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Join Joel and Nick as they take you on a journey through what’s caught their eye and what’s new and exciting at SPIEL Essen 2026!
First, they’ll take a look at the upcoming board gaming conventions before diving into the latest industry news, catching up on exciting new crowdfunding projects, and then getting stuck into the good old Top 10 list!
That’s right! Joel and Nick reveal their Top 10 most anticipated board games heading to SPIEL Essen this year. What has piqued their interest, and which games are they most excited to get their hands on?
So grab a cuppa, settle in, and join us for another episode of the Devon Dice Podcast! 🎲
Conventions
- Essen Spiel this week (22nd – 25th Oct)!
- The Ocean City Games Convention – 31st Oct – 1st Nov
- Gridcon 7 – 20th – 22nd November (obviously no tickets left)
- Full Board Gaming, Torbay – 29th Jan – 1st Feb 2027
- Devon Gaming weekend @ the Fox & Hounds: 19th – 21st Feb 27
News
- The sequel to Through the Desert coming from Allplay: Through the Mountains, on Kickstarter October 27th.
- Rebirth II announced from Mighty Boards, due on KS in February. Kicked off a lot of conversations on BGG about whether a spin-off/sequel game should be an expansion vs a whole new game.
- New expansion for Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth to be released in Feb: “Journeys”.
- Osprey Games lays off all board/card game staff, and cancels Essen booth.
Crowdfunding
Live now
- Bride of Spooktacular
- Excursions — a Galactic Cruise Game
- DECKO: Pistachio
- Lorenzo il Magnifico 10th Anniversary edition(s)
- Nemesis Legacy
- Satisfactory: The Board Game
Essen 2026 Most Anticipated
- Light Speed: Arena – The Space Banana
- Light Speed: Arena – League 56
- Bomb Busters: The Pro Kit
- Rebirth II
- The Lord of the Rings: Circle of Conflict
- Gold Country
- Thunder Road: Ignition
- Final Titan
- Fishing 2
- Medico
- Citadels Duel
- Timespan
- Rock Hard 1977: Ear Candy
- Boss Fighters QR: Jungle Fever
- Pasteles
- Endeavor: Deep Sea – Uncharted Waters
- -60°
- For the Gods!
- Queen of Spies
- Underhaven
- Chivalry
- Scotland Yard Duel
- Eldur
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