Podcasts about recent plays

A bit of a milestone today as we hit episode 150! First thing first: PLEASE JOIN THE DISCORD!  We would love nothing more than to have a vibrant, thriving gaming community of show listeners!  To celebrate the milestone, we're listing our top ten games out of EVERY review game we've done so far!  Plus, we're chatting a bit about how we've changed as gamers during the life of the podcast. Recent Plays include Harmonies, Doomlings & more, while the 8-bit breakdown goes to Path of Civilization! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Discord X Facebook Instagram BGG Guild

Join Patrick and Ryan in episode 37 of Trick Talkers - a podcast all about trick-takers, climbers, shedders and other card games! In this episode, they discuss a few games they played while on a mini break, some upcoming games that will hit KS or pre-order, the newest Lord the Rings trick taking game, and more. Contact us: Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/DBJzczy5km⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email - tricktalkers@gmail.com Linktree - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tricktalkers⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/tricktalkers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Games/Topics discussed during the episode: (00:00) - Patrick's Gallivanting (02:55) - Crisps (10:47) - Pisa (26:50) - Of What's Left/Seers Catalog (32:02) - The Gang (39:28) - Eternal Decks (Kickstarter/ThinkerThemer Video) (42:40) - CVLT (Kickstarter) (44:39) - Zoo and More (Kickstarter) (48:09) - Scratch and Scramble (Kickstarter) (51:04) - Man-eating House, Somnia, Idle Hands, and Reapers (01:08:04) - Fellowship of the Ring: Trick Taking Game (Website/Pre-order here)

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games. Join our active and welcoming Discord community, Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or Leave us a review wherever you find this podcast! Episode 182 - Oops, We Played the Hotness (Stamp Swap, Wilmot's Warehouse and other Recent Plays) In this interlude episode, Jake and Brendan quickly discuss some games that have hit our tables lately and never previously discussed on the pod. Oops, we played some hot games. (Shut up.) Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Stamp Swap - 3:37 Courtesans - 13:09 Harmonies - 19:45 Wonderland's War - 28:09 Wilmot's Warehouse - 37:35   Pre-Planners We'll be covering Five Tribes soon! Also, low-key, Jake wants to cover the Pokemon TCG Game Boy game.   Music and Sound Credits Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/.  Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA Rules Overview Music:  Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI Contact We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at decisionspa@gmail.com. This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com. Byeee!

Joe, Zach, and James are back together again after spending a week together in Kansas City at DoaMcoN. Come hear about our favorite train game plays from the con including West Riding Revisisted, Stephenson's Rocket, Wooden Shoes & Iron Monsters, Veld Railroads, South African Railroads, Spectactulum, and more!  0:00 Intro 1:10 News and Feedback 1:45 Age of Rails Ships 12:30 Chicago and Northwestern Scuttlebutt 16:10 Boardtogether 25:50 Recent Plays 30:45 Doamcon Train Recap 1:30:35 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

#41  Secret Cabal Don, Res Arcana, $1 Crowdfunding Nonsense, and Don's Love Button   Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join   Looking to buy used and new games?  Use my affiliate link  with Noble Knight Games https://www.nobleknight.com/?awid=1459   Hungry is joined by Don of the Secret Cabal to talk about Crowdfunding Nonsense, Res Arcana, and Recent Plays   0:00 - Intro Recent Plays and Next Games to the Table 20:56 - Robinson Crusoe 27:15 - Formosa Tea 32:51 - Aquatica 37:46 - Power Vacuum 43:29 - Dune War for Arakis 48:45 - Fractal: Beyond the Void 54:34 - Deliverence 57:05 - Skull Tails: Full Sail 1:00:16 - Claustraphobia 1:02:22 - Tales from the Red Dragon Inn 1:04:09 - Crowdfunding Shenanigans 1:18:12 - Sponsorship and Membership 1:19:28 - Res Arcana 1:33:33 - Don's Gaming Words of Wisdom   Check out the Secret Cabal https://thesecretcabal.com/   Check out the Video version here: https://youtu.be/HHSXr024ukI

