The Dice Tower

A bi-weekly internet radio show with many different contributors. Always features a Top 10 list. Usually includes reviews, session reports, and even interviews. Note the format has changed since The Dice Tower 2.0 (May 2006).

For more information, listen to Episode 0: Introductions.

Tom Vasel's Top 200 Games

Hosts

Tom Vasel ( TomVasel)
Sam Healey ( SamHealey)
Joe Steadman ( JoeSteadman) (co-host for the first 51 episodes)

Contributers

Segments

News
Reviews
Interviews
Top 10 Lists

Recent Episodes

Episode 106 (Sept 30, 2007): Top Ten Games that have Stood the Test of Time (Top 10)

In this episode, Sam and Tom review It's Alive, Uptown, and Lifeboat. We also discuss a lot of questions, and mention several recently played games, such as Fire and Axe and Heroscape. Geoff talks about the Entertaible, Mortiz talks about innovative game design, and Jason gives more insight to war games. Eric Martin joins us by giving us news highlights, and Tom talks about his top ten games that have stood the test of time.

Episode 105 (Sep 09, 2007): Top Ten Card Games (Top 10)

In this episode, Greg talks about the International Gaming Awards, Geoff talks about the psychology of reviews, and Mary praises Tichu. Moritz and Paul discuss the finer points of gaming, and we have a review of Lock and Load. Ted discusses GenCon, and we field a few questions (and a couple's quarrel!) Finally - Greg, Sam, and Tom give their top ten card games.

Episode 104 (Aug 25, 2007): Board Game Podcaster Awards & Top Ten Expansions (Top 10)

In this episode, Mary gives us the news, and Sam and Tom talk about other hot news items of the week. Geoff Englestein talks about Tech and games, and Mike Hibbert issues a challenge to Sam and Tom. Jeb starts his own podcast, Ted Cheatham reviews Duel in the Dark, and Tom and Sam talk about recently played games. We give our opinions on the Board Game Podcaster Awards, and talk about our top ten board game expansions.

Episode 103 (Aug 10, 2007): Best Wargames & Twilight Struggle (Top 10)

In this episode, Mary gives the news while Greg tells us his opinions of the Spiel des Jahres nominations. We review Wings of War, and Tom rants about tie breakers and tells why he loves games. Paul gives us the best wargames of 2006, while Moritz continues his top ten commandments for game designers. Sam gives his top ten games from 2006, and we end the show with an interview with Jason Matthews - codesigner of Twilight Struggle.

Episode 102 (Jul 30, 2007): Top Ten Games from Origins (Top 10)

In this episode, we introduce Paul Glenn, our new wargame correspondent, and include the news from Mary and more gaming commandments from Moritz. We start a new contest for Box of Golf, and talk once more about a few things from Origins. Sam and I give our top ten new games we played at Origins, and Tom rants about the Origins awards.

