Octothorpe 162 arrives! We discuss conventions this week, focusing on Satellite 9, the Nuremberg 2028 Worldcon bid, and the UK Games Expo. Then we do picks and get wet and splash each other in the pool. Listen here! https://octothorpe.podbean.com/e/162-do-you-have-stirrups-on-your-bicycle/

#ScienceFiction #Podcast #UKGamesExpo #UKGE #Nuremberg2028 #Satellite9

Feels like UK Games Expo was a lifetime ago now, but here is mine, Lindsay & Megan’s little haul, more modest than most years cause not only were we all brassic, but also volunteering so not much time to do the halls

#UKGE #UKGE2026 #UKGamesExpo #UKGamesExpo2026

A little after 9am on Thursday, I boarded my first train of a journey that has become increasingly familiar over the years. It was my sixth visit to the convention, having first attended in 2019 before COVID forced a break, but I returned in 2022. It was also my fourth time making the journey by train. The first leg carried me from the South Coast to London Victoria, followed by a tube trip to London Euston and a welcome lunch break before the faster train north. By around 4pm, I was walking through the NEC halls once again, ready for another weekend at @ukgamesexpo 2026.

Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/06/06/uk-games-expo-2026-saturday-review/
Listen to the audio version here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/14Jlkg5IpLtgxe59o8VHII?si=EUGZMsopSMWJrbm_c2Su6w

#boardgames #reviews #UKGE2026 #UKGamesExpo #events #exhibitions #conventions

UK Games Expo & Travelling in the UK

Last week I attended the UK Games Expo in Birmingham for the first time! As a seasoned SPIEL-attendee, I was especially curious to see how this compares. I’ve been to conventions other than SPIEL, of course, such as the Berlin Brettspiel Con, Spiel Doch! in Duisburg/Dortmund, some Dutch one I forgot the name of, and some smaller ones. But IMHO none of those are comparable.

Now that I’ve been […]

https://chaosworks.org/2026/uk-games-expo/

On my way home from @UKGamesExpo I stopped off to see the student final project showcase at #ISARTDigital in #Paris

At the beginning of the year, 150 students pitched their project ideas and a dozen of them were chosen to be developed into a playable demo. Kinetic Twinz was developed by a multidisciplinary team of 17 students.

#UKGamesExpo #UKGE #gaming #games #videogames #gamedesign

Last weekend I ran Unfallen - a narrative Warcry event, at #UKGE

10 players were asked to choose their path through the blighted wilds of Thyria: as either Contaminators seeding creeping corruption, or Remediators sworn to burn out the rot and restore balance.

https://warbosskurgan.blogspot.com/2026/06/unfallen-ukge-2026-warcry-narrative.html

#UKGamesExpo #UKGE2026
#Warcry #NarrativePlay #Warhammer #AgeOfSigmar #AoS #WarHamFam #WarhammerCommunity

Fantha Tracks at UK Games Expo 2026

#UKGamesExpo #StarWars #FanthaTracks #UKGE2026 #UKGamesExpo 

Fantha Tracks headed to the NEC in Birmingham for the 20th anniversary of UK Games Expo.

Read the whole story at the below link:

https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/gaming/fantha-tracks-at-uk-games-expo-2026/