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Manchester Board Game Festival Halloween 2025

A vibrant graphic features the text "MANCHESTER BOARD GAME FESTIVAL" prominently displayed in bold, orange letters against a dark, spooky backdrop. The scene includes a haunted house with glowing windows, bats flying in the night sky, and various Halloween-themed elements like pumpkins, skulls, and spider webs. The overall atmosphere is festive and eerie, perfectly capturing the Halloween spirit of the event.
EVENT
Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 3:00 PM
In-person @ Pendulum Hotel, Manchester
Tickets Required - Various

Manchester Board Game Festival is taking over The Pit and the Pendulum Hotel from October Friday 31st to Sunday November 2nd with their Halloween special. Organised by Dungeons & Flagons, expect a terrifyingly good selection of horror-themed games, a Halloween Costume Parade across all three days with prizes.

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Heavy Metal Chess: Hell Knight to BFG9000

DOOM Arena - The Board Game - storms onto Kickstarter in three weeks, and it’s not messing about. Designer Ben Maunder calls it “heavy metal chess” - two editions, one mission: total demonic annihilation.

TAGS Fest: Finding Your People in Edinburgh's Small Press Revival

There are fewer and fewer spaces where people can come together, especially for free. Scotland's small press community has weathered chronic underfunding whilst watching local creative spaces vanish beneath spiralling costs. Convention tables that foster careers have become unaffordable, many of the stepping stones that turn hobbyists into professionals have simply ceased to exist.