Spoilers ahead for this year's Eurovision, though tbf I'd be surprised if you'd managed to avoid them this far. Also I will say that some of this week's roll table will make a little more sense with Eurovision as context (though only a little 😅).
❗ Announcements ❗
🎶📺 Eurovision Happened!!
Not gonna lie, Eurovision felt even more like an out of body experience than I had expected, though in a fantastic way. Moldova's performance was absolutely chaotic and along with Norway ensured that we got all the glorious weirdness that only Eurovision can provide.
When I tell you there was absolute uproar at the UK getting any points from the Jury votes, that is an understatement. The fact that both France and Ireland gave the UK points feels like some cosmic entity decided to scrap several hundred years worth of history for just a few moments. Even though the UK ended up at the top of the leaderboard after the Jury votes, balance was restored when Ukraine won the public vote with a deserved landslide.
With thanks to Fern and Finnbar (who's cards are on the left and right respectively), I can bring you a couple of the bingo sheets from the night. Notable completed boxes include "Dragon" (a Welsh Flag), "EXTREME HETEROSEXUAL MOMENT" (Spain's performance) and "??????" (most of Eurovision).
🧑🏫 Exec Meeting this week
There is an exec meeting happening on Wednesday 18th, 3-4pm in B2.03. It's looking to be a busy one based on the agenda (listed below). Feel free to come along if you would like!
- Tabletop Radio Charity Shortlist
- Open Day Stand Planning
- Murder Mystery Update
- Organising The Quiz Rounds
🔪 The Murder Mystery draws ever-closer!
A reminder that our very cool Murder Mystery LARP will be happening in just two short weeks! The event will be available to sign up to online very shortly so please keep an eye on the #website-notifications channel or on the website itself!
❔ What's happening this week? ❔
- Monday 5-10pm: In Person Wargames - B2.01 and B2.02
- Tuesday 6-10pm: In Person Draft - B2.02 - Chaos - £10/15 - you must sign up here to take part
- Wednesday 2-10pm: In Person Board Games - B2.02 and B2.04/5
- Wednesday 3-4pm: In Person Exec Meeting - B2.03
- Thursday 5-10pm: In Person CCGs - B2.02
- Sunday 12-5pm: LARP - B2.02
Remember, you can always find an up-to-date timetable of what's going on on our website's Schedule page, and you can see special events (including RPGs) and sign up to them via our Events page.
💭 What happened last week? 💭
On the right we have this week's update on "Mick's Adventures in the Universe." "Mick has witnessed her entire patrol be annihilated (and eaten) by the Tyranids, now left all alone to face down yet another giant monster. Place your bets on how it went 👀."
I am rooting for Mick all the way, but I've gotta be honest, the tone of this message from Liam is not promising.
On the left here, we have an image in which, "Necron plasmancer watches the dreaded 'Mr Krabs' peek around the corner." I don't even think that I can understand all the words in this sentence separately. I finally am beginning to understand the gravity of a potential war-games coup.
I will also share that one of my personal highlights, of not just Eurovision but honestly of the whole week, included having Måneskin and Mika perform back-to-back during the Eurovision interval. The amount of gender envy I experienced across that half hour or so is unmatched. I think it's time to request a Co-Op Officer budget, because I need all of their outfits.
Extra Bonus End Bit
It's a great relief when your party finally leaves the tavern, but just as you thought they were satisfied, they start talking about wanting to do a little shopping, as they're all looking to spruce up their outfits. Ever the generous GM you tell them there's a shop on the corner and quickly roll on the table to let them know what they find.
- Grace Kellington boots - these multicoloured rubber boots are adorned with crochet flowers which, when dampened, transform into live blooms which can be picked and which regrow daily.
- Mary's Technicolour Nightmare Coat - wearing this coat casts you into a distortion. All the outside world can see and hear from you is static and you are shunted into a different realm, where dreams and nightmares emerge and meld.
- A lime green wildebeest costume, complete with foam mask - one thing's for sure, you will be unignurable in this outfit! Does it have any magical effects? Well, it's somewhat unclear, as it's impossible to tell whether the aura of bafflement that pervades you is an enchantment or simply a gut response to the somewhat confusing costume.
- Exstreamly good headphones - When you put these headphones on you can sink into blissful peace and quiet, as they not only cancel the noise from the outside world, but also the constant churning of your own anxious thoughts. Unfortunately the way they are able to remove these thoughts is by streaming them live and direct to the world from the excellent speakers fitted to the outside.
- Wicked socks - long thought to be cursed until people realised that alignment is BS, these are just some really neat socks.
- Gender envy outfit - the clothes seem unassuming on the hanger, but as soon as someone picks them up they transform into the clothes which the character would most dream of wearing, fit perfectly to their body. Smells faintly of scrambled eggs.
Wash your hands (just like Serbia told you to), stay safe, and come play some games with us 💛
Lils (they/he, Communications and Operations, yours gender-fully, from a nebulous void)
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