Dads on a Map

Hittin' Dits: a new short line podcast from the Choo Choo Crew. On the first episode of Hittin' Dits James, Mike, Zach and Joe talk about our experiences with Chicago Express on Board Game Arena and what in the world to do when you win the B&O in 1830. Join us as we travel to Allentown! Intro: 0:00 Chicago Express on BGA: 3:30 What to do winning the B&O?: 15:00 Outro: 46:40 Game 1: https:/...

It's convention season! James returns from Geekway to the West with a full heart of gaming, and a full pocket of post game recordings. Listen in to live on location thoughts of Roads & Boats, Wir sind das Volk, Fresh Fish, Sol, and so much more. Enjoy the show! (2:40) Upcoming Top 20 Episode (6:31) Indonesia (9:32) Fresh Fish New v Classic (17:01) Wir Sind Das Volk (23:50) 1830: Railways &...

Come on ride the train! James, Joe, Zach, and Mike talk all about trains: value, timing, rosters, and making threats. We fire off a live auction of Bill Dixon's 1832, and also discuss recent plays of Trans-Siberian Railroad & Union Station. Enjoy the show! Note: In discussion about the upcoming Shikoku: 1889 we mistakenly referred to Grand Trunk Games as the other GTG - Greater Than Games. Apo...

It's our Birthday! Or Anniversary! Or both! 50 episodes in, we talk though recent plays of Ride the Rails, Through the Desert, and Patchwork. And then we listen back on clips from Episode 1 and roast our young podcast selves. Enjoy the show! (1:12) New Patrons (1:50) Join James @ Geekway to the West (3:36) DoaM Top 20 Submissions! (6:30) Ride the Rails Expansion Maps (12:08) Indonesia (17:30) Patc...

You must choose! Before Agricola or After Agricola. James & Sanchez look into the titles that came before & after this 2007 hinge point in board gaming and which ones they just can't live without. We also discuss recent plays of Indonesia, Regicide, Skull, and more! Enjoy the show! (3:20) Innovation Tournament (10:23) Mr. Face (13:25) Cat in the Box (18:32) Skull (22:40) Glory to Rome (26:...

Heuristics! What are they, how do you use them in Train Games, and how are they formed? Join James, Joe, Zach, and Mike as we explore this main topic and take a quick trip to Northern Italy in the opening auction of 1841 Lite! Enjoy the show! (:26) Choo Choo Crew Streams (2:07) Feedback: 18Wood, 1889 Play (7:02) Private Auction: 1841 Lite (32:04) Recent Plays: Chicago & Northwestern (36:00) Gu...

20 Dads (and non Dads) descended on Kansas City for 5 amazing days of gaming, friendship, and fun. Listen in to live on location recordings from the week, as well as segments from the Choo Choo Crew & COIN Collectors. Enjoy DoaMcoN Live 2021! (Explicit Content Warning) (0:00) Sanchez & James Intro (13:20) Day 1 Shenanigans (23:45) Day 2 Debauchery (28:30) Sanchez & Dylan talk Go (44:18...

Join James, Joe, Zach, and Mike for Episode 9 where we're talking Turn Order - manipulating it, respecting it, and abusing it for your benefit in 18xx & Cube Rail games. We also take on a live Private Auction of 1889, and discuss recent plays of Gulf, Mobile, Ohio, 1841, and Locomotive Werks. Enjoy! (:52) - User Feedback (3:50) - Live Private Auction: 1889 (20:00) - Recent Plays: Locomotive We...

Dads on a Map meets Hidden Gems in this monster Supershow episode! Featuring a roundtable QA, a Hidden Gems style review of DoaM cult favorite Portobello Market, and a game show segment - Podcast Clash - hosted by Dylan St Clair. Enjoy the show! (2:06) Introductions (9:43) Roundtable QA (60:00) Portobello Market Review (108:39) Final Thoughts (117:00) Podcast Clash with Dylan! (155:46) Farewells &...

James & Sanchez talk recent plays of Lots, Marracash, Iberian Railways, Dominant Species Marine, and DoaM tournaments of Tichu & Innovation. Then we take listener submitted scenarios, and pick our perfect choices for those game slots. Enjoy the show! (:43) Intro (6:28) Recent Feedback (14:52) Tichu (19:13) Lots (25:31) Gipsy King (30:20) Marracash (34:39) Iberian Railways (40:01) Dominant...

The year is 1964. The US military presence in Vietnam is increasing exponentially. Soldiers and material from the north flows south along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The Viet Cong wages a guerrilla war against the corrupt South Vietnamese government. Unsuccessful assassinations presage future strife. Strap in: the COIN Collectors have been drafted to the Vietnam war as they play and discuss "Fire in th...

The Choo Choo Crew is back and we're going all in on 1830: Railways & Robber Barons in our first single game strategy episode. From the Opening Auction to the classic train roster to the bankruptcy death knell and every double dit and double O tile in between. We also talk recent plays of 1822+, Chicago & Northwestern, and 1849. Enjoy the show! (3:19) "User" Feedback (6:13) Opening Auction...

Sanchez & James take on the unfamiliar DoaM territory of the BGG Top 20, properly re ranking these adored games. We also discuss the DoaM Tichu Tournament, and plays of Indonesia, Battle Sheep, Babylonia, and Locomotive Werks. Enjoy the show! (1:55) Lots! (6:09) Tichu Tournament (16:07) Locomotive Werks (23:08) Battle Sheep (28:28) Search for Planet X (32:14) Equinox (40:38) Indonesia (47:01)...

