James is joined by Dylan as we discuss the board game filler and it's role in our gaming collection and game days. What makes a good filler and what are some of our favorites for different situations. Also recent plays of Sternenhimmel, March of the Ants, Chicago 68, Verrat, and more! Enjoy the show! 

1:21 Chatting with Dylan
9:49 Sternenhimmel
20:40 March of the Ants
29:48 Verrat
35:09 Chicago 68
44:35 Mahjong Mondays
48:20 Sol Last Days of a Star
58:27 Main Topic - Fillers

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Brandon joins James as the guys take a deeper look into the surprise hit of DoaMcoN this past year - Blood on the Clocktower. Including a briefing on what it is, what it isn't, the role of the storyteller, and both hosts' experiences playing the game with their local groups. Also recent plays of Torres, Thunder Road Vendetta, The Great Zimbabwe, and 1841. Enjoy the show! 

4:26 Torres
10:25 The Great Zimbabwe
12:27 Thunder Road Vendetta
14:58 Indonesia/TGZ on OBG
17:00 1841
20:40 Blood on the Clocktower
30:13 The Storyteller
37:00 How to get into it? 
39:20 Brandon's local group
53:15 James' local play experience
1:05:00 Brandon's DoaMcoN Storyteller Experience 
1:17:23 Making mistakes as Storyteller
1:24:40 Other scripts & content

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Derek & Drew headed over to the DFW Airport to enjoy BGG Spring Con 2025! Listen in as we talk Virgin Queen, 1830, Guards of Atlantis II, and many more! Enjoy the show!

0:00 - Opening Discussion

3:40 - Day One (Virgin Queen, Lepidoptery)

18:12 - Day Two (Liberty or Death, Tichu, American Bookshop, Prussian Rails, Ricochet Robots)

44:01 - Day Three (1830, Hot Streak, Rise & Fall, Nexus Ops)

1:12:47 - Day Four (LotR: The Confrontation, Ahoy, Guards of Atlantis II, Golden Cup, Vijayanagara)

1:40:10 - Day Five (Was Sticht?, Shut the Books)

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Joe takes the reigns and kicks off 2023 with all Root talk, all the time, welcoming in guests Guerric & Lily. They talk the upcoming 2023 Root Winter Tournament,  past tournament statistics, drafting strategy, tournament mindset, Moles, Root's longevity, and more!

1:10 - Introductions

6:14 - Tournament Structure/Changes

17:10 - Stats

27:00 - Drafting Mechanics and Strategy

51:00 - Are Moles a Problem?

1:02:39 - Getting Better at Tournament Root/ What makes a good competitive player

1:36:26 - Root's Longevity 

1:44:00 - Outro and Goodbye

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Join the COIN Collectors as we head back in time to 1290 India where we explore the challenges and issues of the struggle between three influential factions. In this episode we are joined by a new guest Xander as we discuss Vijayanagara: The Deccan Empires of Medieval India design by Cory Graham, Matthieu Johnson, Aman Matthews and Saverio Spagnolie. 

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

0:00 - Intro (https://youtu.be/Wkn5Njw8alE?t=2316)
4:30 - Host Introductions
5:20 - Initial Interest / Previous COIN Experience
08:30 - Initial Impressions
11:00 - Strength of Events Compared to other COINS
12:00 - Difference of factions actions and degrees
15:00 - Setting / Theme of the game
18:53 - Playing time
19:17 - Sultanate Arc throughout the game
21:32 - Common problem with 3 player games (2v1)
23:44 - Interaction between rebelling faction
27:00 - Combat mechanics 
32:17 - Mongols!
37:00 - Comparison between Propaganda and Epoch Cards
40:00 - End of game(Timur Invasion)
42:45 - Initiative System
45:40 - Thoughts on number of revealed cards
49:40 - People Power - future COIN 
51:10 - Crucial Faction Events
57:58 - Replayability 
1:00:22 - Production
1:01:00 - Final Thoughts

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It's a very special DoaM Holiday Episode! Join 8 DoaM hosts & guests for songs, games, shenanigans, laughs, tears - it's got it all. Thanks for making 2022 another great year for this community. NSFW warning on this one! 

