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The Dice Tower, episode 213.

Origins 2011.

Preview. Welcome to the Dice Tower, a podcast about board games and card games, but especially the people who play them.

In this episode, we get ready for Origins 2011.

What are we looking forward to?

What should you do while you're there?

What should you avoid?

All this and general convention going tips from Tom and the team and our reaction to the scheduling

change for next year.

This show is sponsored by North Star Games, makers of Wits and Wagers family, the most award-winning

party game in history, now for the whole family.

Nominated for Best Family Game by this year's Origins Awards.

Find out more at North Star Games.com. I'm Eric Sommerer, and here's your host,

here to rub it in, it's Tom Vassal.

I am not.

I am not. I not you are you are now

now listen okay I'm not because you did the same thing last year it's true

did I complain yes well yes I did. Yes you did. All right folks I'm not going to introduce

this episode. I'm going to let Mr. Anglesing do it so here we go. Okay.

Hey everyone, Jeff here. Let's take a journey back to 1979. The number one song is My Sharona by the NAC. Ah, that's better. And Eric, I'm pretty sure, wasn't even born yet.

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