Awards Shortlist

Each year our UKGE Awards Judges around the country play, replay, assess, discuss and finally decide on the shortlisted games as best in their category. They also pick a Judge's Winner, which is announced on May 7th and awarded at 5pm, on Thursday night 30th May in the Toute Suite at UKGE.

From this shortlist of games we invite you to vote for your favourites to win The UKGE People's Award.

You can vote on this page as long as you are logged into your Expo account.

We will announce the results at 3pm on Sunday 2nd June.

Best Abstract Game

Lacuna CMYK
Nunatak Kosmos
Pyramido Synapses Games

Best Accessory

ATLAS - Encounters and Monsters Loot Tavern Publishing
The Noble Heist - adventure and magnetic terrain set Modular Realms
The Weird Monte Cook Games LLC.

Best Boardgame (American-Style)

Go Ahead Punk! Next Dimension Games
Redwood Sit Down!
RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg Steamforged Games

Best Boardgame (Euro-Style)

Pampero APE Games
Windmill Valley Board&Dice
ZhanGuo: The First Empire Sorry We Are French

Best Boardgame (Strategic)

Cangaceiros Ares Games / Ergo Ludo Editions
Virtual Revolution Studio H
Voidfall Mindclash Games

Best Card Game (General)

Skullduggery Cheatwell Games/Outset Media
Timeline Twist Zygomatic
Trio Cocktail Games

Best Card Game (Strategic)

After Us Catch Up Games
Draft & Write Records Inside Up Games
Pioneer Rails Dranda Games

Best Children's Game

Dragon Dash Cheatwell Games/Outset Media
My Gold Mine Kosmos
Search Party: Chaos at the Park Relatable

Best Dice Game

KAPOW! Volume 2 A Comic Book Inspired Buildable Dice Game Wise Wizard Games
Monster 12 Kosmos
Spots CMYK Games

Best Expansion

Iki Akebono Sorry We Are French
Septima - Shapeshifting and Omens Mindclash Games
War of the Ring The Card Game - Against the Shadow Ares Games

Best Family Game

Dragonkeepers Kosmos
MLEM Rebel Studio
Mycelia Ravensburger

Best Gaming Novelty

Meeple Coffee - 5 x Tabletop Gaming Themed Speciality Coffee Meeple Coffee by Meeple Design
OBI Sweatshirt and Hat FanCrafted Ltd
Welcome to Arkham: An Illustrated Guide for Visitors Aconyte Books

Best Miniatures Range

Carnevale Miniatures Game TTCombat
Dystopian Wars - Khodynka Battlefleet Set Warcradle Studios
Stargrave Scavengers Osprey Games & North Star Military Figures

Best Miniatures Rules

CodeBlade NeuroCraft Studios Ltd.
Mike Hutchinson's Hobgoblin Electi Studio
The Doomed Osprey Games

Best Party Game

Bangarang Card Game Ginger Fox
Dobble Connect Zygomatic
Sorry What?! Lucky Egg

Best Role-playing Game

Old Gods of Appalachia Monte Cook Games LLC.
Salvage Union Leyline Press
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Imperium Maledictum Core Rulebook Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd.