153 Devon Dice Podcast: The After Show, of the UKGE 2026 Show

Episode 153 sees Joel, Nick and Sam looking back at a fantastic UK Games Expo 2026, sharing their highlights from the UK’s biggest board gaming event, from the Bring & Buy and press event to the games they demoed and discovered. They also discuss the Spiel des Jahres nominations, the latest crowdfunding campaigns, upcoming releases, and plenty of the new titles that caught their attention, including Space Junkers, Papyria, For the Gods, Clank! Catacombs, Finspan, and many more. Whether you made it to UKGE or not, join us for our roundup of one of the biggest weekends in the board gaming calendar. Quick News Spiel des Jahres nominees announced: KennerSdJ: Boss Fighters QR Rebirth Moon Colony Bloodbath SdJ: Dito! (JinxO) Cozy Stickerville Morty Sorty Magic Shop Whose Turn Is It Anyway – rebrands / relaunches as Just Play Podcast, hosted just by JP   Crowdfunders Concordia Special Edition Altera – the new game from IV Studios Shug – the UKGE party game winner for a whole 10-minutes 😀 ROKR Dinosaur Lab Pinball   Coming Soon Isle of Penguins Thunder Road: Ignition UK Games Expo Wrap-up Hotels Parking Interesting stands Nice art stalls Socks stand Pin collection Bring and Buy Press Event Attendance: 51,196 unique attendees, 87,837 turnstile attendees Events Nick: How was: Discworld: All That is Gold Is Not Butter  Games demoed/played Joel: Space Junkers Flip Pick Towers  Camping Season  Big Shot  Papyria  Yubibo For the Gods Hachette games  Rattlesnake Symbiosis Courtisans Sam Mythologies First Giants Link City Star Wars: Battle of Hoth Clank! Catacombs + both expansions Finspan + expansion DC Breakout – finally picked up a copy Nick: Mostly same as Joel. 😀 Mountain Goats D.O.T Trouble on the Tempus Kobayakawa For the Gods Tenby