The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom, the UK and Britain) is a country Countries within a country, Number 10. Accessed May 29 2006 Member States: United Kingdom, UK Presidency of the EU 2005. Accessed May 29 2006. "United Kingdom", Encyclopædia Britannica Accessed May 29 2006 and sovereign stateUK or GB?, Directgov (UK government website); accessed May 29 2006 occupying Great Britain and the northeast of Ireland off the northwest coast of mainland Europe. Its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain, but it also shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland on the island of Ireland. The United Kingdom is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and its ancillary bodies of water- the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a political union made up of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom also has several overseas territories, including Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands. The Crown has a relationship with the dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands; they are part of the British Islands but not part of the United Kingdom. A constitutional monarchy, the United Kingdom has close relationships with fifteen other Commonwealth Realms that share the same monarch — Queen Elizabeth II — as head of state.
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Beer and Pretzels Games Weekend - Multigenre convention in Burton-on-Trent, focused on boardgames. Games schedule and local bed and breakfast information. [Next event: 13-14 May 2006]
Meta Description: [ Beer and Pretzels Games Weekend is run by Spirit Games. A friendly event with board games, roleplaying games, card games, wargaming, card tournaments Hordes of the Things Tournament and lots more. ]
Bifrost - Annual wargames show hosted by the Society of Fantasy and Science Fiction Wargamers and held at Cradley Heath near Birmingham. [Next event: not yet scheduled]
Meta Description: [ Bifrost is the SFSFW's (The Society of Fantasy and Science Fiction Wargamers) annual show and will be held on Sunday 3rd July 2005. ]
Conception - Annual gaming convention in Christchurch, featuring LARP, roleplaying and board games. [Next event: 1-5 February 2006]
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the CONCEPTION 2008 (in association with New Milton Round Table) website. Within these pages you'll find everything you need to know about the event (although, if you can't feel free to post to our forum or mailing list, or contact us direct, and we will try to get you an answer as qui... ]
Conpulsion - Featuring roleplaying, CCGs, wargaming, and LARPs. Run by the Edinburgh University Roleplaying Society. [Next event: Not yet announced. Normally March.]
Continuum - Bi-annual roleplaying, freeform and board games convention held at Leicester University. Focus on Call of Cthulthu. [Next event: 28-31 July 2006]
Converzion - Annual convention featuring CCGs and roleplaying games, including several living formats. Includes discussion forum. Usually held in Aberdeen in Autumn.
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Dragonmeet - Annual hobby-gaming convention featuring boardgames, CCGs, roleplaying, miniatures and LARP. [Next event: 3 December 2005, Kensington, London]
DrakCon - Annual roleplaying, games and science fiction convention held every July in Aberdeen, Scotland. Games scheduled, history of the event, directions and pricing. [Next event: not yet scheduled]
Meta Description: [ The homesite of DrakCon ]
Eurolog: Battlemasters - Annual roleplaying, CCG and boardgaming convention. Includes UK Cthulhu Nationals tournament and 16 player LAN. [Normally September time, next event not yet scheduled, Leicester University]
Excalibur - Annual roleplaying convention in Torquay, hosted by Horsemen Events. Event listings, venue details and forums. [Next event: not yet scheduled]
Gen Con UK - Annual roleplaying and tabletop games convention, run by Horsemen events. Convention dates and discussion forums. Normally held towards the end of the year.
Legionary - Exeter Wargames Group's annual games convention and wargames trade show. [Normally held March/April time.]
Meta Description: [ Exeters Annual Miniature Wargames Convention and Trade Show ]
ManorCon - Annual board games convention held at the University of Birmingham. Directions, games listing and booking form.
Milton Keynes Wargaming Society: Campaign - Annual wargaming convention in Milton Keynes. [Next event: Not scheduled. Normally May.]
Mind Sports Olympiad - Annual games tournament offering the chance to compete for prize money in chess and other mental skill games. Also features UK schools competition.
Meta Description: [ Free online board games, card games & puzzles, news, links, articles by recognized experts & information on upcoming Mind Sport events. ]
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Mind Sports Olympiad (Cambridge) - Annual thinking games competition in Cambridge. Features schedule and entry form. [Next event: Not yet scheduled, usually May.]
Meta Description: [ Cambridge University Department of Genetics ]
Q-Con - Annual roleplaying, CCG, miniatures and wargaming convention hosted by Queen's University of Belfast, in Northern Ireland. Game listings, accommodation and booking. [Next event: 23-25 June 2006]
Recombination - Roleplaying, science fiction and fantasy convention, to be held at New Hall, Cambridge on 10-12 August 2007.
Salute - Annual miniatures wargaming show hosted by South London Warlords at ExCel, London. [Next event: 22nd April 2006]
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This site covers subjects relating to the South London Warlords, a UK based Wargames club.
The club runs Salute annually, the biggest one day wargames show in the country.
Also included on this site is a separate website devoted to gaming Hammer's Slammers,
Science fiction hovertanks from th... ]
UK RPG Convention Calendar - Directory of conventions. Covers mostly FRPG and LRP conventions but also some board and wargaming conventions.
Meta Description: [ Upcoming Role-Playing Games Conventions in the British Isles ]
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