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games. Join our active and welcoming Discord community, Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast! Episode 161 - Pete's Back! Gamers Ranch Recent Plays Pete Wissinger is back, and he and Jake are talking about recent plays at a magical trip to Gamers Ranch. We talk about Dune Imperium: Uprising, Blob Party (Jake's play of the weekend), Schadenfreude, Robot Quest Arena, and Three Ring Circus. Sit back and enjoy decisionaughts!   Pre-Planners Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal, Quantum   Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Gamers Ranch - 2:46 Dune Imperium Uprising - 9:51 Blob Party - 16:36 Schadenfreude - 24:58 Robot Quest Arena - 34:34 Three Ring Circus - 41:05            Music and Sound Credits Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/.  Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA Rules Overview Music:  Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI Contact We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at decisionspa@gmail.com. This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com. Byeee!

Welcome yet again adventurers! Today we focus on two player games... mostly.... Recent Plays include The Mirroring of Mary King, Forest Shuffle, Dracula vs. Van Helsing & more!  Today we take to the skies for the 80bit breakdown of Sky Team! Then stick around for our look ahead to PAX 2023 and some of the games that we're all fired up for! www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook Instagram X BGG Guild

Hungry is joined again by regular occasional co-host Original Don, where they talk about the games…and that's all.   0:00 - Intro What have we been playing lately/What's Next 3:05 - 20 Strong 5:29 - Le Havre 11:20 - Freelancers 16:00 - First in Flight 21:26 - Euphoria 24:16 - Abandon All Artichokes 26:27 - Tanares Adventures 28:15 - Age of Comics 29:14 - Membership 29:54 - Dawn of Ulos 36:41 - Dinosaur Island: Rawr and Write 44:56 -  Don's Gaming Words of Wisdom   Check out the Video version here: https://youtu.be/71oLWes6m_g

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

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games. Join our active and welcoming Discord community, Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!  Episode 141 - Catching Up   We didn't prepare for this episode at all! Without time to create a full fat episode of Decision Space, Jake and Brendan hop on the mic to catch up with eachother on what has been going on over the past few weeks. We invite you to listen in. Topics include Jake's vacation, the games we've squeezed in, TV shows, and Stonemaier Design Day. Enjoy and we will see you next week for an episode we've actually prepared for.    Pre-Planners New to the list Taverns of Tiefenthal! Santa Monica, Food Chain Magnate, and social deduction games et. al remain in our backlog. Santa Monica will likely be the next deep dive we do!   Timestamps    Intro - 0:00 Can Games Be Scary - 3:50  Can't Stop - 11:35 Zombie Dice - 12:36 Jenga - 13:00 Dread (RPG) - 15:33 Pandemic/Pandemic Legacy - 16:59 The Princes of Florence - 18:10 Incan Gold/Diamont - 20:37 Clockwork Wars - 21:42 Hidden Movement (Fury of Dracula, Letters from Whitechappel, Beast) - 23:46 Star Wars Rebellion - 25:11 Codenames - 25:32 The Resistance - 27:01 Spooktacular - 33:25 Broom Service - 33:47 Mysterium/Mysterium Park - 35:35 The Mind - 37:45 Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition - 41:45 Return to Dark Tower - 43:55 The Hunger - 48:04 Social Deduction (Werewolf, Blood on the Clocktower, Deception: Murder in Hongkong, etc.) - 50:20 Arkham Horror: The Living Card Game - 51:10 Alice is Missing - 53:33   Music and Sound Credits Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/.  Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA Rules Overview Music:  Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI Contact We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at decisionspa@gmail.com. This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com. Byeee!

Hey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! And super excited to have THE JAY BELL and Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast back in the Gumbo Pot! In this episode, we grill Jay on his recent Kickstarter backings, including Kraken Skulls from Chris Couch Games, Shards of Infinity, the Our Family Plays Games project, and Dungeon Kart.  Then Mitchell regales us with tales of his recent plays of The Last Kingdom by John D. Clair, while BJ gathers his thoughts about what kind of game the roll and write game Number Drop is.  Finally, the guys play Yspahan and Archeos Society and give some post-game analysis.  ** Some of the games discussed may have been provided by publishers as a promotional copy. **  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/   Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps  

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 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

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games. Join our active and welcoming Discord community, Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast! Episode 130 - Recent Plays at Gamers Ranch This week's impromptu episode features Jake regailing Brendan with stories of his recent plays at Gamers Ranch -- Heat, The Search for Lost Species, and Earth to name a few. Brendan gets in there too with some plays of his own! It's a rough cut but a really fun episode. I hope you enjoy it Interdecisional Spaceship passengers.  If you are interested in Gamers Ranch (not a sponsor), you can find more info here - https://gamersranch.com/    Pre-Planners Ark Nova, Can't Stop!, Spots, and more will be covered on the show soon!

