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 The BHGS Challenge @ UKGE   31st May & 1st June 2025

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For the last few years the BHGS Challenge has been held in Birmingham alongside UK Games Expo at the NEC 

This gives players a great chance to make a long weekend of The Challenge and take part in the huge range of board and tabletop gaming activities and event alongside the 25,000+ boardgamers and wargamers attending UKGE 

​UK Games Expo (UKGE) is the largest Hobby Games Convention in the UK, a fun event appealing to families and the general public as well as the enthusiast board and tabletop games player.

For 2024 we will be staging the following events. 
  • DBMM 15mm ​
We are also always looking at other themes and periods - if you are interested in running either a 1-day or 2 day event please contact us ​
Tickets will soon go on sale for the 2025 e 

Bookings are handled by the 
UKGE website, with events listed on the "Miniatures Events" page.  The ticket comes in two parts - the  ticket for the competition (via the "Events" page) plus a 2-day visitor pass to UK Games Expo making up the total entry fee

If you are attending other events at UKGE, or coming with friends and family there are other types of passes (3 days, family entry etc) which are also available to extend your visit. 

Ticketing is handled by the UKGE team, and so if you have a query about ticketing please contact them via their Ticketing FAQ page as we will be unable to help with any queries relating to tickets


For details on themes and permitted armies for each period see the BHGS Challenge pages on the BHGS site.

​We also have a page about getting to the NEC and how to book local accommodation - see the Challenge Venue Page for details
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​GDPR

By entering the event you are consenting to the UKGE GDPR policy available on their website. You are also agreeing for The BHGS to contact you via email on to help us fulfil your order for this specific event, and to share your name and contact details with your period umpire and list checker who act as the BHGS in helping to fulfil your order. After the event, if you are not already a subscriber we we will send you an email allowing you to "opt-in" or "opt-out" of our own email list.

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