Draft Mechanic Episode 48: Near and Far six pack review & on tap; Thrash & Roll; Jaipur app; Secret Hitler; Skull Today’s episode of Draft Mechanic comes to you from a great distance! Well, thematically. We’re in the same studio as always, but today’s game is quite the journey: Near and Far from Red Raven games! We give it the full six-pack review, and it’s a doubleheader as well as our game on tap. In recent plays, we talk about Thrash & Roll, Secret Hitler, Jaipur, Skull and more! Also, Jake takes over the beer segment to dig into the controversy surrounding a partial ‘investment’ into the community beer rating website RateBeer. Hope you’ve got comfortable shoes on; let’s go on a journey! Intro 01:00 Show housekeeping 04:16 Kickstarter: GameTek: The Book 06:48 Recent Plays: Terraforming Mars & Scythe 09:42 Recent Plays: Thrash & Roll 18:50 Recent Plays: Secret Hitler 24:16 Recent Plays: Jaipur on iOS 33:42 Recent Plays: Skull 37:25 Six Pack Review: Near and Far 38:24 Near and Far: Gameplay Run-through 43:15 Near and Far: Discussion 64:24 Near and Far: Final Thoughts 66:08 Near and Far: On Tap beer pairings 72:04 RateBeer investment controversy 80:35 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join us at the local, our BGG Guild (#2470)! We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Our theme music is “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to Drew and Jeff for making it happen! And now, you can listen to the full album on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round!