Britcon 2025 - 22-24 August, Leicester DeMontfort University

This year Britcon will as usual play host to a 3-day, 5-game event for the Mortem et Gloriam Ancient & Medieval rules.

Please note new venue.

https://www.bhgs.org.uk/britcon.html

SCALE AND THEME

Scale: 15mm Maximus

Theme: 10,000 pts Open Pre-987 CE - any list dated before 987 CE from the 2025 army list PDFs.

List Checker - Matt Haywood; matt_listchecker@warfareeast.co.uk

Lists by 8th August 2025 please.  Send the whole army builder spreadsheet.

TABLE SIZES
180mm x 120mm tables (ish). Please bring a gaming mat/cloth.

DURATION
All games will be 3hrs 15 minutes - other than Friday evening's game which can last until last bound is called.

GAMES TIMING
Five games as follows:

Friday:   
Game 1: Rolling start from 6pm (or sooner if you wish), last start 7:30pm. Last bound called around 11pm.

The Friday night game is played until time is called unless both players agree otherwise.

Saturday:   
Game 2: 09:30 – 12:45
Game 3: 13:45 – 17:00

Sunday:   
Game 4: 09:00 – 12:15
Game 5: 13:00 – 16:15


RULES AMENDMENT
Instead of the Shatter and Shove effects as published in the Maximus and Magna rules (bonus claims to neighbouring files), this competition will instead use the Pacto rules for these effects. These are:

Shatter - gives an immediate bonus roll with a GREEN dice.
Shove - gives an immediate bonus roll with a WHITE dice, and this counts in charge combat and melee combat.



How do I enter?

Use the online booking form on the Britcon Booking Page - https://www.bhgs.org.uk/britcon---how-to-enter.html.  Your entry fee  includes a grab-bag packed lunch on the weekend days on which the event is running and a "BHGS Fiver" voucher to spend at the Britcon Trade Show.

paid Cid & Myself 14/4/25

Currently booked:

David Parish
Graham Willmott
James Hamilton
Matthew Haywood
Nicholas Gaukroger
Philip Powell
Richard Jeffrey-Cook
Robin Spence
Cid

Still plenty of time to go, but always nice to get the numbers in early so please consider booking sooner rather than later.

Quote from: nikgaukroger on May 27, 2025, 09:47:55 AMCurrently booked:

David Parish
Graham Willmott
James Hamilton
Matthew Haywood
Nicholas Gaukroger
Philip Powell
Richard Jeffrey-Cook
Robin Spence
Cid

Still plenty of time to go, but always nice to get the numbers in early so please consider booking sooner rather than later.

I am normally registered

Britcon entries as of 10th June:
David Gollop
David Parish
Frédéric Dufour
Graham Willmott
James Hamilton
Matthew Haywood
Nicholas Gaukroger
Peter Entwistle
Philip Powell
Richard Jeffrey-Cook
Robin Spence
Cid

NB  There is a 50/50(ish) possibility that Leicester City might have a home game over Britcon weekend, which may in turn push up hotel prices in and around the city centre.  We'll know for sure at 1pm on the 26th (when fixtures are announced), but with that in mind now would be a good time to consider entering and booking your accommodation to avoid possible price jumps.

A reminder that entering sooner rather than later may be advisable 

A reminder that entering sooner rather than later helps the organisers 

Current entries for Britcon 2025

David Gollop
David Parish
Frédéric Dufour
Graham Klaka
Graham Willmott
Ian Hambly
James Hamilton
Matthew Haywood
Nicholas Gaukroger
Peter Entwistle
Philip Powell
Richard Jeffrey-Cook
Robin Spence
Cid

I am informed that the BHGS will close bookings in about 2 weeks so anyone dithering will need to make up their mind by then 

Current entries:

David Gollop
David Parish
Frédéric Dufour
Graham Klaka
Graham Willmott
Ian Hambly
James Hamilton
Laurence Donohoe
Matthew Haywood
Nicholas Gaukroger
Paul Stovell
Peter Entwistle
Philip Powell
Richard Jeffrey-Cook
Robin Spence

Which is 15 so it would be very helpful to have 1 more entry to keep us even - or any odd number of additional entries of course 

Britcon list reminder

Lists by 8th August 2025 please.  Send the whole army builder spreadsheet to Matt Haywood; matt_listchecker@warfareeast.co.uk

Runners and Riders

The results.



Many thanks to Cid for doing the draw admin over the weekend.

Really interesting range of armies.  No Romans or Sassanid Persians.

Thanks to Nik and Cid for organising and doing the admin and to Matt for list checking.  Excellent job.

Richard

Wonder if the fact that Thus Spake Zarathsutra and Attack! had Romans and Sasanids meant people decided not to do them for Britcon even if they have them?

Thanks to CID and Nick for their perfect organization.
Congratulations to CID on his victory.
Many thanks to my playing partners(Graham k.,Peter E.,CID,Richard J.C.,Matt H.) for
these 5 very interesting games .