The Broadside Bash

Broadside Bash 2025 Cancelled :(

2025-01-07T11:42:00.000-08:00

It is with great disappointment that we need to cancel The Broadside Bash for 2025.

As you all know we have a very small team and its a LOT of work to organize an event like this, especially now that we are doing this on our own, without a host convention.

Unfortunately we have had some very recent health issues (getting old sucks y'all!) come up, as well as the moving of an entire game store to a new location, both of which are simply taking up too much of our precious time and putting too much of a strain physically and mentally on our team.

This is greatly disappointing for all of us, we love putting on this event and having a great time with all of our friends in the Warhammer gaming community!

We plan to be back in full swing in 2026.

- Kurt, John & Ron

The Broadside Bash 2025 - SAVE THE DATE!

2024-10-30T10:03:00.008-07:00

SAVE THE DATE - May 31st & June 1st, 2025

The Broadside Bash is a 2-day Warhammer: 40k, Age of Sigmar & The Old World ITC Major tournament, held annually in San Diego, CA. The 'Bash features the Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 40k & The Old World game systems. The Broadside Bash is a hobby gaming event, where your generalship and winning games is just a part of your overall score. Equally important are the soft scores of painting and sportsmanship.

The event will be held in San Diego, at Alesmith Brewing Company off Miramar Rd. This is an age 21+ event.

Specific Event and System Rules coming soon!

Online Registration Coming Soon!

Broadside Bash Now Open for The Old World!

2024-04-26T07:35:00.000-07:00

The Broadside Bash has opened up to 24 spaces for The Old World, to run alongside our 40k and Age of Sigmar tournaments at Alesmith Brewing in San Diego, June 1st & 2nd 2024.

This is an age 21+ event.

Grab your spot via the Registration page.

https://broadside-bash.blogspot.com/p/registration.html

Broadside Bash 2024 now opens for Age of Sigmar

2024-04-01T15:35:00.000-07:00

The Broadside Bash has opened up to 50 spaces for Age of Sigmar, to run alongside our 40k tournament at Alesmith Brewing in San Diego, June 1st & 2nd 2024.

This is an age 21+ event.

Grab your spot via the Registration page.

https://broadside-bash.blogspot.com/p/registration.html

June 1st & 2nd 2024 - The Broadside Bash Returns!

2024-02-26T17:01:00.000-08:00

The Broadside Bash is returning in 2024!

Save the dates of June 1st & 2nd for the return of San Diego's premier tabletop wargaming event!

The event will be held at Alesmith Brewing Company in San Diego, CA sponsored by At Ease Games.

This will be a Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar and The Old World event, with a max of 100 participants total.

Entry fee will be $75 per person.

More details to come, watch this site and our Facebook page for more details.

Pacificon South 2022 Cancelled, and The Broadside Bash along with it.

2022-04-19T08:14:00.007-07:00

From the South Pacificicon Game Fest, the event that would be hosting the Broadside Bash. Sorry all, wish we had better news 🙁

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Hi gang,

It is with much regret that we must inform you that due to covid hesitancy, we are having to cancel our plans to hold South Pacificon Game Fest this year. We want to thank those of you who signed up for badges and rooms in support of our efforts.

We will be refunding all monies paid to us 100% over the course of the next two weeks.

We are already looking for a hotel to bring a tabletop gaming convention to the San Diego community on the weekend of March 16-19, 2023. Please look for a series of community gatherings we will have on a quarterly basis leading up to this new tabletop game convention.

Please remember to cancel your hotel reservations if you made them. They will not be automatically canceled.

If you want to help in the planning and preparation of this show, please contact us at conquest.jackie@gmail.com, and Show Director Jackie will get you on the list!

Once again, In spite of this disappointment, we are going to dig in our heels, make a bigger and better run at it, and hopefully in an environment with less covid hesitancy.

Thank you,

South Pacificon Game Fest

Broadside Bash Trophies!

2022-04-08T15:17:00.002-07:00

Whats the best part of the Broadside Bash? The trophies you say? Well the trophies are now ready! Who's gonna take them home this year?

Warhammer 40k

Age of Sigmar

Ahoy! The Broadside Bash Returns to San Diego!

2022-02-10T10:09:00.005-08:00

Ahoy! the Broadside Bash’s Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Tournaments are gearing up again!

