 V3.0 of the FoG AM rules is being published in September and will come with a new set of army lists,and revised costings for many troops types.
An updated excel-format army list builder has been released to support the new version, which is now available to download from the BHGS website
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Both FoGAM and L'Art de la Guerre seasons run to Britcon each year, and we now have the final standings for both sets for the 2016-17 seasons. Congratulations to our two annual champions, Richard Case in ADLG and Dave Ruddock in FoGAM  Here's a picture of Dave moving faster than the eye can see at Britcon this year...
 With the Britcon show just around the corner, we've picked out some highlights and offers for you to look out for from our traders this year:
Peter Dennis, author and artist for Helion Publishing's acclaimed range of "Battle For Britain" 19th century paper soldier books and games will be running an AWI demo game from the Helion stand on Saturday only. Peter's artwork has featured in many Osprey titles over the years, so no doubt you have some of his work on your bookshelf, so make sure to drop in and say "hi" and see the new AWI game in action as well. Lesleys Bits Box will have brand new Games Workshop boxed models at 15% off RRP, as well as a large collection of Epic models which will be onsale at the show this year Colonel Bills now stock the full range of the near-legendary AB Figures 18mm scale Napoleonics – unit packs only at the show I'm afraid, but still, wow! They also carry the complete EMP Games figure ranges – some extremely eclectic sci fi, fantasy and historical figures included as well as 4Ground, Flags of War, D'Arlo and Belt Fed Gaming items too…..how good is that?? KR Multicase will be running some show special offers – buy 3 or more Standard Card Cases – £1 GBP off of each one, 5 or more Standard Card Cases – £2 GBP off of each one. Buy any Kaiser or Aluminium Case and get a Standard Card Case for £15 GBP (Usual price £26.50 GBP). Alan at Hoka Hey Wargaming will be launching another Border Reiver family and promoting their new range of resin terrain models. Instant Armies will again be attending Britcon, which they tell us is one of their favourite shows of the year. This year they have 28mm and 15mm figures again painted and unpainted, as well as Team Yankee and FoW at great prices Andy at Ainsty Castings will be at the show both playing in the Saga event and also exhibiting the full Ainstry range, as well as Gripping Beast Saga, Footsore Miniatures and the North Star ranges as well. Dave Lanchester will have 100's of Osprey books on sale, all priced from just £5 GBP and some at 5 for £20. GBP This year Dave will also have a number of boardgames (vintage) dating from the 70/80s, as well as lots of rules (vintage/retro) from just £3. GBP Asylum Wargaming are back agains this year, and sell West Wind Forged in Battle and War and Empire ranges. A great chance to buy yourself a new army with these new and existing ranges with a Britcon special offer of "buy 5 blisters get one free" (blisters at £10 GBP per pack). Donnington/Ancients & Modern will be offering the Mortem et Gloriam ruleset at a discounted price of just £40 GBP at Britcon this year, with every purchase also getting a FREE MeG Card Holder as well! Britcon also has a well stocked Bring & Buy – Britcon is great for a Bring and Buy with almost 200 players there all weekend giving maximum time for your stuff to be seen, and sold. We also help you out by giving you the chance to complete your Bring & Buy entry form in advance – download it from our website to save time and see if you can cover the costs of your weekend's shopping by clearing out some long unused figures and models! Follow this link for more details of all our traders The BHGS are supporting the organisation of most of the tabletop tournaments at this years Derby Worlds, and we are pleased to be able to report that the Derby Worlds website is now set up and able to take bookings. Tickets to the events include a weekend show pass, a £5 discount off any £10 purchase at the show and the Show Goody Bag too! Trophies will be up for grabs for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, with prize support from KR Multicase, Caliver Books, Great Escape Games, Magister Militum, Old Glory UK, and The Treefellas among others already confirmed! Please be aware that many of the rulesets familiar to players at other BHGS events are running as team events this year at Derby, and when booking these competitions you will need to book 3 places (one for each team member) using the form on the Derby website.  In the depths of far flung space, in the far, far future it is a time of War raging across the Galaxy... ...but, hey, at least those of us lucky enough to be here and alive today can now download the Britcon Warhammer 40k New 8th Edition Tournament Pack right now and book ourselves in to play at one of the best 40k events in the calendar! Yes, the Britcon 40k Tournament pack is now available to download from the BHGS Website. Download away, and book your place now!   With just Devizes to go between now and Britcon the UK AD:LG Rankings have been updated to include the results from Dogs of War, the BHGS Challenge and Sighian Dubh (which moved from October to July this year).
