Tom Vasel answers your questions, live!

Tom Vasel talks to YOU about the future of the Dice Tower.

Hey, it's the news of the week, a Monopoly top ten, and Tom takes a look at his predictions for 2016 - were they right?

Fundraiser email page: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/di...

0:19 - Intro
4:24 - Game News
9:39 - Crowdfunding Roundup with Suzanne
14:32 - Miniature World
15:55 - Dice Tower Productions
17:16 - Head in the Clouds with Chaz Marler
20:24 - Tom Thinks: 2016 Predictions Revisited
27:32 - The Best and the Worst
29:28 - What's on the Shelf?
31:33 - Board Game Makeover
33:28 - Dice Dice Baby
34:33 - Games with Dan and Cora
36:32 - Q & A with Tom and Jason
39:27 - Playing the News
41:47 - Snakes & Lattes
45:17 - Hello from Eric Summerer
45:57 - Closing Thoughts

We take a look at all the videos we posted the last week!

Sam Healey
Age of Thieves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ItJu...
Germania Manga - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP899...

Tom
Mixtour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwxp-...
Family Flutter-By - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATvlr...
Maestro Ensemble - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa1tK...
Jórvik - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MML76...
Circuit Maze - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WZHh...
TMNT: Shadows of the Past - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzuVp...
Road to Infamy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jr6h...
Doom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLJkH...
Speak Out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o37bQ...
Saloon Tycoon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekT8e...
Queen Strike - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa95M...
Warquest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDTUu...

Baker Odom
Winds of Fortune - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ngW...

Married with Board Games
Brass Empire - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfn0X...

Zee Garcia
Covenant - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJG2B...
Santorini - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7oRu...
Las Vegas the Card Game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32HOL...

Tom Vasel lists his Top 10 Party Games of 2016!

Tom Vasel lists his Top 10 games that were reprints in 2016!

Tom Vasel, Zee Garcia, and Sam Healey list their Top 10 Games that pleasantly surprised them from 2016!

Join Zee Garcia and a varied cast of contributors and guests for episode 46 of Board Game Blender!

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro / Contest Winner!
2:49 - Thinking Inside the Box
9:15 - Board Game Diagnosis
12:51 - Gamelympics
16:34 - The Happy Luza
17:50 - R vs. H - 2 Player Showdown
22:11 - Who Am I?
25:47 - Retro Board Game Corner
28:28 - Under the Radar
32:11 - Boards & Crafts
34:16 - How to Fun
38:49 - Real Talk (with Sam)

Tom Vasel and Sam Healey take a look at the new Doom board game from Fantasy Flight Games!!

Tom gives us his choices for some of the best games of the year for families. Check these out!

Tom Vasel discusses his favorite expansions from 2016 in this quick-fire look at the highlights.

In this video, Tom goes back in time to the reviews he did this week one year and five years ago. Do the games hold up? Are they still in my collection, still being played, even being thought of? Here's a quick summary.

Wonky - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE6eR...
El Grande Big Box - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjgvY...
Stinky Business - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh1oM...
Runebound 3rd Ed. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6pjy...
CV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVWXy...
Ascension Dreamscape - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJOXe...
Flock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwTvE...
AYA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rLKI...
Guess What - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL1aQ...
Trexo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7quA3...
Core Worlds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np9v-...
BattleCon: War of Indines - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GS0D...
Spiel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8t75...
Castle Panic Wizard's Tower - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcrhE...
Nippon Rails - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEswE...
Urban Sprawl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYbgv...
Venture Forth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJDvr...
Ticket to Ride: Asia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHqKt...
Ninja - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJFvw...
Kingdom of Solomon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqI7n...
Mondo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToXeS...
Dominion Hinterlands - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpFJe...
Ascending Empires - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Obfg...

Sam Healey lists his Top 12-21 games of 2016 (just watch, you'll understand)!

Spencer and Lara of Married with Board Games list their Top 10 Games of 2016!!

Sam Healey answers your questions live!

Jason Levine lists his Top 10 Games of 2016, and even includes no less than 9 Honorable Mentions!

Tom Vasel answers your questions, live!

In episode # 157 of Board Game Breakfast, Tom is joined by a host of contributors to talk about games and the people who play them.

