Devon Dice Presents joel.wright@me.com (Joel Wright)

Joel, Nick and Sam list the Games they are excited to see at the UKGE in the NEC, Birmingham. And Lewis is here too to mock Sam about his Windmill games. but first off they take a look at the winners of the BoardGameGeek Awards 2023. Enjoy the show!
Episode 127
2:04 – Super Quick News: BGG Golden Geek Winners announced
14:40 – Top picks for games to check out at UKGE!
15:15 – Sam’s 11 Honourable Mentions:

Courtisans
Florilegium
Happy Home
Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth
Moving Wild
Quoridor: Pac Man
Sakana Stack
Shoal
Sand Find Kosmos Games on stand 1-602.
Worms: The Board Game
13 Beavers

26:57 – Nick’s Honourable Mentions: Towers of Ra (images) Find Ocean City Games Ltd on stand 2-566.
27:55 – Joel’s Honourable Mentions: Two Thin Coats Paint Range Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy on stand 1-783.

30:09 – #5

30:20 – Joel,  Horrified Greek Monsters Find Ravensburger Ltd on stand 2-854
31:46 – Nick, Shackleton Base Find Hachette Boardgames UK on stand 2-614.
33:00 – Sam, Windmill Valley Find BOARD AND DICE Sp. z.o.o. on stand 2-202.


35:38 #4

35:40 – Joel, Cities Find Kosmos Games on stand 1-602.
35:45 – Nick, Ada’s Dream Find Alley Cat Games on stand 1-714.
37:12 – Sam,

Joel and Nick bring you a long overdue podcast with sad news, controversial news, and outstanding news, plus Crowdfunding projects, played games, and a little rant from Joel.
Episode 126
Sorry for the massive gap between podcasts.

New podcast feed host
Joel and Claire’s trip to London and Draughts board game café

Tucana Builders



News

Meeples Corner, the lovely FLGS in Crediton, is to close at the end of the month.
Wonders of the First, a CCG on Kickstarter using all-AI-art, is made to cancel (by Kickstarter themselves) because of using NFTs.
Controversy hits the game Puerto Rico yet again, as Jason Perez, who rethemed the game for its “1897” release to remove cultural insensitivity, has now rejected his 1897 version entirely due to how the publisher(s) – including Awaken Realms who teased a new Deluxe Edition recently but immediately got in trouble for using AI art in the teaser artwork – have treated him.
Castles of Burgundy Special Edition makes £2.1m on its 2nd printing on Gamefound, with 16.5k backers.

Crowdfunders

Corps of Discovery – Lewis & Clark … and Monsters! The Ultimate Cooperative Deduction and Survival Game. Ends 14th May (2 days’ time!)
House of Fado, a new game from Vital Lacerda. Ends 17th May
Formosa Tea returns for a 2nd edition on KS.  Ends 30th May
One Card Maze: Season 2 – boardgame adjacent, as this is more a puzzle than a boardgame, but it looks a lot of fun, and you can try some of the mazes online. Ends 1st June

Coming Soon

Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth – announced by Asmodee, as a rethemed implementation of 7 Wonders Duel.  Will be available for demo at UKGE.
Black Forest, a sequel to Uwe Rosenberg’s Glass Road, is due for release this year.

Welcome dear listeners! This is Episode 125 of the Devon Dice Podcast. In this podcast, we run down our top 5 new-to-us games on BGA! Joining Joel and Nick as they run through their top 5 games new to them that they played on Boardgame Arena first. Oh and they also read out Sams too. 
Top 5 New To Us Games on BGA

The Vale of Eternity,
Beyond the Sun,
Forest Shuffle,
Faraway,
Welcome To…,
Formula D,
Sobek, 
Challengers!,
HUND, 
Quetzal, 
Eruption, 
Eruption
Glass Road, 
Railroad Ink, 
River Valley Glassworks, 
Faraway, 
Carnegie, 
Barrage,

Played Games

Joel:

The Fox Experiment 4-player


Nick:

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Interactive VCR Board Game – A Klingon Challenge

The VCR video: https://youtu.be/3_739DxrMOs





Non-Gaming Things We’re Currently Into

Nick: 

Death and Other Details on Disney+
Holding off watching Star Trek: Discovery Season 5


Joel:

