The Dice Tower

In this episode, Mary Prasad joins us to give us the news, and Moritz gives us the gaming news from Germany. We continue our mega Christmas contest, with a few more games added! Tom reviews Sudoku Challenge, and rants about themed Monopoly sets. Heroscape and Warhammer 40K are compared, and we talk about our new gaming opportunity here in Korea. Finally, we finish up the show with Moritz' top ten classic games!

In this episode, Tom talks with Richard Borg, designer of Liar's Dice, Memoir '44, and Commands and Colors: Ancients. Richard talks about his designing, his playtesting, and some new ideas for games in the future!

In this episode, we continue our gigantic Christmas giveaway contest, and talk about our first impressions of several games. Sam rants about people's ratings, Mike Hibbert talks about online gaming, Jason talks about the "Samurai-zation" of war games, and Mortiz gives us the gaming news. Lost Cities and Balloon Cup are the first entries to our Grudge Match, and we talk about a session of Twilight Imperium 3. Finally, we close the show out with Mark Jackson.

In this Episode, Rick Thornquist says goodbye, and leaves us with his top ten games of all time. We finish up our contest for Cluzzle and Wits and Wagers, and review Venus Needs Men. Sam and I answer several questions, and Moritz decides to make up some new gaming terms. We mention our hot game of the week, and start the biggest and best gaming contest ever!

With one episode to go, another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, Rick talks about his experiences at BGG.con, and Moritz hails us with more German lessons. Sam and I have a session report of Perikles, and discuss why it seems that I never win any games. I have a talk with Derk Solko about the makings of BGG.con, and Jason White gives us his top ten block war games. We continue our contest for Cluzzle and Wits and Wagers - only one week to go! We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

With two episodes to go, another episode of the Dice Tower! With reports from Rick, Moritz, and Jason, there is a lot of information in this slightly longer episode. Sam gives his top ten auction games, and I talk about different auction styles. We continue our contest for Cluzzle and Wits and Wagers, and I interview Mark Simmons about both Games Quarterly and National Games Week. The highlight of our show is Sam and I giving a short review of Battlelore along with a session report. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

With three episode to go, another episode of the Dice Tower! Moritz comes back in this show with some game reviews, and Tom also gives a review of Quest for the Dragonlords. Speaking of that, we finish up our contest for Quest for the Dragonlords, and start a new contest for Cluzzle and Wits and Wagers. David politely explains once again why I'm wrong, and Sam and I come up with our combined list of top ten games from 2005. I interview Satish and Dominic from Northstar Games, and we answer a question, and even explain what a meeple is. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And from Germany and Korea, another episode of the Dice Tower! Not so much regular news this week, but we continue our contest for Quest for the Dragonlords. I review Take Stock, and we discuss our Hot Games of the Month. We answer some questions, but the main part of our show is a special report from Rick Thornquist and Moritz Eggert - along with their top ten games from Essen 2006. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And not at Essen, another episode of the Dice Tower! Sam comes back, and we talk about some of our recently played games. We listen to some gaming political rhetoric, and continue our contest for Quest of the Dragonlords. Moritz reviews a horrible game, Mike reviews a good one, and Doug discusses Essen. We talk about the top ten themes that we wish were in board games, and finally finish up the show with an interview with George Sauer, who gives tips on how to run your own board game club. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And flying solo, another episode of the Dice Tower! The show has a slight change in format, and Sam once again can't make it to recording. We finish up our contest for Gifttrap and Twilight Imperium III, and start a new contest for Quest of the Dragonlords. Rick gives us the news, Moritz reviews a few games, and I answer a few questions. I give my top ten games for teaching English (ESL), and talk about a real life dice tower. Finally, I finish up the show with an interview with Zev Shlasinger, founder of Z-man games (Reef Encounter). We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And without Sam, another episode of the Dice Tower! Because of the Korean holiday, we weren't able to get our normal show recorded. But there's still great stuff! In this episode we have the news from Rick and Moritz, and I review Gifttrap. Most of the show, however, is an interview with Christian Petersen, head of Fantasy Flight Games. We talk about his upcoming games and movie, and more. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And with slightly better audio quality, another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we continue our contest for Gifttrap and Twilight Imperium 3, and listen to Jason's take on the Golden Geeks. Rick and Moritz give us the news, and Mike talks about the allure of Magic: the Gathering. We both review Fairy Tale, and talk about recently played games. We round the show off with our top ten games from Rio Grande Games, and answer some random board game questions. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And while you watch the weather change, a special episode of the Dice Tower! This is a special episode of the Dice Tower in which I interview Scott Alden, founder and webmaster of www.boardgamegeek.com. We continue our contest for Cluzzle and Wits and Wagers - only one week to go! We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And because board games rock, another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we finish up our contest for Ninja Galaxy and www.meeplepeople.com, and start a new contest for Gifttrap and Twilight Imperium 3. Rick and Moritz give us the news, and Jason explains once again why I'm wrong. Tom reviews Memoir '44: Pacific Expansion, we mention our websites of the month, and have a session report of several games. We round the show off with our top ten exploration games, and answer some random board game questions. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And because choices are good, a special episode of the Dice Tower! This is a special episode of the Dice Tower in which I interview Martin Wallace, renowned game designer of many games, including Age of Steam and Runebound. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And because we're busy, another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we continue our contest for Ninja Galaxy and www.meeplepeople.com, with Rick and Moritz giving us the news. We talk about a UK game convention, mention Battlelore, and I review Killer Bunnies: Quest for the Magic Carrot. We answer several questions, and top off the episode with our top ten games that are designed by Reiner Knizia. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And because it's my birthday, another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we continue our contest for Ninja Galaxy and www.meeplepeople.com, with Rick and Moritz giving us the news. Mike Hibberttalks about a UK boardgame convention, and Sam and I try to predict the winners of the Boardgamegeek awards. We read a few comments, Sam reviews Iliad, and we give our top ten list for one hit wonder games. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And with a limerick, here's another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we announce the winners from our Z-man Games/Viktory II contest, and start a new contest with three great prizes! Rick and Moritz give us the news, and Ted Cheatham talks about Gen Con. Tom interviews Peter Morrison, designer of Viktory II, and we talk about a Dice Tower fundraiser. Finally, after reviewing Simply Catan and Lord of the Rings: Confrontation, Sam and I give our top ten games from 1994 and 1995. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And with a riddle only six people have guessed correctly so far, here's another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we continue our contest for Viktory II and Z-man Games, and open up with our top ten list of games with wooden components. We listen to user feedback, talk about our forums, and listen to the news from Rick and Moritz. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".

And in a new time slot, here's another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we introduce a new contest to win Z-man games and Viktory II. There are three reviews, of Canal Mania, No Thanks!, and Loot! Simon Hunt joins us and talks about his game Take Stock! Mr. Whiney complains about second editions, Rick gives us the news, and Jason mourns the loss of Boardgamespeak. Finally, we end the show with our top ten games with plastic miniatures.We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".