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.

• 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

Devon Board Game Weekend – March ’26 Room Reservations can be made from at by calling 01769 580 345 or emailing relax@foxandhoundshotel.co.uk from 11am 05/12/2025

• New HEAT expansion, Rocky Roads, coming at Cannes 2026 (source)
• Wise Wizard Games forced to downsize to cut costs
• Braincrack Games closes its doors

• 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!

• 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