Welcome to the first episode of Under the Lid, a biweekly HippoCampus Games podcast!

In today's episode, Adam and Gimo will be discussing games we've played recently, and the drafting mechanic as implemented in four hand-picked games: Bunny Kingdom by Richard Garfield (iello, 2017), 7 Wonders by Antoine Bauza (Repos Production, 2010), Elysium by Matthew Dunstan and Brett Gilbert (Space Cowboys, 2015), and Seasons by Regis Bonnessee (Libellud, 2012).

Stay tuned to the end for our final thoughts and overall comparisons of these four games and the drafting mechanic in general.

Games we Played:

01:17 (Gimo) Castles of Burgundy by Stefan Feld (Ravensburger, 2011)

03:59 (Adam) Baseball Highlights 2045 by Mike Fitzgerald (Eagle Gryphon, 2015)

07:57 (Both) Great Western Trail by Alexander Pfister (Stronghold Games, 2016)

Main Topic:

12:52 Drafting Mechanic Overview

14:31 Bunny Kingdom

18:43 7 Wonders

26:09 Elysium

32:38 Seasons

37:11 Final Thoughts

Theme music composed by Kyle Billings