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 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

0:00 Intro 3:30 Listener Feedback 7:00 Quad jumps 11:35 Recent Plays 31:20 Live Auction - 1880 China 51:09 Main Topic- Destination Runs 1:36:30 Final Thoughts Joe, James, Mike, and Zach talk about the who, what, where ,why and WHEN of one of their favorite mechanisms in 18xx- destination runs. They also cover listener feedback from the past month, recent plays and a live auction and investor draft of 1880!

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 Follow along with our The Old Prince game: https://18xx.games/game/120800 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 BGG Guild - http://tiny.cc/DoaMGuild

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games. Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community, Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast! Episode 110 - Six Recent Plays of Ark Nova, Through the Desert, SolForge Fusion, Bullet ♥, Startups, and District Noir Brendan and I recently played six board games, and we discuss them in this week's episode. The games covered range from huge releases to small indie games, classic games to niche offerings, and living legends to first time designers. We hope you join us abord the Interdecisional Spaceship for this great conversation.   Pre-Planners Messina 1347 and The Resistance coming soon! Timestamps Housekeeping - 0:00 District Noir - 4:04 SolForge Fusion - 10:23 Startups - 26:46 Bullet ♥ - 36:05 Through the Desert - 47:47 Ark Nova - 59:32 Music and Sound Credits Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/.  Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA Rules Overview Music:  Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI Contact We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at decisionspa@gmail.com. This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com. Byeee!  

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 Follow along with our 1850 game: https://18xx.games/game/115574 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 BGG Guild - http://tiny.cc/DoaMGuild Merch Store - https://teespring.com/stores/dads-on-a-map Contact us at dadsonamap@gmail.com

It's back to bootcamp with the Choo Choo Crew. You've made it through the opening auction, and now on to Stock Round 1. What to start, why to start it, what to par at, and so much more. Fall in line!  0:00 Intro 3:30 Feedback 6:30 Quad Jumps 12:20 Recent Plays 25:00 18Rhl Auction 35:45 Main Topic: Bootcamp 37:30 SR1 1:24:00 OR1/2 1:38:30 Outro Follow along our 4P 18Rhineland game from the live auction: https://18xx.games/game/112356 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 BGG Guild - http://tiny.cc/DoaMGuild Merch Store - https://teespring.com/stores/dads-on-a-map Contact us at dadsonamap@gmail.com

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games and, apparently, video games! Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community, Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast! Episode 103 - Thirteen Recent Plays at Geekway Mini An atypical episode of Decision Space, this week focuses on Jake's thirteen recent plays at the Geekway Mini convention. There were plenty of high highs and low lows among the games covered, but perhaps most exciting of all were the 5, count 'em, 5! Reiner Knizia games played. Big shout out to Jared, Tyler, Joe, and Bridget for being involved in many of the games and stories recounted on todays episode. This Interdecisional Space is taking off. Next stop, Geekway to the West. See y'all there! Pre-Planners Coloretto and Zooloretto coming next week, Barrage coming soon! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Planet Unknown - 5:01 Dead Reckoning - 11:39 Messina 1347 - 16:55 San Francisco - 25:03 Mille Fiori - 30:54 High Society - 36:18 Art Robbery - 41:51 Hit! - 45:12 Renature - 47:41 Tiletum - 48:04 Scout - 42:45 Cosmic Frog - 57:40 Trajan - 1:03:15 Music and Sound Credits Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/.  Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA Rules Overview Music:  Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI Contact We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at decisionspa@gmail.com. This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com. Byeee!  

