UK Games Expo 2023: Live Blog
Come and join us for a weekend of awesome fun here at the UK Games Expo 2023 in Birmingham, UK!
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Live Blog!
We are running a series of three Live Blogs over the three days where you'll be able to watch all of the interviews that we do with the folks here at the event.
Make sure to follow along as there will often be chances for you to comment on specific videos on the Live Blog in order to win prizes.
Also Watch The OnTableTop Livestream
Over the three days of the UK Games Expo, the OnTableTop team are going to be running a livestream showcasing the best of the UK Games Expo and having some fun too.
Follow Along With The Livestream To Win Prizes!
Tune in over the three days and you can check out the Livestream here, on Twitch, YouTube or Facebook and follow along with all the fun and games from this year's event in Birmingham, UK.
Livestream Times
When to watch...
- Friday - 11am - 4pm
- Saturday - 11am - 4pm
- Sunday - 11am - 4pm
We are going to be at the OnTableTop Main Stage in Hall 2 if you want to come and watch us in person and join in some fun and games.
Livestream Schedule
Here's what to watch out...
- Friday
- 11:00 - Luke Gygax Interview
- 11:40 - CATAN Studios Interview
- 12:00 - Ben Aaronovitch - (Rivers Of London) Author Interview
- 12:30 - Cosplay Parade
- 13:00 - Florian Sirieix - After Us Designer Interview
- 13:30 - £1000 Prize Draw!
- 14:00 - Roll Britannia RPG Actual Play
- 15:30 - Funko Games Interview
- 16:30 - Shut Up & Sit Down - Playing Wavelength With You!
Saturday
- 11:20 - Cubicle 7 - Doctor Who RPG Interview
- 11:40 - Cubicle 7 - Warhammer Roleplaying Games Interview
- 13:00 - Alessio Cavatore Interview
- 13:30 - £1000 Prize Draw!
- 14:00 - No Rolls Barred Q&A
- 14:40 - Alley Cat Games New & Upcoming Games Interview
- 15:00 - Shut Up & Sit Down - Cardboard Courtroom
- 16:00 - UK Games Expo Dragon Off! Andree Schneider & Ralph Horsley Paint Dragons
Sunday
- 11:00 - The Extraordinary Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
- 12:00 - All About Games - Quick Fire Board Game Pitches!
- 12:30 - Cosplay Parade
- 12:50 - Osprey Games - Battle Of Britain Demo
- 13:30 - £1000 Prize Draw!
- 13:50 - Cubicle 7 - Broken Weave Interview
- 14:30 - Warcradle Studios Interview
- 15:00 - UK Games Expo Awards Ceremony
Make sure to tune in and watch the Livestream!
Come Along To The UK Games Expo!
Here is some of the information that you'll want to look out for this weekend.
Make sure to tell us what you're looking forward to this weekend!
UK Games Expo Opening Times
Friday - 9:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday - 9:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday - 9:00am - 4:00pm
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:
AWA Game Design Ltd: War on Terra | Stand 2-1168
AWA Game Design are showing off War On Terra, their new table-top wargaming system which has hit it Kickstarter goal and is still live until the end of Monday if you are interested:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/awagamedesign/war-on-terra
Footsore Miniatures pay us a visit!
Footsore Miniatures – the guys behind The Baron’s War – are here at UKGE and they’re here to show us their newest set of upcoming miniatures.
£1000 Giveaway - Friday's Winner
As you may have seen in earlier posts each day UK Games Expo are giving visitors the chance to win a £1000 shopping spree each day of the show. Saturday’s winner has been chosen and is currently deciding how to spend the money.
Meanwhile as you can see Friday’s winner has picked a up nice mixture of board games, 40K and paint. There is one more giveaway on Sunday, for more information CLICK HERE.
CrowD Games, Floodgate Games & PSC | Stand 2-106 + WIN A PRIZE!
CrowD Games, Floodgate Games & PSC have a combined stand with the likes of Kites, Dogfight and Batsu on display.
Gaint Risk is back!
Giant Risk is back for another year on a board measuring 4 metres X 3 metres / 12 feet X 9 feet.
What was originally designed for use an old scout troop has in recent years been made available for events with the aim of attracting new players to historical wargaming via this hybrid board-game come wargame.
Cubicle 7 | Stand 1-902
If you’re looking to pick up some Warhammer RPGs in either flavour (Sci-Fi or Fantasy) make your way down to Cubicle 7 Avenue in Hall 1.
Roll Britannia | Stand 2-1104
If you enjoyed the team at Roll Britannia on yesterday’s live stream you can visit them in the flesh or pick up some merch over on their stand.
Mantic Games - Worms | Stand 1-T83
Mantic Games announced recently that they would be teaming up with Team17 to make a tabletop version of WORMS and even though they didn’t bring any WORMS with them Ben got a good chat about the game with Ronnie Renton.
Bad Squiddo Games | Stand 2-210 + WIN A PRIZE!
Annie at Bad Squiddo Games releaised that the company never actually released a Bad Squiddo but as yuo can see when Justin paid a visit this has now been rectified.
Best Hobby Games: Zeo Genesis | Stand 2-1138
Zeo genesis is a beautifully sculpted range of mech miniatures being made by Best Hobby. Zeo Genesis will be Best Hobby’s first ever game and by the look of the miniatures it will be one to keep an eye on!
Hachette Boardgames UK | Stand 2-538 + WIN A PRIZE!
Hachette Boardgames have something for everyone at their stand, whether it is quizzes on British culture, decking building, Darwinism or Elephant’s walking the plank and that’s just for starters…
Warcradle Studios: Dystopian Wars | Stand 2-702 + WIN A PRIZE!
Justin is at the Wayland Games stand catching up with Chris from Warcradle Studios to find out about the latest releases for Dystopian Wars.
Tinkerbot Games | Stand 2-814
Tinkerbot Games are at the Expo this weekend with not just games, but books based on games and tables to play the games on too!
Gale Force Nine - Star Trek Away Team | Stand 1-564 + WIN A PRIZE!
Gale Force Nine have brought along Star Trek Away Missions to UKGE and it looks incredible! The style of miniatures look great and if you are a Star Trek fan you will absolutely adore this game!
Senior Games: Heroes Of The Shire | Stand 2-473
Heroes of the Shire is a turn-based combat adventure RPG inspired by MMORPG’s which can be enjoyed by 1-6 players in both Scenario mode (PvE) and Arena mode (PvP). The game was successfully funded via Kickstarter and is due to be fulfilled this summer.
Cosplay on Display - Part 1
Every year UK Games Expo attracts many cosplayers and this year our very own Justin got in on the action!
Purple Lantern Games: The Presence | Stand 2-1112
We are in the presnece of Purple Lantern Games to talk about The Presence. A strategic horror-game that puts you in a victorian era ghost story with each game being either fully cooperative or one-versus-all.
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