Episode #173: Top 10 Bang for the Buck Games
The Dice Tower
Tom Vasel
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2010
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
In this show, we give a couple of character stereotypes, talk about the future of game publishing, and the horror of moving games. The Dice Tower gang give info and tips for Origins 2010, and Geoff eulogizes Marvin Gardner. Erik talks about D6 shooters, Giles about Traders of Carthage, and we finish up the show with our top ten games that give 'bang for the buck'.
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| 0:00.0 | The Dice Tower, episode 173. |
| 0:02.6 | Our top 10 games that give bang for the buck. Oh, Welcome to the Dice Tower, a podcast about board games and card games, but especially the people who play them. |
| 0:31.0 | In this episode, Jeff remembers an inspirational hero. |
| 0:35.0 | Giles introduces a new animalistic gaming metaphor, and Mark and Brad anticipate origins. |
| 0:42.0 | Also, we bring out a new pair of gamer stereotypes. |
| 0:45.0 | Play games to keep you awake |
| 0:47.0 | and present the top ten games that give you the best bang for your buck. |
| 0:51.0 | I'm Eric Sommerer, and me now here's the island's new |
| 0:55.2 | caretaker Tom Vassal. Well now that I'm in charge I think I'm going to change |
| 1:00.2 | the rules. Well I guess we can't be too spoilerish here. Yeah I never know who may |
| 1:06.5 | be listening. There's a there's a certain you know statute of limitations though |
| 1:10.5 | especially with something this big. |
| 1:12.8 | Usually you give people a few days if they haven't seen a big show, |
| 1:16.1 | but I think everyone was talking about it the day after it aired. |
| 1:19.6 | Well, but there is the international aspect. |
| 1:21.9 | That's true. All right, Just a quick yes or no did you enjoy the finale? |
| 1:26.4 | My emotional side very much enjoyed it. My logical side was very irritated. |
| 1:31.7 | I guess I'm less irritated but I can understand. I did really enjoy it. We are talking about lost by the way. |
| 1:38.5 | Yeah, there was some really great moments though. Yes. And I will not deny that. |
| 1:42.3 | Certainly worth it was a worthy finale. great moments though. Yes. And I will not deny that. |
| 1:43.0 | It was a worthy finale even if there were some annoying omissions. |
| 1:48.0 | And it's that time of year with finales and things ending up, but not necessarily that way in the gaming season it's more of a |
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