{"podcast":{"title":"The Dice Tower","slug":"the-dice-tower-435193","podcast_index_feed_id":435193,"rss_url":"https://dicetower.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://dicetower.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/7/8/1/1781a50f123534f988c4a68c3ddbc4f2/The_Dice_Tower_Podcast_square.png","author":"Tom Vasel","episode_count":871,"summary":"Tom Vasel and Eric Summerer take a look at board games, card games, and the people who design, publish, and play them. Top ten lists, Q&A, tales of horror, and more await you!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T20:19:38.984029+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dice-tower-435193"},"episode":{"title":"At The Table with The Dice Tower - Crowd Control","slug":"at-the-table-with-the-dice-tower-crowd-control","published_at":"2026-02-24T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dice-tower-435193/at-the-table-with-the-dice-tower-crowd-control","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dice-tower-435193","url":"https://dicetower.libsyn.com/at-the-table-with-the-dice-tower-crowd-control","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/dicetower/ATTDT065_-_Crowd_Control.mp3?dest-id=138325","summary":"Julie's out this time, so Tom and Eric spend time looking back at Epic Game Events that they've been involved with at conventions over the years. What worked well, and what did not? Plus, a question from the mailbag about digital vs. in-person gaming, and Tom and Eric each present a full set of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:47 - No Julie, February Lull 01:35 - Live Show at Dice Tower West (Friday 3pm) 02:42 - Groundhogs and Polka Interlude 03:21 - Dice Tower East and Curling 06:14 - Epic Game Events 36:37 - Question: Live vs. BGA? 42:33 - Age of Galaxy 46:05 - A Message from the Stars 50:06 - Trasteros/Storeroom Inc. 52:56 - Nuns on the Run (2nd Edition) 56:05 - Suds and Malone 1:00:49 - Lords of Worlds Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com","meta_description":"Julie's out this time, so Tom and Eric spend time looking back at Epic Game Events that they've been involved with at conventions over the years. What wor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4004,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dice-tower-435193/episodes/at-the-table-with-the-dice-tower-crowd-control/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dice-tower-435193/at-the-table-with-the-dice-tower-crowd-control.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}