136 Devon Dice Podcast the Best of 2024 and before

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:

• Nick: Power Grid: Outpost, Cantaloop, and Panda Spin(on BGA).


• Joel: Wrath of Fire Mountain and Balatro


• Sam: Clank! Acquisitions Incorporated 2 and Clank! Catacombs – Lairs & Lost Chambers

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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