#75: Geekway to the West 2018

Draft Mechanic Episode #75: Geekway Recent Plays, Pot De Vin On Tap, Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, and More Geekway Recent Plays

Geekway Plays:
Indian Summer
2017, Edition Spielwiese/Stronghold Games
Designer:  Uwe Rosenberg
Artist: Andrea Boekhoff

Topiary
2017, Fever Games/Renegade Game Studios
Designer:  Danny Devine
Artist:  Danny Devine, Jeff Oglesby 

Majesty: For the Realm
2017,  Z-Man Games
Designer:  Marc André 
Artist: Anne Heidsieck 

Clans of Caledonia
2017,  Karma Games
Designer: Juma Al-JouJou
Artist: Klemens Franz 

On Tap:
Pot De Vin
2017, Thundergryph Games
Designer:  Fel Barros, Warny Marçano
Artist:  Luis Francisco, Weberson Santiago
    •West Sixth Brewing "Side Eye"; Lexington, KY, USA
    6.7% ABV.
    Maibock.

    •Isley Brewing Company "The Bribe"; Richmond, VA, USA
    6.6% ABV, 19 IBU.
    Oatmeal Porter.

    •Legal Remedy Brewing "Bribery"; Fort Mill, SC, USA
    5.5% ABV, 21 IBU.
    Bittersweet Orange Wheat.

    •4 Hands Brewing Co. "Guildsman Grenache"/"Guildsman Sauvignon Blanc"; St. Louis, MO, USA
    8% ABV.
    Farmhouse ale aged on Grenache or Sauvignon Blanc grape must.

-Urban Chestnut Brewing Company
Star Scrappers: Cave-In (Buy it)
2018, Hexy Studios
Designer:   Filip Miłuński, Jan Zalewski
Artist:   Mateusz "Draegg" Stanisławski, Łukasz Witusiński

More Geekway Plays:
Capital Lux
2016, Aporta Games
Designer: Eilif Svensson, Kristian Amundsen Østby
Artist: Kwanchai Moriya

The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game
2017,  alea/Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH
Designer: Stefan Feld, Christoph Toussaint
Artist:   Julien Delval, Harald Lieske 

Carcassonne: The City
2004,  Rio Grande Games
Designer:  Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Artist:  Oliver Freudenreich, Marco Primo 

Yspahan
2006,  Ystari Games
Designer:  Sébastien Pauchon
Artist:  Arnaud Demaegd, Mike Doyle

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

02:55 News: Spiel & Kennerspiel Nominees

06:46 Kickstarter Updates

08:53 Geekway Part One

15:15 Recent Play: Indian Summer

23:14 Recent Play: Topiary

29:05 Recent Play: Majesty for the Realm

35:13 Recent Play: Clans of Caledonia

46:55 Geekway Part Two

48:39 On Tap: Pot De Vin

59:09 Visiting Urban Chestnut Brewing Company

60:44 Recent Play: Star Scrappers: Cave In

66:58 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

68:07 Geekway Part Three

68:22 Recent Play: Capital Lux

74:43 Recent Play: Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game

82:00 Recent Play: Carcassonne: The City

91:28 Recent Play: Yspahan

101:05 Outro

#74: Decrypto

Draft Mechanic Episode #74: Variants: Decrypto vs. Codenames, Dice Throne, Hive, Biblios, Wonderland, Decrypto On Tap, World Beer Cup 2018, and What Game Would You Like to See "Kiddified"

Events:
Geekway to the West Meetup at Urban Chestnut - May 18
Salud Cerveceria Meetup - May 15

Kickstarter: 
Overlight (RPG Geek) (Kickstarter)
Gravity Warfare (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Journal 29 Revelation (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Dice Throne: Season One
2018, Mind Bottling Games/Roxley Games
Designer: Nate Chatellier, Manny Trembley
Artist: Manny Trembley

