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National Space Centre

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The National Space Centre invites you to join the team for a tabletop gaming away mission. 

  • 25th - 26th Jan 2025
  • Enjoy the whole Centre, with loads of additional content
  • Board gaming for fans and families

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National Space Centre

Weekend Guide and Map

Guide and Map coming soon...

Please note - as with all events of this nature guests, content, shows and times may change on the day. 

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    National Space Centre

    A weekend of tabletop games, RPGs and immersive STEM and space themed challenges and fun for fans and families alike. 

    In 2024 we partnered with the UK Games Expo (UKGE) team, who run the largest Hobby Games Convention in the UK, with over 16 years of event experience under their belts. 

    Following the success of our first event we will be building on the fantastic feedback and bringing you an even bolder weekend of gaming fun.

    Explore the galleries to meet developers, makers, creators and artists. Take a seat to play test games, buy the best and latest games, whilst enjoying a day out at the National Space Centre and meeting new and old gaming friends. 

    Tickets & Passes

Exhibitors

Please come back to see the full list of exhibitors before the event (we will add people, companies and activities as they confirm their attendance): 

  1. Alley Cat

    Alley Cat Games

    Alley Cat are an independent board game publishing company. Best known for Dice Hospital and whole raft of other unique games.

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    Asmodee

    Asmodee

    The UK's largest distributor of board, tabletop and trading card games.

    "Using the narrative power of games, we aspire to create experiences that follow game players throughout their life, across all forms of media. We are committed to offering to every person the opportunity to live great stories and intense moments."

  3. Czech Games

    Czech Games

    Czech Games are a group of people who love board games and enjoy creating entertainment for players like we are. Focused on publishing the games of Czech and Slovak authors.

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    Eurydice Games

    Eurydice

    Eurydice Games is Jackson Pope (who previously ran Reiver Games) and Paul Willcox, the designers of FlickFleet. Eurydice (pronounced You-rid-i-see) Games was founded in 2017 to publish a second edition of Zombology. the team are dedicated to crafting fast, fun tabletop games.

  5. Hachette

    Hachette Boardgames UK

    Hachette Boardgames curate the best board games from Europe and Japan, and localise to distribute them in the UK. Gathering new and engaging games that have already proven to be top selling, award winning and firm family favourites around the world.

  6. Honest Quarks Games
    Honest Quarks Games

    Honest Quarks Games

    Honest Quarks Games is a young board game publishing company from Switzerland, specializing in fun-filled social games with Science-Fiction twists.

  7. Imagination

    Imagination Gaming

    Specialists in providing educational game days. Imagination Gaming offer solutions to create engagement and learning in educational and social organisations

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    Mantic Games

    Mantic Games

    An independent hobby games studio: creators of Kings of War, Firefight, Deadzone, Armada, and more!

  9. Matt Beighton Pick Your Path

    Matt Beighton / Pick Your Path

    In Matt Beighton’s Pick Your Path gamebooks, you are the hero. Your choices as a reader dictate where the story goes, and your rolls of the dice decide whether you live or die. Whether you prefer Victorian London, the distant future or a zombie apocalypse, there’s something for everybody.

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    Medusa Games

    Medusa Games

    Medusa Games is an independent publisher based in Birmingham. They have published four games so far along with three expansions and with other projects in development

  11. Modiphius Logo

    Modiphius Entertainment

    Modiphius Entertainment is now a UK-based global tabletop gaming publisher of RPGs.

    We aim to inspire those who read, play or encounter our work with tales of heroism, adventure and courage, and to play, together with friends, in your favourite worlds.

  12. Stop Drop and Roll Games
    Stop Drop and Roll Games

    Stop, Drop and Roll

    Stop, Drop and Roll is a small team that takes our love of games and creation and turns it into something we hope everyone can enjoy! They have a tremendous capacity to educate through an interactive medium, and bring people together within a shared experience.

