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| BayCon | A friendly convention held in Exeter. Unlike MidCon and ManorCon, this one does not hold any Diplomacy tournaments so it's a good one for the general gamer. Baycon 2007 will be held at the Exeter Court Hotel, Kennford, from 1.00pm Thursday 12th April to 3.00pm Sunday 15th April. |
| Beer & Pretzels | Held in Britain brewing capital, Burton On Trent, in the town hall in the middle of May (12th & 13th May, 2007). Non-residential but there are plenty of decent b&b places nearby. |
| BrightCon | A Brighton based gaming group periodically organise Settlers of Catan tournaments in Brighton. At this rate there will soon be more Settlers cons than there are Diplomacy cons. |
| Cambridge Games Meet | Takes place the first Saturday of every month (except sometimes January) from 10 till 10, at The University Centre, Mill Lane. It is free but you mustn't bring in your own food or drink. |
| The Cast Are Dice | A new con, based in Stoke on Trent, that is aiming to attract UK subscribers to Boardgamegeek. The 2007 con is on August 18th & 19th. |
| Dicecon | Nice web site, giving details about the Scottish Boardgames Association and the two cons it runs each year, one in Glasgow, the other in Edinburgh. |
| GenCon | I've not been to one of these but I get the impression from a recent review in Flagship magazine they are massive events with trade stands as well as organised tournaments. |
| Liverpool Lion Boardgamers | They meet weekly in a Liverpool City Centre pub (I'm guessing it is called The Lion), on Monday nights from about 6.30pm to play the usual German and American stuff. 6 Cask beers in an award-winning pub on a quiet night with reserved tables in a side room. |
| ManorCon | Possibly the biggest face-to-face non-commercial games convention in Britain. University accommodation, and this year it is in Leicester, not Birmingham. The next ManorCon will be 20th to 23rd July 2007. |
| MayCon | Aims to recreate the feel of the old FurryCons, with a mixture of board gaming and freeform role playing. The con is taking a sabbatical in 2007. |
| MidCon | The other big face-to-face games convention in Britain. Not as big as ManorCon but the surroundings - a 4 star business hotel - are infinitely better. Invariably held in November at the Thistle Hotel, Birmingham. |
| Mind Sports Olympiad | Held somewhere in Britain, some time in the year... Poker, Diplomacy, Settlers of Catan, Lost Cities plus many other games, and the chance to win a medal. |
| Oxcon | The 2007 event has already taken place at The Mitre, The High Street, Oxford, but there will be a 2008 one in January. Tournaments for Diplomacy, Settlers of Catan, Lost Cities plus the usual pick-up games. |
| PsychoCon | The 2007 event will be held at The Regent Suite, Golden Lion Hotel, Leeds, on Leeds, October 12th - 14th. |
| SoRCon | SoRCon stands for "Son of Ramsdencon" and this Colchester based con is designed to fill the gap left by the (hopefully temporary) demise of RamsdenCon. |
| Salute | Next one will be held on 21st April 2007 at the ExCel venue in London. It's a wargames con with lots of trade stands.. |
| Stabcon | Usually held at the University of Manchester. Eclectic mix of RPGs, CCGs, board games and war games that apparently works surprisingly well. |
| TringCon | A one day non-residential con held in Tring, which is about 30 miles west of London. |
| UK Boardgames Conventions Homepage | What a thoroughly good idea: a web site that acts as a central resource for UK games conventions. The site will include a conventions calendar, news about cons and a chance to book a place at a con online via Paypal. |
| UK Convention News | This is a Yahoo group used to make announcements about forthcoming conventions in the UK |
| UK Games Expo | Taking place on the week-end of June 2nd/3rd, 2007 at The Clarendon Suites, 2 Stirling Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9SB, this is a con covering the gamut of games from war-gaming to role playing games, plus online gaming. Accommodation will be available at a nearby hotel where it is hoped the gaming can be continued into the evening. This event will host one of the UK Settlers of Catan qualifiers, the winners of which will compete in the world championship to be held at Essen. |
If you have a site which you think should be listed here, drop us a line. Please note that Chris Dawe also maintains a diary of UK conventions and it is usually more up to date than ours.
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