141 Devon Dice Podcast, Top 5 Anticipated Games from the UK Games Expo 2025

Devon Dice Podcast – Episode 141Title: 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.

Convention Chat

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

Board Game News

• 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.)

Crowdfunding Corner

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!

Our UKGE 2025 Top 5 Most Anticipated Games

Here’s what each of us is hyped for:

Joel’s Picks

1. Goat Simulator: The Card Game

2. Distilled: Cocktails

3. Popcorn

4. Calimala

5. SETI: Space Agencies

Sam’s Picks

1. Last Week of Summer

2. Transgalactica

3. Asterix & Company

4. Australis

5. Fathom

Nick’s Picks

1. Conservas

2. 1 a.m. Jailbreak

3. Bus & Stop

4. Sakana Stack

5. Slambo

️ Honourable Mentions

• Pest

• Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

• Moby Dick: Wrath of the Seas

• Sniper Elite: Escalation

  Sniper Elite: Operation Kraken

• Aeterna

• Ofrenda

• Tag Team

• Tomb Raider: The Crypt of Chronos

UKGE 2025 Events To Look Out For

• Live shows

• The legendary Bring & Buy

• Open gaming area

• 4 massive halls of board game bliss

Thanks for tuning in! Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and maybe even leave us a cheeky review. If you’re heading to UKGE, come say hi – and if you offer us a game of Clank!, Joel and Sam won’t say no… even if they should.

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