Greetings my loyal subjects!
I hope everyone has had a good week 🫵 and I can't believe it's week 2 already?? I swear I just wrote the last newsletter...
And quick reminder to sleep guys! I know its exam/assignment season but you are not immune to lack of sleep (and I do not wish these eyebags on anyone)
❗ Announcements ❗
🃏Intro to CCG's🃏
Want to learn how to play a collectible card game? Or learn how to play a NEW one?? We have magic the gathering, pokemon, riftbound, yugioh and more :D
Come along 🗓️Thursday 14th of May (week 3), 🗺️B2.02, 🕖 5-10pm during our regular weekly CCGs for a no stress chance to learn something new!
💜EGM dates and Reps 💜
The deadline to buy membership (for voting, nominate yourself for reps or submitting motions) has passed so hopefully you've got it!!
Upcoming dates
- ⚠️Wednesday 6th May (🕖12pm): DEADLINE for making constitution changing motions
- 🗨️ Wednesday 13th May (🕖6-8pm, 🗺️B2.02): EGM takes place!
- 🗳️ Voting opening and closing dates to be confirmed
Reps:
Want to run for a rep in EGM? Here's a quick rundown of rep responsibilities from the experts!
Wargames Rep
As Wargames rep, your main responsibilities are to manage the equipment (learn how to pack the cupboards, replace things when they break, and spend the wargs budget responsibly) and to run the weekly sessions (bring the suitcases there at the start of the session and make sure anyone looking for a game can get one). You'll also be responsible for the weekly announcement in the Discord server, as well as to try and organise any extra Wargs events such as painting competitions or tournaments at our longer Tabletop events!
Board Games Rep
Hello, I'm Sean, your Board Games rep for this next year. The main role I have is running the weekly board games sessions on Wednesdays, including setup, packing away and making sure that everyone is having a good time! I additionally keep track of loaning, buying and occasionally selling the society board games, as well as organising board-game related events!
Collectable Card Games (CCGs) Rep
Main responsibilities are helping run weekly thursday sessions, this tends to mean: showing up and being there, welcoming and teaching new people, ensuring/creating pods for people to play in. and helping run/come up with any CCGs events whenever they come up.
Role Playing Games (RPGs) Rep
As an RPGs Rep you help society members run RPGs in whatever way you can, which mostly takes the form of booking rooms for them, but can also be loaning out the RPGs books or helping with any questions they might have. You also run the few RPGs events, intro to RPGs and Big RPG, which involve once again booking rooms (it’s a lot of room bookings) and getting volunteer GMs to help run one shots or Big RPG.
Live Action Role Playing (LARP) Rep
As LARP rep your main responsibilities are to organise LARP sessions, manage the LARP rulebook and acquire cool new weapons. There are also other jobs like writing the society risk assessment and organising the annual murder mystery (tee hee). It’s very enjoyable and functions as a nice creative outlet.
If you want more info you can always find our reps on the Tabletop discord! (they wont bite (?))
🎲Tabletop Weekend!🎲
Not next weekend... but NEXT next weekend (week 3) we will be having Tabletop weekend!! As usual come and enjoy some LARP, mtg draft, your favourite boardgames and any games ya feel like
🗓️16th & 17th of May, 🕖 10am-10pm in 🗺️B2.02, B2.04 and B2.05!
❔What's happening this week?❔
- Monday 5-10pm: In Person Wargames - MB0.07
- Tuesday 6-10pm: In Person Draft - B2.02 - Secrets of Strixhaven- £13 - you must sign up on the Magic Discord to take part
- Wednesday 2-10pm: In Person Board Games - B2.02
- 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? 💭
Last week in Boardgames
3/5 people won in Nemesis!? Surviving is impressive enough
Last week in LARP
The LARP rep handover duel! Long live the LARP rep
Extra Bonus End Bit
Bee2.02's Quiz time!
The solution to last weeks activity was 13 bees! I think I can trust you to babysit Bee2.02 now 🐝
Bee2.02's question for this week:
Which of these boardgames involve honeycomb (hexagonal) shaped tiles or items?
- A. Dune Imperium
- B. Nemesis
- C. The Crew
- D. The Quest for El Dorado
- E. Root
(Bonus points if you know other board games with bees in them)
Quote of the week:
"I'm just going to do whatever I want because I feel like it" - mtg pauper frustration
Take care this week, drink water and I'll see you for the next one! ⭐
Erin (she/they, Communications and Operations Officer) @rin_doodle on discord
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