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Matt celebrates his birthday with Karen as they catch up on the latest in board games, video games, and crowdfunding. They discuss their recent gaming adventures, including highlights like Vampire Survivors, Slay the Spire, Calico, and the newly announced Tomb Raider: The Crypt of Chronos board game. Plus, they dive into a Reddit thread of the month and spotlight some exciting Kickstarter campaigns. Tune in for all the fun and gaming goodness!

In this episode, hosts Matt and Karen dive into their experiences at the recent UK Games Expo. They share highlights from their interactions with other gaming enthusiasts, exhibitors, and designers, and reflect on the community spirit that makes such events special. Join them as they recount memorable moments, offer insights on the latest trends in the board game industry, and provide a glimpse into their gaming haul from the expo.

We got together a few friends at UKGE, and threw a little quiz!

Thanks to the following for taking part:

• Scott - Minerva Tabletop
• Chris - Unfringed Things
• Phil & Kirsty - Ludus Vulpes
• Martin - Paper Boat Games
• Oleta - Ocean City Games

In our annual UKGE preview, we talk about some of the things we're keen to see at the event.

Rai is back this month, and joins Matt and Karen as we chat about our experiences attending our first ever Airecon event.

Matt and Karen share their first-hand experiences from the convention floor, discussing the hottest new board games they got to play, the bustling trade halls, the open gaming areas, and the overall atmosphere that made Airecon 2023 a truly memorable event.

https://www.airecon.co.uk/

Matt is joined by Kirsty and Phil from Ludus Vulpes, for a nice meandering chat about games!

Links:

• https://www.ludusvulpes.com
• https://www.youtube.com/c/ludusvulpes
• https://www.instagram.com/ludusvulpes/
• https://www.facebook.com/ludus.vulpes
• https://twitter.com/ludusvulpes

Normal service will resume soon, but this week we're joined by Mark Cooke to discuss Airecon 2023 in March, as well as his other roles in the board gaming industry.

Links:

• https://www.airecon.co.uk/
• https://www.brighteyegames.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKboardgametrade/

Where have we been? What's been going on?

In this special Christmas message we let you all know why things have been a bit quite on the TOG front lately.

In a break from our usual episodes, we bring you this special bonus! Adam from Die Rollin ran a special one-shot adventure of the Shiver RPG, launching on Kickstarter soon. Join us as we investigate.. The Harvest.

Apologies for any audio issues - I've cleaned it up as best as I can!

In another mini episode, we're joined by Andrew Prowse of Rogue Artist Creations. We talk about his history of gaming and design, and his latest game SKÅL! which is coming to Kickstarter soon.

Links:

• https://www.rogueartistcreations.com
• https://www.skalgame.com
• https://www.facebook.com/rogueartistcreations/
• https://twitter.com/rogueacreations
• https://www.instagram.com/rogueartistcreations/