152 The Devon Dice Podcast: The UKGE 2026 Preview show

The gang are back to preview the UK Games Expo 2026 at NEC Birmingham, 29th to 31st May.

News

• Clank! Master Thief Edition announced
• Bloomsbury want to offload Osprey Games
• Golden Geek Awards announced
• Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG + Unstoppable on Backerkit
• UKGE Judges Choice Awards announced

UK Games Expo

• Quick overview of changes to the expo
• Only Nick has tickets for an event – though Sam just found out the original Treyguard from Knightmare the TV show is guesting Knightmare Live on Saturday night!
• We run down a very loose top ten games we’re excited for

Joel Nick Sam

1 Star Trek: Space Hunt (Publishing Technology Solutions – 4-334) Ringyō (Paverson Games – 3A-418) DC Breakout: Arkham Asylum (Wizkids – Trade stands)

2 West Story: A Town Building Game (Smart Flamingo 2-T11) Kobayakawa (Oink Games – 2-336) First Giants (Space Cowboys – Asmodee/Trade stands)

3 Rattlesnake (Osprey Games – 3A-448) The Brain (Spiral Galaxy Games – 3-402) Night at the Zoo (Albi – 3-774)

4 Catvale (FUdice – 4-586) Ace of Spades (Devir/Kosmos – 2-636) Torchlit (Allplay – 2-604 / 2-708)

5 Space Junkers (Next Dimension Games – 3A-T59) For the Gods! (Mighty Boards – 3-634) 8 Dragons (Wonderbow Games – 3-T37)

6 Crits & Tricks / Thieves of Eldris / Tug of Roar (Inside Up Games – 4-302) Crits & Tricks (Inside Up Games – 4-302) Sanibel (Avalon Hill – 3-932)

7 Hachette stand /Tulikko (Hachette – 2-416, 2-316) King of Tokyo Godzilla (IELLO – 2-636) 12 Rivers (Good Games Publishing – 3-544)

8 Carcassonne Labyrinth (Ravensburger – 2-736) Flip Pick Towers (Osprey Games – 3A-448) Container (Allplay – 2-604 / 2-708)

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