In recent years, there seems to have been a surge in board game events in the UK, where people come together for a day or two to play games with old friends and new. I'm thinking of events like AireCon, Manorcon or Tabletop Scotland, but there are many more. These events are different to expos, like the UK Games Expo, which do have open play or tournaments, but whose main focus is on exhibitors showing off their products. What I want to talk about here are more like festivals, where the focus is on playing, and exhibitors, seminars and other activities are secondary - and I want to look at AireCon in particular.
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- AireCon: https://www.airecon.co.uk/
- Manorcon: http://manorcon.org.uk/
- Tabletop Scotland: https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/
- UK Games Expo: https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
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