I Heart Tom Vasel
June 1, 2010 by Robert
Filed under Board Games, Gaming Blog
Tom Vasel is my hero. Just wanted to say.
See, Tom Vasel is also a board game reviewer. If there’s a game out there, he’s reviewed it. And he’s brilliant at it. He also seems to be a lovely man. A family man.
I love him. Here’s one of the reasons.
A couple of months ago he reviewed a terribly dry Eurogame called Vasco da Gama, and he didn’t like it. This meant that he incurred the wrath of fans of that game. You know the kind of thing. That ridiculous internet outrage that we so often see when someone has the balls to speak their own mind.
Here’s Tom’s brilliant, beautiful response:
A surprisingly funny video! He bears a striking resemblance to the bearded man on the board of Vasco da Gama too.
Brilliant! Man, he has a tonne of games in his house.
Yep, you have to love that wall of games.
What a fantastic way to reply to critics.
He seems like a great guy who loves doing those wee videos.
Ha, nice response.
It does look like soul sappingly dull game.
Those peeps at BGG can been scary at times.
Hehe
funny
Tom’s fantastic, just a really nice guy who likes boardgames – he’s videos have introduced me to so many possible games to look forward to playing.
The Dice Tower podcast is great as well