mal!
34:16 Recent Plays: Lanterns, The Harvest Festival
40:28 Recent Plays: No Thanks!
44:30 Recent Plays: OutLawed!
50:10 Recent Plays: Heroes & Tricks
59:16 Recent Plays: Fauna
68:05 Recent Plays: Ice Cool
72:19 Reflections on the trip to Asheville
77:58 Recent Plays: Herbaceous
79:36 On Tap: Herbaceous
92:54 Beer Info Resources
96:40 Outro

#41: Awesome Dice / Roll Player

Draft Mechanic Episode #41: Six Awesome Uses of Dice; Roll Player on tap; Kingdomino & Women in Craft Beer

2016 Board Game Geek Golden Geek Winners

Kickstarters:

Rising Sun (Ends 4/4/17)
Antidote: Lab Alliance (Ends 3/21/17)

Recent Plays:

Kingdomino
2016, Blue Orange Games
Designer: Bruno Cathala

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

Noch Mal!
2016, 999 Games/Schmidt Spiele
Designer:  Inka & Markus Brand

Six Pack: Games That Use Dice in Neat Ways

Euphoria: Build A Better Dystopia
2013, Stonemaier Games
Designer: Jamey Stegmaier & Alan Stone

Dice Town
2009, Matagot
Designer: Bruno Cathala & Ludovic Maublanc

Blueprints
2013, Z-Man Games
Designer:  Yves Tourigny

Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn
2015, Plaid Hat Games
Designer: Isaac Vega

Roll For the Galaxy
2015, Rio Grande Games
Designer: Thomas Lehmann & Wei Hwa Huang

Seasons
2012, Libellud
Designer:  Régis Bonnessée

On Tap:

Roll Player
2016, Thunderworks Games
Designer:  Keith Matejka

• Noble Cider "The Blue Bard", Asheville, NC, USA
  639% ABV. 
  Cider with blueberry, honey, & rosemary.
• Burlington Beer Company "It's Complicated Being a Wizard", Williston, VT, USA
  7.5% ABV. 
  New England style double IPA.
• Brewski "Barbarian", Helsingborg, Sweden
  6% ABV. 
  IPA with lactose added.
• Three Tuns Brewery "Cleric's Cure", Bishops Castle, Shropshire, England
  5.0% ABV.
  IPA designed to recreate 19th century pale ales.
• Grimm Brothers Brewhouse "Master Thief", Loveland, CO, USA
  5.2% ABV, 20 IBU. 
  English porter brewed with German hops, dehusked malts, and alt yeast.
• Middle Ages Brewery "Druid Fluid", Syracuse, NY, USA
  9.5% ABV. 
  Barleywine brewed with mix of 6 malts.
• Ninkasi Brewing "Critical Hit", Eugene, OR, USA
  11.7% ABV, 100 IBU.
  Barleywine hopped with 24 hop varieties.

Women in  Craft Beer Links:

Imbibe Magazine 2016 Person of the Year: Lauren Salazar
Pink Boots Society
Biere de Femme Festival
Brewing Ambition by Anita Riley (Book Release at Biere de Femme Festival)

Section Timestamps:

Intro
01:00 Intro / Housekeeping
03:18 News: BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Awards
05:23 News: BGG Most Played Games Geeklist
08:20 Kickstarter: Rising Sun
13:17 Kickstarter: Antidote: Lab Alliance
16:05 Recent Plays: Kingdomino
22:21 Recent Plays: Among the Stars
27:18 Recent Plays: Noch Mal!
31:41 Six Pack: Six Awesome Uses of Dice
45:10 On Tap: Roll Player
57:51 Women in Brewing
65:13 Outro