16 April 2025
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From the team that brought you Dragonmeet, and in conjunction with City of Westminster and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, comes a free gaming day in Kensington Town Hall.
What is Dragonmeet?
Dragonmeet is a yearly RPG convention, that takes place in Hammersmith usually in December. It features traders, workshops, seminars, and opportunities to play and buy. It's a long running event that once was housed in Kensington Town Hall, but is soon finding its brand new home at the Excel Centre in London. Perfectly experienced to help run a new event, the new venture is in collaboration with local government.
What is Call to Adventure?
Whilst those familiar with Dragonmeet will understand the kind of event Call to Adventure will be, there are some key differences. Call to Adventure began life as City of Westminster and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea wanting to bring tabletop games and their proven benefits to families. With support and advice from those in the industry, they've made great strides to make this happen. The recent outcome of this partnership is Call to Adventure, a family friendly, completely free event at Kensington Town Hall, which offers the opportunity to play games of all kinds, whether experienced or totally new to the tabletop.
"It was 18 months ago when we first started working with the City of Westminster and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, at the time, it was a small project to get games into the London libraries and introduce younger people into the benefits of gaming." John Dodd, of Dragonmeet, explained.
"We started building the interest in the libraries, and working with other companies like the RP Haven and Monte Cook Games, started building interest and increasing the amount of provision for children to have access to games and gaming, without cost, at times and places they could get to. Fast forwards a year and the possibility of additional funding, based from the efforts that had already been made, for a larger event, one that reaches a far larger audience, and be able to show the benefits of games to everyone."
What can you do at Call to Adventure?
There will be range of options for you to take part in at Call to Adventure – from games such as Blood on the Clocktower to Battletech, to Wings of War and beyond. There will also be bookable games to play throughout the day. Plus, there'll be an opportunity to meet traders, and buy games directly from them. There'll be a podcast area, of popular actual plays and beyond, as well as a paint and take, a scavenger hunt, a family zone, and two major demo areas.
Where and When is Call to Adventure?
Call to Adventure is on the 26th April 2025, and will take place at the Kensington Town Hall, between 10am to 5pm. You can get your free tickets on the Call to Adventure website.