Draft Mechanic

Draft Mechanic Episode #69: Gaming on the Go! Travel Games & Gaming Apps; Island Hopper on tap; The Palace of Mad King Ludwig; Ponzi Scheme; Traveling with Beer

Secure that seat belt low and tight ac…

Draft Mechanic Episode #68: Agra (High Gravity Review); 7 Ronin; Flee the Scene; Bock Beers & the Weight of Games

Today on Draft Mechanic, we take a big deep-dive into the latest heavy euro release f…

Draft Mechanic Episode #67: Expandapalooza! Scythe: The Wind Gambit; Terraforming Mars: Venus Next; Tash Kalar Expansions

We’re back, and we brought expansions! In today’s expandable episode, we’re l…

Draft Mechanic Episode #66: Fog of Love six-pack & on tap; Favelas; Illimat; Great Western Trail; 2018 Gaming Challenges

On today’s episode, we dig into the 2-player romantic comedy board game Fog of…

Draft Mechanic Episode #65: 2017 In Review

Happy New Year! We’re back once again with our first episode of the year and our customary recap of the year that was. We take a look back at the biggest ne…

Draft Mechanic: Spoiler Episode Eta

T.I.M.E Stories: Estrella Drive, 1982 NT

WARNING! This episode contains MAJOR, MASSIVE, COMPLETE SPOILERS for the T.I.M.E Stories scenario “Estrella Drive.” Due to…

Draft Mechanic Episode #64: Variants: Queendomino v Kingdomino; BONK; Clank! Sunken Treasures

It’s the final episode of the year! Today we bring you a Variants discussion with Queendomino v Kingdomin…

Draft Mechanic Episode #63: Azul six-pack review & on tap; Alien Frontiers, Harvest Dice, Go Nuts for Donuts!; Listener Q&A Barleywines

It’s December, but don’t feel blue - unless you’re talking abou…

Draft Mechanic Episode #62: Six Tasty Games; Caverna on tap; Book of Dragons preview; Gamers for Cures marathon

I hope you’re hungry, because this one’s stuffed full of flavor! Today we’ve got a six-…

Draft Mechanic Episode #61: Downforce review, Exoplanets on tap, Extra Life Game Day: Hotshots, Dragonfire & more!

Just like Extra Life, this episode is marathon-length! We played for 15 hours straig…

Draft Mechanic Episode 60: Fast Forward! Fear, Fortress & Flee; Matryoshka on tap; InBetween; Best Treehouse Ever: Forest of Fun!

Essen is just around the corner and we’ve got a few of the hot hot re…

Draft Mechanic Episode 59: Six Spooky Games for the Season; Summit on tap; Flamme Rouge, Blood Bowl: Team Manager, Insider; GABF 2017 Recap

In today’s episode, we lean into the spooky season with a s…

Draft Mechanic Episode 58: The 7th Continent review, Part 1 & On Tap beer pairings; Photosynthesis; Lazer Ryderz; Raiders of the North Sea; FBGL Update and Understanding Yeast in Beer

In today’s land…

Draft Mechanic Episode 57: Second Podiversary! The 2017 Fantasy Board Game League! The Networks: The Executives preview! Magic Maze! Indulgence on tap!

Welcome back, dear listeners! It’s time for our…

Draft Mechanic Episode 56: Ex Libris six-pack review and on tap; Codenames: Duet; Custom Heroes; Seikatsu; The Beer Primer: Cream Ale

We’re wrapping up our Summer of Hot Games bonus episodes with the…

Draft Mechanic Episode 55: Gen Con 50 Wrap Up!

Hey all! Episode 55 is going to be a little different! Each day during Gen Con 50, we sat down with our buds (Shane, Tamara, Steven, Dan) and talked abo…

Draft Mechanic Episode 54: The Gen Con 50 Hype List & Vegas Wits & Wagers!

The Hype List is here! The Summer of Hot Games wouldn’t be complete without our exhaustive look at a big pile of games we’re…

Draft Mechanic Episode 53: Dice Forge; Pit Crew on tap; Terraforming Mars: Hellas; Wordsy & Word Domination

Welcome back to another Draft Mechanic! It’s the summer of hot games, and in today’s bonus …

Draft Mechanic Episode 52: RAXXON review; Century: Spice Road review & on tap; Spires; NMBR 9; Unearth

It’s week 3 of our Summer of Hot Games! Today we’ve got another exciting Kickstarter preview: Be…

Draft Mechanic Episode 51: Sentient & Barenpark double feature review! Barenpark on tap; Medina; Fields of Arle; Stockpile; Can Beer Quench your Thirst?

The Summer of Hot Games rolls on! We’re rampin…