Games Club Open Day
Saturday 4th February 2006 10am till 4.30pm
Ladywood Arts and Leisure Centre, near Fiveways, Birmingham.
BOARD-GAMES (Memoir 44, Formula De demos)
CARD-GAMES
TOY-SOLDIERS / wargames
Blood Bowl
DnD minis and Heroclix/ Mechwarrior Tournaments
MODELS AND PAINTS  TEA AND SNACKS AVAILABLE
CHILDREN UNDER 14 VERY WELCOME WITH ADULT SUPERVISION
•www.itstime4games.com for more details.
Location of our Openday
The open day is on Saturday 4th February will be held at the Lady Wood
Arts and Leisure Centre, 316 Monument Road, Ladywood, Birmingham. B16 8TR

Greetings and Salutations
2005-12-21-1645.

An updated list of the UK and Irish conventions. Please let me know
if I have missed off any or if details are wrong. I hope you find
this information useful.

0 Stabcon 2006. Britannia Hotel, Stockport, UK.
Friday 6th - Sunday 8th January 2006.
bookings@...

0 Warpcon XVI. University College Cork, Ireland.
Friday 27th - Sunday 29th January 2006.
http://www.warpcon.com/

0 Conception 2006. Naish Holiday Village, Highcliffe, Christchurch,
Dorset, UK.
Wednesday 1st - Sunday 5th February 2006.
http://conception.modus-operandi.co.uk/

0 Leprecon 27. Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Friday 24th - Sunday 26th February 2006.
http://www.leprecon.ie

0 K2 2006.Killarney Country Club, Killarney, Ireland.
Friday 3rd - Monday 6th March 2006.
lir@...

0 Itzacon II. NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Friday 10th - Sunday 12th March 2006.
http://www.itzaconeire.com

0 Conpulsion 2006.Teviot Student Union, Edinburgh University,
Scotland.
Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th March 2006.
www.conpulsion.org

0 Sillicon 8. The HUB, Dublin City University, Ireland.
Friday 31st March - Sunday 2nd April 2006.
http://sillicon.redbrick.dcu.ie

0 Battlemasters 2006. Digby Hall, Leicester University, UK.
Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd April 2006.
http://www.eurolog.org

0 Salute Zero Six. ExCel, London, UK.
Saturday 22nd April 2006.
http://www.salute.co.uk/

0 Excaliber 2006. Honicombe Manor Holiday Village,St Annes Chapel,
Callington near Plymouth, Cornwall. UK
Friday 28th - Sunday 30th April 2006.
http://www.horsemenevents.com/

0 Beer & Pretzels XVII. Town Hall, Burton-upon-Trent, UK.
Saturday 13th - Sunday 14th May 2006.
http://www.spiritgames.com/bnpdetails.php

0 Maycon. The Ramada Hotel, Bath Road,  Heathrow. UK.
Friday 26th - Monday 29th May 2006.
maycon2006@...

0 Tentacles. Castle Stahleck, Bacharach, Germany.
Friday 2nd - Monday 5th June 2006.
http://www.tentacles-convention.de/

0 0 Vaticon 12. UCD Student Centre, Dublin, Ireland.
Sunday 11th - Monday 12th June 2006.
http://gamesoc.ucdsoc.com/

0 Q-Con 2006. King's Hall Confrence Centre, Belfast..
Friday 23rd -Sunday 25th June 2006.
http://www.q-con.co.uk

0 Ubercon 2006. Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), Cork.
Friday 14th - Sunday 16th July 2006.
http://www.uberconcork.com/

0 Continuum 2006. Beaumont Hall, Leicester University, UK.
Friday 28th - Monday 31st July 2006.
http://www.continuum.uk.net.

