Name: BIG Ruckus VI
Start: 2026-04-19T09:30:00+01:00
Location: Bristol Independent Gym

Welcome to our BIG Ruckus Day
A tournament for 12 people. This will be a 3-game campaign. Each Player will need a Retinue.
Players are welcome to bring any of the approved Ruckus Retinues ie Irish, Anglo-Irish, HYW French or English, Swiss, Landsknechts or one of their own devising as long as it conforms to the standard of three Heroes, three Fighters and six Shootists.
We would ask that players bring 28mm painted figures (minimum of 3 colours), unpainted figures will not be allowed. We will provide Retinues for those who do not own one
There will be a prize for the Player with the Toughest Character, the one that takes most Characters out of the game, and a prize for the Most Heroic Character, this will be the Character that has pulled off the most High-Risk or Very High-Risk Gambits. This will require a tally to be kept, 1 point for a HRG and 2 points for a VHRG. There will also be a prize for the for the best painted Retinue.
Games will be 2 hours long; games that exceed two hours will be stopped and the outcome judged on who has achieved the most Objectives or has had the least Characters removed from play
The Day
09:30 - Registration
10:00 - Game 1
11:30 – Best Painted Retinue Display
12:00 - Lunch (Best Painted Voting)
13:00 - Game 2 or earlier
15:00 - Game 3
17:00-17:30 - Prizes/Farewell
While you are at Bristol Independent Gaming check out the well-stocked hobby shop where you can pick up everything you need for your hobby at 10% off RRP.
Throughout the day there will be opportunities to purchase hot food & drinks including bacon, chilli, pizza pockets and hotdogs, as well as soft drinks and snacks served at the venue itself. Please not any food purchase off premise must be consumed off premises.
Alcohol
You are welcome to bring alcoholic beverages with you to the event, however please note that Bristol Independent Gaming prides itself on being a family friendly venue and so excessive unruly behaviour will not be tolerated and may result in disqualification. Furthermore, attendees are encouraged to make use of the bins provided for empty drinks containers.
Anyone who brings their own drinking cup for hot drinks for the day will be rewarded with a warm fuzzy sense of doing good.
Tickets £15 each via : https://bigjimprints.com/
-The BIG Ruckus Day Player Guide -
What You Will Need
A Retinue of 12 Characters, 3 Heroes, 3 Fighters and 6 Shootists. While Ruckus is not strictly a WYSIWTG kind of game, it should be obvious to your opponent what each figure represents.
It does not matter what weapon your Heroes are armed with but they should be wearing some kind of Armour, the Fighters should be armed with a long melee weapon, Spear, Billhook, Polearm, Glaive etc and the Shootists should be armed with Bows, Crossbows, Harquebuses or Javelins.
You will need to bring some dice, make sure you pack your lucky ones, half a dozen will be enough, one should be a different colour to the rest, a tape measure and all the Good Luck you can muster!
Rulebooks, Cards and Play sheets will be provided
The Games
This will not be a competitive tournament! We are playing for the fun of the experience and to learn more about the game. If you have Fun then you have won! Every game of Ruckus is a playtest as we learn something new every time!
For the first round, where possible experienced players will be drawn against newbies, after that there will be a simple rotation system for players and scenarios.
Each player must start with a new unskilled Retinue although the Captain will have one Leadership Skill.
At the end of the First Round each Hero will gain a new skill, drawn randomly from the Agility, Strength or Shooting decks
At the end of the Second Round each Hero will gain a second skill, drawn randomly from the Agility, Strength or Shooting decks
We will not be using the Campaign rules, there will be no development through Valour Points and Characters removed from play will simply be restored after each game
For this Tournament any shooting or melee against a Mounted Character will have a +1 modifier to hit
The Scenarios
The first scenario will always be “Get Orf Moi Laaand!” second and third may be a River Runs Through It, Fog of War, Take That Bridge or Urban Brawl. Everyone will play Get Orf Moi Laaand! in the morning session, then we will have lunch and the “Best Painted” competition, then we will dress the tables for the afternoon session
There will be a prize for the Player with the Toughest Character, the one that takes most Characters out of the game, and a prize for the Most Heroic Character, this will be the Character that has pulled off the most High-Risk or Very High-Risk Gambits. This will require a tally to be kept, 1 point for a HRG and 2 points for a VHRG. There will also be a prize for the for the best painted Retinue.
Games will be 2 hours long; games that exceed two hours will be stopped and the outcome judged on who has achieved the most Objectives or has had the least Characters removed from play

Tickets are £15 each via https://bigjimprints.com/