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- 137.5 Devon Dice podcast Nick goes soloHi 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?!
- Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure Chest – big box and new expansion
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (from Phil Walker Harding)
- Feya’s Swamp(from designers of Terra Mystica & Gaia Project)
- The Druids of Edora (from Stefan Feld)
Played Games- Fellowship of the Ring: Trick Taking Game
- Cantaloop
- On BGA:
- Revive
- Azul Duel
- Toy Battle
- Aquatica
- Railways of the World
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
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15 min - 137 Devon Dice Podcast Best Games of 2010, 2015 and 2020
In this episode of Devon Dice: Board Game Podcast, host Joel is joined by Nick, Lewis, and Sam (while Claire is off to bed and mascot Honey is busy being adorable) to discuss their best board games from 2010, 2015, and 2020! They dive into the latest gaming news, including Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship and Stonemaier’s Finspan, plus updates from UKGE. The team also explores crowdfunding highlights, with big titles like Baghdad: City of Peace and Everdell Silverfrost making waves. Finally, they chat about recently played games, from Return to Dark Tower to Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game, before unveiling their top picks from the past three gaming eras. Tune in for all this and more!
Conventions- Fox & Hounds board game weekend – Tickets are now sold out!
News- Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship: A new game from Matt Leacock and Z-Man Games using the Pandemic system. Pre-release (purchasable) at UKGE (with Matt Leacock on hand to sign copies!) before its public release.
- UKGE announcement: Painting tournament
- Finspan – latest Stonemaier announcement; a sequel to Wingspan.
CrowdfundingKickstarter- Baghdad: City of Peace from Alley Cat Games – Finishes 13th Feb (18 days to go) – £45 (retail) / £50 (deluxe) + £6 shipping – delivery Nov 2025
- La Patisserie Rococo from Eagle-Gryphon Games – Finishes 31st Jan (5 days to go) – £37 + £12 shipping – delivery Dec 2025
- Everdell Silverfrost from Starling Games – Finishes 31st Jan (5 days to go) – £33 (basic) / £53 (collector’s ed.) + £16 shipping – delivery Nov 2025
Gamefound- Teotihuacan: Deluxe 2nd Printing from Board&Dice – Finishes 4th Feb (9 days to go) – £103 + £13 shipping + VAT (n/i in cost – so ~£23)
- Dice Tower 2025 (on gamefound, not KS!) – Finishes 31st Jan (5 days to go) – anywhere from £8.25 to £412, as many pledge levels available + add-ons + shipping (not estimated)
Played Games- Nick
- Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game
- Lewis
- Return to Dark Tower
- Lost Ruins Arnak
- Joel
- Nucleum
- Sam
- Charioteer
Best of 2010, top 3 of 2015, top 3 of 20201 min - 136 Devon Dice Podcast the Best of 2024 and before
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.
ConventionsWe’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!
NewsA 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 PlayedOur 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 2024Finally, 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!
JoelNickLewisSam1Star Trek: Captains’ ChairFateforge: Chronicles of KaanLost Ruins of ArnakRiver of Gold2Rock Hard 1977Power Grid: OutpostUndaunted: NormandyLet’s Go To Japan!3Worms: The Board GameNucleumWandering TowersDarwin’s Journey4RebirthThe GangDescent: Legends in the DarkFishing5Wyrmspan / HarmoniesPampero / ArcsDraft & Write RecordsExpansionForest Shuffle: Alpine / Woodland EdgeHeat: Heavy RainArk Nova: Marine WorldsOn BGASplendor DuelTerraforming MarsCastle ComboBest from our 2023 list (Ep 114)Thunder Road: VendettaAge of SteamArk Nova(65 plays in 2024)Worst gameTheme Park ManiaWyrmspanDune Imperium: UprisingSlideWays 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
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2 hr 11 min - 135 The Christmas Special Podcast 2024Welcome 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.
ConventionsFox & 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
CrowdfundingKickstarter- 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
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1 hr 33 min - 134 Devon Dice Podcast November Month News roundup, plus Devon Weekender and GRIDCON 5Welcome 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?
CrowdfundingKickstarter- Western Legends Stories
- Revenant
- Sweet Lands
Gamefound- Odana
Coming SoonKickstarter- 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
2 hr 3 min - 133 Devon Dice Podcast: Very Late News, Crowdfunding Wrap-Up, and Joel’s Essen 2023 Retrospective BuysIn 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 133Upcoming 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 GamesJoel:
- 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!
CrowdfundingKickstarter- 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: HauntedTopic: 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
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1 hr 26 min - The very late but Awesome Essen Spiel Games podcastIn 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 GamesJoel:
- 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
- Die Crew: Family
- Conservas
- Fishing
- King of Tokyo: Duel
- Raas: A Dance of Love
- Panda Spin
Sam:- Skull Queen
- Bone Wars
- Galileo Galilei
- Souvenirs from Venice
- Baghdad (KS preview link)
- Milkuro
- Reef Project
1 hr 9 min - 131 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 IntoJoel
- 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,
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1 hr 2 min - The special UKGE 2024 PodcastEpisode 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
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2 hr 8 min - 130 Devon Dice Podcast News-a-palooza August 24Joel, Nick, and Sam bring the latest podcast for all their news, crowdfunding and what they have been playing in the world board gamesNews
- 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)
CrowdfundingKickstarter- 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 SoonKickstarter- Ra reprint + expansion + Ra & Write
- I Made You A Mix Tape (~November)
- Everdell Duo
- Speakeasy 26th September
Gamefound- La Pâtisserie Rococo November
Played GamesJoel: Mandalorian Adventurers, New Phone; who Dis?
Nick: Arcs
Sam: River of Gold
1 hr 19 min
About Devon Dice Presents
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This is like all the other board gaming podcasts, where the hosts Joel, Tom and Lewis talk about their favourite board games they have played, news from the industry and do reviews of games.