Johnny and Eric have a relaxed episode going over the recent news in the 18xx world, talk briefly about what games they like to play outside of 18xx, and what they've been doing during lockdown. If you'd like to support the show visit patreon.com/trainshuffling Check out our Merchandise store (Benefits the ACLU): www.bonfire.com/store/trainshuffling/ Podcast Hotline: (410) 357-1898 - leave us a question and we may air it on a future episode! Reach out to us with questions, feedback and answers t...
May 16, 2020•44 min•Ep. 11
Johnny and Eric talk about 1833NE, our recent plays of some cube rails games, and general musings on Finances for companies in 18xx games. Here's a link to our stream of Irish Gauge and Chicago Express if you want to follow along with our discussion about the game(s). Here's the P500 Page for 1833NE The Listener Question for Next Episode is: How have you changed your gaming routine during the COVID-19 Outbreak? What suggestions do you have for others for ways you've found to have fun gaming whil...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 10
Johnny and Eric talk about the horrible mistakes during recent plays of 1824 and 1880, as well as upcoming remote streams on Tabletop Simulator, and COVID-19. Here's a link to our streamed game of 1880 if you want to follow along with our discussion about the game. The Listener Question for Next Episode is: What percentage of your gaming time is dedicated to 18xx, and how much game time do you get per month? If you play non-18xx games what are your favorite titles? If you play non-18xx, is there...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 9
Johnny and Eric recap their first night at TotalCon! If you'd like to support the show visit patreon.com/trainshuffling Check out our Merchandise store (Benefits the ACLU): www.bonfire.com/store/trainshuffling/ Podcast Hotline: (410) 357-1898 - leave us a question and we may air it on a future episode! Reach out to us with questions, feedback and answers to listener questions via: Email: trainshuffling@gmail.com Twitter: @TrainShuffling BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3710 Facebook: w...
Feb 21, 2020•35 min
Johnny and Eric discuss Johnny's recent play of 1880 and make a special announcement about an upcoming stream/Kickstarter release. Join our 18NewEngland Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54XkT0KsG2k 1822MRS Stream on 2/10 @ 6pm EST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wpQ_UzCZ9A Sydney 18xx Convention: https://beholdgames.com.au/pages/18xx-sydney-convention If you'd like to support the show visit patreon.com/trainshuffling Check out our Merchandise store (Benefits the ACLU): www.bonfire.com/s...
Feb 06, 2020•55 min•Ep. 8
Johnny and Eric discuss recent plays of 1824, and a few solo games of 1862 among other things. Watch our stream of 1824: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUYtAT-oiXU And Johnny's stream of the 1862 solo game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwv84dCZ7bo If you'd like to support the show visit patreon.com/trainshuffling Check out our Merchandise store (Benefits the ACLU): www.bonfire.com/store/trainshuffling/ Podcast Hotline: (410) 357-1898 - leave us a question and we may air it on a future episod...
Jan 28, 2020•59 min•Ep. 7
Johnny and Eric discuss sportsmanship in 18xx games - Calling games early, playing cooperatively vs. competitively, playing for second, and the like. We also read more responses to listener questions and talk about a few local games and upcoming events we'll be attending. If you'd like to support the show visit patreon.com/trainshuffling Check out our Merchandise store (Benefits the ACLU): www.bonfire.com/store/trainshuffling/ Podcast Hotline: (410) 357-1898 - leave us a question and we may air ...
Jan 19, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 6
Eric and Johnny are joined by 1862 evangelist Randy Brown. We talk about the many unique features of the game and generally gush a bit. Eric tries to keep it in check. Here's a link to our play of 1862 (See comments below the video on BGG for Randy's postmortem) Randy's articles on 62 to date: 1) What eurogamer should know about 1862 2) General Strategy: Structure and Flow of Typical Games 3) General Strategy: Charter Starter 4) General Strategy: Training Board 5) General Strategy: Teaching Stra...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 5
This week Johnny and Eric are joined by Joshua Starr of Grand Trunk Games to talk a little bit about his company -and his recent, big announcement- and a lot about 18xx! Here's a link to our live-stream of 1862: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qo64KEi-2c If you'd like to support the show visit patreon.com/trainshuffling Check out our Merchandise store (Benefits the ACLU): www.bonfire.com/store/trainshuffling/ Podcast Hotline: (410) 357-1898 - leave us a question and we may air it on a future ep...
Dec 03, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 4
In this impromptu episode, Johnny and Eric discuss how 3Ts can become permanent in 1889 (and how to avoid this) and what makes a good 18xx intro title (and request community feedback). Eric Brosius's thoughts on why 1846 is a good introductory game: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/665386/1846-fine-introductory-game-18xx-series Rod Steward's Model Trains: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50403561 Johnny's "semi-objective" analysis of an 18xx Title's Teachability (Please chime in!): ...
Nov 22, 2019•47 min•Ep. 3
Join Eric and Johnny as they discuss Print and Play -how to and ethics- and their impressions of 18CZ by Lonny Orgler, among other ramblings. (Apologies for the unbalanced audio gain. It's something we'll know to avoid in the future - hope the episode isn't too hard for people to listen to!) Link to our playthrough of 18CZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy58jnUQ1vA PnP Links: Grafix Medium Weight Chipboard... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013JRFUA?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Scotch Thermal Laminato...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 2
Johnny and Eric are starting a podcast about 18xx and in this episode cover why they're creating the show, the structure of episodes, their backgrounds, some current 18xx news, and what to expect for the future of the show. Link to 1861/1867 Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshuastarr/1861-russia-1867-canada If you'd like to support the show visit patreon.com/trainshuffling Check out our Merchandise store (Benefits the ACLU): www.bonfire.com/store/trainshuffling/ Podcast Hotlin...
Nov 01, 2019•55 min•Ep. 1
