#114: 2019 In Review

Draft Mechanic Episode #114: 2019 In Review, our 2019 Superlatives, Six Packs of our Favorite Beers and Board Games of 2019

2019 Superlatives:
Best Artwork:

Danielle: Wingspan (Stonemaier Games)
Jake: Wingspan (Stonemaier Games)

Best Non-mini Components:
Jake:  the Spectrum dial from Wavelength (Palm Court)
Danielle: The upgrade wheel from Mechanica (Resonym)

Biggest Disappointment:
Danielle: T.I.M.E. Stories: Madame (Space Cowboys); Runner up- Fantastic Factories (Deep Water Games)
Jake: T.I.M.E. Stories: Madame (Space Cowboys); Runner up- Second Chance (Stronghold Games)

Game I Wish I'd Played in 2019:
Danielle: Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula (Board & Dice)
Jake: Black Angel (Pearl Games)

Game I Wish I'd Played More of in 2019:
Danielle: Irish Gauge [English 2nd edition] (Capstone Games)
Jake: Star Realms: Keyforge: Age of Ascension/Worlds Collide (Fantasy Flight Games)

Best Older Game I Played for the First Time in 2019:
Danielle: Dice Hospital (Alley Cat Games)
Jake: Ginkgopolis (Pearl Games)

Best Party Game:
Danielle: 3 Laws of Robotics (Floodgate Games)
Jake: Mars Open: We’re Doomed! (Breaking Games)

Best App:
Danielle: Apple Arcade - I cheated (Apple)
Jake: Terraforming Mars (Stronghold Games, Developer: Asmodee Digital)

Most Innovative Game:
Danielle: We’re Doomed! (Breaking Games)
Jake: We’re Doomed! (Breaking Games)

Favorite Beers of 2019 Six-Packs:
Jake:

Danielle:

Favorite Games of 2019 Six-Packs:

Jake's Picks:

6. Megacity: Oceania
Hub Games
Designer: Jordan Draper, Michael Fox

5. Freshwater Fly
Bellwether Games
Designer: Brian Suhre

4. Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale
Thunderworks Games
Designer: Jordy Adan

3. Las Vegas Royale
alea/Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH
Designer: Rüdiger Dorn

2. The Taverns of Tiefenthal
North Star Games
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch

1. Escape Tales: Low Memory
Board&Dice
Designer: Jakub Caban, Bartosz Idzikowski

Danielle's Picks:

6. Bosk
Floodgate Games
Designer: Daryl Andrews, Erica Bouyouris

5. On Tour
BoardGameTables.com
Designer: Chad DeShon

4. The Taverns of Tiefenthal
North Star Games
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch

3. Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale
Thunderworks Games
Designer: Jordy Adan

2. Letter Jam
Czech Games Edition
Designer:   Ondra Skoupý

1. Escape Tales: Low Memory
Board&Dice
Designer:   Jakub Caban, Bartosz Idzikowski

Section Timestamps:

#113: Fantastic Factories

Draft Mechanic Episode #113: Fantastic Factories Six Pack Review and On Tap, Haven, Cartographers, Trapwords, and Hop Primer: Cascade Hops

Kickstarters:
Classy Dice Buddies 2 (Kickstarter)
Honey Buzz (BGG) (Kickstarter - Launches 11/5)

Recent Plays:
Haven
2018, Red Raven Games
Designer: Alf Seegert
Artist: Ryan Laukat

Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale
2019, Thunderworks Games
Designer: Jordy Adan
Artist: Luis Francisco, Lucas Ribeiro

Trapwords
2018, Czech Games Edition
Designer: Jan Březina, Martin Hrabálek, Michal Požárek
Artist: Dávid Jablonovský, Filip Murmak, Régis Torres, Michaela Zaoralová

Six Pack Review:
Fantastic Factories
2019, Metafactory Games/Deep Water Games
Designer: Joseph Z Chen, Justin Faulkner
Artist: Joseph Z Chen

On Tap:
Fantastic Factories
2019, Metafactory Games/Deep Water Games
Designer: Joseph Z Chen, Justin Faulkner
Artist: Joseph Z Chen

    •Karben4 Brewing "Fantasy Factory"; Madison, WI, USA
    6.3% ABV, 65 IBU.
    American IPA.

