All episodes of Derailed - An 18xx podcast

Episodes

March 2021 - Just a quick update

Published 03/18/21

Chris and Fred discuss how to decide which company to float in an 18xx game. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 02/11/21

Episode 53 - Investor strategy

We discuss the investor strategy, what it is, when to do it, and what to look out for. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 01/28/21

Episode 52 - Online plays

This episode we discuss some of our online plays, as well as the usual South Africa thing. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 01/14/21

Episode 51 - 18Mex

We finally got to play an 18xx face to face. This week we discuss our play of 18Mex. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 12/10/20

Episode 50 - Age of Steam

We chat about recent play of Age of Steam Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 12/07/20

Episode 49 - Listener emails

This week we just catch up on some listener emails, carrying on with interesting rules discussions. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 11/20/20

Episode 48 - Retheming and 18xx naming

This week we talk about retheming 18xx as well as 18xx naming. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 11/05/20

Episode 47 - More thought on interesting rules

We discuss the great feedback we've gotten on our rules discussion. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 10/29/20

Episode 46 - Discussing some rules in general

We discuss some general 18xx rules and whether they should be fiddled with or not. 18xx rules differences : http://www.fwtwr.com/18xx/rules_difference_list/single_list.htm See 7.7 for section relevant to our genius or grifter discussion. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 10/22/20

Episode 45 - Catching up

We catch up on some emails, discuss Chris' first play of 18MS and have a Genius or Grifter discussion. We also have intro music! Kindly created for us by Lachlan Kingsford. Lachlan can be found at: @thelochok on Twitter https://soundcloud.com/lachlan-kingsford https://nerdygentleman.itch.io Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 10/15/20

Episode 44 - What to do when you're ahead

Chris gives us some tips for what to do when you're ahead, to ensure you stay ahead. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 09/24/20

Episode 43 - Top 5s

We're joined by some of our listeners to go over each of our Top 5 18xx games. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 09/10/20

Episode 42 - 1889 Private auction

Chris goes over some startegy for the private auction in 1889. Apologies for the poor audio at times, we had some issues with the recording. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 08/13/20

Episode 41 - 1846 Revisited

One of our patrons, Anders (@weemadando), joins us to explain why 1846 is one of his favourites. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 07/27/20

Episode 40 - 4 Player 18DO

Simon joins us to chat about our 4 player play of 18DO Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 06/26/20

Episode 39 - 2 player 18 Chesapeake

We discuss a 2 player play of 18 Chesapeake, and the quality of the kickstarter. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 06/21/20

Episode 38 - 18DO: Dortmund

We played 18DO! In this episode we discuss our play of 18DO and our thoughts on it. Thank you to Wolfram Janich for sending us the prototype to review. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/238957/18do-dortmund Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 05/23/20

Episode 37 - 1862 Strategy

Chris explains some strategies for 1862, including the Parlaiment round at different player counts, and how to work with the different train types. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 05/05/20

Episode 36 - TTS 1189

We discuss our play of 1889 on Tabletop Simulator, as well as some other online games we have going. Also, of course, lockdown in South Africa and how we're dealing with it. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 04/23/20

Episode 35 - Catching up

After a bit of an absence, we catch up on listener emails and off course address how Covid-19 has affected the world, us, and playing board games. Apologies for poorer than usual audio quality, we're recording remotely. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 04/02/20

Episode 34 - Second play of 1862

We discuss our second play of 1862, and a bit of Arkwright that Fred played. Also some news on electricity in South Africa :) Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 03/05/20

Episode 33 - How to teach 18xx

This week we answer some listener questions, including some tips for teaching 18xx to new players. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 02/13/20

Episode 32 - What to do when you're losing

Chris gives Fred some tips on a what to do when he's losing. A frequent occurence for Fred. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx

Published 02/06/20