What is UK Games Expo? Well, it’s an expo, not a convention. Fancy! It’s great big tabletop gaming convention; boardgames, wargames, cardgames, roleplaying games. Plus nerdy entertainment shows, a Viking village… in their own words: UK Games Expo (UKGE) is the largest Hobby Games Convention in the UK – where all aspects of the gaming hobby are represented …
Our EPIC Review of 6 Games at UK Games Expo
At the UK Games Expo I got some hands-on demos of some of the tabletop games being exhibited. Here’s my games review and low down on the game play mechanics. Game Review: Posthuman Saga I believe that it was fate that I played this game. Two days before the expo I came across an advert in Facebook messenger …
Escape Your Deathtrap: Live Performances at UK Games Expo
There is nothing quite like the exhilaration of a live performance. I discovered to my delight that there were several seminars, workshops and live events running alongside the tabletop gaming at the UK Games Expo, each one geeky in their own way and the majority of which were priced at an incredibly reasonable five pounds per person. Bargain! Here’s …
Gaming till ya Die – First timer at UK Games Expo
So this year I got to go the UK Games Expo for the first time ever! This article is a brief coverage of the event, what kind of things you can expect to see there and how I found the experience of some of the individual aspects of it as well as overall. The expo is huge and I would …
Giving It A Go at UK Games Expo
As an introvert I’m constantly worrying about the potential pitfalls of interacting with other human beings at conventions. What if I say the wrong thing? Am I out of my depth with geek trivia? What if I bump into another Black Widow cosplayer? Seriously, I spent time and money on that costume – I deserve to be the only …
Animal Ailments – The Road to Kickstarter
Alex, it’s been less than a year since we chatted for the Coaching for Geeks podcast (Have a listen!) what’s been going on? It’s been an exceptionally busy 8 months for me! When we last spoke, I had just finished up at the UK Games Expo, the largest games fair in the UK. This was a bit of …