Battleground Dojo Season 2 - Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo; Chicago, IL, USA
2018-04-05 16:00 - 23:00, 2018-04-07 16:00 - 23:00, 2018-04-12 16:00 - 23:00, 2018-04-14 16:00 - 23:00, 2018-04-19 16:00 - 23:00, 2018-04-21 16:00 - 23:00, 2018-04-26 16:00 - 23:00, 2018-04-28 16:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) and 5 more dates | Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo, 5550 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Dice Dojo Bolt Action Season 2: Market Garden
Season 2 will run at Dice Dojo from April 5-June 2. League events will run on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Format:
This an escalation league with point sizes for force construction increasing each week.
Week 1 April 5-11, 500 pts 1 platoon only
Week 2 April 12-18, 575 pts 1 platoon only
Week 3 April 19-25, 650 pts
Week 4 April 26-May 2, 775 pts
Week 5 May 3-9, 900 pts armored list are now permissible when appropriate
Week 6 may 10-16, 1000 pts
Week 7 may 17-23, 1150 pts
Week 8 may 24-30, 1250 pts
Week 9 may 31-june 2, 1400 pts
2) All forces must be built from a Market Garden Theater selector either from Campaign Market Garden or Forces of Great Britain. Furthermore there is a limit of 2 platoons per player. All forces must be legally built. Armored platoons are permitted but
3) The campaign will be played Axis vs Allies. Each participant will be representing one side or the other every match. There is no fixed lists and you can play for either side when you like with the respective historical force.
4)Each week 3 scenarios from the Market Garden book will be available for play. For example week 1 scenario 1-3, week 2 scenario 4-6 etc… Beyond the weekly scenarios any game played with Market Garden selectors may be scored. No scenario may repeated until all are completed for the week. Any number of matches may be played per week but only once vs any given opponent. Matches will scored as follows
Win 2 pt
Loss 1 pt
Play Scenario game 1 pt
Full Paint 1pt (3 color standard)
All players in a team game score +1pt
For this campaign all tie games will go to defending force
5) All results must be recorded on index cards and deposited in the league results box where they will be recorded by the Chancellor.
Further details to follow.

Society of Ancients Battle Day 2018 - Paraetacene 317 BC
2018-04-07 09:00 - 17:00 | Sycamore Hall, Drayton Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 3RR
Battle Day 2018 will be Paraetacene 317 BC, the large Successor battle between the armies of Eumenes of Cardia and Antigonus One-Eye. So…pike, heavy cavalry, light cavalry, elephants in a big battle on an open plain – what’s not to like here! Members are invited to come and run games, or to just turn up and join in whichever games take their fancy – all the games welcome additional players on the day. We charge £10 per person to attend (juniors and students free) to go towards venue and table hire.
Any questions about the day etc should be emailed to Richard Lockwood.
We will be fighting this, not on the Iranian plateau, but in the familiar confines of Sycamore Hall, Drayton Road, Bletchley, Near Milton Keynes, MK2 3RR.
And rather than 317 BC, we will be fighting it on Saturday 7 April 2018. Doors open at 8am for people to start setting up. Nominal start is 9am, with the introductory talk set to start around 9:15am. Like most ancient battles though, timings can slip somewhat once the enemy is sighted.

Bolt Action Demo - 1D4 Con
2018-04-13 12:00 - 2018-04-15 16:00 | Holiday Inn Martinsburg, 301 Foxcroft Ave, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 25401, United States
Your Hobby Place is running a Bolt Action Demonstration at 1D4 Con!

April 13 – April 15
Apr 13 at 12 PM to Apr 15 at 4 PM EDT

Holiday Inn Martinsburg
301 Foxcroft Ave, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25401
Your Hobby Place will be sponsoring a Bolt Action demo all 3 days of the convention. They’ll be running scenarios out of the Market Garden campaign book so be sure to come & join in!

