Upcoming Conventions:

Manorcon - 25th-28th July 2008 - Leicester - www.diplom.org/manorcon - John is hoping to go to this to celebrate his birthday.

The Cast Are Dice - August? - Stoke - http://www.thecastaredice.co.uk/

PsychoCon - October? - Leeds - www.psychozine.co.uk

MidCon XXX - 14th - 16th November - Birmingham - www.midcon.org.uk

2009

OxCon - January 2009 - Oxford - http://urchin.earth.li/~ian/board/oxcon/ 

SoRCon - February - Colchester - www.sorcon.co.uk

BayCon - Devon - www.baycon.co.uk

TringCon XVI - April - Marsworth near Tring - www.fwtwr.com/tringcon

Beer & Pretzels May - Burton-upon-Trent - www.spiritgames.co.uk/bnpdetails.php - David Mac recommends this convention

UK Games Expo - May / June - Birmingham www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk 

Convention Reports

UK Games Expo - 30th May-1st June 2008 - Birmingham www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk - John E, Andrew H, Adrian B, Steve R, John B, Graham S, Dave M & Nadine M all went to this & had a good time & did some shopping. As I predicted Dave M went to the Powergrid tournament on Sunday (and took second place, so congratulations to Dave).

Manorcon July 2007 - Leicester - www.diplom.org/manorcon 

John was there from Friday to Sunday & played: Antike http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/19600, Mensa Connections http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/9674, The World Cup Game http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/23604, Zooloretto http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/27588, History of the World http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/224 and Catan: Struggle For Rome http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/25234.