The Dice Tower is one of the most popular podcasts about board games with nearly 2500 downloads per episode. It is hosted by noted and prolific game reviewer Tom Vasel and co-hosted by Sam Healey.
History
The Dice Tower started in May 2005, with Vasel and Joe Steadman hosting. In the original format, Vasel represented players who prefer German-style "Eurogames", while Steadman advocated for those who prefer wargames. Healey joined the hosts after about 30 episodes, but didn't contribute as much as Vasel and Steadman until Steadman left the show in May 2006. The site contains many reviews and light hearted commentary on the hobby of board gaming.
Steadman left after the 50th episode. Vasel, hosting alone with occasional input from Healey for a few shows, rearranged the format to include recorded segments by guest reviewers and players. Gradually Healey began to take a larger role and was eventually promoted to co-host.
The show was released weekly until mid-2007, when it went to a bi-weekly format. The podcast is available in both standard and enhanced formats, and is hosted by Funagain Games, which also provides an archive of several past episodes. The podcast is also available for subscription through iTunes. A discussion forum is also available at The Dice Tower Guild on boardgamegeek.com.
Show Format
Each episode of the podcast includes several regular segments and several occasional segments. The core of every episode is the "Gaming Top Ten", where Vasel and Healy (and sometimes others) provided their top ten games in a particular category (i.e. Top Ten Trading Games, Top Ten Card Games, etc.) which provides the show with its title. Most shows start with Vasel and Healy discussing the games that they've recently played. News from the boardgaming world usually follows, which is in turn followed by a segment from German contributor Moritz Eggert. The podcast also features frequent contests, where listeners can enter to win one or more games from a sponsoring company.
On occasion, Vasel produces a special episode in which he interviews an important figure in the boardgaming community.
The Dice Tower web site features past top-ten lists and Vasel's in-depth reviews of boardgames. Vasel's reviews are also used by board game publishers for promotion of their games.
Contributors and Former Contributors
Frequent Dice Tower contributors include:
*Moritz Eggert, a German citizen who presents a German perspective on the topic of board games
*Geoffrey Engelstein, who provides technical insight into the mechanics of gaming with his GameTek segment
*Paul Glenn, who provides a segment discussing war-themed games
*Mike Hibbert, who provides the segment "Board Gaming from Blighty"
*W. Eric Martin, editor of Boardgamenews.com who provides the news segment on the show
*Greg Schloesser, a frequent reviewer at boardgamegeek.com, who provides commentary on newly released boardgames and occasionally provides a guest "top ten" list
*Eric Summerer, who provides humorous voice work for the podcast and occasional "Seventy-Two Second Reviews" of boardgames
Former regular contributors include:
*Doug Cooley ("Fun with Mr. Whiney" segment)
*David Fair ("The Fair Game" segment)
*Mike Fitzgerald (Voice- work)
*Mary "Diceychic" Prasad, ("Tidbits with Diceychic")
*Rick Thornquist (News segment)
*Jason White (Wargaming segment)
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History
The Dice Tower started in May 2005, with Vasel and Joe Steadman hosting. In the original format, Vasel represented players who prefer German-style "Eurogames", while Steadman advocated for those who prefer wargames. Healey joined the hosts after about 30 episodes, but didn't contribute as much as Vasel and Steadman until Steadman left the show in May 2006. The site contains many reviews and light hearted commentary on the hobby of board gaming.
Steadman left after the 50th episode. Vasel, hosting alone with occasional input from Healey for a few shows, rearranged the format to include recorded segments by guest reviewers and players. Gradually Healey began to take a larger role and was eventually promoted to co-host.
The show was released weekly until mid-2007, when it went to a bi-weekly format. The podcast is available in both standard and enhanced formats, and is hosted by Funagain Games, which also provides an archive of several past episodes. The podcast is also available for subscription through iTunes. A discussion forum is also available at The Dice Tower Guild on boardgamegeek.com.
Show Format
Each episode of the podcast includes several regular segments and several occasional segments. The core of every episode is the "Gaming Top Ten", where Vasel and Healy (and sometimes others) provided their top ten games in a particular category (i.e. Top Ten Trading Games, Top Ten Card Games, etc.) which provides the show with its title. Most shows start with Vasel and Healy discussing the games that they've recently played. News from the boardgaming world usually follows, which is in turn followed by a segment from German contributor Moritz Eggert. The podcast also features frequent contests, where listeners can enter to win one or more games from a sponsoring company.
On occasion, Vasel produces a special episode in which he interviews an important figure in the boardgaming community.
The Dice Tower web site features past top-ten lists and Vasel's in-depth reviews of boardgames. Vasel's reviews are also used by board game publishers for promotion of their games.