SALUTE! - Excel, London
2018-04-14 10:00 - 17:00 | Excel London, Victoria Dock 1, Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION
Salute Twenty Eighteen, run by The South London Warlords, is the biggest independent one-day wargaming and gaming event in the UK. Our aim is to promote the very best in the hobby. Held at ExCel London, there will be traders from all across the hobby along with plenty of demonstration and participation games to see and take part in.

CarneCon 2018
2018-04-14 12:00 - 2018-04-15 15:00 | Mansfield Activities Center, 106 South Wisteria Street, Mansfield, TX, 76063, United States
Bolt Action tournament to raise canned food items for a local food pantry with proceeds going to Operation Home Front. 5 games over 2 days. Bring your appetite as we serve food on both days. Registration at www.meatshank.com.
Saturday, April 14, 2017
1200 – 12:30 pm Setup / Doors Open / Registration / Welcome
12:45 – 3:00 pm Game One
3:15 – 5:30 pm Game Two
5:30 – 6:15 pm BBq Dinner
6:15 – 8:30 pm Game Three
8:30 – 9:00 pm clean/prep for day 2
Sunday, April 15, 2017
9:00 – 9:15 am Setup / Doors Open / Registration / Welcome
9:15 – 11:30 am Game Four
11:45 – 2:00 pm Game Five (snacks provided)
2:00 – 3:00 pm Lunch Provided / Awards / Clean up

Boston Battle Bunker: Lincolnshire inter-club Bolt Action event
2018-04-15
The Boston Battle Bunker is holding this years Lincolnshire inter-club Bolt Action event.

Each club in Lincolnshire will be invited to put forward two players, one axis and one allied player to represent their club in a day of bolt action 1000 point Games.
The £10 per player ticket cost will be donated to charity.
Prize support from Warlord Games, Rubicon, osprey and Boston Battle Bunker
The Lincolnshire interclub doubles bolt action event for 2018 will be also held at the Boston Battle Bunker later in the year.

The Rise of the Boromites - 1000 Point Event
2018-04-21 08:45 - 18:00 | Black Dragon Miniatures, 4-6 Coventry Road, Hinckley, LE10 0JT, United Kingdom
The Rise of the Boromites is a 1000 points – 3 Game Tournament.
Book here http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=g9v8kzdab&oeidk=a07eevi9pysfc0e3bb8

Force restrictions are as follows:
1000 Point Force.
Games: 3 games total
Registration 8.45 to 9am
Game 1 (9:15AM-11:45AM)
Lunch 12:00 -12:30pm
Game 3 (12:45 to 3:00PM
Game 3 (3:15PM-5:30PM)
Award Ceremony 5:45PM
Rules: We are using Rules as written, from the main rulebook plus any errata
Lists must be submitted no later than the Wednesday prior to the event to avoid a 1 TP penalty being applied.
Send to firstandonly@yahoo.co.uk
What to Bring:
A good Attitude!
Order dice are mandatory (suggest two sets if available), tape measure, pin markers, and a bunch of D4, D6, D8 & D10s.
An Army! (All miniatures must be WYSIWYG and have at least a basic paint job).
A rulebook and any errata or FAQ you may think is relevant
Two hard copies of your army list.
Missions:
Standard rulebook missions will be randomly determined once all participants have registered and submitted a list.
Point Totals –
Points will be awarded as follows:
5 points for scenario victory
3 Points for scenario draw
1 Point for a scenario defeat
Up to 3 Bonus Kill Points per game.
Tournament Organiser is the final judge for any issues involving interpretation of rules.

Little Wars 2018
2018-04-26 11:00 - 2018-04-29 14:00 | Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, 70 Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL, 60148, United States
An historical wargaming convention run by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society – Midwest.

