About the Australian Games Expo

The Australian Games Expo is a great day out for all the family. Try out some new games or revisit old favourites, play in a tournament, or just watch what's going on.

Want to see for yourself? Take a look at our gallery of photos from 2006 and 2007.

The Australian Games Expo is going from strength to strength. Visitor numbers increased 60% to 1600 in 2007; exhibitor numbers increased by 78% from 18 to 32; tournament entries went up by nearly 40%. 2008 is shaping up to be even bigger.

Dates:	Saturday 7th, Sunday 8th and Monday 9th June 2008 - now over 3 days
Times:	9am - 6pm daily
Cost:	Single entry $10 (Teachers and children under 8 free) or see more ticket prices
Venue:	Albury Performing Arts and Convention Centre (Need accommodation?)

Playing games at the Australian Games Expo

There are three main areas of activity at the Australian Games Expo:

Exhibitors who sell and demonstrate games - including some which are not available elsewhere in Australia
Open Gaming area where families, teachers and school groups, visitors and game enthusiasts can play and try hundreds of games.
Australian Championship tournaments - some offering the winner a trip to the World Championships.

The Australian Games Expo was the brainchild of Phil Davies, Managing Director of Mind Games Albury and Canberra, and is modelled on the Essen Spiel games fair.

Australian Games Expo founder Phil Davies with his wife Sal. Every October, a staggering 150,000 people from all over the world flock to Essen, Germany, for its famous games fair. Now in its twenty-first year, the world's largest game fair attracted a mere thousand visitors in its first year.

Like the Essen games fair, the Australian Games Expo is not a trade fair. It is a family-oriented event that is open to the public, giving every attendee an opportunity to sample the hundreds of games on offer.

Read what people have said about the Australian Games Expo.

The Australian Games Expo maintains close links with other similar fairs and expos around the world, including the Chicago International Toy and Game Fair.