Promoting local gaming events in Ontario is one of the objectives of Must Contain Minis. I got back into miniatures after a long hiatus because of a local gaming convention called Hot Lead.
We would like to see these events do as good as possible. In this area, you will find posts about upcoming events as well as reports and posts with pictures taken at conventions.
Remember Gaming Conventions? I sure do, and I miss them. Often you could find me at conventions local to Ontario. I loved hosting games, trying new products and buying from…
I don't know about you, but I really miss the convention scene. I love going to events so much that I set up the Ontario Miniatures Conventions Page to share…
Okay, this post is a little late, but I am clearing up my backlog. In this post, we round up all of my articles from Hotlead 2019 and bring them…
This post takes a look at the first time that I ever played Middle-Earth the Strategy Battle Game. Now, this rule set covers both The Hobbit and Lord of the…
It is unfortunate, but many event organizers find themselves forced to close their events due to COVID-19 (also known as the Coronavirus). Recently the people behind Adepticon 2020 chose to…
Update... March 21, 2020... Hotlead 2020 was cancelled due to concerns of COVID-19. Be sure to check them out again March 19, 20 and 21 of 2021. It really is…
Back in September, I went to a really cool convention called Sword and Brush. This event in Burlington, Ontario, Canada combined a few genres, all that I like. Primarily, it…
In this post, I discuss tips, tricks and thoughts on demoing Frostgrave and other Miniatures Wargames. Back in May, I demoed Frostgrave for the third time of the year (2019).…
In today's post, we take a look at some pictures from INCOMING 2019 - a Bolt Action Tournament in St. Catharines, Ontario (Canada). This event took place this past Saturday…
INCOMING 2019 is a Bolt Action tournament occurring in St. Catharines Ontario (Canada) today (Saturday, June 1, 2019). I could not make it to the event, but the event's organizer…
Back in 2018, I attended SkyCon in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. This multifaceted convention featured "analog" gaming of all types. From RPGs, to Board Games, to Miniatures Games, SkyCon covered it…
I absolutely love going to game conventions and checking out the various tables of many talented people. Now, I could not attend Broadsword 7, but Lee from Crucible Crush sent…
Team Yankee is a game that I monitored for years, but first tried it this past October. It is pretty good, actually much better than I expected. In this post,…
What a Tanker! by TooFatLardies gained some popularity with the Historical Gamers in my local area. I don't know too much about the game myself yet, but I do know that…
The organizers of SkyCon strive to run many events. Among the events at SkyCon 2018, they ran a painting contest. You could enter in what you want for your miniature…
Have you tried Chain of Command yet by Too Fat Lardies? I've played it a few times and it tends to be more of a simulation style game. That is,…
This post is a Convention Report of my experience at Hotlead 2018 (my favourite local gaming convention). For those that do not know of Hotlead, this is an absolutely fantastic…
Today I am getting ready for Council Fires and I am excited. For those that have been before, the venue has changed. It is now in Niagara Falls instead of…
I absolutely love local gaming conventions. The reason for this is that I like people learning games that they might not otherwise know about. SkyCon 2017 had a strong focus…
One of things that I love to do is attend local gaming conventions. This post is a Report of my experience at Broadsword 5, which took place on May 5,…
