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The Dice Tower is an Internet podcast about tabletop games. Your hosts for the show are Tom Vasel, noted game reviewer, industry veteran Julie Ahern, and voice actor and reviewer Eric Summerer. 

In the show, Tom, Julie, and Eric talk about boardgames, card games, wargames, miniatures, and the people who play them.

New to the Dice Tower? Then listen to: Episode 0: Introduction & Top 15 Games a New Gamer Should Buy

Sep 17, 2024

This time, Tom, Julie, and Eric tackle the world of print boardgame journalism by listing their favorite gaming magazines, past and present. Our new Tale of Horror only tells half of the story, and we close the show with some Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

01:10 - Announcements: World Series of Boardgaming and Spiel

02:39 - What Was Our First Podcast?

04:39 - Boardgame Magazines: Still a Thing?

06:24 - Is Print Superior?

09:53 - Early Titles: Wargaming, White Dwarf, The General

12:35 - GAMES Magazine

13:04 - Spielbox

13:26 - Game Trade Magazine

16:25 - Knucklebones

17:10 - Promos in Magazines

19:49 - Trade Magazines

20:12 - Casual Game Insider

21:30 - Trades and "Review Ads"

25:32 - Sumo and Counter

26:32 - Senet

28:09 - Snowbright Studios

30:02 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror

34:57 - Milkman

40:39 - Wondrous Creatures

43:26 - Parsely: Dangertown Beatdown

47:52 - Xylotar

51:00 - You Gotta Be Kitten Me!

54:32 - Coyote

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BGG's Magazine Wiki: boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Game_Magazines