At The Table with The Dice Tower Episode 082 - Essen Anticipation 2026
Today, we look forward to the games being released at Spiel 2026 in Essen, Germany. We'll share insights on the games we've played already,...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsGames & Hobbies
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower is an Internet podcast about tabletop games. Your hosts for the show are Tom Vasel, noted game reviewer, and Eric Summerer. In the show, Tom and Eric talk about boardgames, ca...
Episodes
20 of 882 episodesAt The Table with The Dice Tower - Bursting at The Seams
Tom's been gaming, Julie's been gaming, and Eric will be gaming soon. The topic today is what happens when a game outgrows its original box....
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Come One, Come All!
Tom kicks off the show by telling the tale of a church potluck that hid a surprise. We then continue our Game Night discussion by widening t...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Party Time, Excellent
This time, we discuss the finer points of hosting a game night. From the guest list, to the planned games, to what to do about the food, we...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Mass Appeal
Tom takes a brief respite before the end-of-year events hit, and before we discuss "simple" versions of popular games intended for the Mass...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Whirlwind Trip
We're back from Gen Con with stories to tell! Lots of steps logged, games played, and high fives acquired. What were the big hits of the sho...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Prepping for Gen Con 2026
This time, we're poised for Gen Con 2026 and making plans. Where will we be? What games do we want? What games do others want? Who is good a...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Inflatable Ice
The team is back from Dice Tower East with stories to tell. What games were taught? What events ran well? What did Eric find in the library?...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Columbus Days
Julie recounts her adventures at Origins 2026 before we delve into questions about Authenticity of Theme, Fan Interactions, and Teaching Rac...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Parallel Design
Tom tells us about his adventures in The Philippines before we spark some discussion from a Tale of Boardgaming Horror: What do you do when...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Play The Book!
Tom is out, so Eric and Julie discuss books that have become games: from public domain classics to the latest multi-million dollar bestselle...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Legacy Schmegacy
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...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Hype It Up
Julie shares more news about her new position, after which we discuss the finer points of Hype. How does one manage excitement about a produ...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - To Go Order
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 i...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Julie and The Giant Teach
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 Boar...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Dice Tower West 2026
On this episode, Tom, Julie and Eric are live at Dice Tower West in Las Vegas taking questions from the audience and talking about the games...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Dude That's Heavy
Julie's been to a castle! And GAMA Expo! We chat about those adventures for a bit before moving on to the topic of physical weight of our ga...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - Crowd Control
Julie's out this time, so Tom and Eric spend time looking back at Epic Game Events that they've been involved with at conventions over the y...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - All Ashore!
Tom and Eric are back from the Dice Tower Cruise, trying not to make Julie jealous, but failing miserably. We talk about games played, ports...
At The Table with The Dice Tower - When It All Goes Wrong
This time, we look at what happens when a production error is found in a game after it has reached the wild. What should producers do to mak...