Just a gentle reminder that from tomorrow the UK Games Expo (UKGE) is on.
Depending when you do the table, the UKGE is either the third or fourth largest table top convention in the world. It swaps between Origins and UKGE. They keep leapfrogging each other. Although this may not be entirely true since PAX Unplugged started. I’m not aware of the numbers that is attracting.
I think this is the biggest UKGE ever. They have 3 NEC halls this year, plus the Hilton Hotel. I’m expecting attendance numbers to beat last years record attendance also.
Despite its growth, the expo never feels crowded as you go round the stands. The walkways between stands are wide enough to make movement easy and not feel that you are fighting to get around.
The expo is starting to be taken seriously by publishers outside the UK. Particularly the US ones. It’s hard to justify not being here when it is so large. So we are starting to see more publishers have their own presence at the expo. There is still away to go, but it’s a start. That also holds true for game releases and previews etc.
If you are in to table top games and all that covers, this is really worth a visit. Even if it’s just for the day.
I’ll be there all 3 days of the expo.
But my experience of the show will be different to anything I’ve experienced before at the expo. Each year so far my expo experiences have added something new. But this will be a massive first.
This year I volunteered to help out on the White Wizard Games (WWG) Stand demoing their games. I’m excited and a tad apprehensive at the same time.
WWG also have 3 events running during the expo.
Win one of those tournaments and become immortal! Well semi famous, and associated with a game you enjoy forever!
I know folks look forward to my daily posts about nothing. But that schedule may be interrupted. I’ll try and do a post each evening. There will be photos from the expo during the day going up on Instagram.
Hope to see you at the expo, and maybe have the chance of teaching you how to play one of the games.