0 Contrition. Dooley's Hotel, Waterford, Ireland.
Friday 25th - Sunday 27th August 2006.
No known contact details.

0 Confess 2006. Venue ?? Sligo, Ireland.
??? September 2006.
http://www.flatearthsoc.com

0 Furnace 2006. Sheffield. UK
Sometime in October
Details to follow.

0   Gaelcon 2006. Clontarf Castle, Dublin, Ireland.
Saturday 28th - Monday 30th October 2006.
http://www.gaelcon.com/

0 Recombination, New Hall, Cambridge, UK
Friday 10th - Sunday 12th August 2007.
http://www.recombination.org.uk/

Cheers,
DARRAN SIMS
-------------------------------
Go to Continuum! NOW!!!
http://www.continuum.uk.net
For the Yahoo Group goto:
continuum2006-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Hi All,

It's now only 5 weeks to MasterCon - so time to start thinking about
getting organised.

The Youth Hostel is now full - or at least nearly full, depending on which
report you believe... If you want to stay there, it might be worth
contacting them, but do it now. And if you find it's full, don't be surprised.

The other option, is to stay at the Marriott Hotel. This is a recently
refurbished, four star hotel. The prices are 65.00 per room per night for a
single room, or 70.00 per room per night for a twin or double room. So if
you were intending to take a 2-person room at the Youth Hostel, the hotel
is actually cheaper!!! The hotel is about a mile from the convention.

If you want to stay at the hotel, you can book through Shaun Derrick.
shaun.derrick@... . This is a special rate that Shaun has secured, so
you cannot book directly with the hotel at these prices.

Any questions, feel free to ask.

David.

ManorCon is a large board games convention that has been running since 1983.
The 200-250 attendees each year stay and play in a large, modern University
Hall of Residence with bar and canteen facilities and ample room for both
tournament and open gaming. There is free car parking available and the site
is also within easy reach of public transport and the City Centre of
Birmingham with its pubs, restaurants and nightlife.
ManorCon features a large array of different games and tournaments, from the
old favourites such as Acquire, 18xx, Diplomacy and United, to the
relatively recent German games like Die Siedler Von Catan, Euphrat & Tigris
and Puerto Rico. A few of the tournaments are formally organised, with games
starting at specific times, but most are played on an Ad Hoc basis - just
find a group of players to play, write the result down on a results sheet,
and put it in the appropriate envelope for scoring at the end of the
weekend.

If such competitive play is not your scene, there is always a large amount
of open gaming, from the serious games like Modern Art and Samurai, to the
less serious Perudo (always more fun after a couple of beers), and some
years there has even been a game of Cuddly Animals Diplomacy . Or
alternatively, play one of the games which has a tournament, but agree
beforehand that the game will not be entered.

So, if this sounds like a good idea, then why not come along and give it a
go, either just for the day to start with, or jump in the deep end and go
for the whole weekend. And if it sounds like fun, but you don't recognise
any of the games mentioned, then don't worry, people are always prepared to
teach beginners - how do you think we learned to play.

For more information check out http://devel.diplom.org/manorcon/about.htm

Hi
I would just like to mention the bi-annual Discworld convention August
17 -21st 2006, held at a hotel in Leicestershire for 4 fun filled
days, there is a games room and a specific Thud games room.  Also
traders such as the astonishing Reckless Encounters who sell all
manner of RPG games through their website and will be having a stall
at the convention.

Link to DW Con  http://www.dwcon.org
Link to Reckless encounters online store
http://recklessencounters.co.uk

Happy gaming!!

If anyone wants more info from me then please email me at
mandzxxx@...
Mandz xx

PSYCHOCON 2006 - A GAMES CONVENTION

The dates and venue are as follows:

13th to 15th OCTOBER at the RIVA Hotel, LEEDS

More details and a downloadable booking form can be found at:

http://www.psychocon.co.uk

cheers

MIKE

Greetings and Salutations
2006-07-04-1350.

Convention update as from July 2006.

This is the present update of conventions I know about. I am still
waiting for some organisers to get back to me about their conventions
so expect regular updates.
Please let me know if I have missed any out?

