UK Games Expo 2018: Friday Live Blog

We’re here at the kick off for UKGE 2018! There is loads to see and do this year and we cannot wait to get stuck in and bring it all to you.

If we can survive the rush, that is!

All weekend, we are running a series of Live Streams where people from a variety of different gaming companies sit down and tell us about all the exciting stuff they are working on.

Check out the schedule to see who’s on, and head on over to our Live Stream.

As the queue formed outside the Expo, Justin and John headed out for a quick chat with the attendees and to see how things were getting on in Hall 1.

Devir Games have brought a bunch of new games with them to UKGE, many of which we have enjoyed playing ourselves this past week.

Let us know which of these games catches your eye. Fancy a Picnic?

We stop off with Ankama to talk about Trool Park and Tales of Glory. The former is all about building amusement park rides whilst Tales of Glory allows you to build combos to vanquish your foes.

Ben is here to talk to the UK Indie RPG League about their collection of roleplaying games they have brought to the show. From Lovecraftian tales to irreverent adventures involving pigs and bears this collective can be found in Hall 2 with a wide selection for your groups RPG needs.

Comment below to win The Spire RPG pdf rule book!

Liontower Miniatures have some cool minis to show off this year, including some examples of their upcoming Kickstarter minis and their RPG Range, which have been shortlisted as best miniatures range at this weekend.

Be sure to get comment below to get your chance to pick up a Kickstarter Exclusive mini.

TTCombat are showing off a bunch of exciting stuff for some of their games, including a look at how things are developing with Carnevale, an expansion for Rumbleslam and some exciting goings on in the world of Dropzone…

We’re with Simon from Brambledown Designs to talk about some of the beautiful artwork on the show floor here.

Comment to win a Porg Art Print.

Oink Games have a couple of their quick, fun games with them at this year’s UKGE, including Deep Sea Adventure, a game I can personally vouch for.

Comment for your chance to win Deep Sea Adventure.

The bar has opened for a new game, Bar Pig, a fun card-based game that’s perfect to play while enjoying a pint.

Let us know what you think of this game in the comments below.

Infamy Games are here at UKGE demonstrating their upcoming game Infamy Brawl, taking their fantastic miniatures to the tabletop.

Comment below for your chance to win the Holmes and Crookes miniatures.

Broken Mill Games give us a look at their new cooperative dungeon delving card game Heroes of Tenefyr, which they will soon be bringing to Kickstarter.

Live Streams have been going well today. Now Ben takes his turn in the chair to talk with all the awesome game creators and companies here today.

Head over to the Live Stream to check it out.

Ben chats to Mark from Mostly Curious Games about the amazing steampunk models he has constructed and brought to the show floor. From dice towers to Star Wars homages, Mark has constructed some great collectable pieces.

Comment below to win a steampunk Millenium Falcon piece!

Ben is with Alice and Anna from Sensible Object to talk about Beasts of Balance. It’s a colourful, inventive game about building towers of animals. Copies are selling out quick of this always popular game!

Sam joins Victoria to talk about an array of games from CMON. First up is their in-depth Game of Thrones miniatures games (of which you can find several Let’s Plays on our site). But Sam also gets to see three of their newer titles on the show floor: Dragon Castle, Gizmos and Way of the Panda.

Justin gets to see Gloom of Kilforth and Lifeform with Tristan from Hall or Nothing Productions, but he is also teased with the upcoming 1066 board game by them. It’s an impressive range of fantasy, historical and sci-fi!

Ben chats to Mike from Osprey Publishing to show off Gaslands. A game that a lot of people have gotten excited about, Gaslands lets you use your own car miniatures to build scenarios and set pieces for your game.

Comment below to win the Gaslands Rulebook, a template and dice!

It’s time for some madcap racing in spaaaaaace!!! Mad Dad Games are here at UKGE showing off their game Hyper League Racing, which will be zooming off to Kickstarter soon.