Wargames Calendar 2005

Events in italics are competition events. Closing dates for competition entries are in red

Underlined dates are already confirmed for 2005

All events are checked in person where possible but thanks goes to the BHGS in the UK and the NASAMW and various HMGS chapters in the US for some of the information on competition and convention dates.

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United Kingdom & Ireland

Europe

USA & Canada

Australia

Last Update 18^th October 2005

United Kingdom & Ireland

January

Closing Date for SOA Milton Keynes Doubles 3^rd January

Closing Date for Godendag 6^th January

Closing Date for DBM Munster open 7^thJanuary

SOA Milton Keynes Doubles (1^stRnd) (Milton Keynes) 15^th – 16^th January

Closing Date for Northern DBM Doubles 1^st Rnd 19^thJanuary

Warpcon XV (Cork, Ireland) 22^nd - 23^rd January

DBM Munster Open (Cork, Ireland) 22^nd - 23^rd January

Crusade (Penarth) 29^th January

Godendag (Usk) 29^th – 30^th January

February

PAW (Plymouth) 5^th - 6^th February

Vapnartak (York) 6^th February

Northern DBM Doubles 1^st Rnd (York) 6^th February

Call to Arms (Newbury) 12^th February

Fantasy & Sci-Fi Partizan (Newark) 13^th February

Badcon 2 (Burton on Trent) 19^th - 20^th February

Burton DBM Doubles (Burton on Trent) 19^th - 20^th February

Closing Date for Farnborough Bash 21^st February

Leprecon (Dublin) 25^th – 27^th February

Cavalier (Tunbridge Wells) 27^th February

March

Closing Date for Clevedon 15mm DBM Pairs 5^th March

MBG Board game auction (Manchester) 5^th March

South Shields WGC Open Day (South Shields) 5^th March

West Midlands Military Show (Alumwell) 6^th March

Farnborough Bash (Farnborough) 6^th March

Closing Date for Celtic Championship 11^thMarch

Old Contentible’s 50^th 11^th – 13^th March

Siege (Guernsey) 11^th – 13^th March

PAWS 15mm DBA Competition (Portsmouth) 12^th March

Evesham Shogun (Evesham) 12^th – 13^th March

SOA Leeds Doubles (2^nd Rnd) (Leeds) 12^th - 13^th March

Overlord (Abingdon) 13^th March

15mm DBM Pairs Doubles 2^nd Rnd (Berkeley)

