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 then 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?!


Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure Chest – big box and new expansion
2001: A Space Odyssey (from Phil Walker Harding)
Feya's Swamp(from designers of Terra Mystica & Gaia Project)
The Druids of Edora (from Stefan Feld)

Played Games

Fellowship of the Ring: Trick Taking Game
Cantaloop
On BGA: 

Revive
Azul Duel