UK Games Expo 2018: Sunday Live Blog

Ben joins Alex from Themeborne’s to look at the popular Escape the Dark Castle. Bringing the two recently announced expansion packs to Expo, the game tasks players locked away in a castle to fight their way out against the odds.

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Ben is lucky to be joined by Alley Cat Games who showed off their array of games. From Dice Hospital to Pharma to Ruthless, Alley Cat show off their confidence with a variety of mechanics.

Be sure to check out today’s Live Stream to see if there is anything which catches your eye.

Ben encounters David from Chaosium to talk about their foray back into the world of board games. In addition to the cute art they have on display with Khan of Khans they also have a stand of RPG books dedicated to Glorantha and Call of Cthulhu.

Ben was very excited to hear Tristan from Hall or Nothing to talk about 1066 which is all about the build-up to the Battle of Hastings, culminating in the battle itself.

Be sure to check out today’s Live Stream to see if there is anything which catches your eye.

Yesterday Justin was joined by father and son duo Pete and Fred from Burley Games. They came over to talk about the new game they are bringing to Kickstarter: Rolling Bears.

Be sure to check out today’s Live Stream to see if there is anything which catches your eye.

Chris from Darker Days Radio and our popular Kingdom Death Monster Let’s Plays comes into the office to chat about the Darker Days Podcast.

Relive Ben’s Live Stream with Backspindle Games where they talked about Mournequest which still has a few days left on Kickstarter and Speedy Ninjas.

Be sure to check out today’s Live Stream to see if there is anything which catches your eye.

Ben joins Chris from WizKids to look at their vast array of games. From quick games like Dungeon party to interesting thematic twists on the dungeon crawler with Seal Team Flicks, WizKids have delivered quite the variety of games here at Expo.

Justin tracks down Jack from River Horse again to have a look at their set up on the show floor. Their recent release, Dark Crystal has been available to purchase on the show floor, plus their even more recent Tails of Equestria adventure.

Comment to win a signed copy of Tales of Equestria.

Dragon Dawn Productions are demoing some of their games, including Black Hat, a competitive game of hacking, Darwinning, a fun look at evolution, and Perdition’s Mouth, a fully cooperative dungeon crawler.

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Ben joins the Evil Mastermind of Crooked Dice…KARL!! They’re showing off some of the new vehicles and miniatures for their game 7TV.

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Ben stops by the exceedingly cool Big Potato Games van to check out the games they’re showing off. From their collaboration with YouTube stars Dan and Phil in Truth Bombs to their most recent game Weird Things Humans Search For, they have one of the more unique stands at Expo this year.

Black Box Adventures tell us about a couple of their board games. Itchy Monkeys, which is currently on Kickstarter, Frutti di Marri, where it’s time to play with your food, and Revenge of the Dictators, where its time to take over the world.

Comment for your chance to win Frutti di Marri and Revenge of the Dictators.

Ben takes a wander down Artist Alley in Hall 2 looking at some of the beautiful pieces of artwork on display. Some of the artists like Simon Todd have worked with Ernie Gygax, and Ralph Horsley who worked on the UKGE brochure.

Thames & Kosmos have brought the challenge of escape rooms to the tabletop with their Exit games.

Comment to win Exit: The Sunken Treasure and Exit: Dead Man On The Orient Express.

Ben swings by Magister Militum to talk with Richard about their 10mm and 15mm wargaming miniature line. Most interestingly, in addition to traditional wargaming miniatures from historical and fantasy periods, Magister Militum do a line of 10mm dinosaurs.

Comment below to win T-Rex, Triceratops and Edmontosaurus miniatures.

Bezier Games have brought their game One Week Ultimate Werewolf with them, which is currently running on Kickstarter. Aside from that, they also have pizza, castles and plenty of other board games to leave gamers howling for more.

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Ben finds Gavin from Cubiko Games to talk about the games he has been making for 15 years. His handcrafted games include the popular JamSumo and his most recent Velodrome.

Ben meets up with Mark from Word Forge games to take a look at the tank miniatures and scenario they have set up at Expo. In addition to that, Ben is taken through their game Full Moon Jacket.

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We stop off with the guys from GeekNSon and talk to them about how it all came together this year for the convention and some of the fun things they’ve seen around the event hall.

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Remember that you can enter our competition/raffle to win yourself the GeekNSon table that we used for the livestreams!

Ben joins Karl from Second Thunder to looks at the Open Combat system which is a universal wargaming system allowing people to play in any period or use any miniature they like.

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GameTee provide a beautiful selection of accessories for gamers, ranging from T-Shirts to candles, bringing their own twist to board game culture.

Comment for your chance to win a £15 GameTee voucher.

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