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Britcon 2025, day 3 - Early Shatuo Highs and Lows

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  So with the third day of Britcon dawning after a fairly genteel Saturday evening , it was back to the venue for the final 2 games of the MeG competition. The first game saw me facing Dave Gollop who was using Gupta Indian. To see how this, and the final game went, read on ...

Britcon 2025, day 2 - The Early Shatuo Ride Onwards

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  So after a good first game (see HERE for my write-up), slightly tinged by annoyance at the unexpected finish time, and a late finish to the following beer, it was back to the venue for the second day's games. The first game on the Saturday matched me against Paul Stovell using Later Carthaginian. To see how this, and the following game went, read on ...

Britcon 2025 Day 1 - The Early Shatuo Ride Forth

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  The MeG competition at Britcon was on the August bank holiday weekend this year as the BHGS had to change venues at short notice earlier in the year and the date had to change for the usual weekend to the bank holiday which impacted on attendance. However, 14 players made it for 5 rounds of games in Leicester. I chose to use Early Shatuo and to see what I chose and how they did in the first game, read on ...

Britcon 2025 - The Lists

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  Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th of August 2025 was the MeG competition at Britcon. The BHGS had to change venues at short notice earlier in the year and the date had to change for the usual weekend to the bank holiday which impacted on attendance. However, 14 players made it for 5 rounds of games. To see the lists used read on ...