On this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Wild Space, Cascadia, EXIT: The App - The Hotel Ophir, Iki, X-Men United, and Disney Sidekicks. We present a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, answer questions from the mailbag, and argue over our Top Ten Mass Market Games. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com
Oct 05, 2021•2 hr 35 min•Ep 730•Transcript available on Metacast Eric joins Suzanne and Mandi on this episode as they discuss Praga Caput Regni, Tranquility, Explorers (the app version), Crash Octopus Automobiles, and Papageno. The Game Pie today? Literary Games!
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep 729•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom is away, so Crystal joins Eric to talk about 50 Missions of The Crew, Hugo, Alice is Missing, Arch Ravels, Gravwell 2nd Edition, and Stellar. Geoff talks about choking, and we finish up with a Top Ten list of games that be played in 30 minutes or less. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com.
Sep 21, 2021•2 hr 45 min•Ep 728•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode, Suzanne and Mandi discuss Tiny Library, Semiramis, Sleeping Gods, 60 Second City, Whirling Witchcraft, and K3. The Game Pie of the day is Nautical games! Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com.
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep 727•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom, Suzanne, and Eric discuss Shake Up, Rise of the Metro, Almadi, Happy City, EXIT: The Gate Between Worlds, and Picture Perfect. We answer questions from the mailbag, and then the words start flying as we list our Top Ten Games that make it easy to Trash Talk. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com.
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep 726•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Suzanne and Mandi chat about Winter Queen, Plantopia, Mandala Stones, Mountain Goats, Crack the Code, and Faiyum. And then Suzanne and Mandi serve up a second helping of Drafting Game Pie Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com.
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep 725•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Omega Virus Prologue, Exit: The Sacred Temple, Sweet Existence: A Strange Planet Card Game, Snakesss, Mystic Paths, and So Clover! Geoff heads to the Olympics, and we answer questions from the mailbag. Finally, we finish up with our Top Ten Games that have won the Spiel des Jahres award. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com.
Aug 24, 2021•2 hr 40 min•Ep 724•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Suzanne and Mandi discuss Godspeed, Mozzaroller, The Loop, Galtoni, Flipover Frog, and Riverside. The pie of the show is Garden Games game pie! Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com.
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep 723•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Islands in the Mist, Aggretsuko: Work/Rage Balance, Crack the Code, Great Wall, Chronicles of Drunagor, and Ankh: Gods of Egypt. Geoff previews an Interview about the current international shipping woes, and we answer questions from the mailbag. Then, we finish the show with our Top Ten City Building Games. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com.
Aug 10, 2021•2 hr 34 min•Ep 722•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Merv, Mazescape Ariadne, Match 5, Gargoyles Awakening, Bonfire, and Castle Party. The Game Pie of the day is: Games set in the old American west. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com.
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep 721•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Meadow, Wonderland's War, Cubitos, and Subastral. Geoff discusses some recent studies around playing games with monkeys, and we answer questions from the mailbag. Then we finish off the show with our Top Ten favorite gimmicks in games. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com.
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep 720•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss Dream Crush, Wok and Roll, Four Gardens, Lost Cities Roll and Write, Adventure Mart, and Super Mega Lucky Box! And today's Game Pie is full of Team Games (mostly.) Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep 719•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we present the 14th Annual Dice Tower Awards, highlighting the best games from 2020. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep 718•Transcript available on Metacast In today's show - Eric joins Suzanne and Mandi as they talk about Fast and Furious: Highway Heist, The Independence Incident, Varuna, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Under Falling Skies, and Villagers w/ Shifting Seasons expansion. And today's Game Pie is full of games that cost $15 or less! Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com. Listen carefully for an exclusive discount code from The Op!...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep 717•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Caretos, Gorinto, Paper Dungeons, and Doodle Dungeon. Geoff explains some Unwritten Rules, we answer a bunch of questions from the mailbag, and we finish up with our Top Ten Unknown Children's Games. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com. Listen carefully for an exclusive discount code from The Op!
Jun 29, 2021•2 hr 39 min•Ep 716•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode Suzanne and Mandi chat about The Magnificent Sno, Rock The Bock, Cat Sudoku, Ramen Ink, and Destinies. Suz chats about the digital deck builder Roguebook and they wrap with some Q&A. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and Gamenerdz.com.
