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Hosted by Tony Fryer and Chris Whitpan this show will feature individual titles in the 18xx genre. We will deep dive and make them easier to understand so you can decide if its right for you!

CHRIS WHITPAN


    • Nov 11, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    18RoyalGorge

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 79:31


    Join Tony and Chris as they talk with Denman and Kayla, designers of the Kickstarting 18RoyalGorge!     The Kickstarter link is: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/18wood/18royalgorge

    1867 - Big Wyoming

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 54:44


    Join Chris, Tony, and designer Dominick Duhamel as they talk about the upcoming 18xx title, 1867: Big Wyoming!  

    Railways of the Lost Atlas

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 84:43


    Join Chris and Tony as they welcome the designers Kevin Delger and Jacob Schacht to discuss making Railways of the Lost Atlas!

    18 Top10 - PART II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 44:08


    Chris and Tony break down their Top 10 in this run of episodes. Join us in Part II where we discuss our 1-5 and also compare to our past lists!  Be sure to catch up on Part I so you don't have spoilers!

    18 Top10 - PART I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 59:51


    Chris and Tony break down their Top 10 in this run of episodes. Join us in Part I where we discuss the rules and cover 10-6 plus some honorable mentions!

    18BF - Big Four (Protoype)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 52:16


    Join Tony and Chris as they talk all about Ian D. Wilson's new design 18BF. 

    18SJ - (Sweden) Railways of the Frozen North

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 38:10


    Join Tony and Chris as we discuss this fun, tight game with some interesting play of 30 and 46!

    18XX - 2 Player

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 56:44


    Nope, this is not a joke, it's real! Join Tony and Chris as we discuss what makes 2-players difficult in 18xx games, but also, what makes some work better than others! A fun conversation as we get back in the saddle for an episode!

    18Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 0:35


    This time Tony and Chris sit down (in person!) to discuss 18Korea and its place in the "new hotness" of 18xx games. Come find out if we like this dynamic game!

    1822 PNW: Pacific North West

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 97:11


    This week, Tony is away and I have Ken Kuhn, Author of 1822PNW on to both Co-Host and help cover his new creation 1822PNW. Be sure to check out all the fun Ken and I had diving into this underserved area of 18xx history!

    1822 MX

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 57:54


    Fresh and back from TRAXX 2022 this month we are talking all about the most recent 1822-based game, 1822 MX. Tony and Chris walk through this recent title from All Aboard games.

    18Nebraska

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 43:01


    Tony and Chris chat about 18Nebraska! A fun little game for 2-4!

    1836Jr - Set in the Low Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 26:34


    This week Tony and Chris are together in Denver and chatting about 1836Jr! (Sorry about the Audio, we had to use the camera Mic this round)

    18MS - Railroads come to Mississippi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 44:00


    This week Tony and Chris talk through Mark Derrick's 18MS. Originally only found in the 18Dixie bundle, it has seen a new printing from All Aboard on its own.  Touted as a teaching game in under 2 hours, does this small game live up to the hype?

    18 India & TraXX

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 73:29


    Join Tony, Micahel, and Chris for this live recording of 18 India and Traxx! Get Merch:

    1840 - Vienna Tramways

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 61:14


    Chris and Tony dive into the new title from Lonny, 1840! Come along with us as we talk about this quirky game! ------ Get Merch:

    18O'Toole

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 49:26


    This month Chris is super busy this month, so we are going to rebroadcast an interview he did with the master of the modern cube rail game's graphic design, Ian O'Toole. We hope you will enjoy this interview recorded at Camp Capstone last fall with Chris. We will see you next month 

    1865 - Sardinia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 67:48


    This time Tony and Chris shine the light on this 3-4 player 18xx game with some pretty unique twists! ------ Get Merch:

    18Kickstarter with Special Guest Travis Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 84:56


    This month Tony and Chris discuss crowdfunding and talk with Travis Hill about his upcoming ventures as well! We cover MAINLINE MAGAZINE UNION STATION WESTWARD RAILS  

    18IRELAND

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 63:40


    This month Tony and Chris talk about 18 IRELAND. We dive down the rabbit hole of this poverty-stricken, narrow-gauge, merge-fest!

    18PA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 62:00


    Join Tony and Chris as they travel down the hometown favorite designed by David Hecht!

    18CZ

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 66:15


    Join Chris and Tony as they discuss 18CZ by Lonny Orgler. This comes after a play with only 2 people so we also tend to focus our conversation on that topic.

