Welcome to TTGS

Tabletop Gaming Society is a place to relax and have fun with friends while playing various games around a table (or video call). At TTGS we span across the entire tabletop space, having 6 different events running throughout the event for each type of game, including boardgames, card games, war games, puzzle games, roleplay games, puzzle games, as well as our crowd favourite, Blood on the Clocktower.

Not sure what you are interested in? Join us at the start of the uni year or term 2 for our taster events, giving you the opportunity to find like-minded people and find new friend groups. If you can't make those, no worries, the majority of our events welcome drop-ins year-round.

If you are a member, you can access the TTGS Discord Server of over 1100 people: https://discord.gg/32Sh9J8uMm

Timetable

Our events run throughout the main university year, every week, as well as on occasion, online during breaks. For the location of the events, purchase a ticket for the event you want to go to.

*Excluding taster and social sessions, you must be in a campaign already. 

Events

The majority of our events are free to enter but you are required to get a ticket from the Guild website, which can be found on the events tab of this page. Once you have a ticket, we will email out the full event information including the location as well as any updates changes occur. Members can additionally check the Member exclusive Discord server for additional information about events including the ability to choose how the society runs and termly events.

Memberships

Getting a membership allows us to continue running these events for free and get more cool stuff for the society. In return, we provide you the following benefits:

• Exclusive member card which can be used at certain tabletop retailers and locations for discounts (check card)
• Access to our TTGS Discord Server, allowing you to continue the fun after our events end. It also allows you to chat with committee and other members, as well as staying up to date with upcoming events.
• Ability to run games (GM) for the roleplay games section. 
  • GMs also get access to paid content on Demiplane and Roll20 on request. Systems include: Dungeons & Dragons, Cyberpunk RED, and Daggerheart. They are also able to borrow our dice, trays, tokens, battle map and physical books
• Vote for how the society should run, including termly events
• TTGS Sticker ✨

Society Sections

Board Games 

Show up, socialise and have a laugh while playing something from our wide selection of board games! Hide clues and crack codes in Decrypto and Codenames; work together in cooperative games like mysterium and hanabi; or deceive and lie to your friends in the resistance:avalon or that secret role game we probably can't mention the name of here.

Blood on the Clocktower

Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for around 10-15 players where each player is either evil or good. The evil will try to try to blend in with the civilians while slowly killing off the town without being seen. The good players must determine who amongst them is evil and eliminate them before the town is wiped out.

Card Games

If you are interested in Magic: The Gathering, Yugioh or any other collectible card game, then you will find many other members of our society who share those interests! Just hop into our discord server and meet the other members and find some duels!

Puzzle Games

Love to keep your mind active? Puzzle games is the place to be for all things jigsaws, cubes, brain teasers and much more!

Role Playing Games

Roleplay games are about collective storytelling in an assortment of different worlds from magical high fantasy magical to dystopian modern day, with players navigating the hazards and deciding which way to take the story. We have a variety of very welcoming Game Masters who host epic adventures on a weekly basis for you to join across a variety of systems, including Dungeons and Dragons, Call of Cthulu and others! Come along and join a group to embark on an adventure!

Want to join a game? Come to our taster sessions, to get set up with a campaign or pitch your own. If you want to join a game mid-year, you can check on the Discord server 

War Games

Wargames are about building and painting an army of miniatures and controlling it to defeat your friends through strategy and tactical thinking. If you're new to wargames, we offer demo games to show you the ropes. We play mainly Games Workshop games (40k, AoS, Heresy, MESBG) and Bolt Action, but other wargames are also welcome; just ask and we'll see if anyone plays them. Just bring your models, and we provide the tables and terrain!