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep 715•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Tom, Suzanne, and Eric discuss Switch and Signal, Fantasy Realms, Uk'otoa, Rowboat, Mythic Battles: Pantheon, and On the Rocks. Geoff discusses Power Laws, and we answer questions from the mailbag. Finally, we face off with our Top Ten Duel Games. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and Gamenerdz.com.
Jun 15, 2021•2 hr 41 min•Ep 714•Transcript available on Metacast In today's show, Suzanne and Mandi talk about It's a Wonderful World Corruption and Ascension, Imperium Classics (and Legends), The Game Face 2 Face, Bullet Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep 713•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Mandala Stones, Barrage, Castell, Witchstone, Rule the Realm, and Hadrian's Wall. Geoff tells us how to fudge the numbers, we have a Tale of Amazement to share, and we answer questions from the mailbag. Then we get all worked up by sharing our Top Ten Mean and Nasty Games. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com
Jun 01, 2021•2 hr 43 min•Ep 712•Transcript available on Metacast In this show, Tom and Joe go back in time to 2005 and listen to our second episode, the only episode to have the show name "Panzers and Pieces". Join us as we talk about our top ten card games - well, at least what they were 16 years ago! This episode was originally recorded in May 2005, with commentary added May 2021.
May 30, 2021•2 hr 35 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Tom joins Suzanne and Mandi for this episode as they discuss Clever Cubed, Sheepy Time, Similo Animals, Keystone North America, Rival Networks, and Cloud City. The trio wraps up with a Game Pie full of Klemens Franz art.
May 25, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep 711•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Pass the Pot, Beyond the Sun, The Initiative, Merchant's Cove, Red Rising, and Destinies. Geoff wants us to Take it Away, and we answer questions from the mailbag. Then, at long last, we finish our alphabetical journey with our Top Ten Games that start with a numeral. Support for The Dice Tower comes from TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com
May 18, 2021•2 hr 40 min•Ep 710•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom Vasel and Joe Steadman listen together to their very first episode, originally recorded in 2005. We talk about our favorite games and more in the episode - and we talk about where those games land now. Back to the very beginning!
May 14, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's episode, we discuss Biblios Parchment and Quill, Hippocrates, Hadrian's Wall, Hashi, Paris, and Summoner Wars 2nd Edition. And today's Game Pie is full of gam es for younger kids. Support for The Dice Tower comes from The Op at TheOp.games, and from GameNerdz.com.
May 11, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep 709•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom, Mandi, and Eric discuss Castles of Burgundy (Alea 20th Anniversary Edition), Monster Slaughter, Umbra Via, EXIT: The Cemetery of the Knight, Equinox, and The Specialists. Geoff has a new toy, we have a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and we finish off the show with our Top Ten Games starting with Z. Support for The Dice Tower comes from The Op at TheOp.games, and from GameNerdz.com.
May 04, 2021•2 hr 37 min•Ep 708•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we chat about Space Race, Royal Visit, Pan Am, Medici Dice, Las Vegas Royale, and A Gentle Rain. To wrap, we serve up a Game Pie full of beautiful Vincent Dutrait art. Support for The Dice Tower comes from The Op at TheOp.games, and from GameNerdz.com.
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep 707•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Let's Make a Bus Route: The Dice Game, Bravo!, Santorini: New York, The Quest Kids, Andor, Catapult Kingdoms, and Spinboard Ghost Adventure. We have a tale of Boardgaming horror, and we answer questions from the mailbag. Then we finish off the show by looking back 20 years to our Top Ten Games from 2001. Support for The Dice Tower comes from The Op at TheOp.games, and from GameNerdz.com.
Apr 20, 2021•2 hr 44 min•Ep 706•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode, we discuss Block Ness, Capital Lux 2 solo, and Cryo. We swing to the app side of things to wax romantic over Dorfromantik and we serve up a Storytelling Game Pie.
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 705•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwood, Haiclue, Marvel United Expansions, and The Initiative. Geoff tries to get us to stop, we have a new Tale of Horror, and we answer questions from the mailbag about silly voices, business decisions, and How to Host a Murder. We then finish off the show with our Top Ten games that start with Y. Support for The Dice Tower comes from The Op at TheOp.games, and from GameNerdz.com
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep 704•Transcript available on Metacast Another mish mash of games in today's episode as Suzanne and Mandi discuss Oaxaca Crafts of a Culture, The Field of Cloth of Gold, Smash Up Marvel, Carnegie, Genotype, and Yakatabune. And the pie of the day is Drafting Game Pie.
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep 703•Transcript available on Metacast