It will take the shrewd strategist, Skilled hobbyist, and the all-around ideal player to “Weigh Anchor and Hoist the Mizzen” to put some booty in your coffers. Bring your favorite grog or clap of thunder and cross the gangplank with us!

Held in May of 2022 in conjunction with the South Pacificon Game Fest, May 6th-8th 2022, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. Located at 1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101

Come back to San Diego and throw some dice in one of the longest-running ITC style tournaments.

We hope to see you there!

Broadside Bash 2019 After Action Report

2019-04-22T12:41:00.002-07:00

Broadside Bash 2019 After Action Report

The 13th Annual, 2019 Broadside Bash went off without a hitch. Hosted at the 10th annual Kingdom-Con in San Diego, CA. Day 1 the BSB had 95 players rolling dice. By day 2 the field had thinned to 26 players finishing the Age of Sigmar tournament, and 62 players in the Warhammer 40k tournament.

Many thanks to our host of these many years, Kingdom-Con. Though it may be the last, it was one of the best! The Broadside Bash thanks Ross and the team at Kingdom-Con for the last 10 years!

The Broadside Bash is not going away, stay tuned for announcements and our plans for next year.

Thanks to the rest of our event sponsors, who helped to load up the price tables.

* Ron and Karin and the rest of the gang from At Ease Games

* Doug and the team at Table War

* Reaper Miniatures

* Paul, Garret and everyone at Best Coast Pairings

Special thanks to our assistants, Chris and Nick, running the AoS and 40k events, judging, filling in as rings. We could not have done it without you guys!

Finally a big thanks to all of you players who have supported us all these years and keep coming back for more. We love it!

All ITC scores have been submitted, so you should see it up in your player profiles soon.

As to our winners…without further ado!

Warhammer 40k Placings:

Admiral: Reece Robbins

Captain: Brian Pullen

Sergeant-At-Arms: Daniel Olivas

Bosun: Kenny Boucher

Quartermaster: Jade Scott

Bilge Rat: Ted Wallete

Age of Sigmar Placings:

Admiral: Robert Snyder

Captain: Michael Burch

Sergeant-At-Arms: Kurt Roeper

Bosun: Frank DeLoach

Quartermaster: Robert Felix

Bilge Rat: Chris Daugherty

Full scoring will be posted this week.

Registration Closed for the BSB 2019

2019-04-05T09:55:00.003-07:00

Registration and Signup has closed for the BSB 2019. Cya all in San Diego next weekend!

New Chaos Codex

2019-04-05T09:53:00.002-07:00

For the 2019 Broadside Bash 40k tournament, the NEW Chaos Codex is good to use. Until eratta'd or FAQ'd, the points costs in the Codex will take precedence over any other previously published rules.

ITC Terrain Rules in place for 40k and AoS for the Broadside Bash 2019.

2019-02-18T12:09:00.002-08:00

The 2019 Broadside Bash will be using ITC terrain rules for the 40k and Age of Sigmar game systems.

12th Annual Broadside Bash Open for Registrations

2019-01-03T11:46:00.000-08:00

The 12th annual Broadside Bash is open for registration!

Held annually at the Kingdom-Con in San Diego. This year the Bash will be April 13th & 14th, 2019.

Signup via PayPal here....Broadside Bash Signup.

See ya all at the Bash!

Broadside Bash 2018 40k Results Spreadsheet

2018-04-27T18:24:00.001-07:00

Results spreadsheet for the Warhammer 40k Tournament at the 2018 Broadside Bash.

40k Result

11th annual Broadside Bash 2018 Wrapup

2018-04-23T09:48:00.003-07:00

Thanks to our sponsors:

Ross @ Kingdom-Con - our hosts with the most!
Ron @ At Ease Games - loaded the prize tables
Ryan for painting some sick miniatures.
Doug @ Table War for providing all of The F.A.T. Mats
Paul & Garret & www.bestpairings.com for the sweet app
Reaper Miniatures for the paint kits
Miniature Monthly for providing the Glue and Accelerator.

Thanks to Scott for organizing, running and ringing Age of Sigmar.
Thanks to Yu Yao for assisting in organizing and rules judging 40k.

A really BIG THANKS TO ALL OF OUR PLAYERS! We hope that you had an AWESOME time! We do this for you!