Closing Date for Northern DBM Doubles 2^nd Rnd 18^thMarch

15mm DBM Pairs Doubles 3^rdRnd (Clevedon) 19^th – 20^th March

Triples (Sheffield) 19^th – 20^th March

Closing Date for BHGS Challenge 28^thMarch

April

Student Nationals (Bradford) 1^st – 3^rd April

Wappinshaw (Glasgow) 2^nd April

International Napoleonic Fair (St Albans) 3^rd April

Northern DBM Doubles 2^nd Rnd (Manchester) 3^rd April

BHGS Challenge (Ascot) 8^th – 10^th April

Legionary MMV (Exeter) 9^th April

SE Toy Soldier Fair (Dartford) 10^th April

Society of Ancients Battle Day (Milton Keynes) 16^th April

Celtic Championship (Belfast) 15^th – 17^th April

Salute (London) 23^rd April

Closing Date for Scottish Open DBM

Fisticuffs (Weymouth) 30^th April

Trucks ‘N’ Tracks (Folkestone) 30^th April – 1^st May

Warhammer Historical Gaming

Weekend (Nottingham) 30^th April – 1^st May

May

Closing Date for Campaign National Wargames League 3^rd May

Spring Offensive (Stockton) 7^th May

Peterborough Fantasy Fair (Peterborough) 14^th May

Closing Date for SOA Oxford Doubles Entries 20^th May

Battlegroup Neptune (Elvington) 14^th -15^th May

Campaign (Milton Keynes) 14^th – 15^th May

Beer and Pretzels (Burton On Trent) 14^th – 15^th May

Closing Date for Northern DBM Doubles 3^rd Rnd 18^thMay

Partizan (Newark) 29^th May

Closing Date for Aqua Sulis Entries 31^st May

June

SOA Oxford Doubles (3^rd Rnd) (Oxford) 4^th - 5^th June

Northern DBM Doubles 3^rd Rnd (Manchester) 5^th June

Durham WG Group Open Day (Durham) 11^th June

Midland Militaire (Smethwick) CANCELLED

Fiasco (Leeds) 18^th June

PAWS 15mm DBA Competition (Portsmouth) 18^th June

Lincombe Barn Table Top Sale (Bristol) 19^th June

Valhalla (Farnborough) 19^th June

Aquae Sulis VI (Bath) 25^th – 26^th June

Roll Call (Oxford) 25^th – 26^th June

Cuchulan Trophy (Belfast) 25^th – 26^th June

July

Gauntlet (Broughton) 2^nd - 3^rd July

Battlegroup South (Bovington) 2^nd - 3^rd July

Bifrost (Birmingham) 3^rd July

Attack (Devizes) 9^th – 10^th July

Rampage (Ilford) 16^th – 17^th July

Sentry (Stoke-on-Trent) 17^th July

To the Redoubt (Eastbourne) 30^th – 31^st July

Strongbow’s Shield (Dublin) 30^th July

August

Claymore (Edinburgh) 6^th August

Firepower (Woolwich) 14^th August

Britcon (Manchester) 18^th – 21^st August

Closing Date for Warcry 25mm Entries 20^thAugust

Ulster Militaire (Belfast) Last Weekend

September

Colours (Newbury) 3^rd – 4^th September

SE Toy Soldier Fair (Dartford) 4^th September

SOA AGM & Games Day (Harpenden) 10^th September

Border Reiver (Newcastle) 10^th September

Warcry 25mm DBM (Clevedon) 10^th – 11^th September

HOTT Berkeley 2005 (Berkeley) 10^th – 11^th September

The Other Partizan (Newark) 11^th September

Northern DBM Doubles 4^th Rnd (Blackpool) 11^th September

PAWS 15mm DBA Competition (Portsmouth) 17^th September

Phalanx (St Helens) 24^th September

English DBA Open (Farnborough) 25^th September

Wargamer (Sutton Coldfield) 25^th September

Essex Warriors Open Day (Writtle) 25^th September

October

Old Glory World Team

Championships (Derby) 1^st – 2^nd October

Macclesfield Manoeuvres (Macclesfield) 8^th October

Forest Foray 25mm DBM Singles (Lydney) 8^th – 9^th October

SELWG (Crystal Palace) 16^th October

Wargames (Stourbridge) 23^rd October

Falkirk District WGC

Open Day (Grangemouth) 29^th October

Warrior (Gateshead) 29^th October

Warhammer Historical Gaming

Weekend (Nottingham) 29^th – 30^th October

Gaelcon (Dublin) 29^th – 31^st October

Fiasco II (Leeds) 30^th October

November

Skelp (Forfar) 5^th November

Hordes of Hordes (Bournemouth) 5^th – 6^th November

Closing Date for SOA Leicester Doubles Entries 18^thNovember

Warfare (Reading) 19^th - 20^th November

Parade Ground (Stockton) 26^th November

The Other Shieldwall 25mm DBM (Berkeley) 26^th – 27^th November

Northern DBM Doubles 5^th Rnd (Leeds) 27^th November

Reveille II (Bristol) 27^th November

December

PAWS 15mm DBA Competition (Portsmouth)

