Top Lessons I Learned at the UK Games Expo!
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
- This year I promised myself I would attend more events, and so in the last couple of months I attended 3! Salute, Partizan, and the UK Games Expo all offered different experiences and I loved them all.
These are the top lessons I learned from a fantastic few days diving deep into all the worlds of the tabletop hobby!
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References, Sources, and Links:
[Gaslands & Hobgoblin - Planet Smasher Games]
planetsmashergames.com/
[Ronin - Slightly Reckless Games]
www.slightlyrecklessgames.com/
[Koriko - Mousehole Games]
mousehole.press/
[You Are the Hero - Jonathan Green]
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[Quitessence RPG]
www.quintessencettrpg.com/
[2D6 Dungeon - Toby Lancaster]
d-r-games.itch.io/2d6-dungeon...
[Pick Your Path - Matt Beighton]
mattbeighton.co.uk/
[Zeo Genesis]
www.zeogenesis.com/
[Partizan]
www.partizan.org.uk/
[Salute]
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[UK Games Expo]
www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
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Heya, lead artist on Ronin here! Very happy to hear you love the art in it - Huge fan of your channel ever since your HeroQuest video! As someone who has only recently gotten into wargames, your channel has been a constant companion whenever I've been kitbashing and painting little weirdos for Mordheim or Trench Crusade. It's incredibly inspiring!!
Mate, your work on Ronin is stunning; I love it!
Very glad to hear you enjoy the channel!
I would give anything to see you with Ian. You two are the GOATs when it comes to retro-Hammer and game history.
It was a pleasure meeting you Jordan. Thanks for the shout out! I’ve just been really impressed how your channel has grown over the last year. Great stuff and I hope you can see the influence of fighting fantasy on my game. May your stamina never fail!
You too, Toby, and thanks again for the awesome books! Hope the rest of the con went really well!
Lead editor of Hobgoblin here. Glad you got to talk to Mike Hutchinson! He was an absolute joy to work with and we're very happy with how it turned out. I can't wait for everyone to read the novella hidden inside!
You’ve done great work, the book looks lovely!
Hi Jordan: Thanks for the shout around 15:00 and for showing Matt’s Beast of London - pleasure to meet and talk with you at Expo. Hope to see you again - keep up the great work 👍
It was ace to chat, mate!
19:28 - Brilliant; I love finding cover for my Exo-Armoured Squats!
Perfect!
This was my second year at UKGE. Thing I have learnt is that 1 day is not enough, especially if you have shows etc. booked. Next year definitely going to try and do 2 days and stay over. Its such and enormous event, I never got to see everything I wanted. I still managed to buy many, many games. The bring and buy is excellent. Managed to clear space for new games. The enthusiasm of the demo givers was brilliant. Played a lovely fun game, Parachute Pandas, so much fun. Got a glimpse of new games with Asmodee. Still so much I did not see.
Sounds like you had loads of fun which is what it's all about. Partizan his really chilled with lots of new games and and stuff to play. UKGE if your there for 1 day plan the main places you want to go to because it's just so big it will be easy to miss stuff there. I have to agree with you the staff and the store holders are soo excited about what they are taking there excitement alone draws you into there games.
17:55 Mike H is great! Hobgoblin is AMAZING tbw. Please do a Battle Report of it!
Hey Jordan, was great to chat to you at Salute (we talked about Epic 40k). If you're looking for a fantastic boardgame convention, Airecon in Harrogate (March) is fantastic! It's more focused on playing games than buying them (there is a trade hall but it's small) with the convention center being mostly tables for free play. They have a great games library, a bring and buy, and web tools to arrange game in advance (or there are plenty of games looking for players on the day).
It was awesome to hang out briefly! You are 100% right about the FOMO. Demo and miss out on something else? Pass on the demo and miss out on maybe your new favourite game?! Aaargh!
It was ace Mike, really enjoyed chatting with you! Yeah the demo-fomo-paradox is real!
Lovely video and great to get some hang out time with you at UKGE too! 🐈⬛🙌
It was ace to catch up Mira!
This really reminds me of going to thought bubble and being slightly overwhelmed of how long to spend where and what to watch
Exactly this!
I really love these 'hang out' videos Jordan!
Being a little nervous about going to conventions,,, I'm sure this is totally normal for folks in your shoes. I bet it gets a little better as you go a few more times. Thanks for the vid Jordan!
Glad you liked it, it was quite an experience so I feel learned a lot! Bring on 2025!
I like hearing about these events from you Jordan. I'm on the other side of the pond, I'll never make it over for a visit, but your videos take some of the sting out of missing out. 👍😎
There’s a few stateside events I’d love to make it to myself. Maybe one day!
Hi Jordan
Just wanted to say that even if you saw every other RUclipsr in the world at a convention that you were at I would still want to see and hear your opinion, all of your content is amazing and just as valid as any other youtuber, in fact you are one of the best!
