Today, we look forward to the games being released at Spiel 2026 in Essen, Germany. We'll share insights on the games we've played already, and let you know what's at the top of our wishlists.

00:00 - Introduction

00:52 - Dogs vs. Inflatables

02:00 - Dice Tower Cruises (Plural!), Dice Tower West and East

03:43 - Eric at Tabletop Utopia (and G.I. Joe Deckbuilding Game)

05:39 - Off to Spiel! Dice Tower Booth 3R315, Cephalofair 3R200

08:41 - BGG's Spiel Preview

10:58 - Queen Alice

12:36 - Expansions: Faraway: Beyond the Veil, Lost Ruins of Arnak: Surprise Shipment, Harmonies: Crescendo, The White Castle: Boeki

13:54 - Timespan

15:24 - Sixty Below

17:12 - Endeavor Deep Sea: Uncharted Waters

17:34 - Kingdom Come Deliverance

19:14 - ASHES Blackout Protocol

20:20 - Night at the Zoo

21:43 - Gaudi

23:16 - Entropy

24:12 - Drillers

24:50 - Carl von Linné

26:32 - Harmonies: Pulse

26:50 - Nijar

28:16 - Inferno 1348

29:05 - Wildscape

29:42 - Similo Essen Deck

30:17 - Prague Unseen

31:53 - Diables

32:39 - Chronocritters

33:56 - Greylune

35:03 - Axia: Slayer Combo

35:49 - Inferno: Virgil, Charon, & Lucifer

36:11 - Enchanted Ivy

36:42 - Take Time: Mirage

37:15 - Avalon: The Riven Veil

38:20 - Forest Shuffle: Smokey Mountains

39:16 - Schadenfreude

40:08 - Medico

40:38 - Fishing 2

42:16 - The Glasgow Train Robbery

42:33 - Thessaloniki

44:26 - Greenwood

47:10 - Revenge of the Seven Dwarfs

47:44 - Maleficium: Fall of the Witch Hunters

49:06 - Mechs vs. Minions

49:44 - Carpet Racers

50:24 - Fearsome Floors

50:47 - Class of '89

51:18 - Fragments: Solara

Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com

Tom's been gaming, Julie's been gaming, and Eric will be gaming soon. The topic today is what happens when a game outgrows its original box. What do you do with too much gaming goodness? Plus, we have a double dose of Horror, and a usual quantity of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

00:00 - Introduction

00:54 - End of Summer: Essen, PAX, Cruise, Dice Tower West

02:47 - Tom at Dice Tower Retreat

03:54 - Julie's Retreat

05:07 - Eric at Tabletop Utopia

05:34 - Outgrowing Boxes

29:17 - Tales of Boardgaming Horror

40:03 - Temple Twist

44:27 - Hell of a Deal

49:10 - Planet Unknown

53:49 - Moon

58:20 - Journeys Afar: Ketsuki

1:01:50 - Brave & Bold

Tom kicks off the show by telling the tale of a church potluck that hid a surprise. We then continue our Game Night discussion by widening the scope to a larger community event at a local community center or library. The mailbag wonders what you should do when a small group at game night plays the same game every time, and we close the show with some new Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

00:00 - Introduction

00:51 - Dice Tower West Early Bird Ends Soon!

01:22 - A Surprise for Tom

05:46 - Running a Community Event

35:51 - Question: Only Playing One Game?

43:24 - The Secrets of Warden Keene

47:14 - Six-Sided Seas

50:12 - Trinket Trove

53:44 - Avenue

56:15 - Sequence Queens

1:00:33 - Endangered Rescue: Chambered Nautalus

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Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com

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