Looking for information on Big Table?
Please check out the Frequently Asked Questions below, and if you still need help, you can contact us
What is the timeline for getting Big Table up and running?
We are planning to launch and begin accepting members early in 2025. If you want to be informed when we do, please join our mailing list.
Why do we need a trade body for tabletop games in the UK and Ireland (UKI)?
What was the best-selling game in UKI last year, and why does nobody know? This should be basic information for any industry. We need a central body to gather data on what we do, to help us do it better; to create a space where we can share information, knowledge and connections; to set standards for best practice and professional development, and to represent the industry to external bodies like the media and government. Plus much more.
Is Big Table a profit-making organisation? Who owns it? Who runs it?
Big Table is a non-profit company (in UK legal terms, a ‘company limited by guarantee’), run by a board of directors who will mostly be elected by the members. Nobody owns it and it has no shareholders or investors. All profits will fund company activities.
What services is Big Table planning to offer?
We are still working out what we’ll be able to offer initially. We can’t offer everything from the get-go, but there will be a dedicated online space for members including forums, a library of documentation and data, member directories, regular newsletters, and online seminars with industry leaders. We’re also planning in-person events, and much more.
Who would benefit from joining Big Table?
We want to represent the whole industry. That includes publishers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, games cafes, event organisers, marketing companies, magazines and other games media.
I’m a game designer/artist/editor/freelancer. What can Big Table offer me?
Right now, Big Table is focusing its attention on companies rather than individuals, since our resources and time will be limited while we’re in startup mode. There are already several organisations for creatives, including TTGDA, Playtest UK and UK Tabletop Industry Networking.
I have a suggestion to help shape Big Table, what should I do?
Please get in touch through our contact form.
How can I stay up to date with Big Table’s progress and industry news in general?
Sign up to our mailing list and you’ll get regular updates in your inbox.
Who is running Big Table?
Big Table is being set up by James Wallis, a games industry professional since the 1990s, who is best known for running Hogshead Publishing, setting up Dragonmeet, and creating the Diana Jones Award. The company will be overseen by a board of directors.
I’d like to get involved with running Big Table, what should I do?
You can get in touch through our contact form.
What is your equality, diversity and inclusion policy?
We’re working on the wording, but we start with “games are for everyone” and build out from there.
What is your policy on art and text generated by AI?
That will be for the board to decide, but it’s very high up the agenda of things we need to set a policy on.
Sometimes you say ‘Britain and Ireland’ and sometimes ‘UK and Ireland’. Which is it?
‘Britain and Ireland’ is a geographic description, while ‘UK and Ireland’ is political. We use them interchangeably. Technically it should be ‘The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, plus the Republic of Ireland’ but you try getting a crisp acronym out of that!