Recon (Leeds) 3^rd December

Dragonmeet (London) 3^rd December

SOA Leicester Doubles(4^th Rnd) (Leicester) 3^rd - 4^thDecember

COGS Open Day (Chesterfield) 4^th December

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Europe

January

Tournoi DBM D'Orleans (Paris, France) 2^nd Weekend

3^rd Torneio de Inverno da

Costa de Caparica (Costa de Caparica, Portugal) 15^th – 16^th January

II Torneo DBR I Comunali (Milan, Italy) 3^rd Weekend

Hellana (Agliana, Italy) 3^rd Weekend

Tournoi DBM en equipe des IPO (Levallois, France) 22^nd – 23^rd January

3^rd Patras DBM Challenge (Patras, Greece) 29^th – 30^th January

February

Swabian Open DBM (Bad Urach, Germany) 4^th – 6^th February

Les Rencontres DBM/DBA

De Villebarou (Villebarou, France) 5^th – 6^th February

Red Barons Trophy (Bellegem, Belgium) 12^th – 13^th February

3^rdTorneio de Duplos (Lisbon, Portugal) 13^th February

Torneo da Ciudad de Jaen (Portugal) 19^th – 20^th February

Interclub DBM Challenge (Cannes, France) 3^rd Weekend

Porto Games (Bologna, Italy) Last Weekend

Red Barons Wargames Convention (Gentbrugge, Belgium) 26^th February

March

German Open (Koblenz, Germany) 5^th – 6^th March

Grande Torneio do Sul (Costa de Caparica, Portugal) 5^th – 6^th March

Action (Moenchengladbach, Germany) 11^th - 13^thMarch

IV Torneo de DBM “Prima

Cohorte” (Vilches, Portugal) Last weekend

April

La Fiera Del Gioco (Ravenna, Italy) 1^st Weekend

2^nd Liga de DBM (1^st Round) (Costa de Caparica, Portugal) 10^th April

2^nd Jornadas de Simulacion

Historica (Granada, Portugal) 17^th – 18^th April

2^nd Liga de DBM (2^nd Round) (Costa de Caparica, Portugal) 24^th April

Nerviens DBM Tournament (Faches-Thumesnil, France) 30^th April – 1^st May

May

8^th Taça de Portugal (Almada, Portugal) 14^th – 15^th May

Tournoi d’Arcueil (Arcueil, France) 3^rd Weekend

2^nd French 15mm DBA Cup (Angouleme, France) 4^th Weekend

Tournoi d’Augisey (Augisey, Jura, France) 4^th Weekend

June

2^nd Liga de DBM (3^rd Round) (Costa de Caparica, Portugal) 12^th June

2^nd AttritiCon DBM International (Ulm, Germany) 17^th – 19^th June

Mass Levy (Paris, France) 25^th – 26^th June

2^nd Liga de DBM (4^th Round) (Costa de Caparica, Portugal) 26^th June

Monsday (Mons, Belgium) Last weekend

July

2^nd Liga de DBM (5^th Round) (Costa de Caparica, Portugal) 10^th July

September

Crusade (Leopoldsburg, Belgium) 3^rd September

International Team challenge (Ghent, Belgium) 10^th – 11^th September

1^st Torneio “Cavaleiros de S.Tiago (Almada, Portugal) 10^th – 11^th September

4^thTorneio de Verão da

Costa de Caparica (Costa de Caparica, Portugal) 10^th – 11^th September

October

Duzi 2005 (Essen, Germany) 8^th – 9^th October

VI Torneo Nacional de

DBM Sevilla (Seville, Spain) 8^th – 9^th October

November

Crisis (Antwerp, Belgium) 5^th November

Grande Torneio do Norte (Porto, Portugal) 5^th – 6^th November

Dadi.Com (Milan, Italy) 26^th - 27^th November

11^th Campeonato Nacional (Almada, Portugal) 26^th – 27^th November

December

3^rdDBM 100 (Almada, Portugal) 11^th December

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US and Canada

January

Spartacon XV (Lansing, MI) 8^th January

The Siege of Augusta (Augusta, GA) 14^th – 16^th January

WinterCon (Warren, MI) 15^th January

Recon (Coon Rapids, MN) 15^th January

DBM Team Tournament (Norcross, GA) 15^th – 16^th January

Europe in Middle Ages DBA (Ottawa, Ont, Canada) 16^th January

Barrage IX (Baltimore, MA) 22^nd January

February

Winter War (Champaign, IL) 4^th – 6^th February

OwlCon XXIV (Houston, TX) 4^th – 6^th February

Nor'easter 2004 (Shrewsbury, MA) 1^st Weekend

Ancient & Medieval Conference (San Ramon, CA) 11^th – 13^th February

Genghis Con XXIV (Denver, CO) 17^th – 20^th February

OrcCon (Los Angeles, CA) 18^th – 21^st February

ConQuest LA (Los Angeles, CA) 18^th – 21^st February

Spring Maneuvres (Fort Leavenworth, KS) 18^th – 19^th February

Harbour Storm (Gig Harbour, WA) 19^th – 20^th February

The Vikings are Coming DBA (Woodbridge, VA) 20^th February

4^th SWAGS Armati Tournament (Milwaukee, WI) 26^th – 27^th February

March

Little Wars (Lincolnshire IL) 4^th – 6^th March

Ancient Tyres (Joliet, IL) 1^st Weekend

Trumpeter Salute (Burnaby, BC, Canada) 11^th - 13^th March

Brimfrost 3 (Anchorage, Alaska) 11^th – 13^th March

10^th Annual Battle of Cowpens (Clemson, SC) 11^th – 13^th March

Roman Salute 15mm DBA (Burnaby, BC, Canada) 12^th March (at Trumpeter Salute)