Join the Choo Choo Crew as we take a rare spin around the retail shopping options for Train Games this holiday season. Or maybe you'd rather give some game accessories or railroad paraphernalia? We also do a live 3P auction of The Old Prince 1871 and talk recent plays.  0:00 Intro 1:16 Feedback 3:39 Triple Jumps 9:45 Live The Old Prince 1871 Auction 26:20 Recent Plays 40:30 Main Topic - 18xx 60:03 Cube Rails 74:00 Train accessories 87:00 Train Adjacent Games 91:00 Wrap Up Follow along our 3P The Old Prince game from the live auction:  https://18xx.games/game/105910 http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.twitch.tv/choochoocrew https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIiB1kOCxeuSYyXamoCPdwQ Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter - @dadsonamap Instagram - @choo_choo_crew_podcast BGG Guild - http://tiny.cc/DoaMGuild Merch Store - https://teespring.com/stores/dads-on-a-map Contact us at dadsonamap@gmail.com

Joe, James, and Zach are back for Episode 23 and want to talk about playing online v playing on the table: 18xx.games v Tabletop Simulator v In Real Life Plays. What are the pros, cons, and lessons to learn and transfer to the other? Also a live opening auction of 1850. Thanks for listening! (0:00) Intro (1:44) Feedback - Why is 18xx more popular than cubes? (16:38) Triple Jumps (26:00) Opening Auction and Bounty! - 1850 (42:50) Recent Plays (50:40) Main Topic- Online vs In person 18xx (96:00) Wrap up and Outro http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.twitch.tv/choochoocrew https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIiB1kOCxeuSYyXamoCPdwQ Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter - @dadsonamap Instagram - @choo_choo_crew_podcast BGG Guild - http://tiny.cc/DoaMGuild Merch Store - https://teespring.com/stores/dads-on-a-map Contact us at dadsonamap@gmail.com

The Crew pledged in June to revisit and stream games that previously missed for us - join us on Episode 20 to hear the results of that endeavor. Is there value in revisiting misses? Did anything improve in our eyes? Decline? Enjoy the show  (1:06) Feedback (4:58) Quad Jumps: Favorite Token Spot? (13:00) Opening "Auction" - Iberian Railways (24:08) Recent Plays: 1817, 1870, 1830 Cardgame, 1856 (42:56) Choo Choo Crew Plays Games They Don't Like (51:10) London & Northwestern (61:41) 18Chesapeake (72:05) Iberian Railways (82:08) Union Station (90:24) Italian Railroads http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.twitch.tv/choochoocrew https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIiB1kOCxeuSYyXamoCPdwQ Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter - @dadsonamap Instagram - @choo_choo_crew_podcast BGG Guild - http://tiny.cc/DoaMGuild Merch Store - https://teespring.com/stores/dads-on-a-map Contact us at dadsonamap@gmail.com

Kyle joins Nick to discuss games they've been playing recently:Lost Legacy - 4:08 Winner's Circle - 10:47Cascadia - 18:33Spyrium - 27;14My City - 34:37Parade - 42:39Subscribe to the Bitewing Games newsletter to follow our latest content and upcoming publications.

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: 1830 (20:18) Recent Plays: 1822, Chicago Express, 1849, Chicago & Northwestern (35:17) 1830 Intro and JC Lawrence's Ideal Game Trajectory (39:25) Special Rules (45:46) Player Counts (58:28) Train Roster (72:40) SR1 (93:20) Stock Market (102:30) Map/Tokens/Tiles (118:02) Etiquette (128:14) Farewell JC Lawrence 1830 Trajectory: https://tinyurl.com/5cbsmaee Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter - @dadsonamap Instagram - @choo_choo_crew_podcast BGG Guild - http://tiny.cc/DoaMGuild Merch Store - https://teespring.com/stores/dads-on-a-map Contact us at dadsonamap@gmail.com

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 the show! (1:05) Irish Gauge Question (10:42) 18Chesapeake Live Auction (34:32) Recent Plays: 1836 & 1834 (38:23) Southern Pacific & 1870 (43:29) Gulf, Mobile, Ohio (46:42) Winsome Games History (49:52) Prairie Railroads System Timeline (68:42) Prairie Differences (74:30) Actions & Implications (102:57) Genius or Grifter?! Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter - @dadsonamap Instagram - @choo_choo_crew_podcast BGG Guild - http://tiny.cc/DoaMGuild Merch Store - https://teespring.com/stores/dads-on-a-map Contact us at dadsonamap@gmail.com

