Thomas J. Vasel is a podcaster, designer and reviewer of board games, [1] [2] [3] and hosted The Dice Tower podcast from 2003-2022, which has more than 300,000 subscribers. Vasel began publishing board game reviews in 2002 on BoardGameGeek, [4] followed by YouTube, [5] [6] and his Dice Tower website. [7] [8] [9] As of 2021, he has rated over 7000 games and expansions. [10] His first board game review was for The Settlers of Canaan. [4] [11]
Vasel was the designer of the board game Vicious Fishes in 2010, [12] and co-designer for the boardgame Nothing Personal in 2013. [13]
One of his children, Jack Vasel, died in 2011, resulting in Vasel establishing the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund, [14] a not-for-profit fund with the goal of raising and distributing funds to help gamers in their hour of need. [15] [16] [17]
Thomas J. Vasel is a podcaster, designer and reviewer of board games, [1] [2] [3] and hosted The Dice Tower podcast from 2003-2022, which has more than 300,000 subscribers. Vasel began publishing board game reviews in 2002 on BoardGameGeek, [4] followed by YouTube, [5] [6] and his Dice Tower website. [7] [8] [9] As of 2021, he has rated over 7000 games and expansions. [10] His first board game review was for The Settlers of Canaan. [4] [11]
Vasel was the designer of the board game Vicious Fishes in 2010, [12] and co-designer for the boardgame Nothing Personal in 2013. [13]
One of his children, Jack Vasel, died in 2011, resulting in Vasel establishing the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund, [14] a not-for-profit fund with the goal of raising and distributing funds to help gamers in their hour of need. [15] [16] [17]