1:15 Introductions
7:40 "I Just Want to Play Tichu"
12:30 DoaM Memories 2022
29:12 "Joe the Jacked-Up DoaMer"
36:00 New to You 2022
52:00 "Baby The Hotness Lied"
56:00 DoaM Draft: Christmas Movies
80:30 "You're a Mean One, Mr DoaM"
85:26 Dylan Gameshow: Process of Elimination
104:25 Cereal Cornflakes: The Origin 
122:38 "Bridges of Shangri-La"
133:33 The Cereal Cornflakes Incident
144:13 "Sanchez is Clickin' Around"
150:27 Getting all up in our emotions

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Join Joe as he visits Pax Unplugged with the DoaM recorder in tow to document the weekend and notable plays live along the way. Hear from Joe on a HOT mic in his car, in a diner, in the gaming hall, and apparently in an airplane hangar. Sekigahara, Pennsylvania Railroad, Klask, Cat in the Box, and more discussed on the show. 

3:10 - Clear the Decks - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247957/clear-decks

5:00 - Gorus Maximus  - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253756/gorus-maximus

6: 40 - 9 Lives - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/189190/9-lives

9:00 - Crokinole

10:20 - Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25021/sekigahara-unification-japan

12:50 - Day 2 Wrap Up

14:00 - Twilight of the Gods – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206904/twilight-gods

17:00 - Pennsylvania Railroad - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270110/pennsylvania-railroad

22: 45- Klask -https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165722/klask

- 25:00 Cat in the box - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345972/cat-box-deluxe-edition

- 29:00 – Gemini Gauntlet- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337238/gemini-gauntlet

- 30:30 Ghosts of Christmas https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281619/ghosts-christmas

- 31:00 The Two Heirs - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369869/two-heirs

-36: 35 Pax Pamir 2E - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition

40:00 Day 2 Thoughts and Pax Unplugged Size

44:00 Day 3 Wrap Up

45:45 1830 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/421/1830-railways-robber-barons

47:00 1862 USA - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11284/1862

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Join the Choo Choo Crew as we take a rare spin around the retail shopping options for Train Games this holiday season. Or maybe you'd rather give some game accessories or railroad paraphernalia? We also do a live 3P auction of The Old Prince 1871 and talk recent plays. 

0:00 Intro
1:16 Feedback
3:39 Triple Jumps
9:45 Live The Old Prince 1871 Auction
26:20 Recent Plays
40:30 Main Topic - 18xx
60:03 Cube Rails
74:00 Train accessories
87:00 Train Adjacent Games
91:00 Wrap Up

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Join James and guest co-host Sanchez as we discuss Sanchez' recent trip to BGG Con and the haul of trick takers he got exposed to. Did this previously standoffish trick taker hater get converted to a full fledged card game addict? Hear about plays of 9 Lives, Le Plateau, TrickTakers, Eye My Favorite Things, and so much more. Enjoy the show!

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Sanchez goes to BGGCon 2022 in Dallas, TX! Lucky for him two DoaMers are there to help past the time. Out of the 75-plus games we played, which ones did we talk about? Let's find out!

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Joe, James, and Zach are back for Episode 23 and want to talk about playing online v playing on the table: 18xx.games v Tabletop Simulator v In Real Life Plays. What are the pros, cons, and lessons to learn and transfer to the other? Also a live opening auction of 1850. Thanks for listening!

(0:00) Intro
(1:44) Feedback - Why is 18xx more popular than cubes?
(16:38) Triple Jumps
(26:00) Opening Auction and Bounty! - 1850
(42:50) Recent Plays
(50:40) Main Topic- Online vs In person 18xx
(96:00) Wrap up and Outro

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Join the COIN Collectors as continue our head to head 2 player game series. In this episode, we discuss two smaller scenarios from the Empire of the Sun game designed by Mark Herman and published by GMT Games.

Scenarios are found in the C3i Magazine:
South Pacific - Issue 30 of c3i magazine by RBM Studio/ Included in later printings of Empire of the Sun 

Burma: The Forgotten War - Issue 35 of c3i magazine by RBM Studio

0:50 - Intro
2:24 - Empire of the Sun Overview
4:10 - Start of South Pacific/Burma
4:45 - Initial Impressions
10:46 - Production/Folio Games
12:40 - Gameplay Loop/ Flow
20:29 - Difference between South Pacific and Burma Scenario
27:00 - Strategy/Opening Moves
32:28 - Combat
38:36 - Replayability/Final Impressions
42:31 - Whats next
49:07 - Outro

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Joe recently attended 18Philadelphia, a small 18xx game convention run in conjunction with a Diplomacy convention. Hear about his adventures, the plays he got in on the table, and a quick check in on the 18xx.tools leagues. Enjoy the show!