OzCon 2018
2018-04-27 - 2018-04-29 | West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis Street, West Plains, MO, 65775, United States
OzCon is a gaming, cosplay and anime convention nestled in the Ozarks. The convention is hosted by Missouri State University-West Plains Computer Graphics and Programming department as well as the local chapter of ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). This non-profit event will be held at the West Plains Civic Center. The three days of awesomeness will have a little bit for everyone including Anime, Cosplay Events, MTG, Warhammer, Warmachine, Role Playing games, and much more. Come help support a good cause, browse the vendors and meet the celebrities on April 27th – April 29th, 2018.
Test Of Honour and Bolt Action At Oz-Con
Tournament is included in admission, Looking at a $15 day pass, $35 for all three days.

Blood Red Skies Demos
Test of Honour Demos
Bolt Action Demos
Konflict 47 demos
Maybe more…

Test of Honour Tournament Friday

3x rounds
24pt Warband
Bring your minis, chips and cards, measuring device, bag, dice and anything else

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/175918033058580/
Bolt Action Saturday

3x rounds
1250pt single reinforced infantry platoon.
No special characters
No experimental Rules

Tank War Sunday

3x rounds
1500pt Tank Platoon.
Don’t have 1500pt tank plt, bring 1500 daul infantry platoon and your good to go!
No special characters
No experimental Rules

Motels in the area are as low at $60-$115.

HAMMERHEAD 2018 - Newark (Rescheduled from March)
2018-04-28 10:00 - 16:30 | Newark Showground, The Showground, Lincoln Road, Newark, NG24 2NY
The Hammerhead 2018 – Sat 28th April – Even Bigger – Even Better!

Hammerhead is run by Kallistra Ltd with assistance from The Forest Outlaws Wargamers Club, GCN and support from
Miniature Wargames, Wargames Illustrated and Wargames Soldiers and Strategy.
Two Great Spaces Full of Fantastic Games!
Top Manufacturers / Traders and
up to 70 Participation Games and Activities!
The Venue
The Gamers Lounge and the George Stephenson Exhibition Hall

The Cedric Ford Pavilion – Gamers Lounge

The George Stephenson Exhibition Hall

The Cedric Ford Pavilion – Gamers Lounge – offers a welcoming, warm and comfortable, carpeted environment in which you can play games, shop for wargame goodies from a selection of traders. There is a fully licensed bar and seating area and it has it’s own catering facilities, which will be serving a variety of reasonably priced hot and cold food throughout the day – enjoy a meal and may be a drink from the bar and socialise with fellow gamers.
The George Stephenson Exhibition Hall offers a welcoming environment with plenty of space (3000sq metres), with natural light in which you can play games, shop for wargame goodies from a selection of top traders positioned around the perimeter of the hall. The visitor participation games are all located in the central area of the exhibition hall. It has its own catering facilities, which will be serving a variety of reasonably priced hot and cold food throughout the day
New for 2018

The Wargames Illustrated Painting Competition located in the George Stephenson hall
Head over to the Wargames Illustrated’s website for all the details
Click here > Wargames Illustrated Painting Competition
http://www.wargamesillustrated.net/hammerhead2018/.
Car Parking Area
The car parking is plentiful and free and is located between the Gamers Lounge and the George Stephenson Exhibition Hall.

