In Finchley and beyond... — 40th anniversary

THANK YOU to everyone who came to our 40th anniversary celebration yesterday, or who otherwise helped us to reach our fundraising target for Great Ormond Street Hospital and Charity. In the end, we raised a total of £1,513 as part of our charity appeal - plus Tim, our stalwart Star Wars Unlimited demonstrater raised another £60 as part of his own GOSH charity challenge. As everyone who came can attest, the day itself was welll above capacity, and we're sorry to everyone who came but was disappointed when we ran out of chairs and space to play. We sold out of...

Leisure Games has always been synonymous with roleplaying games, and for our 40th anniversary convention we will have a breakout room dedicated to RPGs. As the purpose of Ruby-Con is to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital, we ask that people wishing to participate in our organised games to donate to our appeal. Kicking off at 11am, we have two games organised in advance which are open to attendees to participate in: The Surrey Enigma (Call of Cthulhu): It is a Wednesday in July, 1923. For months there have been vague rumours of witchcraft in Surrey. At first they...

Do you own any games which you are looking to sell? Come to Ruby-Con on Saturday 6th September for a great opportunity to find buyers. As part of Ruby-Con, we'll be hosting a Bring and Buy. Anyone who donates at least £5 to our Great Ormond Street Charity appeal will be allowed to add up to five items to our Bring and Buy stand.  Purchases will be made between the seller and buyer. If you are selling an item this way you will need to add your contact details which customers can use to get in touch with you to...

To help commemorate our ruby anniversary, we're trying to collect as many memories as we can from people who have been our customers over the last 40 years. Whether you started shopping at Leisure Games in the 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s or 2020s, we want to hear from you? Tell us about your first visit, or a regular game night you attended. Or maybe you were part of one of the more unusual events we've hosted over the years? You can let us know your memories by filling in this short form: https://forms.gle/FxTw4d1aV5LW3MgH8 We'd also welcome any old photographs you...