Show Notes
Joel and Nick bring you the month’s board gaming news, Crowdfunding projects and what they have been playing.
Conventions
- The Ocean City Games Convention – 31st Oct – 1st Nov
- Full Board Gaming, Torbay – 29th Jan – 1st Feb 2027
- Devon Dice Con ???…
News
- Mark Cooke, of AireCon fame, joins UKGE team as Ops Director
- The new Stonemaier game announced & soon to be released: Braided Skies
- Moon Colony Bloodbath expansion announced: Aliens from Space
- New Garphill Games available directly from them:
- Crest – Q2 2027 from their webstore
- Spirited expansions (African & Scandinavian) – available from their webstore this month (Oct)
- Nucleum Duel announced, coming in 2027
- Too Many Bones sequel announced: Too Little Time
- Western Legends Stories (from KS last year) delivering soon
Crowdfunding
Live now
- Lord of the Rings: The King’s Gambit – already at £1.2million, almost 5,000 backers.
- Thessaloniki & Windmill Valley: Duel – the new Tascini “T” game, plus a 2-player-only spinoff of Windmill Valley
- Electrify
- Personal Demons
- Catvale
Late Pledges
Coming soon
- Zoo Tycoon – Dinosaur Digs
- New Garphill Games announced for future crowdfunding:
- Wallguards of the East Empire – KS in November
- Paladins of the Highcrown – KS Q1 2027
What we played
- Joel – local games day with Hachette Games demo in Yeoford
- Nick
- Wingspan Pocket at 5p (twice)
- Keyflower
- No Thanks!
- Port Royal
- Solar Storm
And some cool things
- A daily puzzle trick-taking app (in the style of Wordle), endPlay, released. Solve daily trick-taking puzzles!
Coming up next show (hopefully!)
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