Dads on a Map – Details, episodes & analysis

It's the Final Countdown! Are you traveling right now to DoaMcoN in Kansas City? Are you sad that you couldn't make it? Do you just want to reminisce with us about the past events? James & Sanchez countdown their Top 5 DoaMcoN Memories and their Top 5 Games they want to play this week at the con. Can't wait to see you all at DoaMcoN IV!

(4:07) Fresh Fish on boardtogether.games
(15:20) More Arcs
(25:01) Top 5 DoaMcoN Memories
(59:35) Top 5 Games We Want to Play 
(70:26) DoaMcoN Raffle Prizes
 

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The Choo Choo Crew is back together at last, and we're talking all about Rio Grande Games and their rollercoaster experience publishing Winsome train games. We check out their history, their current catalog, our personal must haves, and upcoming announced titles as well. We'll also talk recent plays of The Old Prince 1871, Stellar Ventures, and 1830, and what we're looking forward to playing at DoaMcoN IV. 

(9:11) The Old Prince 1871
(13:13) Stellar Ventures
(17:39) 1830
(21:04) DoaMcoN Hopes
(35:55) Rio Grande Games Train Games

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After another extended absence, James & Sanchez are back to chat about games, a mini Indy Con, getting sick, and much more! Enjoy the show! 

00:08 Rusty Intro
2:35 DoaMcoN Sponsors & Spots still remaining! 
5:22 Indy Mini Con
10:30 James gets sick
27:33 Back to Board Games
28:46 Lifeboats
36:52 John Company & Indonesia
44:40 Troyes 
50:45 Die Handler
62:42 Die Erbraffer
 
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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
 

http://www.challonge.com/DoaM22 - See the final bracket!

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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!

Intro - 0:00

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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