Ted Lasso
Painting miniature
PAL WORLD



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 

Welcome to Episode 124 of our podcast, where we wrap up the latest board gaming news and delve into exciting crowdfunding projects! Joel and Nick are here to keep the gaming banter going strong bringing the latest news, crowdfunders, and what games they have been playing to the show.
First up in our “Quick” News segment, we have some thrilling announcements:

Capstone and Spielworxx have joined forces, bringing Spielworxx games to North America.
Oink! Games release the reprint of Zuuli with a new name, Moving Wild.
Keep an eye out for SETI, the next game from CGE, making its debut at Essen.
Prepare to stack and build in Babylon, a 3D game recreating the Hanging Gardens.
Exciting news for online gamers with Game-park, a new online board gaming site.

And now, onto our annual April Fools roundup, where we explore the wackiest board game announcements of the season!
In the crowdfunding corner, we highlight:

Tokyo Capsule Hotel, is the latest addition to the Tokyo series by Jordan Draper Games.
Get ready for Horror on the Orient Express.
Keep an eye out for Rebirth, a Knizia tile-layer, and Ada’s Dream, a game celebrating Ada Lovelace’s pioneering work.
Join the adorable adventure in Cyber Pet Quest, a cooperative campaign game.
Plus, stay tuned for DC Heroes United and the Special Edition Reprint of Castles of Burgundy.

Now, onto what we’ve been playing:

Joel shares his experiences with Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West.
Nick dives into the world of Fractured Sky.

That’s it for this episode! Thanks for tuning in, and remember to keep rolling those dice and flipping those cards. Until next time, happy gaming!
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,

 
In episode 123 of our podcast, hosts Joel, Nick, and Sam delve into gaming with Topic Tapas #2. They share recent gaming experiences including “The Fox Experiment,” “Dale of Merchants,” and “Let’s Go To Japan.” They discuss potential mashups between gaming publishers, like a fusion of Ticket to Ride and Catan. Beyond gaming, they share interests such as “Damsel,” “Beetlejuice,” “Loki” season 2, “Invincible” season 1, and “Upload.” Joel also explores dropper bottle paint toppers for miniatures, particularly inspired by Stormtrooper figurines. Join them for a lively discussion blending gaming, pop culture, and practical tips in episode 123.
Episode 123
Topic Tapas #2
Played games

Joel: The Fox Experiment


Nick: Dale of Merchants


Sam: Let’s Go To Japan

The Holt Inquisitor!

Q3 If gaming publishers could do a mashup of games, what ideas do you think might work? Eg Ticket to Ride Catan, where you did not get the longest road, but you use the roads to join the settlements together.




Non-Gaming Things We’re Currently Into

Nick: 

Damsel


Sam: 

Beetlejuice – cos of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice teaser
Murderbot


Joel:

Loki season 2
Invincible season 1
Upload 
Toppers for Dropper Bottle Paints for miniatures – STORMTROOPER



Ways you

In this episode, Joel, Nick, and Sam deliver a comprehensive roundup of the latest news and crowdfunding campaigns in the world of board gaming.
Quick News Highlights:

Joel surprises listeners with a 24-hour marathon live-hosting session!
Asmodee announces the closure of Ticket To Ride online play for the app.
Renegade Game Studios hosts live-stream event announcements including the release of

Heroscape: Age of Annihilation – Master Set
Robo Rally: 30th Anniversary, 
Robo Rally: Transformers
Risk 2210 A.D.
Charlie Catino’s Nexus Ops,
Acquire 60th Anniversary Edition
Shards of Infinity: Saga Collection.


The eight titles in Chris Handy’s Pack O Game: Set 3 from Perplext — BOG, FAR, IRK, MAD, NUT, SLY, WIN, and YET — will hit retail in April 2024.
3 games coming from Devir:



Sand,
España 1936,
Salton Sea




Noteworthy mentions of new games like:

Mass Effect: The Board Game – Priority: Hagalaz,
This Game Is KILLER
NASA release an RPG – The Lost Universe!.



Crowdfunding Spotlight:

Dying Light: The Board Game
Exemplar Wet Palette Returns! New Sizes & Next Gen Refills
Inventors of the South Tigris
Fox Experiment – Deluxe Wooden Edition (5-6 player + wooden tokens)