Knavecon

Knavecon Ireland's Boardgame Convention

13 September 2025 - Knavecon 27 - 10am

Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick

Come along and join us for boardgames, bring your own, use ours, we have a huge library of games and would love if you joined us for a day of gaming, chatting and drinking coffee

€20 - Standard Ticket
€10- Students/Unwaged
Accompanied Children Free

Includes unlimited Coffee All Day

The Knaves

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Friday, 12 June 2026Knavecon Weekly Board Game Roundup — Friday 12 June 2026 Good week thi...
12/06/2026

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Friday, 12 June 2026

Knavecon Weekly Board Game Roundup — Friday 12 June 2026 Good week this one. A bit of proper industry news, the BGG Hotness doing interesting things, Origins kicking off next week, and — genuinely exciting — a new board game shop opened in Dublin. Let's get into it. The five things that mattered this week The biggest industry story is Steamforged Games gutting its board game department to go all-in on Warmachine....

Knavecon Weekly Board Game Roundup — Friday 12 June 2026 Good week this one. A bit of proper industry news, the BGG Hotness doing interesting things, Origins kicking off next week, and — genuinely …

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Tuesday, 09 June 2026Knavecon Daily Board Game Briefing – Tuesday, 9 June 2026 A decent en...
09/06/2026

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Tuesday, 09 June 2026

Knavecon Daily Board Game Briefing – Tuesday, 9 June 2026 A decent enough Tuesday. Nothing earth-shattering dropped overnight, but there's plenty ticking over from the last few days — reviewer content landing, the BGG Hotness doing its thing, and Origins next week focusing a few minds. Here's what's worth your attention. Dice Tower dropped their Week in Review for June 8…...

Knavecon Daily Board Game Briefing – Tuesday, 9 June 2026 A decent enough Tuesday. Nothing earth-shattering dropped overnight, but there’s plenty ticking over from the last few days — reviewe…

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Sunday, 07 June 2026Sunday Board Game Briefing – 7 June 2026 A decent weekend for news, mo...
06/06/2026

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Sunday, 07 June 2026

Sunday Board Game Briefing – 7 June 2026 A decent weekend for news, mostly because we're in that sweet spot between UK Games Expo wrapping up last week and Origins kicking off on the 17th. Yesterday was International Tabletop Day, which is always a nice excuse to get people to the table even if they don't need one. The big story still reverberating is…...

Sunday Board Game Briefing – 7 June 2026 A decent weekend for news, mostly because we’re in that sweet spot between UK Games Expo wrapping up last week and Origins kicking off on the 17th. Ye…

Okay so after 3 days of messing around v1.0 of the knavecon gaming brief is live. it will appear Tuesday and Friday mor...
03/06/2026

Okay so after 3 days of messing around v1.0 of the knavecon gaming brief is live. it will appear Tuesday and Friday morning each week on the knavecon webpage and the knavecon page in facebook. Lots of improvements already in mind for it but for now hopefully you'll enjoy it

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Knavecon Daily Board-Game Brief — Thursday, 04 June 2026Thursday Board Game Briefing – 4 June 2026 Decent midweek for ne...
03/06/2026

Knavecon Daily Board-Game Brief — Thursday, 04 June 2026

Thursday Board Game Briefing – 4 June 2026 Decent midweek for news. The dust is still settling from UK Games Expo, International Tabletop Day is Saturday, and there's a good bit happening on the crowdfunding and review front. Let's get into it. The big story this week is still UK Games Expo smashing its attendance record. The 20th anniversary edition at the NEC pulled in 87,837 people across the weekend, with 51,196 unique ticket holders — more than double the pre-pandemic numbers....

