Spring is here, and James & Sanchez got a lot of games to the table over the last month worth talking about. Stellar Ventures, Prussian Rails, Bacon, Die Handler, Pax Penning, Ricochet Robots, Ra, Goldbrau. A full load of game talk - enjoy the show! 1:39 New Patron, DoaM Madness, DoaMcoN, Nonsense 13:02 Stellar Ventures 21:35 Prussian Rails 26:30 Bacon 32:59 Ra 37:03 Pax Penning 47:55 Die Handler 59:30 Goldbrau 67:43 Ricochet Robots 76:30 What kind of a host is Sanchez? http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

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 www.challonge.com/DoaM24 - Head here to submit your bracket prediction and stay up to date on the DoaM Madness tournament http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

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 http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

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 http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

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 http://www.dadsonamap.com https://www.youtube.com/@thechoochoocrew7615 Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter - @dadsonamap Instagram - @choo_choo_crew_podcast

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 http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

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! http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

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 http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

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 http://www.dadsonamap.com https://www.youtube.com/@thechoochoocrew7615 Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter - @dadsonamap Instagram - @choo_choo_crew_podcast

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 http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

Sanchez goes to BGGCon 23 in Dallas, TX and plays TOP for the first time EVER! Games talked about: BoN FTW?! The Old Prince 1871 and of course some late-night interviews with the recorder! Enjoy the Show! http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

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 TRICKY Streams at: twitch.tv/dadsonamap Check out all of our streams: www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap http://www.dadsonamap.com Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap BGG Guild - http://tiny.cc/DoaMGuild Merch Store - https://teespring.com/stores/dads-on-a-map

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 http://www.dadsonamap.com https://www.youtube.com/@thechoochoocrew7615 Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter - @dadsonamap Instagram - @choo_choo_crew_podcast

Hotness alert! James & Sanchez talk about some recent plays of some hot crowdfunding titles in Molly House and Cascadero, as well as plays of Skull & Uno No Mercy. Enjoy the show! (:31) Sports (4:08) New Patron & BGG Con (5:54) James goes to the Movies (17:23) Cascadero (23:54) Molly House (41:04) Skull (44:33) Uno: Show em No Mercy http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

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! http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

Welcome to a special episode of Dads on a Map: COIN Collectors! Today, we're thrilled to be joined by two incredible designers behind the COIN Collector favorite, Vijayanagara: The Deccan Empires of Medieval India. Join us as we dive deep into the fascinating creation of this game, gaining insights from the people who brought it to life. Our guest designers for this episode are Saverio Spagnolie and Cory Graham. Vijayanagara is currently available on the GMT P500 pre-order system, with a scheduled release in Q4 2023. 00:44 - Guest Introductions 03:15 - Origins of Vijayanagara: Consim Game Jam 05:40 - COIN Title: Gandhi as inspiration 07:15 - Theme/Setting/Time Period Choice 09:00 - 3 Player Design 13:00 - Historical Modeling of Medieval India 16:50 - Game Visuals 18:20 - Shipping Status 20:30 - Previous COIN Collector Podcast 23:30 - Advice for first time designers 25:30 - Design goals for the game 31:30 - Battle Mechanics 40:00 - Favorite Card/Favorite Mechanic 42:53 - ICS series 46:50 - "Whats on the table?" 48:36 - Outro This podcast episode uses these sounds from https://freemusicarchive.org/: The Circle of Fifths - Bus Window Clap freesound.org/s/509526/ licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International For a full playthrough of the game. We recommended checking out our friend's channel Guerric Samples Games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS7mLj_eU7k&t=6s https://www.twitch.tv/GuerricSamplesGames http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

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 Submit your Top 20 List: https://forms.gle/tAMn8tiaz6R57bqk9 http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

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! https://www.ageofsteamcon.com/ Submit your Top 20 List: https://forms.gle/tAMn8tiaz6R57bqk9 http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap https://www.youtube.com/@thechoochoocrew7615 Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap

James & Sanchez talk some major news on DoaMcoN IV, Top 20 lists, drop a hot new DoaM song, Eurogames v Eurogames, recent plays of Lowenherz, UBoot, Cosmic Frog Find Muck, Can't Stop, and more! 2:22 DoaMcoN IV Announcement 5:44 DoaM Top 20 Time! 11:45 DoaM Music: Holding Out for a Euro 24:00 Can't Stop Grinding 28:30 Cosmic Frog: Find Muck 38:10 Sea Salt & Paper Expansion 44:49 Lowenherz 56:14 UBoot Submit your Top 20 List: https://forms.gle/tAMn8tiaz6R57bqk9 http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap