UK Games Expo 2019 Live Blog Extra!
Come and join us for another round of videos from the UK Games Expo. We have loads more interviews from the event covered over the weekend.
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Blogging At This Event:
Stream Catch-Up - Medusa Games' Magnificent Flying Machines
Justin sits down for a game of Magnificent Flying Machines with the team from Medusa Games.
Who is going to make it to the end of their race and how much of their plane is going to left!
Scale 75 Look Ahead To Their Fallen Frontiers & A New Edition
Scale75 have been working away at their newest edition of Fallen Frontiers. This game has an insane style to it and the miniatures are absolutely amazing.
If you have missed out on seeing them at UK Games Expo then there’s a great chance to check them out online.
Stream Catch-Up - Sub Terra 2
Justin got to chance with ITB Games about a new take on their very successful game, Sub Terra. It’s now time to dive down into Sub Terra 2 and see just how dangerous things can get as you risk it all.
Exploration awaits…but so do terrible dangers. You must all survive so make sure that you avoid the menace in the dark.
Toon Hammer Get Us Ready For A Sci-Fi Game Of Survival
Toon Hammer has a chat with Warren about their Sci-Fi game of survival known as Arkosa.
Playing in half an hour for one-to-four players this is a great excuse to get stuck into some awesome tabletop adventures.
Stream Catch Up - Space Worm
Justin is joined by Rose from ITB Board Games with Space Worm, designed by Reiner Knizia.
While some of our younger audiences may not remember the golden era of the 3310 mobile phones with their highly popular Snake game, this may come as quite a surprise that it’s very tactical and fun to roll and write your way across this arcade themed game by Reiner Knizia.
Don’t slither too fast or you may crash!
Battlefront Hit The Beaches With Flames Of War Late War
With the D-Day celebrations and commemorations coming this weekend we find out what Battlefront Miniatures have planned for the expansions in Flames Of War as we look to the Late War.
Make sure to get yourself ready for a weekend of awesomeness coming up in a few days.
Stream Catch-Up - Sonic Sowle Games & Adventure Awaits
Ben got a chance to sit down with Alan from Sonic Sowle Games to discuss the new game, Adventure Awaits, which is going to be coming to Kickstarter at some point this year.
The game is a toolkit for storytelling and offers up a lot of chance for alternative adventures, interesting quests, and maybe a boost to those who want to start role-playing. Or, maybe those who don’t have the time for a proper role-play session every week.
Pet Evil Is A Pawfect Card Game For Wonderful People
Warren got to get a chat with the folks between the PetEVIL which is a strategic card game all about world domination…where your pets are in command.
You need to check this one out if you like a bit of a quirky time on the tabletop.
Stream Catch Up - Deneb
Ryan is joined by one of our own awesome community members of OnTableTop, DaveHawes is talking about his tactical miniature game, Deneb.
Click here to check out the Deneb Project here
- The key mechanics are around choice rather than randomness. A game of Deneb has at most, two coin-tosses for random elements, and everything else is down to player choice.
- It’s a skirmish-like game, but it uses tiles (which have built-in rules for elevation and other terrain effects) to build a grid for gameplay, and all movement and measurement is tile based.
- It’s quick to play, with the smallest size games taking 30-60 mins, and the biggest 60-90 mins.
From something that has started on our very own website using the projects system we’re highly excited to see what happens with Deneb and we hope to see Dave back again in the future with the success of his hobby!
Peculiarity Games Flex With Their Sumo Gnomes!
Peculiarity Games has been showing off a very fun game at the convention, Sumo Gnomes. Justin was able to head on over and talk to them about this one here at the show.
Who would have thought that these lovable chaps from the garden would be so sporty?
Stream Catch Up - Cartimundi Games
Ryan is joined by Louis from Cartimundi to discuss the manufacturing side of your favourite board games.
With literally centuries of experience, Cartimundi are the top manufacturers of board and card games in the world. Crafting over a MILLION card decks in one day they’re ready to help out the smaller groups and individuals to create your own ideas into what you see on the tabletop today.
Check out the Make My Game here
What say you? Do you have a game you’ve been itching to get to the printers?
Assembling The Doomsday Robot with DigiSprite
Elaine and the team at DigiSprite travelled all the way from the heights of Dundee to deliver us the doom of our kind.
Showing off two games, their release from last year, Doomsday Bots, returns to UK Games Expo to deliver robot assembling action. Whilst their new game Adventure Mart packages all the management simulation you could want but with a fantasy 7/11 feel. If the videogames Recettear and Moonlighter were given a cardboard, competitive twist!
Stream Catch Up - White Wizard Games
Rob has landed in the streaming room with Ryan to talk about their awesome card game Epic, from White Wizard Games.
While Epic gives you the full trading card game experience at a tiny fraction of the cost, Epic is NOT a trading card game. There are no random packs or hard-to-get cards. When you buy the game, you get everything you need to play. You know exactly what cards you’re getting.
