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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!

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I love reading to my kids. I know some parents do not have the time to read to their children, or have problems reading. So I am offering bedtime stories, all for free.

This story is The Princess in the Chest from
THE PINK FAIRY BOOK Edited by Andrew Lang

The story is of a king who can’t have children and blames the quennt. He goes away for a year and tells her to have a child. She sees an old wise woman who helps her have a daughter, but they must not see her before her 14th birthday. Of course, the king does on the last day and she is cursed and dies. Her body is put in a chast and sentries watch over it but all of them disappear. Finally a Smith agrees to watch the chest, then gets scared and tries to get away, but a mysterious little man stops him and tells him what to do to survive the night. He does, there is some scary stuff that happens, the king is happy, he does it two more times, the curse is broken, the girl rises up and is freed from the curse, and they all live happily ever after.

This fairy tale is Rated PG, because there is a scary banshee type ghost in this story. Overall it is actually a pretty good story for a stormy night and has a happy ending.

You can read the book yourself for free at
Project Gutenberg Pink Fairy
or you can download it to put on your iPod or a cd here (Right Click, Save Target As):

The Princess in the Chest

or just click below and listen right now

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!

I love reading to my kids. I know some parents do not have the time to read to their children, or have problems reading. So I am offering bedtime stories, all for free.

This story is The Shirt-collar from
THE PINK FAIRY BOOK Edited by Andrew Lang

The story is of a Shirt-collar that is looking for love, but is refused by the garter and the scissors and even the hair-brush, because of his boastfullness. The moral of the story is dont do or say anything that you wouldn’t want everyone to find out about.

This fairy tale is Rated G

You can read the book yourself for free at
Project Gutenberg Pink Fairy
or you can download it to put on your iPod or a cd here (Right Click, Save Target As):

The Shirt-collar

or just click below and listen right now