Show Notes
In the special Christmas episode, Joel, Sam, and Nick dive into the holiday spirit, blending the latest gaming news with festive cheer. Join the trio as they not only dish out the hottest updates from the gaming world but also reveal their wish list for games they’re craving this Christmas and more. also, get ready for a comprehensive review of their geek culture journey throughout the past year, spanning books, movies, and video games.
Quick News
- Zev Shlasinger (the original founder of Z-Man Games Play to Z Games,
- An expansion for Forest Shuffle has appeared on online game sites as being available to preorder
- Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Duel announced.
- Divinus Delivery Timeline Update
- A load of new Garphill Games forthcoming releases announced:
- The Anarchy (1-4-player game with a 3D castle-building mechanic)
- Skara Brae (resource-heavy game set in Neolithic Northern Scotland)
- Inventors of the South Tigris (set in mediaeval Baghdad: Invent, Build, Test, and Publish devices)
- BREAKING NEWS: University Challenge’s Xmas episode has a round about winners of the Spiel des Jahres!
Crowdfunding Live Now
-
Videogame: Trash Goblin – “powerwash sim for the RPG crowd”!
Coming Soon
-
Storm Raiders – coming Jan 2024 from Shem Phillips / Arkus Games
Played Games
- Joel
- Maracaibo on BGA
- Heat Championship on BGA
- Nick
- Maracaibo on BGA
- Sam
- Undergrove on BGA
Nick’s Board Gaming Tale of Horror
Joel
Nick
Sam
Small stocking game
Art Society (it’s the smallest game I can think of)
Pretty much anything from Travel Games, but for instance: Union Station
BBTM box organiser (only funny if done after Grail game)
Large under tree game
Beast KS ED
Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector’s Edition
Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition (Sundrop)
Grail game
Die Speicherstadt expansion: Kaispeicher
Looney Tunes Mayhem: 8 character extras pack
Game you wish they would make
Big box for Fireball Island and sell the Spider expansion with it. And better components.
Clank3: Lower Decks take on The Borg
Expansion you wish they would make
Reprint Steam Park expansion
An expansion for Artifacts, Inc. A super smaller-box Ryan Laukat game which would be great to add new gameplay/variability to
Another expansion for classic Clank! please.
TV show of the year
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S2
Movie of the year
or Oppenheimer
(pick either )
Book / Audible
Wool and Shift
The Expanse #1 (Leviathan Wakes)
Venomous Lumpsucker (Arthur C Clarke Award 2023)
Video Game or App
Marvel Snap still
Simulators have been a surprise hit for me
https://youtu.be/hS2emKDlGmE?si=gAc98NMmX5UsFEWr
Or Golf Blitz (Super Stickman Golf multiplayer)
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, Facebook page, BGG Guild
On X / Twitter: @DepressedMonk3y @The_BreweryTour @meeplescorner @njshaw2
On Bluesky: njshaw2.bsky.social
On the web: www.devondice.co.uk
Youtube – DevonDiceUK please like subscribe to our channel https://youtube.com/@DevonDice
