In the Season 2 premiere, Joe & Ray have the privilege of sitting down with Tom Vasel of The Dice Tower. Tom shares portions of his story, they dive into his hopes for the Christian board gaming landscape, & learn a bit more about how The Dice Tower got its start. Tom Vasel started The Dice Tower in 2005. The Dice Tower is a network of diverse indi…

Tom and Eric learn that they've known Julie longer than they remember. Then, we discuss the ways local game stores recoup the cost of the play space they provide. We delve into a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and we close the show with our latest Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:44 - Announcements: Dice Tower West 03:06 - Tom, Julie, and Eric's …

Tom, Julie, and Eric remember their various Gen Con adventures, as well as looking back at some recent Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 01:00 - Announcements: Dice Tower West, Dice Tower District 02:43 - Gen Con - Keeping Your Voice vs. Getting Sick 04:04 - Gen Con - Attendence and Crowds 06:34 - Gen Con - Sprawling Events 09:58 - Gen Con - Games at …

Tom, Julie, and Eric start looking forward to their next convention adventures now that Gen Con is done (though, since we're recording before Gen Con, we can't discuss anything that happened there just yet). We focus on the joy of playing older games, especially with players who haven't experienced them before. We delve into the Tale of Horror vaul…

Tom, Julie, and Eric look back at Dice Tower East, and look forward to Gen Con, including which events they'll be at, and what games they're looking forward to. And, pressed for time, they share a Rose, Thorn, or Hula Hoop that will be available at Gen Con. 00:49 - Who Is Julia Hern? 02:13 - Dice Tower East Recap - Events 10:35 - Dioce Tower East -…

The Dice Tower continues their campaign of the Four Coins, based on D&D 5e, but in a world of Tom's own imagination.Oleh Tom Vasel

Tom, Julie, and Eric discuss the results of the Origins Awards, and share the nominees for The Dice Tower Awards' Game of the Year. Julie tells us about her trip to Origins (and Tom pines for ice cream), and we ponder the dos and don'ts of upgrading your boardgame pieces. Then, we finish the show with our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:17 - Gen …

The Dice Tower continues their campaign of the Four Coins, based on D&D 5e, but in a world of Tom's own imagination.

Tom and Eric congratulate Julie on her successful move, which leads to a discussion on keeping your collection to a reasonable size (so you don't have to move as much). We run through the nominees for the Spiel des Jahres (Germany's Game of the Year awards), answer some questions from the mailbag, and share our recent Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.…

This time, Tom recounts his trip to BGG Spring, and Eric reviews the Dungeons and Dragons show in New York City. We act out a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, attempt to help answer a listener question, and close the show with our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:47 - Summer Events 05:26 - Dice Tower District 06:09 - Tom at BGG Spring 13:22 - Eric …

Tom, Julie and Eric run through some of their plans for Dice Tower East and Gen Con later this summer before taking a look at the year that was 2004, which was inexplicably 20 years ago. We share a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, answer a question from the mailbag, and round up our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:48 - Events at Dice Tower East 03…

In this episode, we chat with Beau from Camp Living Waters about the Game Changer Board Gaming Retreat & we also take a look back at the material covered this season. We are super happy with Season 1 & really pumped about what is out ahead for Season 2! Thank you for sticking with us & we can't wait to get back at it in September! Register for the …

Tom and Eric quiz Julie about her recent trip to the Tokyo Game Market, including some of the games she brought home, before moving on to a Tale of Boardgaming Horror and our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:49 - Dice Tower East and Large Dexterity Games 02:27 - The World Series of Boardgaming 03:49 - The Universe Explained with a Cookie 04:42 - J…

In this episode, Ray and Joe discuss kingdom inspired diversity in the board gaming space. We have a beautiful tool in board games to bridge the gap and bring people together from all walks of life & ethnicities. Register for the Sept. Game Changer Board Gaming Retreat at https://www.camplivingwaters.org/game-changer Our Sponsors: Living Water Gami…

Tom, Julie and Eric begin by recapping their recent travels, including Julie's trip to The Gathering of Friends and Eric's family trip to Washington DC and Philadelphia. Tom recalls the recent 36-hour marathon on the video chanel, which leads us into tips for playing several games in a row. We have a pretty darn horrific Tale of Boardgaming Horror,…

In this episode, we share a recap of the Game Changer Board Gaming Retreat & we discuss several games that we have played recently from Wyrmspan to Marvel Zombies, Foundations of Rome, & more! Register for the Sept. Game Changer Board Gaming Retreat at https://www.camplivingwaters.org/game-changer Our Sponsors: Living Water Gaming: https://livingwa…

The Dice Tower continues their campaign of the Four Coins, based on D&D 5e, but in a world of Tom's own imagination.

The Dice Tower crew continues their campaign of The Four Coins, a game set in the D&D 5th edition. What's better than Dungeons and Dragons? How about that but set in Tom's magical world.

This time, Tom, Julie, and Eric discuss the pitfalls of April Fools gags before highlighting the highs and lows of bargain hunting. We confront a listener-submitted dilemma from the mailbag, and we share some Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:45 - Cruise Hype and an Unexpected Musical Rant 02:21 - April Fools Annoyance 12:12 - Bargain Hunting 29:25…

In this episode, Ray shares his testimony of when he came to know Jesus and what led to his bending his knee to the King of kings & Lord of lords. Our Sponsors: Living Water Gaming: https://livingwatergaming.com/ Refocus Creative: https://www.refocuscreative.com/ Our website: https://www.christianboardgamers.com/ FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/…

The Dice Tower continues their adventures in the land of Tom's imagination, the most frightening place of all.Oleh Tom Vasel

The Dice Tower continues their role-playing game in the D&D 5e settings of Tom's creation. What happens next? Nobody knows, not even Tom!

Tom, Julie, and Eric revisit last episode's question about auction games by looking at their favorite auction mechanisms, and look forward to Julie's and Eric's events at Dice Tower East. We share a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and run through our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 01:23 - Staying Up Late and Dice Tower West 03:29 - Looking Forward …

After our interview with Sam Healey, we thought it made sense to share our stories. In this episode, Joe shares how God freed him from his addictions, anger, and hatred as Jesus gave Joe a new life that only Christ can give. This episode is a few minutes longer than normal but we hope that you find it engaging, and celebratory! Our Sponsors:Living …

Join the Dice Tower Crew as they continue their RPG in the Four Coins. This is episode # 4.Oleh The Dice Tower

This time, we are LIVE at Dice Tower West 2024 in Las Vegas in front of a convention audience to discuss our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops, pit three games in a Vegas-themed Showdown, share a Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and take questions from the audience. 01:04 - News for Dice Tower West 2025 03:17 - Games Tom Taught 04:26 - Eric Plays Wyrmspan 0…