Description
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.
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Saturday 28th of February & Sunday 1st of March: South West Amalgamation of Games (SWAG)
Boardgames Societies from all over the South West & Wales (Cardiff, Swansea, Bristol, Bath, Exeter...) will be joining together for the second annual gathering of games! These will include Boardgames, Megagames, Wargaming, TTRPG oneshots, a Magic: The Gathering tournament and much much more. Whilst it was held in Cardiff last year, this year it will be held in Bath. More details (including where to get tickets) are still to come!
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, 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!
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
Terms and conditions
Click here to view terms and conditions
Membership Fee Inclusions
Prior to signing up to a Club or Society speak to the Committee to find out what your membership includes and if there are any further expenses throughout the year.
Service Standards
All Club or Society members can expect to receive:
- The opportunity to attend regular meetings, events, activities, trips and socials as arranged.
- The opportunity to stand for a committee position or vote in their elections (Bristol students only).
- For Sports Club – to attend regular training sessions and have the opportunity to be selected for the teams.
Code of Conduct
When joining a club or society you are agreeing to abide by the constitution, general rules, regulations and policies of University of Bristol Students’ Union and also the Club or Society Code of Conduct which sets out the level of behaviour & discipline expected of all Club & Society members.
Refund Policy
Any customer who pays for a membership subscription to a Bristol SU Society, Sports Club, Student Media and initiatives has a 14 day cooling off period from the time and date of purchase during which they have the right to cancel the subscription and receive a full refund. If you do decide to cancel within the 14 days, Bristol SU will refund your payment within a further 30 days of the cancellation. To request a refund please email: bristolsu@bristol.ac.uk
Data sharing (Sports Club members only)
Please be aware that Bristol SU may share data relating to the members of its sports clubs with the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health (a department of the University). This information may be used for the purposes of communicating direct with these members and/or to cross-reference against SEH's Sports Pass membership records.
As part of Bristol SU's membership of British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) Bristol SU may have to share data on to its sports clubs members so BUCS can, from time to time, communicate with these members.
Data sharing (Societies members only)
If you're joining one of the societies listed below please be aware that your name and email address will be shared with Bristol Hub for the purpose of keeping you up to date with their activities through their email “The Week”:
AIESEC Bristol, AMICUS Bristol, Anti-Slavery Society, Bristol Feminists, Bristol Friends of MSF, Bristol Marrow, Bristol Social Enterprise Society, Bristol Student Action for Refugees, Bristol University Amnesty International, Conservation Group, Bristol University Oxfam Group, Bristol University Sustainability Team, Bristol Volunteers for Development Abroad, Engineers Without Borders, Howard League for Penal Reform Student Society, International Affairs Society, Medsin Bristol, Model United Nations, and Vegetarian and Vegan Society.
For more information on Bristol Hub visit: http://www.bristolhub.org.
If you do not want your details shared with the Hub please email: bristolsu@bristol.ac.uk.
These terms shall be governed by English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. Nothing in these terms shall exclude liability for fraudulent misrepresentation.
