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Welcome to Episode 142 of the Devon Dice Podcast! Joel, Nick, and Lewis are back from UK Games Expo 2025 and are here to share their Top 5 highlights from the event — plus Sam’s thoughts via his notes! Listen in as they dive into their favourite moments, discuss the games they played, and even give a few honest hotel reviews. This episode also features bonus interviews with three creators from the UK board game scene (and slightly beyond): Mark Prentice from Next Dimension Games Chris Priscott of Unfringed Jubson Cowan, game artist extraordinaire (okay, not strictly British — but we’ll claim him anyway!) We still found time to squeeze in a bit of industry news and a roundup of some exciting crowdfunding campaigns currently live. So, sit back, enjoy the Expo wrap-up, and get your wishlist ready! Conventions Fox & Hounds board game weekend – 17th – 19th October Hotel rooms sold out A few day/weekend tickets are still available. News US Tariffs news: courts put a stop to tariffs CMON sells off IPs Roxley’s new games road map New expansion for Clank Catacombs announced Plus a train game for Nick – Lightning Train The next 2 Feld city games have been announced: Manila & Beijing (rethemes of Amerigo & Year of the Dragon) Crowdfunding Kickstarter Inis: Big Box (featuring Nemed expansion) Catacombs Alpha Even more train fun, with Maglev Maps: Expansion volumes 1 & 2 Gamefound Agricola Special Edition

Joel, Nick, and Sam are joined this week by Matt Prowes, the Torbay Full Board Gaming Weekend convention organiser. Tune in to hear about the event’s history, what goes into running it, and what exciting things are planned for the future. Also in this episode: the gang catch up on the latest (well, slightly up-to-date!) board gaming news — including the ongoing US tariff situation, current crowdfunded campaigns, and of course, what they’ve been playing recently. Enjoy the show! Conventions Fox & Hounds board game weekend – 17th – 19th October UKGE (game releases preview page on BGG) Just gone by: Baycon Tic-Tac-Tabletop Games Weekend in Tavistock Interview about Full-Board-Gaming Convention MATT and the Torbay Convention Full Board Gaming! 2,3 or 4 nights between 29th Jan – 2nd Feb 2026 (booking here) News Tariffs and more tariffs CMON buckles down; Bordlandia shuts – CMON: pauses all future development; will focus on delivering existing promised games; laying off a lot of the creative team. CMON profit loss was recently confirmed as being over $3million loss. Stonemeier (+ a number of other publishers) are suing the president over the tariffs Final Frontier Games – declares bankruptcy, closes down. Cites non-payment of a large order from CMON as the final straw (CMON disputes any unpaid due payments) Greater Than Games

Hi I am Nick, not the host of the podcast, well, not usually, but just for today, I’m hosting on my lonesome! What happened to Episode 137?…and all about Joel’s laptop’s adventure down the stairs a little sooner than he hoped! Conventions Fox & Hounds board game weekend – This weekend! News The year of the 2-player version of bigger games! Aquatica Duellum Flamecraft Duals Celestia Duo The White Castle Duel Sail Legacy From the ‘lost’ episode 137: Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship: A new game using the Pandemic system, from Matt Leacock and Z-Man Games (pre-release at UKGE; full release soon after). Finspan: The latest Stonemaier announcement: a (simpler-ish) sequel to Wingspan, set in the ocean! Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor: A new stand-alone Forest Shuffle game, based in Dartmoor! Forest Shuffle: Exploration: Making the solo mode official, plus adding asymmetric caves Awaken Realms’ 2025/26 announcements: Agricola: Special Edition – fair enough Agricola: Dead Harvest – what?! Labyrinth: Chronicles – really?!

Welcome to the best episode of the year! Devon Dice Board Game Podcast presents we celebrate the highlights of 2024 in the world of board gaming! Joel, Nick, Lewis, and Sam (who’s back in action!). Unfortunately, Claire has retired to bed, and our ever-charming mascot, Honey, is busy with her latest obsession—a toy badger. Conventions We’ve got updates for the upcoming Fox & Hounds Boardgame Weekend. Rooms (which include weekend tickets) are still available, and visitor weekend tickets can be purchased on our website. Don’t miss out! Tickets are now on sale on our website! News A big shake-up in the BoardGameGeek rankings! Ark Nova has climbed to the #3 spot, nudging Gloomhavendown to #4. Crowdfunding Kickstarter: 1899 DAIHAN , an exciting new 18XX game set in Korea, is currently live (ending on January 6th). Gamefound: Ark Nova: 3Dition—because your favourite zoo-building game just got even fancier! Games Played Our hosts share their most recent board gaming adventures: Nick: Power Grid: Outpost, Cantaloop, and Panda Spin(on BGA). Joel: Wrath of Fire Mountain and Balatro Sam: Clank! Acquisitions Incorporated 2 and Clank! Catacombs – Lairs & Lost Chambers Top Games of 2024 Finally, we’ll reveal our favourite games played for the first time this year. Please tune in to find out which titles made our list and why! Grab your meeples, roll the dice, and join us to discuss the best and brightest in board gaming this year. Let’s make it an episode to remember! Joel Nick Lewis Sam 1 Star Trek: Captains’ Chair Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan Lost Ruins of Arnak River of Gold