The Newark Showground is only a few minutes from the A1. Click here for directions to Hammerhead.
The Hammerhead Experience
Every game at Hammerhead is visitor participation, which means that you are very welcome ‘to have a go’ at a wide variety of different historical and fantasy based games run by intrepid gaming clubs, historical societies, wargame companies and enthusiastic groups of gamers. You will be able to play a full game or simply move a few miniatures, roll some dice, have a chat with the people running the game and then move onto the next. The show provides a great opportunity to try out new or familiar game systems and spend a day indulging yourself and friends in this absorbing and fascinating hobby. Whether you’re interested in Napoleonics, WWI and WWII, Ancients, Medieval, Fantasy or Science Fiction, we are sure that you will find a selection of games you would like to play.
Entry To Hammerhead 2018
The Gamers Lounge and the George Stephenson Exhibition Hall Hammerhead open to the public at 10:00am and close at 4:30pm. The entry wristband gives access to both halls.
Entry: £5 per adult, £3 for minors (16 and under), Children under 9 free
Purchase your Hammerhead Entry ticket online prior to the show and receive a FREE 28mm Hammerhead Miniature
The Prize Draw 2018 – £150 worth of prizes!
To enter the Prize Draw – each game you participate in you will be given a Game Slip, write your name on the games slip and take this to the Prize Draw Box on the Information Desk in either the Gamers Lounge or the George Stephenson Exhibition Hall – the two boxes will be mixed together and winners drawn. Make sure you have entered all your Game slips for the Prize Draw by 3:00pm ready for the prizes to be drawn at 3:15pm. The winning numbers will be displayed in both venues on the Information desk.
Lucky winners will receive our unique Letters of Marque (LOM), each with a monetary value, First Prize £75, Second Prize £50 and Third Prize £25, only exchangeable with a trader at Hammerhead 2018 on the day. This is an extra purchase for yourself and an extra sale for our traders. The ticket holder or their named representative must be present for the draw at 3:15pm in order for them to claim their prize. If the owner of the drawn ticket is not present, another ticket will be drawn.
The Hammerhead Figure
The Hammerhead figure for 2018 is a 28mm Great War Russian general. This pewter miniature will be available for the first time on the day of the show along with the British, German, French and Austrian general figures from Hammerhead 2014, ’15, ’16 and 2017, for the token price of £1.
Click here to purchase your Hammerhead Entry ticket online and receive a FREE 28mm Hammerhead Miniature
These figures have been specially sculpted for the show and are cast in lead free pewter. (Figures are supplied unpainted and unbased)

Hammerhead 2018
WW1 Russian General
‘Aleksei’

Hammerhead 2017
WW1 Austrian General
‘Viktor’

Hammerhead 2016
WW1 French General
‘Ferdinand’

Hammerhead 2015
WW1 German General
‘Eric’

Hammerhead 2014
WW1 British General
‘Leader of Stallions’

Painted and based by Karl Flinders.
Closing date for purchase of online tickets is 5 days prior to the event. (Midnight Sunday 25th Feb 2018)
Social Media
Check out the Hammerhead Show Facebook page and get all the up-to-date information. If you’re on Facebook give us a ‘Like’, share the posts and spread the word – Hammerhead 2018 is at the Newark Showground on Saturday 28th April.

Bolt Action Market Garden Phase 1 - Gnome Games; Green Bay, WI, USA
2018-04-28 11:00 - 23:00 | Gnome Games Green Bay East, 2255 Main St, Green Bay, WI, 554302, United States
Scenarios One and Two of the Bolt Action Market Garden Campaign.

2018 Bolt Action Escalation League - Adler Hobby; Manchester, NH, USA
2018-04-28 12:00 - 19:00 | Adler Hobby, 138 Wayne St., Manchester, NH, 03102, United States
The 2018 BA league Happens on the last Saturday of each month (other days are up to you) With a very welcoming group you can take part in a escalation league with 500,750,1000 and Special 1250 point finals lists over a 4 month stretch.
WW2 themed gaming tables will be set up for Bolt Action and special missions will be emailed to players and Adler Hobby has a very good selection of BA in store to help round out your lists. Full details and a copy of the rules are available by email adlerhobby@yahoo.com

Operation May Day - Steadfast Hobbies and Games; Hot Springs, AR, USA
2018-05-05 10:00 - 19:00 | Steadfast Hobbies and Games, 1609 Albert Pike Rd, Hot Springs, AR, 71913, United States
Steadfast is celebrating the month of May with Operation May Day, a Bolt Action tournament.
1250 points per player
All miniatures must be painted to a 3 color minimum with basing.
Doors open at 10 with dice dropping at 11:00am
We will be playing 3 2.5 hour round with a 1 hour break for lunch after round 1 and a 30 minute break after round 2.
Entry is $25 per person, pre-register for a discounted entry of $20.
We will be paying out 100% of the entry fees in store credit with an additional $200 store credit added in.
Prizes will be paid to:
Best Over all
Best General(most points)
Best Painted
Favorite Opponent

