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Our annual tradition returns for the 4th time. 3 lists. 60 games. All your favorites, and maybe a few surprises. Join James & Sanchez for one of our favorite episodes as we count down our personal Top 20s and then take a look at the Dads on a Map Community picks. Thanks for listening!

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Welcome to a special episode of Dads on a Map: COIN Collectors! Today, we're thrilled to be joined by two incredible designers behind the COIN Collector favorite, Vijayanagara: The Deccan Empires of Medieval India. Join us as we dive deep into the fascinating creation of this game, gaining insights from the people who brought it to life.

Our guest designers for this episode are Saverio Spagnolie and Cory Graham.

Vijayanagara is currently available on the GMT P500 pre-order system, with a scheduled release in Q4 2023.

00:44 - Guest Introductions
03:15 - Origins of Vijayanagara: Consim Game Jam
05:40 - COIN Title: Gandhi as inspiration
07:15 - Theme/Setting/Time Period Choice
09:00 - 3 Player Design
13:00 - Historical Modeling of Medieval India
16:50 - Game Visuals
18:20 - Shipping Status
20:30 - Previous COIN Collector Podcast
23:30 - Advice for first time designers
25:30 - Design goals for the game
31:30 - Battle Mechanics
40:00 - Favorite Card/Favorite Mechanic
42:53 - ICS series
46:50 - "Whats on the table?"
48:36 - Outro

This podcast episode uses these sounds from https://freemusicarchive.org/:
The Circle of Fifths - Bus Window Clap
freesound.org/s/509526/ licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

For a full playthrough of the game. We recommended checking out our friend's channel Guerric Samples Games. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS7mLj_eU7k&t=6s
https://www.twitch.tv/GuerricSamplesGames

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James & Sanchez catch up during a busy Fall talking DoaMcoN, college visits, football, broken bones, Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce, and even find time for a few board games: Plays of John Company, Magical Athlete, and Origins of World War II. 

1:48 New Patrons
3:42 Submit those Top 20s!
5:55 DoaMcoN IV Signups filling fast!
8:00 Sanchez College Dad Chat
24:10 Football, Taylor, and Travis
33:36 John Company
45:00 Fresh Fish 
50:26 Magical Athlete Retro Gaming
62:22 Origins of World War II

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James is back from Age of Steam Con 2023 where he had the mobile recorder on hand to catch some impressions, thoughts, post game reviews, and nonsense from this yearly convention in Kansas City. Thanks to Kevin & Chad for another amazing Age of Steam Con this year!

 

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James & Sanchez talk some major news on DoaMcoN IV, Top 20 lists, drop a hot new DoaM song, Eurogames v Eurogames, recent plays of Lowenherz, UBoot, Cosmic Frog Find Muck, Can't Stop, and more! 

2:22 DoaMcoN IV Announcement
5:44 DoaM Top 20 Time! 
11:45 DoaM Music: Holding Out for a Euro
24:00 Can't Stop Grinding
28:30 Cosmic Frog: Find Muck
38:10 Sea Salt & Paper Expansion
44:49 Lowenherz
56:14 UBoot

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1841 has finally arrived on .games, and Joe's here to teach you the basics and give you the tools to get started exploring this Northern Italian box of delights. Also all of our recent plays from DoaMcoN including 1830, 1832, 1870, 18??, TOP VIP, and more! 

0:00 - Intro

1:25 - Listener Feedback/News

3:22 - Quad Jumps

8:30 - France Rails

10:49 - Doamcon Summary (18??, 1870, 1832, Locowerks, GMO, 1830:TCG, TOPVIP:1871, 1841, 1830

39:00 - Main Topic - 1841 Play and Strategy Primer

1:29:45 - Outro

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Hooks. Gimmicks. That special sauce. Whatever you call it, it's an indelible part of the new card game scene. We'll run through some of the most popular hooks and discuss some notable implementations and games that do it well. Enjoy the show.   

1:15 DoaMcoN vibes & T3C chatter
8:15 Doppelkopf
16:06 Barrack's Emporers
23:53 Main Topic: Hooks & Gimmicks

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James & Sanchez sit down and walk through their entire DoaMcoN week, from the airport arrival, to our final goodbyes. Enjoy chatter about Uboot, Sidereal Confluence, Floor Ribs, Time Agent, Maria, Lily's Cookies, Magical Athlete, Napoleon's Triumph, and so much more! 

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Enjoy this live on site collection of clips from DoaMcoN 2023, held August 9-13 in Kansas City, MO. James & Sanchez will return later in the week to discuss some of their favorite plays, best moments, top surprises, and more. Thanks to everyone who made this the biggest & best DoaMcoN yet. 

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The Crew digs into their dusty, brown, euro bag from the early 2000s and takes a long look into Leo Colovini's games & how they compare to the train games we play & love. Featuring Bridges of Shangri-la, Cartagena, Clans, Magna Grecia, Masons, Meridian, & Carolus Magnus! 

0:00 - Intro
1:21 - Listener Feedback and News
6:58 - Quad Jumps
11:20 - Recent Plays (1880 Strategy Tip!)
21:34 - Main Topic Intro - Leo Colovini Games!
28:23 - The Bridges of Shangri-la
43:35 - Cartagena
50:38 - Clans
1:01:30 - Magna Grecia
1:23:45 - Masons
1:32:05 - Meridian
1:43:25- Carolus Magnus
1:57:00 - Outro

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