#124: Return of the Randowriters
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Roll ‘em! It’s time for another round-up of Randowriters, still the hottest craze in lil’ games with pencils, pens, dice and cards. We’ve got four of ‘em (one is an app). Oh, and just in case you don’t want to be random, we’re also talking about the new word deduction game Decipher. Plus a few Kickstarter notes, Danielle talks about some data gathered from the Untappd “At Home” venue, and our community chimes in on games that were a pleasant surprise. Thanks for tuning in!
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#123: Bargain Quest
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I sure hope you like value! In this episode of Draft Mechanic, you get not just ONE game in the feature segment, but ONE and a half! An expansion too! That’s such a steal! But don’t steal Bargain Quest. But if you want to steal, your dexterity is probably high? Right? Is that a good segue to three games that have dexterity or physical mechanics? I don’t know. But we talk about CTRL, Megacity Oceania, and Flash 8. And, as an added value, Danielle’s going to tell you about Sorachi Ace hops! WHAT A DEA
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#122: Hats & Chai
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Hope you’re thirsty, because it’s tea time! We’re maneuvering hat cards in teams or individually in Hats, we’re opening our own tea shops in Chai, and… ok, that’s where the tea metaphors run dry. In other recent plays, we go back to 2006 for Arkadia and back current for Traintopia, and Danielle talks about Sabro hops, one of the trendiest hops going in the biz today. Ok, so there’s not really an overarching theme for this episode. Let that one simmer for a bit.
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#121: High Rise
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Your eyes don’t deceive you, it is for sure a new episode of Draft Mechanic! Thanks so much for sticking with us, and we’re glad to bring you a feature review of High Rise, the latest from Gil Hova’s Formal Ferret Games. In recent plays, we roll, we write, we roar, we stay cool, and we move a wooden pig around a wheel. We hope you’re doing ok out there in podcast land, and thank you for welcoming us back for another round!
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#120: Mystery House
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#stayhome and play some of these mysterious games about houses! It wasn’t intentional, we swear. Mystery House, CYOA: House of Danger and Captive all take place in houses. And the Crusoe Crew - well, it starts at home, so that qualifies too. Seriously though, we hope you’re doing well out there in podcast listener land. Stay healthy & wash your hands!
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#119: In the Hall of the Mountain King
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Hello again! In this new era of staying at home, why not make that home in a mountain? We’re excavating a mountain cave in our feature review today with In the Hall of the Mountain King. It’s the formation of economy in Lions of Lydia, building a city in Zoned Out, and Felix the Cat in the Sack is also in this sentence. No pun there, sorry. Danielle discusses Mosaic hops, and Jake asked the slack about House Rules back when we were allowed out of our houses. Wash your hands and stay home.
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#118: Mechanica
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It’s episode beep, beep boop! Or rather, 118, in which we talk about Mechanica, and the bots we make along the way. Plus: Drawing in Draw Your Own Conclusions, Continenting in Ecos: First Continent; and racing down Thunder Alley. Danielle’s hop of choice this episode is Galaxy, and listeners chime in on how they cull their collection. Beep boop!
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#117: Atlantis Rising
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Do you think you have what it takes to save the people of Atlantis from the wrath of the Gods? No? Well, how about in a co-operative worker placement game? We sure hope so because we’re going to talk about Atlantis Rising from Elf Creek Games. We’ve got a pair of Kickstarter previews: Gorinto and Tumble Town, plus we talk about The Isle of Cats. Danielle’s hop primer is about Huell Melon today, and that’s what you’ll get in jam-packed episode 117!
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#116: The Taverns of Tiefenthal
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It’s an early episode of the year, and that apparently means a Wolfgang Warsch game! Today we sidle up to the Taverns of Tiefenthal and talk about Warsch’s latest big box game from North Star Games. Also we’re playing the new Azul spinoff, the randowriter Dizzle, and then go back into the Carcazone with the Hunters & Gatherers standalone game. Enjoy!
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#115: PAX Unplugged & 2020 Convention Outlook!
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Hey, we promised a PAX episode and here it is! There’s a big ol’ list of games we played, and we just got some of them in this episode. Look for more as we work into some reviews in the next few episodes! Danielle also continues on her hop research trek with Columbus, the workhorse of bitterness. Enjoy and say hi on the internet if you enjoyed today’s episode!
info_outlineDraft Mechanic Episode #107: Gen Con 2019 Recaps
That was Gen Con - and this is the Gen Con recap! Look, I’m sorry, I’m not getting more specific with the timestamps below because then I’d have 100,000 entries. Wait - you actually look at those? Well. I guess. But you asked for it - we talk about a lot of games. Also, there’s two special guests on this episode! Hooray!
01:00 Thursday Recap Intro w/Shane!
04:11 Thundergryph Games - Hats, Rolling Ranch
06:46 Adam’s Apple Games - Thrive, Truck Off Roll-and-Write
11:24 Fowers Games - Burgle Bros 2
12:54 XYZ labs - Arch Ravelry
16:11 Funforge - Namiji
18:10 Junk Spirit Games - Battle of the Bards
19:35 Brain Games - Iron Forest, Pigasus
23:42 Karen Twelves’ Improv for Roleplayers class
26:17 Storm Chaser / Greater Than Games - Medium
31:05 HABA - Miyabi, Club der Tatzen
37:22 Blue Orange - Detective Club
41:05 Helvetiq - Kawaii
42:36 IDW - Tonari
45:00 RDTN strike tournament
46:15 Elf Creek Games - Honey Buzz
53:20 Friday Recap intro
55:17 Asmadi Games - 1001 Odysseys
59:44 Space Cowboys - T.I.M.E Stories Revolution ‘Damien’
69:42 Portal Games - Imperial Settlers Roll-and-Write
71:06 Good Games - Fluttering Souls
74:01 Resonym - Mechanica
79:33 Dire wolf digital - Raiders of the North Sea, Root, Sagrada digital, Clank Legacy
84:15 Board&Dice - Yedo Deluxe, Trismegistus, Escape Tales Low Memory
91:32 North Star Games’ Wits & Wagers Vegas Game Show
92:30 Renegade Games Studios Rally
95:12 Foxtrot - the Search for Planet X
97:22 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot
98:26 Saturday Recap Intro w/Gates!
100:44 Z-Man Games - Noctiluca
102:35 HeidelBAR Games - Wordsmith, Decipher
106:24 HUB Games - Megacity: Oceania, Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr
111:35 Libellud - One Key
114:11 HUB Games - Flip Over Frog
115:35 Sizigi Studios - Cake Duel
117:10 Pandasaurus - Wayfinders
119:09 Gather Round Games - Schedule Simulator
122:05 Pandasaurus - Dead Man’s Cabal
128:08 Kuma’s Corner Burger Trip
130:34 Sunday Recap Intro
131:17 HUB Games - Flip Over Frog
133:48 HABA - Wobble King
135:55 Wrap-up and The Trip Home
138:29 Outro
140:12 Punchboard Media show ads
143:21 Level check
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