The Dice Tower

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TDT - Episode # 301 - Throwing Games Away Apr 09, 2013

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In this episode of the Dice Tower, we return to normalcy. Well, mostly - Geoff joins us to talk about white noise, Brian returns with Cult of the Old, and we have a new contributor - Tish - who discusses gaming on a budget. We discuss Al Rashid, Lord of the Rings Dice Building Game and more - and talk a bit about Tabletop Gaming Day. News, a Tale of Horror, and Musings On all come before our question of the week - "Have you ever thrown a game away, and why?"

TDT - Episode # 300 - A New Beginning Apr 01, 2013

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It's a new page for the Dice Tower in this mega-episode. In this show, Eric is joined by a host of contributors, including some voices not heard from in a while. He talks about several recent games, answers a pile of questions, and ends the show with the top ten worker placement games.

TDT - Episode # 299 - Live from GTS 2013 Mar 26, 2013

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In this show, recorded live at the Gama Trade Show in Las Vegas, Tom and Eric give more news than any one show should ever handle, and also give first impressions of Star Trek: Attack Wing and Fluxx: the Board Game. We also have Brian talk about Dreamblade, Chief about Kickstarter, Geoff about Allen Calhamer, and Giles about - well, just listen. And another contest!

TDT #298 - Top Ten Science Fiction Games Mar 19, 2013

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In this show we talk about some new games we've played, and end the show with our ten favorite science fiction games!

TDT - Episode # 297 - No Time for Games! Mar 12, 2013

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A jam packed episode! Including: Reviews of Alcatraz, Skagway, Hoplomachus, and Fantastiqa, Brian taking a look-back at Get Bit, talk about upcoming conventions, Barry talking about conquering your family, a tale of Horror, Geoff getting into rules lawyering, James discussing innovation, Tom rambling all over the place, a contest, and our question of the week - how long have we gone without playing games and how did we handle such a horror!? Whew!

TDT - Episode # 296 - Best Convention Games Mar 06, 2013

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The second half of our show we recorded live at TotalCon 2013, Eric and I have another tale of Horror, and talk about some more recently played games. We answer a few questions, but spend most of the show talking about the best games to play at conventions.

TDT - Episode # 295 - Live from TotalCon 2013 Feb 26, 2013

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In the first of two episodes recorded live before an audience at TotalCon 2013, we talk with the hosts of Not Just Another Gaming Podcast, Cardboard Jungle, and the GameSalute Shows. We talk about some great games, including Police Precinct and Wild Fun West, hear Chief talk about Kickstarter and Giles about Kickstopper, get scared by Eric, and listen to Brian talk about The Omega Virus. We finish up the show with some questions from the audience!

TDT - Episode # 294 - Best Games from 1998 Feb 19, 2013

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In this episode, Tom takes a look at Fantastiqa and Batman: Gotham City. We answer quite a few questions, and then take a look back at 1998 - 15 years ago, and talk about the best games from that year!

TDT - Episode # 293 - Displaying Games Feb 12, 2013

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In this show, Eric talks about Catan Histories: Merchants of Europe, while Tom goes over 15 games in 15 minutes. The Chief checks in on Kickstarter, Brian goes to the Amazing Labyrinth, Barry joins us for a bit, and the Pirate Podcast talks about the alpha gamer. Geoff talks about detecting cheating in Chess, we go over the news, Tom does an extra top ten list, and we talk about how stores should display games. Whew!

TDT - Episode # 292 - Best Games from 2003 Feb 05, 2013

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In this episode, we take a look at Space Cadets, RoboTroc, For the Crown, and the Sesame Street 35th Anniversary Game! We also have another horrible tale, give credit to designers, mention the "Sideline Gamer", take a look back at Tobago, and mention surprises. Finally, we go back ten years ago, to 2003, and talk about our favorite ten games from then.

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