What's OnAs well as the gaming and exhibitors hall to explore you can expect the Dragonmeet Charity Auction in the evening with gaming till midnight.
We will have an area for you to meet Authors & Artists, a seminar program, plenty of open gamings and planned or bookable games spaces with an huge programme of drop in and four hour RPG's, miniatures games and more to take part in. The Best of Essen area will showcase awesome new boardgames that will be available to buy at the show having caused a stir at the Essen Spiele game fair. Trade Hall & Gaming Room PlansMaps to come
Saturday:
8:30am Gaming Hall opens for game bookings and Bring & Buy open for submissions
9:00am - 1pm Morning Game Sessions Start All booked and on the day sessions start. 10:00am Doors open to the Trade Hall Doors open to the trade hall where all our exhibitors will be. Please note this year we have TWO halls - the main hall for gaming and the ground floor trade hall (the new hall). 11:00am John Kovalic signing at the FRONT DESK 2.00pm Ian Livingstone signing at stand H6 3.00pm-7.00pm Afternoon Game Sessions 3.00pm John Kovalic signing at the FRONT DESK 7:00pm Charity auction & Raffle Draw with John Kovalic A regular feature of Dragonmeet, our charity auction is for a great cause with exclusive limited edition or collectors products on offer. This year we'll be raising money for CLIC Sargent and Vision Rescue. 8:00pm - 11.30pm Evening Game Session 12:00am Event closes Time to say farewell for another year. |
Bring & BuyThis year the Bring & Buy will be open early from 9.30am for people to submit products only. It will then open for business at 10am-6pm. You can download the forms in Word Doc below to fill in and bring with you to save time on the day. Please make sure your items are complete and in good condition. 10% from sale price is going to the charity.
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WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS!
IAN LIVINGSTONE, JOHN KOVALIC, KENNETH HITE, ROBIN LAWS, MIKE MASON, JASON DURALL & JONATHAN GREEN
SEMINAR PROGRAMME
We have a new bigger seminar room this year so there should be plenty of room for all the talks.
09:00 - 'Boardgame design 101'. With Bez Shahriari
Whether you want to make a unique game just for your group of friends, self-publish a few copies, or get tens of thousands into international distribution, I have first-hand experience of that and will be able to help folk starting on the process. Covering useful materials to buy, ways to brainstorm, faster ways to get a game started, how to find playtesters, useful conventions to go to/games to play/gathering of knowledge of what exists, kickstarter, pitching to large publishers, logistics of self-publishing, distribution, selling to retailers and direct sales, reasons to actually bother with any of this.
10:00 - 'Turning your favourite fiction into games.'
Ever wondered about running a game based on your favourite book but not sure where to start? Do you replicate the entire plot, lift some characters or themes, tell a different story in the same world, or just mimic the atmosphere? What about system - write a home-brew, take one off the shelf, or something in between? We have a team of experts just waiting to help you out! Come and listen to award winning game designers Josh Fox, Elizabeth Lovegrove, Becky Annison, Fictoplasm podcast host and OSR designer Ralph Lovegrove and co-owner of Undying King Games and LARP designer Mo Holkar on how to get started.
11:00 RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha.
Jeff Richard and Jason Durall talk about the new RuneQuest rules system, answer your questions, and give you a sneak peek into why designers are calling this the best version of RuneQuest yet.
12:00 Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Robin D. Laws & Kenneth Hite talk about roleplaying, history, conspiracy, occultism, writing, food, movies & whatever you ask them about in this live edition of their award-winning podcast.
13:00 – Guest of Honour Ian Livingstone
Fighting Fantasy 1982-2017 - Ian will give an entertaining and visual account of his struggles as an entrepreneur in the 1970s when he and Steve Jackson set up Games Workshop, launched Dungeons & Dragons in Europe, and wrote The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, the first in the multi-million selling Fighting Fantasy gamebooks series. 2017 marked the 35th anniversary of the series which has sold 20 million copies worldwide, and with a new publisher and a new book, Ian will talk about his hopes for the series and the next generation of readers.
