Devon Dice Podcast

By [email protected] (Joel Wright)

This is like all the other board gaming podcasts, where the hosts Joel, Sam, Lewis, Nick and Claire like to talk about their favourite board games they have played, news crowdfunding projects from the... more

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January 15, 2025 136 Devon Dice Podcast the Best of 2024 and before
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2h 11min
December 26, 2024135 The Christmas Special Podcast 2024
Welcome to the Christmas special podcast
Joel, Nick and Lewis were meant to be free-flowing with the show like other Christmas shows in the past, however, Nick still wrote a script. so you will still get news, Kickstarters, played board games, and more.
Conventions
Fox & Hounds board game weekend – rooms available now (which include weekend tickets). Visitor weekend tickets will be available from our website soon!
News
Asmodee get a cash injection, goes looking for more companies to acquire
The Mandalorian: Adventures to get a sequel
Nucleum 3rd expansion announced
New BGG feature: Trends
Lewis goes off on an Apple TV tangent
Why Lewis’ ankle hurts
Crowdfunding
Kickstarter
Alhambra: Family & Friends edition
Ascendice 2: Levatating Dice
Tiny Crawler – a 3D-printable dungeon crawler
(nothing noteworthy on Gamefound)
Played Games
Nick
Pandemic
The Crew: The Quest for Planet 9
Apiary + Expansion
River of Gold
Rebirth
Lewis
Concordia
Lost Ruins of Arnak
Side-discussion about Monumental & its delayed expansion that’s finally started shipping + the Monumental Duel Exploration card game
Joel
Joel’s annual Marvel Snap update
Power Grid Outpost
Star Trek: Captain’s Chair
Non-Gaming Things
Joel
Carry On on Netflix
Nick
Black Doves on Netflix
Red One on Prime
Star Trek: Lower Decks wraps up its final season
Exciting trailers:
James Gunn’s Superman
Karate Kid: Legends
Lewis
Some Apple TV stuff
Spirited
The Legend of Vox Machina
Happy Christmas and see you all in the New Year for more board gaming excitement.
Ways you can engage or contact the show
Here is the link to our discord channel Devon Dice https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z
Find us on all the socials: @DevonDiceUK, Facebook page, BGG Guild
On X / Twitter: @DepressedMonk3y @The_BreweryTour @meeplescorner @njshaw2
On Bluesky: njshaw2.bsky.social, devondice.bsky.social
On the web: www.devondice.co.uk
Youtube – DevonDiceUK please like subscribe to our channel https://youtube.com/@DevonDice
[email protected]
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1h 33min
December 17, 2024134 Devon Dice Podcast November Month News roundup, plus Devon Weekender and GRIDCON 5
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
Isle of Cats: Duel – 2p spinoff of Isle of Cats, going straight to retail
Die Sandburgen von Burgund – Kids version of Castles of Burgundy – Sandcastles. In Burgundy?
Crowdfunding
Kickstarter
Western Legends Stories
Revenant
Sweet Lands
Gamefound – Odana
Coming Soon
Kickstarter
52 Realms: Adventures
Gamefound
Tales of the Arabian Nights 40th Anniversary Edition
North Devon Boardgaming Weekend (@ Fox & Hounds):
Creature Caravan
Flamecraft
Fire Tower
Block Party
Worms: The Boardgame
Rock Hard 1977
Rebirth
Gridcon 5:
Joel:
Hamlet
Escape room evening event
Speakeasy
Star Trek: Captains Chair
Arboretum
Thunder Road: Vendetta

Claire:
Septima
Hamlet
Forest Shuffle: Woodland Edge

Nick:
Cities
Explorers of Navoria
AI: 100% Human
Forest Shuffle: Woodland Edge
Pioneer Rails
Foundations of Rome
Virtual Revolution

