In this episode of the Devon Dice Podcast, Joel is joined by Nick and Claire to round up the best games they’ve played in 2025—all new-to-them discoveries that have really hit the table this year. With Lewis struck down by the lurgy, Sam lost to board gaming winter blues, and Honey enjoying a well-earned nap, the trio also dive into the latest news, including the Fox & Hounds Board Gaming Weekend, a huge Stonemaier Games announcement dump, AllPlay reveals, Dice Tower crowdfunding, and some fresh GenCon breaking news. Then it’s time to celebrate the standout games that made 2025 a great year for gaming at Devon Dice HQ.
Upcoming conventions:
Torquay gaming weekend (Full Board Gaming) at the end of JanuaryAndyConFox and Hound’s 20th-22nd March Boardgaming WeekendNews
Fox and Hound’s 20th-22nd March Boardgaming WeekendStonemeier’s big news dump:Wingspan expansion #4 is South & Central America and Caribbean, and includes smaller Hummingbird cards and a new card action. Coming Jan 21st.Euphoria new “revised edition”, which will include the expansion.New Scythe vs Expeditions 2p battling game, which can use factions from each of the other games.Viticulture new expansion.Next Finspan expansion due Q2.Namiji, in the new Stonemeier edition, due Q4New unnamed Wingspan spinoff game which is meant to be a quick (20min) and smaller-table-hog version, more suitable for introducing to players new to boardgaming.AllPlay announces Mountain Goats Legacy, and Enchanted Ivy, solo only!Dice Tower Gamefound campaignBreaking news (just put on BGG), for GenCon releases:New sequel to The Crew: The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the EarthNew Deluxe edition of The GangBest played games of 2025, new games to us.
The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
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Joel’s list of all new to him, played games:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game
The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship
6
Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom
7
Above and Below: Haunted
8
Railway Boom
9
Tag Team
10
Deep Regrets
11
Fishing
12
Fearless
13
Galactic Cruise
14
Black Forest
15
Flash Point: Legacy of Flame
16
Hamburg
17
Lords of Vegas
18
Fire Tower
19
Flip 7
20
Comic Hunters
21
Oranges & Lemons
22
Millennia: Tracks of Time
23
Tenby
24
Caracas
25
Steam Power
26
Dead Reckoning
27
Fall
28
Nucleum
29
Emberheart
30
Finspan
31
TRICKTAKERs
32
Sanctuary
33
Wroth
34
3 Chapters
35
Shovel Knight: Dungeon Duels
36
Compile: Main 1
37
Slambo!
38
DroPolter
