Tom Vasel and Eric Summerer take a look at board games, card games, and the people who design, publish, and play them. Top ten lists, Q&A, tales of horror, and more await you!
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The board gaming podcast where different industry guests bring a game and a topic for the group to discuss. By Christina Ha, Dan "Shoe" Hsu, and Mike Zipkin.
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Dan Bullock interviews game designers with a focus on the challenges of historical board game design.
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Welcome to Ludology, an analytical discussion of the how’s and why’s of the world of board games. Rather than news and reviews, Ludology explores a variety of topics about games from a wider lens, and discusses game history, game design and game players. Ludology is part of The Dice Tower Network, the premier board game media network.
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Board game designer / publisher Jason Tagmire looks at a new featured word each day from a design perspective. Sometimes it'll be mechanics, sometimes theme or tone, and sometimes the inspiration for a full game.
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with Scott Reed, Ryan Johnson, Chris Darden, Jeff Rupard, Cory Wright, and guests
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A podcast about creating games everywhere. We look at what it's like to design games in different regions of the world, with a focus on tabletop games. An Action Points Podcast production.
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How do you get that game idea out of your head and onto the table? We’re on a mission to find out! Join Kim Breeze (board game player and content creator) and Parker Simpson (illustrator and aspiring board game designer) as they pick the brains of industry experts to find out what it takes to bring a board game to life!
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Design and Tactics Chats for the Song of Ice and Fire Tabletop Miniatures Game.
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Join Tom & Kev on a podcast exploring the joy and wonders of all things tabletop board, card and miniatures games. New episodes every Tuesday. Gaming Accessories: Tabletop Upgrades Gaming Accessories : https://www.tabletopupgrades.co.uk/ https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9 Patreon: Twenty Minute Tabletop | Tom and Kev | Patreon Links: ➡️ Website➞ https://www.tabletopupgrades.co.uk 📺 YouTube ➞ https://youtube.com/tabletopupgrades 📷 Instagram ➞ https://www.instagram.com/twenty.minute.tableto ...
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The bi-weekly podcast about Tabletop games from a West Coast perspective.
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Kaz Gable and Bill Price love board games. More than that, they love board game design. The roasted games podcast is an exploration of what does and does not make a good game and the brilliance and pitfalls of board game design. Along with board game reviews and publisher and designer interviews, they also touch on their own experience as budding game designers and the status of games they have in development.
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Welcome to DelveCast, the home of Delve the Podcast. Delve and DelveCast are dedicated to the sharing, discussion and creation of all tabletop gaming. We welcome developers, designers and all people who work on games to join and share with us what you do.
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The monthly game design podcast that you haven't been waiting for! Join us as we discuss, explore, and get out of our depths in a new game design topic every episode.
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Welcome! You've reached the home of the Arcade Castle Podcast, a podcast that looks a little at video games, a little at board games, and those things that got a little bit of both. While most podcasts tend to look at the latest and greatest, we have opted for a far darker path through the sprawling realms of digital and analog games. For lying between these two genres is a pile of games few dare to play, games that often defy categorization. Bizarre chimeric creations and licensed games abo ...
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Coaching for Geeks: Gaming, Health, Dating, Fitness for the Geek who wants more! | Health | Mindset | D&D |
Robin Bates, Austin Toloza, Rami the Gutsy Geek
Turning geeks into superheroes. Achievement, dating, fitness, interviews, gaming, life, geek culture.
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Game time! We catch up on a bunch of reviews for new games and expansions -- tune in to find out how much we liked them! And whether Christina ever found her Pringle. Thanks to the publishers for providing review copies. Timeline: New games: 1:30 - The Architects of Amytis. 6:24 - Medieval Academy. 11:41 - Combo. 15:55 - Star Trek: Star Realms. New…
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#74 - Can You Master Board Game Design With Tali Pendance?
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32:05Tom and Kev chat board game design and interview Tali Pendance on his book Master Board Game Design. Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9 🎙️ Subscribe to our podcast on your mobile device ➞ https:/…
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Erica and Sen welcome Sarah Shipp, guest host of the Thinking Beyond Mechanisms segment, to discuss cognitive load and addressing the impact of it through intentional design. Read Ludology co-founder Geoff Engelstein's article on the subject that Sarah refers to here: https://gametek.substack.com/p/grand-unified-gateway-theory…
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#73 - UK Games Expo: Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies, One Card Maze, Rolling Seas and Countdown to Chaos...
