The Dice Tower

Tom Vasel and Eric Summerer take a look at board games, card games, and the people who design, publish, and play them. Top ten lists, Q&A, tales of horror, and more await you!

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1h21m. Bisher sind 813 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 45 days 18 hours 27 minutes

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Episode #0: Updated Introduction & Top 15 Games a New Gamer Should Buy


This is a special (updated!) edition of the Dice Tower, in which we introduce ourselves, our contributors, and talk about different aspects of the show. We also give you ten games every gamer should own.


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 June 26, 2010  1h54m
 
 

Episode #174: Top 10 Pick-up and Delivery Games


Dexter and the Chief explore Ubongo, Moritz talks about the history of SPI, and Geoff interviews the artist for his upcoming game. We finish off our recent contests, and compare Castle Panic to Forbidden Island. Our feature of this show is our top ten...


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 June 14, 2010  1h55m
 
 

Episode #173: Top 10 Bang for the Buck Games


In this show, we give a couple of character stereotypes, talk about the future of game publishing, and the horror of moving games. The Dice Tower gang give info and tips for Origins 2010, and Geoff eulogizes Marvin Gardner. Erik talks about D6...


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 May 28, 2010  1h42m
 
 

Episode #172: Top 10 Word Games


In this show, we talk about why Eric logs his game plays, why Scrabble is annoying, and why old games can be great. Dexter and the Chief talk about Cartagena, Eric talks about Entdecker, and Tom talks abou You're Bluffing! Moritz talks about the...


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 May 16, 2010  1h40m
 
 

Episode #171: Top 10 Board Game Companies


In this episode, Tom and Eric talk about Vasco da Gama and the "Cult of the New". Tom reveals where he is relocating, we start a new contest for an interesting new game, and we talk about some of the latest gaming news. Brad talks about Winsome...


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 May 4, 2010  1h44m
 
 

Episode #170: Top 10 Replacement Games


In this show, we take some time talking about the top ten games that have replaced other games in our collections. Dexter and the Chief talk about Take it Easy, Brad goes over Age of Steam, Tom reviews 10 games in 9 minutes (or something like that),...


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 April 22, 2010  1h43m
 
 

Episode #169: Top 10 Stress-Inducing Board Games


In this episode, Eric reviews a pile of games, Moritz discusses Mozart and games, and Geoff defends High Society. Dexter and the Chief go over Long Shot, Tom rants against publishers' lack of respect for dads, and Adam gives us some Dominion variants....


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 April 7, 2010  1h55m
 
 

Episode #168: A Look Back: Best Games from 1995


In this episode, Geoff talks about the worries of publishing a new game, we have several reviews from contributors, and we continue our Summoner Wars contest. Dexter and the Chief make an appearance, and Tom talks about 17 games in 17 minutes (or...


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 March 22, 2010  1h40m
 
 

Episode #167: A Look Back: Top 10 Games From 2000


In this episode, we talk about the best games from 2000 - a decade ago! Our contributors talk about the game you would have "to pry form our cold, dead hands", Geoff talks about rulebooks, and Brad mentions a new Martin Wallace game! We talk about our...


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 March 9, 2010  1h30m
 
 

Episode #166: A Look Back: Top 10 Games From 2005


In this show, Geoff talks about rules writing, and Adam tells us a Wits and Wagers variant. We do more player categories, talk about some recently played games, and go over the latest gaming news. The whole gang gets together, and takes a look back...


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 February 20, 2010  1h17m