UK Games Expo 2018: Friday Live Blog

We stop off with Ankama to talk about Trool Park and Tales of Glory. The former is all about building amusement park rides whilst Tales of Glory allows you to build combos to vanquish your foes.

Ben is here to talk to the UK Indie RPG League about their collection of roleplaying games they have brought to the show. From Lovecraftian tales to irreverent adventures involving pigs and bears this collective can be found in Hall 2 with a wide selection for your groups RPG needs.

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We’re with Simon from Brambledown Designs to talk about some of the beautiful artwork on the show floor here.

Comment to win a Porg Art Print.

Oink Games have a couple of their quick, fun games with them at this year’s UKGE, including Deep Sea Adventure, a game I can personally vouch for.

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Infamy Games are here at UKGE demonstrating their upcoming game Infamy Brawl, taking their fantastic miniatures to the tabletop.

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Broken Mill Games give us a look at their new cooperative dungeon delving card game Heroes of Tenefyr, which they will soon be bringing to Kickstarter.

Ben chats to Mark from Mostly Curious Games about the amazing steampunk models he has constructed and brought to the show floor. From dice towers to Star Wars homages, Mark has constructed some great collectable pieces.

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Ben is with Alice and Anna from Sensible Object to talk about Beasts of Balance. It’s a colourful, inventive game about building towers of animals. Copies are selling out quick of this always popular game!

Ben chats to Mike from Osprey Publishing to show off Gaslands. A game that a lot of people have gotten excited about, Gaslands lets you use your own car miniatures to build scenarios and set pieces for your game.

Comment below to win the Gaslands Rulebook, a template and dice!

It’s time for some madcap racing in spaaaaaace!!! Mad Dad Games are here at UKGE showing off their game Hyper League Racing, which will be zooming off to Kickstarter soon.

Ben’s here with Reaper Miniatures to talk about their setting up shop in the UK. The stand at Expo here has been filled with miniatures and enthusiastic attendees painting all day long.

The SS Omega (SSO) is a survival horror card game currently running on Kickstarter, and Ben stops off with its creator Glen to discover what horrors lie in wait for us within its dark corridors.

Did you back this on Kickstarter? Is it one that tempts you?

Ben is talking to Paul from Handy Con to hear about the biannual event held at Maidenhead to celebrate board games. From heavy strategy games to lighter affairs, Handy Con seeks to bring people together to play as many games as they desire.

The classic Fighting Fantasy choose-your-own-adventure stories helped form the gaming experience of many and they have seen a resurgence in recent years, with the books returning to print from Scholastic.

Legendary games designer Ian Livingstone has a chat with us about the future of the series, including new books on the horizon, and offers up a rather cool prize.

Comment to win a copy of Deathtrap Dungeon signed by Ian Livingstone.

It’s Vikings in Space! I am already loving this concept from DNAR Games, which they are playtesting at UKGE this year before they take it to Kickstarter.

Do you like the idea of vikings in spaaaaaaace!?

Lay Waste Games have a couple of new games with them at UKGE, including Heads Will Roll and Human Era, continuing their love of metal components from Dragoon.

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Ben joins Lulla Games to look at Crime Writers. A success in Hungary, Lulla are bringing Crime Writers to Kickstarter in Autumn.

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