Tom Vasel, Julie Ahern, and Eric Summerer

The Dice Tower

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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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Tom Vasel, Julie Ahern, and Eric Summerer

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Leisure

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Jun 30, 2026

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Episodes

TDT # 485 - Please Play my Game! 06.12.2016

In this show, we take a look at  Saloon Tycoon, Habitats, Morpheus,  and Dale of Merchants 2.  We hear a different type of Tale of Awkwardness, here from Board Game Gumbo, Bonus Action, GameTek, Cult of the Old, Board Game Biopsy, and Sweet Spot.  We answer a pile of questions including breaking into a new game group, and end the show discussing how we can get others to play the games we want.

TDT # 484 - Games No One Talks About (but me!) 29.11.2016

In this show, we talk about  Escape Room: the Game, Glux, Honshu,  Arkham Horror: the Card Game, Escape from Colditz, and Hanamikoji.  We talk about BGG.con, hear a very awkward Tale, and end the show with our top ten games that it seems everyone has forgotten but us.

TDT # SJV - Jack Vasel Memorial Fund 21.11.2016

Folks, this is a special episode, one I didn't put together.  It's from Nights at the Game Table, which can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/65262   It's about the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund, and one person that we were able to help and their story.  I hope you find it interesting.  

TDT # 483 - Spur of the Moment 15.11.2016

In this show, we talk about  Mechs vs Minions, Not Alone, OctoDice, Ghostbusters: Protect the Barrier,  4 Gods, Seafall, Star Wars Destiny, and Blood Bowl.  Geoff talks about the electoral college, we hear a tale of Horror and about worker placement, and end the show answering a pile of your questions!

TDT # 482 - Next Step Games 08.11.2016

In this episode, we talk about  Conan, Aeon's End,  Pandemic The Cure: Experimental Meds, DrachenTurm, and Scythe.  There is a Board Game Gumbo, Cult of the Old, and a Tale of Amazement.  Finally, we end the show with our favorite "Next Step" Games, games after the introductory games to the hobby. Also, at the beginning of the show, we talk about the future of the Dice Tower!  

TDT # 481 - Sports vs. Games 01.11.2016

In this episode, we talk about Hamsterbande, JurassAttack, Animals on Board,  Warquest, the Dominion Upgrades, and Grand Prix.   We also hear from some contributors, answer a pile of questions, and end the show with our thoughts on sports vs. games!

TDT # 480 - Video Gamers and Board Games 25.10.2016

In this show, we talk about  Great Western Trail, Adrenaline, Islebound,  Power Grid: The Card Game, Chromosome, and Terraforming Mars.  We also hear the history of Acquire, talk about our Essen 2016 experiences, and end with our top ten games to use to entice video gamers into the hobby.  Again.

TDT # 479 - Essen 2016 Live Show 19.10.2016

Note:  We recorded in a room with a lot of echo, thus you'll notice that in the recording.  Not much we could do about it, sorry! Tom, Eric, Sam, Zee, and more join together to talk about some interesting games we saw at the Spiel Fair at Essen.  We then do a rousing game of Stronghold vs. Iello Family Feud, then answer some questions live. Thanks to IELLO for sponsoring the room!

TDT # 478 - Pandemic: Legacy 11.10.2016

In this show, we talk about Onarim, Biohazard Containment Unit,  Empires: Galactic Rebellion , and the Castles of Burgundy card game.  We also hear a tale of Treachery, about a VCR game, and answer a pile of questions. Then, AFTER THE END CREDITS, we have a detailed discussion of Pandemic Legacy, including spoilers.  Don't worry, we'll give you heads up before we do!

TDT # 477 - Real Time Games 04.10.2016

In this episode, we talk about  Heroes of Kaskaria, the Castles of Burgundy Card Game,  Marvel Legendary: Guardians of the Galaxy, and Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle.  We hear from the Sweet Spot and Boardgame Biopsy, hear a sad tale of Horror, and finish the show with our top ten "real time" games!

TDT # 476 - Traveling through Connecticut 27.09.2016

In this show, we record live from the Portal store in Manchester, Connecticut.  We talk about A Feast for Odin, Stealing Mona Lisa, Arcane Academy, Automania, Mechs vs. Minions, and Take the A Train.  We also answer some live questions, and finish up letting you listen to part of a live Wits and Wagers game!  

TDT # 475 - Thanks to You 20.09.2016

In this show, we talk about  City of Spies, Bluffalo, Rock Paper Poker,  Agricola Family, AssassinCon, and Mythe.  We answer several questions - as well as ask the audience a question, and hear a sad tale of shame.  Geoff and the Sweet Spot show up, and we end the show talking about the person most responsible for getting us into board gaming.

