150 Devon Dice Podcast, the Top 10 Board Games from 2011 and more

152 The Devon Dice Podcast: The UKGE 2026 Preview show

The gang are back to preview the UK Games Expo 2026 at NEC Birmingham, 29th to 31st May. NEWS * Clank! Master Thief Edition announced * Bloomsbury want to offload Osprey Games * Golden Geek Awards announced * Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG + Unstoppable on Backerkit * UKGE Judges Choice Awards announced UK GAMES EXPO * Quick overview of changes to the expo * Only Nick has tickets for an event – though Sam just found out the original Treyguard from Knightmare the TV show is guesting Knightmare Live on Saturday night! * We run down a very loose top ten games we’re excited for Joel Nick Sam 1 Star Trek: Space Hunt [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/470574/star-trek-space-hunt] (Publishing Technology Solutions – 4-334) Ringyō [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/451298/ringyo] (Paverson Games – 3A-418) DC Breakout: Arkham Asylum [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/453934/dc-breakout-arkham-asylum] (Wizkids – Trade stands) 2 West Story: A Town Building Game [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/401009/west-story-a-town-building-game] (Smart Flamingo 2-T11) Kobayakawa [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/142325/kobayakawa] (Oink Games – 2-336) First Giants [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/462464/first-giants] (Space Cowboys – Asmodee/Trade stands) 3 Rattlesnake [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/453281/rattlesnake] (Osprey Games – 3A-448) The Brain [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391625/the-brain] (Spiral Galaxy Games – 3-402) Night at the Zoo [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/457412/night-at-the-zoo] (Albi – 3-774) 4 Catvale [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/437246/catvale] (FUdice – 4-586) Ace of Spades [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429861/ace-of-spades] (Devir/Kosmos – 2-636) Torchlit [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433205/torchlit](Allplay – 2-604 / 2-708) 5 Space Junkers [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/441091/space-junkers] (Next Dimension Games – 3A-T59) For the Gods! [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/444234/for-the-gods] (Mighty Boards – 3-634) 8 Dragons [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/454438/8-dragons] (Wonderbow Games – 3-T37) 6 Crits & Tricks [https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/whats-on/show/exhibitors/inside-up-games-2/#new-game-2562] / Thieves of Eldris [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436908/thieves-of-eldris] / Tug of Roar [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436909/tug-of-roar] (Inside Up Games – 4-302) Crits & Tricks [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436907/crits-and-tricks] (Inside Up Games – 4-302) Sanibel [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/447002/sanibel] (Avalon Hill – 3-932) 7 Hachette stand [https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/whats-on/show/exhibitors/hachette-boardgames-uk/] /Tulikko [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446523/tulikko] (Hachette – 2-416, 2-316) King of Tokyo Godzilla [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463297/king-of-tokyo-godzilla] (IELLO – 2-636) 12 Rivers [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/447649/12-rivers] (Good Games Publishing – 3-544) 8 Carcassonne Labyrinth [https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/whats-on/show/exhibitors/ravensburger-ltd/#new-game-2874] (Ravensburger – 2-736) Flip Pick Towers [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/453283/flip-pick-towers] (Osprey Games – 3A-448) Container [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/453740/container] (Allplay – 2-604 / 2-708) 9 Pegasus Spiele [https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/whats-on/show/exhibitors/pegasus-spiele-gmbh/] stand (Pegasus Spiele – 3-430) Meanwhile, Capitalism [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/403456/meanwhile-capitalism] Cubyria: Architects of a Lost City [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/447557/cubyria-architects-of-a-lost-city] (Cubyria – 4-377) 10 Oh Crab! [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/373009/oh-crab] (Smart Flamingo – 2-T11) Hercules & the 12 Labours [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436038/hercules-and-the-12-labors] /Jason and the Argonauts [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/457470/jason-and-the-argonauts] (Envy Born Games – 4-863) Forestry [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431493/forestry] (Pink Troubador – 3A-468) * Toy Battle [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/434654/toy-battle] / XCOM The Miniatures Game [https://modiphius.net/pages/xcomtheminiaturesgame?srsltid=AfmBOopc1_BNHu2X9MOxNaJHgJkirXBmu1t_UMlI09UNgLYW0h-NGIm0] Diamant: Caution and Betrayal [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/360880/diamant-caution-and-betrayal] (IELLO – 2-636) Mythologies [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/447570/mythologies] / Ruins [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/428635/ruins] (Hachette / Allplay) Ways you can engage or contact the show Here is the link to our Discord channel, Devon Dice: https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z [https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z] Find us on all the socials: @DevonDiceUK [https://twitter.com/devondiceuk], Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/devondiceuk/], BGG Guild [https://www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/2414] On X / Twitter: @DepressedMonk3y [https://twitter.com/DepressedMonk3y] @The_BreweryTour [https://twitter.com/The_BreweryTour] @njshaw2 [https://twitter.com/njshaw2]   On Bluesky: njshaw2.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/njshaw2.bsky.social], devondice.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/devondice.bsky.social] On the web: www.devondice.co.uk [http://www.devondice.co.uk/] YouTube – DevonDiceUK [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhktl1qXFcpbp9CJAieZfg] Please like and subscribe to our channel: https://youtube.com/@DevonDice [https://youtube.com/@DevonDice] devondice2015@gmail.com   Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/bastian/better-together License code: DG5OGTZEG80OP2S0

