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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A family friendly roll playing podcast based in the world of Dungeons and Dragons. The Dice Tower team takes you through epic stories and battles that will make you laugh.
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A show about board games and the people who play them. Join us each week as we interview a guest about what makes them enjoy board games, and talk about a few of our own.
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Do you want just the audio from our Tops 10s, special videos, and select reviews? Then you've come to the right place
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Dan King (The Game Boy Geek) & Sam Healey talk about topics involving Christians and Tabletop Gaming while trying to bridge the gap between world views.
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A podcast about board games but not really. For entertainment purposes only. Entry level knowledge, expert level nonsense.
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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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Am I a Professional Reviewer? - with Tom Vasel
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Tom Vasel discusses what it means to be a "professional" in board game media. Does he fit the definition? What is the definition?By The Dice Tower
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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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Episode 309: The White Castle, REX and Battle Mechanisms
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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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Episode 301: Elias Giannopoulos, Meeple Keepers
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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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Trickster's Table App Review: An App Renaissance
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Chris Yi shows off the Trickster's Table app, developed by Dan Bravender for Android and iOS. It features many trick taking games you should check out.By The Dice Tower
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The Dice Tower continues their campaign of the Four Coins, based on D&D 5e, but in a world of Tom's own imagination.
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Tom Vasel takes a look at the games he reviewed 1, 5, 10, and 20 years ago.By The Dice Tower
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Board Game Smorgasboard - Fly High, French Fry!
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Join us for some gaming news, a Top 3, and a review of some plastic containers.By The Dice Tower
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All the games we reviewed last week.By The Dice Tower
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Episode 308: Shadows Over Camelot, Skyrise and Wellbutrin
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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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At The Table with The Dice Tower - I Pick Things Up I Put Them Down
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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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Live Q&A - with Tom Vasel - June 17th, 2024
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You have questions, Tom has answers. It's meant to be!By The Dice Tower
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The Summer Spectacular ends with a bang with the announcement of the Dice Tower Award Nominations.By The Dice Tower
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Top 100 Games of All Time: 10-1 - with Milla, Joey, and Chris
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The Summer Spectacular continues with Camilla, Joey and Chris as they share their top 10 games of all time.By The Dice Tower
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Top 100 Games of All Time: 10-1 - With Roy, Wendy, & Jason
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The Summer Spectacular continues with Roy, Wendy & Jason all sharing their top 10 games of all time.By The Dice Tower
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Episode 307: Die Macher, Path of Civilization and Cysmic Designer Jason Blake
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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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What Are The Dice Tower Essestials - with Tom Vasel
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Tom Vasel explains the history and the future of the Dice Tower Essentials line of games produced in a partnership with Arcane Wonders!By The Dice Tower
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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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Summer Spectacular - Board Game Breakfast
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Kick off the Summer Spectacular with Chris, Roy and Wendy with a healthy serving of Board Game Breakfast.By The Dice Tower
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Tom Vasel, Camilla Cleghorn, and Joey Evans take a look at their top 10 games full of action, excitement, and most importantly, adventure!By The Dice Tower
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Top 100 Games of All Time - 20-11 - with Milla, Joey & Chris
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The Top 100 Games of All Time continues with the penultimate slot, and the last part of the list before the Dice Tower's Summer Spectacular begins! Let's see some more great games and Chris's picks too.By The Dice Tower
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Top 100 Games of All Time 20-11 - with Roy, Wendy & jason
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Roy, Wendy, & Jason Share their top 100 board games of ALL time!!By The Dice Tower
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Board Game Smorgasbord - Dribble LIVE!
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Join us for some gaming news, a Top 3, and a review of something…different!By The Dice Tower
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All the games we reviewed this week.By The Dice Tower
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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Places Please
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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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Live Q & A - With Ruby and Violet - June 3, 2024
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Ask Ruby and Violet all of your questions!By The Dice Tower
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Top 10 Board Games for Magic the Gathering Players
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Tom Vasel, Zee Garcia, and Roy Cannaday takes a look at their Top 10 Games they would recommend if you enjoy playing Magic the Gathering and want to try more board games.By The Dice Tower
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Top 100 Games of All Time - 30-21 - with Milla, Joey & Chris
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Only thirty games remain in the best hundred games of all time! Here's another block of 10 games as we move along. As you know, the cream rises to the top!By The Dice Tower
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Top 100 Games of All Time - 30-21 - with Roy, Wendy & Jason
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Top 100 Games of All Time: 30-21 - With Roy, Wendy, & JasonBy The Dice Tower
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Board Game Smorgasbord - Buying & Selling
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Join us for some gaming news, a Top 3, and a discussion about buying (and selling) these games of ours.By The Dice Tower
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Episode 305: Living in the Moment at BGG Spring
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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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All the games we reviewed the last two weeks.By The Dice Tower
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Episode 297: Sébastien Bernier-Wong, Firestarter Games
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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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You've got questions! Tom has answers! It's meant to be!By The Dice Tower
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Top 100 Games of All Time - 40-31 - with Milla, Joey & Chris
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Hark! The fourtieth best game of all time comes hence! Also nine other great games too. So come on take a dip into the continuing Top 100 Games of All Times.By The Dice Tower
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Top 100 Games of All Time - 40-31 - with Roy, Wendy & Jason
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Roy, Wendy, & Jason Share their top 100 board games of ALL time!!By The Dice Tower
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Board Game Smorgasbord - Which Faction Do You Choose
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Join us for some gaming news, a Top 3, and a discussion of how we pick our faction/character in games.By The Dice Tower
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Tom Vasel, Zee Garcia, and Chris Yi take a look at the top 10 games that came out 20 years ago, 2004.By The Dice Tower
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Board Game Breakfast 501 - Place, Setting
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Chris, Roy & Wendy come at you with a healthy dose of Board Game Breakfast! Plus fantastic contributors!By The Dice Tower
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**CLASSIC THROWBACK** Episode 23: Game of Thrones Second Edition
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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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At The Table with The Dice Tower - In The Year Two Thousand... Four
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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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