Board Game Conventions

Pasteboard & Plastic

This is a great local Con that try to attend.

Organised by Dick Ruck, this is a gaming day held 3 times per year where we can get together for a bunch of friendly gaming. The folks who come along tend to be from Mid-Sussex and the Eastbourne-Brighton-Worthing coastal areas. My experiences so far have been really fun and I have been introduced to some great people and games including Dominion and Steam.

From the Yahoo Group

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/pasteboardandplastic/

What: A friendly, cheap, board games day
Where: Three times a year during term time, at Saltdean Scout Hut
Location Map http://tinyurl.com/ybq7ng

When: See below
Start: 10:00 am
End: Midnight, if you wish!
Cost: £4.00, including free tea and coffee
Profits: Go to the Scouts!!! A worthy cause!
Food: Bring your own. ‘Make your own’ tea/coffee available all day
Games: Bring your own

Supported by: Board Games Club –http://www.boardgameclub.co.uk/

from what I can tell, these guys seem to have the best prices for boardgames and if you order before P&P, they will bring your order along so you save on postage!

Bring and buy/sell table available – Great bargains to be had!!!

2011 dates:
PnP 11: Saturday March 5
PnP 12: Saturday July 9
PnP 13: Saturday October 29

For info on previous P&P’s see the BoardGameGeek metalist:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/33185/pasteboard-and-plastic-meta-list

I will do a write up and take some pics to post here.

Links to UK Conventions

Queens Lane Advertiser

http://www.boardgamers.org.uk/qla.php

http://www.philm.demon.co.uk/RPGs/conventions.htm

http://www.fbgames.co.uk/links/conventions/ukcons.htm

UK Games Expo – The largest boardgames convention in the UK
http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/

http://www.spiel.co.uk/?cat=6

http://www.gamecaravan.com/conventions.asp