151 the Devon Dice Podcast: The Late, Late, Late News and Crowdfunding Show

Devon Dice Podcast 151 Joel and Nick are back with a very late episode, recorded at the end of March and only just released now. Yes, the news and crowdfunding sections are now wildly out of date, but somehow it is still entertaining. We hope you enjoy the episode, and stay tuned, as our UKGE preview show is coming up next. CONVENTIONS * The Torquay Full Board Gaming weekend [https://fullboardgaming.com/] – available to book now for Jan 2027 * Fox and Hound’s Boardgaming Weekend [https://foxandhoundshotel.co.uk/devon-board-game-weekend/] – last weekend, podcast to follow * Baycon [https://www.facebook.com/groups/baycon/]: 8th-12th April, in Kennford NEWS * Star Wars: The Queen’s Gambit [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/939/star-wars-the-queens-gambit] gets a Restoration Games restoration [https://www.wericmartin.com/restoration-games-announces-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-kings-gambit/] as The Lord of the Rings: The King’s Gambit [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/467694/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-kings-gambit]. * Asmodee acquires Japon Brand [https://www.wericmartin.com/asmodee-acquires-japon-brand-from-cmon/]. * Awaken Realms makes a statement [https://gamefound.com/en/projects/awaken-realms/concordia-special-edition/updates/1] about their use (or not) of AI in their games’ artwork. * Smaller Games [https://www.wericmartin.com/to-succeed-in-2026-make-your-game-smaller/] are the new ‘thing’ in gaming for 2026. * Dicetower review [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBTStRJNBb0] of Roborover: 2077 Last Hope [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/428359/roborover-2077-last-hope], but Grimcoven [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415845/grimcoven] gets some great reviews CROWDFUNDING * Brass: Pittsburgh [https://gamefound.com/en/projects/roxley/brass-pittsburgh?ref=homepage-featured-all_3] * Apex Carnivore [https://gamefound.com/en/projects/onestone-studios/apex-carnivore] * Here to Slay DUNGEONS [https://gamefound.com/en/projects/unstable-games/here-to-slay-dungeons] * The Official Cyberpunk Trading Card Game [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyberpunktcg/the-official-cyberpunk-trading-card-game] * Slay the Spire: Downfall [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/contentiongames/sts-downfall] * Fight! Mortal Kombat Deckbuilding Game [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cze/fight-mortal-kombat-1?ref=recommendation-projectpage-footer-discover-more&total_hits=558&category_id=34] – based on Cyptozoic’s Cerebus deck-building engine * Capitals of Tactoria [https://gamefound.com/en/projects/capitalsoftheempire/capitalsoftactoria?ref=project-advert-banner_capitalsoftactoria] WHAT WE PLAYED  * Joel  * Koi [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436161/koi] * Festival [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365840/festival] * Nick * Western Legends [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232405/western-legends] * Rummy [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15878/rummy] * Bus & Stop [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418581/bus-and-stop] * Belfort [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50750/belfort]

