UK Games Expo 2017 Live Blog – Friday
Welcome to our UK Games Expo Live Blog from Birmingham in the UK! We're going to be delving into all the goings on here at the event across the NEC and Hilton Metropole across the weekend.
Join us for all manner of board, card, and miniature gaming fun as well as a visit to some of the seminars and more. There's even a Viking Village being set up around the lake!
What's On & Helpful Links
To give you a rundown of what's happening at the event we have some helpful links for you...
- Beginner's Guide
- Venue Information
- UK Games Expo Show Guide
- Venue Map
- Event Tickets
- Viking Village Details
We hope to meet up with you all at the event to so if you see us around make sure to come on over and say hi.
Prize Pool - Comment To Win!
- Doctor Who: Exterminate & Test Of Honor – Warlord Games
- Two One Player Starter Sets Of Your Choice – Hawk Wargames
- Event Goody Bag – GeeknSon
- RumbleSlam Base Game, Two Addition Teams, Event Exclusive – TTCombat
- Heroes Of Normandie Pointe Du Hoc & Kharnage Devil Pig Army – Devil Pig Games
- Sea Wolf Frigate Kit – DarkOps
- H.P. Lovecraft For Beginners – Chaosium
- Lost Expedition – Osprey Games
- 3x Bushido Buildings, Trees & A Pack Of Carts, + Building Moss – 4Ground
- Two Starter Sets, A Rulebook + 4Ground Terrain - GCT Studios
- A Satchel With Print Of Their Choice - Cosy Dice
- Lee & Clementine Expansion Pack - Mantic Games
- Event Exclusive Miniatures - Code Orange Games
- Food Truck - Devir Games
- Dungeon Core Set - Battle Systems
- Nine Realms - Medusa Games
- Ice Cool - Brain Games
- 7TV 1976 Annual - Crooked Dice
- Guild Ball Kick Off! Set + One Team Of Your Choice - Steamforged Games
- Cthulhu Dice Set - QWorkshop
- Imps - Triple Ace Games
- 4x4 Beach Mat - Deep Cut Studio
- Guards Of Atlantis - Wolff Designa
- SLA Industries RPG & Event Exclusive Miniature - Daruma
- AvP Second Edition & Event Miniature - Prodos Games
Make sure to also comment on the various posts throughout the Live Blog to be in with the chance of winning some great prizes.
Are you joining us?
Diving Into The Crowds
We're now beginning to send our teams out into the crowds to see if they can find some of the gamers here at the event to talk to.
Make sure to stick with us throughout the weekend as we build on this and start exploring more of the quirky aspects of this show from the gamers and the designers.
Grabbed A Batman Board Game Demo Yet?
Monolith are here showing off their new Batman Board Game which should follow in the rather awesome footsteps of Conan later this year.
Make sure to delve in and tell us what other games are hitting the tabletop across the next few days.
Gw seminar os interesting… Multiple overwatch sounds cool
The 40k generals handbook will be called chapter approved
Space marines get a new tank a hover tank called a repulsor I call it the flyno
I thought hover tanks were xenos exclusive tech and there for illegal for Imperial forces ? 😉
Looking forward to watching all the live blogs over the weekend
I had to cancel my tickets…. Sometimes buying a house sucks… 😛
I am defo going next year though. It looks so good. 🙂
Really wanted to ask about Squats in the GW q&a but couldn’t bring myself to do so
Should have done it dude lol
damn it … we need to know this.
Poor squats are ignored by everyone.
(they also would have been a much better faction than those new space marines … )
Don’t arrive until tomorrow but very much looking forward to it.
I’m defiantly going to have to get my butt there next year. Ill just have to convince the wife that it is a good idea, but will probably need to sell one of the twins and replace them with board games……
I don’t see a problem with that.
Purple cow, purple cow
Dude, I would totally play games for free cake.
Well, that’s my weekend sorted.
It is good to see the UK getting in some multi-day conventions for gaming. Multi-day cons are a staple here in the States, but it seems like the UK has more single day events. However, we don’t have the proliferation of gaming clubs, so cons are sometimes the only place we can get in some less common games.
dam might have come by tomorrow my wallet only just recovered form warhammer fest lol
I wish I could go. Fortunately these videos are the next best thing!
In pub and found table for when the troops turn up.
Where abouts
Good afternoon BOW
Don’t kiss Justin… He tastes funny!!! (And moans that you didn’t buy him a drink first!). No pleasing some people!!!
I wish I could come over to the pub but I better get some good sleep before the SW Destiny tournament tomorrow.
LICK THE HEAD!
Does that sound wrong? It sounds wrong, doesn’t it?
To Dignity Warzan and all the crew, meet was great , had a blast, Dignity has a game on my must get list, In theory are in time for last train, and what do you know there looks like theres a later one. Hope you all enjoyed the rest of your night
You’re a good sport Justin now just hope the guy doesn’t have cold sore (herpes)
Oh, it’s killing me! I’m over here, staying in London, and don’t have the free time to come up and check it out.
Y’all are making me wish it was GenCon weekend.
Been a great event so far
Looks great so far. Will be following this over the weekend.
I think we will enjoy 8th after all
Wish I could go, but hosting our own convention this weekend. Hope to catch the latest news here instead.