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    Trans Atlantis Games

    Producing new and exciting hobby products and games focusing on 3D elements such as miniatures, accessories, and books.

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    Two Thin Coats

    Created from years of professional and hobby painting. Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy and Trans Atlantis Games are proud to present Two Thin Coats Paints.

Activities

  1. Dead Zone Infestation
    Mantic Games

    Dead Zone

    The Mantic Games will be running demonstrations of Dead Zone. 

    Deadzone is a fast-paced, breathtakingly elegant, and immersive skirmish game for two players.

    Located outside of the Enforcers’ cordon of the Death Arc, the Omega system was never prepared for the Plague’s invasion. The commerce world of Omega VII had inexperienced and rarely deployed private militaries, so after the contamination made landfall, their survival could only be measured in hours.

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    Deep Sea Adventure Boost

    In Deep Sea Adventure Boost, you and up to five other explorers are searching for riches under the sea, and while you're all rivals, you're also all poor, so you've pooled resources to rent a shared submarine...which means you're sharing the air supply too. If you don't return to the sub before air runs out, you have to drop everything in order to make it to safety.

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    Dreams and Machines RPG

    Evera Prime: a far flung outpost of humanity where mechs and futuristic tech once dominated society. Now, the world is in ruins. The machines violently turned against their creators. Though humanity won, it came at a heavy price.

    Cut off from earth and in the face of terrible odds… Do you dare to dream?

  4. Dobble Mandalorian
    Asmodee

    Dobble Star Wars Mandalorian

    A game of observation and quick reflexes. In Dobble there is always 1 matching icon between any 2 cards. Spot it first and you win! 55 cards, 5 quick party games for 2 to 8 players.

    Now themed with all your favourite Star Wars characters!

    Every card is unique and has only one symbol in common with any other in the deck.

    Drop in at the Asmodee tables to have a go.

  5. Earth Gambit Boardgame
    Honest Quarks Games

    Earth Gambit

    Earth Gambit is a social adventure game with extraterrestrials, hidden identities, and “tough” choices. In this game, you will play as the Aliens, the Scientists, or the Extinctionists, who each have very different plans for Earth and the course of the Earthlings’ science.

    Visit the Honest Quarks Games stand to find out more.

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    Earth Rising

    Earth Rising is a co-operative, family strategy board game that sets you the challenge of bringing our world into balance, securing our future and providing what we need without costing the earth.

    Head to Stop, Drop and Roll to have a go. 

  7. Firefight
    Mantic Games

    Firefight

    Welcome to Firefight. Set in and around the vast Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere, Firefight is an immersive and exciting game of futuristic battles fought on alien worlds.

    The Mantic Games will be running demonstrations of Firefight.

  8. Flickfleet
    Eurydice Games

    Flickfleet

    The fate of the fleet is in your hands, literally, in this fast, fun spaceship battle dexterity game. Flick your ships to move. Flick dice to attack. FlickFleet combines tactical ship-to-ship combat with a dexterity element. Raise your shields and get your flicking finger ready.

    Includes plenty of fighters, bombers and capital ships to play a range of different scenarios and battles.

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    Galaxy Trucker

    In this fast and goofy family game, 2 to 4 players begin by simultaneously rummaging through the common warehouse, frantically trying to grab the most useful component tiles for building their space ship—all in real-time.

  10. Halo Flashpoint
    Mantic Games

    Halo: Flashpoint

    Halo® : Flashpoint™ is the officially licensed tactical miniatures game for two or more players. Begin your journey in the War Games combat arena, bringing a range of classic Halo game modes, troop types, and weapons to life on your tabletop. Discover an exciting game that's easy to learn, challenging to master, and rewards cool thinking under fire!

    Join the Mantic Games team to find out more. 

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    Happy Home

    Welcome to Happy Home, the exciting strategy game of home decoration! Move around the shop board to collect polyomino furniture tiles and place them into your house. Fulfill objectives and complete sets of furniture in each room to score points. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins the title of the most creative home decorator! Let's get started and make our homes happy!

