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The Dice Tower is an Internet podcast about tabletop games. Your hosts for the show are Tom Vasel, noted game reviewer, industry veteran Julie Ahern, and voice actor and reviewer Eric Summerer. 

In the show, Tom, Julie, and Eric talk about boardgames, card games, wargames, miniatures, and the people who play them.

New to the Dice Tower? Then listen to: Episode 0: Introduction & Top 15 Games a New Gamer Should Buy

Dec 26, 2023

In our final episode of 2023, Tom, Julie, and Eric discuss their highs and lows of the year, including our biggest surprises, rosiest roses, thorniest thorns, and hula-iest hula hoops.

02:57 - 2023 as a Whole

14:45 - Best Game to Play at a Convention - Chicken

16:09 - Fiction

17:01 - The Same Game

19:45 - Best Theme - First in Flight

20:53 - Jekyll vs. Hyde Card Game

21:51 - Freelancers

22:53 - Most Likely to Be Gifted By A Well-Intentioned Family Member - Twilight

25:50 - Monopoly Scrabble

26:28 - Dumb Ways to Die

27:25 - Biggest Surprise - Eila and Something Shiny

28:35 - NOOBS in Space

29:32 - Earth

31:22 - Best Travel Game - NOOBS in Space

32:31 - GAP

34:18 - Rankster

36:21 - Set Aside a Day - Sleeping Gods Distant Skies

37:43 - Ticket to Ride Legacy

39:39 - Vampire the Masquerade Chapters

40:23 - Twilight Imperium 4

43:08 - Easiest Teach/Learn - Sky Team

44:04 - BOOoop

45:38 - Line-It

46:28 - Game We Didn't Get to Play - The Witcher

47:20 - Rauha

48:25 - Last Light

49:13 - Hula Hoop - Surfasaurus Max

49:57 - Hegemony

52:12 - Without Fail

52:50 - Sharpest Thorn - Finish Line

53:09 - The Shining

53:26 - Star Trek Discovery: Black Alert

53:49 - Biggest Rose - World Wonders

57:10 - Earth

58:16 - Most Anticipated for 2024 - 7th Citadel

59:25 - Mistwind

1:00:34 - Guilty: Houston 2015

1:00:56 - Defenders of the Realm: Legends Retold