137.5 Devon Dice podcast Nick goes solo

Hi I am Nick, not the host of the podcast, well, not usually, but just for today, I’m hosting on my lonesome!

What happened to Episode 137?…and all about Joel’s laptop’s adventure down the stairs a little sooner than he hoped!

Conventions

• Fox & Hounds board game weekend – This weekend!

News

• The year of the 2-player version of bigger games!
  • Aquatica Duellum
  • Flamecraft Duals
  • Celestia Duo
  • The White Castle Duel
  • Sail Legacy
• From the ‘lost’ episode 137:
  • Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship: A new game using the Pandemic system, from Matt Leacock and Z-Man Games (pre-release at UKGE; full release soon after).
  • Finspan: The latest Stonemaier announcement: a (simpler-ish) sequel to Wingspan, set in the ocean!
• Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor: A new stand-alone Forest Shuffle game, based in Dartmoor!
• Forest Shuffle: Exploration: Making the solo mode official, plus adding asymmetric caves
• Awaken Realms’ 2025/26 announcements:
  • Agricola: Special Edition – fair enough
  • Agricola: Dead Harvest – what?!
  • Labyrinth: Chronicles – really?!