The CirCleMarch 10-11th 2018

Welcome to the Circle, the first women-only gaming event held at Mongoose Publishing’s HQ!

The intent of this event is to provide a safe, comfortable environment where female gamers can meet other female gamers and enjoy a weekend of RPGs, miniatures, board, and card games – if it belongs on the tabletop, you will be welcome to play it here!

This is a free event with no entrance fee and while the odd Mongoose game will be played, there will be no hard sell during the day. Just come along and enjoy all the games on offer!

WhereThe Circle takes place at the offices of Mongoose Publishing:

Mongoose Publishing52-54 Cricklade RoadSwindonWiltsSN2 8AFTel; 01793 434488

There are free car parks within a hundred yards of our office, at the rear (don’t park on the street outside, that is not free). Once you are in the area, look for Iceland – we are directly opposite, on the first floor above “That Shop”. The entrance is round the side of the building!

We will be open from 10am to 6pm on both days (you are welcome to come to either or both days). If you are GMing a game, you will be welcome to arrive at 9:30am to begin setting up.

Who Can Come?In a nutshell, anyone who identifies as female is welcome to the Circle. Men are respectfully requested not to enter the building during the event (only Mongoose’s female members of staff will be present). If they are responsible for transport, we believe they will find a lot in Swindon to keep them occupied during the day! We respectfully request that you do not bring children below the age of 16. for the comfort of others.

RegistrationWhile this is a free event, we would like to know how many of you are coming and what type of games you are hoping to play. If you are intending to come, please send an email to msprange@mongoosepublishing.com stating:

• What day you are coming (or whether you will be here for both days)

• How many will be coming with you• What games you wish to play

The Weekend’s StructureFor this event, we are intending to keep things fairly flexible in terms of games and gaming. It is likely that games will be run in the morning, with a break for lunch, and then you will have a chance to play a different game in the afternoon. However,

if you wish to stick with the same game all day (or across both days), you will be more than welcome!

The Mongoose staff will be running games of Traveller (a sci-fi RPG), the Firefly boardgame, Talisman, Warhammer 40,000 and Blood Bowl (bring a 100 Powel Level force or a team, or we can provide suitable miniatures!). We will also have some volunteer GMs on the day to run a variety of other games.

However, you would also be welcome to bring your own games and introduce others to them during the event. There will be plenty of tables available for everyone.

Upon arriving, several games will already be set up ready for you to join (we will be posting a list of those games before the event). Simply pick the game you want to play and join in, or grab a spare table and start setting up your own. A Mongoose staff member will be on hand to collar gamers and bring them to you!

What to BringOther than yourself, you really do not need to bring much!

Dice, pencils and pencil sharpeners are always handy at these events, along with any games you wish to introduce to others.

We have a small tuck shop here at Mongoose which is very reasonably priced, and there are plenty of food outlets on the same street, as well as two supermarkets. So long as you do not make a mess, you are welcome to eat at the gaming table.