The Pit Gaming Shop - Warlord Day
2018-05-05 10:00 - 22:00 | The Pit Gaming Shop, 164 Aycliffe Road,, Borehamwood, WD6 4EG, United Kingdom
Join us for a fun-filled day of gaming brought to you by Warlord Games, The Pit Gaming Shop and Thor’s Hammer Gaming Club.
Grab a goody bag stuffed with Warlord shiny stuff and try out Bolt Action, Hail Caesar, Beyond the Gates of Antares, Dr Who, Black Powder, Test of Honour, Blood Red Skies, Konflikt 47 and Pike & Shotte!!
Further details here.

Telford Antares Boot Camp
2018-05-05 10:30 - 14:30 | Questing Knight Games, 6 Old Bakery Row, The Parade, Wellington, Shropshire, TF1 1PS, United Kingdom
Get your 500px army together for this boot camp hosted by Questing Knight Games!

Spring '18 Bolt Action Tournament - Off The Wall Games; Hadley, MA, USA
2018-05-05 12:00 - 20:00 | Off The Wall Games, 41 Russell St, Suite 6, Hadley, MA, 01035, United States
Saturday, May 5th, Off The Wall games will be hosting a Bolt Action tournament in Hadley, MA to wrap up their first Bolt Action Escalation League. Registration begins at 11 am, and dice hit the table promptly at 12 pm. Please have your 1000 point lists (if you played in the league, it must be for the nation you played) completed and written out to be reviewed during registration. It is preferable that they be created in Easy Army or Army Builder. List may be submitted to the store Sarge (Brian Alter) either in person or via email at bigsquishybrain@gmail.com. Please use the subject Line: May Bolt Action Tournament List
The tournament will consist of 3 rounds, with a break between rounds 1 and 2 for lunch. Entry is $15.00. Prizes will be offered for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, as well as for best painted. The entry fee includes $5 per person for pizza, and the remainder will go to prize support.
Escalation League players will be given tokens to be redeemed for rerolls based on their accumulated points during the league. The League raffle will also be drawn on tournament day. If you cannot be present for the raffle, please advise the store Sarge, and tickets will be entered on your behalf.

