UKGE Awards
2022 UK Games Expo Award Winners:
BEST ABSTRACT GAME
- Judges Award: Deckchairs on the Titanic Silverbirch Games
- People's Choice Award: Deckchairs on the Titanic Silverbirch Games
BEST ACCESSORY
- Judges Award: Tabletop Tyrant Boardgame Backpack Tabletop Tyrant
- People's Choice Award:Tabletop Tyrant Boardgame Backpack Tabletop Tyrant
BEST BOARD GAME AMERICAN STYLE
- Judges Award: Unfathomable Fantasy Flight Games
- People's Choice Award: Unfathomable Fantasy Flight Games
BEST BOARD GAME (European Style)
- Judges Award: Bitoku Devir
- People's Choice Award: Lost Ruins of Arnak Czech Games Edition
BEST BOARD GAME (STRATEGIC)
- Judges Award: The Thing Ares Games
- People's Choice Award: Get on Board iello
BEST CARD GAME GENERAL
- Judges Award: CULTivate Pops& Bejou Games
- People's Choice Award: Dungeon Decorators Slugfest Games
BEST CARD GAME (Strategic)
- Judges Award: Lord of the Rings LCG Revised Core Fantasy Flight Games
- People's Choice Award: Lord of the Rings LCG: Revised Core Set Fantasy Flight Games
BEST CHILDREN’S GAME
- Judges Award: Quacks & Co: Quedlinburg Dash Schmidt
- People's Choice Award: Quacks & Co: Quedlinburg Dash Schmidt
BEST DICE GAME
- Judges Award: Under Falling Skies Czech Games Edition
- People's Choice Award: Dice Theme Park Alley Cat
BEST DIGITAL HYBRID
- Judges Award: Destinies Lucky Duck Games
- People's Choice Award:Trouble In Folklore Falls The Detective Society
BEST EXPANSION
- Judges Award: Undaunted: Reinforcements Osprey Games
- People's Choice Award: Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders Czech Games Edition
BEST FAMILY GAME
- Judges Award: Akropolis Gigamic
- People's Choice Award: Akropolis Gigamic
BEST GAMING NOVELTY
- Judges Award: Terraforming Mars: In the Shadow of Deimos Aconyte Books
- People's Choice Award: Polyhedral Dice Holder - Forgotten Graveyard Gelatinous Cute
BEST MINIATURES RANGE
- Judges Award: Victory Battlefleet Set Warcradle Studios
- People's Choice Award: Frostgrave: Blood Legacy Miniatures Range Osprey games
BEST MINIATURES RULES
- Judges Award: The Silver Bayonet Osprey games
- People's Choice Award: The Silver Bayonet Osprey games
BEST PARTY GAME
- Judges Award: Secret Identity - Funnyfox
- People's Choice Award: Last Message - Iello
BEST ROLEPLAYING GAME
- Judges Award: Twilight: 2000 - Free League Publishing
- People's Choice Award: Shiver Core Book - Parable Games
BEST ROLEPLAYING ADVENTURE
- Judges Award: Odd Jobs - MacGuffin & Co
- People's Choice Award: The Dee Sanction: Adventures - All Rolled Up
BEST ROLEPLAYING EXPANSION
- Judges Award: Root RPG: Travellers and Outsiders - Magpie Games
- People's Choice Award: ALIEN RPG Colonial Marines Operations Manual - Free League Publishing
BEST VARIANT
- Judges Award: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - A Pandemic System Board Game Z-Man Games
- People's Choice ward: Zombie Kittens - Exploding Kittens
2021 UK Games Expo Award Winners:
Best New Abstract Games
- Judges Award: Distrix - Distrix Games
- People’s Choice: Flash 8 – Scorpion Masque
Best New Children’s Game
- Judges Award: Micons – Gigamic
- People’s Choice:Dragomino - Blue Orange
Best New Family Game
- Judges Award: Daring Dustbunnies – Hopwood Games
- People’s Choice: Zombie Teenz Evolution – Scorpion Masque
Best New Gaming Novelty (New for 2021)
- Judges Award: Finding the Dragon – Game Flow
- People’s Choice: Legend of the Five Rings: Poison River – Aconyte Books
Best New Miniatures Range
- Judges Award: Stargrave: Science Fiction Wargames in the Ravaged Galaxy - Osprey Games
- People’s Choice: Stargrave: Science Fiction Wargames in the Ravaged Galaxy - Osprey Games