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    High Rise Penguins

    Play all your cards without tipping over the iceberg to win in this dexterity game. Players take turns stacking cards and placing icebergs, small penguins and heavy ice crystals. The player who successfully empties their hand is the winner. If a player knocks over the stack, then the player with the fewest cards is the winner.

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    In the Footsteps of Marie Curie

    In the Footsteps of Marie Curie combines resource management and transformation mechanics, utilizing a dynamic card river and contract system. Resources such as Pitchblende, Uranium, and Radium are distributed via a cube tower, with each turn offering surprises based on retention or overproduction of these elements.

  14. Magnificent Flying Machines
    Medusa Games

    Magnificent Flying Machines

    Magnificent Flying Machines takes inspiration from the great air races of circa 1908 to 1913 which took place in the pioneering era of Air travel. 

    Air travel was risky and most unreliable. Often only a small number of the entrants would make it to the finish line. Will one of your pilots manage to face up to the challenge? But watch out: In this era of gentlemanly behaviour and stiff upper lips there are a few cads and bounders who will cheat to win.

    Head to Medusa Games to have a go. 

  15. MLEM Space Agency
    Asmodee

    MLEM – Space Agency

    MLEM- Space Agency is a family board game where you step into the shoes of fearless captains of cosmic expeditions. But hold on, these aren't your ordinary explorers - they're cats!

    These intrepid felines have long conquered the Earth with their unmatched bravery, and now they've set their sights on conquering the entire cosmos.

    However, their clumsiness might lead to some purrfectly chaotic cat-astrophes. Take the helm of a cosmic rocket, reach for the stars, or trust your cat instincts and bail out before things go up in flames.

    Drop in at the Asmodee tables to have a go. 

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    Moon Adventure

    You are trapped on the moon due to a massive magnetic storm originating from the sun and all of the supplies have been scattered about the surface. You and your fellow astronauts are desperately trying to recover the scattered supplies, all while your oxygen levels are falling. Moon Adventure is a cooperative board game where everyone must work together to complete the mission. Trust in your wits and your friends to make it back alive!

  17. Nine Worlds Boardgame
    Medusa Games

    Nine Worlds

    The Nine worlds of Norse and Anglo-Germanic myth is the battle ground for this area control game.

    Players struggle to take control of The Nine Worlds, spending action points to add or remove armies, move them between the worlds or banish them to Helheim.

    Control of a world gives access to World Powers players can use to win the game.

    Head to Medusa Games to have a go. 

  18. Oranges And Lemons

    Oranges and Lemons

    Oranges and Lemons is a worker placement game. Starting with just two workers and a limited storage and transport capacity (basically just a pair of hands!) the players must make the best they can of early 18th Century London, expanding their transport through hand cart, horse and cart and ships and by visiting locations mentioned in the nursery rhyme.

  19. Orbito Box

    Orbito

    Go with the flow and get four marbles in a row! Connect four of your colour marbles in a row. It sounds simple, but at the end of each turn, the ‘Orbito’ button is pushed, and all marbles shift one position in their orbit. Watch out, opponents can move your marbles too!

  20. Take And Paint @ Space Centre

    Paint and Take Sessions

    Have you ever wanted to paint a miniature? Would you like some tips and tricks to improve? If so, then join the Trans Atlantis Games team in their Paint and Take sessions. Each session is free to join in, with paint, miniatures and even water provided! After the session you even get to keep the miniature that you painted!

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    Pusheen

    Pusheen is an easy to learn, fast-paced and fun dexterity game for all the family. Flip a card, grab your cat meeples, and get building! The quickest player will win the cat-stacking race! Increase the fun with hilarious team rules!

