Wheel Tapping - An 18xx Podcast

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!

Stellar Ventures 07/08/2025

Stellar Ventures This week Tony and Chris talk to Nahv and Pontus about the 18xx inspired Stellar Ventures! This is a cool hybrid game coming to Kickstarter soon! Check it out at: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359963/stellar-ventures Get Merch: 👕www.teespring.com/stores/wheel-tapping Podcast: 🎤 wheeltapping.libsyn.com Support our Sponsor: www.gametoppersllc.com /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/37338440

18RoyalGorge 11/11/2024

18RoyalGorge Join Tony and Chris as they talk with Denman and Kayla, designers of the Kickstarting 18RoyalGorge! The Kickstarter link is: /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/33849727

1867 - Big Wyoming 10/15/2024

1867 - Big Wyoming Join Chris, Tony, and designer Dominick Duhamel as they talk about the upcoming 18xx title, 1867: Big Wyoming! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/33471427

Railways of the Lost Atlas 09/10/2024

Railways of the Lost Atlas Join Chris and Tony as they welcome the designers Kevin Delger and Jacob Schacht to discuss making Railways of the Lost Atlas! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/32989987

18 Top10 - PART II 07/22/2024

18 Top10 - PART II 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! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/31537252

18 Top10 - PART I 07/15/2024

18 Top10 - PART I 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! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/31537197

18BF - Big Four (Protoype) 06/17/2024

18BF - Big Four (Protoype) Join Tony and Chris as they talk all about Ian D. Wilson's new design 18BF. /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/31342042

18SJ - (Sweden) Railways of the Frozen North 05/14/2024

18SJ - (Sweden) Railways of the Frozen North Join Tony and Chris as we discuss this fun, tight game with some interesting play of 30 and 46! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/31288117

18XX - 2 Player 04/17/2024

18XX - 2 Player 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! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/30866623

18Korea - Do-Over! 08/25/2022

18Korea - Do-Over! 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! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/24168027

1822 PNW: Pacific North West 06/27/2022

1822 PNW: Pacific North West 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! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/23550125

1822 MX 05/22/2022

1822 MX 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. /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/23190701

18Nebraska 04/10/2022

18Nebraska Tony and Chris chat about 18Nebraska! A fun little game for 2-4! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/22743212

1836Jr - Set in the Low Country 03/06/2022

1836Jr - Set in the Low Country 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) /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/22354739

18MS - Railroads come to Mississippi 01/04/2022

18MS - Railroads come to Mississippi 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? /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/21670646

18 India & TraXX 12/01/2021

18 India & TraXX Join Tony, Micahel, and Chris for this live recording of 18 India and Traxx! Get Merch: 👕www.teespring.com/stores/wheel-tapping Support us: 💳 www.patreon.com/wheeltapping Find Chris: 🚇 www.twitter.com/wheeltapping Find Tony: 🚂 www.twitter.com/afreyergames Podcast: 🎤 wheeltapping.libsyn.com Support our Sponsor: www.gametoppersllc.com /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/21341777

1840 - Vienna Tramways 11/01/2021

1840 - Vienna Tramways Chris and Tony dive into the new title from Lonny, 1840! Come along with us as we talk about this quirky game! ------ Get Merch: 👕www.teespring.com/stores/wheel-tapping Support us: 💳 www.patreon.com/wheeltapping Find Chris: 🚇 www.twitter.com/wheeltapping Find Tony: 🚂 www.twitter.com/afreyergames Podcast: 🎤 wheeltapping.libsyn.com Support our Sponsor: www.gametoppersllc.com /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/21007697

18O'Toole 10/01/2021

18O'Toole 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. /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/20630351

1865 - Sardinia 08/30/2021

1865 - Sardinia This time Tony and Chris shine the light on this 3-4 player 18xx game with some pretty unique twists! ------ Get Merch: 👕www.teespring.com/stores/wheel-tapping Support us: 💳 www.patreon.com/wheeltapping Find Chris: 🚇 www.twitter.com/wheeltapping Find Tony: 🚂 www.twitter.com/afreyergames Podcast: 🎤 wheeltapping.libsyn.com Support our Sponsor: www.gametoppersllc.com /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/20309303

18Kickstarter with Special Guest Travis Hill 07/30/2021

18Kickstarter with Special Guest Travis Hill This month Tony and Chris discuss crowdfunding and talk with Travis Hill about his upcoming ventures as well! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/19972139

18IRELAND 07/04/2021

18IRELAND This month Tony and Chris talk about 18 IRELAND. We dive down the rabbit hole of this poverty-stricken, narrow-gauge, merge-fest! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/19700321

18PA 06/01/2021

18PA Join Tony and Chris as they travel down the hometown favorite designed by David Hecht! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/19313942

18CZ 05/02/2021

18CZ 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. /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/18941234

Print and Play Special 04/05/2021

Print and Play Special 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 /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/18602606

TransAmerica 04/01/2021

TransAmerica This month Chris and Tony go old school, and do a 2 person chow all about TransAmerica! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/18529364

1849 - Sicily 03/03/2021

1849 - Sicily Join Tony, Chris, and Special guest Jac as we run down what makes 1849 a game we love to get to the table! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/18169553

18LosAngeles - LA County, CA 01/31/2021

18LosAngeles - LA County, CA Join Chris, Tony, and Special Guest Nick Neylon to talk about Tony's design of 18LosAngeles! /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/17758211

1830 - Railways and Robber Barons 01/05/2021

1830 - Railways and Robber Barons 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. /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/17425949

18FL - Florida 11/30/2020

18FL - Florida Join Chris and Tony as they go Old Skool and break down this classic school night title designed by David Hecht. /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/16987226

1822 - Revist: with designer Simon Cutforth 11/02/2020

1822 - Revist: with designer Simon Cutforth 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. /episode/index/show/wheeltapping/id/16649801

Wheel Tapping - An 18xx Podcast

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