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21:09Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades Sleeping Gods Distant Skies - One Card Maze and Rolling Seas and Countdown to Chaos... https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9 🎙️ Subscribe to our podcast on your mobile device ➞ https://pod.link/1731…
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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Small Wonder
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1:02:01This time, Tom gives us an update on his replay of the Catan expansions before we take a big look at small games. What are the pros and cons of games that can fit in your pocket? Also, we share a new Tale of Horror, as well as our latest batch of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 01:03 - Summer: Origins, Dice Tower East, Dice Tower Cruise, Gen Con 05:…
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#72 - UK Games Expo: Lord of the Rings Fate of the Fellowship, Butt Chess and Kronologic: Paris 1920 and on meeting Matt Leacock
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22:20Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades For the second year running, Neil worked as an unpaid roving reporter on at the UK games expo and shares tales of three exciting new games and on meeting Matt Leacock. Some potential game news on hi…
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This episode, Sen and Erica talk to Simon Ennis, professional filmmaker and avid boardgamer, about his most recent release, "The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop", that features game designers, reviewers, and community members alike. Check out the trailer for The Hobby as well as the IMDB listing. Erica and Sen will be at the June 18th showing of The…
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Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades In this episode of Twenty Minute Tabletop, Kev interviews Deli, a game designer from Germany, about their Kickstarter project 'Autonomia: The Broken Trinity'. The discussion covers the distinction b…
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In their final segment, Steph Campbell talks about using TTRPGs at home or in the classroom to teach social studies. Sen and Erica thank Steph for their dedication to the use of games in education and wishes them all the best with TTRPKids in the future!
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152: The 2025 American Tabletop Awards (guest: What's Eric Playing?)
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57:09The 2025 American Tabletop Awards were just announced! (Whispers offstage inform us that they were announced back in April....) Well, we're now ready to talk about them after our extended break. With ATTA cofounder and content creator Eric Yurko of What's Eric Playing?, we react to the recently crowned finalists and winners -- and tell you how we e…
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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Judging The Book
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1:04:21Tom, Julie, and Eric run through the nominees for the German Game of the Year awards before focusing on the episode's main topic: box covers. How does what you put on the front of the box attract a particular audience? We also have a tale of horror? as well as a question from the mailbag, and of course our usual assortment of Roses, Thorns, and Hul…
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#70 - Oriflamme - why is Tom flying the flag for this small box card game?
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22:07Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades In this episode of Twenty Minute Tabletop podcast, Tom discusses the appeal of Oriflamme - a tactical small box card game. https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9 🎙️ Subscribe to our podcast on your m…
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Erica and Sen recorded this episode live in March 2025 at BreakoutCon in Toronto, ON, Canada. They spoke with guests Helaina Cappel (Publisher, Kids Table Board Games and Burnt Island Games) and Daniel H Kwan (Designer, Ross Rifles and Wandering Blades) about what makes a game "Canadian", advice for Canadian designers and publishers in the current …
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#69 - Escaping the "cult of the duel" - three classic two player games that are still worth your time!
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20:03Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades In this episode of Twenty Minute Tabletop podcast, Tom and Neil discuss three older two player games that are still worth some table time: Targi, Jaipur and Lost Cities! https://discord.com/invite/4…
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Erica and Sen welcome Sarah Shipp, guest host of the Thinking Beyond Mechanisms segment, to discuss how designers might approach the dreaded human factor we call "Analysis Paralysis" or AP.
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151: We're back! Tariffs, designing science games (guest: Dominic Crapuchettes)
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42:58We're back! Again! Tune in to hear all our excuses about why we haven't been podcasting recently, then stay to hear our guest, fabulous designer (Evolution, Wits & Wagers, Oceans) and North Star Games founder Dominic Crapuchettes! We talk about the upcoming Evolution sequel Nature, tariffs (gah), and Dominic's process when designing a science-based…
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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Home Base
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57:12This time, Tom gives us an audio tour of the new Dice Tower Studios in Ft. Myers, with tales to tell about the adventurous move. We present a Tale of Amazement and delve into the mailbag, and we close the show with our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 01:09 - Moving to Ft. Myers 04:51 - The New Studio 23:04 - Tale of Amazement 28:55 - Question: What …
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#68- Tom and Kev catch up on Forest Shuffle, Nemesis, Five Parsecs from Home, Blood on the Clocktower, mystery guests and manufacturing dice.