Welcome to Episode 134 of the Devon Dice Podcast. Host Joel is joined by Nick, Claire, Lewis, and their mascot Honey for a November news and crowdfunding round-up, along with reflections on two recent conventions: the Devon Board Game Weekend and Gridcon 5. While Sam is off in Japan hunting for rare games, the team shares their recent plays, including Hansa Teutonica, Medical Mysteries: NYC ER, Race for the Galaxy, and 7 Wonders. News highlights include new titles like Great Western Trail: El Paso, Cascadia: Junior, and Isle of Cats: Duel. On the crowdfunding front, they spotlight projects like Western Legends Stories and Odana, while upcoming campaigns feature 52 Realms: Adventures and the Tales of the Arabian Nights 40th Anniversary Edition. The team also discusses the games they enjoyed at the conventions, from Creature Caravan and Flamecraft at Devon Board Game Weekend to Hamlet, Forest Shuffle: Woodland Edge, and Thunder Road: Vendetta at Gridcon 5. Join the crew for all the latest gaming news, crowdfunding buzz, and their experiences at two fantastic events. The March ’25 Devon Board Game Weekender Hotel rooms are available to book, hurry while rooms last. Weekend tickets will be available shortly from our website. Devon Board Game Weekend Played Games: Hansa Teutonica Medical Mysteries: NYC ER Race for the Galaxy Grand Austria Hotel Jaipur 7 Wonders It’s a Wonderful World Dice Forge News Great Western Trail: El Paso – Great Western Trail spinoff card game Cascadia: Junior – a kids’ friendly version of an already light game

In this episode of The Very Late but Awesome Essen Spiel Games podcast, Joel, Nick, and Sam dive into their picks from the renowned board game event. The episode kicks off with some quick news, including updates on a new scoring app for Forest Shuffle. Then, it’s all about the games! where the team shares his thoughts on titles like Forest Shuffle: Woodland Edge, Coffee Rush: Piece of Cake, Rock Hard: 1977, Civolution, Die Crew: Family, and the two-player showdown King of Tokyo: Duel, Skull Queen, Galileo Galilei. Tune in for all the hot takes, hidden gems, and personal favorites from Essen Spiel! Quick News Forest Shuffle scoring app Picked Games Joel: Forest Shuffle: Woodland Edge Coffee Rush: Piece of Cake Rock Hard: 1977 Babylon Western Legends Stories 大行列 (Big Queue) Guilty: Houston 2015, Mini Crimes: Almost like the Original, Medical Mysteries: Miami Flatline Holiday Hijinks #9: The Marriage Mix-Up Caution Signs RIP Intent to Kill Nick: Civolution

Episode UKGE 2024 Welcome to the long-awaited podcast all about the UKGE 2024 (NEC). Joel, Nick, Lewis, and Sam go through the thoughts and stories from the event this year and give you their opinions on whether it was the best it has ever been. News Meeples™ Choice Awards winners announced – Nucleum, Earth, Sky Team, White Castle (and runners up: Darwin’s Journey, Forest Shuffle, Faraway, Age of Innovation, Great Western Trail: New Zealand, Apiary, and Hooky) Attendance figures (as mentioned the last pod): 39,306 unique; 65,281 total attendance. UKGE Judges Awards / UKGE People’s Choice Awards £18,000 raised for charity at UKGE 2024 UKGE ’24 review General chat about the event: Tickets, Bring & Buy, Met Craig v87 from our Discord server, live shows Knightmare Live show, The Dark Room, see news games coming: Alley Cat Games’ new games coming, Ada’s Dream, Luthier, WTIIA live show Lewis’s Family Day at UKGE: Family Zone, Getting some family games, Hunting down them bargains, New Diamant: £12, Lost Ruins of Arnak: £40, One big punt…One regret Joel’s show reviewed: pickups: Zuuli promo (buy), Forest Shuffle: Alpine,Medici, Age of Comics Claire buying game: Return to Dark Tower Played: Sea Salt & Paper, Marvel Remix, Looot! Demos: Invincible the bo...