About:
The Games Society at the University of Plymouth has existed since before the university has, largely because of our broad range of members. From people who’ve never even played cards before to those who’ve been creating and running their own table-top games since secondary school, everyone has one thing in common; an interest in table-top games. But what do we mean by table-top games?
We have four different room captains overseeing our four categories (although members tend to float between several). First, Trading Card Games, which covers popular games like Magic the Gathering. Second, Board Games, which boasts a wide (and ever-increasing) array of games from Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride to Betrayal at the House on the Hill (see the list of Board and Card games available below). Third is Wargaming, which build, paint and collect miniatures with which to wage world-ending sci-fi and fantasy battles in games like Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar; Horus Heresy; and Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game (MESBG). Finally, role-playing games are one of the most popular sections of our society, with most people starting in Dungeons and Dragons games and eventually graduating to systems like Kids on Bikes, Lancer or even their own homebrewed ideas.
All groups are delighted to have a chance to teach their well-honed skills to newcomers, and many are happy to lend their resources (miniatures, card packs, dice) to those who are just starting out.
Monthly Schedule
- Sunday 13th, Rolle 018: DM Pitches (12:30-5pm) and EGM (5-5:30pm)
- Sunday 20th, Rolle 117: Horus Heresy Taster (non-members welcome)
- Sunday 20th, Rolle 102: Duskmourn Draft (pay to join, non-members welcome, tickets on UPSU)
- Sunday 27th, Rolle 102 (114 for latecomers): Tim Burton Murdery Mystery (1-4pm)
- Wednesday 30th, Rolle 205: Social Deduction Night (6pm-10pm)
Events and Socials:
On Wednesdays from 6pm to 10pm, and on Sundays from midday to 10pm, we book out several rooms in Rolle to play games in. This term, these are: 204 for Board games, 205 for Card games and 210 for Warhammer. For roleplaying groups, we book out a variety of small rooms for roleplaying groups to use (106 and 109 as small rooms and 305 as a larger room). Each category has their own large room to meet up in, and people who are interested in several things can float between them comfortably. Introductory sessions are held every now and then, but don’t hesitate to ask someone for help either in person or online – everyone is happy to induct a new member into their favourite hobby!
Our Roleplaying Games Captain aims to run a day full of one-shots (short campaigns) at least once per term, and Game Master Pitches are held once or twice a year – an event in which people running long-form campaigns pitch a variety of ideas to a room full of prospective players, allowing people find the campaign that suits them the most.
Trading Card Games host a variety of events, from regular Magic the Gathering drafts, tournaments and get creative with themed challenges – the most recent forced people to compete against single-colour decks of the same type as them until a champion of each colour was found and a five-person finals match was held between the winners.
We try to run one drinking and one non-drinking social event per month. Board games polls are run termly to vote on the next new board game, and charity auctions are held to sell off old and un-used ones. Warhammer host termly mega-games and both doubles tournaments and hobby hangouts (a group session to build and paint models together) once a month each.
Social Media:
See ‘Contacts’ at the top right of this web-page for our linktree, Instagram and Facebook. Directions to the Rolle Building can be found within the linktree.
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/JeTQj52H9a
Email: upsugamesociety@gmail.com
Sponsors and Merch:
We have Games Society notebooks and are working on both hoodies and t-shirts for the upcoming term. If enough interest is shown, badges, playmats and d6s may also become available later in the year.
Members of our Society also get a 10% discount with GI Games – a store selling board games, roleplaying system books and miniatures, dice and Magic the Gathering Packs - and a 5% discount in Venue, which also sells all of the above and hosts various Magic the Gathering and Yu-Gi-oh! events throughout the year (both situated in Plymouth).
We are currently in discussions with the Boston Tea Party Café about a discount for members and place to hold non-drinking socials, including board game events.
List of Board and Card Games:
Age Of Gods
Aquatica
Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer
Aye, Dark Overlord: The Red Box
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Call of Cthullu:
- Arkham Horror
- Eldritch Horror
Carcassonne:
- South Sea
- Star Wars
- The Tower
Castle Set
Catan
- Traders and Barbarians
- Seafarers
- Cities and Knights
Chameleon
Chess
Cluedo:
Cocktail Party
Corporation
Coup
Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies
DiXit
Dominion
Dungeons and Dragons: Tyrants of the Underdark
Fluxx
Games Room: Brain Freeze Quiz
Giant Playing Cards
Gloom
Goldfinger 2: The Man With The Midas Touch
Guildball Season 2 (3 copies)
Herd Mentality
Heroes Wanted
James Bond 007 RP: Majesty’s Secret Service
King of New York
Labyrinth
Monopoly
Munchkin
One Night: Ultimate Vampire
Pandemic
Quest
RadLands
Root
Seven Moons
Seven Wonders
Shadows Over Camelot
Sheriff Of Nottingham
Small World
Star Wars: Imperial Assault
The Crew Mission Deep Sea
The Grimwood
The Little Set Of Card Tricks
The Little Set Of Cards Tricks
Ticket to Ride
Tokaido
Uno Megamind
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