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 (Publishing Technology Solutions – 4-334) Ringyō (Paverson Games – 3A-418) DC Breakout: Arkham Asylum (Wizkids – Trade stands) 2 West Story: A Town Building Game (Smart Flamingo 2-T11) Kobayakawa (Oink Games – 2-336) First Giants (Space Cowboys – Asmodee/Trade stands) 3 Rattlesnake (Osprey Games – 3A-448) The Brain (Spiral Galaxy Games – 3-402) Night at the Zoo (Albi – 3-774) 4 Catvale (FUdice – 4-586) Ace of Spades (Devir/Kosmos – 2-636) Torchlit (Allplay – 2-604 / 2-708) 5 Space Junkers (Next Dimension Games – 3A-T59) For the Gods! (Mighty Boards – 3-634) 8 Dragons (Wonderbow Games – 3-T37) 6 Crits & Tricks / Thieves of Eldris / Tug of Roar (Inside Up Games – 4-302) Crits & Tricks (Inside Up Games – 4-302) Sanibel (Avalon Hill – 3-932) 7 Hachette stand /Tulikko (Hachette – 2-416, 2-316) King of Tokyo Godzilla (IELLO – 2-636) 12 Rivers (Good Games Publishing – 3-544) 8 Carcassonne Labyrinth (Ravensburger – 2-736) Flip Pick Towers (Osprey Games – 3A-448) Container (Allplay – 2-604 / 2-708) 9

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 Yes, the news and crowdfunding sections are now wildly out of date, but somehow it is still entertaining.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 – available to book now for Jan 2027 Fox and Hound’s Boardgaming Weekend – last weekend, podcast to follow Baycon: 8th-12th April, in Kennford News Star Wars: The Queen’s Gambit gets a Restoration Games restoration as The Lord of the Rings: The King’s Gambit. Asmodee acquires Japon Brand. Awaken Realms makes a statement about their use (or not) of AI in their games’ artwork. Smaller Games are the new ‘thing’ in gaming for 2026. Dicetower review of Roborover: 2077 Last Hope, but Grimcoven gets some great reviews Crowdfunding Brass: Pittsburgh Apex Carnivore Here to Slay DUNGEONS The Official Cyberpunk Trading Card Game Slay the Spire: Downfall Fight! Mortal Kombat Deckbuilding Game – based on Cyptozoic’s Cerebus deck-building engine Capitals of Tactoria What we played  Joel  Koi Festival Nick Western Legends Rummy

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: Just happened this past weekend Fox and Hound’s Boardgaming Weekend: 20th-22nd March 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. No clue as to if anyone will take over BGG’s News blog. Sam Healey leaves the Dice Tower amidst a bit of controversy A new Forest Shuffle stand-alone game: Smoky Mountains, plus a Forest Shuffle Dartmoor expansion, Exmoor, announced. Two new King of Tokyo spinoff games announced: King of Tokyo Duel: Tokyo Bay, and King of Tokyo: Godzilla. Clank! 10 years old Labyrinth + Carcassonne crossover Crowdfunding The next Scott Almes’ game: Tiny Epic Invincible Pampero reprint + new expansion A triple KS of Trick Takers from Portland Game Collective Knizia’s next rebranding is for his older game, Spectaculum, as Gold Country Mythwind – new expansions Stellar Ventures – described as “cube rails in space”   2011 Joel  Nick  Sam  1 The Castles of Burgundy The Castles of Burgundy King of Tokyo 2 Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game Trajan

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 (Full Board Gaming) at the end of January AndyCon Fox and Hound’s 20th-22nd March Boardgaming Weekend News: Cole Wehrle leaves Leder Games, causing the planned forthcoming TAKE crowdfunder to be scrapped. Crowdfunding: Colt Express: Complete Collection Mountain Goats Legacy + Enchanted Ivy Old King’s Crown: 2nd printing + new expansion Arboria: Reprint, + new Corruption & Rewild expansions Top 5 of 2016, top 5 of 2021 (games in orange are on other lists) Merchants Cove  Mechs vs. Minions  Red Rising  Ark Nova Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure Terraforming Mars Imperial Steam Descent: Le Great Western Trail Junk Art The Hunger Golem Vast: The Crystal Caverns Excavation Earth The Crew: Mission Deep Sea Crisis

