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Who are we?

Gamesoc is the place to be at UoB for Boardgames, Roleplaying games, Social deduction games, Trading card games, Wargames, Megagames (and sometimes LARPing!). If it’s not electronic, we play it. We own huge quantities of boardgames, trading cards, roleplaying sourcebooks and wargame terrains, all available for you to try out, borrow, and enjoy!

Upcoming meetups and events

We get together every Saturday, 12pm - 6pm, spread across four CALD rooms (4.70, 4.72, 4.74, & 4.76) on the 4th floor of the Richmond Building, and will also be holding special themed events and socials most weeks. Please note that this calendar is provisional; for the latest updates see our Discord and Instagram.

• Saturday 18th of April (4pm): GAMESOC AGM 2026
  IT'S DEMOCRACY TIME! That’s right, on Saturday the 18th of April at 4pm, we will be hosting our AGM. It will either be in one of our regular rooms, or in another room in the Richmond Buildings, if we are able to book them. We will make sure to let you all know in plenty of time what the exact details are. Anyone who has a membership can vote at the agm and run for any of these committee/liaison positions. You can nominate yourself for any position through the nominations form. You can find out more about what each role does by sending us an email, or contacting us through our socials. You can also suggest Amendments to the Constitution or Motions that we will vote on at the AGM. You can suggest these through the motions/amendment form. Soon we will be releasing an Agenda with some of the Amendments we’re planning on suggesting to the society. If you don’t think you’ll be able to make it for the AGM, you can choose a proxy to vote in your place. Your proxy must be a member, and will get two votes, one for themselves, and one on behalf of you. If you would like a proxy, you must message someone on the committee with your name & email, as well as the proxy’s name & email (so we can check that both of you are members). Your proxy cannot be a proxy for more than one person, and they cannot use their proxy vote to vote for themselves. They can vote for themselves with their own vote as normal though. A few days before the AGM we will send you a list of candidates so you can tell your proxy who you’d like them to vote for

 

Our community

For all our news and updates, as well as a fantastic community of fellow gamers to chat with, we'd love for you to join our Discord server (you don't need to be a member). This is our primary venue for general discussion, finding Tabletop RPG groups (like Dungeons & Dragons), suggesting improvements to our society, and more. To keep up to date with the more socials side of the society, follow the Instagram @uob_gamesoc, or join the Whatsapp, and you can reach us with any other queries through either Discord, Instagram or by emailing bristol.gamesoc@gmail.com. For more up to date news, and links to other things, follow this linktree link.

 

One of us! One of us!

Membership is just £3 for the whole year – this money goes directly into expanding our inventory, organizing events and overall improving your experience as a member of the society. As a paid member, you get the following benefits:

• Access to all our weekly meets, and you can bring a couple of non-member guests along too
• Access to Westmarches, our weekly D&D campaign that you can drop in and out of whenever
• The right to borrow any games or materials from our inventory
• Opportunities to influence what we do as a society, eg. suggesting games to buy
• Your can change your Discord name to be a non-white colour (very important)

 

We hope you decide to visit and become part of the society, the more members the merrier! So come along, have fun, make friends, and let’s play some games together!

 

Gamesoc Equality Statement 2025-26

GameSoc is committed to treating all people with respect, irrespective of age, sex, disability, ethnicity, religion or belief, romantic or sexual orientation, gender identity, and neurodiversity. We aim to create a safe space and welcoming atmosphere for everyone to be themselves and have fun. We want to challenge all forms of oppression, including discrimination and harassment, and aim to design our activities, services, and decision-making processes to empower and support participation from people who face disadvantage in society, including women, ethnic minorities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, neurodiverse people, and people living on low incomes.

 

 

The 2025-26 Gamesoc Committee:

President - Charlie Timbrell

Secretary - Bryn Peters

Treasurer - Christian Tsui

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, & Wellbeing Officer - Jenny Flatt

Events Officer - Theodora Jervis

Quartermaster - Peter Kippax

Social Media Officer - Rowan Wanstall

 

Liaisons:

Megagaming - Art Nicholson-Lailey & Cale Baguley

Social Deduction - Theodora Jervis

Table-Top Role Playing Games (TTRPG) - Rylan King

Trading Card Games (TCG) - Galatea Langham

Wargaming - George Scott