UK Nationals
Two of our community related supporters will again be supporting the UK Nationals.
Pink Shirts will be providing some custom 3D printed widgets, whilst Idle Night Creations will again be providing custom note books for Best in Faction prizes, plus some custom leather items.
Additional companies have confirmed their support for this year’s event.
Wayland Games are the distributors for Malifaux in UK and also produce complimentary products such as their range or Weird West buildings.
XLC produce a range of pre-printed MDF terrain, also supply our acrylic trophies.
A number of our regular sponsors have confirmed their support for this year’s event.
The Army Painter will be supplying paint sets for the Avatar of Artistry painting competition.
Deep Cut Studio are providing Speedpaint Marker sets for the raffle & tombola.
Sarissa Pricision are proving some of their MDF building kits for the raffle & tombola.
Many thanks to these three sponsors, and look out for more news in the coming weeks.
Due to some logistical reasons at the venue, this year we will be utilising the downstairs atrium area of the building. This will still provide us with plenty of space for 100 players, though without the stage. Bar service will still be available, plus we will have on-site car park access this year as we have avoided the university’s open day.
Don’t forget that the Early Bird ticket offer of £55 runs out at the end of June!
We can confirm that the 2026 event will return to the Honeypot Casino, located in Leicester DMU students’ union building over the weekend of 7/8th November.
The format will be the same as last year, and details are available here along with ticket details.
Early Bird tickets are available at £55 until the end of June.
The second Avatar of Artistry painting competition again produced some amazing entries across all 3 categories.
You can see all the entries, and who won what, in our gallery here.
After 7 rounds of intense gaming Ollie Hedges won this year’s Nationals, proving unbeatable over the weekend.
57 players from across the UK, plus Bahrain, Denmark & Spain, attended the event, and from the positive feedback had a great weekend both gaming-wise and socially.
Full results can be found here.
We are please to announce that Monument Hobbies are sponsoring the event with some of their excellent Pro Acryl paints. These will be used for the Avatar of Artistry painting competition and for the charity raffle.
Many thanks for your support.
The venue will be open on Friday afternoon from 3-6pm for set up. Any help would be appreciated.
On Saturday registration is from 8:15am, with Round 1 planned for 9am. We should be finished by 7:30pm. On Sunday Round 5 is at 9:30 am and we aim to be finished by 6:30pm.
Goody bag. Every player will receive a goody bag at registration. It will contain a postcard showing the weekend’s schedule and details of our sponsors. The other content is a closely guarded secret! You will also receive a score sheet detailing the first 6 rounds. Round 7 details will be issued upon providing round 6 results!
Refreshments. Coffee, tea and porridge pots will be available all day, with donations to our charity, Willen Hospice. The bar will be open from 11am on Saturday, and noon on Sunday. Snacks are available from the bar. On Saturday the café downstairs will be open (due to the university open day). On Sunday you will need to eat out or order in.
Parking. There will be no car parking spaces available on the university site due to the open day. For details of local car parks see the event website here.
Terrain. Although the organiser is providing the majority of the terrain, contributions from players would be much appreciated, but please let me know in advance. There will be a mini raffle for those who contribute.
Bring and Buy. On Saturday there will be space for you to bring in any ‘spare’ or unwanted Malifaux models so that others can buy them. A donation to charity for each sale would be appreciated. Thank you to Ruth who will be organising this.
Tombola. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors there are sufficient items for everyone to get something. As with previous years this will be undertaken in the form of a free tombola. During Round 3 every player will receive a raffle ticket which they can exchange for the relevant item which will have been randomly drawn.
Charity Raffle. There will be the usual skewed raffle on Sunday, with all proceeds going to Willen Hospice. Tickets will be £1 each and we have around a dozen, rather splendid prizes. Non-attendees may also purchase tickets. Cash or Paypal accepted.
Avatar of Artistry. The painting competition will take place on Sunday. Please note that models will be on display throughout the day so you won’t be able to use them for gaming. Voting for crew and diorama will be electronic via google forms (thanks Emma). The organising team will decide on the best painted Iconic model. There is specific sponsorship for this competition, and there should also be a small momento for every entrant.
Clean up. On Sunday, following Round 7, it would be appreciated if everyone helped with packing away terrain, transferring it to the car, and generally tidying up. Awards and raffle will take place once this is completed.
Many thanks to our sponsors.