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John Folan

Me and my son play Star Wars Armada on tabletop. Bloody love it.

Ryan

@dan-mackinnon I LOVED Crash as a kid!!! I bought the remastered one for switch lol

Ryan

@Martin Whats the game you have out?

Dan MacKinnon

@martin oh right, yeah £200 is probably a bit more than I would be willing to pay too.

You can meet guests, I didn’t as I didn’t know any of them but I think you have to pay to meet them.

Martin

@dan-mackinnon much cheaper than the one I looked at, think I was looked at close to £200!

Nice one I’m really into table top gaming at the moment, actually got a table set up with a game that I leave out

If they have retro gaming stuff that’s my bag too.

Do you get to meet and greet with any of the guests?

Dan MacKinnon

@martin there’s loads of stalls selling stuff which sounds a bit boring but it definitely gets the nostalgia going.

There’s usually guests which could be actors, etc. They have different stages which have events on, so some might be interviews with guests or live shows of famous podcasts.

The bit I enjoyed the most was the video game section. They have old consoles and games so got to relive my younger days playing Medal of Honour, Crash Bandicoot and Gran Turismo. There’s also table top games and software developers demoing new games.

It’s basically a nerdy festival where 90% of the people are in fancy dress. A few R2-D2s rolling around, and people are always friendly to talk and take photos.

I don’t know how much it would usually cost but our weekend one was under £50 for 3 days. If I compared it to going to a football away day which I almost did on the Saturday, that would have been £30 to see us lose 1-0 so it seems like value. I think if you’ve got someone who will also enjoy the nostalgia it’s worth a day visit.

Martin

@dan-mackinnon what do you do at them? Got invited to Manchester one but they seem expensive and not sure what you get for the money. Love geeky stuff tho!

Ryan

@dan-mackinnon That sounds loads of fun!

Dan MacKinnon

I went to Birmingham Comic Con this weekend. My partner is more into that stuff than I am, but it’s a really good day out if anyone has thought of going. Even if, like me, you don’t know the vast majority of the stuff there, it’s a decent atmosphere.

My highlight was having a photo with a brummie stormtrooper!

Richard Latimer

@ryan said in Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations:

@richard-latimer Also what a setting!!!

I like Kevin Costner too. Great actor!

Ryan

@richard-latimer Also what a setting!!!

Richard Latimer

@ryan said in Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations:

@richard-latimer Looks great doesn't it?!

Gets 8.7/10 on IMDB. That's good enough for me

Ryan

@richard-latimer Looks great doesn't it?!

Richard Latimer

@ryan said in Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations:

I also want to know if Yellowstone is good?

Kept seeing those ads all last night while watching the NFL haha!

Ryan

@john-folan Noooo but got a soft spot for her!

Ryan

I also want to know if Yellowstone is good?

Matt Wood

Anyone got access to Paramount+? I was wondering if the new Stallone series is any good, Tulsa King. Some of the people who created the Sopranos are involved in it so it should be!

John Folan

Anyone else watching The Peripheral?

Superb

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@dan-mackinnon ..yes, I know its quite a serious subject but so many belly laughs if they were alive today they would be in various spectres and on serious medication!

Dan MacKinnon

@karl-pick I wanted to watch Rogue Heroes as I keep seeing it on iPlayer. I've read the book of the same title but understand this is a drama. Isn't it made by the same lot that did Peaky Blinders?