Episode 68 – In Training

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Episode 68: In Training Host: Mark Teskey · Guest: Martin Fowler The Gaming Moguls return with Martin Fowler for an all-trains follow-up to last episode. We tackle the age-old debate of what is and isn't a train game, working through the three classic families (18xx, Age of Steam, and cube rails) and a long list of boundary cases. Like usual, we recap the recent train games we've been playing, including 18 Royal Gorge, 1890 Osaka, Stellar Ventures, Chicago & North Western, Railway Boom, and Imperial Steam. Chapters • 00:00 — Intro • 01:08 — What is a train game? • 04:20 — The three families: 18xx, Age of Steam, Cube Rails • 06:08 — Boundary case: Ticket to Ride • 15:18 — TransAmerica • 18:19 — Union Pacific & Acquire • 20:56 — Stephenson's Rocket • 21:27 — Amabel Holland's Gauge series: Ride the Rails, Irish Gauge, Iberian Gauge, Dual Gauge • 22:39 — Brass: Birmingham (and a Brass: Pittsburgh tease) • 26:31 — The Grand Trunk Journey • 28:35 — Russian Railroads • 29:21 — Indonesia (3rd Edition) • 33:12 — 18 Royal Gorge • 40:42 — 1890 Osaka • 44:00 — Stellar Ventures • 48:28 — Chicago & North Western • 55:43 — Steam Power • 56:00 — Railway Boom • 1:01:54 — Imperial Steam • 1:09:30 — Wrap-up Also mentioned 1830: Railways & Robber Barons · Age of Steam · Northern Pacific · Baltimore & Ohio · TransAmerica & Japan · Brass: Lancashire · Container · Great Western Trail · Shikoku 1889 · Wabash Cannonball / Chicago Express · Age of Rail: South Africa · Yokohama · Across the United States · Metro X · Tzolk'in · The Voyages of Marco Polo · Grand Austria Hotel · Barrage · Food Chain Magnate · Greed Incorporated · Lisboa · 1849 · 1848 · Mini Rails Connect Gaming Moguls BGG guild #3431 · @gamingmoguls on Twitter and Instagram · [email protected] · [email protected]

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