UK Games Expo 2018: Sunday Live Blog

It’s the final day of the UK Games Expo. We’ve seen loads of cool games and events, and it’s not over yet! Join us OnTableTop.com for more live coverage and be sure to check out today’s last set of live streams.

As we kick off the final day of Expo, relive how it all started: at 5am in the morning when even the birds were still slumbering! Lorries, vans and armies of volunteers from vendors, game companies and artists arrive to set up their stands and play areas.

Ben joins Alex from Themeborne’s to look at the popular Escape the Dark Castle. Bringing the two recently announced expansion packs to Expo, the game tasks players locked away in a castle to fight their way out against the odds.

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Ben is lucky to be joined by Alley Cat Games who showed off their array of games. From Dice Hospital to Pharma to Ruthless, Alley Cat show off their confidence with a variety of mechanics.

Be sure to check out today’s Live Stream to see if there is anything which catches your eye.

Justin is joined by Alex from Fantasy Flight Games to talk about the vast array of tournaments they are running. From Star Wars Armada and Legion to Legend of the Five Rings, FFG have an impressive set of European Championships running throughout the weekend.

Ben encounters David from Chaosium to talk about their foray back into the world of board games. In addition to the cute art they have on display with Khan of Khans they also have a stand of RPG books dedicated to Glorantha and Call of Cthulhu.

Ben was very excited to hear Tristan from Hall or Nothing to talk about 1066 which is all about the build-up to the Battle of Hastings, culminating in the battle itself.

Be sure to check out today’s Live Stream to see if there is anything which catches your eye.

Justin joins Leon at the Days of Wonder stand to talk about demoing the new Ticket to Ride versions: France and New York. Alex also gives us an insight into how he approaches demoing games at the show so that players enjoy themselves.

Justin catches up with Dan from the Plastic Soldier Company to talk about their new game Red Alert. The depth of mechanical representation is felt in Red Alert with large arcs of movement as you might expect in a fleet combat game.

Yesterday Justin was joined by father and son duo Pete and Fred from Burley Games. They came over to talk about the new game they are bringing to Kickstarter: Rolling Bears.

Be sure to check out today’s Live Stream to see if there is anything which catches your eye.

Chris from Darker Days Radio and our popular Kingdom Death Monster Let’s Plays comes into the office to chat about the Darker Days Podcast.

Justin drops in on Lewis from TT Combat to talk about the new expansions they have for Rumbleslam as well as Dropzone Commander and Dropfleet. They guys at TT Combat burrowed away to develop some new miniatures and they have them on the show floor.

Mark from AEG joined Justin the Live Stream yesterday to chat about Thunderstone Quest. Building on the strong Kickstarter which had 5000 backers, Mark showed off the massive deckbuilder.

Be sure to check out today’s Live Stream to see if there is anything which catches your eye.

Justin checks in with the Fantasy Flight Games demo booth to check out their game range at expo. Second Edition X-Wing is top of Justin’s list but he only gets teased with what’s to come in the hotly anticipated update.

Relive Ben’s Live Stream with Backspindle Games where they talked about Mournequest which still has a few days left on Kickstarter and Speedy Ninjas.

Be sure to check out today’s Live Stream to see if there is anything which catches your eye.

Be sure to head over our Live Stream as we are chatting with the organizers behind UKGE and getting their take on how things have gone this weekend.

Go to the Live Stream Here!

Ben joins Chris from WizKids to look at their vast array of games. From quick games like Dungeon party to interesting thematic twists on the dungeon crawler with Seal Team Flicks, WizKids have delivered quite the variety of games here at Expo.

Justin catches up with Para Bellum again to see their stand on the show floor as they show off a huge variety of new Conquest miniatures and box sets. One of the most beautiful stands at Expo this year, this is reflected in the miniatures they have on display!

Andrew from Yay Games joined Justin the Live Stream yesterday to talk about two of their biggest games: Ominoes and Ominoes: Hieroglyphs.

Be sure to check out today’s Live Stream to see if there is anything which catches your eye.

Justin tracks down Jack from River Horse again to have a look at their set up on the show floor. Their recent release, Dark Crystal has been available to purchase on the show floor, plus their even more recent Tails of Equestria adventure.

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