Are you ready for a new and improved card game?
Gingerbread Games Bake Up Their Latest Releases
Gingerbread Games have brought their two latest releases fresh out of the design oven and into UK Games Expo 2019. Wergild: Blood Revenge a resource management game and Titans of Quantitas a fast pace maths game.
If you had a game made entirely out of Gingerbread, how much of it would you eat?
Geek Chic With The Crafting Jones
Sally from The Crafting Jones shows Justin what geek chic is all about!
In addition to some clever emergency dice in frames, Sally makes everything from earrings to keychains, all inspired by the great hobby we all share. It would be a shame to break one of the cases containing those polyhedral dice, but when the need arises folks…
PSC Games Get Us On To Rome & Roll As We Conquer The Ancient World
PSC Games have got us excited for a quick and easy dice drafting game which has you playing as the Romans during the Ancient times, Rome & Roll trying to control their expanding empire.
You can come and find out more about the game with PSC Games in the video below.
Stream Catch-Up - Redwell Games
Ryan is joined by Tom from Red Well games at UK Games Expo 2019.
Six Gun Showdown is a quick 2 player game of shootouts in the Wild West. The game takes 5-10 minutes to play for ages 9+. It combines strategy, memory and a dexterity element, like a “quick-draw” that serves to generate tension and guides the players to read their opponent’s actions, really immersing them into the feeling of being in a shootout.
With a quick draw at your side can you keep to speed with Tom from Red Well Games.
Is that a revolver in your pocket or are you excited by UKGE coverage?
Holy Grail Games Go Mining On Titan
The team at Holy Grail Games show us a prototype of their forthcoming game Titan where you mine for resources on Saturn’s largest moon, the titular Titan. The cardboard prototype already looks impressive so we can’t week to see the final game in plastic.
Which of Saturn’s moons is your favourite?
Stream Catch Up - Square Enix
Ryan is joined by Tim from Square Enix and we’ve had to chain him down to control his emotions over Final Fantasy.
The Final Fantasy board games are relishing among the fans at UK Games Expo this year. The beautiful Chocobos have been part of many childhood attendees at the event this year and like most of us, will find gentle references in their board games from the video games made by Square Enix too.
Are you excited for the Chubby Chocobo?
Enticing Sugary Bribes with Original Content London
Ryan is drawn in by sugary bribes to look at the eclectic games on show from Original Content London.
Not just satisfied to bring unique board game designs to the show, the guys at Original Content London are stylishly adorned with bobble hats and the like to show off their games. But they also have the perfect accompaniment to their sugary bribes in the board game Mobsters.
Stream Catch-Up - Playfusion Ltd
Ryan joins Jade and Rob from PlayFusion this weekend to discuss what’s been happening in the video and card game world.
It’s their first time at UK Games Expo and they’re blown away by the response they’ve had from Age of Sigmar Champions and Lightseekers and ready to discuss the newest updates and releases for their games coming up in 2019. Not to mention their dance offs happening on the show floor over the weekend.
Win a chance for the Age of Sigmar Champions Warband II and a Box of Lightseekers Uprising by commenting below.
Kosmos Go Back To The Dawn Of Man With Tribes
Kosmos Games show us Tribes, a new 4X game from Rustan Håkansson where you gather resources in the hope of creating new discoveries to advance mankind.
Are you a fan of 4X games?
Knight Models Swoop Into UKGE With Their New Releases
The team from Knight Models give us a showcase of their latest releases from both the Batman and Harry Potter Adventures miniature games including an awesomely painted Dumbledore.
Batman or Potter, which range do you prefer?
Opozo Showcase Their New Modular Board Game
Opozo were here at UK Games Expo showcasing their new modular board game. It combines the best of chess and lego, allowing you to create your own board games essentially.
There are lots of different themes you can explore in this game and they have provided a few to get you started. Watch for them on Kickstarter.
Stream Catch-Up - Para Bellum Conquest
Oh my… Looks like Leo from Para Bellum has been captured for the livestream.
Justin has brought in his freshman uniform for the Viking clan and recruited Leo from Para Bellum to talk about how the show has been this weekend for Conquest.
With the show being such a tremendous experience for everyone, it holds a special memory for Leo as Conquest has now been officially released for the public consumption.
Which faction of Conquest are you ready to play?
Another blog, you are really spoiling us!
Thanks guys for the outstanding coverage of UKGE.
Too much content for one weekend!
oooo extras!
It’s almost like they had people running around all weekend recording anything that moved and then poking other stuff until it moved and then recording that as well???
We all have to pay our penance for being part of the CultOfGames… I had to cut coffee sticks for days on end 🙂
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Thanks for the coverage and giveaways, giving those of us doing exams a chance to grab some of the goodies out of reach.
woot – fell bound was my secret success find of the expo.
More stuff to view, thanks folkskis
Great to see all this extra content, that’s my evening planned out
Wait, theres more? I thought I had caught up at last
Wow, so much content. You guys really outdid your self.