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UK Games Expo

Since its foundation in 2007, the UK Games Expo (UKGE) has expanded into the world's third-largest hobby games convention. This archive chronicles Geek Native's long-term coverage of the trade fair's evolution at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) and Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Rather than just a list of past events, these historical records document the shifting trends of the international tabletop industry - from the early playtesting of breakout roleplaying games to major product launches by global publishers.

This collection serves as a definitive timeline of the community milestones, game demonstrations, and industry shifts that have shaped the UK's premier gaming hub.

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Uk Games Expo Reports

Continuing the archive of independent Uk Games Expo reporting (Archive Page 13).

Serenissima Obscura: Ready for UK Games Expo with an interview with Vortex Verlag

April 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As with The Straight Way Lost, Vortex Verlag’s 5e fantasy Renaissance Italy, Serenissima Obscura brings the mysterious city of Venice to life for tabletop RPG campaigns.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Melina Sedo, serenissima obscura, The Straight Way Lost, uk games expo, Vortex Verlag

UK Games Expo interview: AJM_Nerdcore on first visits and Warhammer

April 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

To my delight, Alex agreed to a Q&A with Geek Native, as we are both ready to rock up at the UK Games Expo in a month or so!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Henry Cavill, lord of the rings, pandemic, uk games expo

UK Games Expo: Parable Games will run a multi-table

March 20, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The horror TTRPG Shiver, a gold best seller at DriveThruRPG, will get a multi-table epic game at this year’s UK Games Expo.

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

Audio EXP Podcast: #278 – Print prices and aliens on Earth

March 9, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A podcast transcript as Geek Native returns to print-on-demand price hikes, UK Games Expo, Alien: Earth and adult toon TTRPGs.

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

UK Games Expo 2025 is making a big change

June 10, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The UK Games Expo has grown to fill the Hilton Metropole with TTRPGs and NEC’s Halls 1, 2 and both parts of Hall 3. In fact, some traders have favourite locations within the Halls for their stands and specifically book those spaces. Regular fans know where to look for them. However, things will change in […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: conventions, uk games expo

Pay What You Want: Mappa Mundi: An Exploration + Ecology RPG quickstart

June 3, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ecumene is slowly being unmade by Fate, and players take on the role of Chroniclers who set out from hearth and home to travel the wilds and tell the story of this realm in flux.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, mappa mundi, three sails studios, uk games expo

UK Games Expo Awards 2024 winners

June 2, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At the announcements, the UK Games Expo organisers whisked through the People’s Choice winners with special guests Steve Jackson of Steve Jackson Games and Luke Gygax of GaryCon.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: awards, board games, card games, Free League Publishing, leyline press, luke gygax, ravensburger, steve jackson, uk games expo

“Hello Wizard, I Have a Problem” manifests, as promised, at the UK Games Expo

June 2, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wizards are easily the most powerful beings in the world. With only a few words and a gesture, we can change the fundamental nature of the world. Sure, sometimes things don’t go exactly as planned.

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

Ex Stasis Games’ Caverns of the Wise Minister makes UKGE hardcover debut

June 2, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Caverns of the Wise Minister are somewhere between life and death and in a place where lost souls have gathered.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Ex Stasis Games, uk games expo

Warpland, the psychedelic heavy metal-inspired TTRPG, returns to Kickstarter for an improved European edition

June 1, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You won’t have to be in Europe to back Warpland on Kickstarter when it launches on Monday.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: All Rolled Up, dice bag, gavriel quiroga, uk games expo

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