Expansion Pack: UK Games Expo 2023

We're back from our exploits at the UK Games Expo 2023 with another expansion pack episode covering ALL the games (well most of them).  Don't let the croaky voices and tiredness fool you, we had the best time ever with most of the podcast team covering the event.<br/><br/>OUR PLAYERS - Becky, JP, Adrian, Kerley & Tambo<br/><br/>OVERVIEW<br/>In this episode you'll learn:<br/>- Becky (Dolly Parton) & JP (Kenny Rogers) did their own version of carpool karaoke which Kerley was thankful to not be in the same car as them<br/>- We covered the Thursday preview event for the first time so check out our thoughts and experiences on that<br/>- From battle royale shooters in Apex Legends, to drawing Disney characters in Lorcana, writing your own pages in Books of Time or sporing new mushrooms in Mycelia we've played a whole bunch of games during our 3 days at Expo<br/>- Our experiences of 2023 and what we liked and didn't like before finally getting some rest from a cracking weekend<br/><br/>LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW<br/>Find out more about the UK Games Expo here - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/<br/>JP & Adrian we're talking about their game of Apex Legends on Gaming Rules, you can find it here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAgenhGVshQ<br/>We spent the weekend with Dan Apsey from The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/<br/><br/>EPISODE CHAPTERS<br/>0:00- TURN 1 - Player Count<br/>1:52 - Meeting some of our listeners<br/>5:07 - TURN 2 - UK Games Expo 2023<br/>5:21 - Travelling up to the Expo<br/>8:16 - Arriving at the Expo & visiting the Press Event (Thurs)<br/>9:36 - Strong Point & MaxxRas<br/>11:14 - The Expo Awards Ceremony<br/>12:34 - The Main Show (Fri-Sun)<br/>12:49 - Dice Realms<br/>14:19 - Earth, Flamecraft & back to Earth<br/>19:42 - Fire Tower<br/>24:28 - Lorcana<br/>28:40 - Mycelia<br/>34:53 - Hegemony<br/>39:38 - Ocean Pods<br/>41:22 - Becky's Granny Trolley & Adrian's Bag Incident<br/>44:35 - Apex Legends<br/>54:36 - Port Royal<br/>58:15 - The Old Kings Crown<br/>1:07:36 - Kung Fu Panda<br/>1:10:10 - Senjutsu: Battle for Japan<br/>1:14:27 - Fateforge & Lost Ruins expansion<br/>1:20:22 - A few demos & All On Board VR Gaming<br/>1:29:20 - Books of Time<br/>1:32:00 - Our individual experiences<br/>1:43:28 - Meeting old friends and new<br/>1:48:24 - The Shop & Drop and the Bring & Buy<br/>1:54:56 - How much for ice cream???<br/>1:59:21 - TURN 3 - We're off to get some sleep & thank youENGAGING WITH THE SHOW<br/>We want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:<br/>- Email Us <br/>- BoardGameGeek<br/> - Facebook <br/>- Instagram <br/>- TikTok