Intro - 0:00
18xx.tool League Review - 2:40
18Philadelphia Overview - 12:15
The Old Prince Design Thoughts - 39:30
Outro - 43:45

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It's Con season! James is back from Punchboard Paradise Con 2025 and joined by PP's own Tim to talk all about the convention and some of their favorites plays. Arcs Campaign, Combat Commander, Lowenherz, Elfenwizards, and Shark are among some of the titles that we got to the table. Enjoy the show! 

1:24 PPCon Overall Vibes
10:50 Lowenherz
13:45 Magical Athlete
19:10 Elfenwizards
24:45 Bandu
28:29 Shark
33:47 Molly House
37:29 Pax Renaissance
40:09 Arcs Campaign
46:00 Combat Commander
48:47 Riichi Mahjong & Doppelkopf
53:00 Inca Empire
54:43 Jumbo Santiago

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Our annual Top 20 Episode is here! 3 lists, 60+ games, 1 show. Join us as we count down James, Sanchez, and most importantly the DoaM Community's Top 20 Games right now in 2022. Also a special DoaMcoN announcement and surprise treat you won't wanna miss!

(:43) DoaMcoN 2023 Announcement - Run it Back to KC!
(3:13) Some 2022 Top 20 stats
(7:04) The Countdown Begins
(51:43) The Top 10
(91:17) "The Messenger"
(105:43) Just missed, #1s, and DoaM Darlings

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James is back from Age of Steam Con 2022 and itching to talk about it! The event, the venue, the maps, and the players. Hear all about it right here. Also a live "opening auction" of Age of Steam, and recent plays of West Riding Revisited, Chicago Express, & 18CLE. 

(0:00) Intro 
(2:00) Quad Jumps: Least Worthy Winsome?
(9:42) Live Auction: Age of Steam
(24:39) Ticket to Ride
(26:43) Chicago Express
(28:00) 18Cleveland
(31:35) West Riding Revisited
(34:50) Age of Steam Con 2022
(74:53) Live interview from the Con
(112:38) Wrap up

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It's TRICKY, Episode 3! James & Thomas welcome our guest Raymond Gallardo, designer of Le Plateau, to talk traditional games, complexity, international flair, and much more. Also recent plays of Frank's Zoo, Loser's Rights, and The Crew. Enjoy the show!

(5:25) Frank's Zoo
(12:18) The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
(18:08) Loser's Rights
(27:39) Cosmic Eidex
(33:57) Hachi Train
(41:38) Future Card Game Desires
(47:19) Interview with Raymond Gallardo
 
Traditional Games Raymond mentioned: Minchiate, Hungarian Tarokk, Madrasso, French Tarot, Plus-Minus/Mittlere Jass, Skruuvi, Belote de Comptoir, Klaverjassen, Belote (regular, 4-player)

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Join James & Sanchez as we count down the BGG Top 100 and discuss the games we HAVEN'T played. Why have we missed them, what do (or don't) we know about them, and which do we most want to make a point to play. Enjoy the show!

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Join the COIN Collectors as we kick off our head to head 2 player game series. In this first episode, we discuss Flashpoint South China Sea by Harold Buchanan and from GMT Games.

0:40 - New co-host introduction 
1:35 - Game play overview
2:48 - Doam Discord
3:28 - Game discussion/first impressions
6:07 - Opening bid 
8:30 - Production
10:50 - Current events
12:28 - Game flow
16:24 - Tension track
18:06 - Scoring actions
19:24 - Political warfare
22:05 - Game strategy and depth
29:00 - Instant victory approach
32:05 - Game replayability
33:45 - 2P games
35:00 - Future entries 

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We're heading back to school with DoaM! Pick up your course schedule from your advisors James & Sanchez and find out what games will make up the perfect DoaM curriculum. Also recent plays of Battlestar Galactica, Locomotive Werks, and Rapido. Enjoy the show!