    •Spring House Brewing Company "Robot Surf Factory"; Lancaster, PA, USA
    5.8% ABV.
   Pineapple pale ale.

    •Modus Operandi Brewing Co"Future Factory IIIPA"; Mona Vale, NSW, Australia
    10% ABV.
    Triple IPA with Galaxy and Citra hops.

    •Weldwerks Brewing Co. "Evil Pastry Stout Factory Strikes Back"; Greeley, CO, USA
    10.7% ABV.
    Stout with peanut flour, graham cracker, marshmallow, coconut, maple syrup.

    •ReUnion Brewery "Juice Factory"; Coralville, IA, USA
    6% ABV, 35 IBU.
    American pale ale .

    •Foreign Objects Beer Company "Pig Factory"; New Paltz, NY, USA
    8.4% ABV.
    Double milky fruity IPA.

Hop Primer - Cascade Hops:
Kegerator.com: Cascade Hops: The Variety that Launched a Craft Beer Revolution
In Hop Pursuit: Cascade: How Adolph Coors helped launch the most popular US Aroma Hop and the craft beer revolution
Hoplist: Cascade (US)

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

02:38 Beer News: MolsonCoors on the Move

05:06 Kickstarter Updates

07:58 Kickstarter: Classy Dice Buddies Part 2

09:27 Kickstarter: Honey Buzz

12:16 Recent Plays: Haven

24:06 Recent Plays: Cartographers

36:17 Recent Plays: Trapwords

47:08 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

48:02 Six Pack Review: Fantastic Factories

48:40 Fantastic Factories: Gameplay Overview

51:21 Fantastic Factories: Discussion

70:25 Fantastic Factories: Final Thoughts

72:14 On Tap: Fantastic Factories

76:20 Hop Primer: Cascade

81:56 Outro

#112 Tapestry

Draft Mechanic Episode # 112: Tapestry Six Pack Review and On Tap, The Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches, Escape Tales: Low Memory, The Chemicals in Hops, and Final Round: Do Games Need To Be Balanced

Kickstarters:
Twain (Kickstarter)
Fossilis (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Cosmic Colonies (BGG) (Kickstarter)

Recent Plays:
The Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches
2019, North Star Games
Designer: Wolfgang Warsch
Artist: Dennis Lohausen

Escape Tales: Low Memory
2019, Board&Dice
Designer: Jakub Caban, Bartosz Idzikowski
Artist: Jakub Fajtanowski, Magdalena Klepacz

Six Pack Review:
Tapestry
2019, Stonemaier Games
Designer: Jamey Stegmaier
Artist: Andrew Bosley, Rom Brown

On Tap:
Tapestry
2019, Stonemaier Games
Designer: Jamey Stegmaier
Artist: Andrew Bosley, Rom Brown
    •Ratsherrn Brauerie "New Era Pilsener Dry hopped"; Hamburg, Germany
    4.9% ABV, 32 IBU.
    Pilsner.

    •Mellow Mink Brewing "Raspberry & Passionfruit Tapestry"; Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
    5.1% ABV, 2 IBU.
    Fruited sour.

    •Bad Dad Brewing Co. "Tapestry of Obcenity"; Fairmount, IN, USA
    6.6% ABV.
    AMerican IPA.

    •Bhramari Brewing Co"Painted Fortune"; Asheville, NC, USA
    5.8% ABV, 16 IBU.
    California Common.

Chemicals in Hops:
Hops: Anatomy and Chemistry 101
Craft Beer & Brewing: Hops Oils & Aroma: Uncharted Waters
All About Beer Magazine: A Taste for Hops: Exploring the History and Mystery of Flavor Hops
Kegworks: What Are Hops? A Beginner’s Guide to Hops in Beer
The Complete Joy of Home Brewing (3rd Edition) by Charlie Papazian

Section Timestamps:

01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

03:12 Kickstarter Updates

05:39 Kickstarter: Twain

08:24 Kickstarter: Fossilis

11:25 Kickstarter: Cosmic Colonies

13:37 Recent Plays: Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches

27:00 Recent Plays: Escape Tales: Low Memory

45:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

46:30 Six Pack Review: Tapestry

47:16 Tapestry: Gameplay Overview

51:13 Tapestry: Discussion

78:51 Tapestry: Final Thoughts

82:55 On Tap: Tapestry

86:50 What do Hops Add to Beer?