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30:45Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades In this episode of the Twenty Minute Tabletop podcast, hosts Kev and Tom have a catch up on their recent board game experiences, discussing a variety of games including 'Nemesis', '5 Parsecs From Ho…
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Erica and Sen welcome Dekan Wheeler to the show to talk about his work at UltraPro, making accessories for many of the hobby's most beloved games. We discuss card sleeves, digital calipers, bead towers, diamond corners, Delicious in Dungeon, and more! Note: Dekan has since moved on from UltraPro and is now a brand manager at Critical Role. Congrats…
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#67 - Solitaire Wargaming with Five Parsecs from Home and One Page Rules Star Quest
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28:24In this episode Kev covers a couple of solitaire Sci-Fi Gaming options, the excellent Five Parsecs From Home and a simpler alternative, One Page Rule's Star Quest. Remove Ads & Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Fold Flat Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades 🗣️Join the …
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Erica and Sen welcome guest host Steph Campell on this week's installment of TTRPGKids. In their segement, Steph talks about the power of writing and journaling in TTRPGs and how writing in game can positively impact writing in the classroom.
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Sen and Erica talk with Ellie Dix about her work in making corporate games. Whether they're to increase brand recognition or for team building and training purposes, Ellie describes her process when designing games outside of the hobby sphere.
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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Plugging In
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1:04:18This time, Tom shares his adventures in Mexico, and Julie has tales to tell from Greece. Then, we kick of our discussion of video games that feel like board games with Eric's obsession with Blue Prince, before moving on to a bunch of other electronic games, including some that have made the leap to boardgames. We open up the mailbag for a question …
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#66 - Is Nemesis by Awaken Realms worth a play?
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27:05Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades In this episode of Twenty Minute Tabletop podcast, Tom records a solo podcast about his time on an Alien infested space ship! Tom shares his enthusiasm for the game, which follows a classic science …
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Brian Asklev designed my favorite wargame of last year, 1812: Napoleon's Fateful March. We discuss what went into his phenomenal design, his upcoming game Baltic Empires, event design, and the challenges of playtesting multiplayer games. Outro music: Sons of Kemet "The Hour of Judgement" Send us a text…
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#65 - Magic the Gathering, Slapshot Showdown, Port Royal, Malifaux and Ortomnia!
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31:14Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades In this episode of Twenty Minute Tabletop podcast, Tom and Kev have a catch-up chat about a whole host of games! Video podcast version available on the Patreon! https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9…
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Bonus Episode - Malifaux 4th Edition Update
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22:27Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades In this episode of Twenty Minute Tabletop podcast, Kev discusses the updates to his favourite miniature skirmish game Malifaux. https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9 🎙️ Subscribe to our podcast on y…
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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Where Do Boardgames Come From?
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1:19:19Tom is busy moving the studio, so Julie and Eric invite Robert Geistlinger from Arcane Wonders (and also Julie's husband) to join in a discussion about boardgame production. Where do the materials that go into our games come from? What do you look for in a manufacturer? And why doesn't everybody print their games in Cleveland? And of course, we clo…
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Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades In this episode of Twenty Minute Tabletop podcast, Tom discusses the little known role playing game Dungeons and Dragons. Can RPGs have an emotional impact? https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9 🎙️ …
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Erica and Sen welcome Sarah Shipp, guest host of the Thinking Beyond Mechanisms segment, to talk about events in game design. Sarah talks about how to use well-designed events to provide variety, increase challenge, change up the narrative, and more when it comes to design a tabletop game.
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#63 - Between Two Castles - Essentials Edition
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22:09Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/ Foldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades In this episode of Twenty Minute Tabletop podcast, Tom and Neil discuss Between Two Castles Essentials edition. https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9 🎙️ Subscribe to our podcast on your mobile devic…
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