#102: 2024 Gaming Goals

TRICKY #12 - Back at T3C

Derek & Sanchez spend a whole weekend playing (mostly) card games! We recap the good times had at the Texas Trick Taking Con T3C and discuss some of the preparations and excitement in putting together a small con. Also thoughts on Clackerjack, Man-Eating House, Canyon, and many more. Enjoy the show! 

0:00 - Intro

2:58 - T3C Live Check-ins

22:49 - What's it like at a trick taking con?

30:41 - Day 1 (Lowenherz, Bacon, Horsey Game)

39:35 - Day 2 (Lemminge, Clackerjack, Potato Man, Scavenger Hunt)

50:38 - Day 3 (Man-Eating House, Canyon, Touchdown Heroes, Of What's Left)

67:43 - Con Thoughts and Closing

It's DoaM Madness season baby! James & Sanchez run down all 128 games competing in the tournament, all 64 first round matchups, and tell you our upset specials, dark horses, and final 4 predictions. Also recent plays of Santiago, Magic Trick, Darkover, and more! 

1:05 New Patron & DoaMcoN Filling up!
3:00 Quick Chiefs Super Bowl Thoughts
7:22 Sanchez visits T3C Con
11:09 Darkover
17:31 Magic Trick
24:13 Santiago
26:50 I'm The Boss
32:00 DoaM Madness Preview
1:16:02 Final Four Picks

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Pax Ren has hit BoardGameArena, and James & Sanchez are finally ready to fall back in love with it. We're joined by Pax Ren Pragmatist Joe who is here to help share his strategies & goals to play and win this infamous enigma. This show should help players of all skill levels, from novices to intermediate to seasoned vets.

(0:00) Intro - Joe debuts on the main show? 
(2:06) New Patron!
(2:44) James has a Dad story 
(7:39) CCC Teaser & Sekigahara
(11:50) Magical Athlete on pcio
(17:51) Sanchez Can't Stop Elo Check In
(20:04) Pax Transhumanity 
(26:47) Triumph & Tragedy
(28:53) Main Topic: Pax Renaissance 

 
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James & Sanchez plant some flags, set some goals, and see if they can stick to them in 2024. Also recent plays of Black Friday, Pax Renaissance, Cosmic Frog, and Maria. And James gets romantic about board games with a new song? 

3:02 New Patron!
3:40 DoaMcoN is in August!
7:22 Black Friday
18:33 Pax Renaissance
26:55 Cosmic Frog 2 v 2 
33:35 Maria
48:00 2024 Gaming Goals
50:41 DoaM Song: It's All Coming Back to Me Now

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The Choo Choo Crew is back and new year means new list show! Find out if our Top 5 18xx have shifted (ha!) and how our Cube Rails picks shake out this time around as well. Also recent plays of Locomotive Werks, 1870, Chicago Express, and some hot news roundup on Dutch Intercity, Texas & Pacific, and Winsome ballot box stuffing. Enjoy! 

0:00 Intro
2:18  Feedback and news 
12:16 Quad Jumps - Favorite Train Song
28:20 Top 5 18xxs
1:14:00 Top 5 cubes
1:52:30 Outro

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On Episode 101 James & Sanchez get back to basics, catching up on plays over the last month or so including some holiday hits, Threads of Fate, Maria, Thunder Road: Vendetta, Giro Galoppo, Big Boss, and more! Enjoy the show! 

(1:20) Cold weather talk
(4:30) Playoff Football 
(14:27) Pax Ren on BGA!
(24:00) Holiday hits
(28:42) Threads of Fate
(30:45) Small potential Spoiler
(33:13) Spoiler safe zone
(35:53) Catchy!
(39:37) Big Boss (New & Old)
(45:24) Giro Galoppo
(50:44) Thunder Road: Vendetta
(60:08) Maria

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James & Sanchez celebrate the 100th episode of the mainline Dads on a Map show, welcoming in several community members to share some of their memories & thoughts on DoaM. Thanks to everyone who has ever contributed to, talked about, downloaded, listened, posted, or participated in this wonderful community. Enjoy the show! 

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Grab a beer, scotch, or glass of eggnog and join us for the DoaM Holiday Office Party - featuring 8 hosts and friends of the show. We look back at 2023, have a gift exchange, and a gameshow! And tons of music and laughs. Grab the earmuffs for the kiddos! Merry Christmas from Dads on a Map! 

(0:00) Song: Christmas in DoaM
(2:30) Introductions
(5:27) Bonus intro!
(7:00) Song: Christmas (Baby Please Join DoaM)
(10:30) Lookback 2023: Favorite DoaM Memory & Play of the Year
(29:55) Song: I'm Beginning to Look a lot at Kickstarter
(33:31) Best new to you game 2023
(52:10) Song: Santa Baby
(59:09) Gift Exchange 
(1:23:21) Song: Here Comes Xandy Claus
(1:26:50) Dylan's Game Show!
(2:13:00) Song: Clickin Around on BGA
(2:16:04) Mark's Madlib
(2:22:24) The Night Before Christmas
(2:29:54) Song: Sanchez is Clickin' Around

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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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James & Sanchez are joined by one of our Hacendado level Patrons Brandon for this countdown show featuring the 12 DoaM recommended games for the holidays. Also recent plays of Hegemony, Rhino Hero, I'm the Boss, Boop, and more!

(7:12) New DoaM Song! 
(13:52) Hegemony
(22:50) Rhino Hero
(27:53) Boop
(30:47) I'm The Boss
(39:31) Texas Showdown/Strife
(42:40) Acquire
(47:33) Main Topic: 12 Games of Christmas

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