The Dice Tower

In this episode, originally aired May 24, 2005, Tom Vasel and Joe Steadman talk about games they are playing, and review both Lineage II and Sergeants on the Eastern Front. Tom rants, Joe talks about the soldier of the week, and both come up with a variety of wacky Catan variants. They discuss Games Workshop's pricing, answer a lot of questions, and end the show with their top ten games - component quality. This show was sponsored by Days of Wonder.

In this episode, Mary gives us the news, and Sam and Tom talk about other hot news items of the week. Geoff Englestein talks about Tech and games, and Mike Hibbert issues a challenge to Sam and Tom. Jeb starts his own podcast, Ted Cheatham reviews Duel in the Dark, and Tom and Sam talk about recently played games. We give our opinions on the Board Game Podcaster Awards, and talk about our top ten board game expansions. This show was sponsored by Days of Wonder.

In this short episode, Tom and Sam present the Board Game Podcaster Awards in the Small Publisher category. Listen to hear the nominated games and which one won!

In this show, originally aired May 11, 2005, Tom and Joe answer quite a few listener questions, including different ways to play war games online. They also talk about their "Turkeys" and "Donkeys", and review World in War and Decision: Midway. Joe talks about the soldier of the week, and Tom rants about time. They also give their top ten card games. The episode comes with commentary by Tom. This show was sponsored by Days of Wonder.

In this episode, Mary gives the news while Greg tells us his opinions of the Spiel des Jahres nominations. We review Wings of War, and Tom rants about tie breakers and tells why he loves games. Paul gives us the best wargames of 2006, while Moritz continues his top ten commandments for game designers. Sam gives his top ten games from 2006, and we end the show with an interview with Jason Matthews - codesigner of Twilight Struggle.

In this episode, originally posted May 5, 2005, the Dice Tower begins. Tom Vasel and Joe Steadman give their backgrounds, talk about what they are doing in Korea, and mention the state of gaming in Korea. They both give their top ten favorite board games, and answer a lot of random board game questions. It all starts here!

In this episode, we introduce Paul Glenn, our new wargame correspondent, and include the news from Mary and more gaming commandments from Moritz. We start a new contest for Box of Golf, and talk once more about a few things from Origins. Sam and I give our top ten new games we played at Origins, and Tom rants about the Origins awards.

A special episode of the Dice Tower, in which Tom interviews Corey Konieczka from Fantasy Flight Games. Corey talks about working at Fantasy Flight and some of his designs, but we spend most of our time talking about the upcoming Starcraft Board Game. Enjoy!

A lot of audio from the Origins game convention, featuring Sam, Tom, Joe Steadman, Rick Thornquist, Alan Moon, Andrew Parks, Erik Smith, and many more! Our impressions of the convention halfway through. Sam and I also give our top ten things that we enjoyed about Origins '07, and also review Powerstorm.

A special episode of the Dice Tower with more interviews by Mary Prasad at the Gathering of Friends.

In this episode, we take a look at the past and present of the Dice Tower. We have Greg Schloesser talking about how he got into gaming Rick Thornquist talking about the beginning of the Dice Tower Mary Prasad discussing different game conventions Derk and Aldie talking about www.boardgamegeek.com, Geekspeak, and some news! Mark Johnson discussing the birth of game podcasting Eric Summerer explaining how he does a show bit Joe Steadman talking about what he's doing these days Walt O' Hara, Eric Burgess, Scott Nicholson, Paul Tevis, Doug Garrett, and a host of others talk about podcasting and the Dice Tower favorite clips from the Dice Tower Moritz' Ten Gaming Commandments.

In this episode, we take a look at the past and present of the Dice Tower. We have Greg Schloesser talking about how he got into gaming Rick Thornquist talking about the beginning of the Dice Tower Mary Prasad discussing different game conventions Derk and Aldie talking about www.boardgamegeek.com, Geekspeak, and some news! Mark Johnson discussing the birth of game podcasting Eric Summerer explaining how he does a show bit Joe Steadman talking about what he's doing these days Walt O' Hara, Eric Burgess, Scott Nicholson, Paul Tevis, Doug Garrett, and a host of others talk about podcasting and the Dice Tower favorite clips from the Dice Tower Moritz' Ten Gaming Commandments.

In this episode, Mary gives us the latest news, as well as a review of Colosseum. Moritz finishes up his gaming session with Jason White, and Eric gives a quick review of Imperial. Greg, Mary, and Tom talk about their top ten games with dice, and we discuss Origins and episode # 100. Finally, we wrap up the show with a detailed session report and look at the Shattered Empire expansion for Twilight Imperium III.

In this episode, we give a session report about Mall of Horror, Faces, and Vegas Showdown, and listen to interviews by Mary Prasad. Mary also gives us the news, and Moritz talks about the legendary gamer H. G. Wells. Greg gives his top ten games for large groups of people, and Tom gives his top ten card games for large groups. Finally, we continue our contest for Treasure Fleet and discuss our Origins plans.

A special small segment from the Dice Tower in which Mary does several short interviews of gaming notables. With input from Rick Thornquist, David Fair, and more!

In this episode, we preview several new games, and Mary gives us the news about what's coming up in the next couple of months. Moritz talks about Mozart the gamer, and recounts his Wilderness War game with Jason White. Mike Hibbert reviews On the Underground, and we talk about if a person should ever deliberately lose a game. Finally, Greg, Mary, Sam, and I all talk about games that are "pleasant suprises" - games that were much better than we originally thought. And check out our new contest for Treasure Fleet!

In this jam packed episode, Mary interviews many notables in the gaming industry - including Jay Tummelson. She also gives a lot of news - including a Valley Games exclusive announcement, and Sam and Tom discuss the upcoming Fantasy Flight games. Moritz talks about Yspahan, and Eric takes a trip to the extremely exclusive Dice Tower convention. Sam and Tom talk about recent gaming at Camp Casey - and their differing views of Liberte. Finally, we round the show out with our biggest disappointments in games, from Jason, Greg, and Tom.

On a biweekly schedule now, the Dice Tower is bigger and better! Moritz and Jason both give their points of view on their Wilderness War match, and Moritz gives us some strange game news from Germany. Sam reviews Ghoulash, Tom talks about Tenseseconds, and we answer a few listener questions. Mary interviews a few gaming personalities at the Gathering of Friends, and both she and Greg give their top game lists from the Gathering of Friends. Finally, Sam and I both compare and contrast Tide of Iron and Combat Commander: Europe.

In this episode, we discuss a couple session reports involving Incan Gold, Wallenstein, Pillars of the Earth, Lord of the Rings, Manhatten, Clash of the Gladiators, Dart Wars, Nottingham, Nexus Ops, and Shadows over Camelot. Greg talks about "old games", and Mary gives us two news segments - fixing an error Tom made last week. We continue our contest, listen to Eric talk about Days of Wonder's (made up) technical support, and have a review of Rumis. Finally, we talk about our top ten mean and nasty games - games that allow (or even encourage) you to be evil towards the other players.

In this episode, Moritz talks about his second favorite gaming accessory and updates us with his battle against Jason. Mary gives us the news and a review, and Eric gives us another 72 second review. Greg discusses three new games, including Pillars of the Earth, and Tom dreams about games going mainstream. Finally, we talk about the top ten games for a Geometry class that teach logical thinking.