War boardgame calendar

• Brought to you by Second Chance Games (https://secondchancegames.com/)
• This is an organised gaming event held in the North West UK with a goal to provide the gaming community with an opportunity to spend a few days immersed in your favorite tabletops. You can meet new people, play new games, organised your own war games all under one roof.
• Location – Crown Plaza, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Speke, Aerodrome, Liverpool, L24 8QD
• Attendees will receive a link to discount the bedrooms, more information and the link to book your bedroom at a discounted rate will be emailed to you within a week of purchasing your ticket.
• About the convention room:
  • Fantastic lighting
  • Bar attached to convention room
  • Chairs and tables provided
• Cost: £45

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Tre Kronor, a new group aimed at East Anglian board wargamers, will meet on Sunday 16 November from 9am to 6pm at the Helions Bumpstead Village Hall near Haverhill, where Essex meets Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. All are welcome. Voluntary £5 contribution towards the hall hire.
The aim is for us to meet once a quarter on a Sunday, so November, February, May and August.

• BATALLADORES is back, one of the most anticipated events for Spanish fans of historical simulation games, which will celebrate its fifth edition this year.
• An unforgettable gaming experience that brings together all segments of the hobby. From the most enthusiastic players to newcomers to the hobby. From the most casual titles to the most hardcore. Four days of play, fun, and camaraderie featuring free play tables, organized games, prototypes, publishers, new releases, a flea market, and much more.
• More than three hundred participants and one hundred gaming tables make Batalladores one of the most important events on the national gaming scene.
• https://batallador.es/

• https://eboracon.co.uk/
• York historical and conflict simulation meetup. 
• One-day meetup in a small hall near the University of York. Friendly community of regulars but newbies always welcome. You’ll find a mixture of games from hex-and-counter to CDGs, strategic or tactical, multi-player or two-player. Versailles 1919 is a favourite.
• Cost: £15

• https://eboracon.co.uk/
• York historical and conflict simulation meetup. 
• One-day meetup in a small hall near the University of York. Friendly community of regulars but newbies always welcome. You’ll find a mixture of games from hex-and-counter to CDGs, strategic or tactical, multi-player or two-player. Versailles 1919 is a favourite.
• Cost: £20

• https://www.formsquaregames.com/squarebash
• Come and join us at SquareBASH!
• For three full days of historical wargames and strategy boardgames.
• Any game from any publisher on any subject, be it historic, fiction or fantasy!
• Cost: £75

• https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3497
• This is a games minicon centred on playing board wargames and multiplayers. There have been 13 face-to-face events since the first in 2019. It now has a regular base of attenders with recent events around 40 players.
• It takes place in a spacious recreation hall and is located in an attractive small town near Carlisle with full amenities. The edge of the Lake District lies 4 miles away.
• Cost: about £20

https://www.airecon.co.uk/
(Comment: This is not a wargame convention. However, you should be able to find a game or arrange to meet up to play whatever you wish.)

• https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1048277364817
• Get ready for an epic weekend of intense battles, strategic maneuvers, and non-stop gaming action at Vanguard Wargaming Weekend!

A Historic Gaming Convention by the Mediterranean Sea!

Announcing Bellum Omnium, a four-day celebration of historical simulation gaming, taking place April 9–12, 2026, at the Mainake Costa del Sol Hotel in beautiful Torre del Mar, Málaga, Spain.

Immerse yourself in an unforgettable gathering of wargamers and history buffs, featuring open gaming sessions with GMT wargames, historically themed role-playing games, game demos, prize raffles, tournaments and a special Wargamer’s Banquet—all in a warm, friendly, and passionate community atmosphere.

For more information and to register, send an email to velezwargamecon@gmail.com

• https://eboracon.co.uk/
• York historical and conflict simulation meetup. 
• One-day meetup in a small hall near the University of York. Friendly community of regulars but newbies always welcome. You’ll find a mixture of games from hex-and-counter to CDGs, strategic or tactical, multi-player or two-player. Versailles 1919 is a favourite.
• Cost: £20

• https://punchedcon.com/
• The UK war and strategy board game convention. Our fifth year!
• Brought to you by Second Chance Games. Over 200 gamers in two large conference rooms.
• 150 rooms available at the venue. Other accommodation nearby.
• Game demos by sponsors, raffle, SCG shop and much more.
• Epic!
• Cost: tba (was £45 in 2025)

https://sites.google.com/view/chimeracondublin/home

• FriedrichUK26 will take place at the Bar Convent, York from 1500 on Friday 12 June until Sunday 14 June.
• Competitors will play 4 qualification games, one in each role. The top 4 qualifiers will play a final starting mid afternoon on the Sunday. Rules and scoring will be as per the recent FWC25.
• Entries may be limited to 16, so only the first 16 entries will be immediately accepted.
• Entries are now invited, by email please to John McCullough at jjj_mccullough@yahoo.co.uk.
• Entry fees will depend on the number of entrants:
  • £50 if we have only 12 entrants
  • £40 if 16 entrants
  • £30 if 20 entrants and I can negotiate with the Bar Convent to allow 5 tables in the booked room rather than booking a larger, more expensive room (if available)
• A £5 discount is available (on a first offered, 1st accepted basis) if you bring a chess clock.
• Entry fees are payable at the tournament.
• https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3587325/invitation-to-friedrichuk26

• https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3497
• Taking place at the original venue at Thirlmere in a beautiful location in the Lake District, this is the summer version of the Unfurl Your Banners board wargame and multiplayer minicon.
• You can sleep on a camp bed in the venue itself or camp in its grounds.
• The venue has a kitchen and two showers. Numbers are capped at 35 players.
• Cost: tba (about £20)

• https://eboracon.co.uk/ 
• Three-day wargaming event in a village hall outside of York. Aiming for 20 gamers but hopefully more.
• We have the hall for all three days from 9am to late. Two rooms and a kitchen.
• There’s a pub in the village and lots of eating options in Stamford Bridge, just a few minutes away. We’ll probably order in pizza on the Saturday.
• Plenty of AirBnB options and a few campsites in the vicinity.
• Likely cost: £30 for the full weekend or £20 for one day.
• 2026 marks the 960th anniversary of the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Battle Flat (https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000035), the site of the battle, is just outside of Low Catton.

• https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3497
• This is a games minicon centred on playing board wargames and multiplayers. There have been 13 face-to-face events since the first in 2019. It now has a regular base of attenders with recent events around 40 players.
• It takes place in a spacious recreation hall and is located in an attractive small town near Carlisle with full amenities. The edge of the Lake District lies 4 miles away.

• ExeCon 2026 is a 3-day event in the South West of the UK, focused on historical and war board-gaming.
• Tiverton Hotel, Tiverton, Devon, UK (just off J27 M5).
• Whole weekend ticket is £45; accommodation is £55 per person per night. Includes three days of analogue historical board gaming, a bring-and-buy sale, and opportunities to play various war board games with other enthusiasts.
• https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3584330/execon-history-and-war-boardgame-event

• https://punchedcon.com/
• The UK war and strategy board game convention. Our fifth year!
• Brought to you by Second Chance Games. Over 200 gamers in two large conference rooms.
• 150 rooms available at the venue. Other accommodation nearby.
• Game demos by sponsors, raffle, SCG shop and much more.
• Epic!
• Cost: tba (was £45 in 2025)