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SUMMARY:Q-CON XIV
DESCRIPTION:at Queen’s UniversityBelfast\, Ireland. See http://www.q-con.org.uk/.
DTEND:20070625
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20070622
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SUMMARY:Game '07
DESCRIPTION:at New Century HouseManchester. To quote the organisers\, "Game '07 will host 1200+ players per day over 2 days\, providing miniatures organised play\, collectible card games organised play\, and roleplaying events - including RPGA and other organised gaming. A number of exhibitors will be there showing off their games and selling their latest wares. This is a 24 hour event\, with the main hall being open overnight for gaming. Presently we have been asked to host European\, National and Regional events\, including two $1k Dreamblade tournaments." "More information will be posted online over the next few weeks and onwards\, as the event takes place." - See http://www.game07.eu/ for updates. (In fact\, the ticketing system should now be up and running.)
DTEND:20070625
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20070623
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SUMMARY:Summer Stabcon 2007
DESCRIPTION:at the Britannia Hotel\, Stockport. Another in a very long-running series of friendly\, small-scale general games conventions\, always featuring a good number of RPGs. Check with the organisers for membership rates (weekend and one-day). The con has a minimum age limit of 18 in general\, but enquire about babes-in-arms\, accompanied 16-year-olds\, etc. Accommodation is of course available in the hotel\; check with the organisers for con rates. All such questions can be addressed to bookings@stabcon.org.uk\, STABCON\, 17 Davenport Park Road\, Stockport\, Cheshire\, SK2 6JU\, or 0161 483 9131.
DTEND:20070709
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20070706
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SUMMARY:Ludicrus 07
DESCRIPTION:at Rushmere Sports CentreIpswich\, Suffolk. "A new event in the gaming calendar for the East of England ... Demos\, tournaments\, events & trade hall". The promised games do include RPGs\, among other things. Prices: 2 Day "Full Weekend" Pass (must be booked before Noon on 6th July 2007) - Adults £11\, Concessions £9\, Under-16s £4.50\; Day tickets (booked before Noon on 6th July 2007) - Adults £6\, Concessions £5\, Under-16s £2.50\; Door prices (per day only)\, Adults £7\, Concessions £6\, Under-16s - £3.50. More details and pre-registration are at http://www.ludicrus.org/\, the organisers have a blog with the latest news at http://ludicrus.blogspot.com/\, and they can apparently be e-mailed at symon@ludicrus.org or 'phoned at 01473-400655.
DTEND:20070709
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20070707
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SUMMARY:ManorCon XXV
DESCRIPTION:at Stamford Hall at the University of Leicester. A new venue for this very well-established board games conventionwhich may be of some interest to other parts of the hobby. For more information\, see http://www.manorcon.org.uk\, e-mail info@manorcon.org.uk\, write to Steve Jones\, 59 Sudeley Walk\, Putnoe\, Bedford\, MK41 8JH\, or 'phone 01234-405878.
DTEND:20070724
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20070720
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SUMMARY:Recombination
DESCRIPTION:at New Hall\, Cambridge. "A roleplaying\, science fiction and fantasy convention..." Recombination will be both the 2007 British Roleplaying Society convention (following Baroquon\, Conjuration\, Consternation\, etc.) and Unicon 21 (one of a series of university-based SF conventions). Guests include Chris Pramas (founder of Green Ronin Games and author of the second edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay) and fantasy author and RPG writer Jo Walton\, as well as SF writer Ian Watson and filker Franklin Gunkelmann. Membership is £24 for adults until the 13th of April 2007\, rising to £28 thereafter\; there are also reduced rates for under-18s. Contact info@recombination.org.uk or see http://www.recombination.org.uk/ for more information (or write to Recombination\, 1 Mays Way\, Cambridge\, CB4 1UB).
DTEND:20070813
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20070810
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SUMMARY:Gen Con UK
DESCRIPTION:at the University of Reading\, Berkshire. The return of what has traditionally been the largest event on the UK RPG calendar\; "Gen Con UK will have an extensive programme of games and events including\, industry guests\, roleplaying games\, card game tournaments\, board games\, computer games\, and a huge trade hall." More details to follow\; see http://www.genconuk.com for the latest announcements\, e-mail contact@horsemenevents.com\, or write to Horsemen Events Ltd.\, 16 Church Street\, Callington\, Cornwall\, PL17 7AN.
DTEND:20070903
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20070830
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SUMMARY:British Cultists Gathering 2007
DESCRIPTION:at the Red Lion\, 73 High Street\, Bromsgrove\, Worcestershire B61 8AQ. "A pubmeet for those who are interested in gaming\, particularly Call of Cthulhu\, Delta Green and related topics (and probably unrelated topics as well!). Oh\, and beer of course! ... starting when the first people arrive and ending somewhere around chucking-out time (00.30-ish on Sunday) ... " A few further details and travel/accommodation suggestions have been posted to various mailing lists and boards\; Google could help track such things down.
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20070915
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SUMMARY:Confess 2007
DESCRIPTION:at the Southern Hotel\, Sligo. Ireland. Not much information on this at present\; try watching http://www.flatearthsoc.com.
DTEND:20070917
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20070915
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SUMMARY:CastleCon
DESCRIPTION:a self-catering gaming holiday for up to 16 game-players per week\, with a chance for some tourism in Wales thrown in -- held at Roch Castle\, Roch\, Pembrokeshire. Approximate cost per person per week will be around £150. For more information\, e-mail steve.g.jones@ntlworld.com\, write to Steve Jones\, 59 Sudeley Walk\, Putnoe\, Bedford\, MK41 8JH\, or 'phone 01234-405878.