Older Episodes

Special Episode (Jul 23, 2007) - Fantasy Flight / Starcraft
Episode 101 (Jul 17, 2007) - Origins '07 (Top 10)
Episode 100 (Jun 22, 2007) - Past and Present (Part 1)
Episode 100 (Jun 22, 2007) - Past and Present (Part 2)
Episode 99 (Jun 09, 2007) - Top 10 Games With Dice (Top 10)
Episode 98 (May 29, 2007) - Top 10 for Large Groups (Top 10)
Episode 97 (May 11, 2007) - Pleasant Surprises (Top 10)
Episode 96 (April 27, 2007) - Biggest Game Disappointments (Top 10)
Episode 95 (April 13, 2007) - Top Games from the Gathering of Friends (Top 10)
Episode 94 (April 1, 2007) - Top Ten: Mean and Nasty Games (Top 10)
Episode 93 (March 24, 2007) - Top Ten Games for Logical Thinking (Top 10)
Episode 92 (March 17, 2007) - Large Collections, Essential Accessories (Top 10)
Episode 91 (March 10, 2007) - Top 10 Influential Games (Top 10)
Episode 90 (March 3, 2007) - Tide of Iron (Top 10)
Episode 89 (Feb 24, 2007) - Top Ten 'Hybrid' Games (Top 10)
Episode 88 (Feb 16, 2007) - Top 10 Games, New Contest (Top 10)
Episode 87 (Feb 09, 2007) - Top 10 Games for 5 Players (Top 10)
Episode 86 (Feb 02, 2007) - Light Wargames & Top Ten Games (Top 10)
Episode 85 (Jan 26, 2007) - Top Ten Catan Games (Top 10)
Episode 84 (Jan 19, 2007) - Top Ten Kids Games You've Probably Never Played (Top 10)
Episode 83 (Jan 12, 2007) - Top Ten Games for Young Children (Top 10)
Episode 82 (Jan 05, 2007) - New Contest & Anticipated Games for 2007 (Top 10)
Episode 81 (Dec 30, 2006) - Holiday Break & Major Fun Interview
Episode 80 (Dec 22, 2006) - Contest Winners Announced, And Top Ten Games from 2006 (Top 10)
Episode 79 (Dec 15, 2006) - Top Ten Horror-Themed Games, 24/7, & Giveaway Continued (Top 10)
Episode 78 (Dec 08, 2006) - Top Ten Classic Games, Sudoku, & Heroscape (Top 10)
Episode 78 Interview (Dec 08, 2006) - Richard Borg
Episode 77 (Dec 01, 2006) - Giveaway Continued and Mark Jackson
Episode 76 (Nov 23, 2006) - All Time Best and the Biggest Contest Ever (Top 10)
Episode 75 (Nov 17, 2006) - Block War Games and Derk Solko (Top 10)
Episode 74 (Nov 10, 2006) - Auction Games and Battlelore (Top 10)
Episode 73 (Nov 03, 2006) - Interview with NorthStar Games (Top 10)
Episode 72 (Oct 27, 2006) - Top Ten Games from Essen 2006 (Top 10)
Episode 71 (Oct 20, 2006) - Interview with Bud Sauer (Top 10)
Episode 70 (Oct 13, 2006) - Interview with Zev Shlasinger (Top 10)
Episode 69 (Oct 06, 2006) - Interview with Christian Petersen
Episode 68 (Sep 29, 2006) - Top Ten Rio Grande Games (Top 10)
Special Episode 3 (Sep 24, 2006) - Interview with Scott Alden
Episode 67 (Sep 22, 2006) - Top Ten Exploration Games (Top 10)
Special Episode 2 (Sep 18, 2006) - Interview with Martin Wallace
Episode 66 (Sep 14, 2006) - Top Ten Reiner Knizia Games (Top 10)
Special Episode 1 (Sep 08, 2006) - Interview with Eric Hautemont (BattleLore)
Episode 65 (Sep 08, 2006) - One Hit Wonder Games (Top 10)
Episode 64 (Aug 31, 2006) - Top Ten Games From 1994-1995 (Top 10)
Episode 63 (Aug 24, 2006) - Top Ten Games with Wooden Bits (Top 10)
Episode 62 (Aug 17, 2006) - Top Ways to pick the starting player (Top 10)
Episode 61 (Aug 10, 2006) - Our Top Ten Games with Plastic Miniatures (Top 10)
Episode 60 (Aug 03, 2006) - Michael Stackpole, Keith Blume, and 10 Games we don't play enough (Top 10)
Episode 59 (Jul 27, 2006) - Top Ten Games with the Worst Themes (Top 10)
Episode 58 (Jul 20, 2006) - What makes a Great Game? (Top 10)
Episode 57 (Jul 13, 2006) - Origins 2006 Review