Hive
2001, Gen42 Games
Designer: John Yianni
Artist: John Yianni 

Biblios
2007,  Dr. Finn's Games/iello
Designer: Steve Finn
Artist: Steve Finn, David Palumbo 

Wonderland
2018,  Renegade Game Studios
Designer: Daniel Solis
Artist: Anita Osburn, Beth Sobel 

Variants:
Decrypto
2018,  Le Scorpion Masqué
Designer: Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance
Artist: Fabien Fulchiron, NILS, Manuel Sanchez

Codenames
2015,  Czech Games Edition
Designer: Vlaada Chvátil
Artist:  Stéphane Gantiez, Tomáš Kučerovský 

On Tap:
Decrypto
2018,  Le Scorpion Masqué
Designer: Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance
Artist: Fabien Fulchiron, NILS, Manuel Sanchez
    •Ohana Brewing Company "Encrypted Data IPA"; Los Angeles, CA, USA
    7.6% ABV.
    American IPA.

    •The Dayton Beer Company "Codebreaker"; Dayton, OH, USA
    10.2% ABV, 98 IBU.
    Imperial IPA.

    •Twisted Pine Brewing Company "Intercept"; Boulder, CO, USA
    7.4% ABV, 85 IBU.
    American IPA.

    •Bunker Brewing Company "Cypher"; Portland, ME, USA
    6.4% ABV.
    India Pale Lager with Eureka hops.

    •New Glarus Brewing Company "Enigma"; New Glarus, WI, USA
    5.5% ABV, 12 IBU.
    Sour ale with malted barley and cherries aged in unlined oak casks.

World Beer Cup 2018:
Cool Sortable Website Winners List
PDF Winners List
Stats Page

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

02:21 Geekway to the West meetup!

03:10 News: Asmodee for Sale?

08:37 News: My Little Scythe

11:24 Kickstarter Updates

13:32 Kickstarter: Overlight RPG

17:29 Kickstarter: Gravity Warfare

19:32 Kickstarter: Journal 29 Revelation

22:42 Recent Plays: Dice Throne

31:29 Recent Plays: Hive

36:21 Recent Plays: Biblios

44:11 Recent Plays: Wonderland

52:31 Recent Plays: Among the Stars app

54:34 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

55:43 Variants: Decrypto v Codenames

78:05 On Tap: Decrypto

81:52 World Beer Cup 2018 Results

91:00 Final Round: Retheming for Kids

94:15 Outro

#73: Rising 5

Draft Mechanic Episode #73: Rising 5 Six Pack Review, Blight Chronicles: Agent Decker, Las Vegas Boulevard, Monster Match, Funky Chicken, Monster Match On Tap, the HIstory of Cider, and What Makes a Modern Classic?

Kickstarter: 
Kitchen Rush: Piece of Cake (BGG) (Kickstarter)
The Estates (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Blight Chronicles: Agent Decker (BGG) (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Blight Chronicles: Agent Decker
2018, Board&Dice
Designer:  Manuel Correia, Matt Dembek
Artist:   Ramses Bosque, Paweł Niziołek
Gaming Rules! How To Play Video

Las Vegas Boulevard
2014, Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH
Designer:  Rüdiger Dorn
Artist:   Harald Lieske, Mia Steingräber

Monster Match
2018, North Star Games
Designer:   Ken Gruhl, Quentin Weir
Artist:   Linda DeSantis

Funky Chicken
2018,  North Star Games
Designer:   Ken Gruhl, Satish Pillalamarri, Quentin Weir
Artist:    Linda DeSantis  

Six Pack Review:
Rising 5: Runes of Asteros
2018, Grey Fox Games
Designer:  Gary Kim, Evan Song
Artist:   Vincent Dutrait 

On Tap:
Monster Match
2018, North Star Games
Designer:   Ken Gruhl, Quentin Weir
Artist:   Linda DeSantis
    •Indiana City Brewing Co. "Too Many Eyes"; Indianapolis, IN, USA
    7.5% ABV.
    Double dry hopped IPA.

