SPEED PAINTING

In a 20-minute crash course, Andy Leighton of Deathwatch Studios and Tabletop Gaming’s Painting Guides will teach you how to paint a miniature in a matter of minutes. Afterwards, you’ll have the option to present your figure for judging – and maybe even win some amazing prizes!

The cost of this workshop is included in your Tabletop Gaming Live ticket price.

Date and venue: This workshop is taking place only on Sunday 29 September at Alexandra Palace, London.

Registration: Please ensure that you register between 12.45pm and 1.00pm for a prompt start.

Start: 1pm - 2pm

The cost of this workshop is included in your Tabletop Gaming Live ticket price.

GAME DESIGN WORKSHOP

Spend a high-energy afternoon learning the art and science of creating tabletop games, guided by veteran designer James Wallis. Starting with a walk-through that explains how games work and how to engineer them, James will show you how to create a concept, build it into a prototype, and take it through multiple rounds of testing, evaluation and improvements. By the end you'll have a complete working prototype you can take home with you. Suitable for beginners and experienced designers alike.

James Wallis is the mind behind the classic games Once Upon a Time and The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen. He also teaches game design at London South Bank University, and writes a column for Tabletop Gaming magazine.

Date and venue: This workshop is taking place only on Saturday 28 September at Alexandra Palace, London.

Registration: Please ensure that you register between 12.45pm and 1.00pm for a prompt start.

Start: 1pm - 4pm

Ticket information: A ticket is required for each person participating in the workshop.

KID'S GAME DESIGN WORKSHOP

A family-friendly workshop in game design and 'finding the fun', the Kids Game Design Wiorkshop is two enjoyable hours of designing and making games, testing other people's while they test yours, and working together to improve your designs. By the end you'll understand how games work, and you'll have a finished game that you can take home to play. It's led by veteran designer James Wallis (Once Upon a Time, The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen) and is suitable for 8+. Kids must be accompanied by an adult, and vice versa.

Date and venue: This workshop is taking place only on Sunday 29 September at Alexandra Palace, London.

Registration: Please ensure that you register between 9.45 and 10am for a prompt start.

Start: 10am - 12 noon

Ticket information: A ticket is required for each person participating in the workshop. If an adult is accompanying a child, one ticket is required for the child. If two children are participating with one adult accompanying, two tickets will be required.

THE RIDICULOUS TABLETOP PUB QUIZ

Sure, you know games, your Konieczka from your Chvátil, your Euros from your Ameritrash… but can you identify the merged faces of Lees and Leacock? How about datamoshed game ads from the 80s? What’s the best way to impersonate a meeple? Will you give up a team member in the worker placement round? How’s your manual dexterity in the real-world version of something we haven’t invented yet? Coaching for Geeks brings the chaos of their Ridiculous Tabletop Pub Quiz to Tabletop Gaming Live. It’s not in a pub, it is ridiculous, and there are awesome prizes to be won.

Date and venue: This quiz is taking place on Saturday 28 September at Alexandra Palace, London.

Start: 4pm - 6pm

Ticket information: A ticket is required for each team – a maximum of 4 team members per team.

Please note: Ticket entry to Tabletop Gaming Live will be required. Please purchase tickets separately here for entry. Unfortunately late registration may result in you not being able to participate. Please ensure that you bring a copy of your order confirmation to the event. This will ensure speedy registration!