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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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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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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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The Choo Choo Crew is back in your feed, catching up on some feedback, a whole bunch of train game news, recent plays, and examining the recent DoaM Top 20 and how the train games fared in our rankings. Thanks for listening. 

0:00 - Intro
2:20 - Listener Feedback
5:50 - News... We have news!
30:24 - Quad Jumps - What's in my craw!?
36:40 - Recent Plays
52:32 - Main Topic - Top 20 Chat
1:26:00 - Wrap Up

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Our annual tradition returns for the 4th time. 3 lists. 60 games. All your favorites, and maybe a few surprises. Join James & Sanchez for one of our favorite episodes as we count down our personal Top 20s and then take a look at the Dads on a Map Community picks. Thanks for listening!

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James & Sanchez catch up during a busy Fall talking DoaMcoN, college visits, football, broken bones, Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce, and even find time for a few board games: Plays of John Company, Magical Athlete, and Origins of World War II. 

1:48 New Patrons
3:42 Submit those Top 20s!
5:55 DoaMcoN IV Signups filling fast!
8:00 Sanchez College Dad Chat
24:10 Football, Taylor, and Travis
33:36 John Company
45:00 Fresh Fish 
50:26 Magical Athlete Retro Gaming
62:22 Origins of World War II

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James is back from Age of Steam Con 2023 where he had the mobile recorder on hand to catch some impressions, thoughts, post game reviews, and nonsense from this yearly convention in Kansas City. Thanks to Kevin & Chad for another amazing Age of Steam Con this year!

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1841 has finally arrived on .games, and Joe's here to teach you the basics and give you the tools to get started exploring this Northern Italian box of delights. Also all of our recent plays from DoaMcoN including 1830, 1832, 1870, 18??, TOP VIP, and more! 

0:00 - Intro

1:25 - Listener Feedback/News

3:22 - Quad Jumps

8:30 - France Rails

10:49 - Doamcon Summary (18??, 1870, 1832, Locowerks, GMO, 1830:TCG, TOPVIP:1871, 1841, 1830

39:00 - Main Topic - 1841 Play and Strategy Primer

1:29:45 - Outro

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Enjoy this live on site collection of clips from DoaMcoN 2023, held August 9-13 in Kansas City, MO. James & Sanchez will return later in the week to discuss some of their favorite plays, best moments, top surprises, and more. Thanks to everyone who made this the biggest & best DoaMcoN yet. 

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The Crew digs into their dusty, brown, euro bag from the early 2000s and takes a long look into Leo Colovini's games & how they compare to the train games we play & love. Featuring Bridges of Shangri-la, Cartagena, Clans, Magna Grecia, Masons, Meridian, & Carolus Magnus! 

0:00 - Intro
1:21 - Listener Feedback and News
6:58 - Quad Jumps
11:20 - Recent Plays (1880 Strategy Tip!)
21:34 - Main Topic Intro - Leo Colovini Games!
28:23 - The Bridges of Shangri-la
43:35 - Cartagena
50:38 - Clans
1:01:30 - Magna Grecia
1:23:45 - Masons
1:32:05 - Meridian
1:43:25- Carolus Magnus
1:57:00 - Outro

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James & Sanchez take a trip to Mount Rushmore, and crown their 4 board game designers most worthy of this accolade. Also recent plays of John Company, Imperial, Trias, Tajuto, and Reef Encounter. And a song - "Negotiate"

:39 Sanchez go boom
10:51 James goes to Taylor
14:10 DoaM Music: Negotiate
19:45 Cereal Cornflakes Lore
21:42 John Company
30:11 Imperial
35:33 Trias
42:14 Tajuto
47:28 Reef Encounter
53:05 Main Topic: Board Game Designer Mount Rushmore

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Our Summer tradition is back - playing games we don't like. Find out if we changed our minds or got any clarity on Rising Run Railroads, 18VA, Chicago & Northwestern, and Iberian Gauge. Enjoy the show!

0:00 - Intro
1:58 - Listener Feedback
2:20 - Breaking News
10:50 - Quad Jumps - Worst Company Logo
15:42 - 18Va Live Auction
26:25 - Recent Plays
38:14 - Main Topic - CCC Plays Games They Don't Like
47:45 - Rising Sun Railroads
1:03:35 - 18VA
1:18:34 - Chicago & Northwestern
1:30:55 - Iberian Gauge
1:48:15 - Wrap Up

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Shikoku 1889 and First Ascent. Then, we talk about times when we really don't feel like getting together to play board games (but then we usually still do).

0:00-Intro
0:43-Announcements
1:38-Recent Games - Shikoku 1889
6:24-First Ascent
12:10-Dreading Gaming
25:45-Outro

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No, we're not playing them quite yet - but we're planning them. The return of summer means the return of one of our favorite months - the Choo Choo Crew plays games we don't like. Join us as we roundtable discuss to pick our 4 titles to make up our slate this year. And join us all next month as we check them out! 

0:00 Open
9:45 Intro and rundown of CCC Plays games they don’t like
11:40 18xx game nominations/18VA
20:12 Rising Sun Railroads
28:24 Iberian Gauge
37:30 Chicago & Northwestern
42:30 Possible 5th Game
50:20 Outro

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I've got a blank space...and I want that game. Why do we buy? How do you curb the impulse to buy? Or do you just snatch it all up? Also recent plays of boop, Hansa Teutonica, and Big Top. Enjoy the show!

5:17 Ark Nova Callback
9:14 Big Top
15:30 boop
22:50 Hansa Teutonica
27:25 Mino Dice
33:24 DoaM Music: Blank Space
39:15 Main Topic: Why Do We Buy?

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Joe, James, Mike, and Zach take a slight detour from our usual heavy strategy talk to instead strategize just how to get out of a Train Game funk. Tired of playing? Can't table anything? Technology overload? Real life intervening? We've all been there. Also a live auction of The Old Prince 1871 and breakdown (literal breakdown) of the new Wabash Cannonball map leak. 

0:00 - Intro
3:15 Wabash Cannonball Map Feedback
11:45 Quad Jumps
21:20 Recent Plays
35:00 TOP 1871 Live Auction with new Values
54:45 Main Topic
1:38:45 Closing Thoughts and Outtro

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HOTNESS ALERT! DoaM takes on the #4 game of all time - Ark Nova. Does it hit for these gamers that have all but left behind the mid weight euro? Also recent plays of Ready Set Bet, Stellar Horizons, and Trio/Nana. 

2:00 DoaM 4 Dylan
15:28 New Patrons!
17:22 Stellar Horizons
21:45 Ready Set Bet
32:33 Trio/Nana
41:05 Main Topic: Ark Nova
110:50 Final Thoughts

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3P Games! A great player count for train games - and what are the Choo Choo Crew's favorite 18xx and Cube Rails, and why. Also a live reaction to our first look (finally!) at Capstone's long awaited South African Railroads. And a live auction of 1850! And more! 

0:00 - Intro
2:12 - Musical Interlude 1
5:59 - Iron Rails 4 Map Reactions
14:18 - Quad Jumps
18:05 - Recent Plays
34:00 - 3p 1850 Live Auction
46:00 - Main Topic - 3 Player 18xx
1:27:00 - Cube Rails
2:04:00 - Wrap Up
2:05:40 - Nuthin’ but a Train Thing

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