Author: Ruisi Chen

Fresher Guide 2016

Dear Fresh Ones,
In 2015 Unigames spent hundreds of money on board games, so it's really in everyone's best interests that you come and give them a go in between classes... Please justify our irresponsible spending.
You're going to hear a million times that joining clubs is how you meet your best friends and have that genuine, authentic 'university experience'. Because it's true. When you're up at our annual charity event playing through a horrifying one-shot at 2am you'll also be making friends (and influencing people). When you're asking someone whether you should trust the blue pancakes presented to you on the last night of camp you'll be bonding with people that share your interests. In tabletop games or pancakes, either way.
Come to our club room and say hi! Tell us what you want; boardgames, RPGs, wargames, or Magic and we'll set you the hell up. If we don't have it, we'll get it. We have a guy.
Find us at Room 183, 2nd floor Cameron Hall. If/WHEN you need help with that ask us at our O-Day stall, email us, or try using the map in this guide.
Sarah Lewis, Unigames President 2015
Hey Babs,
For many of you, university is going to be very different to anything you’ve done before. Lectures and tutorials aren’t necessarily a great place to socialise and breaks between class are all over the place, so without somewhere to go uni can be quite isolating. As Sarah said, joining clubs is where you’ll meet most of your friends, and I highly recommend Unigames (and not just because it’s my job, I swear.)
The people here share a common interest in games but vary broadly in all other respects so there’s always great conversation, and if chatting with new people isn’t your strong suit, playing games is a great icebreaker and we’re always keen to teach new people our favourites.
I know on paper we may seem like a basement full of nerds, but we’re actually upstairs and I think that really makes all the difference, so come join us.
Taylor Home, Unigames Fresher Rep 2015

What Does Unigames Do?
The aim of Unigames is to promote and facilitate the enjoyment of traditional games such as tabletop RPGs, wargames, boardgames, and card games. Our clubroom, located in Cameron Hall, features a vast library of games, books, and other associated equipment, as well as an air conditioning, natural light, and a wide array of snacks available for purchase at some of the lowest prices on campus. We also have large tables in the Cameron Hall loft available for use when the clubroom overflows.
Roleplaying Games are a daily occurrence. Unigames runs oneshots of a variety of systems every 2-4 weeks and facilitates multiple fresher campaigns, pairing new club members with experienced Game Masters to introduce them to roleplaying at Unigames. Members also run their own campaigns, so check the facebook page or ask around the room to see if anyone’s looking for new players. Most campaigns run on a weekly basis, with up to 6 campaigns scheduled per day.
Wargames can be scary due to the time and money involved, so for those getting started, we own some skirmish games (mini-wargames) and several armies for members to use. If you’re interested in wargames, the wargamers facebook group can keep you up to date on upcoming events.
Card and Boardgames are available to play at any time. Grab a couple of friends, or whoever’s hanging around, and try out some of our most popular games on the shelves of the clubroom. There are also many more games in the cupboards, available on request, for some of the more adventurous. Boardgame nights are held every 2-4 weeks, perfect for some of the longer games that won’t fit in a lunch break.
Magic: The Gathering has been our largest growing sector in the last year. On top of hosting weekly drafts and official prerelease events, people play magic in the loft pretty much all day every day. We also sell the cheapest boosters in WA.
GM Panels are a recurring event during semester. We call upon three seasoned masters to impart their wisdom and experience on various roleplaying topics from ‘GM-ing for Beginners’ to ‘Sandbox Games’ and ‘Party Unity’.

How the Club Works
Where is Unigames?
Unigames is located in Cameron Hall, the building above the tav. there are two entrances to Cameron Hall:
The main entrance is located on the left hand side of the Tav building (not inside the Tav).
The fire escape is the most commonly used route, as it is shorter than the main entrance. Find the service carpark close to the Guild toilets, and locate an arched wooden door (if it looks dodgy, you’ve come to the right place) to your left hand side. Go up the fire escape to the top of the stairs.
Opening the Club Room
Any committee member or gatekeeper may open the clubroom. A lot of these people spend more time in Cameron Hall than at lectures, so if Unigames isn’t open, and you want to get in, try checking if there is someone who can open the room in the Loft, UCC, or Unisfa.
Purchasing Items
To purchase food, hand your money* to the committee member or gatekeeper present in the room who will then place it in the yellow box on the table, or black box on the wall in the case of larger bills, and give you appropriate change. This same process works when purchasing the following items:
Magic Boosters: $5
Chessex 7 Polynomial dice: $10
Chessex 10 d10 dice: $14
*Australian legal tender, preferably in a form that allows us to give change as a combination of coins or, less preferably, five dollar bills.