94:50 Final Round: Game Balance

98:52 Outro

#111: Welcome To... Expansions

Draft Mechanic Episode # 111: Welcome To… Halloween, Outbreak, Doomsday, Winter Wonderland, and Spring Pads, The Search for Planet X Kickstarter Preview, Slyville, Great American Beer Festival 2019 Winners, and a word from the organizer of MegaMooseCon

Kickstarters:
Dance Card! (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Camp Pinetop (BGG) (Kickstarter)
ArchRavels (BGG) (Kickstarter)
Calico (BGG) (Kickstarter - Launching 10/8)
The Search for Planet X (BGG) (Kickstarter - Launching 10/8)

Recent Plays:
The Search for Planet X
2020, Foxtrot Games
Designer: Matthew O'Malley, Ben Rosset
Artist: Michael Pedro
(Kickstarter - Launching 10/8)

Slyville
2019, Hexy Studio
Designer: Dominika Gerasimiak, Justyna Leszczyńska, Marek Daniluk, Mateusz Romach
Artist: Tomasz Larek, Przemysław Gul

Welcome To… Expansion Pads:
Welcome To…
2018, Deep Water Games/Blue Cocker Games
Designer: Benoit Turpin
Artist: Anne Heidsieck

Welcome To...: Halloween Thematic Neighborhood
2019, Deep Water Games
Designer: Alexis Allard, Benoit Turpin
Artist: Anne Heidsieck

Welcome To...: Outbreak Thematic Neighborhood
2019, Deep Water Games
Designer: Alexis Allard, Benoit Turpin
Artist: Anne Heidsieck

Welcome To...: Doomsday Thematic Neighborhood
2019, Deep Water Games
Designer: Alexis Allard, Benoit Turpin
Artist: Anne Heidsieck

Welcome To...: Winter Wonderland Thematic Neighborhood
2019, Deep Water Games
Designer: Alexis Allard, Benoit Turpin
Artist: Anne Heidsieck

Welcome To...: Spring Thematic Neighborhood
2019, Deep Water Games
Designer: Alexis Allard, Benoit Turpin
Artist: Anne Heidsieck

On Tap:
Welcome To… Thematic Neighborhoods
•Halloween: Evil Genius Beer Company "Trick or Treat";Philadelphia, PA, USA
7.8% ABV, 35 IBU.
Chocolate pumpkin porter.

Outbreak: Spring House Brewing Company "Braaaiins! Pumpkin Ale for Zombies"; Lancaster, PA, USA
7.8% ABV.
Pumpkin ale.

Doomsday: Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery "Nuclear Nugget"; Goochland, VA, USA
10.5% ABV, 105 IBU.
Imperial honey IPA.

Winter Wonderland: Silver City Brewery "Wonderland Winter Lager"; Bremerton, WA, USA
7% ABV, 22 IBU.
Bock.

Spring: Evil Twin Brewing "Ryan and the Beaster Bunny"; Brooklyn, NY, USA
7% ABV.
Belgian style saison.

GABF 2019 Winners:
Brewers Association: America’s Finest: The Country’s Best Beers Celebrated at 2019 Great American Beer Festival®
Great American Beer Festival: Interactive List of Winners
Great American Beer Festival: PDF List of Winners

MegaMooseCon 2019 (10/25-10/27):
MegaMooseCon Website
Badges

Section Timestamps:



01:00 Show Intro, News & Updates

03:22 Games News: Castles of Burgundy’s New Look

06:24 Kickstarter Updates

08:15 Kickstarter: Dance Card!

10:38 Kickstarter: Camp Pinetop

12:54 Kickstarter: Arch Ravels

15:20 Kickstarter: Calico

16:44 Kickstarter Preview: The Search for Planet X

36:11 Recent Plays: Slyville

47:35 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot

48:31 Feature Review: Welcome To Thematic Neighborhoods

55:17 Welcome To… Halloween

61:16 Welcome To… Outbreak

66:54 Welcome To… Doomsday

70:41 Welcome To… Winter Wonderland

73:10 Welcome To… Spring

78:50 Welcome To… Final Thoughts

79:50 On Tap: Welcome To… Thematic Neighborhoods

84:51 GABF 2019 Results

93:20 A round with Mark Kale, MegaMooseCon Founder

106:34 Outro