Warband (Reading, OH) 12^th March

Simcon (Rochester, NY) 17^th – 20^th March

21^st Annual SYW Association Con. (South Bend, IN) 18^th – 19^th March

Havoc XXI (Shrewesbury, MA) 18^th – 20^th March

Barracks Battles (Jefferson Barracks, MO) 18^th – 20^th March

Hot Lead (Stratford, Ontario) 18^th – 20^th March

Chimaeracon (San Antonio, TX) 18^th – 20^th March

Gamecon 21 (Sterling, VA) 19^th March

Battlefields (Westland, MI) 19^th March

Pointcon (West Point, NY) 26^th March

April

Recruits (Lee’s Summit, Missouri) 1^st – 2^nd April

Spring Spears 15mm DBM (Monterey, CA) 2^nd – 3^rd April

Cold Wars (Lancaster, PA) 8^th – 10^th April

Gorilla Con II (Pittsburg, KS) 14^th – 17^th April

Spring Campaign (Glendale, CA) 15^th – 16^th April

Fal-Con (Colorado Springs, CO) 15^th – 17^th April

Redcon 15mm DBM (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) 16^th April

Recon (Tampa, FL) 22^nd – 24^th April

Fusilier Muster (Hattisburg, FL) 29^th April - 1^st May

Games University (Irvine, CA) 29^th April - 1^st May

May

Closing date for entries for HenryBrewer-Gus Sailors

Memorial DBM Tournament 1^st May

Capcon (Columbus, OH) 6^th – 8^th May

Call to Arms (Kansas City, KS) 13^th – 15^th May

Mayday (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) 14^th May

HenryBrewer-Gus Sailors
Memorial DBM Tournament (Birmingham, AL) 14^th – 15^th May

Drums Along the Maumee 6 (Toledo, OH) 20^th – 21^st May

Cangames (Ottawa, Canada) 20^th – 22^nd May

Enfilade (Olympia, WA) 27^th – 29^th May

Nashcon (Franklin, TN) 27^th – 29^th May

Kublacon (Burlingame, CA) 27^th – 30^th May

June

Diecon Collinsville, IL) 3rd – 5th June

Bayou Wars (Metairie, LA) 10^th – 12^th June

Warparty (Symmes Township, OH) 17^th – 18^th June

Origins (Columbus, OH) 30^th June – 3^rd July

July

Historicon (Lancaster, PA) 21^st – 24^th July

August

Gencon (Indianapolis, IN) 11^th – 14^th August

September

Tacticon (Denver, CO) 1^st – 4^th September

Hubcon (Hattiesburg, MS) CANCELLED

Advance the Colours (Springfield, OH) 16^th – 18^th September

Fort Worth Wars (Arlington, TX) 16^th – 18^th September

Hurricon (Tampa, FL) 23^rd – 25^th September

Flatcon (Bloomington, Il) 23^rd – 25^th September

Novag Gamesday (Lanham, MD) 24^th September

NOWSCON (Berea, OH) 24^th – 25^th September

Southern Front (Raleigh, NC) 29^th September – 1^st October

De Bellis Columbus (Columbus, OH) 30^th September – 1^st October

Fields of Honor (Des Moines, IA) 30^th September – 2^nd October

American Civil War in

Miniature Chapter 2. (Carlisle, PA) 30^th September – 2^nd October

October

Border Wars (Kansas City, KS) 7^th – 9^th October

Council of Five Nations 7^th – 9^th October

Runic-Con (South Point, OH) 21^st – 23^rd October

Tactical Retreat (Newburgh, NY) 22^nd - 23^rd October

Millennium 8 (Austin, TX) 28^th - 30^th October

November

Ucon (Ann Arbour, MI) 4^th – 6^th November

Rock Con (Rockford, IL) 4^th – 6^th November

DBX Con (Columbus, OH) 5^th November

Breakthrough (Surrey, BC, Canada) 12^th November

Camp Carnage (Fairlee, VT) 11^th – 13^th November

Fall In (Gettysburg, PA) 11^th – 13^th November

Gencon So Cal (Anaheim, CA) 17^th – 20^th November

Command Con VI (St Louis, MO) 18^th – 20^th November

Minnesota Gamers Convention (St Paul, MN) 18^th – 20^th November

Ellis Con XVI (Danielson, CT) 19^th November

December

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Australia

March

Closing Date for World Team Championships 25^th March

April

IWF 8^thWorld Individual

Championships (Melbourne, Australia) 23^rd – 25^th April

Leviathan (Sydney, Australia) 3^rd weekend

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Wargames Calendar 2005

Events in italics are competition events. Closing dates for competition entries are in red

