UK Games Expo 2018...

This is the sixth time I've been to the UK games expo. It really is one of the highlights of my year. The first time I went by myself. This time I went with a large group of Sheffield boardgamers. A group of us stayed together in a large house 10 minutes drive away from the NEC. Visiting the games show during the day times, and returning to the house to play games in the evenings.

 

Every year the Expo has expanded, last year it seemed a bit crazy, but this year they opened up a lot more space, and it felt just right. They took up 2 large halls in the NEC plus they had more space in two of the hotels near by.

Here are just a few photos of some of this years best bits for me...

 

 

Looking down on Hall 1 from Hall 2

 

The boardgames mansion!

Gaslands at the mansion...

Previews of the miniatures for Martin Wallace's new game WILDLANDS from OSPREY GAMES

Martin Wallace giving a demo of Wildlands

Playing through a scenario from the JOAN OF ARC game I backed on kickstarter

Some lovely miniatures from the Burrows and Badgers skirmish game...

No idea what this was... looks crazy!

Playing through a demo of WILDLANDS... can't wait to get this when it comes out in October!

Lords of Xidit at the mansion

The guys from GASLANDS demoing their game

Playing a demo of Stefan Feld's MERLIN game

Playing ETHNOS in the open gaming area...

I came home with copies of ETHNOS, STEAMROLLERS, ZANY PENGUINS, JACKYL & HIGH.... plus a signed copy of the fighting fantasy book "Deathtrap Dungeon" by Ian Livingstone...and some Reaper miniatures for Frostgrave. I met Martin Wallace and got him to sign a bunch of my rulebooks of his games... played loads of games, met some really nice people and had an all-round  fantastic time.

The mansion is already booked again for next year.