Episode 56 (Jul 07, 2006) - Animal Games (Top 10)
Episode 55 (Jun 23, 2006) - Origins Preview
Episode 54 (Jun 07, 2006) - Our Top Ten Sports Games (Top 10)
Episode 53 (May 30, 2006) - Our Top Ten Obscure Gems, part 2 (Top 10)
Episode 52 (May 24, 2006) - Top Ten Obscure Gems, part 1 (Top 10)
Episode 51 (May 17, 2006) - Top Ten Two-player Games (Top 10)
Episode 50 (May 17, 2006) - Goodbye to Joe (Top 10)
Episode 49 (May 5, 2006) - Years in Board Gaming
Episode 48 (April 26, 2006) - Games from 1997 (Top 10)
Episode 47 (April 19, 2006) - Negotiation Games (Top 10)
Episode 46 (April 12, 2006) - Games for a High School Game Club (Top 10)
Episode 45 (April 5, 2006) - Games from 1998 (Top 10)
Episode 44 (March 29, 2006) - Science Fiction Games (Top 10)
Episode 43 (March 22, 2006) - "Overrated" Games (Top 10)
Episode 42 (March 15, 2006) - Games from 1999 (Top 10)
Episode 41 (March 9, 2006) - "Underrated" Games (Top 10)
Episode 40 (March 1, 2006) - Dexterity Games / "Lunchtime" Games (Top 10)
Episode 39 (February 22, 2006) - Racing Games / Block Wargames (Top 10)
Episode 38 (February 15, 2006) - Trick Taking Games / Battle of the Bulge (Top 10)
Episode 37 (February 8, 2006) - Games from 2000 (Top 10)
Episode 36 (February 1, 2006) - Games for Six Players (Top 10)
Episode 35 (January 25, 2006) - Fantasy / Solo Wargames (Top 10)
Episode 34 (January 18, 2006) - "Backpack" Games (Top 10)
Episode 33 (January 11, 2006) - Games from the 80's (Top 10)
Episode 32 (January 4, 2006) - Board Game Designers (Top 10)
Episode 31 (December 28, 2005) - Upcoming Games from 2006 (Top 10)
Episode 30 (December 21, 2005) - Games from 2005 (Top 10)
Episode 29 (December 14, 2005) - Double Date Games (Top 10)
Episode 28 (December 7, 2005) - Pacific Theater Games and Surpise Attack Games (Top 10)
Episode 27 (November 30, 2005) - Games from 2001 (Top 10)
Episode 26 (November 23, 2005) - CCGs, Miniatures (Top 10)
Episode 25 (November 16, 2005) - Tabletop Game Categories (Top 10)
Episode 24 (Novebmer 9, 2005) - Abstract Strategy Games (Top 10)
Episode 23 (November 2, 2005) - Games from 2002 (Top 10)
Episode 22 (October 27, 2005) - Auction Games / Card Driven War Games (Top 10)
Episode 21 (October 20, 2005) - Party Games (Top 10)
Episode 20 (October 13, 2005) - Games we like the least (Top 10)
Episode 19 (October 6, 2005) - Games from 2003 (Top 10)
Episode 18 (September 28, 2005) - Board Game Mechanics (Top 10)
Episode 17 (September 21, 2005) - Three-Player Games (Top 10)
Episode 16 (September 15, 2005) - Funniest Board Games (Top 10)
Episode 15 (September 8, 2005) - Board Game Expansions (Top 10)
Episode 14 (August 31, 2005) - Tabletop Gaming Experiences (Top 10)
Episode 13 (August 25, 2005) - Games we want to see reprinted (Top 10)
Episode 12 (August 18, 2005) - Games from 2004 (Top 10)
Episode 11 (August 11, 2005) - Favorite Games of our Wives (Top 10)
Episode 10 (August 3, 2005) - Games Played at Origins '05 (Top 10)
Episode 9 (July 21, 2005) - Board Game Companies (Top 10)
Episode 8 (June 10, 2005) - Gateway Games (Top 10)
Episode 7 (June 27, 2005) - Things to see at Origins '05 (Top 10)
Episode 6 (June 14, 2005) - Experiences at Origins '04 (Top 10)
Episode 5 (June 2, 2005) - Thematic Games (Top 10)
Episode 4 (May 25, 2005) - Games from the Other Side (Top 10)
Episode 3 (May 18, 2005) - Games with Great Components (Top 10)
Episode 2 (May 11, 2005) - Card Games (Top 10)
Episode 1 (May 4, 2005) - Games of All Time (Top 10)