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  • #41: Death of the Mid-weight Euro

    On Episode 41, James & Sanchez hold a funeral for the Mid-Weight Euro, and discuss their tastes and desires now that it's out of their lives. Recent plays of Tichu, Portobello Market, Crokinole, and Telestrations are featured. Enjoy the show!

    (0:00) Intro
    (5:47) Tichu
    (19:53) Telestrations
    (24:02) Crokinole & Push It
    (29:15) Portobello Market
    (32:52) Dinogenics
    (36:38) Samarkand
    (40:37) Death of the Mid-Weight Euro

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    1 hr 11 min
  • Choo Choo Crew #5: Down in the Dumps

    James, Joe, Zach, and Sanchez go deep in the dumps with our conversation about yellow/brown strategy and tactics in 18xx. Enjoy the opening auction of Bill Dixon's 1992 game 1870: Railroading across the trans Mississippi since 1870.  More train game discussion on Dual Gauge, Han Heidema's West Riding Revisited and Dutch InterCity, and of course 1830!

    JCL's blog post on the difference between full and incremental capitalisation systems:

    https://kanga.nu/~claw/blog/posts/2017/04/18/meteing-capital/

    03:09 - Listener Feedback

    05:15 – Opening Auction 1870

    26:15 - Dual Gauge

    30:50 – West Riding Revisited

    36:10 – Portobello Market

    37:00 – 1830

    38:42 – Yellow Orange Brown tactics

    42:07 – What game works with Yellow Brown Strategy

    49:00 - How and Why?

    55:25 – Managing your Portfolio

    59:05 – Can you defend against it?

    60:00 – When not to Yellow

    71:00 – Closing Comments

     

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    1 hr 14 min
  • #40: Meet the DoaMer: Corey

    On Episode 40 we talk DoaM Madness Tournament, DoaMcoN Live, and Meet the DoaMer with Corey. Also plays of King is Dead, West Riding Revisted, Kanban EV, and more! And Sanchez crunches the numbers in a game show bit! Enjoy!

    (1:24) COIN Collectors
    (2:46) DoaM Madness Finale & Winner
    (6:45) DoaMcoN Live!
    (10:40) West Riding Revisted
    (17:40) King is Dead 2E
    (25:00) Kanban EV
    (29:25) 1860 Sanchez Tournament Update
    (36:55) Intrigue & Conspiracy
    (44:39) Memoir 44
    (46:55) Meet the DoaMer: Corey
    (81:09) Sanchez' By The Numbers

    DoaM Madness - http://www.challonge.com/DoaM

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    1 hr 48 min
  • COIN Collectors #1: Cuba Libre

    Welcome to a special Dads on a Map: Game Over session discussing the 2013 war game Cuba Libre, hosted by the COIN Collectors, the war gaming channel of the Dads on a Map discord. This session pitted COIN Collectors Phil, Tom, Tyler, and me, Mark, fighting over the future of 1950s Cuba. We hope you enjoy our discussion of this highly approachable conflict simulation. If you like what you hear, come join us in the COIN Collectors channel in the DoaM discord. We would love to hear your opinion!

    (0:00) - Intro
    (0:50)- COIN and Cuba Libre intro
    (4:55) - Notes on our play (deck construction error)
    (5:16) - Tom's Bulletin
    (6:50) - Player intro
    (7:15) - Government - Phil
    (11:13) - Syndicate - Tom
    (11:40) - Directorio - Tyler
    (24:26) - July26 - Mark
    (25:31) - Discussion of interaction and overall game discussion
    (29:30) - Opinions on CL
    (32:58) - CL vs FS as intro game
    (34:30) - What's next?
    (35:18) - Outro

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    37 min
  • #39: DoaM Madness Tournament Talk

    James & Sanchez run down the action so far in our 128 game DoaM Madness tournament, and talk recent plays of Chinatown, Spectaculum, Meridian, and Tigris & Euphrates. Enjoy the show!

    (0:00) Intro & Banter - Yay for vaccines!
    (8:14) Meridian
    (11:41) Chinatown
    (17:53) Winner's Circle - Mario Kart!
    (24:32) Tigris & Euphrates
    (30:32) Spectaculum
    (35:10) Micro Macro Crime City
    (40:21) DoaM Madness Tourney Talk

    DoaM Madness - http://www.challonge.com/DoaM

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Choo Choo Crew #4: Issuing Shares & Sharing Issues

    James, Joe, Zach, and Sanchez dig into our share portfolios and talk strategy and tactics in regard to share placement in 18xx Games and share dilution and value in Cube Rails. Enjoy the opening auction of the 2011 John Bohrer game South African Railroads. Including discussion on 1830, 1870, 1849, Chicago Express, Iberian Gauge, Pennsylvania Railroad, and more!