150 Devon Dice Podcast, the Top 10 Board Games from 2011 and more

IN EPISODE 150 OF THE DEVON DICE PODCAST, JOEL IS JOINED BY NICK, CLAIRE, LEWIS, AND SAM AS THEY TRAVEL BACK 15 YEARS TO COUNT DOWN THEIR TOP 10 GAMES OF 2011. ALONG THE WAY, THEY CHAT CONVENTIONS, COVER THE LATEST BOARD GAME NEWS, HIGHLIGHT SOME EXCITING CROWDFUNDING PROJECTS, AND CELEBRATE A DECADE OF CLANK!—ALL BEFORE DIVING INTO A NOSTALGIA-PACKED LIST OF 2011 CLASSICS. CONVENTIONS * The Torquay Full Board Gaming weekend [https://fullboardgaming.com/]: Just happened this past weekend * Fox and Hound’s Boardgaming Weekend [https://foxandhoundshotel.co.uk/devon-board-game-weekend/]: 20th-22nd March * Baycon [https://www.facebook.com/groups/baycon/]: 8th-12th April, in Kennford NEWS * As reported a few podcast episodes ago, W Eric Martin has now left BGG to run his own independent news site, Board Game Beat [https://www.wericmartin.com/]. No clue as to if anyone will take over BGG’s News blog. * Sam Healey leaves the Dice Tower amidst a bit of controversy [https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/01/30/veteran-dice-tower-reviewer-sam-healey-resigns-in-wake-of-saying-alex-pretti-renee-good-to-blame-for-ice-killing-them-after-comments-began-impacting-review-giants-annual-pledge-drive/] * A new Forest Shuffle stand-alone game: Smoky Mountains [https://www.lookout-spiele.de/en/games/smoky.html], plus a Forest Shuffle Dartmoor expansion, Exmoor [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463201/forest-shuffle-dartmoor-exmoor], announced. * Two new King of Tokyo spinoff games announced [https://www.wericmartin.com/duel-with-godzilla-in-king-of-tokyo/]: King of Tokyo Duel: Tokyo Bay, and King of Tokyo: Godzilla. * Clank! [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201808/clank-a-deck-building-adventure] 10 years old * Labyrinth + Carcassonne crossover [https://www.wericmartin.com/carcassonne-labyrinth-ravensburger/] CROWDFUNDING * The next Scott Almes’ game: Tiny Epic Invincible [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tinyepic/tiny-epic-invincibletm] * Pampero reprint + new expansion [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/apegames/pampero-season-2-project-verne-expansion] * A triple KS of Trick Takers [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gameportland/tricktakers-expansion-best-of-neopolitan-and-zoom-zoom-vroom] from Portland Game Collective * Knizia’s next rebranding is for his older game, Spectaculum, as Gold Country [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/gold-country] * Mythwind – new expansions [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/openowlstudios/mythwind-herbalist-and-shepherd-expansions] * Stellar Ventures [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tabletapasgames/stellar-ventures] – described as “cube rails in space”   2011 Joel  Nick  Sam  1 The Castles of Burgundy [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/the-castles-of-burgundy] The Castles of Burgundy [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/the-castles-of-burgundy] King of Tokyo [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-of-tokyo] 2 Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/90137/blood-bowl-team-manager-the-card-game] Trajan [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102680/trajan] Discworld: Ankh-Morpork [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91312/discworld-ankh-morpork] 3 Village [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/104006/village] Village [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/104006/village] The Castles of Burgundy [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/the-castles-of-burgundy] 4 Belfort [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50750/belfort] King of Tokyo [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-of-tokyo] Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/90137/blood-bowl-team-manager-the-card-game] 5 Takenoko Friday [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43570/friday] Takenoko [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70919/takenoko] 6 Skull [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/92415/skull] Takenoko [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70919/takenoko] Skull [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/92415/skull] 7 Discworld: Ankh-Morpork [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91312/discworld-ankh-morpork] Space Station [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/108377/space-station] Letters from Whitechapel [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/59959/letters-from-whitechapel] 8 Dungeon Fighter [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102548/dungeon-fighter] Discworld: Ankh-Morpork [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91312/discworld-ankh-morpork] Martian Dice [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/99875/martian-dice] 9 Small World Underground [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97786/small-world-underground] Super Rhino! [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91514/rhino-hero] Elder Sign [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/100423/elder-sign] 10 Cargo Noir [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/90305/cargo-noir] Flash Point: Fire Rescue [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/100901/flash-point-fire-rescue] Micro Space Empire [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/99698/micro-space-empire] Kingdom Builder [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/107529/kingdom-builder] 11 A Game of Thrones [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/103343/a-game-of-thrones-the-board-game-second-edition] 19 My Happy Farm [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/100734/my-happy-farm]   Ways you can engage or contact the show Here is the link to our Discord channel, Devon Dice: https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z [https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z] Find us on all the socials: @DevonDiceUK [https://twitter.com/devondiceuk], Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/devondiceuk/], BGG Guild [https://www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/2414] On X / Twitter: @DepressedMonk3y [https://twitter.com/DepressedMonk3y] @The_BreweryTour [https://twitter.com/The_BreweryTour] @njshaw2 [https://twitter.com/njshaw2]   On Bluesky: njshaw2.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/njshaw2.bsky.social], devondice.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/devondice.bsky.social] On the web: www.devondice.co.uk [http://www.devondice.co.uk/] YouTube – DevonDiceUK [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhktl1qXFcpbp9CJAieZfg] Please like and subscribe to our channel: https://youtube.com/@DevonDice [https://youtube.com/@DevonDice] devondice2015@gmail.com

