Marvin Marvel's Marvelous Marble Machine (Pair of Dice Games, 2004 Greg Lam), or MMMMM for short, may go down as one of the oddest-named games that I own, and...
I was in the middle of my first game of Big Manitou (What's Your Game, 2005 - Gunter Burkhardt) when I suddenly realized that I was playing a "Eurogame". Of...
I distinctly remember that crushing moment as a child when I first realized that Tic-Tac-Toe would always end in a tie when played "correctly". Before that...
Lost Valley is one of my favorite games, an exciting thematic game of exploration and gold mining. I was therefore very interested in any further games...
Today, Bang! has acquired a rather large following and for good reason; it's a fun, light card game, which pits players against one another. But long before...
I can certainly say that with Heinrich Glumpler I am always impressed with the total originality of his games - both in theme and in mechanics. I was...
In this episode, Joe and I jointly review Nature of the Beast, and kick off a great contest. We have the usual board game news both from Rick Thornquist and...
I've posted my 97th interview, with Jeff Siadek of Gorilla Games, also the designer of the science fiction board game Battlestations. You can find it here: ...
When I first received You've Been Sentenced (McNeill Designs, 2005 - no designer credited), I immediately had three thoughts. First, I thought that the game's...
Interviews by an Optimist # 98 has been posted, with Harry Obst - designer of Harry's Grand Slam Baseball. http://www.thedicetower.com/interviews/int098.htm I...
I had a lot of enjoyment from both Lost Valley and Bonobo Beach, both done by the Goslar brothers. When I opened up another of their games, Tom Tube...
When I first got the box for Acquisition (Trojan International Ltd., 2005 - unaccredited), I was concerned about who I would play the game with. On the onset,...
(I assume the reader already knows how to play Age of Steam) Even though Railroad Tycoon has passed Age of Steam as one of my favorite games, I'm still a huge...
Twilight Struggle (GMT Games, 2006 - Jason Matthews and Ananda Gupta) didn't really make much of blip on my radar. I assumed that it was "just another war...
I've posted my latest interview with Mr. Charles Vasey at http://www.thedicetower.com/interviews/int099.htm Enjoy! Tom Vasel "Real men play board games" ...
Dice Tower # 46 has been posted! http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/the_dice_tower_episode_46_top_ten_teen_game_club_games/ In this...
As a child, I was constantly getting little five by five grid puzzles with one piece taken out, which you rearranged to get a picture. These were fun for me,...
I've never been a big fan of Clue, thinking that it is entirely too simple, with unnecessary luck (dice movement). I know that it's become a cultural icon,...
There seems to be a few trends in the gaming industry these days. One is of companies, who once they 've produced a hit game, produce many sequels and...
Box design is supposed to make you WANT to buy the game. Usually boxes have interesting and colorful artwork, designed to catch the customer's attention....
Few games are made about the Crusades, which is probably because it's such a controversial time period - one about which few agree totally. So that was one...
(I assume readers already know how to play Pizza Box Football) Pizza Box Football was one of the surprise hits of 2005, with its simplicity of play and...
Posted by 100th (whoohoo!) interview with designer Andrew Parks - of Camelot Legends, Parthenon, Ideology, and Nightmare before Christmas CCG fame. ...
Just posted my 101st interview with Tom Powers, from www.boardsandbits.com. You can find it here... http://www.thedicetower.com/interviews/int101.htm Enjoy! ...
A Fistful of Cards (Mayfair and daVinci Games, 2005 - Emiliano Sciarra) is the third expansion for Bang! The expansion, which is only fifteen cards, is very...
I don't play video games often, but I have played my fair share, especially in college. One of my favorites - even to this day, was X-Com, Alien Defense - a...
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