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The annual DoaM Top 20 returns for it's 5th time. James & Sanchez evaluate their lists, shake up their rankings, and count down their Top 20 games, and also count down the Dads on a Map Community top 20 as voted on by all of you! Does 1830 repeat for the 4th straight year, or will a new champion emerge? Buckle up for discussion on 60 games with all of the rankings, stats, trends, and analysis from the last 5 years of DoaM. Thanks for listening!  Check out an important announcement to open the show about DoaMcoN V - returning to Kansas City next August. Registration open now! 

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Derek & special guest Jon Barron get together to talk about his work self publishing with Baron Jon Games, his thoughts on designing and publishing, and the new kickstarter launching at the end of October. Also discussions of recent plays from MALTcon and The Yellow House. Enjoy the show! 

0:00 - Introduction of Jon Barron

8:30 - DoaM and Trick Taking News

12:15 - MALTcon Plays (Daniel Newman prototype, Scratch and Scramble, Trick Stakes, Onda)

26:30 - The Yellow House BGA Plays

30:40 - Interview w/ Jon 

42:25 - Overview of games on upcoming Baron Jon Games Kickstarter

James & Sanchez are back together again talking recent plays including a full day of auctions for Sanchez & the DFW boys. Arcs, Kaivai, Princes of the Renaissance, Pick Picknick, Outpost, Planet Steam. It's a full show of game talk. Also listen in and check out the show notes to submit YOUR top 20 list and be part of our upcoming Top 20 Show. 

00:45 State Fair & Marching Band Dad Talk 13:15 Top 20 Episode Upcoming (We need your data!) 17:58 Kaivai 23:50 Planet Steam 31:45 Pick Picknick 38:47 Arcs Campaign  46:28 Princes of the Renaissance 54:20 Outpost

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Derek & special guests Brandon and Dylan put on their oven mitts this episode as they try to handle the hotness that is Arcs from Leder Games. We talk card gaming backgrounds, recent plays from DoaMcoN, and do a full deep dive in everything that is Arcs.  Enjoy the show! 

0:00 - Intro & Card Game Backgrounds

8:00 - DoaMcoN Plays (Tindahan, Ghost Blitz, I'm the Boss, etc.)

20:20 - Arcs Discussion Opening

21:20 - Swamp Arcs

27:00 - Is Arcs a Trick Taker?

39:30 - Base Arcs Pros and Cons

57:20 - Campaign Arcs Overview

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Joe, Zach, and James are back together again after spending a week together in Kansas City at DoaMcoN. Come hear about our favorite train game plays from the con including West Riding Revisisted, Stephenson's Rocket, Wooden Shoes & Iron Monsters, Veld Railroads, South African Railroads, Spectactulum, and more! 

0:00 Intro 1:10 News and Feedback 1:45 Age of Rails Ships 12:30 Chicago and Northwestern Scuttlebutt 16:10 Boardtogether 25:50 Recent Plays 30:45 Doamcon Train Recap 1:30:35 Wrap up

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We're home from DoaMcoN IV, and finally physically and emotionally recovered enough to talk about it. We've got the live DoaM party lines open, and a few friendly DoaMers drop in to talk some of their experiences at the con. Thanks for an amazing weekend and we're already ready for DoaMcoN V! 

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It's the Final Countdown! Are you traveling right now to DoaMcoN in Kansas City? Are you sad that you couldn't make it? Do you just want to reminisce with us about the past events? James & Sanchez countdown their Top 5 DoaMcoN Memories and their Top 5 Games they want to play this week at the con. Can't wait to see you all at DoaMcoN IV!

(4:07) Fresh Fish on boardtogether.games (15:20) More Arcs (25:01) Top 5 DoaMcoN Memories (59:35) Top 5 Games We Want to Play  (70:26) DoaMcoN Raffle Prizes  

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The Choo Choo Crew is back together at last, and we're talking all about Rio Grande Games and their rollercoaster experience publishing Winsome train games. We check out their history, their current catalog, our personal must haves, and upcoming announced titles as well. We'll also talk recent plays of The Old Prince 1871, Stellar Ventures, and 1830, and what we're looking forward to playing at DoaMcoN IV. 

(9:11) The Old Prince 1871 (13:13) Stellar Ventures (17:39) 1830 (21:04) DoaMcoN Hopes (35:55) Rio Grande Games Train Games

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Are you a new listener? This is as good a starting point as any. Jump in with James & Sanchez as we talk through the story of DoaM and the last 5 years of this podcast. The origin story, the twists and turns, and where we are today. Also some quick talk about Heat & some rare Arcs criticisms. Enjoy the show!     (1:50) What is this show?  (11:19) The DoaM Timeline (42:30) Heat (45:10) Arcs (bad things!)

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Red Flags! They're everywhere. James & Sanchez talk about their board gaming red flags - what scares them off before they even give a game a chance. Also more Arcs talk, and recent plays of Lifeboats, Primordial Soup, Catan, and Whitehall Mystery. 

(5:05) Play Stellar Ventures at DoaMcon!  (8:25) Arcs (4P & 2P) (21:38) Catan (27:13) Lifeboats (38:50) Primordial Soup (46:29) Whitehall Mystery (51:48) Main Topic: Red Flags (79:10) Green Flags?

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