Events Week – UK events and show offers in 2017

25th Jan 2017

Rob Burman



Continuing our run down of our plans for shows and events in America and the UK this year, Zak is here with a look at what’s happening in the first quarter. To kick things off, he’s got a couple of announcements about some special offers and exclusive miniatures. Take it away Zak…

UK show offers and exclusive miniatures

Throughout the year we will have some show exclusive miniatures including a Kings of War Necromancer (shown below) and the Dungeon Saga Kickstarter exclusive resin miniatures Tyrant King Blaine and Keldan.

You can also take advantage of our show-only starter offers:

The Walking Dead – £65

  • The Walking Dead: All Out War
  • Prelude to Woodbury
  • Scenery Booster
  • Save nearly £15!

Dungeon Saga – £75

  • Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King’s Quest
  • Any expansion of your choice of the following: Adventurer’s Companion, The Return of Valendor, The Infernal Crypts, The Warlord of Galahir or The Tyrant of Halpi
  • Kickstarter exclusive resin miniature of Tyrant King Blaine or Keldan
  • Save more than £20!

We will also have a large range of our latest games and miniatures. And don’t worry, if we don’t have what you want on the day, you can place an order with us, and we’ll send it out to you with no delivery charge.

Show freebies – at every show we’ll have a limited number of free minis to giveaway to all the early birds. Make sure you stop by and find out how to claim yours.

ROBIN – Sunday 12th February, Nottingham Tennis Centre

Our first UK show of 2017, and a brand new gaming show for Nottingham. We’ll have a sales stand offering the 2017 show exclusives and starter offers, along with the current full range of our brand new The Walking Dead game, and more.

We’ll also be running demo games of The Walking Dead and Dungeon Saga, so if you haven’t tried these out yet, make sure you pop by (we’ll even have some free minis to give away to the early birds).

You can get your tickets here:

https://www.wargamesevents.co.uk/tickets/

DIGI-CON – Saturday 25th February, Doncaster Deaf Trust

Next up is Digi-Con, where the focus will definitely be on The Walking Dead. Of course, we’ll have all the 2017 show offers and will be running demos of The Walking Dead. And with the expectation of a large number of cosplay outfits on display, we’ll even have spot prizes for our favourites.

Please note that although this is a 2 day show but we will only be there for the Saturday, so make sure you come along on Saturday to say hello.

Tickets are on sale now:

https://events.ticketbooth.eu/event/digi-con-3

Hammerhead – Saturday 4th March, Newark Showground

Hammerhead is a key part of the wargames events calendar, and we are pleased to say we will be in attendance this year, with all our show exclusives and offers, along with our latest releases, including the Trident Realms army for Kings of War.

There will also be a fantastic Kings of War historical display game run by the Forest Outlaws Wargamers Club. You’ll get to see the Undead hordes of Mantica test the mettle of the Roman Legionaries. Here’s a pic from one of their test games.

Tickets are just £5:

https://www.hammerheadshow.co.uk/advanceticket2017shop.html

Airecon – Saturday 11th March, Harrogate International Centre

Airecon promises to be a great event for fans of table-top gaming of all kinds. We will be there on the Saturday for this 3 day event, with all our usual show offers and latest new releases. If you’re really lucky, we’ll even have some pre-releases for The Walking Dead (keep an eye out for our newsletter nearer the time).

With table-top gaming being the theme for this show, we’ll be running The Walking Dead and Dungeon Saga demos throughout the day.

Tickets available now:

https://airecon.uk/tickets/

Tees Con – Saturday 1st April, Eston Leisure Centre

Cannon – Sunday 2nd April, Retford Town Hall

We’ll be attending two shows over this April weekend. Pop by for the usual show offers and to try out a demo game. We’ll have the latest releases for Kings of War and The Walking Dead.

We’ll also be previewing some of our new releases for Warpath, due out later in the month, as well as taking pre-orders. Don’t forget, you get free postage with any show orders.

Here are some links for more information:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1853564731553926/?active_tab=about

https://retfordwargames.wordpress.com/cannon-2015/

Salute – Saturday 22nd April, ExCeL London

One of the highlights of the UK wargames calendar, Salute promises to be a great show for all enthusiasts. We’ll be there with all our show offers, and latest releases including our brand new edition of Warpath, our sci-fi miniatures mass-combat strategy game. We’ll also be running demos of Warpath throughout the day.

Alongside our sales stand we’ll also be running a paint & take area for The Walking Dead, where you’ll get help on painting your own Walker. You can then try out the game with your newly painted mini in our demo game area and find out just what all the fuss is about.