0:19 - Intro
1:18 - Game News
4:43 - Kickstarter News
8:42 - Miniature World
10:51 - Dice Tower Productions
11:43 - Head in the Clouds with Chaz Marler
14:53 - Board Gaming with Colleagues
16:32 - Tom Thinks: 2016 in review
27:11 - The Best and the Worst
29:13 - What's on the Shelf?
31:17 - Board Game Makeover
33:15 - Good Games, Better Gamers
35:28 - Dice Dice Baby
37:39 - Games with Dan and Cora
39:32 - Q & A with Tom and Jason
42:07 - Dead Last
44:10 - Closing Thoughts

Tom and crew take a look at all the games we reviewed last week.

Zee
0:42 London After Midnight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8kpH...
1:04 Speakeasy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW-JU...
1:26 Penki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Buy...
1:52 Unusual Suspects: Burn After Playing
2:17 Deus: Egypt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB3fF...

Sam:
2:56 Zombicide Stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdvIO...
3:35 Raise Your Goblets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnyOt...
4:18 Nexus Ops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Oe6...

Roy:
5:21 Marvel Legendary: Deadpool Expansion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA4_z...
5:34 London Dread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qIYT...
5:50 Top 10 Epic games of 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy6qG...

Tom
6:04 Bluff You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1F0k...
6:21 Poker Assault https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT2xB...
6:32 Dragons & Chickens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y5HY...
6:50 Chariot Race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cilV...
7:10 J'Accuse! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOe6Y...
7:31 Mondrian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GCJs...
7:50 1001 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaJkN...
8:11 Fold It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLapg...
8:28 Pokemon: XY Evolutions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21ZME...
8:52 Make 'n Break Architect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_BwZ...
9:10 Unicornus Knights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrXkr...
9:41 Plague Inc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pumpi...
10:00 Insider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOafQ...
Rainbow 35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKxwy...

Tom Vasel lists his Top 11-20 Games from 2016!

Tom Vasel, Zee Garcia, and Sam Healey list their Top 10 Games from 2016!

Tom Vasel takes a look at games he reviewed 1, 5, and 10 years ago.

10' to Kill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yviws...
Chef Alfredo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MQ9k...
Monster's Tower - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-43EE...
Warhammer Quest Adventure Card Game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0i9I...
German Railroads - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAtCn...
World of Yo-Ho - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WELRW...
Epic Card Game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElwHp...
Super Sandman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1BGS...
Best Treehouse Ever - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phBAJ...
Trickerion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hK2a...
Race to the North Pole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LuG8...
Black Sheep and White Sheep - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv7ua...
The Undercity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Vj7...
Dice Brewing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjXUg...
Caro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfuPa...
Fruit Mix - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA05Z...
Floating Market - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9uXQ...
Spookies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHgOU...
Jacka & High - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zKji...
Flashlights and Fireflies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlvqp...
Ghost Blitz 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTU_i...
Ghost Blits - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6OKB...
Adventure Land - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKZTI...

Timeline - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6jo6...
Omen Shattered Aegis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyaAc...
Skycrapers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITuog...
Souvlaki Wars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=146Ck...
Drum Roll - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsklV...
Coerceo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4y4y...
Strikerz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6wb9...
Rumble in the House - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVoWe...
Eye Know - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-akQ...
Strasbourg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rvNQ...
Legend of Drizzt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Q_D...
Ares Project - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD7vr...
Discworld: Ankh-Morpork - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lljft...
Kill Shot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrl-8...

Sam and Zee answer your questions, live!

Join Sam Healey and his host of contributors for Episode 12 of Throat Punch Lunch!!

Timestamps:
0:20 - Intro
1:12 - Face-Up Center of the Table with Marty Connell
4:51 - Share the Love with Lara Williams
7:03 - Miniature Breakdown with Tim Jennette
10:55 - Counter Charge with Mark Zielinski
15:22 - The Latest Retro with Bryan Drake
19:38 - Roll w/The Punches with Roy Cannaday
24:14 - Accessorize with Sam Healey
28:02 - 3 Reasons with Forest Bower
33:05 - SoloThrash with Liz Davidson
38:05 - Jedi Mind Games with Koray Satili
39:47 - Miniature World with Rob Oren
43:23 - Hello?...Is It Theme You're Looking For? with Jeremiah Acevado
47:19 - Outro

Tom Vasel answers your questions, live!

In episode # 156 of Board Game Breakfast, Tom is joined by a host of contributors to talk about games and the people who play them.