Library
This is a selection of some of the most popular items in the Unigames library. Our extensive catalogue of over 300 books and games can be viewed online at www.librarything.com/catalog/Unigames. We also have large amount of old gaming magazines such as Dragon.
Short Term Borrowing
Unigames members may borrow within Cameron Hall for a period of less than 24 hours by giving their student card or an equivalent form of valid photo ID to a committee member or gatekeeper. The borrower’s ID is kept with a note of the resources borrowed in a compartment on the wall moneybox until the resource is returned. This is ideal for games being played in the loft or reading books in a quieter space when the clubroom is busy.
Long Term Borrowing
In order to borrow outside Cameron Hall for a period of up to 2 weeks, members can sign out resources using the library book, located in the notes compartment of the wall moneybox. A committee member or gatekeeper will sign when the resource is removed and again when returned. A fee may be imposed in the case of loss or damage at the discretion of the Treasurer or Librarian.

Battlemaps and Dice
These are only available for short term borrowing unless there is no available space in Cameron Hall and a campaign must be moved. In this instance, a committee member or gatekeeper may allow them to be borrowed overnight.
Book Buys
Every semester Unigames undertakes at least one book buy. In the lead up to a book buy, members are asked to recommend books and games they would like the club to purchase. The Librarian will put together a list of potential purchases which the committee votes on, with the most popular items being purchased. Depending on our budget and current prices, a book buy may result in anywhere from 4-10 new resources for our members to enjoy.
Splat Buys
To purchase splat books, expansions, and more niche items, we ask for a 50% pledge from members. This allows us to provide our members with a broader range of resources without breaking the bank. Feel free to ask any committee member should you be interested or require further information regarding the acquisition of new books, or games.
Tactics Discount
Unigames membership also comes with a 10% discount on all purchases from our friends at Tactics, Perth’s premier gaming supply store. Tactics is a locally owned, independent business that sells all kinds of great things, including, but not limited to, dice, roleplaying rulebooks, miniatures, boardgames, and Magic cards. They are located in a secret basement lair at the end of London Court on St Georges Terrace.
If you’re planning to buy any gaming supplies, we whole heartedly recommend Tactics. Just present your membership sticker at the counter when making your purchase.

Unigames Committee 2015
Entirely Evil Vice President (Sem 0.5) Jake Alexander UniSFA’s Problem
Chaotic Winslade Librarian (Sem 1) Matt Winslade Real Life’s Problem
Morally Void Immediate Past President Rowan Ashwin Sweden’s Problem
Unigames Gatekeepers 2015
Jacob Collins Engage with caution
Panya Jungpakdee Beekeeper
Cam Locke Lamb Cock
Ryan Nicholson Woof
Stuart Paton Imperialist Painter
Jon van Buren IPVPJVB
Lyndon “Frames” White Part of the crew, part of the ship...
Matt Winslade You can get degrees from here?

Evil	Neutral	Good
Vice President / Steven Correia / Cheats at Drunk Quest	Librarian / Ryan Hall / Ain’t Nothin’ Stickier	OCM / Donald Sutherland / Actually Magic	Lawful
Treasurer / Jen van den Avoort / Name Pans are Bunned	Secretary / Ruisi Chen / 404: Laptop Not Found	President / Sarah Lewis / Fake Geek Girl	Neutral
OCM / Kieran Brown / Dead Meme	OCM / Mitchel Phillips / Not Even Salty… Yet	Fresher Rep / Taylor Home / Stale: Use Only for Toast	Chaotic

