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 Eric 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.

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TDT - Episode 245 - Reprints we want to see
February 21, 2012 6:12 AM
In this episode of the Dice Tower, Tom and Eric talk about a bunch of games that start with the letter "D", while Greg examines Kickstarter.  Chief continues his quest to build a gaming group, Geoff talks about copyright issues, and Ryan rants about hidden information.  Finally, we end the show talking about games we want to see reprinted.

TDT - Episode 245 - Reprints we want to see, MP3, 36.8 MB, length 76:41
Tom J Vasel
TDT - Episode 244 - Best of 2002 (ten years ago)
February 14, 2012 6:36 AM

In this episode, Eric and I talk about Risk Legacy again, as well as a few other games - and then spend a good bit of the episode looking ten years back at 2002 - talking about gaming trends then, as well as our top ten games from that year.


Tom J Vasel
TDT - Episode 243 - The Longest Game
February 07, 2012 6:22 AM

In this show, Chief talks once again about building a game group, Geoff discusses 3D printing, and Ryan complains about "hobbit" cards.  We talk about several different games, a bit of news, and end the show with our longest games we've ever played.  Plus, a great new contest!


TDT - Episode 243 - The Longest Game, MP3, 26.4 MB, length 73:18
Tom J Vasel
TDT - Episode 242 - Best of 2007 (Five Years ago)
January 31, 2012 6:31 AM

In this show, Ryan takes a look at complexity and games, while we review Evo, Poseidon's Kingdom, and Flash Point.  We answer a ton of listener questions, and end the show with our top ten games from five years ago - 2007.


Tom J Vasel
TDT - Episode 241 - Nolstagia and Games
January 24, 2012 6:44 AM

In this show, we kick off our annual fund raiser, with our cool new Dice Towers, and Geoff talks about pain and games.  The Chief delves into Kickstarter, Andrew talks about a Few Acres of Snow, and Tom and Eric talk about 21 games in 21 minutes.  We give the latest news, and talk about nolstagic games that weren't quite as good as we remembered.


TDT - Episode 241 - Nolstagia and Games, MP3, 27.1 MB, length 75:12
Tom J Vasel
Episode # 240 - Best of 2011, part 2
January 17, 2012 6:36 AM

We continue our best of 2011 show, still joined by an army of contributors!  In this half, we talk about our favorite expansions of 2011, as well as the best reprint, most innovative game, best family game, strangest game, biggest brainburner, and more!  Finally, though, we come to the BEST games of the year - including our top ten games of 2011.


Episode # 240 - Best of 2011, part 2, MP3, 35.2 MB, length 97:48
Tom J Vasel
Episode # 239 - Best of 2011, part 1
January 10, 2012 7:01 AM

In this episode, we are joined by a ton of contributors as we take a look back over the year of 2011.  In this first half, we talk about the best card, war, and party game.  We discuss our most surprising game, as well as the most dissappointing.  We talk about he best components and artwork, as well as the worst games of the year.  And we talk about the year as a whole, including the top ten news stories of 2011.


Episode # 239 - Best of 2011, part 1, MP3, 41.7 MB, length 115:50
Tom J Vasel
Episode # 238 - Games out of our Comfort Zone
December 20, 2011 8:39 AM

In this show, Ryan muses about artists and games, and Tom groans about times he says "Oops".  We talk about recently played games, and interview Christof Tisch  about German culture and games.  Finally, we talk about our top ten games that are out of our personal comfort zones.  Oh, and listen to the very end, after the outro.


Episode # 238 - Games out of our Comfort Zone, MP3, 29.5 MB, length 81:54
Tom J Vasel
Episode # 237 - Addicting Games
December 13, 2011 6:15 AM

In this episode, Geoff talks about Power Creep, while Moritz reviews Shadow Era.  We talk about some Turkeys and Kangaroos (games that have changed in our rankings) and player stereotypes.  We discuss Souvlaki wars, Coercio, Flash Duel, Kill Shot, On the Underground, and Canal Mania.  Finally, we end the show with a discussion on addictive games and how we broke (or didn't!) the addiction.


Episode # 237 - Addicting Games, MP3, 27.6 MB, length 76:41
Tom J Vasel
Episode # 236 - Top Ten Fantasy Games
December 06, 2011 6:07 AM

In this episode, we are joined by Russ Wakelin from the D6 Generation podcast.  We answer a few questions, talk about the complexity of modern games, and then delve into our top ten fantasy games.


Episode 236 - Top Ten Fantasy Games, MP3, 34.6 MB, length 96:11
Tom J Vasel
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