0:19 - Intro
4:23 - Game News
10:31 - Kickstarter News
16:19 - Painting 101
17:47 - Board Game (Cafe) Makeover
19:54 - Dice Tower Productions
21:00 - Head in the Clouds with Chaz Marler
24:17 - Board Gaming with Colleagues
25:57 - Tom Thinks: Boring
31:01 - The Best and the Worst
33:07 - What's on the Shelf?
35:02 - Playing the News
37:44 - Whitleypedia
38:32 - Dice Dice Baby
40:22 - Dead Last
42:24 - Snakes & Lattes
45:39 - Closing Thoughts

Tom answers your questions, live!

Tom and Jason have an exciting opportunity to share in Ponzi Scheme!

Tom and Jason answer your questions live! (and maybe talk about the cruise next week!)

Join Zee Garcia and a varied cast of contributors and guests for episode 45 of Board Game Blender!

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro
2:51 - R vs. H - 2 Player Showdown
6:47 - Cardboard Stacker
10:20 - The Quirky Game
15:07 - Gameosity
19:04 - Boards & Crafts
22:16 - Meeples Included
25:33 - How to Fun
30:33 - The Happy Luza
33:54 - Thinking Inside the Box
37:02 - Real Talk
41:58 - Under the Radar
44:53 - Who Am I?

Join Zee Garcia and a varied cast of contributors and guests for episode 44 of Board Game Blender!

Show Notes:

1:54 - Gameosity
5:47 - Boards & Crafts
8:16 - Retro Board Game Corner
12:05 - The Quirky Game
15:28 - Board Game Diagnosis
18:51 - Who Am I?
21:25 - The Happy Luza
24:18 - How To Fun
28:44 - The Cardboard Stacker
33:13 - Real Talk
38:05 - Under the Radar
41:51 - Thinking Inside the Box
45:32 - R vs. H - 2 Player Showdown

Tom Vasel, Zee Garcia, and Sam Healey discuss the merits and pitfalls of their experiences at various conventions this year.

Tom answers your questions, live!

Hey, do you have a question for the Dice Tower? It's possible I've answered it here!

0:44 - What exactly is the Dice Tower?
2:07 - How do I get a game reviewed by the Dice Tower? What's the fee?
3:00 - What do the Dice Tower Seals mean?
3:55 - When will you review _________? Why haven't you reviewed ________ yet?
4:45 - Hey, I like _____ and _______. Which is better? What should I buy next?
5:34 - What is your role in Dice Tower Con and Dice Tower Cruise?
6:40 - What is your role in the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund
7:41 - How many times do you play a game before reviewing it?
7:48 - What do you do with games after reviewing them?
8:43 - How big is your game collection?
9:32 - What's this about Korea?
10:14 - Where did "Shut the Door" and the Component Drop come from?
11:05 - How can I get involved with the Dice Tower?
12:27 - What is Vasel's Law?
13:20 - Can I game with you all?

We take a look at the different reviews we published over the past week.

Tom
SOL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDEFR...
Honshu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLebd...
Dragon Rush - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv-oM...
Kids on Stage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVZfV...
Edenia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YtyH...
Sugar Cubes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jorzO...
Salt & Pepper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIZkr...
Match Madness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Lg9...
Jeju Island - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA01o...
Glux - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn3mL...
Dragon Rapid Fire - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYDIe...
Clomping Creatures - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9gqr...
Chili chili - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_uz_...
Cafe Cafe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoNfj...

Andre
Cave Troll - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nB2d...

Zee
Shinobi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhzBZ...
X Nimmt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtoG7...
The Godfather: A New Don - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOIqf...
Noxford - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnWOT...
Capital Lux - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-FRw...
Lanterns: The Emperor's Gifts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G8zr...

Barry
Baby Clues - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APy1G...

It's our weekly all things board games show! (# 154)

0:20 - Intro
2:30 - Board Game News
6:14 - CrowdFunding News - with Suzanne
10:58 - Robert Presents: Painting Miniatures 101
12:44 - Board Game Makeover
15:35 - Dice Tower Productions
17:00 - Head in the Clouds with Chaz Marler
20:05 - Boardgaming with Colleagues
22:38 - The Discriminating Gamer
23:54 - Tom Thinks (BanHammer)
32:03 - The Good and the Bad
34:09 - Games with Dan and Cora
36:05 - What's on the Shelf?
38:19 - Good Games, Better Gamers
40:36 - Playing the News
43:42 - Dice Dice Baby
45:51 - Component Moment
47:35 - Whitleypedia
48:22 - Dead Last
50:24 - Closing Thoughts

Sam Healey concludes the listing of his Top 100 Games of All Time with number 10-1!!

