Episode #211: Ideal Qualities in a Gaming Opponent
The Dice Tower
Tom Vasel
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2011
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Steve makes himself a target, the Chief talks about starting a game group, and Geoff and Ryan interview the designer of Code 777 and Confusion. We react to the German game of the year nominations, we pit a pair of cooperative games against each other, and we talk about our ideal qualities in a gaming opponent.
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| 0:00.0 | Hosting for the dice tower is generously provided by fun again games the world's best game source online at fun again.com |
| 0:08.0 | Thanks for your support the dice tower episode 2 11 what I'm looking for, my gaming opponents. Welcome to the Dice Tower, a podcast about board games and card games, but especially the people who play them. |
| 0:41.0 | In this episode, Steve makes himself a target. The chief tells us about running a game group. |
| 0:47.0 | And Jeff and Ryan talked with the designer of Code 777 and Confusion. |
| 0:52.0 | Plus, we react to the German Game of the Year nominations. |
| 0:56.0 | We pit a pair of cooperative games against each other, and we examine what makes an ideal gaming opponent. |
| 1:03.0 | This show is sponsored by North Star Games, |
| 1:06.0 | makers of Wits and Wagers family, |
| 1:08.0 | the most award-winning party game |
| 1:10.0 | now for the whole family. |
| 1:12.0 | Nominated for Best Family Game by this year's origins awards. |
| 1:15.4 | Find out more at North Star Games.com. |
| 1:18.4 | I'm Eric Sommerer, and here's your host on the recommended list for the Spiel Podcaster Disyaris it's Tom Vassal. |
| 1:27.8 | Yeah I doubt that. Yeah but you only made the recommended list you didn't actually make a |
| 1:32.0 | nomination. That's why I'm saying I doubt that |
| 1:34.3 | come on now |
| 1:35.9 | put us in the top three at least well you know you know you can never really figure out what the |
| 1:41.0 | jury's gonna do on this sort of thing. |
| 1:42.6 | Well folks before you run away in confusion, this is a podcast about board games, card games, |
| 1:48.7 | tabletop games in general. |
| 1:50.5 | I'm Tom Vassal. |
| 1:51.6 | And I'm Eric Sommerer. |
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