Episodes
We finally played 18AL, we discuss our first impressions on it, as well as Parktown Prawns in the SA segment. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx
Published 01/30/20
18AL, some crazy situations in online plays and Hadedas Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx
Published 01/23/20
We discuss a situation Chris had when he played 1889, building a collection, stock trashing and The Kruger National Park. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx
Published 01/16/20
This week we touch on an assortment of topics, mostly from listener questions and suggestions. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx
Published 01/09/20
This episode is our first impressions of playing 1862, recorded immediately after playing.  Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx
Published 01/02/20
We went away for a long weekend and played a lot of 18xx. In this episode we touch on those, which includes some replays as well as one we hadn't played before.
Published 12/24/19
In this episode we our recent play of 1847 and what we've learned since the last time we played it.  We also touch on what's happening in South Africa at the moment, and some feedback on strategy ideas we discussed in the last episode.
Published 12/12/19
This week we discuss our experiences with playing 18xx online, and some more strategy we've learned while playing. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx
Published 12/05/19
We played 1849 for the third time, and for the first time actually closed companies. We discuss our experiences with the third play and how we feel about the game now. Email: [email protected] Twitter and Instagram: @derailed18xx www.patreon.com/derailed18xx
Published 11/28/19
This week we talk about 18xx availability, poker chips and Irish Gauge. JC Lawrence has info on chip distributions here: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/clearclaw Nice article by Tim Koppang http://www.tckroleplaying.com/bg/18xx/chips
Published 11/22/19
We revisit an old favourite, 1893 Cologne, with an interesting play. Also some amusing and heartwarming happenings in the South African segment.
Published 11/14/19
The rugby world champs talk about our 4 player play of 18Rhl - Rheinland. We also discuss the recent rugby world cup at the end. BGG post about JC's comments on our previous discussion of 1830 privates : https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96286/1830-privates-and-not-only
Published 11/07/19
Fred is away this week, so we recorded this episode earlier. We talk about other hobbies we're into, as well as other podcasts we listen to and other boardgames we enjoy. There is no 18xx content in this one, so it's safe to skip.
Published 10/31/19
Chris gives us some pointers on what to look at when playing an 18xx for the first time, to help identify a base strategy. We also talk about our national anthem, which has an unusual feature.
Published 10/24/19
We discuss some strategies for the private company auction in 1830, with the hope that some of the lessons learned here help you with evaluating private companies in other games as well.
Published 10/17/19
We discuss our second play of 1849, plus, bizarrely, skateboarding! Also Vuvuzelas and South African films.
Published 10/10/19
This week we touch on a few subjects, including e-mails and a two player game of 1889.
Published 10/03/19
Chris gives us some tips and things to look out for when laying track and planning routes.
Published 09/26/19
AKA Stockrounds and Koeksisters.  We discuss our thoughts in City of big shoulders and talk some 18xx strategy for the first stock round. Then we chat about the different kinds of South African foods.
Published 09/19/19
Having missed a week, we're back on track! We talk about two plays of 1889 we've had recently, and have a bit of a discussion on collusion in 18xx. We also throw in a few South African words.
Published 09/12/19
We discuss our thoughts on 1847, as well as some thoughts on the state of the podcast and boardgaming in South Africa.
Published 08/29/19
We played 1846 again, something we've want to do for a while, so we discuss our thoughts on it after having experienced some other 18xxs. Also, Chris teaches Fred some strategy concepts. And we have some fun with interesting Afrikaans words.
Published 08/22/19
We get Sicily discussing our thoughts on 1849
Published 08/15/19
No 18xx played in the past week, so we discuss how we'd rank the different ones we have played. We also delve into a South Africanism. Listen now!
Published 08/08/19
This week we talk about some of the mistakes we've made in earlier plays, and lessons we've learnt from them.
Published 08/01/19