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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 Market shelves. Then, we answe

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 show, and where were we when the

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 at thumbs? All will be answered

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? Plus, we have a Tale of Board

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 Race for the Galaxy. And of cours

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 you learn your game design is

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 bestseller tie-in. Plus, we approach ou

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 the translation? Plus, we hav

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 product when it's not necessarily p

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 in our bags, just in case there

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 Boardgaming Horror (but she makes

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 they've played (with a brief

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 games. How heavy is too heavy? W

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 years. What worked well, and wh

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 visited, and flights cancelle

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 make it right, and can they do an

At The Table With The Dice Tower - Party Like It's 2006

We kick off 2026 by looking back 20 years to 2006. What were we up to, and what were we playing? Plus, a question from the mailbag, and a new collection of Roses, Thorns,

At The Table With The Dice Tower - Looking Back at 2025

It's time for our look back at the games of 2025. Highs and lows, heavy and light, thorny and rosy and hoopy. 01:20 - Top Tens on Video 01:51 - Year as a Whole 07:4

At The Table with The Dice Tower - Re-Role

This time, we continue our discussion of RPGs by suggesting Role Playing Games that share popular boardgaming mechanisms, as well as giving Tom tips for getting a game st

At The Table with The Dice Tower - Role Call

This time, we go fishing for Role Players, linking some popular aspects of RPGs to our favorite boardgames. Plus, our latest collection of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.