Special Guests for UKGE 2024
UK Games Expo are delighted to announce a number of special guests for this years show.
Luke Gygax
Luke was literally born into gaming as he is the son of Gary Gygax, the co-founder of Dungeons & Dragons, the first Roleplaying Game ever created. Luke began his creative endeavors at an early age as he was literally raised playing D&D. He designed the Bullywug and played the iconic fighter/magic-user Melf whose eponymously titled Acid Arrow and Minute Meteors are still used in the latest version of D&D. Luke recently retired from the Army after over 30 years, and spends his time creating new material through his publishing company, Gaxx Worx (gaxxworx.com). His latest products are set in his World of Okkorim fantasy milieu. You can get digital copies at the Gaxx Worx webstore.
Luke is also the founder and head of Gary Con (garycon.com), a memorial convention in honor of his Dad held in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin every March. Lake Geneva is Luke's hometown and it was where his father founded the convention Gen Con, TSR Inc and wrote Dungeons & Dragons. The city is truly the Heart of Tabletop Roleplaying Games. Gary Con grew out of the memorial held after his father's funeral where family and friends gathered to celebrate his life by doing what Gary loved so much; playing games and sharing camaraderie with fellow game enthusiasts. Gary Con has grown and embraces all the talented designers who laid the foundation of our community and welcomes games and gamers of all types from around the world.
When Luke isn’t creating adventures or coordinating Gary Con, he enjoys spending time with his wife Bouchra, their three daughters, Miriam, Amira and Sabrina, and their faithful hound, Grogu.
Sir Ian Livingstone
Ian Livingstone is the co-founder of Games Workshop who launched Dungeons & Dragons in the UK in 1975. He is also the co-author of the multi-million-selling Fighting Fantasy gamebook series.
No Rolls Barred
No Rolls Barred (NRB), formerly Phenoma-Nerds, is a YouTube channel and group of board game hobbyists, actors, comedians and wrestling fans who come together to play and review board games.
The channel specialises in playing games as a friendship group, rather than offering a detailed, dry explanation. The point is to show the experience of playing a mix of games of all levels of complexity. The tone is accessible, irreverent and often adult-themed, with long-term themes and recurring jokes. There are often wrestling-like rivalries with faces and heels that occur between the many cast members, each of whom have interesting personalities.
NRB at UKGE2024
Watch the cast of the popular YouTube channel No Rolls Barred do an in person Board Game Club, live in front of you, our audience! No Rolls Barred is a comedy board gaming channel that showcases just how much fun board gaming can be, gathering comedic talents and expert board gamers together to see how outrageously entertaining that mish mash of players are.
It promises to be full of eclectic fun, frolics and ridiculousness as we see some of the silliest board gamers on the planet compete to see who can win it all in front of hundreds of people. It's going to be an hour of stupidity, needless spitefulness and a lot of questionably good puns. It's going to be an hour of thrills, spills, and comical voices. It's going to be an hour of absurd plays, betrayals, and poorly done impressions!
So come and join us, and always remember to get on board!
Watch their YouTube channel here.