In our annual Father's Day tradition, James & Sanchez are joined this episode by their kids for some Top Games list, tough questions, and board game love. Also a Heat Check with the latest DoaM hotness, and plays of Power Grid, Jaipur, and Age of Steam. Enjoy the show! (3:32) Heat Check! Bites (10:33) Puerto Rico (12:29) Power Grid (15:13) Jaipur (17:48) Blue Moon City (21:35) Railroad Ink (24...

The Choo Choo Crew returns for Episode 7 talking your first company in an 18xx game: hot start, long haul, or something in between. We also tackle the opening auction of 1860: Isle of Wight, and discuss recent plays of 18Ireland, 1822CA, and Southern Pacific. Enjoy the show. (:42) Chatter & Feedback (3:40) Opening Auction: 1860 (24:27) Recent Plays: SVChoo (24:44) 18Ireland (33:19) 1822CA (38:...

Welcome to a special Dads on a Map: Game Over session discussing the 2013 war game "A Distant Plain", hosted by the COIN Collectors, the war gaming channel of the Dads on a Map discord. This session saw COIN Collectors Phil, Tom, Tyler, and Mark reliving the 20 year conflict in Afghanistan. The game challenged our abilities to manage alliances and balance goals, and caused us to examine our perspe...

Sanchez & James talk about learning a new game and the steps that work best for them. They also talk recent plays on the table of Red Rising, Kaivai, Reef Encounter, Rolling Stock Stars, and more! Enjoy the show! (:40) Chatter (6:02) Make Way For the Board Gamers! (12:38) Red Rising (22:37) Rolling Stock Stars (33:26) Haggis (42:35) Reef Encounter (47:36) Heckmeck am Bratwurmeck/Pickomino (53:...

In episode 6 we dive headfirst into John Bohrer's Prairie Railroads Series, a cube rails family of games spanning over 20 years. We also talk listener feedback on playing Irish Gauge "wrong" and run through a live auction of 18Chesapeake. Games discussed also include 1836, 1834, 1870, Prairie Railroads, Veld Railroads, Pampas Railroads, South African Railroads, and Pennsylvania Railroads. Enjoy th...

Join Sanchez, James, and many special guests as we recap our recent online board game weekend: DoaMcoN 3. Plays of John Company 2E, Tichu, Bridges of Shangri-La, and so much more. Enjoy the show! (0:00) DoaMCoN 3 Intro (4:45) John Company 2E (16:15) Worst Tichu Ever (29:32) DoaMcoN Aftermath (29:48) Technical Issues (33:27) Portobello Market (34:59) Haggis (39:12) Bridges of Shangri-La and DoaM Fl...

Welcome to a special Dads on a Map: Game Over session discussing the 2012 war game Andean Abyss, hosted by the COIN Collectors, the war gaming channel of the Dads on a Map discord. This session saw COIN Collectors Phil, Tom, Tyler, and Mark struggling for dominance of Colombia in the 1990s. With a faltering government, both left and right wing insurgents guerillas, and the ever present narco-traff...

On Episode 41, James & Sanchez hold a funeral for the Mid-Weight Euro, and discuss their tastes and desires now that it's out of their lives. Recent plays of Tichu, Portobello Market, Crokinole, and Telestrations are featured. Enjoy the show! (0:00) Intro (5:47) Tichu (19:53) Telestrations (24:02) Crokinole & Push It (29:15) Portobello Market (32:52) Dinogenics (36:38) Samarkand (40:37) De...

James, Joe, Zach, and Sanchez go deep in the dumps with our conversation about yellow/brown strategy and tactics in 18xx. Enjoy the opening auction of Bill Dixon's 1992 game 1870: Railroading across the trans Mississippi since 1870.  More train game discussion on Dual Gauge, Han Heidema's West Riding Revisited and Dutch InterCity, and of course 1830! JCL's blog post on the difference between full...

On Episode 40 we talk DoaM Madness Tournament, DoaMcoN Live, and Meet the DoaMer with Corey. Also plays of King is Dead, West Riding Revisted, Kanban EV, and more! And Sanchez crunches the numbers in a game show bit! Enjoy! (1:24) COIN Collectors (2:46) DoaM Madness Finale & Winner (6:45) DoaMcoN Live! (10:40) West Riding Revisted (17:40) King is Dead 2E (25:00) Kanban EV (29:25) 1860 Sanchez...

Welcome to a special Dads on a Map: Game Over session discussing the 2013 war game Cuba Libre, hosted by the COIN Collectors, the war gaming channel of the Dads on a Map discord. This session pitted COIN Collectors Phil, Tom, Tyler, and me, Mark, fighting over the future of 1950s Cuba. We hope you enjoy our discussion of this highly approachable conflict simulation. If you like what you hear, come...

James & Sanchez run down the action so far in our 128 game DoaM Madness tournament, and talk recent plays of Chinatown, Spectaculum, Meridian, and Tigris & Euphrates. Enjoy the show! (0:00) Intro & Banter - Yay for vaccines! (8:14) Meridian (11:41) Chinatown (17:53) Winner's Circle - Mario Kart! (24:32) Tigris & Euphrates (30:32) Spectaculum (35:10) Micro Macro Crime City (40:21) D...