Show Notes
Episode 153 sees Joel, Nick and Sam looking back at a fantastic UK Games Expo 2026, sharing their highlights from the UK’s biggest board gaming event, from the Bring & Buy and press event to the games they demoed and discovered. They also discuss the Spiel des Jahres nominations, the latest crowdfunding campaigns, upcoming releases, and plenty of the new titles that caught their attention, including Space Junkers, Papyria, For the Gods, Clank! Catacombs, Finspan, and many more. Whether you made it to UKGE or not, join us for our roundup of one of the biggest weekends in the board gaming calendar.
Quick News
- Spiel des Jahres nominees announced:
- Whose Turn Is It Anyway – rebrands / relaunches as Just Play Podcast, hosted just by JP
Crowdfunders
- Concordia Special Edition
- Altera – the new game from IV Studios
- Shug – the UKGE party game winner for a whole 10-minutes 😀
- ROKR Dinosaur Lab Pinball
Coming Soon
UK Games Expo Wrap-up
- Hotels
- Parking
- Interesting stands
- Nice art stalls
- Socks stand
- Pin collection
- Bring and Buy
- Press Event
- Attendance: 51,196 unique attendees, 87,837 turnstile attendees
- Events
- Nick: How was: Discworld: All That is Gold Is Not Butter
- Games demoed/played
- Joel:
- Sam
- Mythologies
- First Giants
- Link City
- Star Wars: Battle of Hoth
- Clank! Catacombs + both expansions
- Finspan + expansion
- DC Breakout – finally picked up a copy
- Nick: Mostly same as Joel. 😀
