BHGS Coronavirus Outbreak - March 28th Update
The UK-wide adoption of "social distancing" in response to the Coronavirus outbreak has already led to many wargames events being postponed, including some of those hosted (or co-hosted) by the BHGS.
With all of the entries for Roll Call now refunded and with both the LGT and UKGE events resheduled we've been looking at how best to balance our desire to help you all get out and get gaming again as soon as possible against the challenges all of us currently face in terms of making any sort of forward committments while the current - and potentially lengthy - period of 'social distancing' is in effect across the UK.
It's a complex problem, but where we've ended up is with the following (hopefully) clear and simple plan;
The BHGS committment to you is to:
What does this mean for Roll Call ?
The UK-wide adoption of "social distancing" in response to the Coronavirus outbreak has already led to many wargames events being postponed, including some of those hosted (or co-hosted) by the BHGS.
With all of the entries for Roll Call now refunded and with both the LGT and UKGE events resheduled we've been looking at how best to balance our desire to help you all get out and get gaming again as soon as possible against the challenges all of us currently face in terms of making any sort of forward committments while the current - and potentially lengthy - period of 'social distancing' is in effect across the UK.
It's a complex problem, but where we've ended up is with the following (hopefully) clear and simple plan;
The BHGS committment to you is to:
- offer as many gaming opportunities this year as we possibly can,
- hold open the posibility of running the events we organise for as long as is sensible…
- … but also commit to cancel them as early as possible should it become obvious at any stage that any of them are not going to be viable,
- continue to offer 100% refunds on any events we operate and then cancel,
- continue to offer 100% refunds on cancellations for any individual wishing to drop out for personal reasons, at any time prior to the event taking place.
What does this mean for Roll Call ?
- We've now secured new dates for Roll Call at the end of the Autunm half term with the Holywell school venue, meaning that this year's event will now run over the weekend of October 24rd-25th.
- Tickets will go back on sale again in a few weeks time once we've sorted things out with umpires and the like.
- October is a long way away... but anyway, our latest 'decision date" for Roll Call will be mid September. If there is any risk whatsoever to the viability of the event at that point in time we will cancel and refund everyone again, and look to return in 2021
Roll Call - Period Information
Roll Call returns to the same venue as last year, Cranfield near Milton Keynes, at the Holywell Middle School
The 2020 event will feature the following competitions
We are also again making Roll Call the Official BHGS "Big Boy's Toys" event of the year, meaning that Roll Call feature 25/28mm competitions for DBMM, ADLG, Saga, To The Strongest!, Bolt Action and Sharp Practice meaning big-scale models will be on display in many of the competitions at the event
All periods will be run in the traditional Swiss Chess format unless specified.
Juniors (Under 18) can gain half-price entry by entering the discount code BHGSUNDER18
Period Details -
The Small Print
LOW NUMBERS
In the event that there are insufficient players to make your chosen period viable (normally fewer than 6 players), you will be offered the option to switch to another period or a full refund.
GENERAL ENTRY CONDITIONS
Admission to any BHGS tournament is at the sole discretion of the organisers and their decision on all matters is final. If any entrant breaches these rules, commits a criminal offence, causes disruption during the competition (including to public, traders or staff at the venue) or causes or threatens to cause damage to property at the venue the BHGS’s representative on the day will be entitled in his or her absolute discretion to require that player to leave the competition and the venue immediately, without any refund. In such cases we are likely also to refuse entry to future events
ARMY LISTS
Late submission of army lists is your best and most effective way to make the lives of the many kind, selfless and generous people who organise these events for you a real misery. Please therefore try to submit your list in good time. Deadline dates and list checkers will be published on the BHGS website and communicated to players. The BHGS reserve the right to inflict any one of a wide range of as yet unspecified grave, horrible, humiliating and potentially personally painful penalties on anyone who submits a late list. Especially if you are a repeat offender. You know who you are.... so be careful !
The 2020 event will feature the following competitions
- FoG:AM v3 15mm
- Bolt Action 28mm
- DBMM 15mm
- DBMM 25mm/6mm
- L'Art de la Guerre 15mm
- L'Art de la Guerre 25mm
- Mortem et Gloriam 15mm
- Renatio et Gloriam 15mm
- Bataille Empire 15mm
- To The Strongest! (Saturday)
- Saga (Sunday)
- FoGR 15mm (Sunday)
We are also again making Roll Call the Official BHGS "Big Boy's Toys" event of the year, meaning that Roll Call feature 25/28mm competitions for DBMM, ADLG, Saga, To The Strongest!, Bolt Action and Sharp Practice meaning big-scale models will be on display in many of the competitions at the event
All periods will be run in the traditional Swiss Chess format unless specified.
Juniors (Under 18) can gain half-price entry by entering the discount code BHGSUNDER18
Period Details -
- DBMM 25mm
- L'Art de la Guerre
- Saga
- To The Strongest! (Umpire Simon Miller)
- Bolt Action- supported by Warlord Games
- FoG AM V3.0 15mm
- L'Art de la Guerre - 200 point competition
- DBMM 15mm
- MeG 15mm
- ReG 15mm
- FoGR 15mm
- Bataille Empire
The Small Print
LOW NUMBERS
In the event that there are insufficient players to make your chosen period viable (normally fewer than 6 players), you will be offered the option to switch to another period or a full refund.
GENERAL ENTRY CONDITIONS
Admission to any BHGS tournament is at the sole discretion of the organisers and their decision on all matters is final. If any entrant breaches these rules, commits a criminal offence, causes disruption during the competition (including to public, traders or staff at the venue) or causes or threatens to cause damage to property at the venue the BHGS’s representative on the day will be entitled in his or her absolute discretion to require that player to leave the competition and the venue immediately, without any refund. In such cases we are likely also to refuse entry to future events
ARMY LISTS
Late submission of army lists is your best and most effective way to make the lives of the many kind, selfless and generous people who organise these events for you a real misery. Please therefore try to submit your list in good time. Deadline dates and list checkers will be published on the BHGS website and communicated to players. The BHGS reserve the right to inflict any one of a wide range of as yet unspecified grave, horrible, humiliating and potentially personally painful penalties on anyone who submits a late list. Especially if you are a repeat offender. You know who you are.... so be careful !