Devon Dice Presents

joel.wright@me.com (Joel Wright)

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.

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    142 Devon Dice Podcast Top 5 UK Games EXPO 2025 Highlights and more…

    Welcome to Episode 142 of the Devon Dice Podcast! Joel, Nick, and Lewis are back from UK Games Expo 2025 and are here to share their Top 5 highlights from the event — plus Sam’s thoughts via his notes! Listen in as they dive into their favourite moments, discuss the games they played, and even give a few honest hotel reviews. This episode also features bonus interviews with three creators from the UK board game scene (and slightly beyond): Mark Prentice from Next Dimension Games Chris Priscott of Unfringed Jubson Cowan, game artist extraordinaire (okay, not strictly British — but we’ll claim him anyway!) We still found time to squeeze in a bit of industry news and a roundup of some exciting crowdfunding campaigns currently live. So, sit back, enjoy the Expo wrap-up, and get your wishlist ready! Conventions Fox & Hounds board game weekend – 17th – 19th October Hotel rooms sold out  A few day/weekend tickets are still available. News US Tariffs news: courts put a stop to tariffs CMON sells off IPs Roxley’s new games road map  New expansion for Clank Catacombs announced  Plus a train game for Nick – Lightning Train The next 2 Feld city games have been announced: Manila & Beijing (rethemes of Amerigo & Year of the Dragon) Crowdfunding Kickstarter Inis: Big Box (featuring Nemed expansion) Catacombs Alpha Even more train fun, with Maglev Maps: Expansion volumes 1 & 2 Gamefound Agricola Special Edition

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    141 Devon Dice Podcast, Top 5 Anticipated Games from the UK Games Expo 2025

    Devon Dice Podcast – Episode 141 Title: It’s Our UKGE 2025 Preview Episode! Welcome back to another episode of the Devon Dice Podcast! Joel, Nick and Sam are bringing their best list of games they are looking forward to, at UKGE 2025, to try and impress Lewis on what to look out for this year. Convention Chat Looking ahead, don’t forget the Fox & Hounds Board Game Weekend is coming up: 17th–19th October – mark your calendars! Board Game News Tariffs Update: There’s a 90-day pause on tariffs, prompting a mad shipping dash from publishers. Great for getting games out… but it’s driving up shipping costs again. Golden Geek Awards:  announced The winners have been crowned! (Insert dramatic drumroll here.) Crowdfunding Corner Kickstarter Highlights: Age of Steam Volume 5 & 6 expansions– 16 new maps + 2 promo maps? That’s enough to derail our wallets. River Rats – Another co-op poker game, because bluffing with friends never gets old. Gamefound Picks: AVGhost Paranormal Investigation: Second edition – another chance to go ghost hunting … . Coming Soon: Paperback Adventures: Volume 2 – More wordy roguelike fun on the way! Our UKGE 2025 Top 5 Most Anticipated Games Here’s what each of us is hyped for: Joel’s Picks Goat Simulator: The Card Game Distilled: Cocktails Popcorn Calimala SETI: Space Agencies Sam’s Picks Last Week of Summer Transgalactica Asterix & Company

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    140 Devon Dice podcast, guest host Matt Prowse from Full-Board Gaming, Torbay Gaming Convention.

    Joel, Nick, and Sam are joined this week by Matt Prowes, the Torbay Full Board Gaming Weekend convention organiser. Tune in to hear about the event’s history, what goes into running it, and what exciting things are planned for the future. Also in this episode: the gang catch up on the latest (well, slightly up-to-date!) board gaming news — including the ongoing US tariff situation, current crowdfunded campaigns, and of course, what they’ve been playing recently. Enjoy the show! Conventions Fox & Hounds board game weekend – 17th – 19th October UKGE (game releases preview page on BGG) Just gone by: Baycon Tic-Tac-Tabletop Games Weekend in Tavistock Interview about Full-Board-Gaming Convention MATT and the Torbay Convention Full Board Gaming!   2,3 or 4 nights between 29th Jan – 2nd Feb 2026 (booking here) News Tariffs and more tariffs CMON buckles down; Bordlandia shuts – CMON: pauses all future development; will focus on delivering existing promised games; laying off a lot of the creative team. CMON profit loss was recently confirmed as being over $3million loss. Stonemeier (+ a number of other publishers) are suing the president over the tariffs Final Frontier Games – declares bankruptcy, closes down. Cites non-payment of a large order from CMON as the final straw (CMON disputes any unpaid due payments) Greater Than Games

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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.