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Conventions

BMHGA hosts three conventions each year. Barracks Battles, a three-day, all-day gaming event held this year on May 15, 16, and 17, 2008, August Spearhead, a one-day, all-day gaming event held this year on Saturday, August 9th, and Command Con, a three-day gaming event held this year on November 20-22.









Barracks Battles 2009
May 15, 16, and 17, 2009


Click HERE to read a report on Barracks Battles 2008 by Dave McNair of Avalanche Press.


Barracks Battles is a three-day, all-day gaming event, which will again be held this year at the St. Louis Mills Mall. There will be games (of course!), and a raffle - lots of great prizes this year. This year's theme is "Phyrric Victories Throughout History" -- battles in which victory came at an incredibly high cost in lives and equipment (such as the Battle of Bunker Hill (Revolutionary War) or the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands (WWII)).

Gaming Times:
  • May 15th, Friday: starting at 12:00 noon
  • May 16th, Saturday: starting at 9:00 a.m.
  • May 17th, Sunday: starting at 10:00
Cost:
  • Pre-registration - only $20.00 for the entire weekend if you register before May 1st.

    Click HERE for the pre-registration form (a modified flyer with registration information).

    • After May 1st, and at the door - $30.00 for the entire weekend
    • Friday only - $10.00
    • Saturday only - $15.00
    • Sunday only - $10.00

  • Special rates for seniors over 65, active military, and full-time students (middle school, high school, home school, and for college and university students). Pre-registration is not required for these special rates, but we highly encourage you to pre-register to be sure you have a place at the convention.

    • $15 for the weekend
    • $5 for Friday
    • $10 for Saturday
    • $5 for Sunday

The Revised Official Flyer

Members: Please download a copy of the flyer and post it wherever you think there might be interest.

Click HERE to download a copy of the flyer, in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat required); click on your browser's BACK button to return to this page.


Presenting a game:

  • Click HERE for the game registration form (if you want to present a game at the convention).


    Program and Games Schedule

    The program and games schedule will be included here when it's ready - check back frequently. We'll post it shortly.



    Dine at Chevy's Fresh Mex here in the Mall on Saturday, May 16th, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Chevy's will donate 15% of your bill to BMHGA. Viva la Chevy's!

    Vendor Information

    Our vendors this year are:

    Meeting Space Information

    Barracks Battle 2009 will be at the St. Louis Mills Mall, 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd. Hazelwood, MO 63042, in a store space between Bed, Bath & Beyond and Cabela's.

  • Click HERE to download a simple map showing driving directions to the St. Louis Mills Mall; use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

  • Click HERE for a detailed, interactive Google map showing directions to the St. Louis Mills Mall; use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

  • Click HERE to download a map showing directions INSIDE the Mall to our gaming space; use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

    Hotels and Motels

    Here's a link to an interactive Google map showing hotels and motels near our gaming space at St. Louis Mills Malls. Once you go to the Google map and determine proximity, you can then visit the hotel's/motel's website to view their prices, amenities, and room availability -- most of the hotel/motel pop-ups on the Google map contain a link directly to the hotel's/motel's website.
  • Click HERE for an interactive Google map for hotels and motels near the Mall; use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

    Silent Auction

    Clean out your drawers and shelves and sell your surplus at the silent auction. There's absolutely no cost to you to buy or to sell. And since you'll be making a few bucks at the auction, that means you'll be able to buy somebody else's surplus in order to fill up those drawers and shelves you just emptied. Don't you just love it when the universe aligns itself so neatly?



    August Spearhead 2009


    Saturday, August 8, 2009

    This year, the good folks at AnImagination, are again hosting our August mini-convention, but we'll be out at the AnImagination shop at the St. Louis Mills Mall.
    • Click HERE to download a simple map showing driving directions to the St. Louis Mills Mall; use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

    • Click HERE for a detailed, interactive Google map showing directions to the St. Louis Mills Mall; use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

    • Click HERE to download a map showing directions INSIDE the Mall to our gaming space; use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.


    Contact Mark Johnson for more information.

    August Spearhead 2009 Flyer

    A copy of the August Spearhead 2009 flyer will be posted here when it's available.


    August Spearhead 2009
    Preliminary Events List


    A copy of the August Spearhead 2009 PEL in pdf format (Adobe Acrobat required) will be posted here when it's available.


    Command Con 2009


    November 20-22, 2009

    There'll be games (duh!) and vendors, a silent auction, and a fundraiser.

    Theme: TBA

    Venue: This year, Command Con will be held at the St. Louis Mills Mall, 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd. Hazelwood, MO 63042, in a store space between Bed, Bath & Beyond and Cabela's. Scroll down to the Meeting Space Information section below for details and maps.

    Gaming Times: TBA
    Cost: TBA
    Fundraiser: TBA

    Silent Auction: TBA

    Vendors TBA -- a wide assortment of books, magazines, games, figs, scenery, paint, terrain, accessories - you name it, it'll be there.


    Command Con 2009 Flyer

    A copy of the Command Con 2009 flyer will be posted here as soon as its available.



    Pre-Registration

    A copy of the Command Con 2009 pre-registration form will be posted as soon as its available.


    Presenting a game:

    It is never too early to plan on presenting a game. Please begin planning early.
  • A copy of the Command Con 2009 game presenter's form will be posted here as soon as its available.
  • Or send an e-mail to Rich Wright (richardbwright@charter.net)

    Preliminary Events List ("PEL")

    A copy of the PEL will be posted here as soon as its available.


    Vendor Information:

  • A copy of the Command Con 2009 vendor registration and information form will be posted here as soon as its available.

    Meeting Space Information

    This year, Command Con will be held at the St. Louis Mills Mall, 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd. Hazelwood, MO 63042, in a store space between Bed, Bath & Beyond and Cabela's.

    • Click HERE to download a simple map showing driving directions to the St. Louis Mills Mall; use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

    • Click HERE for a detailed, interactive Google map showing directions to the St. Louis Mills Mall; use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

    • Click HERE to download a map showing directions INSIDE the Mall to our gaming space; use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

    Hotels and Motels

    Here's a link to an interactive Google map showing hotels and motels near our gaming space at St. Louis Mills Malls. Once you go to the Google map and determine proximity, you can then visit the hotel's/motel's website to view their prices, amenities, and room availability -- most of the hotel/motel pop-ups on the Google map contain a link directly to the hotel's/motel's website.

  • Click HERE for an interactive Google map for hotels and motels near the Mall; use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.


    More Questions? For questions or more details regarding vendors, game presentation, or the venue, please e-mail Rich Wright (richardbwright@charter.net) .





    Events

    Listed here are gaming events, conventions, or related events which BMHGA is either sponsoring or actively participating in. For a list of local or regional events, click on "Links" above, and scroll down. You'll find a short list on the left.

    2nd Sat. of each month St. Louis, MO Big Muddy Game Days
    AnImagination of St. Louis, MO at the St. Louis Mills Mall. Contact Blake at anglophile12000@yahoo.com for more information.


    May 15-17, 2009 St. Louis, MO Barracks Battles 2009
    This is a Big Muddy Historical Gaming Alliance event -- see above for details.


    August 8, 2009 St. Louis, MO August Spearhead 2009
    This is a Big Muddy Historical Gaming Alliance event -- see above for details.



    November 20-22 St. Louis, MO Command Con 2009
    This is a Big Muddy Historical Gaming Alliance event -- see above for details