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

• 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)

• 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)

• The Game Makers (ended)

• 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

• 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?

• The Game Makers
• Art Society: Deluxe + Expansion

• 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

• 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

• 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

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!

• Fox & Hounds board game weekend – 17th – 19th October
• Hotel rooms sold out
• A few day/weekend tickets are still available.

• 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)

• Inis: Big Box (featuring Nemed expansion)
• Catacombs Alpha
• Even more train fun, with Maglev Maps: Expansion volumes 1 & 2

• Agricola Special Edition

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.

Looking ahead, don’t forget the Fox & Hounds Board Game Weekend is coming up:
17th–19th October – mark your calendars!

• 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.)

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!

Here’s what each of us is hyped for:

1. Goat Simulator: The Card Game

2. Distilled: Cocktails

3. Popcorn

4. Calimala

5. SETI: Space Agencies

1. Last Week of Summer

2. Transgalactica

3. Asterix & Company