Tom Vasel Explained

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, followed by YouTube,[4] [5] and his Dice Tower website.[6] [7] [8] As of 2021, he has rated over 7000 games and expansions.[9] His first board game review was for The Settlers of Canaan.[10] [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]

Notes and References

  1. Banks . Dave . January 25, 2011 . You Can Help Raise Funds For The Dice Tower's Vasel Family . Wired . August 3, 2016.
  2. News: Morgenegg . Ryan . February 1, 2016 . Game Salute's Nothing Personal game review: Influence is power . https://web.archive.org/web/20160224225726/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865646664/Game-Salutes-Nothing-Personal-game-review-Influence-is-power.html?pg=all . dead . February 24, 2016 . Deseret News . August 3, 2016.
  3. Web site: Cardboard Children: Tom Vasel . Florence . Robert . January 30, 2011 . Rock, Paper, Shotgun . August 3, 2016.
  4. Web site: Varney . Allen . Dominion Over All . v1.escapistmagazine.com . Defy Media, LLC . March 8, 2021 . en.
  5. News: Parks . Casey . March 15, 2011 . About.com says Railways of the World by Aloha businessman is best family game of 2010 . The Oregonian . August 3, 2016.
  6. Web site: Tom Vasel: boardgamegeek mostly written game reviews. April 1, 2018.
  7. Web site: Tom Vasel: boardgamegeek game reviews on video. April 1, 2018.
  8. Web site: Tom Vasel: dicetower.com game reviews. April 1, 2018.
  9. Web site: TomVasel User Collection BoardGameGeek. January 30, 2021. boardgamegeek.com. en-US.
  10. Web site: The Settlers of Canaan reviews by Tom Vasel. April 1, 2018.
  11. Web site: Dice Tower History, Part III: Starting the Podcast. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/-_Xfhq11B-U . December 14, 2021 . live. . April 1, 2018.
  12. Web site: Vicious Fishes . BoardGameGeek . BoardGameGeek LLC . May 13, 2021.
  13. Web site: Nothing Personal . BoardGameGeek . BoardGameGeek LLC . April 15, 2021.
  14. Web site: Jack Vasel Memorial Fund . www.boardgamegeek.com . BoardGameGeek LLC . March 8, 2021.
  15. Web site: Liu . Jonathan H. . November 11, 2013 . Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Board Game Auction . GeekDad . August 3, 2016.
  16. Web site: J. . Sean . December 31, 2014 . Good Game: What can be Accomplished Through Play . The Daily Worker Placement . August 3, 2016.
  17. Web site: James . Chris . November 9, 2015 . Jack Vasel, a Symbol of Hope for the Board Gaming Community . Casual Game Revolution . August 3, 2016.

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