    •Hobbs Tavern & Brewing Co. "One Arm"; West Ossipee, NH, USA
    6% ABV, 30IBU.
    Farmhouse ale.

    •Sante Adairius Rustic Ales "Four Legs Good"; Capitola, CA, USA
    9.9% ABV.
    Barrel-aged blonde quad.

    •Evil Twin Brewing "Imperial Doughnut Break"; Brooklyn, NY, USA
    11.5% ABV, 70 IBU
    Imperial coffee doughnut porter.

    •Burial Beer Co. "Skillet Donut Stout"; Asheville, NC, USA
    8% ABV, 60 IBU.
    Breakfast stout. Just the fricken' best.

The History of Cider:
The History of Cider Making
The Ancient Origins of Apple Cider
National Apple Museum
The Highs and Lows of Hard Apple Cider History
Washington State University: History of Cider

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

02:42 News: Gen Con Events Catalog is live

04:55 News: Asmodee’s Modern Classics

07:42 Kickstarter Updates

10:16 Kickstarter: Kitchen Rush expansion

12:15 Kickstarter: The Estates

15:23 Recent Plays / KS Preview: Blight Chronicles Agent Decker

27:11 Recent Plays: Las Vegas Boulevard

34:50 Recent Plays: Happy Planet Games: Monster Match & Funky Chicken

42:52 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

44:01 Six Pack Review: Rising 5

44:42 Rising 5: Gameplay Rundown

50:34 Rising 5: Discussion

68:19 Rising 5: Final Thoughts

70:27 On Tap: Monster Match

74:47 The History of Cider

83:28 Final Round: Modern Classics

95:11 Outro

#72: The RPG Episode

Draft Mechanic Episode #72: Homebrew RPGs, Sunset Over Water, Millennial Apartment Hunters, Filler, Vinyl, and Getting Started Homebrewing Beer

Kickstarter: 
Filler (BGG) (Kickstarter - Launches 4/11)
Vinyl (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Graphic Novel Adventures (BGG: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Filler
2018, Green Couch Games
Designer: Jonathan Chaffer
Artist:  Claire Donaldson

Vinyl
2018, Talon Strikes Studios LLC
Designer:   Eric Alvarado
Artist:  Jason Washburn

Sunset Over Water
2018, Pencil First Games
Designer:  Eduardo Baraf, Steve Finn, Keith Matejka
Artist:   Benjamin Shulman, Beth Sobel, Helen Zhu 

Millennial Apartment Hunters
2016, Paracosm Press
Designer:  James D'Amato

Homebrew D&D Feature:
Dungeons & Dragons,5th Edition
Homebrew: Advancement Sheet

On Tap:
Dungeons & Dragons,5th Edition
    •Paladin Brewing "D20"; Austintown, OH, USA
    5.6% ABV, 20 IBU.
    Cream Ale.

    •Bottle Logic Brewing "Roll for Initiative"; Anaheim, CA, USA
    13.8% ABV.
    Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial stout with vanilla and cinnamon.

    •Halo Brewery "Magic Missile"; Toronto, ON, Canada
    5.5% ABV, 34 IBU.
    Australian Pale Ale.

    •Ninkasi Brewing Company "Critical Hit"; Eugene, OR, USA
    11.7% ABV, 100 IBU
    Barleywine.

    •Our Brewing Company "Dungeon Master"; Holland, MI, USA
    6% ABV, 101 IBU.
    Black IPA.

    •Aardwolf Brewing Company "+5 Charisma"; Jacksonville, FL, USA
    9% ABV.
    Belgian Strong Dark.

