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Episode #102: Top Ten Games from Origins Jul 30, 2007

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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.

Special Episode: Fantasy Flight / Starcraft Jul 23, 2007

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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!

Episode #101: Origins '07 Jul 17, 2007

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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.

Special Episode: Gathering of Friends Interviews Jun 29, 2007

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

Episode #100: Past and Present (Part 2) Jun 22, 2007

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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.

Episode #100: Past and Present (Part 1) Jun 22, 2007

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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.

Episode #99: Top 10 Games With Dice Jun 09, 2007

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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.

Episode #98: Top 10 for Large Groups May 28, 2007

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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.

Episode #97b: Special Interview Episode May 14, 2007

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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!

Episode #97: Pleasant Surprises May 11, 2007

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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!

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