Tag: Events

It was supposed to be the other way around – physical games were supposed to give ground to video games. Yet, Gamescom, the world’s largest video game trade show held in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has announced that it is adding a section dedicated to tabletop games for its upcoming edition in 2024.  Due to take place on August 21-25,...

This year’s edition of Gen Con 2023, the biggest board get-together in the United States, managed to draw a crowd of over 70,000 people, significantly improving on attendance rates from last year. The event was held from August 3 through August 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana and it saw a number of big companies set up shop at the expo, undoubtedly...

This year’s UK Games Expo did not go without controversy, as a tabletop RPG was blocked from appearing due to themes of sexuality and queerness. As previously predicted, 2023 was a major success for the UK Games Expo, smashing the attendance record and cementing a successful post-COVID recovery. However, this latest controversy caused a lot of negative reactions, which...

The UK Games Expo was one of the biggest events on the calendar if you are based in Europe, and possibly beyond. The hype was, as they say, “real,” with 32,000 unique visitors descending on NEC and the Hilton to attend this year’s edition which resulted in the biggest turnup in the event’s history. The overall number of attendance stood at 52,000, which marks the event’s strong draw, but also the...

UK Games Expo 2023 is one of the most anticipated events around board games and this year, the event is running from Friday, June 2 through Sunday, June 4 at NEC Birmingham, Birmingham.  The event has attracted a variety of sponsors, including Wayland Games, CATAN and Warhammer, along with Funko Games, Paizo, and others. Now, UK Games Expo is upping...

GAMA Expo, one of the most looked-forward professional trade shows reuniting tabletop studios, designers, and players, has marked a rebound, setting a new record in attendance. The 2023 edition of the show brought together 2,041 attendees compared to the 1,680 who showed up in 2019. This year’s numbers outline a significant gain on the 2021 numbers when GAMA brought together...

The 2022 “CATAN” World Championship will be co-hosted by CATAN Studio, Kosmos, and CATAN GmbH and will be the first time competitive “CATAN” players have competed in a worldwide, in-person competition since 2018. The CATAN World Championship, typically held every two years, had to skip the 2020 scheduled event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its many complications. Normally,...

This year’s SPIEL tabletop gaming convention will take place in its customary venue in Essen, Germany, and will not require proof of vaccination against COVID-19. This welcome news was announced via a newsletter, but there is still a small caveat - masks will be required. Medical-grade face masks (which must cover the nose and mouth) will still be mandatory....

Gen Con has posted results about this year’s convention, arguably the largest North American gathering of tabletop gaming enthusiasts, designers, publishers and fans. According to the organizaiton, Gen Con enjoyed a healthy 50,000 gaming fans on-site at the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium in the four days of the event on August 4-7. These results are measurable...

Gen Con, one of the premier expos for board game hobbyists, has been targeted by malignant parties who reportedly wish to attend the event to harass minority groups. These individuals have tried to uncouthly impersonate Gen Con's staff, including members of the security team. Monte Cook Games community manager LaTia Jacquise was among the people to be targeted by...