Best New Miniature Rules
- Judges Award: Stargrave: Science Fiction Wargames in the Ravaged Galaxy - Osprey Games
- People’s Choice: Stargrave: Science Fiction Wargames in the Ravaged Galaxy - Osprey Games
Best New Accessory
- Judges Award: 5E Condition Chips - Dungeon Bones Ltd
- People’s Choice: Box of Adventure - Valley of Peril – Loke BattleMats
Best Board Games American Style
- Judges Award: Kitara - Iello
- People’s Choice: Kitara – Iello
Best New Board Game European Style
- Judges Award: Excavation Earth - Mighty Boards
- People’s Choice: Excavation Earth - Mighty Boards
Best New Board Game (Strategic Style)
- Judges Award: Prisma Arena - Hub Games
- People’s Choice: Undaunted: North Africa – Osprey Games
Best New Card Games (Strategic)
- Judges Award: Schotten Totten 2 - Iello
- People’s Choice: Imperium: Classics – Osprey Games
Best New Card Games (General)
- Judges Award: Village Green: A Game of Pretty Gardens and Petty Grudges - Osprey Games
- People’s Choice:Village Green: A Game of Pretty Gardens and Petty Grudges - Osprey Games
Best New Dice Game
- Judges Award: Escape the Dark Sector - Themeborne
- People’s Choice: Escape the Dark Sector – Themeborne
Best New Party Game
- Judges Award: Inkling - Osprey games
- People’s Choice: 50 Clues: Part 1 - The Pendulum of the Dead – 50 Clues
Best Role-playing Adventure
- Judges Award: ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds - Free League Publishing
- People’s Choice: ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds - Free League Publishing
Best Role-playing Expansion
- Judges Award: The Compendium of Equestria - River Horse Games
- People’s Choice:Land of the Rising Sun – Brittannia Game Designs Ltd
Best Role-playing Game
- Judges Award: The Dee Sanction - All Rolled Up
- People’s Choice: Vaesen - Nordic Horror Roleplaying – Free League Publishing
Best Variant or Expansion (New category for 2021)
- Judges Award: Dice Hospital: Community Care - Alley Cat
- People’s Choice: Stuffed Fables: Oh, Brother! Expansion – Fantasy Flight Games
2020 UK Games Expo Award Winners:
Best Abstract Game:
Judges' Award: Gembatan: Mindware
People’s Choice: Azul: Summer Pavilion
Best Children’s Game:
Judges' Award: L.L.A.M.A. (Llama Card Game): VR Distribution
People’s Choice: Valley of the Vikings: HABA
Best Family Game:
Judges' Award: Deep Blue: Days of Wonder
People’s Choice: Deep Blue: Days of Wonder
Best Miniature Range:
Judges' Award: Frostgrave Wizards II: Osprey Publishing
People’s Choice: Frostgrave Wizards II: Osprey Publishing
Best Miniature Rules:
Judges' Award: Frostgrave Perilous Dark: Osprey Publishing
People’s Choice: Frostgrave Perilous Dark: Osprey Publishing
Best New Accessory:
Judges' Award: The Eternal Journal: Thin King Publishing
People’s Choice: The Dungeon Book of Battle Mats: Loke Battlemats
Best New Board Game (American Style):
Judges' Award: Flotilla: WizKids
People’s Choice: Empires of the North: Portal Games
Best New Board Game (Euro Style):
Judges' Award: Tapestry: Stonemaier Games
People’s Choice: Tapestry: Stonemaier Games
Best New Board Game (Strategic):
Judges' Award: Ishtar: IELLO
People’s Choice: Dune: Gale Force 9
Best New Card Game (General):
Judges' Award: Solar Storm: Dranda Games
People’s Choice: Solar Storm: Dranda Games
Best New Card Game (Strategic):
Judges' Award: Oriflamme: Studio H
People’s Choice: Marvel Champions: The Card Game: Fantasy Flight Games
Best New Dice Game:
Judges' Award: Kingdomino Duel: Blue Orange Games
People’s Choice: D6 Dungeon: Mleeg Boardgames
Best Party Game:
Judges' Award: Taskmaster the Board Game: Ginger Fox (Hacche Retail Ltd.)
