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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 15).

UK Games Expo: Dig into this SBG Editions preview of the RPG Cursed Empire 3e

June 2, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

SBG Editions are at UK Games Expo and stand 1-452. If you’re at the mega event, check out some previews and their current games. Titles include the Heroes of Thargos CG and Undead Expansion 2nd Edition, which is out in French and English.

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

UK Games Expo: An interview with magazine designer Akha Hulzebos

June 2, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Akha Hulzebos is an illustrator and graphic designer who has worked on various board games (occasionally turns a hand to game design herself) and several issues of the UK Games Expo magazine.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: uk games expo

Free to Download: Don’t Play This Game says Parable at UK Games Expo

June 1, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are some reasons why you might not play, but they also include reasons why you might be tempted anyway.

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

Free League launches an official Alien RPG Master tournament at UK Games Expo

May 18, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The first round of the inaugural Alien RPG masters will happen on Saturday and start with six tables of players making their way through the same scenario.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alien rpg, convention, Free League Publishing, uk games expo

UKGE 2022 Awards: The best RPGs and board games of the year

June 13, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The UK’s largest and one of the most significant gaming conventions in Europe is over, and the UK Games Expo is done for another year. The busy event has many attractions, one of which is the influential UK Games Expo Awards. The UKGE 2022 Awards has two categories, Judges and People, which means two winners […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: aconyte, aliens: colonial marines Operations Manual, All Rolled Up, awards, exploding kittens, fantasy flight games, Free League Publishing, frostgrave, Iello, lord of the rings, magpie games, osprey games, parable games, root, shiver, the dee sanction, the thing, twilight: 2000, uk games expo, z-man games

Parable Games announce changes and blood-soaked steps

May 18, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Parable Games have found success with their horror RPG Shiver and today emailed fans with news of big steps and changes.

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

RollVsEvil charity launches today as tabletop RPG publishers combine efforts

March 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Tabletop RPG publishers and board game companies have founded a charity to raise money and support efforts to tackle real-world evil.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Chaosium, charity, cubicle 7, gama, Green Ronin Publishing, magpie games, mantic games, Modiphius Entertainment, para bellum, q-workshop, R. Talsorian Games, roll20, rollvsevil, Steamforged Games, Steve Jackson Games, uk games expo

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #112

August 6, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary, and there’s lots of big news with Avatar Legends breaking records and WizKids, backed by D&D, taking on Games Workshop.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2CGaming, Achtung! Cthulhu, alice is missing, avatar legends, beadle & grimm's, Brittannia Game Designs, Call of Cthulhu, chronicles of darkness, Chthonstone Games, cubicle 7, d&d beyond, dog might games, Dungeon World, Dungeons & Dragons, entromancy, fallout, fate of cthulhu, flying buffalo, forbidden lands, Free League Publishing, m20 technocracy reloaded, magpie games, Modiphius Entertainment, nightpath publishing, Outland Entertainment, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, realmwarp media, routinely itemised, star trek adventures, starfinder, Stygian Fox Publishing, Symbaroum, Travis Legge, uk games expo, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, Victoriana, wizards of the coast, wizkids, XII: Inner Demons

UK Games Expo 2021 Awards winners

August 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

The UK Games Expo is one of the first significant gaming conventions to push on ahead into the opening wake of the lockdown. As a result, the prestigious UK Games Expo Awards has winners for 2021.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: aconyte, All Rolled Up, board games, Brittannia Game Designs, card games, destroyer of worlds, Free League Publishing, Iello, Legend of the Five Rings, Loke BattleMats, osprey games, river horse, stargrave, the dee sanction, uk games expo, vaesen

Experience UK Games Expo’s shopping bonanza from afar with #SelfPromoTradeHall

July 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A new tabletop roleplaying magazine Never Mind The Dice Rolls has proposed and will use the hashtag #SelfPromoTradeHall to help gamers discover geeky retailers.

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