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The Dice Tower

Tom Vasel and Eric Summerer

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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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Do you love board games? I do! But do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes? How do meet-up groups get organized? What is the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign? How do publishers get their games to market? How are people reaching their market in an ever more competitive market? What type of social media personalities are springing up in support of this industry? James interviews experts from across the industry and takes a peak under the hood i ...
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Tom Vasel is a podcaster, designer and reviewer of board games, and President of The Dice Tower. The Dice Tower, started in 2005, is a network of diverse individuals creating video and audio podcasts that promote board and card games. Using video reviews, podcasts, and more, Tom Vasel is joined by a host of gaming enthusiasts whose goal is not just…
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The Snobs and Mr Vasel, Tom Vasel, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: uteruses on trains, what size shirt, what is best beverage, what question is Tom tired of hearing, best and worst game Tom has played in 2024 thus far, dealing with controversy, Mixtape games, Armageddon versus Deep Impact, the IMDB Game and more. …
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The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:00) The White Castle https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371942/the-white-castle (00:13:30) Red Cathedral Solo https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227224/the-red-cathedral (00:16:36) Total Wine and More (00:21:48) Rex: Final Days of an Empire …
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Elias Giannopoulos, is co-founder and co-owner of meeplekeepers and lead product designer. After spending many years in the 3D printing industry as an engineer and 3D designer, Elias started designing inserts and board game accessories. Meeple Keepers first crowdfunding campaign was for Gameframe, a collection of 3d files you can use to transform y…
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The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:24) Shadows Over Camelot-https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15062/shadows-over-camelot (00:04:40) can you raise one eyebrow (00:08:05) listener emails (00:20:45) Skyrise-https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298231/skyrise (00:26:05) table pres…
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Tom and Eric congratulate Julie on her successful move, which leads to a discussion on keeping your collection to a reasonable size (so you don't have to move as much). We run through the nominees for the Spiel des Jahres (Germany's Game of the Year awards), answer some questions from the mailbag, and share our recent Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.…
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The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:20) Hostess Ding Dongs (00:04:48) Die Macher-https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1/die-macher (00:14:50) Gaia Project-https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220308/gaia-project (00:16:11) the meaning of Gaia (00:17:25) Square on Sale-https://boar…
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Alejandro is an aspiring board game designer, with a background in illustration, graphic design, and video editing. He was born and grew up in Venezuela, but moved to the US after high school, and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. His first game is Fluffy Dragons, but he has many other games in the works. You can check out Fluffy Dragons on Kickst…
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This time, Tom recounts his trip to BGG Spring, and Eric reviews the Dungeons and Dragons show in New York City. We act out a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, attempt to help answer a listener question, and close the show with our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:47 - Summer Events 05:26 - Dice Tower District 06:09 - Tom at BGG Spring 13:22 - Eric …
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Andrew Stiles is based in Chicago, and grew up in a board game family. He started designing his own board & card games in 2021, jumping in with both feet. He now wakes up in the middle of the night to write down game ideas. His very first published game is on Kickstarter right now: Wine Cellar by 25th Century Games and Art by Vincent Dutrait. He al…
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The Snobs are all here for better or worse (Gaby was a bit under the weather) and Bruno joins in as they discuss the first couple of days at BGG Spring 2024 and whether or not documenting certain moments in life is helpful or takes away from the moment. Enjoy!! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs Follow/join us at: Board Game Snobs…
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Seb is an outdoor educator and wilderness guide from Vancouver Island with a goal of fostering an appreciation of our wild world through play. He believes the best way to learn is through fun and has been developing packable games to do just that. His latest games, Reforest, Downstream and Masters of Maple Syrup each draw from his passions and aim …
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The One with the animal groupings. The Snobs highlight Jerry's favorite game, Game of Thrones Second Edition. Also discussed, High Society and Modern Art. And Jerry gets obsessed with groupings of animals. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs Follow/join us at: Board Game Snobs Discord https://www.instagram.com/boardgamesnobs…
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Tom, Julie and Eric run through some of their plans for Dice Tower East and Gen Con later this summer before taking a look at the year that was 2004, which was inexplicably 20 years ago. We share a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, answer a question from the mailbag, and round up our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:48 - Events at Dice Tower East 03…
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