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...
"Ugly" is certainly a matter of perception, as we all know. So when a game called Uglydoll (Gamewright, 2006 - Jason Schneider) came up, I doubted seriously...
Dice Tower # 48 has been posted, http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/the_dice_tower_episode_48_top_ten_games_from_1997/ In this...
Occasionally, there is a game that I like, and I just can't put my finger on the exact reason. They may be full of things that I don't like, such as excessive...
I've delayed my review of Astroplane (Astroplane, 2005 -Chris Von S) for quite a while, because I wanted to make sure that my rather low opinion of it was...
In many of my game reviews, I often mention whether or not the game is colorblind friendly. Match of the Penguins (Gamewright, 2006 - Jacques Zeirnet) is...
I've always been fond of dice, which is why even though I have thousands of them spread throughout the many games I own I still find it useful to have a drawer...
Dice Tower Episode 49 has been posted... http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/the_dice_tower_episode_49_top_ten_years_for_board_games/...
After playing Harry's Grand Slam Baseball, I was eager to see what other games might be in Out of the Box Publishing's Heirloom Games - a series dedicated to...
Whatever else one might say about the game Sizzletoad! (WizerGames, 2005 - D.M. Weinstock), it does have a catchy name. I'm not sure what exactly a Sizzletoad...
For me, the measure of a trading card game (TCG) is how well the game plays with the "starters" that can be purchased. How impressive is the game? Do I need...
Dear Magic Players, Less then a week away from the Magic: The Gathering Regionals and here are some updates. First off, the basics: Date: Saturday, 20 May...
Zeus on the Loose (Gamewright, 2006 – Jason Scheider) is a brand new game with beautiful cards and artwork. Yet as soon as I read the rules, I knew that the...
This is the first in an updated version of the Dice Tower, following the leaving of Joe Steadman. Not only does Sam Healey join me live, but we have several...
Our latest episode has been posted! http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/the_dice_tower_episode_52_top_ten_obscure_gems_part_1/ In...
Kids like silly games - that's a simple fact, and one that adults must realize if they wish to play games that the KIDS like, not games that the adults like....
I've just posted my latest interview, with George Phillies, editor of the online Game! magazine. http://www.thedicetower.com/interviews/int102.htm Enjoy! Tom...
Dear Magic Players, We are just 3 days away from the Magic: The Gathering Regionals and we need to get the word out since MWR and BOSS ain't helping us out....
When I first opened the box of Smear (GameStar Designs, 2005 - James Nelson), I must admit that I wasn't really impressed. I thought, "It's simply a pile of...
When I first received The Great Space Race (Kenzer and Co., 2006 - Craig Zipse), I received the caution that it was an "American-style" game, rather than the...
Any game that uses a large amount of dice interests me, because piles of dice are good things. Sure, some might consider the die to be one of the most...
Greetings, Just thought I'll pass this along. There's a guy who reviews board games via vlog (video-log) on YouTube.com. So far, he has 14 reviews plus this...
After a LONG period of work, our website has had a major overhaul! www.thedicetower.com, and www.tomvasel.com are both new and improved - you can leave...
I had perhaps heard of the Mental Floss magazine in previous years, but I had never read it until I picked up a copy of Mental Floss: the Trivia Game (Pressman...
Episode # 56 of the Dice Tower has been posted! http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/the_dice_tower_episode_56_animal_games/ In this...
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