Ways you can engage or contact the show
Here is the link to our discord channel Devon Dice https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z
Find us on all the socials: @DevonDiceUK, Facebook page, BGG Guild
On X / Twitter: @DepressedMonk3y @The_BreweryTour @meeplescorner @njshaw2
On Bluesky: njshaw2.bsky.social, devondice.bsky.social
On the web: www.devondice.co.uk
Youtube – DevonDiceUK please like subscribe to our channel https://youtube.com/@DevonDice
[email protected]
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December 04, 2024133 Devon Dice Podcast: Very Late News, Crowdfunding Wrap-Up, and Joel’s Essen 2023 Retrospective Buys
In Episode 133 of the very late Devon Dice Podcast, Joel is joined by Nick, Claire, and their mascot Honey for a jam-packed episode covering gaming news, crowdfunding (October highlights), and Joel’s Essen Spiel 2023 retrospective. The team discusses upcoming conventions like the Ocean City Games Expo in Plymouth on 26th October, Devon Boardgame Weekend at Fox & Hounds (8th–10th November), and the ever-popular Gridcon (15th–17th November, already sold out). Joel shares his experience with Return to Dark Tower, while Nick dives into Pampero and Foundations of Rome with its Roads of Fortune expansion. The episode’s main topic sees Joel reflect on his purchases from last year’s Essen Spiel, including titles like Cabanga!, Forest Shuffle, Zoo Tycoon, and Ark Nova: Marine Worlds, scoring their performance over the past year. Tune in for gaming insights, reflections, and plans for the season ahead!
Welcome to Episode 133
Upcoming Local Conventions
Ocean City Games Expo – gaming convention in Plymouth on 26th October – run by Andy Bright, from our Monday Night Games group
Devon Boardgame Weekend @ the Fox & Hounds – 8-10th November
Gridcon (15-17 Nov) (sold out, as usual)
Played Games
Joel:
Return to Dark Tower
Nick:
Pampero
Foundations of Rome + Roads of Fortune expansion
News
Spiel news: for the first time the event sold out of weekend tickets
Over 204,000 turnstile attendance (just shy of the 209k from 2019)
Notebook LM – an “AI” that will consume PDFs and you can ask questions about the content – upload rulebooks, FAQs, etc and it’ll answer your rules questions for you!
Crowdfunding
Kickstarter
Trust Me
Isla (successfully funded)
Roborover 2077 – Technology-Augmented Board Game
Dark Tomb: The Ice Chasers
Restart
Gamefound
Puerto Rico 1897: Special Edition
Above and Below: Haunted
Topic: Scoring Joel’s purchases from last year Essen Spiel show:
Cabanga!
Forest Shuffle
Zoo Tycoon
Shipyard
Evacuation
Jurassic Park Digger
Nucleum
Side Quest Nemesis
Among Cultists
Planta Nubo
Ark Nova: Marine Worlds
Western Legends: Showdown
Sky Team
Odd Shop
Ticket to Ride: Legends of the West
General Orders: World War II
Ways you can engage or contact the show
Here is the link to our discord channel Devon Dice https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z
Find us on all the socials: @DevonDiceUK, Facebook page, BGG Guild
On X / Twitter: @DepressedMonk3y @The_BreweryTour @meeplescorner @njshaw2
On Bluesky: njshaw2.bsky.social, devondice.bsky.social
On the web: www.devondice.co.uk
Youtube – DevonDiceUK please like subscribe to our channel https://youtube.com/@DevonDice
[email protected]
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1h 26min
October 19, 2024 The very late but Awesome Essen Spiel Games podcast
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1h 9min
October 02, 2024131 Devon Dice Podcast Topic Tapas #3 Rules, holidays and more CLANK!
Episode 131
Welcome to Episode 131 of the Devon Dice Podcast, where we serve up a delightful mix of gaming and pop culture chat in our third installment of Topic Tapas! Joel, is your host, and he is by Nick, our Spiel des Jahres Analyst Extraordinaire, and Sam, putting the “Yo” back in “polyomino”. In this episode, we’ll dive into the games we’ve been playing—Pioneer Rails, Darwin’s Journey, and Terraforming Mars with some exciting custom twists. We’ll also share some rules we got hilariously wrong, chat about holiday board gaming, and explore the non-gaming things we’re currently obsessed with!
Topic 1: Played games
Joel: Pioneer Rails
Sam: Darwin’s Journey
Nick: Terraforming Mars with Prelude 2, custom Milestones & Awards, and on the fan-maps Vastitas Borealis and Amazonis Planitia big-map
