Barcelona, February 11, 2025–  Devir Games reveals a new product in their 2025 lineup:  The White Castle Duel. The game offers a new look to The White Castle line, building on the success of best-sellers The White Castle and The White Castle:  Matcha. The original game recently cracked the Top 100 of all time ranking of strategy games on boardgamegeek.com, the main reference site for board game fans around the world.   

The White Castle Duel is a two-player game in which clans compete for control of foreign trade and technology in the White Heron’s court, part of the iconic Himeji Castle. Trading with newly arrived Portuguese travelers is a key part of the game and although it contains very different mechanics than the original game, it maintains the look and feel of the line. 

“With The White Castle Duel, we really forced ourselves to make the game radically different from the beginning, but it leaves you with the sensation of having played a duel of The White Castle. It doesn’t have dice, it doesn’t have bridges, you don’t put members of the clan on the board...everything has the atmosphere, the combos and the tightness of the original, but in a different and new game that’s equally addictive. We play with two players 90% of the time and it’s reflected in this game,” said creators of the game Shei S. & Isra C, also known as Llama Dice.  

Added David Esbrí, Publisher at Devir Contenidos, “It’s a whole new game, offering a different take on life at the Himeji Castle. Gameplay is short and tight, just like the fans love it!”   

The White Castle Duel is expected to be released at Essen Spiel on October 23, 2025 and will be available around the world shortly thereafter.   

About Devir Games 

Devir Games is the brand of proprietary titles published by the larger Devir group.  With publishing headquarters in Barcelona and North American headquarters in Orlando, recent hits have included The White Castle, Rock Hard 1977 and Cities. Devir has offices in 9 countries and celebrates 25 years of publishing board games in 2025. For more information about Devir Games, visit www.devirgames.com.   

About Llama Dice 

Llama Dice is a game design team based in Madrid, Spain, founded by Sheila Santos and Israel Cendrero in 2015.  They have an extensive catalog of well-regarded designs, including The White Castle, The Red Cathedral, Shinkansen, and most recently Flatiron.  Find out more about them at www.llamadice.com.