Player Information
Join the adventure!
Attend Blackwood DnD Winterfest as a player to steer your mighty warrior or magic-user to fame, glory and loot!
Game Sessions
Winterfest is held at the Bridgetown Showgrounds at 38 Peninsular Road.
Each day has two daytime game sessions - morning and afternoon, with the special 18+ Dungeons & Drunks session on Saturday evening.
Daytime sessions run from 9am-12pm and 2pm-5pm each day. Allow at least half-an-hour before your session for table allocation. Dungeons & Drunks runs from 7pm-10pm - again, arrive early!
Games generally take 2-3 hours to play out, so plan to be playing for the whole session.
Tickets
Daytime Sessions
This year, Blackwood DnD Winterfest game sessions will be individually ticketed. Buy tickets for each of the sessions you want to play.
Dungeons & Drunks
Dungeons & Drunks is an 18+ event. Alcohol is available for purchase - NO BYO. Check out more information about Dungeons & Drunks.
Campaign
Campaign sessions which run one game across all four daytime sessions will run again in 2025. Very limited tickets available.
ALL Adventurers welcome
Blackwood D&D Winterfest welcomes everyone, no matter their level of experience. The daytime D&D game sessions will have adventures suitable for adults as well as younger players.
Children (12-16) must be accompanied by an adult. Entry for the accompanying adult is included in the child’s ticket if the adult doesn’t intend to play.
Unfortunately the required reading level and some of the game themes make Winterfest unsuitable for children younger than 12.
Dungeons & Drunks on Saturday evening is a separate adults only (18+) game session. Limited places available. Separate ticket required.
Quick FAQ
Do I Need A Character?
Dungeon Masters will provide appropriate pre-generated characters for their game.
If you bring your own character, being able to being able to use it in a game is at the absolute discretion of the DM. Any character you bring must be PHB+1 with no homebrew.
Do I Need Miniatures?
You don’t have to have your own miniatures to join in the fun. DMs may have miniatures you can borrow to represent your character in your game. Our Vendors will have miniatures and paint available if you want to start your collection straight away…
Do I Need to Know The Rules?
You don’t need to know the rules to play and have a great time. Your Dungeon Master and the other players will help. As long as you can describe what your character wants to do, the DM will work out what rules apply and what rolls you need to make.
Do I Need My Own Dice?
Dungeons & Dragons uses polyhedral dice to resolve play. We have dice available for sale during Winterfest.
Our Vendors will also have dice sets available for purchase if you want to buy your own set during play.
What Do I Need To Bring With Me?
Nothing apart from your ticket. A pad and pencil for notes might be useful. If you have dice, rulebooks or miniatures they are helpful, but there will be plenty of those available for purchase if not. Food and drinks will be on sale throughout the event.
Can Children Play?
Children must be at least 12 to play D&D at Winterfest. The reading level and some of the game’s themes and content may be too challenging for younger children.
Children 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
We will try and place children in friendly and appropriate games but many games may contain adult themes.
Where Is Winterfest Held?
This year, Blackwood D&D Winterfest is being held in the Centenary Hall at the Bridgetown Showgrounds, 38 Peninsula Road, Bridgetown.
Check out the handy Google Map on the Location page.
Player Behaviour?
It is a condition of entry to Blackwood D&D Winterfest that all attendees abide by the Code of Conduct.
If there is a problem with player behaviour, please see one of the event organisers or volunteers for assistance.
The Code of Conduct also applies during the Dungeons and Drunks session.
Got a question?
Let us know and we might add it here!?
When do Play Sessions start?
Play sessions start at 9am and 2pm each day and games run for about 3 hours. We recommend arriving at least half an hour before a session starts to be allocated a table.
Other details
Accommodation: Winterfest is held during the school holidays so book accommodation early. Camping at the event is also available.
Weather: It is Bridgetown. In Winter. It will be cold. We mean it. No really! Dress warm! Or buy our snuggly Merch!
Food: Food and drinks are available for purchase at the venue, and there are also plenty of food options in town to suit every budget.
Market Hall: Selected vendors will be on hand with great D&D products in our Winter Market all weekend!
Bus: A courtesy bus will be operating for Dungeons & Drunks. Leave your car at home and let us do the driving.
Useful Resources
There are plenty of online Player resources, and many of them are FREE. Here’s a quick list of things you might find useful as a new player.
D&D Basic Rules - FREE!
Download a copy of the basic D&D 5e rules for free.
https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf
D&D Beyond
D&D Beyond is a digital tool for character creation and other D&D resources like spells and weapons. You can join for free and create up to 6 characters.
https://www.dndbeyond.com
Book a Ticket
Ready to join us? Book a ticket before they’re all gone!