(:35) Fall is here (?)
(2:48) New Patrons, Tichu Tourney, Age of Steam Con
(6:30) Battlestar Galactica
(17:07) Rapido
(22:05) Locomotive Werks
(30:54) The Climbers
(38:56) Main Topic: DoaM High School Curriculum

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What makes a good 18xx or Cube Rails map? What doesn't? Listen as the Crew explores the ins and outs of maps - hot spots, conflict, restraint. Also recent plays of 1836 Jr, Southern Pacific, Locomotive Werks, and a live auction of Chicago Express!

0:00 Intro
1:08 Listener Feedback
6:20 Quad Jumps
12:25 1836 Jr
15:43 1870
17:40 1841 & Southern Pacific
20:45 Locomotive Werks
24:18 Live Auction: Chicago Express
32:28 Main Topic - Maps
79:22 Outro

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It's TRICKY, Episode 2! Trick Taking v Shedding/Climbing games? What makes them different? What makes them similar? And what makes them tick? Join us for a breakdown of these two major card game sub genres. Also recent plays of Mu, Doppelkopf, Le Plateau, Haggis, and so much more! Thanks for listening!

(1:48) Sizzlin or Fizzlin: Cowbell & TrickTakers
(9:31) Doppelkopf
(20:27) Mu
(32:19) Haggis
(39:02) Le Plateau
(44:22) Hameln Cave
(51:09) Fool!
(56:45) Lightning Round: Bourre, Color Gangsters, Cribbage, Sean Ross, Bridge
(65:00) Main Topic: Trick Takers v Shedders

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What happens when 30 DoaMers converge on Dallas, TX for the 2nd ever DoaMcoN gaming convention? Games, friendship, silliness, shenanigans, and so much more. Listen in live as the mic gets passed around over our 5 days (and 4 nights) of fun. This one is for the DoaMers!

(:15) Car Talk
(6:43) Santiago
(11:46) Reef Encounter
(21:47) Morgan Freeman?
(39:23) Day 2 Sanchez Walkaround
(61:00) Fresh Fish & John Company 2E
(80:22) James Walkaround
(87:39) Saturday Check In
(95:33) Dylan takes the mic
(100:47) Battlestar Galactica Live Play
(104:24) Lightning Round: Favorite Play!
(113:36) Promo with the Russet Belt Champ
(115:28) Bedtime Story 

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A few DoaMers made it out to Gen Con to buy, play, and people watch the weekend festivities in Indianapolis. Listen to special DoaM correspondents Dylan, Phil, and Lindsay talk about their experiences with games, food, purchases, monster trucks, bags of chips, and so much more!

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Surprise! Vincent rejoins the show and talks with James about being surprised in board games. What games keep surprising us & why is this such an important quality in the games we look for and play, and also in our lives? Also recent plays of Riichi Mahjong, Rise & Fall, Mogul, and Giro Galoppo. Enjoy the show! 

1:38 DoaMcoN Last Call 
7:56 Riichi Mahjong
29:00 Rise & Fall
44:26 Mogul
57:17 Giro Galoppo
1:00:34 Main Topic: Surprises in Gaming
 

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A Tournament to crown the best all around board gamer? In Las Vegas? Sounds right up our alley. Listen to our thoughts on the upcoming WSBG and tournament play. We'll also talk recent plays of Maskmen, Troyes, and Skull King. Enjoy the show!

(3:10) New show: TRICKY
(7:00) Maskmen
(14:00) Skull King
(18:58) Troyes
(22:34) The Loop
(26:14) Haggis & Neeps & Tatties
(37:25) Main Topic: World Series of Board Gaming
 
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It's TRICKY. Dads on a Map's newest show focuses on trick taking, shedding, and climbing card games. In our debut episode, we're joined by Lee Gianou, designer of Bridge City Poker, for a spirited discussion on all things TTs. We'll also talk recent play experiences in our LOCK, HOT, and NOT segment. Enjoy!

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(17:22) Schadenfreude
(22:19) Cat in the Box
(31:42) Cowbell
(38:26) TrickTakers
(45:50) Dog Tag Trick
(50:10) Jekyll v Hyde
(56:26) Burning Questions
(75:00) Interview with Lee Gianou

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James, Joe, Zach, and Mike get together and discuss their performance in the recent 1870 & 1830 leagues, and then talk about the Camden & Amboy private in 1830 - win rates, strategies, good company pairings, and more. CCMF!

