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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

Dec 24, 2024

Julie and Eric spend some time recapping PAX Unplugged before all of us take a look at the year that was 2024. What was the easiest game to teach? The game that you'd best set aside a day to play? The Hoopiest Hula Hoop? All will be revealed, dear listener!

01:00 - PAX Unplugged Recap

14:03 - The Quiet House

16:49 - Star Trek TNG VCR Game

20:41 - 2024 as a Whole

29:25 - Best to Play at a Convention: Ito, Rock Hard 1977, Duck & Cover

31:40 - Best Theme: Rock Hard 1977, Mistwind, Kelp: Shark vs. Octopus

34:43 - Most Likely to be Gifted: Muppets Clue, Wicked

38:00 - Best Traveling Game: Seaside, Smug Owl, Ito

40:25 - Best Set Aside a Day For It Game: Tidal Blades 2, El Burro, Wandering Galaxy

45:13 - Easiest Teach/Learn: Cat Horror Costumes, Pixies, Ito

46:50 - Bonus Heavy Euro: Civolution

47:16 - Wanted to Play but Didn't: Power Grid Outpost, Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Duel, Paella Park, Pagan: Fate of Roanoke, Daitoshi

50:18 - Hoopiest Hula Hoop: Ziggurat, Slay the Spire, Panda Panda

53:51 - Sharpest Thorn: I Am Done, Clash of Galiformes, Unlock Kids

57:31 - Rosiest Rose: Star Wars Unlimited, Wyrmspan, The 7th Continent

59:22 - Anticipated for 2025 - Raas, Azul Duel, All My Books, The Elder Scrolls, Galactic Cruise

Next Episode: January 14th, 2025

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