People’s Choice: Taskmaster the Board Game: Ginger Fox (Hacche Retail Ltd.)
Best Roleplaying Adventure:
Judges' Award: WFRP: Rough Nights & Hard Days: Cubicle 7
People’s Choice: Chariot of the Gods (ALIEN RPG): Free League Publishing
Best Roleplaying Expansion:
Judges' Award: Berlin: The Wicked City: Chaosium Inc.
People’s Choice: Berlin: The Wicked City: Chaosium Inc.
Best Roleplaying Game:
Judges' Award: Paladin – Warriors of Charlemagne: Chaosium Inc.
People’s Choice: ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game: Free League Publishing
Here are the winners of awards from the previous shows
Winners 2019
Best Children’s Game
Judges Award: Who Did It? – Blue Orange Games
People’s Choice: Zombie Kidz Evolution – Scorpion Masque
Best Family Game
Judges Award: Honga – HABA
People’s Choice: Ticket to Ride: New York – Days of Wonder
Best Party Game
Judges Award: Maki Stack – Blue Orange Games
People’s Choice: Decrypto – Scorpion Masque
Best New Board Game European Style
Judges Award: Architects of the West Kingdom – Renegade Games Studios
People’s Choice: Quacks of Quedlinburg – Schmidt Spiele
Best New Dice Game
Judges Award: Dice Hospital – Alley Cat Games
People’s Choice: Dice Hospital – Alley Cat Games Ltd.
Best New Card Games (General)
Judges Award: The Mind – Coiledspring Games
People’s Choice: The Mind – Coiledspring Games
Best New Card Games (Strategic)
Judges Award: Ruthless – Alley Cat Games Ltd.
People’s Choice: Arboretum – Renegade Game Studios
Best New Miniatures Range
Judges Award: Battlestar Galactica Starship Battles-Spaceship Packs – Ares Games
People’s Choice: Battlestar Galactica Starship Battles-Spaceship Packs – Ares Games
Best New Miniature Rules
Judges Award: Rebels and Patriots: Wargaming Rules for North America – Osprey Games
People’s Choice: Battlestar Galactica Starship Battles-Starter Set – Ares Games
Best New Abstract Games
Judges Award: Azul – Plan B Games
People’s Choice: Azul – Plan B Games
Best New Accessory
Judges Award: Giant Book of Battle Mats – Loke Battlemats
People’s Choice: Giant Book of Battle Mats – Loke Battlemats
Best Board Games American Style
Judges Award: Forbidden Sky – Gamewright
People’s Choice: Chronicles of Crime – Lucky Duck Games
Best Role-playing Adventure
Judges Award: The Cthulhu Hack: Valkyrie Nine – All Rolled Up
People’s Choice: The Cthulhu Hack: Valkyrie Nine – All Rolled Up
Best Role-playing Expansion
Judges Award: Adventures in Middle-earth Bree-land Region Guide – Cubicle 7 Games
People’s Choice: Adventures in Middle-earth Bree-land Region Guide – Cubicle 7 Games
Best Role-playing Game
Judges Award: Forbidden Lands – Free League Publishing
People’s Choice: Forbidden Lands – Free League Publishing
Best New Board Game (Strategic Style)
Judges Award: Root: A Game of Woodland Might & Right – Leder Games
People’s Choice: Root: A Game of Woodland Might & Right – Leder Games
Winners 2018
Best Children’s Game
Judges Award: Brain Box People at Work – The Green Board Game Company
People’s Choice: Rhino Hero – Super Battle – The Habermaass Gmbh (HABA)
Best Family Game
Judges Award: Untold: Adventures Await – Hub Games
People’s Choice: Untold: Adventures Await – Hub Games
Best Party Game
Judges Award: When I Dream – Repos
People’s Choice: When I Dream – Repos
Best Board Game (European Style)
Judges Award: Great Western Trail – Stronghold
People’s Choice: Photosynthesis – Blue Orange
Best Card Game or Dice Game
Judges Award: Pikoko – Brain Games