Beer Homebrew Links:
Find a Homebrew Supply Shop
Find a Homebrew Club Near You

Time codes:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

04:29 News: Kitchen Rush expansion

05:29 News: Race for the Galaxy expansions

09:32 Kickstarter Updates

11:31 Kickstarter: Fireball Island

12:46 Kickstarter: Graphic Novel Adventures

14:35 Kickstarter: Filler

22:47 Kickstarter: Vinyl

32:04 Recent Plays: Sunset Over Water

40:47 Recent Plays: Millennial Apartment Hunters

51:39 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

52:50 D&D Homebrew Case Study

87:38 On Tap: Dungeons & Dragons

91:11 Homebrewing

99:59 The Final Round: Homebrew RPGs

102:08 Outro

#71: One Deck Dungeon

Draft Mechanic Episode #71: One Deck Dungeon Six Pack Review and On Tap, Mystery of the Temples, Pitch Deck, Hardback, SMaSH Beers, and What Makes a Game Good Solo?

Kickstarter: 
Architects of the West Kingdom (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Fire in the Library (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Mystery of the Temples (BGG) (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
Mystery of the Temples
2017, EmperorS4 / 2018,Deep Water Games
Designer: Wei-Min Ling
Artist:  Maisherly 

Pitch Deck
2017, Palm Court
Designer:  Fred Benenson, Alex Hague

Hardback
2017,  Fowers Games
Designer:  Jeff Beck (II), Tim Fowers
Artist: Ryan Goldsberry

Six Pack Review:
One Deck Dungeon
2016, Asmadi Games
Designer: Chris Cieslik
Artist:  Alanna Cervenak, Will Pitzer

One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows
2017,  Asmadi Games
Designer: Chris Cieslik
Artist:  Alanna Cervenak, Will Pitzer

On Tap:
One Deck Dungeon
2016, Asmadi Games
Designer: Chris Cieslik
Artist:  Alanna Cervenak, Will Pitzer 

One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows
2017,  Asmadi Games
Designer: Chris Cieslik
Artist:  Alanna Cervenak, Will Pitzer
    •Half Acre Beer Co. "Dungeons"; Chicago, IL, USA
    6.2% ABV.
    IPA brewed with Maimea, Galaxy, and Mosaic hops.

    •Revolution Brewing Company "Working Woman"; Chicago, IL, USA
    5.9% ABV, 40IBU.
    American brown ale.

    •Monkish Brewing Co. "Feminist"; Torrance, CA, USA
    9.4% ABV.
    Belgian tripel with hibiscus.

    •Black Bridge Brewery "Wicked Poison"; Kingman, AZ, USA
    14.2% ABV, 12 IBU
    Wheat wine.

    •Garage Project "Boss Level"; Wellington, New Zealand
    8.5% ABV, 100 IBU.
    Imperial IPA.

SMaSH Beers:
    •Southern Tier Brewing Company "2xSMASH"; Lakewood, NY, USA
    8.1% ABV, 60 IBU.
    Double IPA. Malt: Special Pale. Hop: Mosaic

    •Alaskan Brewing Co. "SMaSH Galaxy"; Kingman, AK, USA
    8.5% ABV, 86 IBU
    Double IPA. Malt: Premium Northwest Pilsner Malt. Hop: Galaxy

    •Legal Draft Beer Co. "SMaSh and GRaB"; Arlington, TX, USA
    6.2% ABV, 70 IBU.
    IPA. Malt: 2-row. Hop: Citra

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro

03:02 News: Star Trek: Galactic Enterprises

06:12 News: Asmodee Entertainment

10:32 Kickstarter Updates

11:04 Kickstarter: Architects of the West Kingdom

15:32 Kickstarter: Fire in the Library

19:06 Recent Plays: Mystery of the Temples

29:10 Recent Plays: Pitch Deck

38:23 Recent Plays: Hardback

53:13 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

54:03 Six Pack Review: One Deck Dungeon

54:32 One Deck Dungeon: Gameplay Overview

63:40 One Deck Dungeon: Discussion

88:11 One Deck Dungeon: Final Thoughts

90:32 On Tap: One Deck Dungeon

93:17 SMaSH Beer

101:00 The Final Round: Soloable Games

108:33 Outro