Underlined dates are already confirmed for 2005

United Kingdom & Ireland

January

Closing Date for DBM Munster open 7thJanuary

Closing Date for Northern DBM Doubles 1st Rnd 19thJanuary

Warpcon XV (Cork, Ireland) 22nd - 23rd January

Crusade (Penarth) 29th January

February

Badcon 2 (Burton on Trent) 19th - 20th February

March

Closing Date for Clevedon 15mm DBM Pairs 5th March

April

Closing Date for Scottish Open DBM

May

June

Aquae Sulis VI (Bath) 25th – 26th June

July

August

September

Colours (Newbury) 3rd – 4th September

Warcry 25mm DBM (Clevedon) 10th – 11th September

October

Falkirk District WGC

November

December

Europe

January

Tournoi DBM D'Orleans (Paris, France) 2nd Weekend

3rd Torneio de Inverno da

Costa de Caparica (Costa de Caparica, Portugal) 15th – 16th January

February

Swabian Open DBM (Bad Urach, Germany) 4 th – 6 th February

Les Rencontres DBM/DBA

Red Barons Trophy (Bellegem, Belgium) 12 th – 13 th February

3rdTorneio de Duplos (Lisbon, Portugal) 13th February

Red Barons Wargames Convention (Gentbrugge, Belgium) 26th February

March

Grande Torneio do Sul (Costa de Caparica, Portugal) 5th – 6th March

April

May

June

July

September

October

November

December

US and Canada

January

February

Nor'easter 2004 (Shrewsbury, MA) 1st Weekend

OrcCon (Los Angeles, CA) 18th – 21st February

Harbour Storm (Gig Harbour, WA) 19th – 20th February

March

Ancient Tyres (Joliet, IL) 1st Weekend

Havoc XXI (Shrewesbury, MA) 18th – 20th March

Chimaeracon (San Antonio, TX) 18th – 20th March

Pointcon (West Point, NY) 26th March

April

Spring Spears 15mm DBM (Monterey, CA) 2nd – 3rd April

May

Enfilade (Olympia, WA) 27th – 29th May

June

July

August

September

NOWSCON (Berea, OH) 24 th – 25 th September

October

Council of Five Nations 7th – 9th October

November

Breakthrough (Surrey, BC, Canada) 12th November

Camp Carnage (Fairlee, VT) 11th – 13th November

December

Australia

March

April

Closing Date for DBM Munster open 7^thJanuary

Closing Date for Northern DBM Doubles 1^st Rnd 19^thJanuary

Warpcon XV (Cork, Ireland) 22^nd - 23^rd January

Crusade (Penarth) 29^th January

Badcon 2 (Burton on Trent) 19^th - 20^th February

Closing Date for Clevedon 15mm DBM Pairs 5^th March

Aquae Sulis VI (Bath) 25^th – 26^th June

Colours (Newbury) 3^rd – 4^th September

Warcry 25mm DBM (Clevedon) 10^th – 11^th September

Tournoi DBM D'Orleans (Paris, France) 2^nd Weekend

3^rd Torneio de Inverno da

Costa de Caparica (Costa de Caparica, Portugal) 15^th – 16^th January

Swabian Open DBM (Bad Urach, Germany) 4^th – 6^th February

Red Barons Trophy (Bellegem, Belgium) 12^th – 13^th February

3^rdTorneio de Duplos (Lisbon, Portugal) 13^th February

Red Barons Wargames Convention (Gentbrugge, Belgium) 26^th February

Grande Torneio do Sul (Costa de Caparica, Portugal) 5^th – 6^th March

Nor'easter 2004 (Shrewsbury, MA) 1^st Weekend

OrcCon (Los Angeles, CA) 18^th – 21^st February

Harbour Storm (Gig Harbour, WA) 19^th – 20^th February

Ancient Tyres (Joliet, IL) 1^st Weekend

Havoc XXI (Shrewesbury, MA) 18^th – 20^th March

Chimaeracon (San Antonio, TX) 18^th – 20^th March

Pointcon (West Point, NY) 26^th March

Spring Spears 15mm DBM (Monterey, CA) 2^nd – 3^rd April

Enfilade (Olympia, WA) 27^th – 29^th May

NOWSCON (Berea, OH) 24^th – 25^th September

Council of Five Nations 7^th – 9^th October

Breakthrough (Surrey, BC, Canada) 12^th November

Camp Carnage (Fairlee, VT) 11^th – 13^th November