Tabletop RPG news for a week squished into a series of easy scan bullet-point lists. Dungeons & Dragons fights, Starfinder dice and more Kickstarters than you can shake a magic item at.
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 2020 cancelled after all
There is currently an emergency hospital at the Birmingham NEC, built by the British army to take COVID-19 suffers, where the convention was due to run in August.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #40
RPG news delivered to you at the elite speed of bullet-point lists while practising healthy social distancing.
UK Games Expo delayed because of Covid-19
Reacting to the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic, following British government advice, the UK Gaming Expo has rescheduled for Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd of August.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #20
It’s the 20th round-up of weekly RPG news here on Geek Native and around the web.
Visualised: The world’s biggest geek conventions by scale
A living treemap showing the relative size and categories of dozens of geeky conventions around the world.
No new The Laundry RPG for years
Cubicle 7 explained to The Laundry RPG fans at a seminar held at UK Games Expo the additional complication Chaosium.
Devir reveal La Vina the winemaking game at UK Games Expo
The latest game from Devir is La Vina. It’s a game based around grapes and wine management (who wouldn’t like that?).
Knockoffs versus The Original: Folding Dice Trays
If you have a folding neoprene dice tray in this design and it hasn’t come from All Rolled Up, then it’s a knock off.
The Lord of the Rings RPG might be coming to Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds
News about the Lord of the Rings RPG fresh from UK Games Expo 2019.
