Dads on a Map

After another extended absence, James & Sanchez are back to chat about games, a mini Indy Con, getting sick, and much more! Enjoy the show! 

00:08 Rusty Intro 2:35 DoaMcoN Sponsors & Spots still rema…

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, Go…

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 exci…

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. …

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…

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 …

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 Locomo…

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, …

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 e…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 Texa…

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 rankin…

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!

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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 To…

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 …

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, Magi…

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. Than…