    Map of South African Railroads: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/3808794/south-african-railroads

    (:48) Listener Feedback
    (8:10) South African Railroads Breakdown
    (14:30) Opening Auction Begins
    (30:22) Zach on Pennsylvania Railroad
    (32:52) James on Live 1828
    (35:35) Joe's Asynchronous Overextension
    (37:02) Sanchez' 1860 Tournament Status
    (42:10) Main Topic: Shares
    (43:50) Incremental Cap
    (52:30) Full Cap 1830 Style
    (60:13) Full Cap Bill Dixon Games
    (70:56) Chicago Express style Games
    (73:25) Tom Russell Cube Games
    (76:25) Prairie Railroads System
    (79:07) Share Dilution & End Game Payouts

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    Instagram - @choo_choo_crew_podcast

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    1 hr 42 min
  • #38: Kickin' It With Knizia

    James & Sanchez talk through their new found love affair with Dr. Knizia, and dig through some bgg comment dirt to find bad talk about good games. Plays of Samurai, Taj Mahal, Ra, Bridges of Shangri-La, and Innovation. And DoaM Madness Announcement!

    (0:00) Intro & Banter
    (6:20) Shoutout to Mark & Rune & Coraquest
    (8:15) DoaM Madness Announcement!
    (12:28) My City - Campaign Finished
    (17:07) 1860 Tourney Update
    (21:21) Taj Mahal
    (26:08) Samurai
    (32:23) Ra
    (39:55) Innovation
    (48:63) Bridges of Shangri-La
    (52:08) Bad Talk about Games we Love
    (68:50) Wrap Up

    DoaM Madness - http://www.challonge.com/DoaM

    Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap

    Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

    BGG Guild - http://tiny.cc/DoaMGuild

    Merch Store - https://teespring.com/stores/dads-on-a-map

    Contact us at [email protected]

    1 hr 13 min
  • Choo Choo Crew #3: Calling It

    James, Sanchez, Joe, and Zach sit down, buckle in, and talk about Calling 18xx games. Are you Team Call It? Or Team Play it Out? Also enjoy a live private auction of 1882: Assiniboia. Games discussed include 1882, 1880: China, Iberian Gauge, Southern Rails, 1832, Prairie Railroads, 1860, and more!

    (:23) Intro
    (3:16) Private Auction: 1882 Assiniboia
    (4:27) Running down the private companies
    (14:30) Live Auction
    (24:03) Recent Plays: 1880 China
    (27:05) Iberian Gauge, Southern Rails - Capstone v Rio Grande
    (31:56) 1832's Southern Bank Private
    (34:08) Prairie Railroads
    (35:26) 1860 2P Tournament
    (41:24) Main Topic: Calling It
    (73:10) Farewell

    Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap

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    1 hr 15 min
  • #37: Hasbro Hasbeens

    James and Sanchez discuss the "classic" games of our youth, including Monopoly, and if they've aged like a fine wine or a stale Crystal Pepsi from ebay. We also talk plays of Commands & Colors, Carolus Magnus, and Portobello Market, and Sanchez gets back in the 18xx ring. Enjoy the show!

    (5:01) Commands & Colors: Ancients
    (10:25) 1830
    (15:35) Feast for Odin: Norwegians
    (21:34) 1870
    (25:10) Portobello Market
    (30:30) 1882
    (39:45) The Vote
    (41:38) Carolus Magnus
    (44:26) Samurai
    (49:59) Main Topic: Hasbro Hasbeens
    (50:43) Monopoly: Bad Rap?
    (59:55) Old school lightning round
    (86:05) Farewell

    Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap

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    1 hr 28 min
  • #36: Meet the DoaMer: RJ

    James & Sanchez are joined by DoaMer RJ who tells us all about himself and plays DoaMer Feud with the hosts. Recent plays of Babylonia, Reef Encounter, 1834, and The Vote are discussed. Enjoy the show!

    (0:42) Intro & Housekeeping
    (5:43) Babylonia
    (11:02) Reef Encounter
    (16:21) 1834
    (18:25) Sanchez adopts!
    (23:56) Field of the Cloth of Gold
    (27:48) The Vote
    (35:13) Meet the DoaMer: RJ
    (54:48) RJ & Sanchez play DoaMer Feud

    Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap

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    Contact us at [email protected]

    1 hr 21 min

About Dads on a Map

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A board game podcast by Dads, for Everyone - talking 18xx, Cube Rails, COIN, the Pax series, and Old Dusty Euros.

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