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James is joined by guest host Vincent, aka Vagabond Ludique, as we feature some "other" card games that have our attention right now. From collection anchors like Uwe Rosenberg's Bohnanza to a quirky 1960s Sid Sackson game called Monad - listen in as we discuss these games and their importance & fit into our personal collections. 

(3:08) New Patron Steve S!
(4:41) DoaMcon V - August 27-31 in Kansas City
(6:10) BGG Hall of Fame Talk
(12:57) Prussian Rails 
(20:19) Die Dracheninsel
(29:51) Why Card Games? What is a Card Game?
(37:24) Bohnanza
(49:40) Monad
(59:30) Die Weinhandler
(1:10:55) Hart en der Grenze
(1:25:33) The Bucket King
(1:35:57) Shadows over Camelot: The Card Game

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Derek & special guest Jake Stanley get together to talk about some of our favorite games that from first glance shouldn't have worked, but turned out to be great! Also discussions of recent plays and news about T3C 2025! Enjoy the show!

0:00 - Introduction of Jake Stanley

4:30 - DoaM and T3C News (T3C Sign-up - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkp0Z2A8BxbkJbY18Dt7v2P6UOKXwN3RivOwAlBYDos0Gd9w/viewform)

11:26 - Recent Plays (Allplay Tiny Box Games: Panda Panda, Fairy, Prey, Rainbow, Nedotrite, Shut the Books, KC Trick Taking)

29:00 - Main Topic: Games that shouldn't work, but did!

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James & Sanchez kick off 2025 with an episode full of recent game talk. Arcs, Kriegbot, Viva Pamplona, Heimlich & Co, Vernissage, and much more! Enjoy the show! 

(7:35) Lightning Round Revist: Harvest, Magical Athlete, Indonesia on OBG
(16:16) Santiago
(18:04) Vernissage
(26:12) 1830 6P
(32:11) Viva Pamplona
(39:53) Arcs Campaign & Arcs Online & Arcs Therapy Session
(51:02) Heimlich & Co

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James & Sanchez invite Dylan, Brandon, and Tim in from the Extended DoaM Universe to put a bow on 2024 at our annual Holiday office party get together. We'll talk stats, our favorite new-to-me game of the year, the best gaming experience of 2024, check back on James & Sanchez' Gaming Goals from a year ago, and then enjoy a Dylan Gameshow bit. Thanks for listening in 2024, and we'll see you in the new year!

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James & Sanchez go full grinch this holiday season and discuss the WORST people at game night. You all know that guy! Or are you that guy?! We'll also talk recent plays of Thunder Road Vendetta: Carnival of Chaos, Ghost Blitz, Pick Picknic, Harvest, and Maori. Enjoy the show! 

(1:30) Chatter & DoaMcoN Signups!
(7:35) Rare DoaM News Segment
(10:48) Thunder Road Vendetta Carnival of Chaos
(18:47) Important Thanksgiving Question
(21:26) Ghost Blitz
(28:00) Pick Picknic
(31:05) Harvest 
(36:40) Maori
(42:00) Main Topic: The Worst People at Game Night

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Sanchez goes to BGGCon 24 in Dallas, TX and plays games, games, and even some card games

Games talked about:

The GREAT Zimbabwe

Sumida River

Santiago

Himalaya

Strozzi

So Long Sucka

Colorado Midland

Tichu

Rewind

And much more!

Enjoy the Show!

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Age of Steam Con 2024 is in the books. James is joined by DoaMer attendee Kris to talk about expectations, con vibes, some of our favorite maps & plays, and the other nonsense we managed to sneak on to the table. Enjoy the show! 

1:35 Winsome Voting is open again! 
7:00 Age of Steam Con Vibes
16:00 Honeybee Hive Mind
22:04 Central New England
25:45 Con Map: Rust Belt Express
29:37 Bauernschlau 
33:37 Colorado Midland
42:43 Lowenherz
47:55 Age of Rail: SAR & PRR

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Straight from the confines of his old dusty underground german game bunker, Vagabond Ludique drops by the show to chat with DoaM. James, Sanchez, and our guest Vincent will talk about his gaming journey and the hunt for old German hotness. Along the way we'll talk plays of Bauernschlau, Hecht im Karpfenteich, Liberty or Death, Age of Renaissance, and Hegemony. Enjoy the show! 

0:00 DoaMcoN V & Top 20 Feedback
9:17 About Vincent
21:17 Hotness v Notness?
31:14 Gem hunting?
52:35 Recommending games to Cole?
1:03:58 Hecht im Karpfenteich
1:16:30 Liberty or Death
1:27:38 Hegemony
1:40:45 Age of Renaissance
1:52:15 Bauernschlau
2:05:45 1830

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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