HandyCon is a board game convention that takes place, roughly quarterly, in Milton Keynes.  Unlike other board gaming events like UK Games Expo and SPIEL, HandyCon is not a trade fair, but a convention where hundreds of people meet to play games together.  While many people bring their own games, one of the highlights is the Games Library which included over five hundred games and expansions.  The last event took place two weeks ago, 17^th-19^th January, but last Monday night while, he was playing football in Luton, the organiser, Paul Frohnsdorff-Harris had his car broken into and £700-800 of games stolen.  As is often the case with theft, the replacement value is one thing, but more important is the sentimental value.

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The games were all from Paul’s collection but were used as part of the HandyCon Games Library, and therefore almost all have HandyCon stickers on the lid.  The missing games comprise a wide variety, everything from classics like Dominion, Takenoko and 7 Wonders to new games like SETI, Shackleton Base, and Arcs.  There are also some rarities, like one of the first copies of Misheard Lyrics which was the first published game credited to Paul Frohnsdorff-Harris himself.  This morning the theft featured on BBC Beds Herts & Bucks Radio with an accompanying article on the BBC News website.  Although it is unlikely, it would be great if gamers could find these games and reunite them with their owner (and maybe even catch the thief in the process).

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