Britcon – Manchester

Britcon …

• … is the UK’s biggest multi-period, multi-ruleset wargames competition
• … has events in over a dozen different rulesets and periods for you to take part in
• … offers onsite accommodation and an onsite bar all priced at discounted “university” rates
• … includes one of the North West’s largest 2-day wargames tradeshows
• … is held in Manchester only steps away from from Piccadilly Station

Yes, the largest event in the BHGS calendar will be returning to the now-familiar surroundings of UMIST in (always-sunny) Manchester over the Friday-Sunday of 7-9th August 2015.

(I already know I’m going – just take me to the booking form!)

What’s happening this year? 

• Periods being played
• Venue and onsite accommodation
• The Britcon Trade Show – full 2014 trader details (2015 coming soon) 
• Britcon Bring & Buy

What else to look out for…?

• Prices Frozen – astonishingly yes, after another good year we are able to keep the entry prices flat for 2014 too. The Britcon entry fee also remains the same no matter how many games you choose to play
• The return of the Britcon Fiver – we can’t technically guarantee it at this stage, but if bookings reach our projected numbers we will again hope to be in a position to hand back £5 per player in the form of the very popular “£5 off any £10 purchase with any trader” deal we first introduced in 2013.
• Same better layout -after a very well received 2014 edition we are keeping the extra gaming room, which will allow us to keep growing all of the existing periods including “Saga” and “Bolt Action” , “40k” and introducing new Ancients period L’Art de la Guerre”
• Retaining the 5- or 6-game option – admittedly not many people dropped a game, but those that did seemed to really appreciate it so we’ve retained options to drop either the the Friday or Saturday night’s game in the larger gaming periods, and extended the principle to some of the others. You can confirm when you book how many rounds you are planning on playing in.
• “Drop a Score” returns – This seemed to produce more decisive games, and a more relaxed atmosphere as well so in the periods where players are able to drop a round we will again be working out the winners on the basis of their best 5 scores out of 6.
• Accomodation still optional – We’ve negotiated some great rates at UMIST for a variety of standards of rooms – all still in stumbling distance of the venue and bar as usual, but you are totally free to book and stay elsewhere if you wish – if you are prepared to walk 10 minutes we heard of hotels with rates as low as £17/night last year, so look around. If you do want to stay onsite there will soon be a separate booking portal to book the UMIST rooms that you will be taken to once you confirm your Britcon entry.