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The Dice Tower

TDT # 429 - Turtling

The Dice Tower

Tom Vasel

Tower, Catan, Boardgame, Game, Board, Leisure, Dice, Card, Games, Vasel, Summerer

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2015

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

In this show, we talk about Far Space Foundry, Raptor, Wurfel Kung Fu, the new expansions for both Race for the Galaxy and Roll for the Galaxy, Ticket to Ride Map Pack 5, Dice City, and Automobiles. We hear from Geoff, Brian, and Dan - and hear three tales, one of Horror, one of Awkwardness, and one of Shame! Finally, we talk about "turtling" and whether or not we like when it shows up in our games.

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Thanks for your support.

0:10.2

The dice tower episode 429.

0:13.0

Being a podcast. Welcome to the Dice Tower a podcast about board games and card games and

0:37.1

especially the people who play them. In this episode Dan asks when you

0:42.4

should have your board game meet-up.

0:44.4

Jeff helps us estimate our odds of success,

0:47.4

and Brian shines the spotlight on another game from the vault.

0:51.2

Plus a trio of tales for you, including a new category. from the

0:55.0

Trio of Tales for you, including a new category, and we all discuss the pros and cons of a turtling strategy.

0:59.0

I'm Eric Sommerer, and here's your host,

1:01.0

the Donatello to my Michelangelo.

1:04.0

Tom Vassal.

1:06.0

They're the world's most fearsome fighting team.

1:10.0

They're heroes in a half shell.

1:12.0

And they're green.

1:14.4

Yeah!

1:15.9

You know I've never been a huge fan of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,

1:19.0

although I thought the new movie was amusing,

1:20.9

but I've always loved the theme song. Oh yeah. And the video game.

1:24.3

One of the best. Like the video game. The arcade game you mean? Oh that was a great game. So

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