January 15, 2025

02:10:17

136 Devon Dice Podcast the Best of 2024 and before

Hosted by

Sam Freeman Nick Shaw Joel Wright Claire Wright Dr Lewis Jones
136 Devon Dice Podcast the Best of 2024 and before
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136 Devon Dice Podcast the Best of 2024 and before

Jan 15 2025 | 02:10:17

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Show Notes

Welcome to the best episode of the year! Devon Dice Board Game Podcast presents we celebrate the highlights of 2024 in the world of board gaming!

Joel, Nick, Lewis, and Sam (who’s back in action!). Unfortunately, Claire has retired to bed, and our ever-charming mascot, Honey, is busy with her latest obsession—a toy badger.

Conventions

We’ve got updates for the upcoming Fox & Hounds Boardgame Weekend. Rooms (which include weekend tickets) are still available, and visitor weekend tickets can be purchased on our website. Don’t miss out!

Tickets are now on sale on our website!

News

A big shake-up in the BoardGameGeek rankings! Ark Nova has climbed to the #3 spot, nudging Gloomhavendown to #4.

Crowdfunding

  • Kickstarter: 1899 DAIHAN , an exciting new 18XX game set in Korea, is currently live (ending on January 6th).
  • Gamefound: Ark Nova: 3Dition—because your favourite zoo-building game just got even fancier!

Games Played

Our hosts share their most recent board gaming adventures:

Top Games of 2024

Finally, we’ll reveal our favourite games played for the first time this year. Please tune in to find out which titles made our list and why!

Grab your meeples, roll the dice, and join us to discuss the best and brightest in board gaming this year. Let’s make it an episode to remember!

Joel  Nick  Lewis  Sam 
1 Star Trek: Captains’ Chair Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan Lost Ruins of Arnak River of Gold
2 Rock Hard 1977 Power Grid: Outpost Undaunted: Normandy  Let’s Go To Japan!
3 Worms: The Board Game Nucleum Wandering Towers Darwin’s Journey
4 Rebirth The Gang Descent: Legends in the Dark Fishing
5 Wyrmspan / Harmonies  Pampero / Arcs Draft & Write Records
Expansion Forest Shuffle: Alpine / Woodland Edge Heat: Heavy Rain Ark Nova: Marine Worlds
On BGA Splendor Duel Terraforming Mars Castle Combo
Best from our 2023 list (Ep 114) Thunder Road: Vendetta Age of Steam Ark Nova
(65 plays in 2024)
Worst game Theme Park Mania Wyrmspan Dune Imperium: Uprising Slide

 

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