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Auctions! James is joined by Chris to explore one of our favorite mechanics in board games. What is it that auctions do that really help to elevate the board game experience for us and what are some of our favorite auctions in games. Also recent plays of Shark, San Marco, Indonesia 3rd Edition, and more!

• 1:54 Welcome Chris
• 3:47 Holiday Gaming Trio - Crokinole, Kalimambo, Paku Paku
• 10:40 Imperial
• 20:25 Shark
• 30:40 Blood on the Clocktower
• 43:45 San Marco
• 49:34 Indonesia 3E
• 53:09 Main Topic: All About Auctions
• 1:14:53 Our Favorite Auctions

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On today's show we talk about what we've been playing in the New Year, we dig into our second review episode as we take a look at Splotter Spellen's The Great Zimbabwe, and then we revisit James' past? Enjoy the Show!

(:30) Intro
(2:14) Code 777
(6:08) Wavelength
(9:54) Q.E.
(12:51) Tumblin Dice
(16:40) Costume Party Assassins
(19:01) On Mars
(21:48) A Feast for Odin
(25:31) 1889
(29:12) Villainous
(33:03) Cavum
(36:40) Review: The Great Zimbabwe
(37:48) Theme and Mechanisms
(38:40) Rules and Rulebook
(39:47) Gameplay and Strategy
(56:19) Art and Production
(57:40) Player Count and Variability
(60:56) Online v At the Table
(62:38) Final Thoughts
(64:42) Ghosts of James' Past
(79:36) Goodbyes

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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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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! 

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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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James & Derek examine their shelves, talking recent culls, what survived, and what's incoming on their bloated card game shelves. Also recent plays of Tindahan and Sail. Enjoy the show!    

2:22 Texas Trick Taking Con
7:29 Tindahan
17:25 Sail
28:15 Main Topic: State of the Shelf

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James & Sanchez dig into their past and take you on a journey on their own personal Board Game Eras Tour. Also recent plays of Pax Porfiriana, Through the Desert, and Dungeons & Dragons. And a new song - Fresh Fish'N. 

1:05 Still DoaMcoN Spots Remaining!
7:37 "Fresh Fish'N" 
13:58 Dungeons & Dragons
33:00 Pax Porfiriana
39:03 Through the Desert
44:03 Sanchez' Eras Tour
63:33 James' Eras Tour

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Join Joe, Mike, Robin and a bevy of guests and they attend Pax Unplugged. The first half of the episode is a classic Choo Choo Crew plays games they like as Mike and Joe cover 1830, France Rails, GMO and more.  The second half of the episode takes Joe and Robin into the expo hall as they talk about plays of Caesar!, Molly House, Klask and more.  Enjoy the show!

0:00 - Intro
4:11 - Live Choo Choo Crew Reacts
17:30 - Day 2 Recap - Mike and Joe in the Car
34:30 - 18TOP Live Roundtable
38:00 - Day 3 Recap - Robin and Joe in the Car
1:19:00 - Outro

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Riichi Mahjong! It's more than the latest DoaM phase, and Trenton joins James on the show to tell you why this lifestyle game is here to stay. Why is it great, how do you play in person and online, just what is happening in this traditional regional game, and how do you get in. We'll also talk recent plays of Votes for Women, Planet Steam, NXS, Big Shot, and Streetcar Suburb. Enjoy the show! 

00:30 Welcome Trenton  
7:06 DoaMcoN Last Chance!
12:36 Votes for Women
17:00 Planet Steam
23:06 NXS
28:08 Big Shot
34:32 Streetcar Suburb
39:19 Riichi Mahjong

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We've all done it before - F#!*ed it all up. Justin joins James to talk about screwing up the teach, screwing up your gameplay, screwing your neighbors, and how we deal with it, bounce back from it, and move on. Also recent plays of Conquest of Paradise, Toy Battle, and Up Too High, and much more! Enjoy the show! 

00:37 Getting to know Justin
8:25 DoaMcoN Full Sponsors List
11:03 Conquest of Paradise
21:42 Tyrants of the Underdark
27:06 Up Too High 
39:24 Toy Battle
46:13 Tichu
49:15 Ahoy
56:03 Main Topic: F#!*ing Up

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