UK Games Expo 2018: Saturday Live Blog
Welcome to the UK Games Expo for this year at the NEC in Birmingham. We're going to have some awesome stuff for you to get stuck into this year including a series of livestreams AND our Live Blog running throughout the three days.
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Get Involved!
Of course, you can comment on all of the posts throughout the three days here and we'd love for you to tell us what YOU want to see.
- UK Games Expo Awards & Awards Shortlist
- Viking Village & Orc Encampment
- Seminar Schedule
- Cosplay
- Traders
- Publisher & Designer Track
Opening Times For UK Games Expo
- Friday - Trade Halls Opening: 9.30 to 6pm
- Saturday - Trade Halls Opening: 9.30 to 6pm
- Sunday - Trade Halls Opening: 9.30 to 4pm
We hope you join us for our adventures here at UK Games Expo and if you see us out and about, say hello!
Prizes To Be Won!
We're going to have loads of prizes up for grabs this weekend, so be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts on different posts below.
- Steamforged Games - Exiles Box and Muse Minis Tokens
- Battle Systems - Fantasy Dungeon Terrain Set
- Battlefront - NATO's First Line Army Deal and Free Nations book
- Cosy Dice - UKGE Satchel Bag
- Mantic Games - Kickstarter Copy of Star Saga
- Osprey Games - High Society or Last Days of Zombie Apocalypse book
- Battle Foam - P.A.C.K. Mini and Foam Trays
- Devir Games - Gretchinz
- Gale Force Nine - 3 x 3 Double-Sided Space Mat
- Sarissa Precision - Mansion or Ruined Mansion Sets (2 x Prizes)
- Oathsworn - Mouse House Terrain Piece, Slave Badger Blister Pack, Coin Accessories
- War Banner - Gangs of Rome: Blood on the Aventine
- PlayFusion - Lightseekers Mega Bundle
- Room 17 - Museum Rush and Flicky Spaceships
- Deep-Cut Studio - Falconers Guild Ball Mat
Join The Old Hellfire Club In An Adventure For Gin
The Hellfire Club have turned up to playtest their card game The Old Hellfire Club, a storytelling game where Victorian adventurers go in search of gin.
Is this a game you would like to try?
Albedo with Herbertz Entertainment
Sam stops by Herbertz Entertainment to talk about their new game Albedo. Interestingly it’s a deck building game with simultaneous action reveal. This 2nd edition of Albedo is making its debut at UKGE so be sure to check it out at 1-L18.
Hold On For Hub Games Holding On
Hub Games are asking us to make some difficult decisions as they show off their game Holding On, where you take on the role of nurses looking after a patient as you dig into his past.
What kind of approach would you take for this game?
Rotten Games Go Off The Rails
Rotten Games are going mining with a bunch of goblins in their game Off the Rails, a chaotic game of speedy mine carts where you can’t even trust the ground itself.
Let us know your thoughts on Off the Rails in the comments below.
Friday Catch Up - Queen Games Live Stream
Matt from Queen Games joins Justin to talk about the Spiel des Jahres nominated Luxor where players hunt for forgotten treasures.
Be sure to head over to today’s Live Stream to see who is stopping by!
Friday Catch up - Medusa Games
Ben hosts Jane and Richard from Medusa Games to talk about their new game Magnificent Flying Machine which explores the great air races between 1908 and 1913.
Be sure to head over to today’s Live Stream to see who is stopping by!
Wizama Combine Board Games With Tablet Tech
French developers Wizama have come up with a console that combines tablet tech with board gaming to bring the communal gaming experience to a new audience.
Would you be interested in trying this interesting combination with your family?
Delving Into Burrows & Badgers With Oathsworn [PRIZE]
I stop in with Jo from Oathsworn to talk about how things are going with Burrows & Badgers and where they are now after the recent Kickstarter.
The team are going to be doing some great stuff soon and we have a competition coming up with them too where you could win a Mouse House Terrain piece, a Slave Badger Blister Pack and Coin Accessories to use as counters.
Watch out for me at a tournament for the game at the end of June!
