18RoyalGorge
Join Tony and Chris as they talk with Denman and Kayla, designers of the Kickstarting 18RoyalGorge! The Kickstarter link is: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/18wood/18royalgorge
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Wheel Tapping - An 18xx Podcast
Hosted by Tony Fryer and Chris Whitpan this show will feature individual titles in the 18xx genre. We will deep dive and make them easier to understand so you can decide if its right for you!
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1867 - Big Wyoming
Join Chris, Tony, and designer Dominick Duhamel as they talk about the upcoming 18xx title, 1867: Big Wyoming!
Oct 15, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Railways of the Lost Atlas
Join Chris and Tony as they welcome the designers Kevin Delger and Jacob Schacht to discuss making Railways of the Lost Atlas!
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 40
18 Top10 - PART II
Chris and Tony break down their Top 10 in this run of episodes. Join us in Part II where we discuss our 1-5 and also compare to our past lists! Be sure to catch up on Part I so you don't have spoilers!
Jul 22, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 39
18 Top10 - PART I
Chris and Tony break down their Top 10 in this run of episodes. Join us in Part I where we discuss the rules and cover 10-6 plus some honorable mentions!
Jul 15, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 38
18BF - Big Four (Protoype)
Join Tony and Chris as they talk all about Ian D. Wilson's new design 18BF.
Jun 17, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 37
18SJ - (Sweden) Railways of the Frozen North
Join Tony and Chris as we discuss this fun, tight game with some interesting play of 30 and 46!
May 14, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 36
18XX - 2 Player
Nope, this is not a joke, it's real! Join Tony and Chris as we discuss what makes 2-players difficult in 18xx games, but also, what makes some work better than others! A fun conversation as we get back in the saddle for an episode!
Apr 17, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 1
18Korea - Do-Over!
This time Tony and Chris sit down (in person!) to discuss 18Korea and its place in the "new hotness" of 18xx games. Come find out if we like this dynamic game!
Aug 25, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 34
1822 PNW: Pacific North West
This week, Tony is away and I have Ken Kuhn, Author of 1822PNW on to both Co-Host and help cover his new creation 1822PNW. Be sure to check out all the fun Ken and I had diving into this underserved area of 18xx history!
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 33
1822 MX
Fresh and back from TRAXX 2022 this month we are talking all about the most recent 1822-based game, 1822 MX. Tony and Chris walk through this recent title from All Aboard games.
May 22, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 32
18Nebraska
Tony and Chris chat about 18Nebraska! A fun little game for 2-4!
Apr 10, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 31
1836Jr - Set in the Low Country
This week Tony and Chris are together in Denver and chatting about 1836Jr! (Sorry about the Audio, we had to use the camera Mic this round)
Mar 06, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 30
18MS - Railroads come to Mississippi
This week Tony and Chris talk through Mark Derrick's 18MS. Originally only found in the 18Dixie bundle, it has seen a new printing from All Aboard on its own. Touted as a teaching game in under 2 hours, does this small game live up to the hype?
Jan 04, 2022•44 min•Ep. 29
18 India & TraXX
Join Tony, Micahel, and Chris for this live recording of 18 India and Traxx! Get Merch: 👕www.teespring.com/stores/wheel-tapping Support us: 💳 www.patreon.com/wheeltapping Find Chris: 🚇 www.twitter.com/wheeltapping Find Tony: 🚂 www.twitter.com/afreyergames Podcast: 🎤 wheeltapping.libsyn.com Support our Sponsor: www.gametoppersllc.com
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 28
1840 - Vienna Tramways
Chris and Tony dive into the new title from Lonny, 1840! Come along with us as we talk about this quirky game! ------ Get Merch: 👕www.teespring.com/stores/wheel-tapping Support us: 💳 www.patreon.com/wheeltapping Find Chris: 🚇 www.twitter.com/wheeltapping Find Tony: 🚂 www.twitter.com/afreyergames Podcast: 🎤 wheeltapping.libsyn.com Support our Sponsor: www.gametoppersllc.com
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 27
18O'Toole
This month Chris is super busy this month, so we are going to rebroadcast an interview he did with the master of the modern cube rail game's graphic design, Ian O'Toole. We hope you will enjoy this interview recorded at Camp Capstone last fall with Chris. We will see you next month
Oct 01, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 26
1865 - Sardinia
This time Tony and Chris shine the light on this 3-4 player 18xx game with some pretty unique twists! ------ Get Merch: 👕www.teespring.com/stores/wheel-tapping Support us: 💳 www.patreon.com/wheeltapping Find Chris: 🚇 www.twitter.com/wheeltapping Find Tony: 🚂 www.twitter.com/afreyergames Podcast: 🎤 wheeltapping.libsyn.com Support our Sponsor: www.gametoppersllc.com
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 8 min
18Kickstarter with Special Guest Travis Hill
This month Tony and Chris discuss crowdfunding and talk with Travis Hill about his upcoming ventures as well! We cover MAINLINE MAGAZINE UNION STATION WESTWARD RAILS
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 24
18IRELAND
This month Tony and Chris talk about 18 IRELAND. We dive down the rabbit hole of this poverty-stricken, narrow-gauge, merge-fest!
Jul 04, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 23
18PA
Join Tony and Chris as they travel down the hometown favorite designed by David Hecht!
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 22
18CZ
Join Chris and Tony as they discuss 18CZ by Lonny Orgler. This comes after a play with only 2 people so we also tend to focus our conversation on that topic.
May 02, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Print and Play Special
Come join Tony and Chris as they Welcome John Harres to talk about how we print and play 18xx titles and maybe you can learn from our mistakes. The full tool list is on our patreon page at www.patreon.com/wheeltapping
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 20
TransAmerica
This month Chris and Tony go old school, and do a 2 person chow all about TransAmerica!
Apr 01, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 19
1849 - Sicily
Join Tony, Chris, and Special guest Jac as we run down what makes 1849 a game we love to get to the table!
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 18
18LosAngeles - LA County, CA
Join Chris, Tony, and Special Guest Nick Neylon to talk about Tony's design of 18LosAngeles! Join us as we find out the ins and outs of what has quickly become a group favorite!
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 17
1830 - Railways and Robber Barons
We cover one of the progenitors of the hobby with 1830. We are joined by Tyler, of Dual Guage, who is a caretaker of an amazing library and has over 100 plays to his credit.
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 16
18FL - Florida
Join Chris and Tony as they go Old Skool and break down this classic school night title designed by David Hecht.
Nov 30, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 15
1822 - Revist: with designer Simon Cutforth
This month we do a first! We revisit a previously covered title, 1822. But we have a very good reason as we were able to catch up with Simon Cutforth and chat with him about his design ideas behind one of our favorite titles.
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Our Top 5 18XX - With Nick Neylon
Join Tony, Chris, and Nick as we discuss our favorite 5 and gloss over honorable mentions! Get Merch: 👕www.teespring.com/stores/wheel-tapping Support us: 💳 www.patreon.com/wheeltapping F ind Chris: 🚇 www.twitter.com/wheeltapping Find Tony: 🚂 www.twitter.com/afreyergames Podcast: 🎤 wheeltapping.libsyn.com...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 13
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