Apparently the American custom of the "push present" can trace its roots to the Anglo-Indian tradition of the "baby bauble", although in the latter case jewellery is the more standard gift (instead of, say, boardgames). Can we acknowledge that baby bauble is a much less crude term? Let's try to be classy here, people. There is already enough about childbirth that is fraught.

Games Played Last Week:

2:07 -Galactic Cruise (T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, and Koltin Thompson, Kinson Key Games, 2025)

6:31 -Cerebria: The Inside World (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, István Pócsi, Frigyes Schőberl, Nick Shaw, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2018)

12:53 -Phantom Division (Pete Ruth & Mark Thomas, Phantom Horizon, 2026)

23:19 -Space Gits (Mike Hutchinson, Planet Smasher Games, 2025)

28:03 -Earthborne Rangers (Andrew Fischer, Brooks Flugaur-Leavitt, Andrew Navaro, Adam Sadler, and Brady Sadler, Earthborne Games, 2023)

30:00 -Dro Polter (Paul Schulz, Oink Games, 2023)

33:14 -Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano & Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French, 2024)

40:56 -TONKS (Apocrypha_Now, Web-published, 2023)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

43:41 Flurry of Friedemann Friese: Formidable Farm, Fearless, Five Families

44:45 Open registration for SVWAG Con (July 25th-July 27th) on Eventbrite! https://tinyurl.com/25s6p5jd

45:14 Feature Game: 7 Empires (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2024)

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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 Tower East

01:53 - Playing Only Older Games

04:01 - What We're Doing at Dice Tower East: Parsely, Wits and Wagers

06:48 - Dice Tower Awards at Gen Con

08:11 - Eric's Ninja Escort Adventure

13:22 - Origins with Tom and Julie

14:32 - Origins: Special Events for 50th?

18:28 - Origins: Game Debuts and Exhibit Hall

28:31 - Origins: Board Room and Open Gaming

33:59 - Origins: Tom as Special Guest

35:28 - Origins: Julie's Adventures

38:06 - Origins: Lessons Learned

40:02 - TowerBrix

44:29 - Square One

48:57 - Apothebakery

53:48 - Kabob

57:42 - Orbit

58:59 - How Many What?

Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com

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00:02:00 Introduction
00:16:30 Taste Buds
00:24:00 Portal Games
00:26:00 FlipToons
00:32:00 DC Forever
00:43:00 Game Toppers
00:45:00 Wizards & Co.
00:49:30 Mythical Dice
00:54:00 Miniature Market
00:55:00 Tacta
00:59:30 Movie Reviews with Vanessa

Tony is on vacation, so Vanessa joins more for the classic RDTN intro banter. Plus in the outro, they talk about their favorite movies from the first half of 2025.

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