In this episode, Zach and Michelle talk about their long list of recent plays after their biggest board game day in months! They also discuss their favorite, most necessary/least necessary board game upgrades! Lighter Games discussed: Patchwork, Nova Luna, Star Realms, My City, Reef, Quacks of Quedlinburg (3:40) Heavier Games discussed: Era: Medieval Age, Marvel Champions, Smartphone, Inc., Everdell, Castles of Burgundy, Dune Imperium (31:02) Boardgame Upgrades (1:28:00) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

James, Sanchez, Joe, and Zach sit down, buckle in, and talk about Calling 18xx games. Are you Team Call It? Or Team Play it Out? Also enjoy a live private auction of 1882: Assiniboia. Games discussed include 1882, 1880: China, Iberian Gauge, Southern Rails, 1832, Prairie Railroads, 1860, and more! (:23) Intro (3:16) Private Auction: 1882 Assiniboia (4:27) Running down the private companies (14:30) Live Auction (24:03) Recent Plays: 1880 China (27:05) Iberian Gauge, Southern Rails - Capstone v Rio Grande (31:56) 1832's Southern Bank Private (34:08) Prairie Railroads (35:26) 1860 2P Tournament (41:24) Main Topic: Calling It (73:10) Farewell 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 Contact us at dadsonamap@gmail.com

On this week's episode we discuss some recent plays, break down tabletop terminology, and talk all about the personalities we come across in gaming and how to handle them. We also kickoff our new series, The Art of the Teach. Recent Plays: 00:55 Orthogonally Challenged: 08:16 The Social Dilemma: 18:16 The Art of the Teach: 50:23

Eric and Johnny thought that we were recording a bonus episode but it turned into an hour long discussion. Great! We talk about our recent plays of 18EU, 1822MRS, 1817, 18CZ (2-player variant), and 2038, as well as continuing some of the conversations that were started on Twitter regarding aesthetics, inclusivity, and other topics in 18xx games. Check out our new Merchandise store (Benefits the ACLU): https://www.bonfire.com/store/trainshuffling/ New Re-jiggered Patreon rewards can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/meekinformant Podcast Hotline: (410) 357-1898 Reach out to us with questions, feedback and answers to listener questions via: Email: trainshuffling@gmail.com Twitter: @TrainShuffling Facebook: www.facebook.com/TrainShuffling/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/trainshuffling/message

Episode 7!  All About Japanese Games!Welcome back!  In this special Japanese themed episode, Aaron and Royce talk about everything Japanese, including a special Q&A with Jordan Draper of Jordan Draper Games.1) Recent Plays with Yokohama, Love Letter, and Tokaido.2) In the News we Q&A with Jordan Draper and discuss his upcoming kickstarter, and the influence Japan has on his designs.3) A spooky New to the Collection with Hako Onna!4) Our Main Event is a discussion about what makes Japanese games special and how they compare to Japanese themed games.5) And finally a fantastic top 3 Favourite Japanese Things!

Welcome to a special episode of Definitely a Board Game Podcast.In this episode Royce and Aaron talk about trains, memories, and of course games.  Including a brief discussion of the importance of Black Lives Matter, as seen through the eyes of a game that's 100 years old.Royce and Aaron Discuss:1) Recent Plays of Buttons, Russian Railroads, and Scientia.2) In the News with Black Lives Matter and the anniversary of the game Suffragetto.3) New to the collection with Pangea and London 2nd Edition.4) Our discussion all about Train Games and what is a train game anyway?5) And a funny and emotional TOP 3 memories that involve trains!

