What We Offer!

Table Top RPGs

TTRPGs are role-playing games, like Dungeons & Dragons, where players play a character and work with a group of friends to progress through a story. Here at Gamesoc, we run one-shots at the beginning of each term to give you a chance to meet others and learn the basics of your system, as well as provide you with spaces and resources to run your own campaigns throughout the year! We host monthly sessions where people can learn a new system, as well as a character creation workshop and a DM's Guide to DMing session at the start of the year.

Board Games

Gamesoc offers a welcoming environment for board and card game enthusiasts of all levels. We have a variety of games, from classics like Ticket to Ride and Catan to party games like Wavelength. Whether you're a board games veteran or your experience stops at Uno, you're welcome to join us and try out new games with others, or even bring your own games to share! Our weekly Monday board game socials are a great opportunity to meet and play with fellow board game enthusiasts!

Video Games

Every Friday, we host a casual video game session where we crack out our large inventory of Wii, GameCube, Xbox and PC games for you to enjoy with friends. Plus, we regularly spice up our Friday night sessions with Guilty Gear Strive tournaments and 'Casual Clashes' for many other fighting games too, allowing you to get involved in a new way to play well-loved games. Our Friday sessions are a great way to help you unwind after a long week, and players of any skill level or experience are welcome!

Trading Card Games

Gamesoc has a friendly community of trading card game players, primarily focused on Magic: The Gathering. Whether you're a seasoned player or completely new to the game, everyone is welcome to join us to play some casual games, learn the basics, and meet fellow players. Don't have a deck? No problem! Self-printed cards are welcome or borrow a deck!

Wargames

Wargames at Gamesoc focus on strategy and creativity, where players build and paint models to use in tabletop battles. While Warhammer 40,000 and Kill Team are the most popular games, other systems like Star Wars Shatterpoint and A Song of Ice and Fire are also played, and we are also open to promoting new games people are interested in. Members can participate in games or simply watch, chat, or paint their models. Weekly Sunday sessions are announced on Discord, and the community is welcoming to both newcomers and experienced players. Gamesoc also hosts occasional socials outside of these sessions, making it easy to get involved in the hobby and community.

Blood on the Clocktower

Our longform community runs biweekly sessions of the social deduction game Blood on the Clocktower, running alongside our board games sessions and on Saturday evenings. We run the full set of base 3 scripts as well as numerous custom scripts made by our community. Having run teensys at 5 players to larger 19 player games, we have games to suit the preferences of all players. Everyone gets a chance to play and a chance to run with new and experienced players alike.

Esports

Interested in the esports scene at Royal Holloway? Check out the Esports Club! You can find their linktree here: linktr.ee/rhul_esports

Which membership should I get?

Social - FREE:

 Buying a social membership will register you as a part of the society without the benefits of a paid membership!

Standard - £5:

  Buying a standard membership will unlock many perks, such as:

• • Gaining access to our discounted tickets for our Comicon trip later in October!
  • Being allowed to participate in special events we organise, such as our Megagame and raffles!
  • Voting for which boardgames will be in rotation to borrow with our new board game rental system!
  • Voting for new things we’ll be adding/changing in the society!
  • Just generally supporting us and contributing so we can bring more fun and interesting things to Gamesoc this year!

Associate - £7:

  Our associate memberships are for people who aren't students at Royal Holloway but would still like to attend!