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UK Games Expo 2026 breaks NEC attendance records as infrastructure buckles under massive crowds

May 31, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The 20th anniversary of the UK Games Expo broke NEC attendance records with 87,837 visitors. Read our floor report and discover the first Patrick Campbell Award winner.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: uk games expo, uk games expo awards

UKGE Exclusive: Midlam Miniatures reveals standalone sequel to new strategy game ‘Faction’

May 31, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Midlam Miniatures launched the fast-paced political strategy card game Faction at UKGE 2026, and Geek Native has the exclusive scoop on its upcoming standalone sequel.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, midlam miniatures, uk games expo

Paizo’s brutal 13 Omens playtest at UK Games Expo leaves Pathfinder fans in shock

May 31, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native goes hands-on with Paizo’s upcoming horror RPG, 13 Omens, at the UK Games Expo, revealing a brutal rules-lite system where few survive.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, Jason Bulmahn, Paizo Publishing, uk games expo

UKGE exclusive: Odyssey Collective unveils miniature-agnostic dinosaur wargame 28 Millimeters BC

May 31, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Odyssey Collective unveils 28 Millimeters BC, a miniature agnostic dinosaur wargame, as their sci-fi RPG tarot decks sell out rapidly at UK Games Expo.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: skirmish game, tarot, uk games expo

Inside Mammoth Factory’s massive 500-page D&D Fairytale setting, Fateless

May 31, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover Fateless, the massive 500-page dark fairytale expansion for D&D from Mammoth Factory, featuring 280+ STLs and a grim twist on classic lore.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 3d printing, Dungeons & Dragons, uk games expo

Inside Midnight Tower’s UK Games Expo booth and their next 5e adventure

May 30, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

An exclusive first look at Midnight Tower’s next 5e roleplaying game project for Eastern Farraway, blending a steampunk aesthetic with Frankenstein horror, revealed at the UK Games Expo.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, midnight tower, steampunk, uk games expo

No AI, just 90s paranoia: Inside the Midnight of the Century RPG

May 30, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native gets an exclusive first look at the final hardback of Midnight of the Century, the 90s serial killer investigation RPG from By Odins Beard.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: occult, uk games expo

How a modest bonus became a cult hit: Critical Kit’s supernatural shift at UK Games Expo

May 30, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native reports from UKGE 2026 on how Critical Kit turned a modest bonus into the cult hit solo RPG All Night Breakfast, alongside the amnesiac DedBoi.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical kit, uk games expo

Audio EXP #335: Winning, City of the Espers variety, Witcher, crows, sex and death

May 30, 2026 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Welcome home. This is Audio EXP, the weekly podcast from Geek Native. Your ears are not deceiving you; I am not your usual host, Girdy AKA Geek Native Daddy.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: audio exp, geek native, podcasts

Fights And Fancy reveals new card-based god game The Watcher’s Draw at UK Games Expo

May 30, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fights And Fancy reveals a new prototype at UKGE. Read our exclusive first look at the divine mechanics of card-driven indie game The Watcher’s Draw.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: solo rpgs, uk games expo

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