Week 3: The Call to Adventure

Greetings all. Hope you are recovering sufficiently from Convention and are ready to participate in another week of games and activities. 

Week 3 Timetable

Monday 19:00 - Magic the Gathering in W/243
Monday 20:00 - Boardgames in G/001 and G/002
Wednesday 13:00 - Yu-Gi-Oh in W/306
Wednesday 19:00 - Impact in D/L/002, D/L/003 + D/L/006
Thursday 20:00 - Social in Derwent Bar
Saturday 11:00 - War Games in W/035E + W/035F
Sunday 12:00 - Impact in D/L/002 + D/L/006

News and Announcements

If you did not get a chance to pay for membership during Convention and wish to do so, please get in contact with our treasurer, Rosie Cook.

In weeks 4 and 9, there is Final Fortress; a new twice-termly Saturday LARP set in a midst of a war with the undead. Email finalfortresslarp@gmail.com for more details, or if you wish to gen a character.

In week 6, we are hosting a game called Watch the Skies. This is a megagame involving 60 people, in which players can decide whether to run a country or invade the Earth. Please email for more details.

GeekFest

GeekFest is a brand new initiative, the University of York's very first convention!

Led by student societies, GeekFest is a completely free convention that aims to promote all aspects of Geek Culture from Art and Game Design to LARP and Manga. It also aims to let you try new experiences or perhaps pick up old hobbies again — and, of course, to let everyone have an amazing time.
What's happening at GeekFest?

We've already got a loads of events lined up, here are just a few:

• "Who's the Biggest Geek?" Quiz
• Q&A Panels with Comic Creators, Game Devs and LARPers
• Try out Quiddich!
• Battle Reenactment
• LAN Gaming Room

...and these really are just the tip of the iceberg! With loads of stuff already on our timetable and even more to come, like our Facebook page to be the first to find out when we get new stuff!

Where is GeekFest?

GeekFest will be in the Exhibition Centre at the University of York on the weekend of 17–18 October 2015.

That's the tall building on the south side of the lake, also home to the physics and electronics departments.

Tabletop

For those interested in getting involved in Tabletop Roleplaying games, please note the information below, brought to you by our Tabletop Representative, Tom Parker:

So how do you get involved?

Tabletop roleplay games are characterised by strange, many-sided dice and the occasional spine-shattering rulebook.

But the most important part of tabletop games are the other people you're playing with, and this is where the society comes in, to help get gamers together.

The primary ways to recruit players or find a game:

1) Google documents

We have two Google documents for those interested in joining or running roleplay games, feel free to write an entry for yourself if you're looking to join a game or recruit players.

There is of course no requirement or obligation to join games you are invited to or invite every player who shows interest.

*Links to the Google Docs can be found in the email version of this news, or from sfandf@yusu.org.

2) Society Forums

Feel free to post a thread if you're looking for a game to join or you want to get players for a game you want to run.

3) Society Email

The secretary normally sends out at least one email a week with details of society activities. If you want to get to a slightly wider audience, then email sfandf@yusu.org with a blurb so we can advertise your game or interest in joining one.

4) Socials

We have regular socials on Thursdays, usually in Derwent Bar from 8PM. The society email will specify if we are aware of Derwent Bar being used.

5) Conventions

We have a termly society convention where people are free to gather and play tabletop roleplay games, live roleplay games, board games, watch movies and suffer sleep deprivation in the pursuit of the aforementioned activities. The First Term Convention is happening 9th-11th October.

6) Tabletop days

We also have a termly Tabletop Day.
The first term's tabletop day is geared towards introductory games and should be running Saturday of Week 7 (14th November)

Room Bookings

As a university society SF&F can book out rooms on campus for it's members to have a quiet location dedicated to their game for an evening or afternoon. To do this email sfandf@yusu.org with the days and time you wish a room to be used.

We have a very good reputation with the porters, so please do your utmost to leave the rooms in a clean and tidy state, even if some of the mess was caused by previous users.