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The Dice Tower

Tom Vasel, Julie Ahern, and Eric Summerer
The Dice Tower
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    At The Table with The Dice Tower - Play The Book!

    06/02/2026 | 1h 9 mins.
    Tom is out, so Eric and Julie discuss books that have become games: from public domain classics to the latest multi-million dollar bestseller tie-in. Plus, we approach our latest collection of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
    00:00 - Introduction
    00:48 - Where's Tom?
    01:38 - Senior Slacking
    04:18 - Dice Tower Events: East and Cruise
    05:01 - Books Into Boardgames
    46:27 - Winter Rabbit
    56:08 - Seas of Strife
    58:50 - Winnie the Pooh Serious Detective
    1:05:34 - Pandemic Rising Tide
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    Questions? Tales of Horror? [email protected]
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    At The Table with The Dice Tower - Legacy Schmegacy

    05/19/2026 | 1h 7 mins.
    This time, we take a look at Legacy games, and the ways players modify them in order to be less like a legacy game. But is something lost in the translation? Plus, we have a Tale of Horror, Roses, Thorns, and Hoops, and Tom's still grumpy about Stephen Sondheim.
    00:00 - Intro
    00:50 - Broadway
    01:39 - Maycember
    02:30 - Summer Cons: Dice Tower East, Gen Con (Booth #249), Dice Tower Cruise
    04:38 - Small Games, Little Joy
    05:39 - Legacy Games
    30:22 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror
    35:54 - Terraria
    43:03 - The Queen's Dilemma
    49:53 - Sanctuary
    55:15 - The Case of the Curiously Quiet Theater
    58:20 - Wool Street
    1:02:31 - Colosseum: The Grand Spectacle
    Questions? Tales of Horror? [email protected]
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    At The Table with The Dice Tower - Hype It Up

    05/05/2026 | 1h
    Julie shares more news about her new position, after which we discuss the finer points of Hype. How does one manage excitement about a product when it's not necessarily playable yet? Then, we have both a question from the mailbag and a Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and we close the show with some new Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
    00:00 - Introduction
    01:18 - Summer Approaching - Hot Games at Dice Tower East
    03:00 - Gamefound Pledge Manager - www.supportdicetower.com
    03:55 - Julie's News Continued
    06:25 - Hype
    28:57 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror
    34:14 - Question: Card Sizes
    37:56 - The Emerald Flame
    42:28 - Rollie
    46:27 - The Cat Between Us
    49:43 - Tag Team
    53:08 - "Normal" Human
    55:28 - Star Trek Space Hunt
    Questions? Tales of Horror? [email protected]
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    At The Table with The Dice Tower - To Go Order

    04/21/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
    This time, Julie has some news, Tom's excited for Summer, and Eric wants to play games on vacation. We discuss the various games that live in our bags, just in case there's a chance to play them. Plus, we have a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and a heaping helping of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
    00:50 - Spring and The Christmas of Boardgames
    01:51 - Dice Tower East and Library Changes
    03:04 - Cruise is Live
    03:42 - A Mythical Game Bag
    05:09 - Julie's Big News
    06:45 - Traveling With Games - Game Bags
    09:02 - Wandering Merchants at Gen Con
    10:15 - Stashing Games In Non-Gaming Bags
    13:51 - Why Button Shy?
    16:11 - Making Play Seamless
    17:16 - Trying to Make Friends on Trips
    19:20 - Footprint/Table Space
    21:42 - Any Lost Games, Rules, Boxes?
    22:25 - Eric Is Quivering Wrong
    24:15 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror?
    34:22 - Bare Bones
    39:00 - Coming of Age
    45:20 - Jewel Box
    47:55 - Sanibel
    51:07 - For Northwood!
    44:49 - Rising Cultures
    Questions? Tales of Horror? [email protected]
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    At The Table with The Dice Tower - Julie and The Giant Teach

    04/07/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
    This time, Tom crows about another victory for Vasel's Law with the announcement of The King's Gambit. Then, Julie pens her own Tale of Boardgaming Horror (but she makes Eric read it), and we move on to a field of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
    00:47 - Back from Dice Tower West
    02:20 - Dice Tower East and Cruise
    06:37 - The King's Gambit and Vasel's Law
    26:57 - Julie's Tale of Boardgaming Horror
    37:43 - Pirate Borg
    43:06 - Finspan
    45:52 - First Giants
    49:41 - Art Decko
    52:49 - The Winds of Numa Sera
    57:12 - Catan on the Road
    Questions? Tales of Horror? [email protected]
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About The Dice Tower
Tom Vasel and Eric Summerer take a look at board games, card games, and the people who design, publish, and play them. Top ten lists, Q&A, tales of horror, and more await you!
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