Topic 2: Rules we played incorrectly for ages before…when, where and how
Joel: Clank! Crystal Caves
Nick: Borrowing one of Chris M’s: Century: Spice Road
Sam: Jamaica
Discord: join in here https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z
BoardGameJimmy: Terraforming Mars
Craigdavid1987: Valeria card kingdoms
Topic 3: Holiday aBoard Games
Joel: Tails from Cyprus board gaming
Topic 4: Non-Gaming Things We’re Currently Into
Joel
Deadpool and Wolverine – at the ol’ cinema
Clank Digital
Nick
Wyatt Earp & The Cowboy War on Netflix
The D-Con Chamber – Star Trek actors, Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer, interview other Star Trek cast and crew from all the varieties of Star Trek
Star Trek Prodigy Season 2
Sam
Alien: Romulus
Replaying Dredge
Bought a Steam Deck – Lewis was right.
Ways you can engage or contact the show
Here is the link to our discord channel Devon Dice https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z
Find us on all the socials: @DevonDiceUK, Facebook page, BGG Guild
On X / Twitter: @DepressedMonk3y @The_BreweryTour @njshaw2,
On Bluesky: njshaw2.bsky.social, devondice.bsky.social
On the web: www.devondice.co.uk
Youtube – DevonDiceUK please like subscribe to our channel https://youtube.com/@DevonDice
[email protected]
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1h 2min
September 16, 2024The special UKGE 2024 Podcast
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 board game, Hamlet , Rebirth, To Glory! gimmick, Heat: Heavy Rain 2nd expansion, HeroScape, Towers of Ra!, Monsters of Loch Lomond, Windmill Valley, Deep Regrets, Dying Light
Sam’s show reviewed:
Bought items: Moving Wild, Redwood
Played games; The Witcher: Old World, 13 Beavers, Worms: The Board Game, Timeless Journeys: The Italian Grand Tour, Sakana Stack, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Kavango, Deep Regrets
Surprise selfie: Cakes With Faces
Nick’s time at the show:
Booth setup, Rebirth, Press event, working on the Mighty Board’s booth Evening gaming, Scout, Bridge City Poker, FTW! did get to see: SETI, Luthier, Colostle Solo RPG expansions
Ways you can engage or contact the show
Here is the link to our discord channel Devon Dice https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z
Find us on all the socials: @DevonDiceUK, Facebook page, BGG Guild
On X / Twitter: @DepressedMonk3y @The_BreweryTour @meeplescorner @njshaw2
On Bluesky: njshaw2.bsky.social, devondice.bsky.social
On the web: www.devondice.co.uk
Youtube – DevonDiceUK please like subscribe to our channel https://youtube.com/@DevonDice
[email protected]
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2h 8min
September 05, 2024130 Devon Dice Podcast News-a-palooza August 24
Joel, Nick, and Sam bring the latest podcast for all their news, crowdfunding and what they have been playing in the world board games
News
Holy Grail games Another one bites the dust
BGA is doing well in its post-Asmodee-acquisition era
Parks is removed from BGA
Moon Colony Bloodbath – A new Donald X. Vaccarino deck building + destruction of a shared deck
Res Arcana Duo – Yet Another 2-player Redux
Stamp Swap – Stonemeier’s next game
A couple of notable expansions coming soon:
Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet
Faraway: Le Peuple du Dessous (“The People Underneath”)
Hundred Acre Wood Fluxx
Upcoming Local Conventions
Ocean City Games Expo – gaming convention in Plymouth on 26th October – run by Andy Bright, from our Monday Night Games Group.
Devon Boardgame Weekend @ the Fox & Hounds – 8-10th November
(both squeezed in-between Essen (early Oct) and Gridcon (mid Nov)
Crowdfunding
Kickstarter
So You’ve Been Cursed (4 days left) – Followup sequel to So You’ve Been Eaten
Tír na nÓg (12 days left) – reprint and expansion
Cosmere RPG – Brandon Sanderson (4 days left)
Gamefound
The Cats of Mont Saint Michel (4 days left)
Coming Soon
Kickstarter
Ra reprint + expansion + Ra & Write
I Made You A Mix Tape (~November)
Everdell Duo
Speakeasy 26th September
Gamefound
La Pâtisserie Rococo November
Played Games
Joel: Mandalorian Adventurers, New Phone; who Dis?
Nick: Arcs
Sam: River of Gold
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1h 19min