Join KennedyHawk and Crimson for a January issue of Marvel Champions Monthly. Lester was frozen in the North but we'll get his comments later this month. In this episode we discuss recent Marvel Champions News, Recent Plays, Team Build a Deck, Argue about Indirect Damage and eventually discuss Black Widow spoilers!00:00 Intros01:45 The Pulse (news)04:00 When We Last Saw our Heroes... (recent plays)09:15 Listener Questions ('nuff said)16:20 Tony Stark's Deck Garage (Real time team deck build - this month Iron Man Leadership)Iron Man Lore Discussion (postponed to next episode so Lester can join us)46:00 Shield Toss Story (another play story)49:00 Jennifer Walters Rules Lawyer Minute (Rules topic or debate)56:00 Meanwhile... in a Secret Lair... (Strategy primer for "Doomsday Chair" encounter set)1:01:35 Spoiler Talk (Black Widow Talk)Iron Man Decklist: https://marvelcdb.com/decklist/view/462/mcm-episode-8-deckbuild-waiting-for-the-right-entrance-1.0Iron Man Youtube Play Through #1: https://youtu.be/MGtypgu-N88Join us on the MCM Discord Server Invite: https://discord.gg/hubuCtdFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Podcast/Marvel-Champions-Monthly-116032753118141/

This week Peter and Mike review Brook City and discuss the games we have been playing lately. Check YouTube for playthroughs and reviews - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg Join our Slack - Slack - http://bit.ly/onestopslack Follow us at Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to the channel - https://www.paypal.me/ColinDegnan Contact us - mvpboardgames@gmail.com

In our first "Geek Discussion" Episode of Season 5 of Board Gaming with Education, Dustin brings on for the first time, Jay and Spencer. Jay runs the Asian board game review site called Cardboard East. Spencer owns a vegan restaurant in Taipei called Ooh Cha Cha. He also wrote and designed the RPG system The Northern Realm. Be sure to listen in to hear them discuss the topic of pub quizzes, games they enjoy, and other topics. Always be sure to check out our show notes (website blog post) to read a recap of the episode topics and games mentioned in the episode. Our new Facebook Group for Educators: Games-based Learning, Gamification, and Games in Education Amped Up Learning- 1:23 Meet Jay and Spencer- 2:08 Pub Quizzes- 14:36 Recent Plays- 44:45 Thank you to Purple Planet Music for the wonderful contribution of their song "Bats in the Belfry" for our cut-audio segment and "8-bit Heaven" for our sponsorship segment. These songs can be found in full on this music archive. Support us by listening to us on RadioPublic! Every listen helps contribute resources to keep our podcast going.  

Kenny and Josh meetup to discuss an Origins follow-up; recent plays; and share their thoughts on Kickstarter as some of their games may or may not have come in by now.

Draft Mechanic Episode #70: Kitchen Rush! Six pack review & on tap; TIME Stories: Santo Tomas de Aquino; Clank! Sunken Treasures; Crossfire; the Cicerone program Order up! Today’s episode of Draft Mechanic features our usual double-feature review & beer pairings for Artipia Games’ new real-time kitchen management co-op game, Kitchen Rush! We’ve got a slew of recent plays as well with a number of smaller games, and Danielle’s beer segment is on the Cicerone beer server certification program. In the Final Round, we discuss job simulator games that work as well as some that don’t. Get it while it’s hot! 01:00 Show Intro 02:43 News: Plan B buys Tric Trac 05:58 News: BGG Golden Geek Awards 11:32 Kickstarter Updates 12:14 Kickstarter: Bad Medicine 13:31 Kickstarter: Robin Hood and the Merry Men 15:35 Recent Plays: TIME Stories: Santo Tomas de Aquino 22:45 Recent Plays: Clank! Sunken Treasures 28:31 Recent Plays: Crossfire 33:00 Recent Plays: 13 Chefs 36:33 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 37:32 Six Pack Review: Kitchen Rush 38:12 Kitchen Rush: Gameplay Overview 40:58 Kitchen Rush: Discussion 66:55 Kitchen Rush: Final Thoughts 67:51 On Tap: Kitchen Rush 72:25 The Cicerone program 79:15 The Final Round: Job Simulator board games 82:35 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)! We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help! Come listen to the full album on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round! http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/70kitchenrush