People’s Choice: Legend of the Five Rings – Fantasy Flight Games
Best Miniatures Range
Judges Award: Warhammer 40,000: Dark Imperium – Games Workshop
People’s Choice: Warhammer 40,000: Dark Imperium – Games Workshop
Best Miniatures Rules
Judges Award: Gaslands – Osprey Game
People’s Choice: Gaslands – Osprey Game
Best Abstract Game
Judges Award: Thieves – Merlin Games
People’s Choice: Thieves – Merlin Games
Best Expansion
Judges Award: QueenDomino – Blue Orange Games
People’s Choice: Cities of Splendor – Space Cowboys
Best Accessory
Judges Award: DMB Games Resin Dungeon Tile Core Set
People’s Choice: Big Book of Battle Mats – Loke Battle Mats
Best Board Game (American Style)
Judges Award: Rising Sun – CMON
People’s Choice: Rising Sun – CMON
Best Role-Playing Adventure
Judges Award: Two Headed Serpent – Chaosium Inc.
People’s Choice: The Cthulhu Hack: Three Faces of the Wendigo – All Rolled Up
Best Role-Playing Expansion
Judges Award: Down Darker Train – Chaosium In.
People’s Choice: Leagues of Cthulhu – Triple Ace Games
Best Role-Playing Game
Judges Award: Adventures in an Age Undreamed of – Modiphius Entertainment Ltd.
People’s Choice: SINS – The Roleplaying Game – First Falling Leaf Limited
Best Board Game (Strategic Style)
Judges Award: Civilisation – Gibsons
People’s Choice: Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire – Games Workshop
Winners 2017
Best Family Game – Sushi Go Party
Best Children’s Game -Baobab
Best Euro Game – SubTerra
Best American Style Game – Dark Souls
Best Strategic Game – The Colonists
Best Card Game – Statecraft
Best Abstract Game – Ominoes
Best Miniatures – Dropfleet Commander
Best Role-Playing Game – Adventures In Middle-Earth Player Guide
Best Role-Playing Accessory– Syrinscape: Cthulhu Doompack
Best Party Game – Chameleon
Best Expansion – Dropfleet Commander: Reconquest Phase Two
Best Accessory – Dropfleet Commander Modular Spacestation Pack
Best Miniatures Rules – Dropfleet Commander
Winners 2016
Boardgame
Isle of Skye - Mayfair Games
Board Games with Miniatures
Star Wars Rebellion, Fantasy Flight Games
Role Play Games
Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition, Chaosium
Family Games
Civilisation - Granna
Miniatures
Frostgrave - Osprey Games
Strategic Card and Dice Games
Odin's Ravens Osprey Games
General Card games
Games of Trains -Brain Games
General Games
Time Stories
Children's Game
Icecool - Brain
Party Game
Codenames - Czech Games Edition
Abstract Games
Onitama - Arcane Wonders
Expansions
Colt Express, Horses and Stagecoach - Ludonate
Accessories
Dice Tray - All Rolled Up
Awards Winners 2015
Boardgame
Black Fleet, Space Cowboys, Asmodee
General Game
Cycling Party, Snake Eye Games
Board Games with Miniatures
Star Wars Imperial Assault, Fantasy Flight Games
Role Play Games
Mutant Year Zero, Modiphius Games
Family Games
Waggle Dance, Grublin Games
Miniatures
Star Wars Armada, Fantasy Flight Games
Strategic Card and Dice Games
Elysium Space Cowboys, Asmodee
General Card games
Sushi Go! Gamewright
Children's Game
Chickyboom, Blue Orange
Party Game
Cash'n Guns, Repos Production
Abstract Games
HexAgony, JJR Distributions Ltd
ExpansionsÂ
Firefly, Blue Sun Rim Expansion Set Gale Force Nine
Accessories
Syrinscape, Syrinscape Pty Ltd
Honourable Mention:
You are the Hero, Jonathan Green
Awards winners 2014:
Best New Boardgame
Splendor
Asmodee
Best Role-playing Game
Achtung Cthulhu Keepers Guide
Modiphius Games
Best Miniatures Range
Sails of Glory
Ares Games
Best Family Game
Luchador!
