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TDT - Episode # 281 - 2012 Holiday Gift Guide

13. November 2012 um 05:43
In the first of what will become an annual event, we, along with our contributors, give a Holiday Gift Guide for games that you can get for 2012! We give advice for the best Children's Games, Family Games, Party Games, Stocking Stuffers, and Strategy Games. Give it a listen or forward it to your favorite uncle so he knows what to get you!

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TDTE - Episode # 279 - Crush players or not?

02. November 2012 um 11:42

In this episode, our contributors come out in full force! Mark Zielinski talks about Dark Vengeance, Brian looks back at the Great Dalmuti, Steve Avery talks with Richard Launius, Greg heads to Las Vegas' gaming stores, James talks about a better BGG, and Matt Bush talks about playing board games on your own. We also review the Casual Game Insider magazine, as well as Coup, Marvel Legendary, and We Didn't Playtest This: Legacies. We also talk about BGG.con, Secret Santa, Top 100, and Nothing Personal. A tale of horror shows up, and we finally end the show with the answer to the question - is it better to crush an opponent, or have a close score? Whew!

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TDT - Episode # 279 - To Crush Your Opponent...

30. Oktober 2012 um 21:17

In this episode, our contributors come out in full force! Mark Zielinski talks about Dark Vengeance, Brian looks back at the Great Dalmuti, Steve Avery talks with Richard Launius, Greg heads to Las Vegas' gaming stores, James talks about a better BGG, and Matt Bush talks about playing board games on your own. We also review the Casual Game Insider magazine, as well as Coup, Marvel Legendary, and We Didn't Playtest This: Legacies. We also talk about BGG.con, Secret Santa, Top 100, and Nothing Personal. A tale of horror shows up, and we finally end the show with the answer to the question - is it better to crush an opponent, or have a close score? Whew!

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TDT - Episode # 277 - Getting Rules Wrong

16. Oktober 2012 um 17:02

In this show, Brian takes a look back at Atmosfear, Eric and I are scared by yet another horror story, and Geoff talks about negative vs. positive rewards. We talk about what when we get a rules wrong, and review several new games, including Suburbia. Tom debates with Doug Garrett about the importance of Essen, and we also introduce the Dice Tower Secret Santa 2012!!!

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TDT - Episode # 276 - Best Puzzle Games

09. Oktober 2012 um 14:03

In this show, we talk about Gauntlet of Fools, Tooth and Nail, Sator Arepo Tenent Opera Rotas (whew!), Tempus, and dealing with a sore loser. We are subjugated to another Tale of Horror and answer questions about body odor at conventions and designers working with multiple publishers. Finally, we end the show with our top ten puzzle games!

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TDT - Episode # 275 - Gaming Tastes A'Changing

02. Oktober 2012 um 14:50

In this show, Steve Avery takes a look at Dungeon Fighter and Scurvy Pirates, while Brian examines Three Dragon Ante. Tom continues his ranting, and we also review several games, such as Alien Frontiers: Factions, Level 7 Escape, and Kingdom Builder Nomads. And what's up with Eric's gaming group? Finally, we end the show with a look at how our gaming tastes have changed over the years.

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TDT - Episode # 273 - Themes that Turn Us Off

18. September 2012 um 14:34

In this show, Ryan talks about a new project he's beginning, Brian examines Shadow Hunters, and Geoff talks about hindsight in games. We take a look at Puzzle Strike, City of Horror, Banditos, Pirates of the Spanish Main Card Game, Lords of Waterdeep, Wilderness, and more! Tom rants about game manufacturing, and we finish up the show with themes that turn us off from a game, despite how good the game plays.

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TDT - Episode # 270 - Gen Con 2012

28. August 2012 um 14:31
In this extra long Dice Tower, Eric and I take a look at Gen Con. We of course talk about some games we played, such as Dungeon Fighter and Space Cadets, but we also interview a plethora of game designers and publishers. Interspersed amongst this we give our impressions of the convention, and end with a list of Eric's top ten games he played, and Tom's top ten events/things he saw at Gen Con 2012.

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TDT - Episode # 269 - Games that Got us into Gaming

21. August 2012 um 15:07

In this episode, Tom and Eric podcast live from GenCon 2012!

But don't worry, we don't talk all about the fair. Instead, Eric gives us some first impressions of the new Merchant of Venus, and we review other games such as Smash Up and Flower Fall. We have a host of contributors, and end the episode with our question of the week - what game got you into gaming? But instead of just us answering the question - we have answers from designers, publishers, and more!

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TDT - Episode # 268 - GenCon 2012 Preview

13. August 2012 um 04:38
Once again, Cody Jones and John Richard join us. Since they are experts on all things GenCon, they make the perfect guests for our big GenCon 2012 preview show! We talk about games being shown and released at the fair, tips for convention attenders, and our top ten things we're looking forward to at the convention. See you there!

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TDT - Episode # 267 - Games We're Looking Forward to

07. August 2012 um 15:28
Yeah, I know we say that were going to talk about GenCon, and we do a very small amount, but most of that is in the next episode. In this episode, we're joined by Cody Jones and John Richard, and we talk about a pile of recently played games, including Descent 2.0 and D-Day Dice. We also answer several listener questions, and talk about what games we are looking forward to seeing!

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TDT - Episode # 265 - Open or Closed Scoring

24. Juli 2012 um 14:48

Open or Closed Scoring is a classic argument that seems to be around forever, so we thought we talk about it once again! We also are joined by quite a few contributors, including Geoff talking about game economies, Ryan playing long games and liking it, and a new segment on solo games. We also review several new games, including Mage Wars, Infiltration, Dungeon Command, and Space Cadets live! All that, news, Tom repeating himself, and more!

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