TDT # 474 - Push Your Luck Games 13.09.2016

In this episode, we talk about  Masmorra, New Bedford, Let them Eat Cake,  Flag Dash, Dungeon Busters, and Backyard Builders Treehouse.  We hear from Board Game Gumbo and Mark Zielinski, and answer more from our pile of questions.  Finally, we end the show with our top ten Push-Your-Luck Games!

TDT # 473 - Live on TV! 06.09.2016

In this show, we talk about Agamemnon, Junk Art, Back to the Future,  Terraforming Mars, Codex, and Great Dinosaur Rush.  We answer questions about teaching kids to lie and more, hear a tale of betrayal, test out a new segment Biopsy of a Game, and hear about Geoff's Ghostbuster adventures.  Finally, we end the show talking about games that would make a great game show!

TDT # 472 - Role Players 30.08.2016

In this episode, we talk about The Others, Hit Z Road, Energy Empire,  The Pursuit of Happiness, The King's Men, and The Ravens of Thri Sahashri.  We hear a board game biopsy, hit the sweet spot, answer a pile of questions, and end the show with our top ten games to get role players into the board gaming hobby.

TDT # 471 - Go To Games 23.08.2016

In this episode, we talk about  The Networks, Play Me, (The King's Men), Exposed, Ticket to Ride:  Rails and Sails, Klank ,  and Tavurua.  Mr. Counter takes a look at Emerald, Eric tries to guess favorite games of college students, a tale of Treachery is spun, and we talk about press-your-luck games.  Finally, we end the show talking about what our go-to game is when traveling.

TDT # 470 - Games that Stress us Out! 16.08.2016

In this episode, we take a look at  Seafall, Mansions of Madness,  Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu,  and Fantahzee.  We hear a tale of Horror, from several of our contributor, and then end the show with our top ten stressful games!

TDT # 469 - LIVE from Gen Con 2016 09.08.2016

In this show, we are LIVE in Indianapolis, IN, in front of our largest convention audience yet, for Gen Con 2016. Tom, Eric, Sam, and Zee discuss their thoughts on the convention. We present a live Tale of Horror. Publishers announce new releases live on stage. Jason live tweets from the Fantasy Flight InFlight report. The Secret Cabal invades to run a game show. We take questions from the audienc...

TDT # 468 - Question Palapalooza 4 02.08.2016

In this show, we take a look at Cry Havoc, Arcane Academy, Bring Your Own Book, Oh my Goods, Tiny Epic Western, Mad Science Foundation, Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space, Hide the Kids, and Dino Race.  We hear from Mark, have some gumbo, hit the sweet spot, and end the show with a pile of listener questions.  It's Question Palapalooza # who knows what!

TDT # 467 - Gen Con 2016 Preview, part 2 26.07.2016

In this episode, part two of our GenCon special, we invite Tony Topper and Jamie Keagy from the Secret Cabal and talk about the upcoming GenCon 2016 convention!  We go over tips for the convention, and then go over our top ten most anticipated games!

Secret Cabal Express # 16 - Gen Con 2016 Preview, part 1 26.07.2016

Hey now, it's part one of our two part episode in which we preview GenCon 2016!  We answer questions about the convention, and go over a huge pile of games releasing at the fair!   You aren't seeing things, we decided to put the Cabal's show on our feed for convenience!

TDT # 466 - Overrated Games 19.07.2016

In this episode, we talk about Cry Havoc, Arcane Academy, Bring Your Own Book, Oh my Goods, Tiny Epic Western, Mad Science Foundation, Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space, Hide the Kids, and Dino Race!  We hear from Mark at Origins, a tale of horror, and finally end the show with our top ten overrated games.  Prepare the knives !

TDT # 465 - Dice Tower Awards 2016 13.07.2016

We are joined by a host of contributors to present the best games of 2015!  With fourteen awards, and recorded live at Dice Tower Con 2016, we congratulate the winners of most innovative game, best artwork, best family game, and more!  We end the show taking questions from the audience to Eric, Tom, Sam, and Zee.

TDT # 464 - Best Ancient Era Games 11.07.2016

NOTE:  Due to some file transfer issues, this episode is a week late, AFTER Dice Tower Con.  Sorry about that! In this show, we take a look at  Guildhall Fantasy Trio, Burano, Ghost-Fightin' Treasure Hunters,  Fool's Gold, Garbage Day, and Dead Last.  A plethora of contributors join us, from law cases to DnD horror stories!  We start a quick contest, answer a few quesions, and finally end the show...

TDT # 463 - Live from Origins 2016 22.06.2016

In this show, Sam Healey and Zee Garcia join as hosts and we talk about some of the games we saw at Origins, including Tyrants of the Underdark, Captain Sonar, and more!  Chaz Marler gives his impressions, we play a live version of the Match Game, and we end the show answering questions including how we would die in an RPG.

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