Thursday Board Game Briefing – 4 June 2026 Decent midweek for news. The dust is still settling from UK Games Expo, International Tabletop Day is Saturday, and there’s a good bit happening on …

Knavecon Daily Board-Game Brief — Wednesday, 03 June 2026Executive Signal High-signal day, post-UKGE aftershock. UK Game...
02/06/2026

Knavecon Daily Board-Game Brief — Wednesday, 03 June 2026

Executive Signal High-signal day, post-UKGE aftershock. UK Games Expo 2026 wrapped on Sunday and the dust is still settling — record-smashing attendance numbers are confirmed, People's Choice and Judges' Award winners are now public, and multiple content creators are publishing their UKGE recaps and hauls. The Concordia Special Edition campaign has a confirmed June 9 launch date on Gamefound. Dice Tower has dropped a batch of reviews including Nemesis: Retaliation and a packed Rapid Fire Roundup for June....

Executive Signal High-signal day, post-UKGE aftershock. UK Games Expo 2026 wrapped on Sunday and the dust is still settling — record-smashing attendance numbers are confirmed, People’s Choice…

Knavecon Daily Board-Game Brief — Tuesday, 02 June 2026Executive Signal High-signal day. UK Games Expo 2026 wrapped up o...
02/06/2026

Knavecon Daily Board-Game Brief — Tuesday, 02 June 2026

Executive Signal High-signal day. UK Games Expo 2026 wrapped up on Sunday with record-breaking numbers (87,837 attendees across the weekend, 51,196 unique ticket holders), making it unambiguously the world's third-largest tabletop convention. The People's Choice and Judges' Awards have been announced, and the post-UKGE ripple effect is the dominant story today — content creators are uploading recaps, and the BGG Hotness reflects show-floor buzz....

Executive Signal High-signal day. UK Games Expo 2026 wrapped up on Sunday with record-breaking numbers (87,837 attendees across the weekend, 51,196 unique ticket holders), making it unambiguously t…

Knavecon Daily Board-Game Brief — Tuesday, 02 June 2026Executive Signal High-signal day. The dust is still settling from...
02/06/2026

Knavecon Daily Board-Game Brief — Tuesday, 02 June 2026

Executive Signal High-signal day. The dust is still settling from UK Games Expo 2026, which just wrapped its record-breaking 20th anniversary weekend. UKGE is the dominant story — 51,196 unique attendees, biggest event the NEC has ever hosted, and a flood of new-game previews and announcements pouring out across YouTube and social media. The Concordia: Special Edition Gamefound campaign is now seven days from launch, generating both anticipation and the ongoing AI-art controversy around Awaken Realms....

Executive Signal High-signal day. The dust is still settling from UK Games Expo 2026, which just wrapped its record-breaking 20th anniversary weekend. UKGE is the dominant story — 51,196 unique att…

Knavecon Daily Board-Game Brief — Tuesday, 02 June 2026Executive Signal High-signal day, driven almost entirely by the U...
02/06/2026

Knavecon Daily Board-Game Brief — Tuesday, 02 June 2026

Executive Signal High-signal day, driven almost entirely by the UK Games Expo 2026 aftermath. UKGE just wrapped its 20th anniversary weekend with record-smashing attendance (51,196 unique ticket holders, up ~22% year-on-year), and both the Judges' Choice and People's Choice award winners have been announced. The Dice Tower published its June Week In Review and Chris Yi's Rapid Fire Roundup, covering a decent slate of recent releases....

Executive Signal High-signal day, driven almost entirely by the UK Games Expo 2026 aftermath. UKGE just wrapped its 20th anniversary weekend with record-smashing attendance (51,196 unique ticket ho…

Knavecon Daily Board-Game Brief — Tuesday, 02 June 2026Executive Signal High-signal day. UK Games Expo 2026 wrapped up o...
02/06/2026

Knavecon Daily Board-Game Brief — Tuesday, 02 June 2026

Executive Signal High-signal day. UK Games Expo 2026 wrapped up on Sunday and the wash-up is dominating the conversation. Record-breaking attendance (87,837 total / 51,196 unique — more than doubling the pre-pandemic figure) and the People's Choice Awards are the headline stories. SU&SD has announced a packed June content schedule off the back of Expo, including upcoming reviews of Beast…...

Executive Signal High-signal day. UK Games Expo 2026 wrapped up on Sunday and the wash-up is dominating the conversation. Record-breaking attendance (87,837 total / 51,196 unique — more than doubli…

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