COIN Collectors #16: The Shores of Tripoli

Welcome to a special Dads on a Map: COIN Collectors session discussing the 2020 war game “The Shores of Tripoli” by designer Kevin Bertram and published by Fort Circle games. In this episode COIN Collectors Mark and Tom head back to 1801 to explore the creation of the American navy and the conflict with the pirate raiders of Tripoli. We hope you enjoy the show!

- (00:00) Intro music: The Tripolitan Song by Othman Njeim
- (00:25) The Shores of Tripoli Overview
- (02:08) United States Player
- (05:57) Tripolitan Player
- (09:32) Card Play, Events, Hand Management
- (22:36) Combat and Randomness
- (27:15) Replayability and Strategy
- (32:50) Presentation and Similar Games 
- (39:07) Outro with music: The Marines’ Hymn

Links:
- Fort Circle Games (https://www.fortcircle.com/)
- The Shores of Tripoli on BGG (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237860/shores-tripoli)
- Rally the Troops (https://rally-the-troops.com/)