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The Dice Tower is dedicated to getting folks to learn about the wide world of exciting new board games.  We do video reviews, and audio show, and more.  Check out the links above!

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February 21, 2012 - Episode 245 is available! In this episode of the Dice Tower, Tom and Eric talk about a bunch of games that start with the letter "D", while Greg examines Kickstarter. Chief continues his quest to build a gaming group, Geoff talks about copyright issues, and Ryan rants about hidden information. Finally, we end the show talking about games we want to see reprinted.

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February 14, 2012 - Episode 244 is available! In this episode, Eric and I talk about Risk Legacy again, as well as a few other games - and then spend a good bit of the episode looking ten years back at 2002 - talking about gaming trends then, as well as our top ten games from that year.

February 07, 2012 - Episode 243 is available! In this show, Chief talks once again about building a game group, Geoff discusses 3D printing, and Ryan complains about "hobbit" cards. We talk about several different games, a bit of news, and end the show with our longest games we've ever played. Plus, a great new contest!

January 31, 2012 - Episode 242 is available! In this show, Ryan takes a look at complexity and games, while we review Evo, Poseidon's Kingdom, and Flash Point. We answer a ton of listener questions, and end the show with our top ten games from five years ago - 2007.

January 24, 2012 - Episode 241 is available! In this show, we kick off our annual fund raiser, with our cool new Dice Towers, and Geoff talks about pain and games. The Chief delves into Kickstarter, Andrew talks about a Few Acres of Snow, and Tom and Eric talk about 21 games in 21 minutes. We give the latest news, and talk about nolstagic games that weren't quite as good as we remembered.

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January 23, 2012 - ANNOUNCING THE ISLAND FORTRESS CONTEST WINNERS! Congratulations to Dan Hentschel (Our Grand Prize Winner) and RJ Adams (Our Second Prize Winner). Please contact dicetower@gmail.com for arrangements on getting your prize.

January 17, 2012 - Episode 240 is available! In this episode, we continue our best of 2011 show, still joined by an army of contributors! In this half, we talk about our favorite expansions of 2011, as well as the best reprint, most innovative game, best family game, strangest game, biggest brainburner, and more! Finally, though, we come to the BEST games of the year - including our top ten games of 2011.

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January 10, 2012 - Episode 239 is available! In this we are joined by a ton of contributors as we take a look back over the year of 2011. In this first half, we talk about the best card, war, and party game. We discuss our most surprising game, as well as the most dissappointing. We talk about he best components and artwork, as well as the worst games of the year. And we talk about the year as a whole, including the top ten news stories of 2011.

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December 20, 2011 - Episode 238 is available! In this show, Ryan muses about artists and games, and Tom groans about times he says "Oops". We talk about recently played games, and interview Christof Tisch about German culture and games. Finally, we talk about our top ten games that are out of our personal comfort zones. Oh, and listen to the very end, after the outro. Please make note that, regarding the Island Fortress contest referred to in this episode, you cannot comment on the Kickstarter page unless you've pledged. We thought you just needed a Kickstarter account to comment. So you can enter by visiting www.FrostForgeGames.com to check out the campaign and email FrostForgeGames@Gmail.com to enter if you're not pledging. If you do pledge and wind up winning, you'll be upgraded by two levels (so Guard would upgraded to Explorer).

December 13, 2011 - Episode 237 is available! In this episode, Geoff talks about Power Creep, while Moritz reviews Shadow Era. We talk about some Turkeys and Kangaroos (games that have changed in our rankings) and player stereotypes. We discuss Souvlaki wars, Coercio, Flash Duel, Kill Shot, On the Underground, and Canal Mania. Finally, we end the show with a discussion on addictive games and how we broke (or didn't!) the addiction.

December 7, 2011 - Episode 236 is available! In this episode, we are joined by Russ Wakelin from the D6 Generation podcast. We answer a few questions, talk about the complexity of modern games, and then delve into our top ten fantasy games.

November 30, 2011 - ANNOUNCING THE STRIKERZ CONTEST WINNERS! Congratulations to Christopher Pitts, Casey Callaghan and Russell Collingham. Please contact dicetower@gmail.com with your address so we can make arrangements to get you your prize.

November 29, 2011 - Episode 235 is available! In this episode, the Chief talks about some new Kickstarter projects, while Andrew Miller asks if playing World War 2 games is immoral. Geoff and Greg pop in with segments, Steve reviews Sentinels of the Multiverse, and we talk about our favorite paper and pencil games.

November 22, 2011 - Episode 234 is available! In this show, we talk about some new games - with Steve and Richard discussing King of Tokyo. We finish off our large list of user questions, and then go into our favorite dexterity games. Plus, a rant!

November 17, 2011 - Episode 233 is available! In this episode, Moritz talks about the iPad, and Tom rants aboutknow it alls. We talk about Star Trek Fleet Captains, Legend ofDrizzt, and other new games. We end the show talking about ourfavorite games to play with a deck of cards.

November 14, 2011 - Episode 232 is available! In this episode, we are joined by Rich Sommer from the AMC show Mad Men. He talks about his new board game TV gig, and helps us answer our many questions. We get a report from Essen, and close the show with our top ten historical games.

November 4, 2011 - Episode 231 is available! In this show, we hear information from all of our contributors from all over the world, including the return of Dexter! We take a look at several games, including an indepth review of Risk: Legacy. Eric recounts his experiences at Extra Life, and we conclude the show with our favorite gaming websites.


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