With the current top two players having both places 1st and 2nd at Britcon last year, but wit the #3 ranked player not counting a "Britcon"score in his current ranking total it's all to play for to be top of the pile in the UK ADLG universe as we head into the final weeks of this season! 11 UK ADLG players are also taking part in a multi-national field at "The Worlds" in Salamanca this August, just before Britcon - so there is a possibility of a trophy haul to embarrass any self-respecting Ikea shelf unit for some of the UK AD:LG contingent in August this year...!  Britcon 2017, WH40K is back We are happy to confirm that we will again offer 40k in 2017 with our regular TO team of Stephen O'Neill and Martin Jeanes. To book use the Britcon 40k Booking form Following the release of the new edition of the rules, the intention is to play the rules as per the new rulebook, although some modifications to missions and list restrictions may be applied (if we spot anything unbalanced between now and the event) Your entry fee includes a "Spend £10, get £5 off" voucher to use with any of our traders at the show, including Lesleys Bits Box Army list submission deadline is 31st July.  For the first time ever The BHGS Challenge moved north to the NEC in Birmingham to run alongside the gaming phenomenon that is UK Games Expo in June 2017. This put all of our BHGS Challenge players in a hall which at times must have had over 1,000 gamers playing miniatures and card games! This year's attendance also represented a year-on-year increase in player numbers across those periods and systems which ran this year - so we certainly put on a great showcase for the tabletop gaming side of the hobby in front of the 16,000+ people who came to UKGE too. Full results for the periods where we have been sent them so far are now on our website, along with some pictures from the event - have a look and see who you can spot! After the Challenge we also have the following competitions coming up in the next few months that you may be interested in attending: Britcon in August, the Ancients Pairs and FoW Pairs in September/October, and we are also supporting the Derby Worlds in October   This year's BHGS Challenge takes place for the first time alongside UK Games Expo at the NEC this coming weekend, June 3/4.
That means not only our regular tournaments but also 300+ exhibitors from small indies all the way to multi-national companies, hundreds of tournament games, masses of open gaming tables, a huge board game library and "gaming celebrity" guests and speakers ! We will have over 100 players taking part in a range of competitions from Ancients to Epic, so if you are visiting UKGE why not drop in and say 'hi' to us - The BHGS Challenge tables are in Hall 3a next to the main theatre. For full details of the events we will be running visit the BHGS Challenge page on our site!  Both the L'Art de la Guerre and FoGAM rankings have now been updated to capture results from all competitions in the 12 months prior to The BHGS Challenge @ UKGE in a couple of weeks.
The L'Art de la Guerre Rankings have now moved onto a new "best 6 results" system, which has seen some significant movements at the top of the table - resulting in some bad news for Dave Allen and his "attend every event going" strategy. With an very impressive 21 events held in the UK in the past 12 months there are now coincidentally 21 players out of the total pool of 126 who benefit from the full 6 competitions counting in their score, and 7 more with 5 entries as of today. The FoGAM rankings see Phil Powell clamber into the top 10, and Paul Bartlett sneaks up to 3rd with a stack of points up for grabs this year at Challenge as the run-in towards Britcon continues. With only 3 Reigate players now appearing in the FoGAM rankings the group of players from the "Northern Powerhouse" of the MAWS club is now very much head to head with the "Southern Powerhouse" of Plymouth in contesting the spiritual leadership of the UK-based FoGAM world. |
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