Intro: 1:37

1870 League Wrap up: 4:37

1830 League Wrap up: 16:11

C&A Talks: 19:34

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Sanchez has a quest: curate, repair, and revitalize his neighborhood bar's sad board game collection. How do we make it DoaM approved? Also recent plays of Piepmatz, Tindahan, Barrage, Jaws, and more! Enjoy! 

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(9:57) Tindahan/Filipino Fruit Market
(15:34) Piepmatz
(22:46) Barrage
(27:07) Great Western Trail
(34:27) Shock! Knights with Poison!
(40:55) Main Topic: Curating a Bar Board Game Collection
 
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The Crew pledged in June to revisit and stream games that previously missed for us - join us on Episode 20 to hear the results of that endeavor. Is there value in revisiting misses? Did anything improve in our eyes? Decline? Enjoy the show 

(1:06) Feedback
(4:58) Quad Jumps: Favorite Token Spot?
(13:00) Opening "Auction" - Iberian Railways
(24:08) Recent Plays: 1817, 1870, 1830 Cardgame, 1856
(42:56) Choo Choo Crew Plays Games They Don't Like
(51:10) London & Northwestern
(61:41) 18Chesapeake
(72:05) Iberian Railways
(82:08) Union Station
(90:24) Italian Railroads

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In our Father's Day tradition, we once again welcome our children to the podcast as we discuss a little bit of everything from discord, content creation, Pokemon, D&D, and much much more. We'll also talk recent plays of Rumble Nation, 535, & Santiago. Enjoy the show!

(0:00) Intro, No Sanchez!
(5:07) Five-Three-Five
(14:57) Texas Showdown
(21:37) Santiago
(26:55) Pax Pamir 2E on Rally the Troops
(31:38) James and Kids!
(44:37) Rumble Nation
(56:09)  Sanchez & Son!
  
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Join the COIN Collectors as we discuss All Bridges Burning by VPJ Arponen and from GMT Games. 

00:00 War correspondent report
02:15 Introduction and factions
05:00 Differences and 3p gameplay
08:50 Map
16:15 Eligibility and events
22:20 Gameplay 
25:05 Game phases
29:45 Non player factions
32:45 Battle system
37:50 Dice rolls and randomness
40:10 Polarization and political display
47:45 Overall thoughts
50:30 Solo play

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James and Sanchez are back for Episode 64 and talking all about The Honeymoon Phase in board games. How deep do you dive into a new hobby? How long until the hot new thing? Also we talk plays of Schadenfreude, Dune, Le Plateau, and Rapido! Enjoy the show!

(0:00) Intro, Patreon, DoaMcoN
(8:50) Schadenfreude
(16:22) Dune
(26:44) Le Plateau
(38:19) Rapido/Excape
(45:59) Main Topic: The Honeymoon Phase
  
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Fall in line for Mike's 18xx Boot Camp Series, today we're taking on The Opening Auction, The Initial Stock Round, The Private Auction - whatever you call it, let's get you whipped into shape to dominate (or at least not lose) yours. Culminating in our own live Private Auction of 1830. 

(0:00) Intro & Plugs
(3:28) Listener Feedback
(10:41) Quad Jumps
(15:23) Recent Plays: Mini Express, Ride the Rails, The Old Prince, Riding Through England
(28:44) Mike's Boot Camp: The Private Auction
(93:33) Live 1830 Auction

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Description: Today on Hittin' Dits James, Mike, Zach and Joe talk about games that have been misses for them and their plan to revisit and stream these games in the month of June.  Come along for the ride as the Choo Choo Crew plays games they don't like (CCPGTDL)!

0:00 Open

8:35 Intro

12:50 London & NorthWestern

20:00 18Chesapeake

28:30 Union Station

38:00 Iberian Railways

45:07 Italian Railroads

53:30 Outro

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It's Fishy DoaM! The Dads on a Map show about Fish, Fish, and more Fish! James is joined by RJ & Derek to talk all about fish games, why so many of them are so good, some of our favorite fish mechanics, components, and usage, and some Fish Trivia! Also recent plays of Kings & Castles, La Famiglia, and Doge. Enjoy the show! 