0 AmberCon UK 2006. Renaissance Hotel, Reading, UK.
Friday 7th - Sunday 9th July 2006.
http://www.ambercon.org.uk/

0 DrakCon 2006. Albyn School, Queens Road, Aberdeen.
Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th July 2006.
http://www.drakcon.fsnet.co.uk/#thisyear

0 Ubercon 2006. Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), Cork. Ireland.
Friday 14th - Sunday 16th July 2006.
http://www.uberconcork.com/

0 Continuum 2006. Beaumont Hall, Leicester University. UK.
Friday 28th - Monday 31st July 2006.
http://www.continuum.uk.net.

0 Contrition. Dooley's Hotel, Waterford. Ireland.
Friday 25th - Sunday 27th August 2006.
No known contact details.

0 Shadow Con II. Northfields, West London, W13 9SS.
Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd September 2006.
http://www.shadow-warriors.co.uk/Shadow_Con2.htm

0 Confess 2006. The Southern Hotel, Sligo. Ireland.
Saturday 30th September - Sunday 1st October 2006.
http://www.flatearthsoc.com

0 Excaliber 2. Honicombe Manor Holiday Village, St Annes Chapel,
Callington near Plymouth, Cornwall. UK.
Friday 6th - Sunday 8th October 2006.
http://www.horsemenevents.com/

0 Spiel 2006. Essen, Germany.
Thursday 19th - Sunday 22nd October 2006
http://www.merz-verlag.com/spiel/e000.php4

0 Furnace 2006. The Garrison Hotel, Sheffield. UK
Saturday 28th - Sunday 29th October.
http://www.rpgfurnace.com/

0 Gaelcon 2006. Clontarf Castle, Dublin. Ireland.
Saturday 28th - Monday 30th October 2006.
http://www.gaelcon.com/

0 Dominicon 2006. N.U.I Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland.
Friday 17th - Sunday 19th November 2006.
http://www.dominicon.ie/

0 Dragonmeet 2006. Kensington Town Hall, London, UK.
Saturday 2nd December 2006.
http://www.dragonmeet.com/

0 Conception 2007. Naish Holiday Village, Highcliffe, Christchurch,
Dorset, UK.
Wednesday 31st January - Sunday 4th February 2007.
http://conception.modus-operandi.co.uk/

0 ConFlagration 2007.Queen Margret Union, Glasgow University.
Scotland.
Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th February 2007.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tankypoos/GUGSWEB/conflagration.html

0 K2 2007. Killarney Country Club, Killarney.
Friday 2nd - Monday 5th March 2007.
lir@...

0 Battlemasters 2007. Digby Hall, Leicester University, UK.
Friday 13th - Sunday 15th April 2007.
http://www.eurolog.org.uk/

0 Recombination, New Hall, Cambridge, UK
Friday 10th - Sunday 12th August 2007.
http://www.recombination.org.uk/

0 Gen Con UK 2007. University of Reading, Berkshire. UK.
Thursday 30th August - Sunday 2nd September 2007.
http://www.horsemenevents.com/

0 Continuum 2008. Beaumont Hall, Leicester University. UK.
Friday 1st - Monday 4th August 2008.
http://www.continuum.uk.net.

_________________
Cheers,
DARRAN SIMS
-------------------------------
Go to Continuum! NOW!!!
http://www.continuum.uk.net
For the Yahoo Group goto:
continuum2006-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

There will be a rail strike from noon this Friday until noon on
Saturday. This may affect some attendees to ManorCon.

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_bulletins/additional_info/TOC_str
ike_one_arrangements.html

Shaun

Those travelling by train to ManorCon will be pleased to know that the
Rail strike has been called off.

I spoke with Alan Farrell at the weekend.

Alan is running an Einfach Genial (aka Mensa Connections) tournament in
Nottingham on 1 October 2006.
The event will start at 2pm, entry will be £5, and will be held at the
Britannia Hotel.

