The Dudley Bug Ball 2019, 23rd February 2019

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Well I've done it, never thought I would be saying this but I've let the genie out of the bottle. The Dudley Bug Ball is returning, after 16 years absence the 23rd Feb 2019 will see the return of the Black Countries very own gaming convention. Board games, Role playing games and miniature wargames. All brought to you under the roof of the most haunted hotel in the West Midlands.

Although not exactly a piggy event I have invited The Potteries and TEAS to have a fund raising stand at the event. All other fund raising will be for Honeypots, a charity that offers respite care for young carers from the ages of 5 to 12. The Honeypot Children’s Charity

I know there are some members who are gamers and if you are interested the event link on facebook is here
A website will be coming soon and I will share that link as well.
 
I’ve put it in the diary :)
Will you be stopping the night to do some ghost spotting? :D
 
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Pound Shilling & Pig said:
I like the sound of this. I like board games etc but have no one to play with:(
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Well the last time we ran it we had 3000 people but that was 16 years ago. We are aiming at 200 but the hotel would like us to be able to take over the whole hotel - max 450 people. There should be plenty of people to get a game with.
 
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Who's to say we let you back for being deceitful, trust works both ways.
 
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Ok updates -

We shall have fund raising tables from both TEAS and the Potteries Rescue.

The website is live at dudleybugball.org.uk including a page for prebooking.

The first 200 delegates will receive a free resin miniature of Duggley the Dudley Bug (Pic below) (this would normally retail at about £5)

If you have ever wondered about the myriad of board games now available or intrigued by role playing games come along. @Sportbilly himself will be helping blow away the curtains of mystery on board games while there will be plenty of other games to try.

We are aiming to raise £1000 for the Honeypot Childrens charity. Since 1996 Honeypot has been working to enhance the lives of vulnerable children and young carers aged 5-12 years by providing respite breaks and on-going outreach support. We give young carers a break from demanding and stressful responsibilities at home and provide a safe, nurturing environment where children at risk can develop their full potential.

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Can you give a bit more detail on the games likely to be there to see/try?
My OH and I play board games a bit, but more the traditional family type games, however he is also interested in military history type board games though he has no one to play them with! I also know one or two people who might be interested if the right sort of games were there :)
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
Can you give a bit more detail on the games likely to be there to see/try?
My OH and I play board games a bit, but more the traditional family type games, however he is also interested in military history type board games though he has no one to play them with! I also know one or two people who might be interested if the right sort of games were there :)
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One of the traders planning to be there will be Board Game Guru. The sort of board games on show are likely to be ones like Carcassone, Ticket to Ride, Pandemic the sort of board games that go beyond monopoly. Many games like Pandemic are co-operative with players vs the game. @sportbilly will be in charge of 3 tables demonstrating a wide range of games.
 
DBB 2019 is less than six weeks away.

Mr and Mrs Sportbilly will be demonstrating many boardgames.

TEAS will be there with a fund raising stand.

It would be good to see forum members even though its not a piggy event.

More details at www.dudleybugball.org.uk
 
Info on dudley bug ball here @karonus

Sorry Steve when trying to merge threads together I accidently fouled a lot of things up....
 
VickiA said:
I have just been trying to follow what happened....
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Don't even attempt to :))

I am not sure myself, the merge button had gone, i then somehow selected two threads but merged i think possibly 4 :)) Will tidy it up when back from Doctors with mum..

Can't get the admin
 
I’m curious as to how this all turned out?
 
Hi all

We had over 70 delegates and with traders etc had about 100 people. After all costs we raised £500 for honeypots which is enough to sponsor a child carer in the UK for a year. This means respite holidays, days out and xmas present.

Next years event has been booked for a whole weekend 22nd/23rd February and has attracted the interest of some of the big names in the games industry.

Steve
 
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