149 Devon Dice Podcast's Best Board Games from 2016 & 2021

EPISODE 149: THE BEST OF 2016 & 2021 In this episode of the Devon Dice Podcast, Joel is joined by Nick to dive into a nostalgic showdown of their best games of 2016 and 2021, comparing favourites, surprises, and all-time table hits from two great gaming years. The duo also cover upcoming conventions, including Torquay Gaming Weekend, AndyCon, and the Fox & Hounds Board Gaming Weekend. Along the way, they tackle the latest news—such as Cole Wehrle leaving Leder Games and the cancellation of the TAKE crowdfunder—plus a stack of crowdfunding highlights before counting down their Top 5 lists and honourable mentions from both 2016 and 2021. * UPCOMING CONVENTIONS: * Torquay gaming weekend [https://fullboardgaming.com/] (Full Board Gaming) at the end of January * AndyCon [https://www.facebook.com/events/714899554509666/] * Fox and Hound’s 20th-22nd March Boardgaming Weekend [https://foxandhoundshotel.co.uk/devon-board-game-weekend/] NEWS: * Cole Wehrle leaves Leder Games [https://ledergames.com/blogs/news/a-letter-from-cole-wehrle], causing the planned forthcoming TAKE crowdfunder to be scrapped [https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/12/12/root-arcs-publisher-leder-games-scraps-impending-take-kickstarter-after-games-designer-abruptly-leaves-studio/]. CROWDFUNDING: * Colt Express: Complete Collection [https://gamefound.com/en/projects/tabletop-tycoon/colt-express-the-complete-collection] * Mountain Goats Legacy + Enchanted Ivy [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boardgametables/mountain-goats-legacy-and-enchanted-ivy] * Old King’s Crown: 2nd printing + new expansion [https://gamefound.com/en/projects/eerie-idol-games/the-old-kings-crown] * Arboria: Reprint, + new Corruption & Rewild expansions [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alleycatgames/arborea-expanded-universe] TOP 5 OF 2016, TOP 5 OF 2021 (games in orange are on other lists) * Merchants Cove [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/277700/merchants-cove]  * Mechs vs. Minions [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209010/mechs-vs-minions]  * Red Rising [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329465/red-rising]  * Ark Nova [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova] * Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201808/clank-a-deck-building-adventure] * Terraforming Mars [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars] * Imperial Steam [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338760/imperial-steam] * Descent: Le [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322708/descent-legends-of-the-dark] * Great Western Trail [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193738/great-western-trail] * Junk Art [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193042/junk-art] * The Hunger [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339906/the-hunger] * Golem [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298383/golem] * Vast: The Crystal Caverns [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170416/vast-the-crystal-caverns] * Excavation Earth [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292126/excavation-earth] * The Crew: Mission Deep Sea [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324856/the-crew-mission-deep-sea] * Crisis [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128721/crisis] * Happy Salmon [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194626/happy-salmon] * Boonlake [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343905/boonlake] * Lorenzo il Magnifico [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/203993/lorenzo-il-magnifico] * Citadels (2016 Edition) [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205398/citadels]   Ways you can engage or contact the show Here is the link to our Discord channel, Devon Dice: https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z [https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z] Find us on all the socials: @DevonDiceUK [https://twitter.com/devondiceuk], Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/devondiceuk/], BGG Guild [https://www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/2414] On X / Twitter: @DepressedMonk3y [https://twitter.com/DepressedMonk3y] @The_BreweryTour [https://twitter.com/The_BreweryTour] @njshaw2 [https://twitter.com/njshaw2]   On Bluesky: njshaw2.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/njshaw2.bsky.social], devondice.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/devondice.bsky.social] On the web: www.devondice.co.uk [http://www.devondice.co.uk/] YouTube – DevonDiceUK [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhktl1qXFcpbp9CJAieZfg] Please like and subscribe to our channel: https://youtube.com/@DevonDice [https://youtube.com/@DevonDice] devondice2015@gmail.com