Directions and details of the hotel are on:
http://www.britanniahotels.com/hotel_home.asp?Page=357

ManorCon is moving...
ManorCon has been held at the University of Birmingham every year since
ManorCon I
in 1983. There are many memories here - days gone by when there were over
350 people
playing games for the weekend, when it used to hold the largest Diplomacy
Tournament
in the world with over 100 players taking part every year. Days when the
second largest
tournament was the Acquire tournament, and when the most played train game
was
Railway Rivals. Days when some of our younger gamers weren't even born!
In the past few years, ManorCon has been moved around the different halls a
few times,
as it has dodged the renovations work that's been going on around us. But we've
stuck
with it, following the light at the end of the tunnel, when all the
renovations are
complete, the disruptions are no more, and we can have ManorCon in a rebuilt
modern
venue.
Unfortunately, it has now become clear that the light at the end of the
tunnel is just a
bloke with a torch. We can now see the result of the renovations, and it is
clear that they
are not designed to host a convention like ManorCon. So after 24 years, it's
time to
move.
After considering many venues, we have decided that ManorCon XXV will be
held on
20th - 23rd July 2007, at Stamford Hall at the University of Leicester.
There were many
things that made us choose this venue. We can have exclusive use of the hall
for the
whole weekend. We can play games and have meals in the same hall. We have
enough
rooms to be able to properly accommodate the Diplomacy, the Second Hand
Games
Sale, the Pop Quiz, the Treasure Hunt, etc, all in rooms suited to their
needs. We have a
bar, which can sell all the things we drink, including Real Ale. Leicester
University
already hosts a number of games conventions of various types, so they have a
good idea
what to expect. And on top of all that, their prices are lower than those
that we are
currently paying.
The site is also very easily accessible, both by car and public transport.
By car, it is 4
miles around the Leicester outer ring road from the M1. And by train, there
are direct
trains to Leicester from many locations, including London St Pancras and
Birmingham
New Street, and then there is a frequent direct bus service from the train
station to the
venue.
All-in-all, we are really looking forward to this move. After the problems
of last year, we
wish we could have moved there this year, but the time required to find a
new venue and
then to organise everything made this impossible. So we look forward to
seeing you at
ManorCon XXV in Leicester in 2007.

The Mind Sports Olympiad has moved back to London for its tenth annual
event; this year, we're at the University of Westminster, directly
opposite Madam Tussaud's, about three minutes' walk from the Baker
Street station on the London Underground.

The event started today and goes on until Sunday 3rd September. There
are a wide variety of tournaments, including these ones most likely to
be of interest:

Acquire | Monday, August 28th | 09:30 to 17:30
Carcassonne | Sunday, September 3rd | 09:30 to 13:00
Diplomacy | Sunday, 27th August | 09:30 to 22:00
Lost Cities | Saturday, September 2nd | 09:30 to 13:00
Settlers of Catan | Saturday, September 2nd | 14:00 to 22:00
...plus all the usual suspects, like more chess than you can shake a
stick at and poker every night until the 2nd. We have some rather
handsome little trophies as prizes.

Entry fees are down on last year, but if you haven't booked already
then you'll need to pay a late fee surcharge. All the information you
need is at http://www.msoworld.com/ .

Enjoy!
Chris

Hi All,

A new website has just been launched, www.boardgamers.org.uk . It's the
Internet companion for the Queen's Lane Advertiser.

There's currently not much there, but it will be built up with time.

David.

MidCon 2006 is at it's usual venue, the Thistle Hotel, Birmingham, from the
10th to 12th November 2006 - that's less than 2 months away.

A booking form can be download from the website, www.midcon.org.uk .
Alternatively, you can now book online, using the Games Conventions Booking
System at http://www.boardgamers.org.uk/booking.php

Hope to see you there,

David.

MidCon 2006 starts in just 10 days time - 10th to 12th November 2006 -
which means the official advanced booking deadline is today. If you are
going, then it is worth booking now, since the rooms the hotel have
reserved for MidCon attendees will be released after today, so you are
risking the hotel becoming full.

