Held at the Harrogate Convention Centre in northern England, Airecon is second only to the UK Games Expo in terms of size. This was my second Airecon, and I’m happy to mention I had a great time. There wasn’t any one thing that stood out (perhaps my first...
If you’re more into hobby classics like Carcassone, Ticket to Ride, and so on, you already know about a lot of the big conventions / shows to attend – Gen Con and Origins in the US, the UK Games Expo in England, Essen in Germany, Cannes in France…...
…and we’re back! It’s been three years since the last full-strength UKGE in Birmingham, and I couldn’t wait! Part of my reason for going, of course, is pitching. As of this post I have 13 signed games, another 20 or so that are playtested and...
The biggest convention the United Kingdom has to offer is surprisingly easy to get to. The United Kingdom Games Expo (UKGE) is centrally located at the National Exhibition Center (NEC) east of Birmingham. It’s in the same area as Birmingham’s International...
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard this question… So plenty of people have made a game, and they reach this fork in the road. They know there’s a lot of pros and cons, but that doesn’t make the decision any easier. This one decision...
Is it a con? A festival? Both? Whatever you call it, it’s amazing. Located in Hobro, Denmark (pronounced closer to ‘hobo’ – the ‘r’ is silent, but the ‘b’ has a slight explosion of air) and held annually since 1992, Fastaval’s 5 days of scenarios and...