(00:00) Fishy DoaM
(6:41) DoaMcoN Sponsor Announcement
(7:40) Doge
(17:51) Kings & Castles
(26:27) La Famiglia
(34:45) Orongo/Nyakuza
(50:29) The Fishing Derby: Bests & Worsts
(1:27:38) Grouperdy: Fish Trivia
 

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Watch out, it's a big boy! The Choo Choo Crew dissects one of the new 18xx kids on the block: The Old Prince 1871. A live opening auction, a full breakdown of how this game ticks, what we're using to our advantage, and our favorite positions to play. Get up to speed on this new 18xx offering, or follow along if you're already all in on T.O.P. Enjoy!

(0:00) Intro 
(:58) Quad Jumps: Worst Rule Ever?
(9:12) Overview
(13:30) Opening Auction: The Old Prince 1871
(29:03) Auction Begins
(52:44) Breaking down The Old Prince
(54:05) The PEIR
(74:25) Union Bank
(104:52) Train Roster & Train Rush
(125:32) Tranches, Splitting, and New Companies
(149:06) Track, Tiles, Tokens
(165:42) Variability & Final Thoughts

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Join the COIN Collectors as we review one year of podcasting, including games played, highlights, and look towards new games and episodes in the coming year.

:57 - Introductions
2:37 - First game as a group
4:34 - List of COIN games covered
5:48 - Other games covered (Robotech Reconstruction, Bayonets and Tomahawks, Imperial Struggle)
7:52 - Gaming with the DOAM discord
9:13 - Favorite gaming memories
13:47 - Games that we're excited about
21:08 - How to encourage people to play historical games?
24:03 - How to market historical games to non-gamers?
26:52 - Introductory scenarios to help onboard non-gamers
29:49 - Learning videos by Rodney
30:00 - Is Root a COIN game?
34:05 - What do we have planned for the next year?
36:52 - Wrap-up

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James & Sanchez are joined by DoaM Correspondent Xander after his trip to GMT's Weekend at the Warehouse convention. We also talk recent plays of a trio of trick takers - Plotters Inc, Black Swan, and Aggretsuko, as well as Sanchez' first play of 1841: Lite. Enjoy the show!

(6:49) Plotters, Inc
(12:12) Black Swan
(17:33) Aggretsuko: Work/Rage Balance
(26:14) 1841: Lite
(42:15) Carolus Magnus
(48:20) Xander joins the show to talk GMT's Weekend at the Warehouse
  
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Today on Hittin' Dits the Choo Choo Crew talks about the upcoming 1870 league on 18xx.tools as well as recaps the past season of the 1830 league.

0:00 open
6:00 intro
9:00 1870 league look ahead
25:20 1830 league review 
40:50 outro

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It's arts & crafts time with James & Sanchez! We talk Proxying games & components and dive into our successes and failures Print & Playing games, specifically our 18xx adventures. Also recent plays of Home Worlds, Die Macher, Nana, Tammany Hall, and Jekyll v Hyde. Enjoy the show!

(5:43) Die Macher
(12:47) Home Worlds
(21:38) Tammany Hall
(26:13) Tinners' Trail
(29:08) Nana
(37:06) Jekyll v Hyde
(42:21) Haggis
(50:30) Proxying Games & Components
(65:50) 18xx Print & Play
  
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The Choo Choo Crew takes a detour down a seldom talked about road for us: Operational Games. What makes them tick, what makes them different, how to succeed and why you should play them. Also a live auction of 1880 China and recent plays of Harzbahn, 1836, and diving into the PNP world.

(:34) Intro
(2:18) Quad Jumps: Favorite Fictional Train
(10:45) Live Auction: 1880 China
(32:40) Recent Plays: Harzbahn 1873
(38:11) 1836
(43:00) Teaching 1841
(45:29) James' PNP Ups & Downs
(53:20) Main Topic: Operational Games
(91:45) Where's the Negativity?

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On Episode 61 we reveal the winner of the DoaM Madness Tournament & Prediction Contest, and James takes Sanchez to task over his controversial voting motives. Also recent plays of Bridge City Poker, Butterfly, & King of Tokyo - and the best travel games to take on the road. Enjoy the show!

