Dads on a Map

The Choo Choo Crew is back, and here to stay with a regular show! James, Joe, Zach, and Sanchez deep dive train games, running through a live 18xx opening auction, and discussing Changing the Game State. Titles mentioned include 1830, Southern Pacific, 18Chesapeake After Dark, 18Ireland, 1856, 1870, 1832, 1828, 1856, 1880. CCMF!

(:26) Introduction
(2:00) Live 1830 Auction
(17:55) Notable Plays Lately
(23:50) Topic: Changing the Game State
(28:19) Rusting, Dumping, Capital, Yellow, End Game
(34:33) Development Phase
(42:50) Playing From Behind
(54:25) Playing From the Lead
(63:57) Parity
(68:20) Farewell

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James and Sanchez show 2020 the door and tell it to never come back. We talk 2020 gaming highs and lows, our favorite plays, and name our 2020 Game of the Year. Enjoy the show!

(:58) Christmas Chatter
(14:12) State of Gaming 2020
(24:05) Board Game Stats
(26:45) Game of the Year 2020
(35:21) Best New-To-Me Game
(37:56) Still on the fence Games
(41:14) Games We're Over
(45:57) Best Play of the Year
(48:15) Worst Play of the Year
(52:17) 2020 Want to Still Play
(55:14) Onto 2021 & Gaming Resolutions

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James and Sanchez give their top holiday gift picks for all the most important people in your life. We also discuss many recent plays including Scout, Dune, Reign of Witches, and German Railways. Enjoy the show! 

(1:00) Christmas Traditions
(10:23) Scout!
(16:55) Dune
(28:04) Crusoe Crew
(34:40) Reign of Witches
(46:17) German Railways
(51:22) Field of the Cloth of Gold
(58:22) My City
(63:11) Search for Planet X
(69:30) Gift Guide: Gamers
(72:22) Gift Guide: Non Gamers
(76:08) Gift Guide: Kids
(79:48) Gift Guide: Extended Family
(83:33) Gift Guide: Significant Other
(86:03) Gift Guide: Grandparents
(90:02) Wrap Up & Sanchez Xmas Blasphemy

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It's the DoaMcoN 2e Variety Hour! Over the weekend of our virtual con, we were joined by several DoaMers fresh off some online plays of games like Battlestar Galactica, Go, Dual Gauge, Pax Pamir and so much more! Enjoy the show!

(0:00) Introduction
(4:20) DAY 1 - with Sogeki Dan
(4:45) Battlestar Galactica
(19:18) Derek & Dual Gauge
(28:34) DAY 2 - with Hector & Colin!
(29:28) Go
(34:33) Sol: Last Days of a Star
(42:13) Fresh Fish
(47:05) Wavelength
(51:12) Pax Pamir 2E
(57:45) Northern Pacific
(66:06) DAY 3 - with Joe!
(67:00) Play of the Con
(67:20) South African Railroads

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On today's show we take a look at hidden trackable information and if it should be open or closed. We also talk recent plays of Menace Among Us, Tapestry, and Chess. Enjoy the show and join us on discord this weekend for DoaMcoN2e.

(2:14) DoaMcoN2e Talk
(4:12) Puzzles
(8:30) Menace Among Us
(15:40) Great Zimbabwe
(20:19) Santa Fe Rails
(26:20) Pax Porfiriana
(30:19) Tapestry w/ Plans & Ploys Expansion
(34:21) Chess
(43:52) Hidden trackable information
(49:53) Is memory a skill?
(54:40) Does it speed or slow game?

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The Choo Choo Crew takes over DoaM as it's all trains all show long. Get our thoughts on mechanics, art, companies, finances, cube rails, and so much more. Warning: takes about as long to listen as it does to play an 18xx. Enjoy the show!

(01:00) - Intros

(03:45) - Crew History

(7:50) - Train Stats

(10:22) - Mechanic Talk

(60:00) -  Art, Design, Components Talk

(88:24) - Rules, Async, and Everything Else Talk

(121:05) - Cubes Games!

(143:50) - Best in Show

(189:42) - Ending

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Everyone loves lists! In this episode James and Sanchez run down their current top 20, and the Dads on a Map listeners weigh in with their combined Top 20 as well.  Who will emerge on top of each list? Listen and find out!  

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Dads on a Map turns 1 year old and celebrates with a supersized show joined by some of our old friends from Cardboard Reality. Enjoy the show, and thanks for helping us get to 1 year!

(00:26) Opening
(01:15) Special Guests
(02:30) Catching up with Dylan and Nick
(11:30) A year of DoaM
(33:54) 1836
(46:06) Backgammon
(61:32) The Crew 2P
(73:00) The Villagers
(79:40) Tableau-building throw down
(91:00) The Game of Go
(97:50) Villagers Final Thoughts
(99:45) Dark Talk
(107:48) Definitely Not Jeopardy
(150:15) Genius, Grifter, or Goof
(181:10) The Beer is still pouring

 

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#28: Interview with Ryan Spangler (Sol: Last Days of a Star)

In this very special episode we sit down with Ryan Spangler, designer of acclaimed DoaM favorite Sol: Last Days of a Star and chat with him about family, board games, Sol, Kickstarter, and his upcoming project ORGANISM. Enjoy the show!

(2:49) Discord Chat
(11:30) Interview with Ryan Spangler
(12:00) Family & Gaming
(16:20) Your Favorite Games
(26:42) Sol & Kickstarter
(31:24) Sol's Mechanics & Theme
(40:51) Sol's Availability
(43:25) What's Next: ORGANISM
(48:42) Playtesting during Covid
(51:26) Coming to Kickstarter...When?
(57:48) Wrap Up

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In episode 27 we bring in our better halves as you get to meet the Moms Off the Map that keep these Dads in check. We also talk plays of Pendulum, Ride the Rails, and 1841. Enjoy the show!

(:55) Intro
(7:15) Pendulum
(16:12) Ride the Rails
(23:18) Scooby Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion
(29:44) 1841: Railways in Northern Italy
(39:26) Moms off the Map: Interview with Monica and Jamie

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