This time, we're poised for Gen Con 2026 and making plans. Where will we be? What games do we want? What games do others want? Who is good at thumbs? All will be answered along with a sprinkling of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

00:48 - Busiest Time of the Year

02:01 - Where Can We Be Found? - Booth 249

04:09 - New at Cephalofair - Buttons and Bugs Expansion

06:07 - Getting Steps In

07:19 - Game Bag Giveaway

07:55 - The Dice Tower Awards

09:11 - The Dwarves of Aquilon

10:23 - Meet the Final Girls - Julie on Friday Morning

10:47 - Eric's Gen Con Releases: Gudnak Means War, Mountain Goats Legacy

11:50 - Julie's Releases: Tales of Myth and Legend, Coloring Book

13:02 - BGG Preview List and the Nature of Thumbs

13:58 - Entropy

14:53 - Jason and the Argonauts

16:01 - Container

16:33 - Enchanted Ivy

17:18 - Mountain Goats Legacy

18:30 - Hercules and the 12 Labors

18:43 - Jibber Jabble

19:25 - High Society and 3 Witches

19:56 - Gruntz

20:12 - Torchlit

20:29 - French Toast

21:37 - Piñatas

22:06 - Kokeshi

23:08 - Book Club

24:28 - Fiction: Banned Books

25:07 - Golden Goal

25:24 - Under the Leaves

26:06 - Movie Night

26:17 - Stonk Market

26:26 - Triangulation

27:04 - Phantom Ink and Wordsy

27:21 - Endangered Australia

27:37 - The Game Makers

28:58 - Night at the Zoo

29:54 - Lairs

30:17 - Drillers and Lost Ruins of Arnak: Surprise Shipment

31:47 - Holliday Hijinks Friday Fright and More

32:12 - Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock

32:32 - Cascadia Alpine Lakes

33:02 - Nippon

33:49 - Wingspan Pocket

34:30 - The Old King's Crown

34:37 - Railway Boom

36:00 - Glasgow Train Robbery

36:16 - Tag Team: Arthur's Legacy

37:25 - Three Sisters Harvest Edition

37:53 - Forage

39:12 - SETI: Space Agencies, Forest Shuffle: Smoky Mountains, and Rock Hard 1977: Ear Candy

39:42 - Kingdom Crossing

40:19 - Shackleton Base: Below. Within. Above. and Fliptoons Season 2

40:54 - Moytura

41:01 - Tenby

41:20 - Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon

42:02 - Faraway: Under Starry Skies and Castle Combo: Out of the Oubliette

42:10 - Gold Country

42:52 - Mythologies

43:11 - Scythe: Duel of Meloch

44:13 - Friendly Fishing

45:50 - Codenames: Critical Role Adventures

46:25 - Trick to the Future

46:45 - Chris Couch Games: Garden Clubs

47:23 - Crime Scene Tamperer

47:52 - Games Played in the Booth

49:31 - Container (Eric)

53:33 - Cthulhu: Death May Die (Julie)

57:55 - Falling (Tom and Julie)

1:02:17 - Stuff to Watch if You Can't Come to Gen Con

Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com

The team is back from Dice Tower East with stories to tell. What games were taught? What events ran well? What did Eric find in the library? Plus, we have a Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and a particularly pointy collection of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

00:00 - Introduction

00:46 - Games That Could Have Been Played at East

03:08 - Unloading from Dice Tower East

03:43 - Dice Tower East: General Thoughts

04:51 - Looming Gen Con

07:22 - DTE: Crowd Size

09:04 - DTE: The Top 10

10:09 - DTE: Number of Games Played

13:05 - DTE: Changes to the Library

16:55 - DTE: Eric Finds a Playmat

20:31 - DTE: Inflatable Curling

24:14 - DTE: Parsely

25:50 - DTE: Favorite Games Taught - Dwarves of Aquilon

28:29 - DTE: Favorite Games Taught - Cat Between Us

29:49 - DTE: Favorite Games Taught - Mechs vs. Minions

31:10 - DTE: Most Played Games

32:17 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror

38:33 - Wispwood

43:30 - Inkwell

48:25 - Crafting the Cosmos

51:50 - Puppy Pile

56:53 - Wingspan Pocket

1:01:21 - Bunny Kingdom Town

Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com

Julie recounts her adventures at Origins 2026 before we delve into questions about Authenticity of Theme, Fan Interactions, and Teaching Race for the Galaxy. And of course, we close the show with a healthy dose of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

00:00 - Intro

00:45 - Middle of the Year

03:59 - Last Minute Dice Tower East

04:32 - Julie at Origins

30:26 - Question: Teaching Race for the Galaxy

33:58 - Question: Taking You Out of The Theme

37:11 - Question: Fan Interactions

43:49 - Shapely

46:59 - Revisiting Mice and Mystics

49:55 - Soothsayers

52:25 - The Friday Fright

55:25 - Flip Voyage

58:18 - Tomatoss

Questions? Tale of Horror? Hot Sauce Recipes? tom@dicetower.com