Antares Lives 2026

Join us for Antares Lives 2026 to celebrate the Beyond the Gates of Antares tabletop game. Gathering fans from far and wide in Nottingham, Antares Lives is a weekend of gaming that provides something for both new and experienced players.

Our aim is to accommodate all kinds of players from across the Antares community. So whether you’re a new or experienced player, and prefer massive battles or smaller skirmishes, we will send a survey to each player who buys a ticket to tailor the experience to attendees.

We'd love to offer a great experience for new or returning players by providing ‘getting started’ tables — if you haven’t played Antares before, or it’s been a while, this should get you up to speed. Alternatively, if you’re battle-hardened (or just fancy jumping in at the deep end), we’re hoping to run large 100 point games for truly epic encounters.

The first day will be a narrative experience, where the outcome of your battles will affect the storyline on the day.

Timings for day one are as follows

10:00 Doors open

10:15 - 10:30 Introduction

10:30 - 12:15 Game 1 (50 Points)

12:15 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 14:45 Game 2 (50 Points)

14:45 - 15:00 Break

15:00 - 16:45 Game 3 (60 Points)

16:45 - 17:00 Conclusion & Prizes

The second day will be an open play, match making experience, where you can use the tables and terrain to play big or small games of Antares with attendees.

Timings for day two are as follows

10:00 - 10:30 Doors open, organise games.

10:30 - 12:15 Game session

12:15 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 16:15 Game session

16:15 - 16:30 Conclusion

16:30 - 17:00 Packing up and venue closes

Antares Lives 2026 will use the v2 ruleset, available from the Antares Nexus.

For more details visit the lincolnshard.co.uk

FAQ

Can I come for one day?

We'd love to see you for both days, and so we’ll be offering weekend tickets at a discounted rate initially. Following this, we’ll release one day tickets.

What should I bring?

Please bring your Antares army, your dice and printed army lists for your forces. Ideally, this will be a 50 point and a 60 point army list for the narrative day. If you want a big battle, also bring a 100 point list for the Sunday.

Can I refund my ticket if I can’t make it on the day?

We’re happy to process refunds up to 14 days before the event, please click Contact event organiser at the bottom of the page to send us a message.