And comment below to win a variety of Burrows & Badgers goodies!
Return To The Warhammer World In Ninja Division's Doomseeker
Ninja Division have come up with an entire game about Warhammer Fantasy Dwarf Slayers. Seek the most epic death you can in Doomseeker.
What is the most epic death you can imagine?
Friday Catch Up - Modiphius
Modiphius came by to talk to Justin about the exciting new addition to the Fallout franchise.
Be sure to check out today’s Live Stream to see if there is anything which catches your eye.
Friday Catch Up - HAL-13
Ben caught on stream with Hal-13 to talk about their new game Serengeti which has both deck building and area control elements.
Be sure to check out today’s Live Stream to see if there is anything which catches your eye.
Friday Catch Up - Triple Ace Games Live Stream
Triple Ace Games popped up on our Live Stream to show off a couple of their games, ranging from the miniatures game Iron Clad to the board game Exploriana.
Head over to today’s Live Stream to see what’s going on.
Room 17 Shows Off Recent and Forthcoming Games [PRIZE]
Ben drops by the Room 17 booth at Expo to talk about their games Flicky Spaceships, Museum Rush and Miremarsh. From the dextrous requirements of Flicky Spaceships to Miremarsh’s demo before it’s Kickstarter release, Room 17’s booth is packed with tables for playing their games.
Comment below to win copies of Museum Rush and Flicky Spaceships!
Terrain Mats with Deep Cut Studio [PRIZE]
Ben stops by with Kostas with Deep Cut Studio to look at some of the terrain maps they have available on the show floor. Deep Cut supply a lot of the mats for the weekender show but they also do branded mats with Steamforged for Guild Ball.
Comment below to win a Falconers Guild Ball Mat!
@Brennon showing that the crew have spent the weekends budget already
Haha, my immediate thought was it was obviously a great night in worlds bar last night, and today the Beasts are perhaps a little delicate
Dwarfs are never “delicate”! 😀 😀 😀
Ben made a comment in one of yesterday’s vids that he’s turning to the pointy-ear side, so ‘delicate’ is viable.
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
As I sit doing paperwork, thanks in advance for the entertainment 🙂
Day 2, the crew are getting tired, who will fall asleep mid interview, stay tuned to find out
absolutely gutted not to be meeting up with you guys. i was due to be there today but have been let down at the last. Its taken all the wind out of my hobby sails so i’m off for a walk to find some perspective. hope you all have a wonderful time.
Gotta say, I’m a bit surprised you’ve decided to run a paid raffle.
The raffle is run by geeknson not bow/ott, all the prizes featured in vids are usual bow entry rules i.e. comment and get name pulled out of hat to win
I think I am getting a bit jealous, I thought Gen Con had some awesome exhibitors, but looking at what is in the UKGE is making me green with envy.
I think ukge is the closest we will get to a UK gencon…
this popped up on facebook
UK Games Expo
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***IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT***
It has come to our attention that some of the products purchased from stand 1-M17 (Retro Plushy Games) may be unsafe. We have removed the items from sale, but if you have purchased any items from the stand, check that they have the appropriate safety certifications (the CE mark).
If any further information is required, please contact [email protected] at any time.
Always great to experience Cons we could never go to with you guys! Thank oyu!
So the sound effect in the intro when the top of the ‘T’s’ falls down.
Its warren eating a pringle, isn’t it.
“The day I went”. Blimey it was busy, blimey I’m tired. I’ll assemble at least some of the swag before I turn in though
Been out with the kids all day, just back to chill now. Had a quick glance through the content from today so now it’s time to grab some tea and binge it all.
Another great days worth of videos to sit and watch through. Good stuff.
That whiled away a few hours for me ?
@warzan, @lloyd, @destiny, @dracs, @brennon – Just wanted to say I’m really enjoying the format this year, the blend of roaming interviews and sit down interviews is producing a ton of content that I’m completely failing to keep up! You’ve outdone yourselves again, I’m sure you’ll all be wrecked by the end of the weekend.
Looks nice guys, blog looks almost like Justin wasn’t evolved. Just kidding mate, all the love. 😉