Episodes

  • At The Table with The Dice Tower - All Ashore!

    At The Table with The Dice Tower - All Ashore!
    Feb 10 2026

    Tom and Eric are back from the Dice Tower Cruise, trying not to make Julie jealous, but failing miserably. We talk about games played, ports visited, and flights cancelled. Plus, we dive into the listener mailbag, and gather a new round of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

    00:54 - Dice Tower West and The Library

    02:33 - Merchant of Venus in The Library

    04:26 - Dice Tower Cruise - Pre-Cruise

    10:50 - Cruise: Most Checked-Out Games

    21:57 - Cruise: St. Thomas Game Day

    25:02 - Eric's Travel Woes

    27:26 - Jibber Jabble

    29:44 - Julie's Cruise Contribution

    30:47 - Question: Too Social?

    38:33 - JiSoGi: Anime Studio Tycoon

    46:07 - Eternal Decks

    49:44 - Ham Helsing

    55:11 - Cosy Stickerville

    59:03 - Fest Season

    Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • At The Table with The Dice Tower - When It All Goes Wrong

    At The Table with The Dice Tower - When It All Goes Wrong
    Jan 29 2026

    This time, we look at what happens when a production error is found in a game after it has reached the wild. What should producers do to make it right, and can they do anything at all? Also, a new dramatic Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and a new collection of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

    00:50 - Storytime from Tom: Loading the Cruise Library

    04:16 - Announcements: Gamefound (supportdicetower.com), Dice Tower West, East, and Vacation

    06:33 - Dealing with Production Errors

    39:14 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror

    47:55 - Wingspan: Americas

    50:19 - Sanibel

    52:44 - Harmonies

    55:27 - Nocturnis

    57:43 - Lairs

    1:00:45 - Cookie Run Braverse TCG

    Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • At The Table With The Dice Tower - Party Like It's 2006

    At The Table With The Dice Tower - Party Like It's 2006
    Jan 13 2026

    We kick off 2026 by looking back 20 years to 2006. What were we up to, and what were we playing? Plus, a question from the mailbag, and a new collection of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

    00:50 - Busy January - SupportDiceTower.com

    03:07 - 2006 Memories

    05:09 - Where Were We In 2006?

    18:50 - The Games of 2006

    27:44 - Which Games Are We Still Playing?

    31:30 - Listener Question: Game Replacement

    42:07 - Add to Playlist

    47:06 - Galactic Cruise

    48:06 - Zooloretto

    50:47 - Merry Murdle

    53:52 - Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    57:10 - Heroes of Timeline

    Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • At The Table with The Dice Tower - Re-Role

    At The Table with The Dice Tower - Re-Role
    Dec 2 2025
    This time, we continue our discussion of RPGs by suggesting Role Playing Games that share popular boardgaming mechanisms, as well as giving Tom tips for getting a game started. Plus, we have a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and we close the show with some Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:50 - A Story About Mail 02:22 - Eric at PAX Unplugged (inc. Hot Streak) 06:50 - Gift Guides, Dice Tower West and East 08:02 - RPGs for Boardgame Fans (detailed notes below) 37:55 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror 43:03 - Formaggio 48:35 - Gnomic Parliament 52:13 - Carnuta 54:49 - Magic Number 11 56:54 - Insurrect10n -- Julie's Notes Where to go to get core book pdfs? DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/ Itch.io https://itch.io/ Cooperative play (yes the overwhelming majority of TTRPGs are cooperative) some extra cooperative leaning Heckin' Good Doggos https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/405426/heckin-good-doggos Teatime Adventures https://www.snowbrightstudio.com/teatime-adventures Dice rolling - Also many many many ttrpgs use dice. Here are some examples D20 - D&D/Pathfinder https://www.dndbeyond.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorCdKoS-xSfI4e05Us81YGA4tHt8CmmaOWNN-9VTcnsAfXS5pBS, https://paizo.com/pathfinder d100 (percentile): Call of Cthulhu https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/ Symbol-based dice: FFG Star Wars. https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/starwarsrpg/ , Fudge dice: Fate https://evilhat.com/product/fate-core-system/ Area control Beak, Feather, & Bone https://possible-worlds-games.itch.io/bfb Faction/War Song of Ice and Fire RPG http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/101026/A-Song-of-Ice-and-Fire-Roleplaying-A-Game-of-Thrones-Edition Mutant: Year Zero https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/139453/MUTANT-Year-Zero--Roleplaying-At-The-End-Of-Days Numenera: Destiny https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/240655/Numenera-Destiny Coyote and Crow https://www.allplay.com/board-games/coyote-and-crow-the-roleplaying-game/ Action points - Level Up D&D PbtA Using Action points Feng Shui https://atlas-games.com/fengshui C&S: Rebirth Mythras Deck builder/Bidding Ok not really but Redigo is "Hand Management" https://letsplayredigo.com/ Games using a standard deck of cards Castle Falkenstein https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2370/castle-falkenstein Games using a custom or proprietary card deck - mostly they are being used instead of dice Dragonlance: Fifth Age https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/186462/dragonlance-fifth-age-dramatic-adventure-game-saga Clockwork Dominion https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/489608/courier-repacked My Closest Pick Torg Eternity:A Thousand Faces of Adventure http://torg-gamereference.com/ Pick up and Deliver Solo/journal: Courier https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/489608/courier-repacked Delivered!
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    1 hr and 2 mins