14:00 – Modiphius presents
Chris Birch and the team unveil some exciting new plans for 2018 including sneak peaks of Fallout: Wasteland Warfare miniatures and how the narrative engine will work, a discussion of the forthcoming Captain Scarlet board game, plus insight in to plans for Kung Fu Panda, John Carter of Mars, Star Trek Adventures, Conan and more!
15:00 – Cubicle 7 presents
Join Dominic Mcdowell and the team as they go through what’s coming up in the new year for the One Ring, Doctor Who and more!
16:00 - Investigative Roleplaying MasterClass
The mystery scenario masters at Pelgrane Press train their magnifying glasses on clue-gathering adventures to reveal the unlikely suspects behind your tabletop woes.
17:00 What's Hot in Story Games 2017
Returning for its sixth year, discover the new hotness and the cutting edge of indie rpgs. What games grabbed our interest? What new trends burst onto the stage? Find out from our panellists award-winning designers Becky Annison & Elizabeth Lovegrove, RPG zine editor Rob Carnel and GM phenom Lloyd Gyan. Epistolary Richard moderates.
09:00 - 'Boardgame design 101'. With Bez Shahriari
Whether you want to make a unique game just for your group of friends, self-publish a few copies, or get tens of thousands into international distribution, I have first-hand experience of that and will be able to help folk starting on the process. Covering useful materials to buy, ways to brainstorm, faster ways to get a game started, how to find playtesters, useful conventions to go to/games to play/gathering of knowledge of what exists, kickstarter, pitching to large publishers, logistics of self-publishing, distribution, selling to retailers and direct sales, reasons to actually bother with any of this.
10:00 - 'Turning your favourite fiction into games.'
Ever wondered about running a game based on your favourite book but not sure where to start? Do you replicate the entire plot, lift some characters or themes, tell a different story in the same world, or just mimic the atmosphere? What about system - write a home-brew, take one off the shelf, or something in between? We have a team of experts just waiting to help you out! Come and listen to award winning game designers Josh Fox, Elizabeth Lovegrove, Becky Annison, Fictoplasm podcast host and OSR designer Ralph Lovegrove and co-owner of Undying King Games and LARP designer Mo Holkar on how to get started.
11:00 RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha.
Jeff Richard and Jason Durall talk about the new RuneQuest rules system, answer your questions, and give you a sneak peek into why designers are calling this the best version of RuneQuest yet.
12:00 Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Robin D. Laws & Kenneth Hite talk about roleplaying, history, conspiracy, occultism, writing, food, movies & whatever you ask them about in this live edition of their award-winning podcast.
13:00 – Guest of Honour Ian Livingstone
Fighting Fantasy 1982-2017 - Ian will give an entertaining and visual account of his struggles as an entrepreneur in the 1970s when he and Steve Jackson set up Games Workshop, launched Dungeons & Dragons in Europe, and wrote The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, the first in the multi-million selling Fighting Fantasy gamebooks series. 2017 marked the 35th anniversary of the series which has sold 20 million copies worldwide, and with a new publisher and a new book, Ian will talk about his hopes for the series and the next generation of readers.
14:00 – Modiphius presents
Chris Birch and the team unveil some exciting new plans for 2018 including sneak peaks of Fallout: Wasteland Warfare miniatures and how the narrative engine will work, a discussion of the forthcoming Captain Scarlet board game, plus insight in to plans for Kung Fu Panda, John Carter of Mars, Star Trek Adventures, Conan and more!
15:00 – Cubicle 7 presents
Join Dominic Mcdowell and the team as they go through what’s coming up in the new year for the One Ring, Doctor Who and more!
16:00 - Investigative Roleplaying MasterClass
The mystery scenario masters at Pelgrane Press train their magnifying glasses on clue-gathering adventures to reveal the unlikely suspects behind your tabletop woes.
17:00 What's Hot in Story Games 2017
Returning for its sixth year, discover the new hotness and the cutting edge of indie rpgs. What games grabbed our interest? What new trends burst onto the stage? Find out from our panellists award-winning designers Becky Annison & Elizabeth Lovegrove, RPG zine editor Rob Carnel and GM phenom Lloyd Gyan. Epistolary Richard moderates.