DTEND:20071006
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20070921
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SUMMARY:Concrete Cow '07½
DESCRIPTION:at The Old Bath House\, 205 Stratford Road\, Wolverton\, Milton Keynes\, MK12 5RL\, from 9:00am-11:00pm (first games start at 10am)\; entry is £5.00\, payable on the door. Organised by Milton Keynes RPG Club\; "Any roleplaying or board game. You want to play it\, bring it along and run it". See http://wiki.mk-rpg.org.uk/index.php/ConcreteCow for more details\, or e-mail concrete-cow-owner@yahoogroups.com.
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20070929
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SUMMARY:Furnace 2007
DESCRIPTION:a tabletop RPG convention at The Garrison Hotel\, Hillsborough Barracks\, Penistone Road\, Sheffield\, S6 2GB. Registration is now open\; a single day ticket costs £10 in advance or £11 on the door\, while a two-day ticket costs £19 in advance or £21 on the door. "Send your monies via www.paypal.co.uk to tom at zunder dot org dot uk (Paypal will record this as a payment to Hagen Associates)\, or as a cheque or P.O. made out to ‘Furnace’ posted to Furnace\, c/o 4 Fields End\, Sheffield\, S36 8WH. Please state your name\, address and email address. We will not post out physical tickets but will check you in on the door. We do not guarantee availability on the day\, so please book in advance." Also: "We're putting together further accommodation information for those who wish to stay in the Sheffield area overnight. Accommodation is also available directly at the Garrison Hotel. Details are found at http://www.rpgfurnace.com/?page_id=6." For more information\, see http://www.rpgfurnace.com/.
DTEND:20071022
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20071020
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SUMMARY:Consequences 2007
DESCRIPTION:at Naish Holiday Village\, Christchurch\, Dorset. "If you love to LARP\, freeform\, play live games\, or whatever you want to call it then Consequences is the place you want to be. If you've always wanted to try LARPing etc\, then come join us! ... If you're a tabletop player\, or a LARP player who wants to tabletop some of the time\, or a tabletop player who wants to play the odd LARP then come to Consequences. There will be a fully supported tabletop arm." Membership is £25.00 up to the 11th of April\, £30.00 from then until the 11th of September\, or £35.00 thereafter or on the door\; online registration will close on the 10th of November. More details\, including a range of accommodation prices\, can be found at http://www.consequences.org.uk.
DTEND:20071119
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20071116
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SUMMARY:Dominicon 2007
DESCRIPTION:at N.U.I Maynooth\, Kildare\, Ireland. "In it's 13th year\, DotD promises to provide more gaming than ever!" See http://www.dominicon.ie/ for more information.
DTEND:20071119
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20071116
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SUMMARY:Grand Tribunal 2007
DESCRIPTION:at Cheltenham (precise location to be confirmed). "A Festival of Ars Magica" -- in other wordsa dedicated mini-convention\, "Including a freeform Ars LARP\, Ars boardgames\, Ars rpg sessions\, medieval music and food\, medieval trade stand and an Ars raffle of rarities -- (and even a late night ghost hunt...) ... There will be some sleeping-bag-only floorspace accommodation for those happy to rough it\, but very good hotel accommodation can be had for 60 euros a night\, including breakfast. Bed & Breakfast is much cheaper\, starting at around 22 euros a night ... There will be a small charge for the con -- book now for £5 per head waged\, £3 unwaged (non-returnable). The price will increase as time passes -- this is the early bird discount!" Other details to be confirmed\, but for now\, interested parties should see the discussions at http://sagalocator.myfreeforum.org/forum12.php\, or drop an e-mail to cj@flaster23.freeserve.co.uk with the subject "Grand Tribunal 2007".
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20071117
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SUMMARY:Dragonmeet 2007
DESCRIPTION:atKensington Town Hall\, London. Well\, I understand that's the date and venue for this major annual one-day event\, but it's not been formally annuonced at the time of writing. Watch http://www.dragonmeet.com/ for now.
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20071201
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SUMMARY:Warpcon XVIII
DESCRIPTION:at University College Cork\, Ireland. Still early days at the time of writing\, but watch http://www.warpcon.com/\, or contact warpcondirector@gmail.com.
DTEND:20080128
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20080125
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SUMMARY:Conception 2008
DESCRIPTION:at Naish Holiday Village\, Highcliffe\, Christchurch\, Dorset. I'm not sure if this has been formally announced or confirmed at the time of writing\; I suggest that people watch http://conception.modus-operandi.co.uk/ for now.
DTEND:20080204
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20080130
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SUMMARY:SoRCon (Son Of Ramsdencon Con)
DESCRIPTION:at the Ramada Hotel\, Colchester. "Following the sad loss of the Ramsdencon venue due to redevelopment\, a new con is born in its place ... 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." Seems to be mostly a general/boardgames con\, but some roleplaying is mentioned. Membership is £15.00 for the whole weekend if booked by 31st August 2007\, £25.00 for the whole weekend or lesser prices for individual days after 31st August. Accommodation costs per night range from £55 for a twin room\, room only\, up to £72 for a twin room\, double occupancy with breakfast. See http://www.sorcon.co.uk/ for more details\, or e-mail info@sorcon.co.uk.
DTEND:20080225
CATEGORIES:Conventions (RPG)
DTSTART:20080222
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SUMMARY:Concrete Cow '08
DESCRIPTION:at The Old Bath House\, 205 Stratford Road\, Wolverton\, Milton Keynes\, MK12 5RL\, from 9:00am-11:00pm (first games probably start at 10am). Organised by Milton Keynes RPG Club\; to quote the announcements of previous events in this series: "Any roleplaying or board game. You want to p