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The Dice Tower

Tom Vasel, Julie Ahern, and Eric Summerer

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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All Episodes

01:14:08

TDT # 563 - Dice Tower Awards 2018

The Dice Tower ·

2018/07/10

In this show, all of us show up live at Dice Tower Con 2018 for the annual Dice Tower Awards! Joined by a host of contributors to the show, we hand out the awards for the best games of 2017!

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01:13:16

TDT # 562 - Oh, Look at the Time!

The Dice Tower ·

2018/07/03

In this episode, we talk about some of the new games we picked up at Origins, and Suzanne tries to keep Mandi awake! We're also on our way to go to Dice Tower Con!

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01:33:39

TDT # 561 - Best Train Games

The Dice Tower ·

2018/06/26

In this episode, we're back! To normal, that is - and we run a very normal episode with a very normal advertisement at the very end. Wait, what? Anyway, we talk about Rise of Queensdale, the new Exit games, Thanos Rising, Megaland, and Gizmos. We also listen to Geoff talk about deduction vs induction, answer a pile of questions, and hear a tale of horror! Finally, we end the show talking about our favorite train games. Huzzah!!

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01:25:03

TDT # 560 - Live from Origins 2018

The Dice Tower ·

2018/06/19

So it's our annual live Origins show. (as a side note, we're stuck with their audio system, so that's why things are they way they are.) We talk about games we played at the convention, including Coimbra and Reef, talk about the convention as a whole, have a game show with Sam Healey and Zee Garcia, and end the show answering a bunch of weird and crazy questions!

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01:42:59

TDT # 559 - Origins 2018 Preview

The Dice Tower ·

2018/06/12

In this episode, we talk about Magic Maze Kids, Boomerang, Kashgar, Pursuit of Happiness: Community, Way of the Panda, and My Little Scythe. We also talk about the upcoming show Origins 2018! Mandi and Suzanne go over ten different games they are interested in checking out, and Tom talks about some tips for first timers!

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01:39:20

TDT # 558 - Best Cooperative Games

The Dice Tower ·

2018/06/05

In this show, Mandi and Eric talk about Council of 4, Junk Orbit, Drop It, Now Boarding, Oh My Goods: Longsdale in Revolt, and Criss Cross. Geoff talks about calculus, we answer questions, hear a tale of amazement, and then go over our top ten cooperative games!

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01:31:17

TDT # 557 - Reboot@button Oops!

The Dice Tower ·

2018/05/29

In this episode, we go back to our normal programming! We review The Last Garden, Long Live the Queen, Memoaar, Powerships, Tea Dragon Society, and Prowler's Passage. We also take a look at the classic games Master's Gallery and Felix/Felicity Cat in the Sack. There's also app discussion, Kickstarter and a few questions!

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01:40:49

TDT # 556 - Games to teach Science

The Dice Tower ·

2018/05/22

In this show, Eric survives a lot to show up and record with Suzanne! We talk about MetroX, Renegade, Reworld, Pyramids of the Jaguar, Sunset Over Water, and Keyper. Geoff talks about the limits of AI, and we talk about the Spiel des Jahres nominations! Finally, we end the show with the top ten games to teach Science!

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01:12:39

TDT # 555 - Come On CMON

The Dice Tower ·

2018/05/15

In this show, we talk about different games played at the CMON expo, including Council of 4, 13 Clues, Modern Art, and Dragon Castle. We also discuss overproduced games, game we're going to try to play, and some roll-and-write games!

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01:37:35

TDT # 554 - Games that teach History

The Dice Tower ·

2018/05/08

In this show, we talk about Mistborn, Queensdale, Incorporated, Space Base, Pass the Pandas, and Felicity: The Cat in the Sack. Travis Chance from Kolossal Games comes on and talks about what it's like to start a company from scratch, and we hear another tale of Horror. Finally, we end the show with our top ten games to teach History!

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01:18:46

TDT # 553 - Stop, Drop, and Scrape

The Dice Tower ·

2018/05/01

In this show, we talk about Dr. Beaker, Die Horbies, Drop It, Monster Trap, Stop Thief, and Decrypto. We also look at some classic games, like High Society and Indigo; and discuss the effect of hype on us as gaming consumers!

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01:21:30

TDT # 552 - Games that teach English

The Dice Tower ·

2018/04/24

Tom and Mandi record live from a small convention the Gathering of Friends. We talk about analysis paralysis, Choose Your Own Adventure Games, Pie Town, The Mind, Keyflow, Sunset over Water, Thanos Rising, and more! Stephen Buonocore crashes the show to help us answer questions, and we finish up with our top ten games to help teach English!

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01:46:40

TDT551 - Favorite Roll and Writes!

The Dice Tower ·

2018/04/18

In this show, we talk a lot about "roll and write" games. What are they? Why do we like them? And most importantly, what are our favorites? We also talk about Hype and games, and Eric shows up with a question!

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01:43:56

TDT # 550 - Games that teach Mathematics

The Dice Tower ·

2018/04/10

In this episode, we review Oh My Goods, Steamrollers, Dungeon Rush, and Seikatsu. We dare to disagree with Geoff, interview the always talkative Stephen Buonocore from Stronghold Games, and hear a chilling tale of horror. Finally, we talk about ten great games to teach math!

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01:37:41

TDT # 549 - The Dummy Player!

The Dice Tower ·

2018/04/03

In this show, we talk about Noria, Shipwreck Arcana, Istanbul Dice, the Mind, Shop & Time, and Dragon Castle. We also talk about a few apps, dummy players in games, and answer some listener questions!

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01:34:47

TDT # 548 - Comeback Games

The Dice Tower ·

2018/03/27

In this show, we talk about Way of the Panda, Shards of Infinity, Wendake, and Sakura. We also interview Dawn Studebaker about her experiences working with GAMA and running a local game store. We continue our discussion (with your input!) about "too many games?" and end the show with our top ten "comeback" games, where you don't know the game's over until the end!

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01:29:22

TDT # 547 - I'll Take One of Each!

The Dice Tower ·

2018/03/20

In this show, we recap games we saw at recent conventions! We talk about Untold: Adventures Await, Caper, Space Freaks, Prowler's Passage, Clank! the Mummy's Curse, Nimble, Haven, Otys, Nyctophobia, Container, End of the Rail, Songbirds, Suamurai Jack Back to the Past, Keyper, Drop It, The Mind, and Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time. Whew!

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01:36:06

TDT # 546 - Cute Games

The Dice Tower ·

2018/03/13

In this show Eric talks about Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks, Fantastiqa: Rival Realms, and The Willow Game (1988, Tor Books). We also discuss are there TOO MANY GAMES? Food when playing games is brought up, questions are answered, and finally we talk about our top ten "cute" games!

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01:26:15

TDT # 545 - Mandi! In. Space!

The Dice Tower ·

2018/03/06

In this show, we talk about London, Space Base, Dungeon Draft, Import/Export, Kepler 3042, Edge of Darkness, and Sakura. We also discuss lending our games to others, have a visit from Eric, and more!

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01:24:03

TDT # 544 - Food, Glorious Food!

The Dice Tower ·

2018/02/27

In this show, we talk about Get Off My Land!, Star Wars Clue, Awkward Guests, Noria, Tiki Island, and Vampires of the Night. We answer questions like why our voices are so slow, games as luxury items, and obnoxious players. We hear a tale of horror, and then end the show talking about our favorite food-themed games.

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