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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Re-Role
Category: Games & Hobbies
Duration: 01:01:38
Publish Date: 2025-12-02 18:03:00
Description:

This time, we continue our discussion of RPGs by suggesting Role Playing Games that share popular boardgaming mechanisms, as well as giving Tom tips for getting a game started. Plus, we have a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and we close the show with some Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

00:50 - A Story About Mail

02:22 - Eric at PAX Unplugged (inc. Hot Streak)

06:50 - Gift Guides, Dice Tower West and East

08:02 - RPGs for Boardgame Fans (detailed notes below)

37:55 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror

43:03 - Fromaggio

48:35 - Gnomic Parlament

52:13 - Carnuta

54:49 - Magic Number 11

56:54 - Insurrect10n

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Julie's Notes

Where to go to get core book pdfs?

DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/

Itch.io https://itch.io/

Cooperative play (yes the overwhelming majority of TTRPGs are cooperative) some extra cooperative leaning

Dice rolling - Also many many many ttrpgs use dice. Here are some examples

Area control

Faction/War

Action points -

Level Up

  • D&D

  • PbtA

Using Action points

Deck builder/Bidding

Ok not really but Redigo is "Hand Management" https://letsplayredigo.com/

Games using a standard deck of cards

Games using a custom or proprietary card deck - mostly they are being used instead of dice

My Closest Pick

Pick up and Deliver

Solo/journal:

One shot

Worker Placement?

Become a GM

Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com
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