TDT # 747 - Shark Infested Podcast

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TDT # 747 - Shark Infested Podcast

FromThe Dice Tower

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78 minutes

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Feb 1, 2022

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"The Shark" Ashley joins Suzanne and Mandi as they discuss Gates of Delirium, Fox and The Forest Digital, Voyages, That Time You Killed Me, Unsurmountable, and Adventure Game: Grand Hotel Abbadon. The bragadocious Game Pie is full of "games we win a lot." Support for The Dice Tower is provided by TheOp.games and GameNerdz.com.

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Feb 1, 2022

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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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Episode #83: Top Ten Games for Young Children: With the return of Moritz - giving a review of Magic Realm - we continue our contest for the Hill Giant and Sir Hawthorne. Mary gives us the news and reviews Apples to Apples, and Sam talks about Bonobo Beach. Tom gives his top ten games for young... by The Dice Tower
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Episode #74: Auction Games and Battlelore: With two episodes to go, another episode of the Dice Tower! With reports from Rick, Moritz, and Jason, there is a lot of information in this slightly longer episode. Sam gives his top ten auction games, and I talk about different auction styles. We... by The Dice Tower
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Episode #64: Top Ten Games From 1994-1995: And with a limerick, here's another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we announce the winners from our Z-man Games/Viktory II contest, and start a new contest with three great prizes! Rick and Moritz give us the news, and Ted Cheatham talks... by The Dice Tower
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Episode #61: Our Top Ten Games with Plastic Miniatures: And in a new time slot, here's another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we introduce a new contest to win Z-man games and Viktory II. There are three reviews, of Canal Mania, No Thanks!, and Loot! Simon Hunt joins us and talks about his... by The Dice Tower
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Episode #65: Top Ten: And because it's my birthday, another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we continue our contest for Ninja Galaxy and www.meeplepeople.com, with Rick and Moritz giving us the news. Mike Hibberttalks about a UK boardgame convention, and Sam... by The Dice Tower
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Episode #70: Interview with Zev Shlasinger: And flying solo, another episode of the Dice Tower! The show has a slight change in format, and Sam once again can't make it to recording. We finish up our contest for Gifttrap and Twilight Imperium III, and start a new contest for Quest of the... by The Dice Tower
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Episode #73: Interview with NorthStar Games: With three episode to go, another episode of the Dice Tower! Moritz comes back in this show with some game reviews, and Tom also gives a review of Quest for the Dragonlords. Speaking of that, we finish up our contest for Quest for the Dragonlords, and... by The Dice Tower
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Episode #78 (Interview): Richard Borg: In this episode, Tom talks with Richard Borg, designer of Liar's Dice, Memoir '44, and Commands and Colors: Ancients. Richard talks about his designing, his playtesting, and some new ideas for games in the future! by The Dice Tower
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Episode #68: Top Ten Rio Grande Games: And with slightly better audio quality, another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we continue our contest for Gifttrap and Twilight Imperium 3, and listen to Jason's take on the Golden Geeks. Rick and Moritz give us the news, and Mike talks... by The Dice Tower
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Episode #66: Top Ten Reiner Knizia Games: And because we're busy, another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we continue our contest for Ninja Galaxy and www.meeplepeople.com, with Rick and Moritz giving us the news. We talk about a UK game convention, mention Battlelore, and I... by The Dice Tower
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Episode #76: All Time Best and the Biggest Contest Ever: In this Episode, Rick Thornquist says goodbye, and leaves us with his top ten games of all time. We finish up our contest for Cluzzle and Wits and Wagers, and review Venus Needs Men. Sam and I answer several questions, and Moritz decides to make up... by The Dice Tower
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Episode #75: Block War Games and Derk Solko: With one episode to go, another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, Rick talks about his experiences at BGG.con, and Moritz hails us with more German lessons. Sam and I have a session report of Perikles, and discuss why it seems that I never... by The Dice Tower
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Episode #63: Top Ten Games with Wooden Bits: And with a riddle only six people have guessed correctly so far, here's another episode of the Dice Tower! In this episode, we continue our contest for Viktory II and Z-man Games, and open up with our top ten list of games with wooden components. We... by The Dice Tower
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Special Episode #2: Interview with Martin Wallace: And because choices are good, a special episode of the Dice Tower! This is a special episode of the Dice Tower in which I interview Martin Wallace, renowned game designer of many games, including Age of Steam and Runebound. We have the show available... by The Dice Tower
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Special Episode #3 - Interview with Scott Alden: And while you watch the weather change, a special episode of the Dice Tower! This is a special episode of the Dice Tower in which I interview Scott Alden, founder and webmaster of www.boardgamegeek.com. We continue our contest for Cluzzle and Wits and... by The Dice Tower
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