148 Devon Dice Podcast The best of 2025 (board games)

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 [https://fullboardgaming.com/] (Full Board Gaming) at the end of January * AndyCon [https://www.facebook.com/events/714899554509666/] * Fox and Hound’s 20th-22nd March Boardgaming Weekend [https://foxandhoundshotel.co.uk/devon-board-game-weekend/] * NEWS * Fox and Hound’s 20th-22nd March Boardgaming Weekend [https://foxandhoundshotel.co.uk/devon-board-game-weekend/] * Stonemeier’s big news dump [https://www.youtube.com/live/7rREr_mbf7A?si=SMhHHfRmsnZeKleT]: * Wingspan [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan] expansion #4 is South & Central America and Caribbean, and includes smaller Hummingbird cards and a new card action. Coming Jan 21st. * Euphoria [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133848/euphoria-build-a-better-dystopia] new “revised edition”, which will include the expansion. * New Scythe [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169786/scythe] vs Expeditions [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/379078/expeditions] 2p battling game, which can use factions from each of the other games. * Viticulture [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128621/viticulture] new expansion. * Next Finspan [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436126/finspan] expansion due Q2. * Namiji [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/275215/namiji], in the new Stonemeier edition, due Q4 * New 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 [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boardgametables/mountain-goats-legacy-and-enchanted-ivy], solo only! * Dice Tower Gamefound campaign [https://gamefound.com/en/projects/dice-tower/dice-tower-pledge-drive-2026] * Breaking news (just put on BGG), for GenCon releases: * New sequel to The Crew: The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/462192/the-crew-journey-to-the-ends-of-the-earth] * New Deluxe edition of The Gang [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/462191/the-gang-deluxe-edition] BEST PLAYED GAMES OF 2025, NEW GAMES TO US.  The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/421006/the-lord-of-the-rings-duel-for-middle-earth] * Harmonies [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414317/harmonies] * Light Speed: Arena [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400498/light-speed-arena] * The Guild of Merchant Explorers [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350933/the-guild-of-merchant-explorers] * Pirates of Maracaibo [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/397385/pirates-of-maracaibo] * The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363622/the-castles-of-burgundy-special-edition] * Vantage [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420033/vantage] * Transgalactica  [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429860/transgalactica] * Rainbow [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415090/rainbow] * 1A.M. Jailbreak [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/428224/1-am-jailbreak] * Boss Fighters QR [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/454672/boss-fighters-qr] * Endeavor: Deep Sea [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367966/endeavor-deep-sea] * Railway Boom [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/448159/railway-boom] * Finspan [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436126/finspan] * Spectacular [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415147/spectacular] * Rock Hard 1977 [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/402679/rock-hard-1977] * Coming of Age [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431837/coming-of-age] * Flash Point: Legacy of Flame [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415181/flash-point-legacy-of-flame] * Petiquette [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/443982/petiquette] * Finspan [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436126/finspan] * Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363625/fateforge-chronicles-of-kaan] * River of Gold [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/399941/river-of-gold] * Let’s Go To Japan [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368173/lets-go-to-japan] * Wriggle Roulette [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/443829/wriggle-roulette] * The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429293/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-t] * The White Castle [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371942/the-white-castle] * Tag Team [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/434906/tag-team] * Fire Tower: Rising Flames [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/311033/fire-tower-rising-flames] * Civolution [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400602/civolution] * Lost Ruins of Arnak: Twisted Paths [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/439816/lost-ruins-of-arnak-twisted-paths] * The Game Makers [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/447776/the-game-makers] * Pirates of Maracaibo [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/397385/pirates-of-maracaibo] * Star Trek: Captain’s Chair [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/422541/star-trek-captains-chair]   Ways you can engage or contact the show Here is the link to our Discord channel, Devon Dice: https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z [https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z] Find us on all the socials: @DevonDiceUK [https://twitter.com/devondiceuk], Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/devondiceuk/], BGG Guild [https://www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/2414] On X / Twitter: @DepressedMonk3y [https://twitter.com/DepressedMonk3y] @The_BreweryTour [https://twitter.com/The_BreweryTour] @njshaw2 [https://twitter.com/njshaw2]   On Bluesky: njshaw2.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/njshaw2.bsky.social], devondice.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/devondice.bsky.social] On the web: www.devondice.co.uk [http://www.devondice.co.uk/] YouTube – DevonDiceUK [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhktl1qXFcpbp9CJAieZfg] Please like and subscribe to our channel: https://youtube.com/@DevonDice [https://youtube.com/@DevonDice] devondice2015@gmail.com   Joel’s list of all new to him, played games:  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game  [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429293/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-t] The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436217/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