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    Print and Play Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 80:32


    Come join Tony and Chris as they Welcome John Harres to talk about how we print and play 18xx titles and maybe you can learn from our mistakes.  The full tool list is on our patreon page at www.patreon.com/wheeltapping

    TransAmerica

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 20:33


    This month Chris and Tony go old school, and do a 2 person chow all about TransAmerica!

    1849 - Sicily

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 69:37


    Join Tony, Chris, and Special guest Jac as we run down what makes 1849 a game we love to get to the table!

    18LosAngeles - LA County, CA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 69:46


    Join Chris, Tony, and Special Guest Nick Neylon to talk about Tony's design of 18LosAngeles!  Join us as we find out the ins and outs of what has quickly become a group favorite!

    1830 - Railways and Robber Barons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 77:54


    We cover one of the progenitors of the hobby with 1830.  We are joined by Tyler, of Dual Guage, who is a caretaker of an amazing library and has over 100 plays to his credit. 

    18FL - Florida

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 55:55


    Join Chris and Tony as they go Old Skool and break down this classic school night title designed by David Hecht.

    1822 - Revist: with designer Simon Cutforth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 75:13


    This month we do a first! We revisit a previously covered title, 1822. But we have a very good reason as we were able to catch up with Simon Cutforth and chat with him about his design ideas behind one of our favorite titles.

    1826 - France & Belgium with Designer David Hecht

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 87:24


    Well well well, here we are at Episode 11, this completes the first year! Woohoo! And what better way to close it out than with the most prolific designer in 18xx, David Hecht! We take a look at the very first title of his, 1826!

    1824 Austria - Hungary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 79:10


    This month we get a very interesting man Lonny Orlger, the designer of 1824, to sit with us for our chat about the game. We learn some fun facts along the way!

    1846 The Race for the Midwest

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 100:11


    This month Tony and I take a look at 1846: The Race for the Midwest. We also reached out to Tom Lehmann and asked if he wanted to join us for a conversation about this 18xx classic. Join us as we chat and talk about this very different style game and how ti came to be.

    1882 Assinibona

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 63:18


    This month Tony and I take a look at 1882: Assiniboia coming from All Aboard Games! This is a special treat as we have the designer, Marc Voyer of the game on to discuss some of the decisions he made along the way.

    18Covid

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 70:25


    This week we are joined by Ian of the Bankruptcy Club to talk about the most common methods for online 18xx play out there that we have experience in.  We also look ahead to a new system being put together by Toby Mao.

    1880 China

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 82:06


    This week Tony and I take a look at 1880: China from O&O Games!  This is a real treat because we are joined by Ambie Valdes of The Dice Tower and Board Game Blitz.  Ambie is no stranger to us as we have had her on talking about our favorite 18xx in the past as well being on our show, Game All Nite.   This conversation is a little tough as 80 is so different, but I think you will see why we are so in love with it!

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    1889

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 68:03


    This week Tony and Chris are joined by a bitter rival Johnny Hollander to discuss 1889.  While this one may not see a lot of play around here any more, we take the time to dive deep on it!

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    1862

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 75:07


    This week Tony and I welcome Special Guest Mike Hutton, the designer of 1862, onto the show!  We hope you will enjoy getting to know a little bit about the process for the game itself!

    18MEX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 62:42


    This month we bring Tyler McLaughlin from Tony's previous show Dual Gauage on to discuss 18MEX.  This great 3-5 player game is seeing a reprint this year from All Aboard Games and maybe you might enjoy it!

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    1822

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 67:24


    This week Tony Fryer and Chris Whitpan talk all about 1822. It is a large game covering all of Great Britain. A truly new take on the genre, we find it interesting to talk about!

    1861

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 67:08


    This week Tony Fryer and Chris Whitpan welcome Joshua Starr of Grand Trunk Games to discuss 1861!  We talk mostly about the core game and run through the categories like:This week Tony Fryer and Chris Whitpan welcome Joshua Starr of Grand Trunk Games to discuss 1861!  We talk mostly about the core game and run through the categories like: Yellow Phase    The Stock Market Green Phase    Trains and the Rush Brown Phase    Shenanigans Grey Phase All the Feels Priority Deal Tony's Marker Check out the kickstarter at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshuastarr/1861-russia-1867-canada

    18Chesapeake

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 52:12


    This week Tony Fryer and Chris Whitpan discuss all things to do with the forth coming 18Chesapeake by All Aboard Games. We decided to start right out of the gate so there may be some issues as we evolve and develop, but there was no wasting this content!  Look for us every First Monday!

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