Suzanne Sheldon completes the listing of her Top 50 Board Games of All Time with her Top 10!!

Tom Vasel takes a look at Honshu, a trick-taking game about city building!

Sam Healey continues listing his Top 100 Games of All Time with numbers 20-11!

Suzanne Sheldon continues to list her Top 50 Board Games of All Time with numbers 20-11!

Sam Healey continues listing his Top 100 Games of All Time with numbers 30-21!

Suzanne Sheldon continues to list her Top 50 Board Games of All Time with numbers 30-21!

Tom Vasel, Zee Garcia, and Sam Healey list their Top 10 Board Games that they shouldn't like, but still do, for one reason or another!

Join Sam Healey and his host of contributors for Episode 11 of Throat Punch Lunch, a variety show that focuses on various aspects of the board gaming hobby!

TIMESTAMPS:
0:20 - Intro
1:41 - Share the Love with Lara Williams
4:39 - Miniature Breakdown with Tim Jennette
8:12 - Counter Charge with Mark Zielinski
12:27 - The Latest Retro with Bryan Drake
17:11 - Roll w/The Punches with Roy Cannaday
20:32 - 3 Reasons with Forest Bower
22:37 - SoloThrash with Liz Davidson
26:21 - Jedi Mind Games with Koray Satili
29:04 - Miniature World with Rob Oren
32:39 - Hello?...Is It Theme You're Looking For? with Jeremiah Acevado
36:18 - Outro

Sam Healey continues to list his Top 100 Games of All Time with numbers 40-31!

Suzanne Sheldon continues listing her Top 50 Board Games of All Time with numbers 40-31!

Special Guest hosts Mandi and Suzanne backtalk a recent "Tom Thinks" segment from Board Game Breakfast focused on inclusivity in gaming.

Suzanne begins her journey of sharing with us her Top 50 Board Games of All Time, with numbers 50-41!

The Dice Tower's Holiday 2016 Shopping Guide!

Great Western Trail - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfwfx...

Prodigal’s Club 

Puerto Rico - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7GG...

Codex - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM4Pi...

Orleans - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL2nc...

Caylus - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19K4s...

Through the Ages - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs9vR...

Burano - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqbhM...

Terra Mystica - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqEzn...

A Feast for Odin - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WY3z...

Food Chain Magnate - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPJuU...

El Grande - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjgvY...

The Dice Tower's Holiday 2016 Shopping Guide!

Animal upon Animal - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hmON...

My First Carcassonne - Review here: https://boardgamegeek.com/video/654/m...

Cat Tower - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utPQe...

Dr. Eureka - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQG2z...

Happy Salmon - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeT2q...

My First Stone Age - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TODcM...

Pie Face! - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Biwq0...

Outfoxed! - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0plm...

Spooky Castle - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RtkT...

Super Vampire - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e41d2...

The Heroes of Kaskaria - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt4pg...

Top That! - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FbtM...

The Dice Tower's 2016 Holiday Shopping Guide!

Tides of Madness - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXkhY...

Hanamikoji - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDeTH...

Fuse - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=932eB...

Zany Penguins - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJUKV...

Hero Realms - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-COT...

HMS Delores

La Granja No Siesta! - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s92Ly...

The Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgYdj...

Looterz - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijrPB...

Plums - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wI28...

3 Wishes - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx9oT...

Welcome Back to the Dungeon - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oghji...
!

Sam Healey continues to list his Top 100 Games of All Time with numbers 50-41!

The Dice Tower's 2016 Holiday Shopping Guide!

Via Nebula - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnRwy...

Inis - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLuop...

Dominion 2nd Edtiion - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85rI...

Covert - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ3pD...

Cry Havoc - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQyDz...

City of Spies: Estoril 1941 - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zme_z...

Evolution: Climate - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiN_W...

Small World - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCz5B...

Royals - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kVfx...

Quadropolis - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Upfk...

Tyrants of the Underdark - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i1Zw...

Citadels - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18LCe...

The Dice Tower's 2016 Holiday Shopping Guide!

Junk Art - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFf01...

Deception: Murder in Hong Kong - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDWvH...

Codenames Pictures - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM5Qj...

Unusual Suspects - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahIT1...

Spyfall - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeXim...

America - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq0B4...

Kaleidos - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SE9g...

