WiscoDice Board Gaming Podcast

Ben Cone

Join Ben, Justin, Matt, Suzanne, and a host of special guests on WiscoDice, Madison, Wisconsin's premier board gaming podcast. Dive into the latest trends and hottest games in the hobby, as our passionate team shares their gaming experiences and insights. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or just starting out, WiscoDice guarantees engaging and enthusiastic discussions that will ignite your love for board gaming. Tune in and get ready to be inspired! read less

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Behind the Dice: A look at Earth 2053 - The Board Game

Behind the Dice: A look at Earth 2053 - The Board Game

Conesy and Suzanne are joined by Dario Reinhardt who is the designer and publisher of the new game Earth 2053: Tipping Point. In the game you will play as a nation with up to 3 of your friends to cooperatively solve climate change before you tip the scales of balance. Do you have what it takes to keep your population happy and prosperous before it's too late? Find out more about this game first hand from the designer on this episode! Plus learn how Uwe Rosenberg of hit board game fame was able to be an influence on this game. Find the Kickstarter here: * https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1918306304/earth-2053-tipping-point-cooperative-survival-board-game

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Behind the Dice: A look at Earth 2053 - The Board Game

Behind the Dice: A look at Earth 2053 - The Board Game

Conesy and Suzanne are joined by Dario Reinhardt who is the designer and publisher of the new game Earth 2053: Tipping Point. In the game you will play as a nation with up to 3 of your friends to cooperatively solve climate change before you tip the scales of balance. Do you have what it takes to keep your population happy and prosperous before it's too late? Find out more about this game first hand from the designer on this episode! Plus learn how Uwe Rosenberg of hit board game fame was able to be an influence on this game. Find the Kickstarter here: * https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1918306304/earth-2053-tipping-point-cooperative-survival-board-game

Trick of Trivia! A Board Game Spookstravaganza!!!

Trick of Trivia! A Board Game Spookstravaganza!!!

The season of ghostwalker and haunts are upon us. That's right, it's Halloween right around the corner. Of course, that also means it's time to dust off those terrifying and spooky board games. On this show, our hosts will do a little Trick or Trivia trying to solve Justin's tricks and riddles. It's terrifying, it's spooky, it's Trick or Trivia!!! Not to mention we also catch up on the board games we have been playing including Age of Innovation from Feurerland Speile (Capstone Games) and Windmill Valley from Board and Dice.

Behind the Screen: A Very Gooey Dungeons and Dragons Special

Behind the Screen: A Very Gooey Dungeons and Dragons Special

Conesy is joined by two other Dungeon Masters that helped run adventures for Gooey Cube at Gen Con 2024. GM Rob, GM Neil, and Conesy go over their Game Master experience for Gooey Cube. Of course, they also have a great conversation about what they do to prepare to run games at the table.

The Dice is Right: Our Favorite Board Games for 5 Players

The Dice is Right: Our Favorite Board Games for 5 Players

The WiscoDice team touches base going over some of the games they have been playing including Final Girl from Van Ryder Games and Wonderlands War from Druid City Games. After that, it is time for what you have all been waiting for. That's right, it's the Dice is Right. We each give clues to one of our favorite 5 player board games and see if the others can figure it out. Oh, and of course, we score points along the way. Can you outscore our hosts? Timestamps 0:00 Welcome to WiscoDice 0:54 What games have we been playing 19:29 The Dice is Right

Behind the Dice: A Journey to Tír na nÓg with Marc Specter

Behind the Dice: A Journey to Tír na nÓg with Marc Specter

Conesy and Suzanne are joined by Marc Specter, the chief everything officer at Grand Gamers Guild, to talk everything about the reprint and crowdfunding efforts for Tir Na Nog.

Behind the Dice: Discover Notorious Pirates from Dad's Games

Behind the Dice: Discover Notorious Pirates from Dad's Games

Conesy and Suzanne sit down and chat with Chad Larson, owner of Dad's Games. Chad shares all of the details about his first Kickstarter campaign for his game Notorious Pirates. Discover how this game is all being hand crafted here in the United States and learn more about how to play and what makes this game so very unique!

Ep #127; Into the Shadows: A Journey Through Return to Dark Tower

Ep #127; Into the Shadows: A Journey Through Return to Dark Tower

Join our hosts as they review Return to Dark Tower from Restoration Games. Return to Dark Tower has been a game that has drawn a large amount of excitement and nostalgia for many of its innovations. Is it worth all of the money though? Find out what the WiscoDice hosts thought of the quality of the Return to Dark Tower retail game and game play on this episode of the WiscoDice Board Gaming Podcast!!!!

Ep #126; Behind the Dice: Sprocketforge, The Stifling Dark, and More with Sophisticated Cerberus Games

Ep #126; Behind the Dice: Sprocketforge, The Stifling Dark, and More with Sophisticated Cerberus Games

Go Behind the Dice and gear up for Sprocketforge. Ethan, Jeremy, and Matt from Sophisticated Cerberus Games share details about their newest game, Sprocketforge, that is currently on crowdfunding and demoing at GenCon 2024. Find out what all the excitement is about then stop by GenCon booth 2566 and check out the game in person!

Ep #125; Behind the Dice: Luthier Board Game Insights with Dave Beck from Paverson Games

Ep #125; Behind the Dice: Luthier Board Game Insights with Dave Beck from Paverson Games

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Ep #124; WiscoDice 2024 Gen Con Preview: Hottest New Board Game Releases

Ep #124; WiscoDice 2024 Gen Con Preview: Hottest New Board Game Releases

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Ep #123; WiscoDice Roundtable: Favorite Euro Style Board Games

Ep #123; WiscoDice Roundtable: Favorite Euro Style Board Games

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Ep #122; It's Good to be Bad

Ep #122; It's Good to be Bad

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Ep #121; Key Considerations for Character Creation in Your Next RPG

Ep #121; Key Considerations for Character Creation in Your Next RPG

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Ep #120; Top Pros and Cons of Gaming at Different Locations

Ep #120; Top Pros and Cons of Gaming at Different Locations

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Ep #119; Top Recommendations for a Well-Rounded Board Game Collection

Ep #119; Top Recommendations for a Well-Rounded Board Game Collection

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Ep #118; Metrorunner Designer Interview

Ep #118; Metrorunner Designer Interview

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Ep #117; Tabletop Gaming in Review and Recap - 2023

Ep #117; Tabletop Gaming in Review and Recap - 2023

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Ep #116; 2023 Tabletop Gamer Shopping Guide

Ep #116; 2023 Tabletop Gamer Shopping Guide

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Ep #115; WiscoDice’s Top 5 Spooktacular Games!!!

Ep #115; WiscoDice’s Top 5 Spooktacular Games!!!

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Ep #114; The WiscoDice Essen Spiel 2023 Preview Show

Ep #114; The WiscoDice Essen Spiel 2023 Preview Show

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