Backspindle
Best Abstract Game
Castellan
Steve Jackson Games
Best Strategic Card Game
Trains
AEG
Best General Card Game
Cheaty Mages - AEG
Best Children's Game
The Magic Labyrinth - Drei Magier Spiele/Lion Rampant Imports
Best Party Game
Anomia - Coiledspring Games
Best Accessory
Gaming Bag- All Rolled Up
Awards winners 2013:
Best New Boardgame
Mice and Mystics
Plaid Hat Games
Best Role-playing Game
Star wars
Fantasy Flight Games
Best Miniatures Range
Star Wars Xwing Miniatures
Fantasy Flight Games
Best Family Game
Forbidden Desert
Coiledspring
Best Abstract Game
String Railway
Abstract Games
Best Strategic Card Game
Lords of War
Black Box Games
Best General Card Game
Smash Up - AEG
Awards winners 2012:
Best New Boardgame
Zoom Zoom Kaboom
Hopwood Games
Best Role-playing Game
Airship Pirates
Cubicle 7
Best Miniatures Range
Star Fleet
Mongoose
Best Family Game
Rory's Story Cubes
Coiledspring
Best Abstract Game
Foundation
Cubiko
Best Card Game
Panic Lab
Coiledspring
Special Award
Designers and Dragons - Mongoose Publishing
2011 Winners
Best New Boardgame
Ankh Morpork (Treefrog)
Best Role-playing Game
All For One- Triple Ace
Best Family/Children's Game
Kingbrick - Oliver Sidthorpe
Best Abstract Game
Cubulous - Coiled Spring Games
Best Party Game
The Know It Games - Pants on Fire
Best Card Game
Braggart - Spiral Galaxy Games
Best Minatures Range
Wars of Tonan - Table Warfare
Special Awards
Triple Ace - Best Looking Stand
Scott Hughes - Beast of Burden Award
Richard Law - "I do all this work just to get a free Yellow Shirt Award"
2010 Winners
Best New Boardgame
Workshop of the World (Ragnar Brothers)
Best Role-playing Game
DR Who - Cubicle 7
Best Family/Children's Game
Forbidden Island- Coiled Spring
Best Abstract Game
Mijnlieff - Hopwood Games
Best Card Game
World Cup Card Game - Games for the World
Special Award
Martin Wallace - For service to boardgames
Triple Ace - Best Looking Stand
2009 Winners
Best New Boardgame
Snow Tails (Asmodee Version)
Best Role-playing Game
Lovecraftian tales from the Table- The Bradford Players (Yog radio)
Best Miniatures Range
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Copplestone Casting)
Best General/Party Game
Liar-Liar - Pants on Fire Games
Best Family/Children's Game
Cubiko - Gavin Birnbaum
Best Abstract Game
Kamisado -“ Burley Games
Best Card Game
Fzzzt! - Surprised Stare
Best Collectible Card Game
Huntik - Upper Deck Entertainment
2008 Winners
Best Boardgame
Iceflow (Ludorum Games)
Best Role-playing Game
Dungeons and Dragons (Wotc)
Best Miniatures Game
Field of Glory (Slitherine)
Best Quiz Game
Identity Crisis (Ibble Dibble)
Best Abstract Game
Serendipity (Cuburo)
Best Card Game
World of Warcraft (UDE)
Special Award
Take it Easy (Peter Burley)
2007 Winners
Best New Boardgame: Fagins Gang-Ludorum Games
Best Family Game: Alphabet Runner-Alphabet Runner
Best Card Game: World of Warcraft-Upper Deck Entertainment
Best Miniatures Game: AT-43-Rackham
Best Role-playing Game: RuneQuest-Mongoose Publishing
Special Award: Pitchcar-Ferti