Bang: The Dice Game - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx6Wd...

Dead Last - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM0IH...

Don’t Mess with Cthulhu - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLyPd...

Ca$h 'N' Guns - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Rdi...

Speechless - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni2IL...

The Dice Tower's 2016 Holiday Shopping Guide!

The Others: 7 Sins - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BChg1...

Star Wars: Rebellion - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zF6x...

Adrenaline - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTu05...

Mansions of Madness 2.0 - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkt5J...

London Dread - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpt7u...

Aeon’s End - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu9VS...

Defenders of the Last Stand - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roG7T...

Zombicide: Black Plague - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqJ0...

Blood Rage - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xnM...

51st State Master Set - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkTNS...

Sola Fide: The Reformation 

Champions of Midgard - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d15Q2...

The Dice Tower's 2016 Holiday Shopping Guide!

Oceanos - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyl6N...

Carcassonne: Amazonas - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmPV0...

Flick ‘em Up - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWHDq...

CVlizations - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN056...

Ice Cool - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3C_W...

Onitama - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHJr_...

Order of the Gilded Compass - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ODN...

Kingsburg - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5VI9...

Sea of Clouds - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKgbZ...

Lotus - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=588ke...

King of Tokyo, 2nd Edition - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixBM2...

Celestia - Review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dP6y...

The guys at the Dice Tower take your questions, live!

Sam Healey continues to list his Top 100 Games of All Time with numbers 60-51!

Sam Healey continues to list his Top 100 Games of All Time with numbers 70 through 61!

Tom Vasel and Sam Healey take a look at this farming reimplementation of Among the Stars from Artipia Games.

Zee Garcia and Sam Healey provide input/feedback in response to the People's Choice Top 100 of 2016!

It's our weekly all things board games show!

0:20 - Intro
2:32 - Board Game News
6:09 - Crowdfunding Round-up with Suzanne
10:15 - Q & A with Tom and Jason
14:59 - Robert Presents: Painting Miniatures 101
16:39 - Board Game Makeover
19:40 - Dice Tower Productions
20:39 - Head in the Clouds with Chaz Marler
23:37 - Boardgaming with Colleagues
25:16 - Tom Thinks ('Tis But a Silly Game)
30:07 - The Good and the Bad
31:56 - Games with Dan and Cora
33:56 - What's on the Shelf?
36:00 - Playing the News
38:15 - Dice Dice Baby
39:31 - Dead Last
41:11 - Snakes and Lattes
44:02 - Closing Thoughts

A quick overview of all the reviews we did last week!
Zee
0:34 "hey hey everybody"
0:37 Pocket Madness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YQJW...
1:01 Kana Gawa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i18cR...
1:30 Nautilion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5d9i...

Baker
2:18 Tavarua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUpn8...

Tom
2:50 Camel Up Cards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Ym2...
3:07 Go, Go Little Penguin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXqs1...
3:20 Snake Oil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMWGk...
3:40 Mi Tierra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhw7P...
4:04 Hellas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwGuD...
4:26 The Blood of an Englishman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ml4U...
4:43 Ca$h & Guns Team Spirit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW-Xw...
5:05 Welcome back to the Dungeon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oghji...
5:25 Dixit: Revelations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BpDS...
5:45 Orleans: Trade and Intrigue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzWPX...
6:08 Conan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlnhx...
6:37 Peoples Choice #50-41 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8p2Q...
6:37 Peoples Choice #40-31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg0qF...
6:37 Peoples Choice #30-21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqJe3...
6:42 Christmas Game Shopping Tips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHQjx...
6:45 Top 10 One Hit Wonder Designers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqUbv...

Here are the 10 best games according to the People's Choice!

ALMOST to the top 10!

Sam Healey continues to list his Top 100 Games of All Time with his numbers 80 through 71!

30 games left!

Sam Healey continues listing his Top 100 Games of All Time!

Sam and Zee take your questions, live!

Tom, Sam, and Zee highlight a few excellent designers and their single hits!

Sam Healey begins his Top 100 Games of All Time! Which ones made the cut?

Top 40!!

Join Sam Healey and his host of contributors as they take a look at our hobby from a variety of different angles!

