The Dice Tower

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

At The Table with The Dice Tower - Table For Three

Sep 3, 2024

Tom and Eric learn that they've known Julie longer than they remember. Then, we discuss the ways local game stores recoup the cost of the play space they provide. We delve into a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and we close the show with our latest Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

00:44 - Announcements: Dice Tower...

At The Table with The Dice Tower - Storm Chasers

Aug 20, 2024

Tom, Julie, and Eric remember their various Gen Con adventures, as well as looking back at some recent Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

01:00 - Announcements: Dice Tower West, Dice Tower District

02:43 - Gen Con - Keeping Your Voice vs. Getting Sick

04:04 - Gen Con - Attendence and Crowds

06:34 - Gen Con - Sprawling...

At The Table with The Dice Tower - Playin' the Classics

Aug 6, 2024

Tom, Julie, and Eric start looking forward to their next convention adventures now that Gen Con is done (though, since we're recording before Gen Con, we can't discuss anything that happened there just yet). We focus on the joy of playing older games, especially with players who haven't experienced them before. We delve...

At The Table with The Dice Tower - Better Than The Original

Jul 9, 2024

Tom, Julie, and Eric discuss the results of the Origins Awards, and share the nominees for The Dice Tower Awards' Game of the Year. Julie tells us about her trip to Origins (and Tom pines for ice cream), and we ponder the dos and don'ts of upgrading your boardgame pieces. Then, we finish the show with our Roses,...

At The Table with The Dice Tower - I Pick Things Up I Put Them Down

Jun 25, 2024

Tom and Eric congratulate Julie on her successful move, which leads to a discussion on keeping your collection to a reasonable size (so you don't have to move as much). We run through the nominees for the Spiel des Jahres (Germany's Game of the Year awards), answer some questions from the mailbag, and share our recent...