Draft Mechanic Episode #68: Agra (High Gravity Review); 7 Ronin; Flee the Scene; Bock Beers & the Weight of Games Today on Draft Mechanic, we take a big deep-dive into the latest heavy euro release from Quined Games, Agra. This game’s a beast and we’re kicking off a new kind of review called “High Gravity” so we can feature big, complex games like this on the ‘cast. We’ve also got a look at some new Kickstarters, recent plays of 7 Ronin and Flee the Scene, plus a beer primer on beers in the Bock style and sub styles. Enjoy! 01:00 Show Intro 02:27 News Bits 07:42 Kickstarter: Updates from Last Episode 08:40 Kickstarter: Fields of Green “Grand Fair” Expansion 12:48 Kickstarter: Page Quest Season 1 / A4 Quest 15:20 Recent Plays: 7 Ronin 28:04 Recent Plays: Flee the Scene 34:24 The Beer Primer: Bocks 49:38 Grey Fox Games Sponsorship Spot 50:47 High Gravity Review: Agra 52:21 Agra: Gameplay Overview 59:45 Agra: Discussion 106:14 Agra: Final Thoughts 108:28 The Final Round: Heavy Games 116:53 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at draftmechanic.net! Join our Draft Mechanic Slack Channel, or our BGG Guild (#2470)! We’re also on Twitter and Instagram - follow us at @draftmechanic! Also, Like us on Facebook! Draft Mechanic is sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Check out their website for information on all their great games, and sign up for the newsletter for updates direct to your inbox! Our theme and bump music is from the album “Superpower of Choice” by the Liberation Jumpsuit - thanks to the band for their help!Come listen to the full album on our website! Thanks for listening! Please game responsibly and we’ll see you back here again soon for another round! http://www.draftmechanic.net/show-notes/2018/68agra

Main host Ktulue is joined this week by guest co-host Joe. Opening -- [00:00:00 - 00:01:27] Introduction to Guest Host --  [00:01:27 - 00:04:55]  Recent Plays -- [00:04:55 - 00:15:03]  2018 Top 5 (10) Anticipated Games -- With the beginning of the new year, comes new games too.  Each host will pick 5 games that they are looking forward to, which release in 2018. Josh:   1) Mario Tennis Aces -- Spring; Nintendo; Switch 2) Monster Hunter World -- Jan 26 / Fall; Capcom; PS4/XB1/PC 3) Farcry 5 -- March 27; Ubisoft; PS4/XB1/PC 4) Red Dead Redemption 2 -- 2018; Rockstar Games; PS4/XB1 5) Soul Calibur 6 -- 2018; Bandai Namco; PS4/XB1/PC Honorable Mentions: Vampyr --  2018; Focus Home Interactive; PS4/XB1/PC Kingdom Hearts III -- 2018; Square Enix; PS4/XB1 Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet -- February 8; Bandai Namco; PS4/XB1/PC Joe: 1) Darksiders 3 2) DragonBall 3) Final Fantasy 4) GTFO 5) Hyrule Warriors Honorable Mentions: Detroit Become Human [00:15:03 - 00:40:45]  Building Custom “Console” Rigs -- Our views on it, kiosk vs arcade style, trials, costs, DIY vs Buying, etc.   [00:40:45 - 00:55:35] Trash or Cash --  Dreamfall Chapters by Deep Silver. Originally released May 5 2017 for PS4/XB1/PC. Light Synopsis: Dreamfall Chapters is a story about choices and consequences, dreams and reality, magic and science, chaos and order, and the broken heroes whose actions will shape the course of history in all worlds. Set in parallel worlds - one a dark cyberpunk vision of our future, the other a magical fantasy realm.   Dreamfall Chapters is a mature, emotional, dark, magical and heartbreaking adventure that will take you by surprise. With a brand new storyline and a fresh cast of characters, Dreamfall Chapters introduces new players to the award-winning The Longest Journey saga, while returning players will get the conclusion they have been waiting for since the end of Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. Pros: Graphics, Choices, Puzzles, Story Cons: Third Installment of Series (having never played other two), possible environment problems when solving puzzles Verdict: Cash -- When on sale (bought it for $17), though still worth it at full price ($30)  if one likes story driven, make a choice  games similar to any Telltale series games. [00:55:35 - 01:04:45] News Dump/Releases -- Releases: Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (PS4, PC) – January 16 Lost Sphear (Switch, PS4, PC) – January 23 Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – January 26 Monster Hunter: World (PS4, Xbox One) – January 26 DISSIDIA Final Fantasy NT (PS4) – January 30 News: Nintendo Mini Direct Announcement -- Dark Souls: Remastered, etc. ASUS ROG Monitor Bezel Snap-On Attachment -- Given out for free at CES; Non-Software related; Tricks eyes; Makes bezels of monitor disappear through light diffraction; unsure if this will work with any products other than ASUS ROG OR what retail price will be OR when official release will happen. [01:04:45 - 01:19:45] Closing -- [01:19:45 - 01:21:10]  