0:20 - Intro
1:32 - Face-Up Center of the Table
5:05 - Share the Love
7:13 - Miniature Breakdown
11:04 - Counter Charge
15:37 - The Latest Retro
19:41 - Roll with the Punches
23:36 - 3 Reasons
27:34 - SoloThrash
31:23 - The Canvas
34:12 - Miniature World
38:37 - Hello?...Is It Theme You're Looking For?
42:36 - Outro

Tom Vasel and Sam Healey take a look at the scenario-based Conan board game from Monolith!

Beginning the Top 50 for People's Choice!

Tom answers your questions, live!

A quick overview of all the reviews we did last week!

Sam
0:39 Blood Bowl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxgbw...
1:01 Star Wars Destiny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg2hR...
1:22 Sea Fall (No Spoilers) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJoZA...
1:22 Sea Fall (Spoilers) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1R_3...
1:38 Carcassonne Star Wars - Expansion 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYae9...
2:06 Mask of Anubis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYae9...
3:03 Power Grid - The Card Game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctSlb...
3:28 Argo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0kTK...
4:14 "See you on the flip side"

Zee
4:15 "Hey [hey] everybody"
4:16 Boardgame Blender https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R7Ew...
4:22 Best of the Month https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoBiy...
4:28 Sea Fall (No Spoilers) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJoZA...
4:28 Sea Fall (Spoilers) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1R_3...
4:57 Arkham Horror - the card game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RIQw...
5:25 Avenue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBof...

Jason
6:12 Karmaka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONOhd...

Tom
6:43 Sea Fall (No Spoilers) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJoZA...
6:43 Sea Fall (Spoilers) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1R_3...
7:13 Qubosity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guhtT...
7:41 Game of Thrones: the Iron Throne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhKN2...
8:15 Kaleidos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SE9g...
8:37 4 Gods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKTPp...
9:02 Gobbit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF3_Q...
9:18 Blood Bowl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxgbw...
9:50 Macroscope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN1kP...
10:08 Around the World in 80 Days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fUQb...
10:34 Aeon’s End https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu9VS...
10:59 Star Wars Destiny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg2hR...
11:25 Spyfall 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG3kL...

It's our weekly all things board games show!

0:20 - Intro
2:46 - Board Game News
4:47 - Crowdfunding Round-up with Suzanne
10:17 - Q & A with Tom and Jason
12:46 - Robert Presents: Painting Miniatures 101
14:45 - Dice Tower Productions
15:55 - Head in the Clouds with Chaz Marler
18:59 - Boardgaming with Colleagues
20:34 - Tom Thinks (Politically Correct)
29:01 - Board Game Makeover
31:23 - Playing the News
33:30 - Whitlepedia
35:22 - What's on the Shelf?
37:52 - Good Games, Better Gamers
40:09 - Dice Dice Baby
44:09 - Dead Last
45:55 - Closing Thoughts

Tom Vasel finishes the top 50 for the People's Choice top 100!

Join Zee Garcia and a varied cast of contributors and guests for episode 43 of Board Game Blender!

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro
0:52 - I vs. D - 2 Player Showdown
3:23 - Under the Radar
6:49 - Boards & Crafts
8:27 - Board of Education
10:44 - The Happy Würfel
12:37 - Thinking Inside the Fun
16:15 - Board Game Haiku
16:38 - Retro Board Game Corner
19:58 - Designer Spotlight
21:18 - How To Fun
25:31 - The Quirky Game
28:07 - Outro

Tom Vasel contiues presenting the top 100 games according to the People's Choice!

Tom Vasel, Zee Garcia, and Sam Healey give their final, spoiler-free review for SeaFall from Plaid Hat Games.

In this video, Tom goes back in time to the reviews he did this week one year and five years ago. Do the games hold up? Are they still in my collection, still being played, even being thought of? Here's a quick summary.

Squish 'em - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6KG5...
Rings Up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgpKP...
Burger Boss - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHOne...
Antarctica - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V9hC...
Balance Duels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsRq8...
Taverna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnBxQ...
Orleans Invasion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvkLj...
Push a Monster - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMqw6...
Between Two Cities - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dcqM...
Giraffometer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jeJB...
Dr. Eureka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQG2z...
Kamisado Max - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR4BF...
Baby Blues - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NojG...
Automania - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp8-y...

It's our weekly all things board games show!

