In which Mike and Catalyst Demo Team XO James Topa talk about everything to do with being and becoming a demo agent.
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A one-day Alpha Strike tournament jointly run by Tales From The Periphery and Peterborough Wargames Club on Saturday Nov 7th 2026.
The format will be 4 x 300pt games between 9:30am and 6pm (90 mins or 6 turns): forces will be Civil War era, chosen from the following factions:
The rules pack AND mission pack will go up before the end of June on Tales From The Periphery, along with nearby hotel details. There may be a mass exodus to an excellent curry house in town afterwards.
You can book tickets here for £15.
An absolute cliffhanger – Sam overcame a 27 point deficit at the end of round 2 to beat Colin by 2 points.
Overall Winner – Sam Qaisar
Best General – Colin Golder
Most Violent – Elliot Patterson
Also a close run thing, Sam just not managing to pip Scott in round 4.
Overall Winner – Scott Young
Second Place – Sam Qaisar
Third Place – Nathan Alsopp
Overall Winner – Colin Golder
Second Place – Andy Dickinson
Third Place – Joshua Dunnage
Just a reminder – these are only ever available as a giveaway from me (or via someone I’ve given a set or two as prize support/entrant goodies for an event).
I will be at the UK Podcaster event at 11am on the Sunday of UKGE at booth 150 in Hall 3 – if I haven’t run out by then, you can get a pair if you can tell me who my favourite Mercenary company are (c’mon, it’s not hard if you listen regularly!).
Failing that, you can find me for most of the event at the tables in Hall 1 HA.
Warning: claims as to the luck these may or may not bring you range from “I use them all the time” to “they’re only good for floating crits”.
Dice are supplied by the excellent Charlie at eM4 Miniatures, who I can thoroughly recommend for your custom dice needs.
In which Josh Derksen revisits Tales From The Periphery to tell Mike all about Adepticon and Snowblind (the next Aces set), as well as some teasers for the 3rd and 4th sets, and a few other odds and sods.
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And remember – it’s not too late to book for UKGE!
In which Mike and Nat Hardacre talk.
A lot.
Nat may have broken the record for the longest and most indecisive quickfire round ever. More importantly, here’s your chance to find out everything that is planned for UK Games expo in the BattleTech (and Shadowrun and Leviathans) world.
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(note, these will not be the same next time, so don’t think you can wheedle yourself into an award that way 😄 )
Massive thanks to everyone who came along and made it an excellent time, to Leisure Games for prize support, Sam Qaisar and my wife for brownies, biscuits and sausage rolls, Dan Phillips for risking his wife’s wrath as the not-needed spare player, everyone who helped setup and tear down and the fabulous Lesley at the venue for feeding us.
I’d like to take a moment to thank Mike and the folks at Leisure Games of Finchley, who have very generously donated some gift vouchers as prizes for Saturday’s event.
They’ve always been great supporters of the community and BattleTech in general, and it’s a very kind gesture. Please do repay them by spending even more money with them, as they are usually very active in getting the latest stock.
In which Mike gets to interview Jon Reid, honorary member of Peterborough Wargames Club, and we think the Middle East’s only Catalyst Demo Agent! The chat covers a range of stuff including how to draw new players in, as well as a look at the new Core rules for BattleTech.
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The player pack for the Peterborough Crown Tourney has been updated. See here.
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