Age of Sigmar Award Placings:

Admiral: Matthew Jones
Captain: James Thomas
Sergeant-at-Arms: Vlad Nica
Bosun: Austin Morgan
Quartermaster: Chris Stifier
The Bilge Rat: Rick Marruffo

Warhammer 40k Award Placings:

Admiral: Richard Cozart
Captain: Daniel Olivas
Sergeant-at-Arms: Kenny Boucher, tie broken by sports, then appearance.
Bosun: Ryan Mead, tie broken by appearance
Quartermaster: Andy Scott
The Bilge Rat: Andrew Armstrong

AoS Admiral Award Painted Figure

2018-04-09T12:02:00.001-07:00

Painted figure award for the Age of Sigmar, Admiral award placing. Goblin Shaman.

Spots are filling up quickly! Get yours while you still can!

2018-02-26T09:49:00.002-08:00

40k is almost sold out at 50+ players already!

We still have space for Age of Sigmar players. Please sign up quickly so as not to lose your spot!

Broadside Bash 2018 Registration is Open!

2018-02-05T17:12:00.001-08:00

Registration is now open for the 2018 Broadside Bash. Goto the Sign Up page for all the details.

11th Annual Broadside Bash 2018 @ Kingdom-Con 2018. April 21st - 22nd, 2018

2018-01-22T12:00:00.001-08:00

The Broadside Bash 2018 is in the planning stages. Updated rules and such should be out this week. The Broadside Bash 2018 will support Warhammer: 40k and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar with the latest rule sets from Games Workshop and feature the ITC tournament rules and scenarios.

The BSB will be held in conjunction with Kingdom-Con 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Mission Valley (Hotel Circle). Kingdom-Con 2018 dates are April 19th - 22nd, 2018. The Broadside Bash main event will be held April 21st - 22nd.

Stay tuned for rules updates here on the site as well as announcements for the schedule and additional events.

Registration will open soon. The BSB is an ITC Major event and will be using the Best Coast Pairings app for all game scoring and table pairing.

Thanks to all our 2017 Sponsors!

2017-05-01T17:47:00.001-07:00

Thanks to our sponsors:

Ross & Everyone @ Kingdom-Con - our hosts with the most!
Ron and the team @ At Ease Games - painted figs by Ryan and gift certificates!
At Ease @ Barrel Harbor, official ITC terrain and ITC events coming soon!
Doug @ Table War- table mats for all tables in the hall, plus prize support
James @ Wargamma - Gift Certificates
Paul @ Best Coast Pairing for the sweet app
Reaper - paint sets
Tectonic Craft Studios - Figure Movement Tray.
Thanks to all those that help out to organize and run the Bash….Scott for running AoS; Bama for running 30k…and everyone else that helped out…Thank you!

A really BIG THANKS TO ALL OF OUR PLAYERS! We hope that you had an AWESOME time! We do this for you!

2017 Broadside Bash Award Winners!

2017-05-01T09:22:00.000-07:00

The 10th Anniversary Broadside Bash is over. We had a total of 86 players: 42 for 40k; 32 for Age of Sigmar; 12 for 30k.

40k Awards:

Bilge Rat: Thomas Moore

Bosun: Eric Anderton

Quartermaster: Nikhil Sinha

Sergeant-at-Arms: David Johansen

Captain: Aaron Hayden

Admiral: Doug Johnson

Age of Sigmar Awards:

Bilge Rat: Frank Sevilla

Bosun: Hayden Navarre

Sergeant-at-Arms: James Thomas

Quartermaster: Austin Morgan

Tied for Admiral and Captain: Sam Valdez & James Sutton

Congratulations to all of our award winners!

Admiral Prizes....custom painted figs by Ryan

2017-04-26T11:26:00.001-07:00

Wanna peek at this years custom painted figs?

Look no further....

Broadside Bash 2017 is sold out!

2017-04-25T09:40:00.002-07:00

Signups have been closed as the 10th Annual Broadside Bash 2017 has sold out!

Looking forward to seeing you all this weekend!

2017 Broadside Bash using 2017 Adepticon Missions

2017-03-28T08:57:00.003-07:00

Deviating from standard ITC missions, we will be using the 2017 Adepticon missions for the Broadside Bash.

One of our core principles has always been to keep the missions fresh and interesting. While the ITC missions are excellent and well thought out for the ITC system, they are also used in many events and we wanted to be able to give players a fresh and different experience.

Please review the scenarios at the following link: 2017 Adepticon Scenario Pack

Trophies are started!

2017-03-21T17:58:00.001-07:00