You can book your place and your room, either by downloading the booking
form from http://www.midcon.org.uk and sending it to the address on the
form, or by using the Games Conventions Booking System at
http://www.boardgamers.org.uk .

David.

UK Games Expo 2007

2nd - 3rd June 2007 Clarendon Suites, Hagely Road, Birmingham

Everything about Games

Monthly Newsletter Number 3

We are happy to say that plans proceed well towards UK Games Expo next
2nd and 3rd June. It is looking like we can put together a fun and
quite striking event here that should present to the public and
established gamers a range of types of gaming in a high quality venue.
Whether it is Roleplaying, Boardgames,  Miniatures games, Collectible
card games or computer gaming that interests you or everyone should
find something to play and look at. Whether attendees come to just
have a fun time, play in organised events, try out new games or to buy
games we can offer all of this in an event that we hope will one day
grow into something special along the lines of the great European
events like Essen Speil or the US Origins and Gencon that see
thousands flocking to the host cities. Why should we not have
something here in the UK like that?

Many of the traders and companies will be bringing demo games for
attendees to sit down and play. UK Games Expo is about seeing a game,
playing a game and if you like it having the chance to buy a game and
take it home to play. Its about taking part.

News

A Saturday Evening Games room is now provided at the Thistle Hotel -
where we recommend overnight attendees stay. This room allows free
play of board games or RPgs and is included in delegates fees. So dont
just come for a day. Stay overnight and make it an event.

We are happy to announce that in a bid to present games to the public
we are developing a childrens and secondary school age boardgame
championship. This is linked to an after schools clubs initiative. If
you can get kids playing games early they and there families can
discover the fun - and even the educational value of gaming. We are
soon to meet with representatives of Birmingham Leisiure to present
the plans and the vision we have to them.

Big name traders that have joined the list of traders at UK Games Expo
include:

Black Industries demonstrating before its release a new Roleplaying
Game - the long awaited Warhammer 40K RPG tie in "Dark Heresy" and
also their very popular RPG Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying.

Sabretooth Games bringing the Collectible Card Game UFS

Mongoose bringing Starship troopers and Runequest and others.

Privateer Press bringing Warmachines and Hordes.

Wizkids are highly interested in attendance at this stage. Heroclix is
5 years old the weekend of the Expo so its possible a special tie in
may be arranged.

Centralan UK are attending and will have first person shooter games
and console games to sit down and play.

We are exploring Esdevium attending and demoing Supersize versions of
popular games such as Days of Wonder's Shadows over Camelot and Pirate
Cover or other games.

Confirmed Traders and Producers

Spirit Games of Burton -Retailer of games

Bishop Games of Coventry-Retailer of games

Gamers - specialists in second hand and out of print games and RPG
Material as well as retailer.

Ian Weekly -InTime4Games Retailer Specialising in games for children.

Stafford Games - bringing the big hit historical figure game Flames of
War.

JKLM - Games Producer and Distributor of boardgames. They are bringing
their new boardgame to UK Games Expo to sit and play.

Burley Games - Family Boardgames to try out.

Ragnor Brothers- Board Games - bringing their new boardgame along to play.

Tritrex- trades in singles and booster collectible mins.

House Atreides- trades in Collectible Card Games

Tabletop/Gamers Quest carrying a range of Rackham figures/ wargods
figures.

These are traders who have in recent weeks confirmed attendance. Space
is running out fast so if you have not sent in your booking form we
advise that you do as we cannot hold space indefinately for traders
who we have spoken to weeks ago.

Tournaments and Game Sessions:

UFS

Bloodbowl

Board game championship in 8 different games.

Children's boardgame event

Days of Wonder Memoir 44/ Battlelore tournament.

Flames of war

Warmachines/ Hodes

Roleplaying Sessions in D+D, Shadowrun, Call of Cthulhu, Warhammer
FRP, Dark Heresy. vanishing Point, Serenity, RuneQuest.

