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 In this episode, Tom, Suzanne, and Eric discuss Three Sisters, Cascadia, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Lovelace and Babbage, For Science! and Danger Park. Geoff enters the world of NFTs, we answer questions from the mailbag, and we look back 15 years with a Top Ten Games from 2006. Support for The Dice Tower comes from The Op, at TheOp.games.
Mar 23, 2021•2 hr 47 min•Ep 702•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode we chat about Dive, Brew, Mariposas, Troyes Dice, Hallertau, and Sherlock Files Vol 3. And the pie of the day be Pirate Pie, arrrr.
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep 701•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Faiyum, Unlock: Mythic Adventures, Res Arcana (on BoardGameArena), Fantasy Realms, and Haunted Mansion: Call of the Spirits. Geoff concludes his series on solo games, and we celebrate a milestone episode with your questions and comments from the audio mailbag. Support for The Dice Tower comes from The Op at TheOp.games
Mar 09, 2021•2 hr 48 min•Ep 700•Transcript available on Metacast Eric joins Suzanne and Mandi to talk about Pusheen The Purrfect Pick Card Game, 7 Wonders and 7 Wonders Duel (on BGA), Escape Tales Children of Wyrmwood, The Whatnot Cabinet, Cantaloop, and Cosmic Colonies. They'll also serve up a Game Pie full of Friedemann Friese games.
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep 699•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Unlock: Mythic Adventures, Cantaloop, Via Magica, Sleeping Gods, and Lucky Numbers. Geoff begins a series on Solo games, we have a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and we attempt to assemble a Top Ten Games that start with X.
Feb 23, 2021•2 hr 35 min•Ep 698•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we chat about Judge Dredd Helter Skelter (a Wildlands Game), Wolle - Volle Weide - Honeymoon - Hamstern roll and writes, Maglev Metro, and 111 Ants. We also serve up a "non-dexterity games that build up" Game Pie.
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep 697•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom, Mandi, and Eric discuss Seastead, Hadrian's Wall, Forgotten Waters, After the Empire, Box One, and Canvas. Geoff gives us tips for lining up. We have a Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and we finish the show with a look back at the games from ten years ago, 2011.
Feb 09, 2021•2 hr 36 min•Ep 696•Transcript available on Metacast A new approach to episode titles! And Suz and Mandi discuss Dune Imperium, Rome and Roll, Paladin of the West Kingdom: City of Crowns expansion, and Blatter Rauschen. They cover a couple of digital games and wrap up with some Q&A.
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep 695•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom and Eric review Mini Golf Designer, Decipher, Pulp Invasion, Super Skill Pinball, and Star Wars Unlock. Geoff bakes some cookies, we present a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and we answer questions from the mailbag. Then, we close the show with our Top Ten games that start with W.
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep 694•Transcript available on Metacast Tom joins Suzanne and Mandi on this episode! Tom takes a little graphic design rant detour - but the crew manages to cover Village Green, Burgle Bros 2, and Under Falling Skies before they wrap up with a Vegas Game Pie (Kringle.)
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep 693•Transcript available on Metacast in this episode, Tom and Eric review Hallertau, Taxi Derby, The Search for Planet X, and Icecool. Geoff discusses the South African Lottery, we answer questions from the mailbag, we preview the Dice Tower Kickstarter campaign, and we solicit submissions for Boardgaming Tales of Horror. Then, we finish off the show with a look back five years to our revised Top Ten Games from 2016.
Jan 12, 2021•2 hr 33 min•Ep 692•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Suzanne and Mandi discuss Lost Ruins of Arnak, Marco Polo II, Honey Buzz, and Gods Love Dinosaurs. And then our intrepid podcasters serve up a Costco-sized Game Pie full of games we're looking forward to in 2021.
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep 691•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tom, Suzanne, and Eric review Dinner in Paris, Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower, Abandon All Artichokes, Turing Tumble, Capital Lux 2, and Dice Trip Switzerland. We then answer questions from the mailbag, and close out the show with our Top Ten Family Games from the year 2020.
Dec 29, 2020•2 hr 44 min•Ep 690•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, recorded from the Winter Spectacular Live Video Stream, Eric, Mandi, Ella and Suzanne team up to run through their Top Ten Games of 2020.
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep 689•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Suzanne and Mandi discuss Kingdom Rush: Drift In Time, Rajas of The Ganges The Dice Charmers, Unmatched: Little Red Riding Hood vs Beowulf, Escape From The Dark Sector, Whistle Mountain, and Paris La Cite De La Lumiere. The Game Pie of the episode is "holiday games" (which you will hear was interpreted pretty loosely.)
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep 688•Transcript available on Metacast Tom and Eric discuss Dwellings of Eldervale, Gates of Mara, Spies and Lies, Mint Cooperative, and Marvel Codenames, and Eric gives an update on his game room project. Geoff looks for new wargame themes, we answer questions from the mailbag, and finish the show with our Top Ten games that start with V.
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep 687•Transcript available on Metacast Eric joins Suzanne and Mandi to talk about Atheneum, Santa Monica, BEEZ, Kringle Caper, Escape Tales Low Memory, Calico, Gulo Gulo, and Goblivion. Then they trio serves up a Dexterity filled Game Pie.
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep 686•Transcript available on Metacast In this show, Tom is joined by Jeremy Howard as Eric is away. We talk about Paris, Almanac, and Whistle Mountain. Geoff brings some insight that's for the birds and we dive into a slew of questions. Do we get Kickstarter regret? Are there any one-vs-many games that play well with two players? How do we deal with someone who is attached to their phone during a game day? And more! Finally, we end the show talking about our favorite hybrid games - games that combine two or more mechanics....
Nov 24, 2020•2 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we briefly chat about our My City experience, discuss Fairy Trails, Aqualin, Warp's Edge, Glasgow, and Too Many Bones plus a quick 3-game family game blitz. And we cap the episode off with a Reiner Knizia Game Pie!
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep 684•Transcript available on Metacast