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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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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Back to Back
Tom, Julie and Eric begin by recapping their recent travels, including Julie's trip to The Gathering of Friends and Eric's family trip to Washington DC and Philadelphia. Tom recalls the recent 36-hour marathon on the video chanel, which leads us into tips for playing several games in a row. We have a pretty darn horrific Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and finish the show with our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
00:43 - Playing Games All The Time?
02:40 - Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction (link below)
04:11 - Julie at The Gathering of Friends
14:32 - Eric in DC and Philly
16:23 - Marathons, Cons, and Playing Lots of Games in a Row
39:07 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror
46:04 - El Burro (La Granja)
51:20 - Kohaku
53:48 - Cubitos: Fowl Play
55:45 - Expressions
57:51 - Agemonia
1:01:42 - Spinball
Link to the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction (Ends May 12th, 2024):
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/333009/the-jack-vasel-memorial-fund-auction-2024-through -
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Bargain Basement
This time, Tom, Julie, and Eric discuss the pitfalls of April Fools gags before highlighting the highs and lows of bargain hunting. We confront a listener-submitted dilemma from the mailbag, and we share some Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
00:45 - Cruise Hype and an Unexpected Musical Rant
02:21 - April Fools Annoyance
12:12 - Bargain Hunting
29:25 - Question: Avoid the Game or the Person?
36:05 - Spark Riders 3000
42:36 - Primal: The Awakening
45:56 - Blueprints
48:30 - Cryptid Cafe
50:49 - Eppi
57:36 - Flashback: Zombie Kids -
At The Table with The Dice Tower - This Is Seventeen
Tom, Julie, and Eric revisit last episode's question about auction games by looking at their favorite auction mechanisms, and look forward to Julie's and Eric's events at Dice Tower East. We share a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and run through our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
01:23 - Staying Up Late and Dice Tower West
03:29 - Looking Forward to Dice Tower East
07:00 - 36-Hour Marathon
08:07 - Auction Mechanisms
33:32 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror
37:52 - Xylotar
41:17 - The 7th Citadel
49:39 - Cleocatra
53:40 - Expressions
57:25 - Hissy Fit
59:53 - My Parents Might Be Martians -
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Vegas Baby!
This time, we are LIVE at Dice Tower West 2024 in Las Vegas in front of a convention audience to discuss our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops, pit three games in a Vegas-themed Showdown, share a Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and take questions from the audience.
01:04 - News for Dice Tower West 2025
03:17 - Games Tom Taught
04:26 - Eric Plays Wyrmspan
05:52 - What's Julie Been Doing?
07:33 - Way Too Many Cats
11:38 - Shipwrights of the North Sea: Redux
13:45 - Paris: La Cité de la Lumière
17:27 - Mr. Jack
19:54 - Challengers: Beach Cup
22:47 - Video Game Champion
29:36 - Showdown Intro
30:27 - Vegas Showdown
31:19 - Lords of Vegas
33:52 - Vabanque
36:22 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror
41:12 - What is our favorite Stonemaier Game?
41:58 - Where does Tom keep his hats?
42:39 - What are our favorite Auction Games?
44:23 - What was our favorite non-gaming Vegas experience?
47:41 - What game surprised us after having low expectations?
50:24 - Do we implement house rules/post-release fixes?
54:54 - What is a good travel-sized deck-building game?
57:28 - What are our spouses' favorite games? -
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Storming the Castle
Tom, Julie, and Eric share their excitement for Dice Tower West. Tom and Eric have been playing Collectable Card Games with their kids, while Julie played games in a castle. We share some industry news about the former designers at Prospero Hall, as well as a Tale of Horror that leads to a discussion about Math Trades. And we close the show with our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
00:45 - Dice Tower West and our Live Show
04:34 - Hot Games at DTW
09:51 - Tempest Workshop
13:19 - Playing CCGs with Our Kids
22:44 - Hoop and Stick at Ravenwood Castle
32:20 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror - Math Trades
43:18 - Hecken Good Dogs
50:51 - Wyrmspan
55:34 - Unlock: Legendary Adventures
59:46 - Mythic Mischief
1:02:47 - Spectral
1:05:04 - Penny Dreadfuls of Victorian London -
At The Table with The Dice Tower - The College Years
This time, Tom, Julie, and Eric remember their gaming habits in college. Also, we look at the motivation for a publisher to "rescue" a failed crowdfunding campaign. Eric gets worked up with a Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and we share some Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
01:33 - Dice Tower West and Live At The Table (Saturday 3/9 at 1pm)
04:33 - "Rescuing" a Crowdfunding Campaign
27:01 - Our Gaming in College
40:25 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror
45:26 - Wordcraft
49:21 - Expressions
52:54 - Maps of Misterra
56:27 - Doctor Who Magic the Gathering
1:03:37 - ...and then we held hands
1:05:20 - Sky Team
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No Longer for Me
At the Table should be a brand new podcast rather than carrying on under the Dice Tower podcast title. Likewise, it is not what I want from a board gaming podcast and so unsubscribed after a few episodes failed to dazzle me. Unsubscribed as well from the YouTube channel - it is far too bloated with live feeds, notifications, off topic discussions and other puff pieces. I can find comparable or better board gaming content without hosts or presenters that only pretend to be kind and considerate, that don’t support a disturbingly increasing level of toxicity in the gaming community, or annually package episodes of pre/during/post convention content pushed out each year - it is great you had a good time but I do not care and do not need to hear about all the fun you had while I have to work. It is the equivalent of someone telling you their dreams all the time; fun for them and an interminable slog for everyone else. Lastly, I find it very immoral and unethical and just plain rude for the Dice Tower to hold their yearly fundraising campaign so soon after the holidays. Most people are still recovering financially from the end of year festivities and you want to squeeze them for more money to fuel your gaming content? At the very least wait till mid to late spring to stage your kickstarter campaign.
Edit: I also find they cherry pick the causes, groups and people for which they’ll advocate and/or fundraise (which is normally fine) yet they want the credit and praise of being tolerant and an ally to everyone when they are clearly not. At best their “Christian values” and ally-ship is performative or, at worst, outright charlatanism.