0:20 - Intro
1:15 - Board Game News
5:15 - Crowdfunding Round-up with Suzanne
10:57 - Q & A with Tom and Jason
14:06 - Robert Presents: Painting Miniatures 101
15:45 - Dice Tower Productions
16:49 - Head in the Clouds with Chaz Marler
19:54 - Boardgaming with Colleagues
21:29 - Tom Thinks (Is Bigger Worse?)
29:20 - Playing the News
31:40 - The Best and the Worst
34:02 - What's on the Shelf?
36:03 - Good Games, Better Gamers
38:19 - Board Game Apps with Suzanne
40:11 - Games with Dan and Cora
42:06 - Dead Last
44:15 - Closing Thoughts

Sam
0:37 Throat Punch Lunch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVUsF...
0:57 Small World: River World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxo5w...
1:14 Celestia: A Little Help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diu9C...
1:46 Star Realms: United https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBaYE...
2:26 Goths Save the Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMJoF...
3:14 "See you on the flip side"

Zee
3:17 "Hey hey everybody"
3:22 Mad Science Foundation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXMkI...
3:50 Dice Stars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW4Po...
4:15 Eternity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezdlj...
4:34 Imperial Settlers: Aztecs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndf7G...

Meeple Talk
5:04 Celestia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALvl_...

Tom
5:32 Scuba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5gNO...
5:51 Last Friday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwPGS...
6:18 Tera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_6BY...
6:33 Hop! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3bP0...
6:55 Tower Collapse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EWjp...
7:09 Mmm! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STYKQ...
7:34 Not Alone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9zcv...
8:01 La Granja No Siesta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s92Ly...
8:27 Vale of Magic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fKsf...
8:52 Grand Prix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjlAN...
9:15 Fabled Fruit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTJUE...
9:48 Capital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMpoe...
10:18 Top 10 Games we Wanted to like - but didn't https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdoyE...
10:20 Top 100 People's choice #100-91 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX5Dh...
10:20 Top 100 People's choice #90-81 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgdaL...
10:20 Top 100 People's choice #80-71 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY3Tb...

Tom Vasel continues the Dice Tower People's Choice Top 100 games of all time!

Tom Vasel and Sam Healey take a look at the new dice and card game set in the Star Wars universe from Fantasy Flight Games.

Tom Vasel and Sam Healey takes a look at the reboot of the popular grail game from Games Workshop.

Tom Vasel answers your questions, live!

Tom Vasel continues presenting the results for the People's Choice Top 100 games of all time!

The people have voted! Tom Vasel presents the People's Choice for top 100 games of all time!

Tom, Sam, and Zee discuss the games they were hyped about and turned out to be disappointment!

Tom Vasel, Zee Garcia, and Sam Healey discuss the virtues and vices of attending the bigger conventions.

Tom Vasel answers your questions, live!

Tom and Jason discuss the frag-fest themed game Adrenaline!

Join Zee Garcia and a varied cast of contributors and guests for episode 42 of Board Game Blender!

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Thinking Inside the Box (w/ Mark Streed)
4:44 - Board of Education (w/ Tiffany)
6:33 - Who Am I? (w/ Nerd E)
11:04 - The Happy Luza
14:05 - Under the Radar
17:00 - Retro Board Game Corner (w/ Asdruval)
17:51 - Designer Spotlight (w/ Jason)
19:21 - How to Fun (w/ Ben Seipert)
23:25 - R vs. H - 2 Player Showdown
25:30 - Gameosity
29:32 - The Quirky Game
34:10 - Real Talk (w/ Sam)

Tom and Jason embark on the Great Western Trail!

In this video, Tom goes back in time to the reviews he did this week one year and five years ago. Do the games hold up? Are they still in my collection, still being played, even being thought of? Here's a quick summary.

Ticked Off - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtFgL...
Heroica - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9fas...
Quest for a Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9avG...
Conquest Tactics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk2Ed...
Killer Bunnies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_goU...
Summonaria - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfRwl...

Tom Vasel takes a look at the news of the week, joined by a host of friends!

0:20 - Intro
1:21 - Board Game News
6:21 - Crowdfunding Round-up with Suzanne
11:15 - Total Board Game Makeover
14:04 - Robert Presents: Painting Miniatures 101
15:56 - Dice Tower Productions
17:08 - Head in the Clouds with Chaz Marler
10:08 - Boardgaming with Colleagues
22:39 - Tom Thinks (GenCon vs. Essen)
29:53 - Playing the News
32:07 - The Best and the Worst
34:08 - Good Games, Better Gamers
36:10 - Fresh from France
38:12 - Games with Dan and Cora
39:54 - Snakes and Lattes
43:11 - Dead Last
44:59 - Closing Thoughts