(:30) DoaM Madness Champion
(4:21) Prediction Contest Winner & Prize Choice
(7:36) #BlameSanchez
(23:16) New Patrons & DoaMcoN Dallas Upcoming!
(25:30) Bridge City Poker
(36:56) King of Tokyo
(42:11) Northern Pacific
(46:40) Butterfly
(53:46) Travel Games
 

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To celebrate a year of COIN Collectors episodes, we interview Jason Carr, the director of game development at GMT games. We discuss Jason's background, what makes a COIN game a COIN game, the future of COIN and Irregular conflict series, and many other topics. This interview was a ton of fun, and we hope that you enjoy the discussion as much as we did.

00:00:53 – Introduction
00:01:54 – Background and Game Development at GMT
00:12:50 – What makes a COIN a COIN?
00:19:05 – Upcoming Releases: Fire in the Lake, Fall of Saigon; People Power.
00:23:48 – Selecting conflicts for COIN games
00:26:51 – Expansions for COIN games
00:29:20 – Best first COIN game
00:37:35 – New mechanisms for COIN games
00:40:57 – 2p COIN games
00:48:10 – The COIN experience and attracting new players
00:50:56 – App integration
01:01:15 – Best fictional COIN setting?
01:03:50 – Final thoughts and Outro

Live thoughts and impressions from DoaMcoN Jr - a midwest mini meetup of DoaMers. Join James, Zach, Phil, and Mark and many special guests as we chat about the event, the food, the games we played, and the hilarity that ensued. Enjoy! 

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On today's show we cover the much asked about but rarely talked about expansions to one of our favorite games - Chicago Express!  We also cover our favorite Train Game Event in Quad Jumps and recent plays of the Riding Series, 1861, Southern Pacific, 18Rhl, Mini Express and GM&O. Enjoy the show!

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Quadjumps - Favorite Event - 4:05

Auction Recap - 10:50

Recent Plays:
Riding Series Comparison -13:30

1861 - 27:00

Southern Pacific: 35:50

18Rhl - 39:55

Mini Express - 47:30

GM&O - 55:00

Main Topic - 57:50

Erie Railroad Company - 59:20

Narrow Gauge - 1:11:00

Nickel Plate Road  - 1:21:10

Wrap Up - 1:30:40

Outro - 1:34:11

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It's arts & crafts time! Ever wanted to get in to Print & Playing games but didn't know where to start? James brings along DoaM friends and PNP gurus Stephan & Dan to help you out. Where to start, what all you can make, and how to take it to the next level when you're ready. Also recent plays of The Great Zimbabwe, Streetcar Suburb, and Riichi Mahjong. Enjoy the show!  

00:49 Welcome & Housekeeping
4:57 New Patron Anthony & Clef's DoaM Madness Prize Pick
7:35 The Great Zimbabwe
16:22 Streetcar Suburb
26:20 Riichi Mahjong
41:38 PNP Spectacular with prelude by Discord user Thornez

PNP topics include Why we do it, How to get started, Materials to use, What kind of games to make, Next level PNPing with die cutters, Redrawing, and our personal recommendation for your must PNP game. 

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DoaM Madness season is here! Grab your bracket, cast your votes, crown DoaM's #1 game! James & Sanchez run down all 128 games in the tournament, give their picks, and also talk recent plays of Dolmen, Beyond the Sun, and Eyelet. Enjoy! 

(2:30) New Patrons & Dylan's Twitch Marathon!
(5:50) Can't Stop
(11:23) Dolmen
(15:47) Streetcar Suburb
(20:08) Eyelet
(27:16) Beyond the Sun
(29:52) DoaM Madness Trailer
(36:36) Last Year's Final Four
(43:10) Running down each Region
(74:30) James & Sanchez Upset Specials
(84:00) James & Sanchez Final 4 Picks  

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Join Joe, James, Zach, and Mike for this short line podcast as we talk online 18xx Leagues and specifically the current 1830 League and how we're faring in it. We'll also chat about the proper mindset when you're in tournament play. Enjoy the show!

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Breaking up is hard to do! Here on Valentine's Day we take a look back at some of our board game Former Flames and see who still lingers in our minds. Also recent plays of SHASN, Feast for Odin, Streetcar Suburb, Gheos and more! Enjoy the show!

(:35) Super Bowl Chatter
(11:40) Gheos
(16:16) A Feast for Odin
(21:12) Streetcar Suburb
(28:30) Incan Gold
(32:36) SHASN
(41:08) Tigris & Euphrates
(47:07) Board Game Former Flames
(96:33)  DoaM Madness is coming!

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