The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower is an Internet podcast (a radio show you can download) about boardgames. Your hosts for the show are Tom Vasel, noted game reviewer, and Eric Summerer. In the show, Tom and Sam talk about boardgames, card games, wargames, miniatures,
Host: Tom Vasel & Eric Summerer
The Dice Tower is an Internet podcast (a radio show you can download) about boardgames. Your hosts for the show are Tom Vasel, noted game reviewer, and Eric Summerer. In the show, Tom and Sam talk about boardgames, card games, wargames, miniatures, and much more. New to the Dice Tower? Then listen to: Episode 0: Introduction & Top 15 Games a New Gamer Should Buy Note: The Dice Tower episodes are provided as a service to the community and although they are entirely family friendly, Funagain Games is not responsible for their content.
| Episode Name | Time | Release Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode #167: A Look Back: Top 10 Games From 2000 | 03/09/2010 | 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 online throwdown, and Tom reviews Mystery... | |
| Episode #166: A Look Back: Top 10 Games From 2005 | 02/20/2010 | 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 five years ago - at the top ten games from... | |
| Episode #165: Top 10 Ways to Play Games Online | 02/10/2010 | In this show, Geoff plays games with robots, Adam changes the rules to Risk, and we check in with Dexter and the Chief. We debut a new convention segment, explore the exciting world of dungeon bureaucracy with Dungeon Lords, and present our top ten ways to play games online. This week's show is... | |
| Episode #164 (Part 2): Best of 2009 | 56:34 | 01/15/2010 | This is the second part of two in which Tom and Eric talk about the best games of 2009. This show is simply our top ten games. Joining us is our regular cast of contributors, including Joe Steadman, Sam Healey, Giles Pritchard, Mary Prasad, Moritz Eggert, Erik Herman, Mark Zielinski, and Melody... |
| Episode #164 (Part 1): Best of 2009 | 101:45:00 | 01/15/2010 | In this show, the first part of two, Tom and Eric talk about the best and worst games of 2009. They discuss the worst game, biggest disappointment, biggest surprise, best expansion, best war game, best artwork, coolest components, best party game, and more! Joining us is our regular cast of... |
| Episode #163: Top Ten Most Unique Games | 01/02/2010 | In this show, the gang talks about the strangest games they ever played, Geoff talks about giving, and Mark talks about Christmas. We discuss recently played games - Thunderstone, the Adventurers, Castle Panic, the Ares Project, Summoner Wars, and World without End. Giles talks about a game... | |
| Episode #162: Top Fantasy Flight Games | 12/18/2009 | In this show we talk about the games we want to get for Christmas. We finish up our contest and review Knights of the Realm. Geoff talks about gaming tables, and Moritz reviews a wargame. Finally, we end the show with our top ten Fantasy Flight games. This week's show is available in two... | |
| Episode #161: Top Games That Should Be Reprinted | 12/04/2009 | In this episode, we talk about the future of the Dice Tower, review El Grande, and compare Shadows over Camelot to Battlestar Galactica. We discuss games played over the Thanksgiving holidays, and give our list of games that should be reprinted. This week's show is available in two... | |
| Episode #160: Top 10 Wolfgang Kramer Games | 11/24/2009 | In this show, we talk about what games are good to bring a young gamer into heavier strategy games, and discuss recently played games. We start a new contest, discuss Metro, and discuss our top ten Wolfgang Kramer games. This week's show is available in two formats: Regular (mp3): Episode 160 (mp3... | |
| Episode #159: Top 10 Gimmicks in Board Games | 11/09/2009 | In this show, Tom answers some questions about the game fair in Essen, and talks about some of the new games he picked up there. Sturm and Geoff talk about game rules, and Moritz ambushes the listeners. Joe and Mark talk about their ASL conference, Sam reviews some new games, and we end the show... |