The Dice Tower
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TDT # 309 - The Size of our Collections
In this show, we talk about our board and card game collections. Are they too big? And Tom talks about how he chooses which games to "cull." Mary talks about gaming accessories, Tish about the Cult of the New, Brian about Crude, and Geoff about killing mice. Eric finally plays Monopoly Tropical Tycoon and Tom reviews Viticulture, along with several other games. We finish up with another tale of horror.
TDT # 308 - Mean and Nasty Games
In this show, we talk about Ace Detective, Lady Alice, Coup, Monopoly Deal, and more! We answer a pile of questions, and Geoff talks about just what makes a game "mean and nasty." We end the show with our top ten mean and nasty games.
TDT # 307 - Judging a Game by It's Cover
Huzzah - a few hours late - but here's the show! In this episode, Eric and Tom take a look at Firenze, Mousqetaires du Roy, Tenka, and Eight-Minute Empire. Tom also previews Xia: Legends of a Drift Symbol, and Eric tries to scare us. Brian takes a look back at Dark Tower, we discuss the nominees for the Spiel des Jahres, and we finally answer the question - "Do we judge games by their covers?"
TDT # 306 - Hybrid Games
In this episode, Tom and Eric talk about City of Iron, 8 Minute Empire, Tzolkin, Bean Trader, and Age of Industry. Tom also reviews the book Monopoly, Money, and You. We answer a pile of questions, including whether or not our favorite games have flaws - and finish up the show with out top ten hybrid games - games that are mashups between unusual mechanisms.
TDT # 305 - Strategy Guides
In this show, Tom and Eric talk about Eclipse for the iOS, the Second Summoners, Space Dice, Diplomacy by web, Quartifacts and more! Tom talks about a possible new game design, Geoff about Buddha's List of Games, Giles about Game Authors, and Jude about Gamification levels. All this, plust the news, a tale of horror, our Origins plans and more! We finally end the show talking about whether or not we use strategy guides for games.
TDT # 304 - Artwork in Games
Tom and Eric move into their new digs at Coolstuff, Inc., and talk about several new games - including Cutthroat Caverns: Fresh Meat, Arctic Scavengers, Restuarante Italia, City of Remnants, For the Crown, and Battleship: Hidden Threat. We also have a tale of horror, continue a contest, and answer a pile of questions. We end the show talking about our top ten games according to the artwork on the game board and cards. Oooh, pretty!