UK Games Expo 2025 (Saturday Review)

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The first time I covered this massive board game event was back in 2018. It was well-established at the Birmingham NEC by then, sprawling across halls 1, 2, 3 and 3A. During the COVID pandemic in 2021 and 2022, I skipped the show, but since 2023, I have attended again every year. So, technically speaking, this is my 6th UK Games Expo.

Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/06/07/uk-games-expo-2025-saturday-review/

Useful Links

• UK Games Expo: https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
• Asmodee: https://www.asmodee.co.uk/
• Atikin Games: https://atikingames.com/
• Malus Hortus review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/04/05/malus-hortus-saturday-review/
• Dissent Games: https://dissentgames.com/
• Naylor Games: https://naylorgames.com/
• Bright Eye Games: https://www.brighteyegames.com/
• Crimson Keep: https://www.crimsonkeep.co.uk/
• Crimson Keep review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/05/31/crimson-keep-saturday-review/
• Unfringed: https://unfringed.co/
• Minerva Tabletop: https://www.minervatabletop.co.uk/
• Swatch review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/08/01/swatch-saturday-review/
• Crumbs! review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/08/05/crumbs-the-sandwich-filler-game-saturday-review/
• APE Games: https://www.apegames.com/
• Stuff by Bez: https://www.stuffbybez.com/
• Play With Us Design: https://pwud.ga/
• Suolaween review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/10/29/soulaween-saturday-review/
• Red Raven Games: https://www.redravengames.com/
• Eight-Minutes Empires: Legends review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/12/07/eight-minute-empire-legends-saturday-review/
• Smirk & Dagger Games: https://www.smirkanddagger.com/
• Mighty Boards: https://www.mighty-boards.com/
• Czech Games Edition: https://www.czechgames.com/
• Osprey Games: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/osprey-games/
• General Orders review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/02/17/general-orders-world-war-ii-saturday-review/
• Captain Games: https://captain.games/en
• Ocean City Games: https://oceancitygames.co.uk/
• Paper Fort Games: https://www.paperfortgames.com/
• Cosmoctopus review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/03/02/cosmoctopus-saturday-review/
• Roc Nest Games: https://rocnest.uk/
• Meeple Minded: https://www.facebook.com/MeepleMindedMedia/

Music

Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/⁠⁠⁠)

Music: "diminished", "breaking" and "all day" provided by mobygratis.

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