Tom Vasel
Tom Vasel | |
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| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | Founder and host of The Dice Tower |
| Notable work | The Dice Tower podcast and YouTube channel |
| Children | 1 |
Tom Vasel, born ca. 1976[1], is a podcaster, designer and reviewer of board games,[2][dead link][3][4] 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,[5] followed by YouTube,[6][7] and his Dice Tower website.[8][9][10] As of 2021, he has rated over 7000 games and expansions.[11] His first board game review was for The Settlers of Canaan.[5][12]
Vasel was the designer of the board game Vicious Fishes in 2010,[13] and co-designer for the boardgame Nothing Personal in 2013.[14]
One of his children, Jack Vasel, died in 2011, resulting in Vasel establishing the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund,[15] a not-for-profit fund with the goal of raising and distributing funds to help gamers in their hour of need.[16][17][18]
References
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeVjiZ0be8k (He says so around 11:20 He was nine, when a game came out in 1985.
- ^ Banks, Dave (January 25, 2011). "You Can Help Raise Funds For The Dice Tower's Vasel Family". Wired. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ Morgenegg, Ryan (February 1, 2016). "Game Salute's Nothing Personal game review: Influence is power". Deseret News. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ Florence, Robert (January 30, 2011). "Cardboard Children: Tom Vasel". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "The Settlers of Canaan reviews by Tom Vasel". Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Varney, Allen. "Dominion Over All". v1.escapistmagazine.com. Defy Media, LLC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Parks, Casey (March 15, 2011). "About.com says Railways of the World by Aloha businessman is best family game of 2010". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "Tom Vasel: boardgamegeek mostly written game reviews". Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tom Vasel: boardgamegeek game reviews on video". Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tom Vasel: dicetower.com game reviews". Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "TomVasel | User Collection | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Dice Tower History, Part III: Starting the Podcast". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Vicious Fishes". BoardGameGeek. BoardGameGeek LLC. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Nothing Personal". BoardGameGeek. BoardGameGeek LLC. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Jack Vasel Memorial Fund". www.boardgamegeek.com. BoardGameGeek LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Liu, Jonathan H. (November 11, 2013). "Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Board Game Auction". GeekDad. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ J., Sean (December 31, 2014). "Good Game: What can be Accomplished Through Play". The Daily Worker Placement. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ James, Chris (November 9, 2015). "Jack Vasel, a Symbol of Hope for the Board Gaming Community". Casual Game Revolution. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.