UK Games Expo 2019: Saturday Live Blog [WIN A Massive Dragon!]
Come and join us for a weekend of awesome fun here at the UK Games Expo in Birmingham, UK!
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We're going to be getting stuck into a lot of live blogging and livestreaming over three days here at the event so make sure to get involved!
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Here's some of the information about what to look out for this year.
- Tickets
- UK Games Expo First Timers Guide
- UK Games Expo Guide
- Venue Hall Map
- Seminar Schedule
- Viking Village!
Make sure to tell us what you're looking forward to this weekend!
UK Games Expo Opening Times
Friday - Trade Halls Opening: 9.30 to 6pm
Saturday - Trade Halls Opening: 9.30 to 6pm
Sunday - Trade Halls Opening: 9.30 to 4pm
You will be able to join us across all three days as we delve into all sorts of awesome goodness from across the gaming spectrum. Tickets are available on the door so if you're inspired to come along, make sure to come along!
Blogging At This Event:
Art Of War Studios Glam Things Up With Tokens - Comment To Win!
We love anything that glams up our tabletop games and that’s where Art Of War Studios comes in. These fellows make some epic looking tokens which can be used for tabletop games, be they miniatures or card games.
Comment To Win – Kill Team Tokens
Have you picked up some of the tokens from Art Of War Studios?
Chip Theory Games On Cloudspire & Beyond
Ryan was able to get to chat with Chip Theory Games about their game Cloudspire and beyond which gives you a lavish and entertaining board game which will hit the spot.
Come and check out more in the video and make sure to head over to their website to learn more too.
Come Down To The Weirding Woods With StoryMaster's Tales
Come and join Ryan for a wonderful and very whimsical chat with StoryMaster Tales who are on Kickstarter now with their Weirding Woods tabletop game…which has a bit of a twist.
This game is a fantastic hybrid of board, card and role-playing game which brings all of these things together into a Grimm-style Fantasy experience.
Knight Models
Knight models are showing off their studio painted minis in public, some for the first time!
The sculps for both their Harry Potter and Batman ranges are very nice, the Fantastic Beasts miniatures are excellent!
Are you going to be picking them up?
Stream Catch-Up - PSC Games
Join us to delve into a big chat about everything that PSC Games has been working on. They have all sorts of awesome games including the massive Red Alert.
There’s also Battle Ravens, a great quick game of Viking brutality and Milito which takes us back to the ancient era.
Shades Of Vengeance And Their Game Collection
We were able to stop off with Shades Of Vengeance who have been talking about a few of their games which are available for you to snap up here at the event this year.
They have a myriad of different products with some of them being cooperative card games and others being a little more combative…especially where aliens are involved. There are also some neat role-playing games in there too!
Stream Catch-Up - Everything CATAN
We delve into a discussion on all the kind of ways you can explore delving into CATAN.
Make sure that you tell us which version of CATAN is your favourite in the comments down below!
Funforge Show Off Monumental
Funforge are in attendance at the UKGE showing off a few of their games including Monumental, their successful kickstarter from earlier this year.
Head over to the Funforge stand to give Monumental a go.
Trying GW Contrast Paints Part 2 (Games Workshop)
Come and join Warren and Lloyd as they take a peek at the Contrast Paints in more detail.
These seem like they could be a very good punt for those that are really interested in getting started painting miniatures.
Plan Out Your Adventures On New Battlemat Books
We’ve all want to dive into some role-playing adventures and Gaming Books make it all the easier to do with Battlemat Books.
These fantastic looking books are wonderful maps which can be used to create quick and easy dungeons for your heroes to be battling through.
Days Of Wonder Take Us On A Journey With Ticket To Ride London
This weekend marks the release of Ticket To Ride London which has you playing out quicker games of this board game classic in the swinging 60’s!
Justin stops off for a chat with the folks from Days Of Wonder to look at the game and what new elements it brings to the table.
Stream Catch-Up - Board Game Crate
We get some time to dive into one of the catch-up videos from yesterday’s stream where we take a peek at the Board Game Crate which allows you to get your hands on all sorts of fantastic games, both great and small.
You can find out more about them HERE.
Bits & Pieces talk about Star Realms
Sit down, grab a drink and enjoy five tales of space battles, exploration, victory and defeat in Star Realms.
Bits & Pieces takes aim at specific parts of games. From why Artic Scavengers junk pile is so brilliant to asking the question – how many miniatures is too many miniatures?
Kosmos Get Ready To Roll For Adventure
Thames & Kosmos get us ready to Roll For Adventure with one of their new games here at the show.
This seems like a fascinating and fun game and Warren might even be converted to start diving into more board games at the tabletop!
Themeborne Tease Us With Escape The Dark Sector
We get a quick chance to stop in with Themeborne and discuss with them about their new Kickstarter for Escape The Dark Sector.
If you’re looking to take things into a dark and scary place in the depths of space watch out for their livestreamed segment today.
UK Games Expo looks fantastic this year! Sounds like you’re having a great weekend too. Thanks for the coverage guys, as ever.
Really enjoyed the coverage from yesterday, and I still haven’t watched it all. Looking forward to seeing what fun stuff you show today. Really have enjoyed Ryan on the live stream this morning.
You are sweet! Thank you!
need more dragons in my life
Bring forth the apocalyptic dragons time to do a full party wipe.
A Dragon is just what I need for our Frostgrave game! Of course it would be a total warband killer, but I love it.
Yay for day 2 of the expo. Para bellum was great to see yesterday, looking forward to seeing Battle systems fantasy terrain.
Man, wish we have those conventions in Holland or Belgium for that matter, as along if it’s close by. Loved the Para Bellum coverage and am really tempting to dive in, but I am not so font of tray movement, it takes away a lot of the dynamic on the table (my opinion) But since the mini’s look ff’ing amazing, I probably get my wallet out for this 🙂
can’t get enough DRAGONS.
I was there yesterday. Great fun and too many games to play.
I would love a second dragon… Never too many dragons around!
You guys are doing an awesome job covering the show, keep up the great work!
really loving the live coverage. just what i need on a rainy saturday!
Going to have to get here on of these years, looks far to good to miss.
Really need to convince my friends at my flgc that this NEEDS to be visited.
So many great games that i was unaware of.
Yeah I’ll go in for a dragon
Oathsworn seems To be a huge game !
… and I need a dragon in my Life;)
Man, really wish I made the Kickstarter for Joan of Arc, that dragon looks awesome!
Oooh. Gives me!!!
I would need a party to kill with the dragon.
Hope to be able to attend the #UKGAMESEXPO one year. Looks like a blast! Thanks for the coverage guys.
So much detail on that dragon looks like it would be fun to paint.
Loving the coverage so far. As I can’t make it this year I’m living through your coverage and Facebook messages from a couple of mates who’ve made it up. Those Parra Bellum miniatures look superb. Beyond that, I’d love to win that dragon.
The dragon is a mantlepiece waiting to happen.
Oooh, I’d give my back teeth for that fantastic dragon ! Kiitos !!