Draft Mechanic Episode 43: Coldwater Crown six-pack; Sagrada on tap; Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft Welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic! Today, it’s all about interesting themes rich with color. Our big feature is a six-pack review of Coldwater Crown, the recent release from designer Brian Suhre and Bellwether Games. On tap today we have Sagrada, an awesome new dice-drafting game that sets a new standard for gorgeous. In recent plays, we talk about receiving mysterious packages, rolling for railways, racing for evidence and real-time dungeon delving! We hope you enjoy today’s episode, drop us a line on BGG or social media to let us know! And now… on with the show! Intro 01:00 Intro / Housekeeping 02:30 Travel: Chicagoland Dice Dojo 03:57 News: Scythe, The Wind Gambit 06:30 Kickstarter: The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast 08:51 Kickstarter: Matryoshka 12:21 Recent Plays: The Mysterious Package Company 17:26 Recent Plays: 30 Rails 22:04 Recent Plays: Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft 31:25 Recent Plays: 5-Minute Dungeon 37:24 Six Pack Review: Coldwater Crown 38:13 Coldwater Crown: Rules Walkthrough 44:33 Coldwater Crown: Discussion 57:50 Coldwater Crown: Final Thoughts 61:11 On Tap: Sagrada 73:00 The Beer Primer: Saisons 81:12 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at

Draft Mechanic Episode 32: Windup War preview & designers interview; Puerto Rico on tap; SeaFall; 51st State; Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widows Walk Hello! Welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic! Today we’ve got an interview with designers Jessica Chu & Katie Khau and we’re taking a look at their upcoming game Windup War, being published by Bellwether Games - and it’s on Kickstarter now for another two weeks! We’re digging into the classics as well today with Puerto Rico on tap. We’ve also got some cool recent plays: 51st State; the new “Widows Walk” expansion for Betrayal at House on the Hill; and we’re also going over our first impressions of SeaFall after two games. Finally, we’re going to discuss the news out of Massachusetts where a craft brewery is looking to help out the little guys by starting their own distribution company. We hope you enjoy today’s episode, so sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 01:50 Local events (Extra Life / MACE) 04:30 FBGL Update 05:31 Upcoming: UNLOCK! 10:31 First Impressions: SeaFall 16:49 Recent Plays: 51st State Master Set 20:38 Recent Plays: Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk 26:27 Kickstarter Preview: Windup War 31:05 Interview with Jess Chu & Katie Khau, cow&duck Studios 43:48 On Tap: Puerto Rico 52:47 Night Shift Brewing launches distribution company 60:11 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at

In this episode, our hosts finally dive into some of the games they acquired at Gencon. First is Jeff and his new yelling game known as Secret Hitler, followed by an older game called StarCraft. Next Adrian discusses his new love of Mystic Vale before Zach talks about seeing how far luck can go in Celestia. New games covered, they move on to the catchall discussion on storage, specifically on condensing, transporting, and shelving. Finally, Jeff gets to read his first email as the episode comes to a close.   01:17 Recent Plays 01:28 Secret Hitler 06:01 Starcraft the boardgame 13:32 Mystic Vale 25:30 Celestia 35:33 Discussion Topic: Organization 35:57 Kalax 37:21 BITBOX 40:10 Adrian's Condensing Magic 43:07 Gamefolio 45:47 BitCrates 51:10 Big Kickstarter Games 52:11 Broken Token Love 56:03 Jeff's First Email