TDT # 463 - Live from Origins 2016

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TDT # 463 - Live from Origins 2016

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Jun 22, 2016

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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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Jun 22, 2016

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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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TDT # 463 - Live from Origins 2016

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