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Gary the orc handed over a huge cheque to St LUke’s Hospice, Plymouth - can we raise even more this year? ArmadaCon - the family friendly, scifi & fantasy & gaming convention in Plymouth UK. Tickets on sale now. 1st - 3rd November in Future Inn hotel.

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Worried you might be late for the beginning of a panel at ArmadaCon? Don’t miss a thing - just listen out for our #ArmadaConKlaxon 

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In a change to our planned schedule, due to family berevement, Saber Combat Academy are unable to appear at this year's ArmadaCon.

However, we are pleased to announce that we now have a full sized, 10m x 5m photography studio, with feature backdrop option and same day photo facility.

Individual and group photos welcomed. Book your 15 minute slot with Flip it LENS Photography. Your first digital image is included in the price. Limited spaces available.

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ArmadaCon 2017 Programme

Look at all these amazing reasons to come to ArmadaCon. So much is happening, there’s loads to see and do, ALL INCLUDED in your Weekend Ticket. Tickets available in advance from www.armadacon.org or on the door.  Single day tickets, and concession rates available. Friday 3rd November, Main Hall from 6pm, includes:

Opening Ceremony & Welcome

6 Degrees of Separation Game Show

Japanese Tea Ceremony

Dealers & Gaming hall open til late, including Eldritch Horror taster game at 10pm

  Saturday 4th November, Main Hall from 10am, includes:

David Wake on Fictional Board Games

RB Watkinson on the Fractured Portal

Chris Chapman on making Doctor Who Documentaries

Jonathan Green on How to Write an Adventure Game Book

Charity Auction

Masquerade

Live Action Fighting Fantasy read through

 Second Hall – Saber Academy Fight School

Multimedia Room - Video Game Tournament

Dealers & Gaming room til late, including Lego speed build competition, megadungeon roleplay, photographer, & taster board game sessions

  Sunday 5th November, Main Hall from 10am, includes:

RB Watkinson on writing

Jonathan Green on Pax Britannia

Chris Chapman and The Ice Warriors

Authors’ Panel on how to write & the art of writing

Charity Raffle

 Second Hall – Saber Academy Fight School

Dealer & gaming hall til 5pm (Events and guests are subject to change and cancellation. We'll do our best to warn you of changes via our website, Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook, but sometimes changes will happen without notice.)

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Best Weapon on Discovery?

In Star Trek:Discovery, the crew is on a mission to beat the Klingons, particularly before they can unite into an empire and be even more of a threat. Captain Lorca is on the war path and is willing to weaponise *anything* if it will end the fighting. But he already has the weapon needed, right there in his readyroom! No, not the guns or knives (or Ripper!) There on his desk, fluffy and unassuming... is a Tribble!

Maybe its not just a visual joke to appease the fans

...Remember the DS9/ST:OS cross over ep, Trials and Tribble-ations? Worf tells Odo that Tribbles are "mortal enemies" of the Klingon empire, "an ecological menace, a plague to be wiped out. Hundreds of warriors were sent to track them down throughout the galaxy, an armada wiped out the tribble home world. By the end of the 23rd century they had been eradicated." 

You with me so far?

What if it's Captain Lorca that weaponises the Tribbles! They have a super fast ship, so they can zoom in and drop a Tribble in a grain silo and GTFO before anyone notices... That would mean that the Klingons will be distracted by, what Odo jokingly calls 'The Great Tribble Hunt' for the next 50ish years, and Star Fleet can win :D

So... What do you think? It *could* work, right...?

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ArmadaCon - celebrating all things SciFi &Fantasy whilst raising money for charity!

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Books are now open for any dealers who’d like a stall at this year’s Con.

Email Armadacononline@gmail.com for more info

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Exciting times!

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Happy Star Wars day, everyone!

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Its that time of year again...

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Bit of excitement for any sky-watchers on Friday with a full moon, eclipse and comet! 

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Guess Who...!

Look who’s back - Say something nice! 

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Elephant man, Alien, Harry Potter, Dr Who… So many reasons he will be sorely missed. RIP John Hurt

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38778145?post_id=1192883380829434_1192883667496072

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How about a spot of silliness to kick start the weekend. Like Star Trek? Like knitting? Grab yourself a knitting pattern and get purling

https://www.etsy.com/listing/225329746/pdf-vintage-star-trek-sweater-knitting

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Currently hooked on the GCHQ puzzle book. Most are proving impossible... but not this one. How quickly can you solve it?

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Ever wanted to be on the Crystal Maze? Well, now you can! Quick, get yourself a shellsuit & I’ll race you to the aztec zone!   http://metro.co.uk/2017/01/16/this-is-how-you-can-take-part-in-the-new-series-of-the-crystal-maze-6384741/

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What comes after a Blue Monday? Perhaps a Ruby Tuesday... So, how are you surviving til the weekend? We’re watching ST:NG (if you haven’t already guessed)