July 28, 2024 129 Devon Dice News Show Podcast, plus crowdfunding and played games
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1h 13min
June 19, 2024128 Devon Dice Podcast News-a-Palooza Show - Free the Meeples
Welcome to News-a-palooza: Free the Meeple! I’m Joel, your host, and today we’re diving into a whirlwind of board gaming news and exciting updates. Joining me is Nick, our podcast’s very own board game designer.
News Segment:
3:16 – Meeple trademark dispute (+ update) https://gamefound.com/en/projects/cogito-ergo-meeple/meeple-inc/updates/9
10:50 – Game Brewer shutting down https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/162203/spiel-essen-24-sells-out-game-brewer-shuts-down-an
11:50 – Star Wars: X-Wing game not being developed anymore https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/162203/spiel-essen-24-sells-out-game-brewer-shuts-down-an
14:20 – Dicebreaker, the boardgame news site, appears to be collapsing, 2 weeks after being bought by IGN https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/06/12/dicebreakers-future-remains-unclear-as-silenced-site-makes-editor-in-chief-senior-staff-writer-redundant-after-ign-takeover/
15:55 – Figures for UK Games Expo attendance:
Uniques: 39,306
Total Attendance: 65,281
Almost 30% growth over 2023
19:39 – Essen Spiel sells out to exhibitors
21:16 – Spiel des Jahres (+ Kennerspiel) nominations announced: https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/nominierte-spiele-2024.html
SdJ: Sky Team, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/373106/sky-team
In the Footsteps of Darwin, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/376683/in-the-footsteps-of-darwin
and Captain Flip. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393325/captain-flip
KSdJ: Daybreak; https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334986/daybreak
The Guild of Merchant Explorers; https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350933/the-guild-of-merchant-explorers
Ticket to Ride Legacy – Legends of the West. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/390092/ticket-to-ride-legacy-legends-of-the-west
Coming Soon:
29:14 – Star Trek: Captain’s Chair: A Star Trek game using the Imperium games’ design https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/422541/star-trek-captains-chair
32:55 – Sky Team expansion announced: Turbulence https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/423177/sky-team-turbulence
34:36 – Forest Shuffle expansion: Woodland Edge https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3316514/new-expansion-woodland-edge-2024
Played Games:
36:40 – Stonespine Architects https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387514/stonespine-architects
33:12 – Archeos Society https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/380938/archeos-society
46:09 – Viking See-Saw https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351810/viking-see-saw
49:56 – SUMO https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/406257/sumo
Non-Gaming Interests:
52:53 – X-Men ‘97 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16026746/
1:00:30 – 3 Body Problem – awesome! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13016388/episodes/
1:01:14 – The Flash – not bad! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439572/
1:03:15 – Beverly Hills Cop 3 – not good. Not good at all. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109254/
1:05:14 – Meg 2: The Trench https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9224104/
1:06:15 – The Marvels (end credits were the best bit) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10676048/
Tune in for all this and more as we navigate the latest in board gaming and beyond. It’s a News-a-palooza you won’t want to miss!
Ways you can engage or contact the show
Here is the link to our discord channel Devon Dice https://discord.gg/d3wBWWvcYd
Find us on all the socials: @DevonDiceUK, Facebook page, BGG Guild, @njshaw2
On Bluesky: njshaw2.bsky.social, devondice.bsky.social
On the web: www.devondice.co.uk
Youtube – DevonDiceUK please like subscribe to our channel https://youtube.com/@DevonDice
[email protected]
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1h 10min

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