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 January AndyCon Fox and Hound’s 20th-22nd March Boardgaming Weekend News Fox and Hound’s 20th-22nd March Boardgaming Weekend Stonemeier’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 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, solo only! Dice Tower Gamefound campaign Breaking news (just put on BGG), for GenCon releases: New sequel to The Crew: The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth New Deluxe edition of The Gang Best played games of 2025, new games to us.  The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth Harmonies Light Speed: Arena

Welcome to the latest podcast from Devon Dice Podcast, the team brings you news and crowdfunding, plus we look back at the conventions that we have and have not been to this end of the year. Devon Board Game Weekend – March ’26 Room Reservations can be made from at by calling 01769 580 345 or emailing [email protected] from 11am 05/12/2025 Not-a-lot-of News New HEAT expansion, Rocky Roads, coming at Cannes 2026 (source) Wise Wizard Games forced to downsize to cut costs Braincrack Games closes its doors Crowdfunders Already ended in November: Zombie Princess [ended 24th Nov, but Late Pledge Available] – Bezier Games’ follow-up to their Rebel Princess hearts-based game, with this spades-based game Song of Silveranth – [ended 3rd Nov, on $750k]  new Ryan Laukat open-world game Terra Mystica Special Edition – [ended 4th Nov, on $1m], a deluxe edition of Terra Mystica Movers & Shakers – [ended 6th Nov] trains FWT! Still running: Snowdonia: The Grand Tour – [ends 3rd Dec] from Naylor Games; updated with new graphic design, artwork, and lots of new scenarios + final fix pack for the NSKN Deluxe Edition The Great Library – [ends 19th Dec] the new Lacerda game

Welcome to the latest episode from the Devon Dice crew, featuring news, crowdfunding updates in the board game industry, and what they have been playing in the last few weeks. Conventions Fox & Hounds board game weekend – 17th – 19th October Hotel rooms not sold out A few day/weekend tickets are still available?… Ocean City Games Expo – Sat. 25th October (Gridcon in November, but that’s long since sold out) News There goes another one: Ludonaute to stop publishing new games Asmodee announce plans to release more kids-version adaptions of classic games People’s Choice Top Solo Games 2025 voting is open New Stonemeier game announced: Origin Story  Restoration Games announced a load of new stuff: New Unmatched stuff  New Thunder Road Vendetta expansion Interstate of Decay (KS Spring 26) Return to Dark Tower expansion, The Expeditions (KS Oct 25) Crowdfunding Kickstarter The Game Makers (ended)

Welcome back to the Devon Dice Podcast! In Episode 144, Joel is joined by Nick for a newsy roundup packed with convention updates, hot crowdfunding campaigns, and some big stories shaking up the board gaming world. Plus, they share what’s been on their tables recently—including Vantage, Star Trek: Captain’s Chair, and Flash Point: Legacy of Flame. Conventions Fox & Hounds board game weekend – 17th – 19th October Hotel rooms sold out  A few day/weekend tickets are still available?… Ocean City Games Expo – 25th October News Brass: Pittsburgh announced MicroMacro: Crime City gets a very nice iOS & android digital release Devir’s Ace of Spades controversy on “slave owner + slave” artwork, and Devir’s response CGE’s Codenames: Back to Hogwarts causes community backlash against J.K.Rowling, and CGE’s response CMON losses could reach $8m Is Wallace Designs also in a bit of financial trouble? Crowdfunding Kickstarter The Game Makers Art Society: Deluxe + Expansion

In Episode 143 of the Devon Dice Podcast, Joel is joined by Nick and Sam for a news-packed show covering conventions, the latest headlines, hot crowdfunding projects, and plenty of games they’ve been playing. Expect chatter about GenCon buzz, SdJ winners, new mini-expansions, and reprints galore. Plus, hear what’s hitting their tables and what’s keeping them busy off the board—TV, films, books, and video games included! Conventions Fox & Hounds board game weekend – 17th – 19th October Hotel rooms sold out  A few day/weekend tickets are still available. GenCon is next week (31st Jul – 3rd Aug). Obviously none of us is going. But lots of new games are being demoed / for sale.  See Nick’s pics from the Gencon Preview on BGG News SdJ 2025 winners announced US Tariffs news: It’s constantly changing all the time! Gamefound acquires Indiegogo Tycoon Games acquires Gamelyn Games, interview with BGG New Skull King mini-expansion announced New Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth mini-expansion leaked (& now officially announced) New The Gang mini-expansion announced Crowdfunding Kickstarter Art Society Deluxe edition + expansion coming in Sept Ra: The Dice Game + Rheinlander – some classic Knizia gets reprinted with Ian O’Toole art – coming soon