#136: Live from DoaMcoN V
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We're all home from DoaMcoN V, another successful convention for the Dads on a Map community. Listen in to some live recordings from the event, and James will put a bow on things at the end with his Bottom 3 Plays, Top 3 New To Me Games, and Top 5 Plays of the con. Thanks to everyone who attended and help to continue to make DoaMcoN a rousing success! 6:05 Railheads: Midwest 21:03 Blood on the Clocktower 45:47 I'm The Boss, Dicke Damonen, Prussian Rails 56:28 Late night Shenanigans 65:30 Guessocracy? 74:48 Bottom 3 Plays, Top 3 New to Me, Top 5 Plays Stay tuned for info on...
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#135: DoaMcoN Top 10 Must Plays (The Final Countdown)
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It's the final countdown to DoaMcoN V. Kunk joins James on the show to run down our personal Top 10 Must Play Games at the con, and to speedrun through the community's lists as well. We'll also talk recent plays of Sol, Hive, John Company, GIPF, Northern Pacific, and Chicago Express. Enjoy the show! 2:28 Sol: Last Days of a Star 8:24 Hive 13:55 John Company 21:21 GIPF 28:37 Northern Pacific 35:37 Chicago Express 42:12 DoaMcoN Top 10 Must Have Plays See you at DoaMcoN! http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon:...
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#134: Burning Out Online
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For years DoaM has endorsed playing online to get your fix, but what happens when you go too hard and ruin those online games for your real life experience? Vincent joins James on the show as they discuss this and also recent plays of Napoleon's Triumph, Ark Nova, Ace of Aces, and God's Playground. Enjoy the show! 1:30 DoaMcoN Sold Out! 3:40 Napoleon's Triumph 12:08 Ark Nova 18:30 Ace of Aces 26:23 Riichi Mahjong Tourney Play 35:51 God's Playground 44:50 Main Topic: Burning Out Online http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon:...
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#133: Cardboard Supercard
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What if your favorite games went head to head in the larger than life world of pro wrestling? James is joined by Dylan as we assemble our Cardboard Supercard - fantastical matchups of some of our favorite board game titles that can only happen in our dreams. We'll also talk recent plays of Rise & Fall, Wizard, Art Society, and Reef Encounter. Enjoy the show! (1:45) Humble Brags (12:04) Rise & Fall (21:47) Wizard (31:22) Reef Encounter (35:47) Art Society (46:11) Main Topic: Cardboard Supercard Follow Dylan: https://www.youtube.com/@drstclair http://www.dadsonamap.com...
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#132: Riichi Mahjong
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Riichi Mahjong! It's more than the latest DoaM phase, and Trenton joins James on the show to tell you why this lifestyle game is here to stay. Why is it great, how do you play in person and online, just what is happening in this traditional regional game, and how do you get in. We'll also talk recent plays of Votes for Women, Planet Steam, NXS, Big Shot, and Streetcar Suburb. Enjoy the show! 00:30 Welcome Trenton 7:06 DoaMcoN Last Chance! 12:36 Votes for Women 17:00 Planet Steam 23:06 NXS 28:08 Big Shot 34:32 Streetcar Suburb 39:19 Riichi Mahjong mahjongsoul.yo-star.com...
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#131: F#!*ing Up
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We've all done it before - F#!*ed it all up. Justin joins James to talk about screwing up the teach, screwing up your gameplay, screwing your neighbors, and how we deal with it, bounce back from it, and move on. Also recent plays of Conquest of Paradise, Toy Battle, and Up Too High, and much more! Enjoy the show! 00:37 Getting to know Justin 8:25 DoaMcoN Full Sponsors List 11:03 Conquest of Paradise 21:42 Tyrants of the Underdark 27:06 Up Too High 39:24 Toy Battle 46:13 Tichu 49:15 Ahoy 56:03 Main Topic: F#!*ing Up http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap...
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#130: Father's Day Episode w/ My Boys!
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James is joined by his two teenage boys for this special Father's Day episode as we talk board games AND video games. We cover a lot of ground, from the new Nintendo Switch 2 and some of our favorite current videos games, into recent plays of Riichi Mahjong, Cash-a-Catch, Hot Streak, and Dominion. Enjoy the show! 1:16 Meet the guest hosts 4:09 Video Games: Nintendo Switch 2 21:00 Video Games: Blue Prince 25:38 Video Games: Portal 28:29 Video Games: Roblox & Piggy 34:00 Back to Board Games: Dominion 42:13 Hot Streak 46:36 Cash-a-Catch 55:40 Riichi Mahjong http://www.dadsonamap.com...
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TRICKY #19: Tricky Goes to BGG Spring 2025
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Derek & Drew headed over to the DFW Airport to enjoy BGG Spring Con 2025! Listen in as we talk Virgin Queen, 1830, Guards of Atlantis II, and many more! Enjoy the show! 0:00 - Opening Discussion 3:40 - Day One (Virgin Queen, Lepidoptery) 18:12 - Day Two (Liberty or Death, Tichu, American Bookshop, Prussian Rails, Ricochet Robots) 44:01 - Day Three (1830, Hot Streak, Rise & Fall, Nexus Ops) 1:12:47 - Day Four (LotR: The Confrontation, Ahoy, Guards of Atlantis II, Golden Cup, Vijayanagara) 1:40:10 - Day Five (Was Sticht?, Shut the Books) http://www.dadsonamap.com...
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#129: Con Talk - Punchboard Paradise Con 2025
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It's Con season! James is back from Punchboard Paradise Con 2025 and joined by PP's own Tim to talk all about the convention and some of their favorites plays. Arcs Campaign, Combat Commander, Lowenherz, Elfenwizards, and Shark are among some of the titles that we got to the table. Enjoy the show! 1:24 PPCon Overall Vibes 10:50 Lowenherz 13:45 Magical Athlete 19:10 Elfenwizards 24:45 Bandu 28:29 Shark 33:47 Molly House 37:29 Pax Renaissance 40:09 Arcs Campaign 46:00 Combat Commander 48:47 Riichi Mahjong & Doppelkopf 53:00 Inca Empire 54:43 Jumbo Santiago Thanks to Tim from Punchboard...
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#128: Surprise Surprise
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Surprise! Vincent rejoins the show and talks with James about being surprised in board games. What games keep surprising us & why is this such an important quality in the games we look for and play, and also in our lives? Also recent plays of Riichi Mahjong, Rise & Fall, Mogul, and Giro Galoppo. Enjoy the show! 1:38 DoaMcoN Last Call 7:56 Riichi Mahjong 29:00 Rise & Fall 44:26 Mogul 57:17 Giro Galoppo 1:00:34 Main Topic: Surprises in Gaming http://www.dadsonamap.com http://www.youtube.com/@dadsonamap Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap...
info_outlineJames is joined by guest host Vincent, aka Vagabond Ludique, as we feature some "other" card games that have our attention right now. From collection anchors like Uwe Rosenberg's Bohnanza to a quirky 1960s Sid Sackson game called Monad - listen in as we discuss these games and their importance & fit into our personal collections.
(3:08) New Patron Steve S!
(4:41) DoaMcon V - August 27-31 in Kansas City
(6:10) BGG Hall of Fame Talk
(12:57) Prussian Rails
(20:19) Die Dracheninsel
(29:51) Why Card Games? What is a Card Game?
(37:24) Bohnanza
(49:40) Monad
(59:30) Die Weinhandler
(1:10:55) Hart en der Grenze
(1:25:33) The Bucket King
(1:35:57) Shadows over Camelot: The Card Game
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