Devon Dice Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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.

Fox & Hounds board game weekend – rooms available now (which include weekend tickets). Visitor weekend tickets will be available from our website soon!

• 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

• Alhambra: Family & Friends edition
• Ascendice 2: Levatating Dice
• Tiny Crawler – a 3D-printable dungeon crawler

(nothing noteworthy on Gamefound)

• 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

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!

2:04 – Super Quick News: BGG Golden Geek Winners announced

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, Pampero Find APE Games on stand 2-T90.
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  • 39:40 – Joel, Borderlands: Mister Torgue’s Arena of Badassery Find Asmodee- Dedicated...

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

• 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.

• 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

• 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.
• The Mandalorian: Adventures – a new co-op card-based action game from Corey Konieczka, set during the first seaso...

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. 

• 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,

• 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

• 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

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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

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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.

• 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.

• 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 can engage or contact the show

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

• 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!.

• 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)
• Shogun: Revised Edition from Queen Games (thanks to Craig on discord for linking to it!)

Episode 121,

Welcome to another flavorful episode of “Topic Tapas™®©”! Hosted by Joel, this podcast serves up bite-sized discussions on a variety of topics, joined by guests Sam and Nick.

01:09

1.  South West gaming events comparisons: the team try delve into the vibrant gaming scene of the Southwest, comparing notable events like the Fox and Hounds Devon Weekender, the Torbay Weekender, and the adrenaline-pumping 24-hour marathons, Gridcon and Baycon, plus not forgetting Devon Dice Con.

03:40

2. Disappointments in Components Joel laments on his disappointments in content-filled boxes, like the Axon Protocol’s separate English and German card decks.

10:14

3. The Holt Inquisitor! As the conversation unfolds, the trio discusses the potential stagnation in the gaming market, questioning whether the industry risks becoming saturated with rehashed concepts instead of evolving. Nick and Sam express concerns about the proliferation of overly complex games and amalgamated mechanics.

30:31

4. Non-Gaming Things We’re Currently IntoBut it’s not all about gaming; the hosts share their current non-gaming interests, with Nick diving into “The Artful Dodger” on Disney+, Sam immersing himself in “Dune: Part Two” and the “Shogun” TV show, and Joel eagerly reviews a slew of movies like “Rebel Moon,” “Morbius,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “Uncharted,” and new TV series “Silo.”

Tune in for a delectable spread of topics, from gaming adventures to pop culture delights, on this episode of “Topic Tapas™®©”!

links for the shows.

• Nick:
  • The Artful Dodger on Disney+
• Sam:
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Shogun – finished the book, now onto TV show
  • Murderbot – reading book 6 of 8 – coming to Apple TV in the nearish future
• Joel:
  • Rebel Moon
  • Morbius
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife
  • Uncharted
  • Silo

Ways you can engage or contact the show

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Episode 120  News

• Gamefound has wooed CMON to join them
• Prospero Hall folks create new company, Tempest Workshop, after layoffs from Funko
• Flash Point Fire Rescue to make a return in the form of a Legacy Game: Flash Point: Legacy of Flame – on KS on 12th March
• Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game –
• https://www.plaidhatgames.com/news/2024/02/13/announcing-wandering-galaxy-a-crossroads-game/
•  The Search for UAPs
• Awaken Realms announce new 2024 release plans: A reprint of Castles of Burgundy Special Edition (Q2), a new Puerto Rico Special Edition (Q3), and more.
• AR is already in trouble for apparently using AI art in the Puerto Rico marketing artwork.
• Sam says something controversial about not liking Marvel.
• Ziggurat – A new legacy game from Rob Daveau and Matt Leacock

Crowdfunding

• Expedition: North West Passage – HMS Terror Edition
• Thunder Road: Vendetta – Carnival of Chaos
• Cascadia: Rolling Hills & Rolling Rivers
• Marvel Multiverse RPG – Deluxe Starter Set by CMON
• FLOE
• Ascending Empires: Zenith Edition

Played Games

• Joel
  • Coffee Rush again
  • St Petersburg (on BGA)
• Nick
  • Bloodstones
  • Glory to Rome
  • Colostle (Solo journaling RPG)
• Sam
  • The Fox Experiment
  • Wyrmspan