Contributors and Former Contributors
Frequent Dice Tower contributors include:
*Moritz Eggert, a German citizen who presents a German perspective on the topic of board games
*Geoffrey Engelstein, who provides technical insight into the mechanics of gaming with his GameTek segment
*Paul Glenn, who provides a segment discussing war-themed games
*Mike Hibbert, who provides the segment "Board Gaming from Blighty"
*W. Eric Martin, editor of Boardgamenews.com who provides the news segment on the show
*Greg Schloesser, a frequent reviewer at boardgamegeek.com, who provides commentary on newly released boardgames and occasionally provides a guest "top ten" list
*Eric Summerer, who provides humorous voice work for the podcast and occasional "Seventy-Two Second Reviews" of boardgames
Former regular contributors include:
*Doug Cooley ("Fun with Mr. Whiney" segment)
*David Fair ("The Fair Game" segment)
*Mike Fitzgerald (Voice- work)
*Mary "Diceychic" Prasad, ("Tidbits with Diceychic")
*Rick Thornquist (News segment)
*Jason White (Wargaming segment)
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The Third Wall Theatre Company in Ottawa, Canada was founded by Artistic Director James Richardson in 2001. Their first official season commenced in 2002 with The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde. The company's 2006-2007 season was their sixth of producing classic theatre in the Canada's capital.
The mandate of Third Wall Theatre is to present masterpiece theatre from around the world in an imaginative and professional fashion. The name of the company was inspired by the concept of the "fourth wall," which, in theatre terms, is the invisible wall that separates the actors from the audience. However, the company believes that the audience is the most important part of any show and should not be separate from the production. Thus, this theatre ends at the "third wall."
For the 2006-07 season, the company presented three shows: Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus; Harold Pinter's Betrayal; and Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
The mandate of Third Wall Theatre is to present masterpiece theatre from around the world in an imaginative and professional fashion. The name of the company was inspired by the concept of the "fourth wall," which, in theatre terms, is the invisible wall that separates the actors from the audience. However, the company believes that the audience is the most important part of any show and should not be separate from the production. Thus, this theatre ends at the "third wall."
For the 2006-07 season, the company presented three shows: Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus; Harold Pinter's Betrayal; and Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
Huntington City Schools is a school district serving the counties of Butler, Hamilton, Warren, and Montgomery in Ohio.
About Huntington City Schools
Huntington City Schools is one the best and most high ranked school districts in the state of Ohio. Huntington City Schools focuses on the individual needs of each of its students more effectively than other school districts. Huntington City Schools is a very wealthy school district, and it serves students from wealthy communities also. Huntington City Schools has been a school school district for over 200 years, staring in 1801.
Huntington School's Coverage Areas
Huntington City Schools cover a very large area of land in Butler, Hamilton, Warren, and Montgomery Counties. Huntington Schools has approximately 36,000 students, and its 63 schools makes it the biggest school district in Butler and Warren Counties, and the second biggest in Hamilton and Montgomery Counties. Here is a complete list of Huntington Schools' coverage areas:
*Hamilton, Ohio (Butler County)
*Forest Park, Ohio (Butler County)
*Sharonville, Ohio (Hamilton & Butler Counties)
*Parts of Fairfield, Ohio (Butler County)
*Springdale, Ohio (Hamilton County)
*Lakota, Ohio (Butler County)
About Huntington City Schools
Huntington City Schools is one the best and most high ranked school districts in the state of Ohio. Huntington City Schools focuses on the individual needs of each of its students more effectively than other school districts. Huntington City Schools is a very wealthy school district, and it serves students from wealthy communities also. Huntington City Schools has been a school school district for over 200 years, staring in 1801.
Huntington School's Coverage Areas
Huntington City Schools cover a very large area of land in Butler, Hamilton, Warren, and Montgomery Counties. Huntington Schools has approximately 36,000 students, and its 63 schools makes it the biggest school district in Butler and Warren Counties, and the second biggest in Hamilton and Montgomery Counties. Here is a complete list of Huntington Schools' coverage areas:
*Hamilton, Ohio (Butler County)
*Forest Park, Ohio (Butler County)
*Sharonville, Ohio (Hamilton & Butler Counties)
*Parts of Fairfield, Ohio (Butler County)
*Springdale, Ohio (Hamilton County)
*Lakota, Ohio (Butler County)
International Council of Owls and Songbirds (ICOOS) is a regulating body that advocates the well-being of the world's owls and songbirds. ICOOS is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and has auxiliary branches in Oslo, Norway and Washington, D.C.
History
ICOOS was formed in 1937 in response to poor living conditions for chickens on farms in North America. ICOOS soon expanded its vision towards sustaining the well-being of the world's farm fowl, native birds and owls.
Leadership
ICOOS is led by a supreme chancellor as well as a parliament. Parliament members are elected to two-year terms, while the supreme chancellor is elected to a lifetime term. In 2005, Oswald Wilbur Langsley was elected to the position of supreme chancellor.
Under Wilbur's leadership, ICOOS has stepped up its advocacy efforts, pressing for bird population counts nation-wide, more owl sanctuaries, and a decrease in the price of bird seed.
History
ICOOS was formed in 1937 in response to poor living conditions for chickens on farms in North America. ICOOS soon expanded its vision towards sustaining the well-being of the world's farm fowl, native birds and owls.
Leadership
ICOOS is led by a supreme chancellor as well as a parliament. Parliament members are elected to two-year terms, while the supreme chancellor is elected to a lifetime term. In 2005, Oswald Wilbur Langsley was elected to the position of supreme chancellor.
Under Wilbur's leadership, ICOOS has stepped up its advocacy efforts, pressing for bird population counts nation-wide, more owl sanctuaries, and a decrease in the price of bird seed.