Warhammer 40K

Yu-gi-oh

World of warcraft CCG

Heroclix

Dreamblade/DDM

Magic

Website

www.UKGamesExpo.co.uk is now live and carries brief details of the
event. Booking forms will go on line towards the begining of 2007.

Exhibitor packs and FAQ pdf are available at that site.

Please note that the exhibitor pack on the site and attached to this
news letter is now the one to use for upto date charges for trade
stands and advertising and replaces previous packs.

If any information on this newsletter is incorrect please inform us.

Further news in about a month in Newsletter 4. More traders including
we hope several historical miniatures traders and also more boardgame
companies should be announced.

Richard, Kevin and Pat of UK Games Expo.

Dear all,

Just a quick note to confirm that RamsdenCon will not be taking place
in February over the half-term period as Ramsden Heath School is
undergoing substantial refurbishment.

Annie is still hoping to hold a con at the school some time this year
but nothing has been determined yet.



Regards,


John Harrington

RIGHT!
Good news (sort of)
While MayCon is definitely cancelled this year, we have managed to get the
Woking Venue sorted
So...
SpielChamps UK 2007 will take place at
The Sea Rangers Hut
Westfield Avenue
Woking
GU22 9PG
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=500473&y=157443&z=2&sv=500473,157443&st=\
4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&ax=500473&ay=157443

The games will be as announced last year
Baumeister von Arkadia
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/25643
Hermagor
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/25224
Säulen der Erde
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/24480
and
Thurn und Taxis
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/21790

We would like to start at 10:30, so would need all teams registered by 10:00,
with a estimated finish of 18:30

There will be NO registration or entry fee this year

The Hut will have sandwiches, burgers, sausage rolls etc. and
non-alcoholic drinks for sale

We would like to apologise for the late announcement, but after the sudden
decision to redevelop the Ramada in January, we have been struggling to find a
venue that wouldn't cost £30+ per team

Thank you for the patience and forbearance you have shown
Chris & Suey

March Update.

Please check for any I have missed please?

Up & Coming conventions.

0 Itzacon III. NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Friday 9th - Sunday 11th March 2007.
http://www.itzaconeire.com

0 CONcrete Cow '07. Old Bath House, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, UK.
Saturday 10th March 2007.
http://www.mk-rpg.org.uk

0 Conpulsion 2007. Teviot Student Union, Edinburgh University,
Scotland.
Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th March 2007.
www.conpulsion.org

0 Student Nationals RPG Championships. Teviot Student Union,
Edinburgh University, Scotland.
Friday 30th March - Sunday 1st April 2007.
http://www.studentnationals.org.uk/index.php

0 Sillicon 9. The HUB, Dublin City University, Ireland.
Friday 30th March - Sunday 1st April 2007.
http://sillicon.redbrick.dcu.ie

0 Salute Zero Seven. ExCel, London, UK.
Saturday 21st April 2007.
http://www.salute.co.uk/

0 Excaliber 2007. Honicombe Manor Holiday Village,St Annes Chapel,
Callington near Plymouth, Cornwall. UK.
Friday 4th - Monday 7th May 2007.
http://www.horsemenevents.com/

0 Beer & Pretzels XVIII. Town Hall, Burton-upon-Trent, UK.
Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th May 2007.
http://www.spiritgames.com/bnpdetails.php

0 Tentacles Untapped. Castle Stahleck, Bacharach, Germany.
Friday 25th - Monday 28th May 2007.
http://www.tentacles-convention.de/

0 UK GAME EXPO 2007. The Clarendon Suites, Stirling Road, Edgbaston,
Birmingham, UK.
Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd June 2007.
http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk

0 Vaticon 2007. Student Centre, UCD Belfield, Dublin 4. Ireland.
Saturday 9th - Sunday 10th June 2007.
http://www.ucd.ie/gamesoc/vaticon/

0 Q-CON XIV Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland.
Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th June 2007.
http://www.q-con.org.uk/

0 Game '07. New Century House, Manchester, UK.
Saturday 23rd - Sunday 24th June 2007.
http://www.game07.eu/

0 Summer Stabcon 2007 Britannia Hotel, Stockport
Friday 6th - Sunday 8th July 2007
bookings@...

0 Ludicrus '07. Rushmere Sports Centre, Ipswich, UK.
Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th July 2007.
http://www.ludicrus.org/.

