Dads on a Map

On today's show we look at Swing and Miss games - games that were a sure thing, but ultimately missed the mark. We also talk plays of Sol & ORGANISM, Dinogenics, Mayday's Crokinole, Condottiere, and more!

(:35) Intro
(9:25) Sol: Last Days of a Star
(18:18) ORGANISM
(24:55) Railroad Barons
(27:50) Hansa Teutonica
(31:56) Dinogenics & Controlled Chaos Expansion
(35:44) Mayday's Crokinole
(43:34) Azul
(46:49) Condottiere
(55:04) Cube Rails Roundup (Northern Pacific, Gulf Mobile Ohio, Ride the Rails, Southern Pacific, Soo Line)
(64:20) Swing & Miss Games
(85:10) Farewell, Sanchez does Morgan Freeman, and TV Talk

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James is joined by DoaMers Joe & Tyler as we discuss a recently finished asynchronous Board18 play of J.C. Lawrence's 1828 on this Dads After Dark shortcast. Enjoy! 

On today's show we talk Fort, Go, and a whole bunch of lists! And patron Adam joins us for our Meet the Doamer segment. Enjoy the show! 

(:50) Intro
(3:05) 18C2C
(6:30) Fort
(12:07) Go
(19:38) Lists including 18xx games, Meat, Beer, 80s TV show themes, and Dad jokes!
(86:55) Meet the Doamer - Adam

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Listen in as James, Sanchez, and special guests Tyler & Dylan breakdown their just wrapped up asynchronous play of Diplomacy in this Dads After Dark NSFW shortcast.

On today's show, we talk about recent plays of Modern Art, Field of the Cloth of Gold, and Search for Planet X. And we also dig into our journey in the hobby and the tipping points that have led us to where we are today. Enjoy the show!

(0:30) Intro

(3:56) Diplomacy talk

(13:50) Modern Art w Family

(19:55) 1828

(26:53) Fresh Fish

(29:06) The Search for Planet X

(38:40) Field of the Cloth of Gold

(47:15) Pan AM

(51:35) Tipping Points

(75:40) Outro

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On today's show we focus on game endings - can they make and break a game? Does a bad ending ruin a good game, or can a good ending save a mediocre one? Enjoy the show.

(0:25) Intro

(4:52) Patreon Shout Outs

(5:38) Kansas Pacific

(12:10) Fresh Fish 3 Player

(16:03) 18Scan

(22:25) City of the Big Shoulders

(29:10) Game Endings

(40:36) Great endings to not so great games

(43:40) Game End Triggers

(48:00) Dexterity Games

(50:47) Closing

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In Episode 22 we discuss recent plays of Dinosaur Tabble Battles, Battlestar Galactica, Pan-Am, Fresh Fish, and more! And Zach joins us in our Meet the Doamer segment! Enjoy the show!

(1:00) Intro
(4:58) Patreon Announcement!
(9:43) Forbidden Desert & Point Salad
(11:54) Dinosaur Table Battles
(16:14) Battlestar Galactica
(25:15) Pan-Am
(30:50) Fresh Fish
(35:05) Trambahn
(37:55) Broom Service
(41:02) Troyes & Ladies of Troyes
(43:11) 18Chesapeake & 18xx.games v rr18xx
(48:24) Gaia Project Online
(52:43) Meet the Doamer: Zach

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On a very special Father's Day episode, we bring our kids on the show for some board game interviews, and also talk recent plays of 1822 and Fire in the Lake. Enjoy the show!

(:46) Opening Banter and secondhand finds
(7:20) 1822: Railways of Great Britain
(21:58) Fire in the Lake
(31:39) Interview with James' Kids
(48:43) Interview with Sanchez' Kids
(64:11) Wrap Up & Farewell

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On this week's show we talk games we've played lately and some of the interesting decisions that arise from those plays: What to do when you're losing, and are you ready to game in person again?

(3:05) Discord Chat

(7:25) Paladins of the West Kingdom

(12:48) Yahtzee!

(15:56) Backgammon

(20:09) 1828 & Intentional Bankruptcy

(31:40) Pax Porfiriana & Taking the L

(44:47) Crokinole & Gaming in person again

(54:03) Board Game Madlib

(63:32) Farewell

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In Episode 19 we review the newly fulfilled kickstarter 18Chesapeake, which strives to be an introductory gateway into the 18xx genre. How does it measure up for new players and experienced 18xx players? 

(1:52) Dual Gauge

(9:45) LAMA

(14:25) The Crew

(19:10) Pax Porfiriana League

(21:50) 18Chesapeake Review

(24:10) Expectations

(27:33) Production & Components

(35:37) Rulebook

(39:06) Gameplay

(50:22) For Experienced Players?

(53:19) 2P Variant

(57:27) The Wife Test

(62:44) Availability

(65:58) Comparing to 1889 and others

(71:52) Final Thoughts

(78:56) Tony Hawk Returns & Farewell

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