I love to listen and watch all sorts of different RUclips content whilst sat at the hobby table, it's part of my hobby ritual now. Listening to your dulcet tones are just as relaxing as doing the hobby itself 😉.
Thanks so much for this, I greatly appreciate these kind words!
Does anyone else pretend to play a violin at Jordan’s opening credits 😂😂😂😂
It was great to chat, really appreciate the fact that we got to have a proper conversation. This channel is great and it was lovely to meet you in person
It was ace to meet you mate, thanks for the chat!
Hobgoblin is a ton of fun!
It was my first time at UK Games Expo. Absolutely loved it (Also tied it in with a trip to Warwick Castle to see some medieval jousting!). Did keep an eye out for you but alas did not see you. Did run into Arbitor Ian though and had a chat with him (very nice guy) and think I saw Rob the Honest Wargamer.
Sounds like good fun, pretty soon everyone will be nervous and swarming to meet you!
I spent all 3 days at the Games Expo, I spent quite a bit of money and played several RPGs (don't ignore the RPG track if you go to the Expo, a lot of sessions for a lot of games are on offer!) but bumping into you was a highlight, Jordan. 😊
Really glad we caught up mate, hope the feline finale lived up to expectations!
Don't feel guilty about enjoying an event versus covering an event. We always make UKGE an event for us to enjoy as consumers not creators. Covering an event definitely changes your experience in more of a work focused way. Gutted we missed you at Newark cos I would have loved to get you on camera.
Sounds like an excellent series of events. I always take the day after Dragon Con off.
Very wise!
Great video Jordan and great to say hello at UKGE. Bumping into you was one of the highlights of me and my friends' day. We were the people who had just impulse brought into Conquest after a great demo.
It was such a great show! How’s Conquest treating you so far?
Very well thanks! Of course, I'm now in the undisputed best part of any new hobby project... endlessly removing mould lines 😂
I didn't see you at UKGE this year, maybe I will next year.
I totally missed that Rivers of Gold was there. Slightly annoyed that i missed that one. I did, however, get to demo Hobgoblin.
I didn't speak to Sir Ian this year, but I have spoken to him (and Steve) in the past.
Always take Monday off after UKGE. It is exhausting. Treat it as a five day weekend.
My next season of Blood Bowl will begin in 5 days time 😱
Awesome video bro and respect for the shout out, always a pleasure to run into you man 🙌
Always mate!
Sounds like you had an amazing time, I definitely need to get to UKGE next year.
100%
Sounds much like the same lessons I learned from my early convention days! I totally get you with the FOMO issues too, I'm always deeply curious about gaming demos, but at the same time I'm worried about missing something somewhere else and....have you ever wished there could be two of you?
Anyway, loved the rambling video, Jordan, glad you had a great time!
I fear that if I had that Keaton technology from Multiplicity I would absolutely squander it to let me do loads of game demos and hobby stuff. I learned no lessons from watching the movie!
I saw you 4 times at the Expo and I chickened out every time! Sorry!
On a side note, while I didn't buy BB 3rd Ed at the Bring & Buy, I did manage to buy BB 1st Ed (WITH DEATH ZONE INSIDE!😮) for just £20!! I've been looking for this since I was a wee nipper.
Incredible score! I’m glad that classic BB put on such a strong showing at the con!
And you should definitely say hello next time, I love a good natter!
Come to the states!
I’d love to!
It was a pleasure to meet you. I’m really looking forward to Zeo Genesis. The Expo was my first convention since Games Day many moons ago.
Absolutely mate, was a real pleasure to chat!
I came and said hello i spoke to you about man o war
Always love a stirring Man O’War conversation, thanks for saying hello mate!
Gaming events and comic cons are great, Moreover when your kids are the perfect age to corrupt them to nerdom
Hi Jordan, your views and experiences are valuable. You bring a unique voice to the community and it is super interesting to hear what you have to say. Keep up the great work!
Great to hear you got on well with Mike Hutchinson, he is such a talented game designer and I cant wait until my copy of Hobgoblin arrives along with the cards to help play it.
Finally I am delighted you got hold of a copy of Blood Bowl. One of the GREAT GW games. I have been investing in my BB kit recently with models and stuff from various editions and I am cutting out the Dungeon Bowl tiles that were printed in White Dwarf whilst I watch your video.
PS are you planning on doing any other conventions this year? BOYL in August is going to be my first tabletop convention and I am really looking forward to all the old school gaming goodness!
Thanks so much, mate! (I am hoping to hit BOYL and Dragonmeet if I can!)
@@jordansorcery hopefully I will see you at BOYL. I will be running a game on the Saturday with some of the Bedroom Battlefields crew, many of whom are big fans of your work too. Just look out for the Goblin Green Bases parafanalia.
I dare you to attempt reconciling the lore or at least explaining all incongruities with total war games lol could be a fun vid
Are you going to fighting Fantasy Fest V in September?
It’s a definite possibility, if I can make the diary work!