Associated Cameron Hall Clubs
UCC (University Computer Club)
UCC has insanely fast internet which you can use to your heart's content. They run LANs, screenings, tournaments, and have computer science specialists for all your gaming and IT needs. Also, check out their new water cooler.*
UniSFA (University Science Fiction Association)
A social club for all your nerding needs. UniSFA offers a hub of sci-fi and fantasy discussions, screenings, books, and other related events throughout the year. Come by to relax and read, debate recent episodes/movies, and make friends!
UWA Pantomime Society
PantoSoc is a semi-improv theatre troupe based on a foundation of inclusivity with a part guaranteed to anyone who auditions. Three yearly shows are written, performed, and crewed by members with plenty of fun events inbetween.
UWAnime
For fans of anime and for those who want to learn more, it's not just DBZ and Pokemon! UWAnime holds fortnightly screenings up in their clubroom, as well as other events throughout the year.
UWASCA (UWA Society for Creative Anachronism)
UWASCA recreates activities of the medieval world. They run events with sword fighting, costumes, armoury, dancing, singing, brewing, feasts, and many other anachronistic activities. Meetups occur two evenings a week on Oak Lawn.
*Fancy office talk sold separately, BYO liquid receptacle.

Upcoming Events
Fresher Welcome Date: 4pm Wednesday 2nd March Location: Cameron Hall Loft
Meet new people, play fun games, and sign up for fresher campaigns. Free pizza for new members, $5 for stale folk, and plenty of drinks and snacks for sale from the clubroom.
Annual General Meeting Date: 1pm Thursday 10th March Location: Guild Council Room
Make everything next committee’s problem by voting for this year’s committee, including the Fresher Rep (this could be you!) and discover the answer to all the important questions, like, what will Unigames do for the Magic community?
Fresher Campaigns Date: On-going Location: Cameron Hall
This is a great way to get involved with the club, meet new people, and learn how to roleplay. Forge bonds with other freshers while being screwed over by an experienced GM. Signups open from the fresher welcome.
Magic Drafts, One Shots, Boardgame Nights, Wargames, GM panels Date: On-going Location: Cameron Hall
Regular events that run in and around the clubroom. Stay tuned in the room and on Facebook for updates on when events are running.

Major Annual Events
Cameron Hall Quiz Night
Brush up on your knowledge of games, computers, science fiction, UWA, and more because this interclub event will test your brains (and your bribery skills.) Last year one of the fresher tables won. Could this be you?
Camp
Wizards, Assassins, and Bards and Barbarians. Unigames’ 4th annual themed camp is a four day getaway full of non stop one shots, boardgames, and Magic featuring LARPs, a quiz night, and (too) many bowls of dinosaur pasta.
Charity Vigil
Stay up all night and support a good cause. Last year’s vigil saw $1174.85 go to Youth Focus with UCC’s LANs, UniSFA’s screenings, dramatic readings, and Smash tournament, PantoSoc’s theatre sports, our one shots, boardgames, and Magic, and a raffle with fantastic prizes donated from sponsors of the clubs.
Relay for Life
Last year Unigames’ inaugural Relay team completed 722 laps of 250m between 16 people over 24 hours and raised $1035.60. This year, help us beat our past selves and raise money for the Cancer Council.
Roleplay for Life
Our first Relay for Life also saw our first Roleplay for Life in which two one shots attempted to run over the course of 24 hours*, taking real life donations which affected the games. Apparently we’re crazy because it’s happening again. *RPGs are apparently more tiring than running laps, we only made it to 17 hours.

Unigames
Don’t Be Dicks
Contact Us
Website www.unigames.gu.uwa.edu.au
Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/uwa.unigames
Magic: the Gathering www.facebook.com/groups/uwamagic
Wargames www.facebook.com/groups/unigames.wargames
Freshers www.facebook.com/groups/cameronhallfreshers
Committee Email unigames@guild.uwa.edu.au
Mailing List Send “subscribe” to unigames@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
Special thanks to our banner and front cover artists Cat Coetzer (design) and Lloyd Drake-Brockman (digital art)

Roleplaying Games	Wargames	Boardgames
Dungeons and Dragons / (2e, 3e, 3.5e, 4e, 5e) / 13th Age and Pathfinder / Chronicles of Darkness (all) / New World of Darkness (all) / Old World of Darkness (big 3) / Dark Heresy (and co.) / Legend of the 5 Rings / Edge of the Empire (all)	Warhammer 40K / House Armies: / Ultramarines / Space Wolves / Necrons / Imperial Guard	Galaxy Truckers (+expansion) / Smallworld / Five Tribes / Dead of Winter / Kings of New York / Game of Thrones / XCOM / Dominion (+expansions) / Munchkin