For this year (2024) all the tickets are sold out. They went on sale at midday on April 12th and sold out in under two hours 🤯

While we realise this is disappointing, it's very encouraging for the convention and for the Yorkshire board gaming community as it means we'll be able to do this bigger and better in future years. If you're keen to come in future years, sign up to the Early Access list on the homepage. 

The event begins at 5pm on Friday 11th October and ends at 5pm on Sunday 13th October. We'll close at 11pm each night, starting at 9am the next morning. More information here 👉https://ybgc.co.uk/schedule

There are cash machines available within 20 meters of the entrance to the Spurriergate Centre - one on High Ousegate and one on the corner of Market street and Spurriergate

Yes! Please do - and if you feel like tagging us on socials that's even better (@yorkboardgamesconvention).

Some people may be wearing stickers with a no-photography icon. Please respect the wishes of these people to not be included in your pictures, and if you find they're accidentally in the background of your photos please don't share those photos or else edit/blur those people out.

Stickers will be available on entry to the convention which depict a "no photography" icon. By wearing one of these stickers you communicate your wish not to be photographed and we will make sure your wishes are respected.

If you ever feel uncomfortable with how someone else is behaving at the convention (relating to photographs or otherwise) please reach out to one of the organisers or volunteers and we will help you.

Don't worry! There is a small quiet office space which is specifically set aside for the purpose of having a little timeout and decompressing. We can't guarantee you sole use of the room, but we won't be allowing any board games or noisy activities in there.

I'm afraid not. As delightful as it would be to host a menagerie of charming pets, we need to make sure the event is safe and accessible for everyone - including those with allergies.

If you have a guide/service animal which you need in order to be comfortable or safe yourself, please reach out and we'll see what arrangements we can make.

There is no parking directly outside the Spurriergate centre on account of it being in the middle of York city centre, but the nearest car parks are

Castle car park

Coppergate centre car park

Yes we have a very short list of disallowed items just so we can ensure the safety and comfort of everyone

• nuts of any kind
• alcohol of any kind
• knives/weapons

If there's anything you're uncertain about do please ask!

We'll be doing brief bag checks on the doors just to make sure we're upholding these rules

Unfortunately no, there's not a space we can use for this. Please keep any bags and coats with you during the event, and where possible try to stash them safely under tables and out of walkways 🙏

No you'll have to go outside. There is a small alleyway to the rear of the building so you don't have to stand on the main street

The ground floor of the Spurriergate Centre is fully accessible, and this is where the toilets and all other unique amenities can be found. The mezzanine level will only be used for open gaming space, so no-one should be excluded from activities.

We have a small dedicated sensory space to allow a timeout from the bustle of the day, and we've got table leg extenders at the ready so that powered wheelchairs users can get just as close to the tables for gaming as anyone else.

More generally we will be following advice from this excellent resource shared by our friends at herefor.games 👉 https://herefor.games/knowledge/

This information is also available on https://ybgc.co.uk/accessibility

Accessibility is really important to us and we view it as an ongoing learning process, so if you see ways we could be doing better please let us know.

Our board games library will be available on Friday 11th from 5pm - 11pm, Saturday 9am - 11pm, and Sunday 9am - 3pm.

Final board game returns will be at 4pm.

Yes there is a £10 cash deposit required for anyone wanting to use the board games library. You can get this back at any time as long as you don't have any games out on loan

Nope - please keep them inside the building.

You can buy games from the Bring & Buy between 9am and 5pm on Saturday (12th) and Sunday (13th). If you're selling games it will be possible to submit them outside of these hours. You can do most of this at any time by going to https://ybgc.co.uk/bringandbuy and selecting "Manage your Bring and Buy listings"!

The Bring & Buy will be cash only 💸

Yes! There will be a variety of food and drink options available to buy inside the convention centre.

Food will be available at the following times:

Fri 5pm - 9pm

Sat 12pm - 9pm

Sun 12pm - 3pm

Drinks will be available any time the centre is open.

We realise that for people with allergies or other medical needs it can be a great help and comfort to bring food to events so for this reason yes you can do this. We do ask that in order to support the team catering for the event, you only bring food or drink if you need to.

No. Originally we had plans to serve alcohol at the event, but due to challenges with catering this now won't be possible. On the plus side, this now means you can bring in your own (moderate amounts of) alcohol without any issues.

Yes! Originally we were planning to serve alcohol which meant we had to say no to this, but you're now welcome to BYOB! Do please use your judgment here and don't go crazy. We reserve the right to remove anyone who is drunk or disorderly from the event.

This will be available before the convention and we'll be sharing it here and on social media