Shrapnel 2018 - Bolt Action Tournament
2018-05-13 | Lost Ark Games, First Floor, Queensway Chambers, 58 Queensway, Stevenage Town Centre,, Stevenage, SG1 1EE, United Kingdom
Shrapnel 2018 Tournament Guidelines.
Sunday 13th May, 9.00AM
Welcome to the second year of Shrapnel, it has grown this year to 22 players, so thank you for signing up. Lost Ark Landsers Bolt Action group are a friendly bunch of people and new players are always made welcome.
Armies
Build a 1000pt list using either 1 or 2 Reinforced Platoons. There are no Tank Platoons in this event.
We would like to ensure that Shrapnel is enjoyed by all players, therefore we would like the Armies selected to follow a theme or be historically correct for the year. To do this either use your army book and choose those units that were available to your chosen nation, or use a particular theatre selector. Your army book gives dates and theatre selectors which will give you a list of those units available.
You can also use campaign books to select your forces, however there are some dodgy lists in these, for example the Soviet Stalingrad, and some Japanese selectors come to mind, 4 snipers or 4 heavy howitzers is not very friendly. We all like to win, but when you have made your list ask your self would I like to play against this army. Just because you can, doesn?t mean you should.
Market Garden:
If you wish to bring a British Para list from Market Garden, all units selected must be brought as veterans where the option exists. You must also add 1 pt per model to make them stubborn.
XXX Corp is a Tank Platoon for the purposes of this event.
Odds n sods
Brandenburgers must be off the table for their redirection rules to apply.
In the worse case scenario the Tournament Organiser has the right to ask you to change your list to fit the ethos of the Stevenage Landsers.
You must bring your army book and any book, or a hard copy of an official Warlord games pdf. where your theatre list is included, this allows your opponent to be able to read any special rules that apply.
Army list where possible should be made on http://boltaction.easyarmy.com/ it helps with the checking. However its not 100% correct so please check it against your army book, or theatre selector.
Please feel free to contact Ken on the below email to discuss your army list.
Please email your list to Kennomeat@gmail.com by the 23rd April
Games
There will be 3 games of 2 hours 15 mins, the scenarios to be used will be disclosed on the day of the event, so choose you armies carefully. These are likely to be from the 2nd rule book but with minor tweaks.
Italians
This army usually plays without access to the majority of its national rules, therefore in this tournament at the beginning of any game where the scenario does not have an attacker/defender both players will roll to see if they are either attacking or defending. Roll a d6 highest roll gets to choose. If the Italian player loses they get to re roll as per Italian national rule.
How to win
Battle points will be awarded for a win, draw, and loss. Win = 5pts, draw = 3pts, loss = 1pt.
Secondary objectives: In every game there will be an option to grab another battle point, make sure you keep it in your sights.
In the event of more than 1 player having the highest number of Battle Points, the difference between units killed and units lost will be the deciding factor.
Terrain
All tables will be pre-set on the day, please do not move any of the terrain. Ruins will be classed as dense terrain as described in the rule book. As there is always a mix of hedges and walls which causes confusion over cover, treat all such pieces as being chest high on an upright model. This should also help with cover claimed by vehicles. Bocage is slightly different and is over head height, it blocks line of sight until 1? away.
Cover
Many people are hazy on what cover you get from certain classes of terrain and when it applies. Two main ones are firing in, from, or into cover, and what happens when you are up against cover. In the first instance cover will apply if you are more than 1 inch apart from your target, or are more than 1 inch from the edge of the terrain and firing out. In the second case if both units are up against a wall neither will get cover. This is the same for buildings as it can be assumed grenades and bullets are being launched in through windows and doors, defenders will get the +1 to the roll required to kill still.
In all other cases discuss what each piece of terrain does at the beginning of the game.
If you are unable to attend then please let us know as early as possible in order to allocate your place to somebody on the reserve list.
Spectators are more than welcome to attend and view proceedings but please be aware that this a timed round Tournament and respect the concentration of the players.
Registration: 09.00
Briefing: 09.15
1st Game: 09.30 – 11.45
Lunch: 12.00 – 12.30
2nd Game: 12.45 – 15.00
3rd Game: 15.15 – 17.30
Presentations: 18.00
Purchase of a ticket reserves you a place, no physical ticket will be sent out.
This event is currently sold out. We are running a reserve list in case of any cancellations which will operate on a first come first served basis.
If you would like to be added to this list then please contact steve@lostarkgames.com with your contact details including phone number. I will contact you to confirm you have been added to the list and notify any added players asap before the day.

Bolt Action at HUZZAH Con 2018 - Portland, ME, USA
2018-05-18 - 2018-05-20 | DoubleTree by Hilton, 363 Maine Mall Rd, South Portland, ME, ME 04106, United States
Join us for 3 days of Bolt Action fun! This year marks the return of last years huge event, the Battle of Stalingrad. If you missed these amazing tables, you get a second chance. We are also featuring a new massive table for our BA fans, The Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944. We will have demo games running as well. Many prizes will be offered as well as a chance to sign up for the Bolt Action League of Maine, who are sponsoring these games at HUZZAH 20118. Come talk to the people who made the tables as well, artist Tony rieger, Dave Shuster and Walter Harris.
