For 2025, Europe’s giant retailer has partnered with The Army Painter, which means guests can sit at the “Paint & Take” table.
UK Games Expo
UK Games Expo (UKGE) is the United Kingdom's largest annual hobby games convention and trade fair, established in 2007 and traditionally held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) and Hilton Birmingham Metropole in Birmingham. It has grown to become the world's third-largest event of its kind, showcasing a diverse range of tabletop games including board games, role-playing games, card games, miniature wargames, and family games. Organised by UK Games Expo Ltd., it serves as a major hub for the UK and international gaming community.
The event features extensive trade halls with hundreds of exhibitors, offering game demonstrations, new product releases, and playtesting opportunities for upcoming titles.
A special thanks to Vortex Verlag for sponsoring Geek Native’s coverage of UK Games Expo. You can meet them at stand 3A-758 and find out about the exciting new Serenissima Obscura crowdfunding campaign.
Deep Regrets: An opening night review of the fishy board game
Geek Native got a sneak peek at Deep Regrets at Tabletop Scotland, and then both Bronwen and I rocked up at Argonaut Books here in Edinburgh, Scotland to play the game on its opening night.
Serenissima Obscura: Ready for UK Games Expo with an interview with Vortex Verlag
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.
UK Games Expo interview: AJM_Nerdcore on first visits and Warhammer
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!
UK Games Expo: Parable Games will run a multi-table
The horror TTRPG Shiver, a gold best seller at DriveThruRPG, will get a multi-table epic game at this year’s UK Games Expo.
Audio EXP Podcast: #278 – Print prices and aliens on Earth
A podcast transcript as Geek Native returns to print-on-demand price hikes, UK Games Expo, Alien: Earth and adult toon TTRPGs.
UK Games Expo 2025 is making a big change
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 […]
Pay What You Want: Mappa Mundi: An Exploration + Ecology RPG quickstart
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.
UK Games Expo Awards 2024 winners
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.
“Hello Wizard, I Have a Problem” manifests, as promised, at the UK Games Expo
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.