0 Recombination, New Hall, Cambridge, UK
Friday 10th - Sunday 12th August 2007.
http://www.recombination.org.uk/

0 Gen Con UK 2007. University of Reading, Berkshire. UK.
Thursday 30th August - Sunday 2nd September 2007.
http://www.horsemenevents.com/

0 Furnace 2007. The Garrison Hotel, Sheffield. UK
Saturday 20th - Sunday 21st October 2007.
http://www.rpgfurnace.com/

0 Consequences 2007. Naish Holiday Village, Highcliffe, Christchurch,
Dorset, UK.
Friday 16th - Sunday 18th November 2007.
http://www.consequences.org.uk

0 Dragonmeet 2007. Kensington Town Hall, London, UK.
Saturday 1st December 2007.
http://www.dragonmeet.com/

0 Warpcon XVIII. University College Cork, Ireland.
Friday 25th - Sunday 27th January 2008.
http://www.warpcon.com/

0 Conception 2008. Naish Holiday Village, Highcliffe, Christchurch,
Dorset, UK.
Wednesday 30th January - Sunday 3rd February 2008.
http://conception.modus-operandi.co.uk/

0 Continuum 2008. New Hall, Leicester University. UK.
Friday 1st - Monday 4th August 2008.
http://www.continuum.uk.net.
_________________
Cheers,
DARRAN SIMS
-------------------------------
Go to Continuum! NOW!!!
http://www.continuum.uk.net
For the Yahoo Group goto:
continuum2008-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

SoRCon - Son Of Ramsdencon Con

Following the sad loss of the Ramsdencon venue due to redevelopment a
new con is born in it's place with the first gathering being the
weekend of 22nd to 24th February 2008 in Essex near Colchester.

We hope to retain as much of the Ramsdencon feel as is possible given
the enforced changes.

Booking is now open and the early bird registration fees are available
until the end of August.

Please see http://www.sorcon.co.uk/ and let us know if any queries -
offers to help are welcome too!!

Many thanks,
Hope to see you
SoRCon Committee (Chris D, Jonty, Leebags)

The First UK Games Expo is getting close now.

With 100 tournaments and game sessions plus over 50 public participation games tables and over 50 exhibitors don't miss this!  Attractions include:

·        Great board games including new releases. Sneak peak at the new edition of Talisman. See new games from Warfrog, JKLM, Surprised Stare, Ragnar Brothers and others…..

·        RPGS from 30+ Games systems including RuneQuest 4^th Ed, Call of Cthulhu and more

·        Card games including World of Warcraft and Magic with regional qualifiers.

·        Miniatures games including the Flames of War, Hordes and  Warmachine UK Open.

·        Computer Games including LAN Gaming, Nintendo Wii and Guild Wars.

·        Imperial storm troopers from Star wars in full kit

·        Especially for kids: Wizkids are sponsoring a special Star Wars Look a Like Competition. Come dressed as a character from Star Wars and you can
win a prize!

·        And lots more

SEE WWW.UKGamesExpo.co.uk  

UK Games Expo will host one of the 2 Qualifying Settlers of Catan
tournaments the winner of which goes on to play in the world Settlers
of Catan tournament in October at Essen.

For more details go to
www.UKGamesExpo.co.uk

All,

Just a reminder if we may please that SoRCon registrations are £15 up
until the end of August when the prices will go up.

We have added the option of paying by PayPal to the site to hopefully
make life a little easier, please see www.sorcon.co.uk

Hope to see you there!

Thanks
SoRCon Committee

www.sorcon.co.uk