  22. Quoridor Pac Man2

    Quoridor: Pacman

    Embark on a new adventure with Quoridor Pac-Man, an exclusive edition of Quoridor that allows you to play as either PAC-MAN or one of the four ghosts. Explore two game modes: opt for the classic Quoridor challenge that has you navigating through the maze, or dive into a variant that brings back the nostalgic vibes of the iconic PAC-MAN video game!

  23. SETI4

    SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

    Lead a scientific institution tasked with searching for traces of life beyond planet Earth in SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, a eurogame for 1–4 players inspired by existing or emerging technologies and efforts in space exploration.

  24. Spintronics

    Spintronics

    Begin the time-winding journey with Spintronics Act One. Get started building fascinating mechanical circuits as you solve 67 fun, challenging puzzles from beginner to intermediate difficulty.

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    Starship Captains

    Welcome aboard and congrats on the promotion! Your “new” starship is ready to embark on its first big voyage. Just scrape off some of the rust and she’ll do fine. And that crew? Might look a little green around the edges, but they’re your crew now. Make us proud. The stars are calling, and adventure awaits!

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    Star Trek Adventures

    Starfleet needs a new crew! Welcome to your new assignment, Captain. Your continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before. Star Trek Adventures is a Tabletop RPG where new discoveries await explorers of Starfleet. Star Trek Adventures boasts a wide array of sets and accessories to complete your voyages along the Final Frontier. Engage in Star Trek™ roleplaying in any era, from the 21st century to the 32nd.

  27. Shatterpoint
    Asmodee

    Star Wars: Shatterpoint

    Iconic characters from across the Star Wars galaxy clash in this new miniatures skirmish game! Star Wars: Shatterpoint invites players to collect, assemble, and paint their own squads of heroes, villains, and their allies and pit them against one another in tense duels to control key battlefield objectives. Focusing on dynamic fights between key characters and a unique combat system that brings the feel of epic Star Wars duels to the tabletop.

    See Shatterpoint displayed at the Asmodee tables. 

  28. Star Wars The Deckbuilding Game
    Asmodee

    Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game

    In Star Wars™: The Deckbuilding Game, a new head-to-head game for two players, the galaxy-spanning war between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance comes alive on your tabletop.

    In this easy-to-learn game, you and your opponent each choose a side, playing as either the Empire or the Rebels, and as the game progresses you both strengthen the power of your starting decks and work to destroy each other’s bases. The first player to destroy three of their opponent’s bases wins the game.

    Drop in at the Asmodee tables to have a go. 

  29. Starwars Unlimited
    Asmodee

    Star Wars: Unlimited

    Star Wars: Unlimited is a fast-paced, dynamic game that is both easy to learn and strategically deep. This game features iconic heroes, villains, ships, and settings from all facets of the legendary Star Wars franchise, including movies, TV series, comics, video games, and everything in between.

    Launching globally on 08 March 2024, Asmodee will be running demonstration games for you to join in.

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    Tinderblox

    Tinderblox is a fun, easy to learn dexterity game that comes in a pocket size mini-tin so you're always ready to play. Challenge your friends and family as you gather around to build a 3D campfire

  31. Turning Tables

    Turing Tumble

    Turing Tumble is a revolutionary new game where players (ages 8 to adult) build mechanical computers powered by marbles to solve logic puzzles. It’s fun, addictive, and while you’re at it, you discover how computers work!

Belmont Hotel Leicester
Belmont Hotel Leicester

Stay Local

If you are travelling to the event and looking for local accommodation our friends at the Belmont Hotel are offering a special deal for event attendees:

  • £85 single room with breakfast, parking and WiFi
  • £95 double room with breakfast, parking and WiFi

In the heart of Leicester, this elegant Victorian townhouse is a quick walk to the train station. The family-run boutique-style hotel has been a hotel since 1934. Situated in a quiet, leafy conservation area, it is only a few minutes walk from the very heart of the city centre. The hotel has 74 bedrooms, varying in style from modern to traditional, including a space themed family room!

To book email [email protected]
or call 0116 2529602, quoting G002176

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