Best Julie Ahern Podcasts (2025)

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At The Table with The Dice Tower: The Games of Essen 2025 56:59

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10d ago56:59

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Tom, Julie, and Eric run through their game plan for Essen Spiel 2025, including where they'll be, and what games are on the internet's radar, as well as trying to narrow down what three games are of the most interest to them personally. 00:59 - Bookkeeping: Dice Tower East, West, Cruise 01:57 - The Weather in Germany 03:12 - Eric's First Time Back…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Essen Prep 57:31

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By Tom Vasel, Julie Ahern, and Eric Summerer

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Where There's a Will There's a Way 1:09:49

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Tom begins by recapping his adventures at the Dice Tower Retreat, and looks forward to the World Series of Boardgaming, before turning to the topic of figuring out what to do with your game collection after you're gone, and why it might be a good idea to make some choices sooner rather than later. Later, we share a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, p…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Where You Least Expect 56:11

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Tom sits at the small table. Eric's parents make friends on a cruise. Julie travels the country spreading boardgames wherever she goes. We also talk about what surprises await in those little pockets of games in places where you don't expect to find them. We delve into the mailbag for some pertinent questions, and we gather a new crop of Roses, Tho…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Paint Me A Picture 1:08:51

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Eric starts the show by sharing tales of his European adventures, which leads Tom to share some of our plans for Spiel in October. Then, we discuss the process for adding art to your game. How do you find an artist? How long does it take to draw a picture of a horse? What if the horse is holding a corn dog? Later, we share a tale of horror and a qu…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Escaping Gen Con 2025 54:38

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We are back from Gen Con, and ready to talk about our adventures! We discuss the crowds, the events, and the games we enjoyed, and maybe a little about the food we ate as well. We also share a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and share our latest crop of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:46 - Announcements: Dice Tower West and Dice Tower Cruise 01:4…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Gen Con Bound 2025 1:01:57

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We're on our way to Gen Con! And here are the games we're most excited about (as well as the ones that are getting the most buzz online). You'll also here where to find us in Indy, where we plan to eat, and how we plan to survive the Best Four Days in Gaming. 00:45 - Releases in the second half of the year. 02:23 - Preparing for Crowds at Gen Con -…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Going East 2025 1:00:53

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It's time to recap our adventures at Dice Tower East 2025. We discuss the games we played and events we ran, and you also get to hear what Eric and Julie got up to when working at the Dice Tower Booth, which includes brainstorming ways to get Tom to remember the difference between Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:46 - We Didn't See Each Other 01:4…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Road Trip 1:04:50

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Today, we discuss our recent travel adventures. Eric has returned from a Ninja Escort Mission and ran into gaming opportunites at every turn. And Tom and Julie have the full scoop on the 50th Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH. Then, we finish the show with a gathering of our latest Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:48 - Convention Season - Dice Tow…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Small Wonder 1:02:01

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This time, Tom gives us an update on his replay of the Catan expansions before we take a big look at small games. What are the pros and cons of games that can fit in your pocket? Also, we share a new Tale of Horror, as well as our latest batch of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 01:03 - Summer: Origins, Dice Tower East, Dice Tower Cruise, Gen Con 05:…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Judging The Book 1:04:21

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Tom, Julie, and Eric run through the nominees for the German Game of the Year awards before focusing on the episode's main topic: box covers. How does what you put on the front of the box attract a particular audience? We also have a tale of horror? as well as a question from the mailbag, and of course our usual assortment of Roses, Thorns, and Hul…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Home Base 57:12

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This time, Tom gives us an audio tour of the new Dice Tower Studios in Ft. Myers, with tales to tell about the adventurous move. We present a Tale of Amazement and delve into the mailbag, and we close the show with our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 01:09 - Moving to Ft. Myers 04:51 - The New Studio 23:04 - Tale of Amazement 28:55 - Question: What …

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Plugging In 1:04:18

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This time, Tom shares his adventures in Mexico, and Julie has tales to tell from Greece. Then, we kick of our discussion of video games that feel like board games with Eric's obsession with Blue Prince, before moving on to a bunch of other electronic games, including some that have made the leap to boardgames. We open up the mailbag for a question …

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Where Do Boardgames Come From? 1:19:19

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Tom is busy moving the studio, so Julie and Eric invite Robert Geistlinger from Arcane Wonders (and also Julie's husband) to join in a discussion about boardgame production. Where do the materials that go into our games come from? What do you look for in a manufacturer? And why doesn't everybody print their games in Cleveland? And of course, we clo…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Where Credit is Due 1:05:02

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Today, we focus on what designers should do when they've built a design on an existing game. How much borrowing is too much borrowing? We also look ahead to some upcoming events, share a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and run through our latest batch of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:49 - Tom's Apology 01:25 - Dice Tower Cruise and Dice Tower E…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Life, The Universe, and Everything in the Rulebook 1:11:33

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We kick off this episode with some chit-chat regarding the moving of Dice Tower HQ, some upcoming events, Tom's efforts to impress the chef at a Japanese restaurant, and the most played games at Dice Tower West. A listener question leads us to discuss the layout of rulebooks and how best to do so. We share a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and clos…

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Western Expansion 1:05:29

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This time, we are recording in person at Dice Tower West (with some new mics!). We talk specifics about our new-ish venue for DTW, and then get more general with a chat about our convention strategies and planning. The Tale of Boardgaming Horror is one for the ages, and we close the show with some Roses, Thorns, Hula Hoops, and Crossovers. 00:47 - …

Julie Ahern Podcasts

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The Dice Tower

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At The Table with The Dice Tower: The Games of Essen 2025 56:59

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Essen Prep 57:31

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Where There's a Will There's a Way 1:09:49

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Where You Least Expect 56:11

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Paint Me A Picture 1:08:51

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Escaping Gen Con 2025 54:38

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Gen Con Bound 2025 1:01:57

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Going East 2025 1:00:53

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Road Trip 1:04:50

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Small Wonder 1:02:01

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Judging The Book 1:04:21

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Home Base 57:12

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Plugging In 1:04:18

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Where Do Boardgames Come From? 1:19:19

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Where Credit is Due 1:05:02

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Life, The Universe, and Everything in the Rulebook 1:11:33

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Western Expansion 1:05:29