Games in the UK

[JudgeDredd]

Sometimes being British is a very, very big headache.

I see all these great games - Old School Tactical, Old School Tactical 2, GMT MBT - and it's a total arse ache to get them in the UK!!

I know sometimes you can KS them, but it's the postage costs that put me off. So I want to buy them in the UK - but I'll be damned if I can find a half decent supplier of boardgames - particularly of the ones mentioned.

Bawb - or anyone - any ideas of good board game suppliers in the UK?

I know of
Board Game Extras and Board Game Guru as two that at least advertise some games that I would be interested in

[bob48]

I'm in total agreement with you. Games Guru is pretty good and tends to be the cheapest, while Second Chance Games has a good range of both new and used items, but can be quite expensive.

[JudgeDredd]

Cool...thanks Bob. Bookmarked

[Nefaro]

Mostly minis wargames, from what I can tell, but this lady on YouTube said she gets some various game stuff here:


http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/


Looks like lots of minis, board games, etc at that shop.  But she's done vids with serious hex & counter wargames too (found the channel when spying some GBoH a couple years ago, plus a little DVG & others), so maybe she knows some other shops in the UK? 

Was responsive in the YT comments and mentioned that place when I asked about what brand of huge gaming mat w/ grassland motif she was using in one.

[JudgeDredd]

Thanks Nef. I'll have a look at her videos

I've seen that site come up before, but I couldn't see anything along the vein of Combat Commander/Band of Brothers/Conflict of Heroes....that style and play mechanism...though I know they are all different in their own way, I still like each of them.

I've bookmarked the site anyway. My daughter might like me to get Memoir '44 as she did actually quite like that one (but she's 15 now!!)

[bob48]

Aye, I know that one. JD, also add Orcs Nest and Games Lore to your list. I've had really good service in the past from Games Lore and prices are very competitive.

[JudgeDredd]

Thanks bob. Also - why are their websites so 1990's?  ;D

[bob48]

Its the UK mate - behind the times, as usual.

[panzerde]

I've considered, more than halfway seriously, to load up a suitcase with stuff and make a trip to bring you deprived Britishers some games!

[GJK]

Games Lore carries ASL ;)  https://www.gameslore.com/acatalog/Games_ASL_105.html

[bob48]

I have a room ready for you Doug.

[bayonetbrant]

Alternatively, all you poor Limey bastards could just come to Origins next year and go home with a suitcase full of games each

[JudgeDredd]

Alternatively, all you poor Limey bastards could just come to Origins next year and go home with a suitcase full of games each

I would LOVE to - but Cyprus calls next year  ;D

[Staggerwing]

Alternatively, all you poor Limey bastards could just come to Origins next year and go home with a suitcase full of games each

I would LOVE to - but Cyprus calls next year  ;D

Didn't you already spend some time there for Old Blighty a while back? Aren't you a bit old now for battle dress?

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I'm having the opposite problem.  I want to get some miniatures from Wargames Foundry but can't find them anywhere in N. America.  Shipping costs from the UK are ridiculous.