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Top 10 Stress-Inducing Board Games

In this episode, Eric reviews a pile of games, Moritz discusses Mozart and games, and Geoff defends High Society. Dexter and the Chief go over Long Shot, Tom rants against publishers’ lack of respect for dads, and Adam gives us some Dominon variants. Ryan gives more instructions on how to properly teach a game, and Eric talks about Ra: the Dice Game. Finally, we give our top ten stress-inducing board games, along with guest Charley Eastman.

The Dice Tower is a podcast about BoardGames. Not your Monopoly and Checkers fare, but REAL boardgames. There are boardgames with real strategy, that are actually fun to play. The Dice Tower is the most listened to boardgame podcast in the world.

I do the interior segment pieces on the show. Eric Summerer does the show intro/outtro and is the co-host. He is a very talented voice artist himself, you can download some of the audiobooks he has narrated at Audible.com.

Tom Vasel is the show’s host. I have never encountered a more knowledgeable person concerning boardgames.

Give the show a listen, you might find a whole new hobby to explore!

You can download the show here Funagain Games: The Dice Tower.

After three weeks away, the show returns. Hooray!!!

This time around an eclectic mix of gems from the days when radio was king!

This week:

Musical Opening – Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman

Space Patrol: February 21, 1953 – The Moon Beetles
Bela Kovacs, Dick Tufeld (announcer), Ed Kemmer, Ken Mayer, Larry Robertson (producer, director), Lou Houston (writer), Lyn Osborn, Mike Mosser (creator).

My Friend Irma: March 23rd, 1948 – Election Connection
Marie Wilson, Cathy Lewis, John Brown, Cy Howard (creator, producer, director, writer), Parke Levy, Hans Conried, Frank Bingman (announcer), Leif Erickson.

The March of Time: January 1st, 1942
Westbrook Van Voorhis (narrator).

The Black Museum: June 3rd, 1952 – The Leather Bag
Orson Welles (narrator), Ira Marion (writer), Harry Alan Towers (producer), Sidney Torch (composer, conductor).

Cavalcade of America: April 13th, 1938 – Thomas Jefferson and American Education
Donald Voorhees (composer, conductor), Edward Longstreth, Kenneth Webb (writer, director), Arthur Pryor (producer), Frank Singiser (announcer).

Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8209: April 4th, 1948 – The Donna Dunham Case
Bill Brownell (sound effects), Dudley Manlove (announcer), Eloise Rowan (organist), Helen Kleeb, Henry Leff, Jack Thomas, Jay Rendon (sound effects), John Grover (announcer), Lou Tobin, Monte Masters (writer, producer), Natalie Masters.

Duffy’s Tavern: March 16th, 1949 – Spike Mcguirk Bully
Ed Gardner, Eddie Green, Charlie Cantor, Sheldon Leonard.

Musical Closing – Roll ‘Em – Benny Goodman

Once again, Elliott Miller is our humble announcer!

You can also download the program HERE so you can listen at your leisure. Or click the logo below to subscribe through iTunes!

Top 10 Games of 1995

In this episode, Geoff talks about the worries of publishing a new game, we have several reviews from contributors, and we continue our Summoner Wars contest. Dexter and the Chief make an appearance, and Tom talks about 17 games in 17 minutes (or less). Finally, we end the show with a look back fifteen years ago – what are the best games from 1995?

The Dice Tower is a podcast about BoardGames. Not your Monopoly and Checkers fare, but REAL boardgames. There are boardgames with real strategy, that are actually fun to play. The Dice Tower is the most listened to boardgame podcast in the world.

I do the interior segment pieces on the show. Eric Summerer does the show intro/outtro and is the co-host. He is a very talented voice artist himself, you can download some of the audiobooks he has narrated at Audible.com.

Tom Vasel is the show’s host. I have never encountered a more knowledgeable person concerning boardgames.

Give the show a listen, you might find a whole new hobby to explore!

This week we’re going to give a listen to some mainly forgotten shows from radio’s past. Some of these featured famous characters or popular performers but for whatever reason haven’t stuck in our collective memories. Maybe the program wasn’t a big hit at the time or, even though the lead performer was well known back in the day, their star has since faded.

So this time around we’ll focus on lesser known gems from the days when radio was king!

This week:

Musical Opening – Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman

The Henry Morgan Show: May 7th, 1947
Arnold Stang, Bernard Green and His Orchestra, Charles Irving, Henry Morgan, The Golden Gate Quartet.

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe: December 15th,1950 – The Case Of The Girl Who Cried Wolfe
Sydney Greenstreet, Charles O’Neill (writer), J. Donald Wilson (producer, director), Lamont Johnson, Herb Butterfield, Don Stanley (announcer), Rex Stout (creator), Edwin Fadiman (producer), Lawrence Dobkin, Charlotte Lawrence, Monica Nealy, Howard McNear.

Beyond Midnight: 1968 or 1969 – The Happy Return

Words at War: February 13th, 1945 – What To Do With Germany
Julian Noa, Peter Fernandez, Jack Costello (host), William Meeder (organ), Anton M. Leader (director), Edward Jurist (adaptor), Louis Nizer (author), Craig McDonnell.

Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch: May 5th, 1940 – Cattle Drive to Carsonville
Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, The Cass County Boys, Alvino Rey.

The Mel Blanc Show: November 5th, 1946
Mel Blanc, Mary Jane Croft, Joseph Kearns, Hans Conried, The Sportsmen, Victor Miller and His Orchestra, Earle Ross, Bud Hiestand (announcer), Joe Rines (producer, director).

The Man Called X: June 19th, 1947 – Silver Scarab
Herbert Marshall, Leon Belasco, J. Richard Kennedy (originator), Wendell Niles (announcer), Jack Johnstone (director), Sidney Marshall (writer), Johnny Green (composer, conductor).

Musical Closing – Roll ‘Em – Benny Goodman

Once again, Elliott Miller is our humble announcer!

You can also download the program HERE so you can listen at your leisure. Or click the logo below to subscribe through iTunes!

Top 10 Games of 2000

In this episode, we talk about the best games from 2000 – a decade ago! Our contributors talk about the game you would have “to pry form our cold, dead hands”, Geoff talks about rulebooks, and Brad mentions a new Martin Wallace game! We talk about our online throwdown, and Tom reviews Mystery Express.

The Dice Tower is a podcast about BoardGames. Not your Monopoly and Checkers fare, but REAL boardgames. There are boardgames with real strategy, that are actually fun to play. The Dice Tower is the most listened to boardgame podcast in the world.

I do the interior segment pieces on the show. Eric Summerer does the show intro/outtro and is the co-host. He is a very talented voice artist himself, you can download some of the audiobooks he has narrated at Audible.com.

Tom Vasel is the show’s host. I have never encountered a more knowledgeable person concerning boardgames.

Give the show a listen, you might find a whole new hobby to explore!