In Episode 150 of the Devon Dice Podcast, Joel is joined by Nick, Claire, Lewis, and Sam as they travel back 15 years to count down their Top 10 games of 2011. Along the way, they chat conventions, cover the latest board game news, highlight some exciting crowdfunding projects, and celebrate a decade of Clank!—all before diving into a nostalgia-packed list of 2011 classics.
Conventions
- The Torquay Full Board Gaming weekend: Just happened this past weekend
- Fox and Hound’s Boardgaming Weekend: 20th-22nd March
- Baycon: 8th-12th April, in Kennford
News
- As reported a few podcast episodes ago, W Eric Martin has now left BGG to run his own independent news site, Board Game Beat. No clue as to if anyone will take over BGG’s News blog.
- Sam Healey leaves the Dice Tower amidst a bit of controversy
- A new Forest Shuffle stand-alone game: Smoky Mountains, plus a Forest Shuffle Dartmoor expansion, Exmoor, announced.
- Two new King of Tokyo spinoff games announced: King of Tokyo Duel: Tokyo Bay, and King of Tokyo: Godzilla.
- Clank! 10 years old
- Labyrinth + Carcassonne crossover
Crowdfunding
- The next Scott Almes’ game: Tiny Epic Invincible
- Pampero reprint + new expansion
- A triple KS of Trick Takers from Portland Game Collective
- Knizia’s next rebranding is for his older game, Spectaculum, as Gold Country
- Mythwind – new expansions
- Stellar Ventures – described as “cube rails in space”
2011 Joel Nick Sam 1 The Castles of Burgundy The Castles of Burgundy King of Tokyo 2 Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game Trajan
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