Otago University Roleplaying Society

The Otago University Roleplaying Society (OURS) is a society affiliated to the Otago University Students Association (OUSA) with the aim of stimulating interest in roleplaying and wargaming.

If you're looking for the Changeling LARP, try http://www.lostinmanhattanrpg.blogspot.co.nz

The wiki password is "ourspassword"

Coming Events:

2012 This website is about to be updated more soon

The president this year is Stuart Stoddart

otagouni.roleplayers@gmail.com will get you in touch with us

There looks to be a couple of beginners games getting started on leapday wednesday at Clubs'n'Socs 6pm

There will be a weekend long tournament in April

Magic the Gathering

Every Friday local players gather and play at Clubs and Socs building.

Starts approx. 5.30pm, sometimes sanctioned draft, sometimes Constructed,and sometimes Cube. Only place in town where you can still draft for $20. _{08/08/09 Sam.}

The Last Weekend
Possibly Canceled [To be confirmed]
Your Imagination

And now for something completely different... Not a weekend of roleplaying games.

Annual General Meeting
7pm Wednesday 8 October 2008
Clubs & Societies Building

Vote in a new Executive for the society, tell the Exec what (aside from the Exec) is wrong with the OURS, make sarcastic comments, bring up anything that you want to talk to the society about en masse.

News:

• 18th-20th July 2008

The Big Con, incorporating the Spaghetti Western LARP and an extended game of Long Live the King (a semi-live cation card-based game), went off. Fun was had.

• 29 Feb - 2 March 2008

The First Weekend - a weekend of games - was a small affair but had some great games.

• 25 February 2008

And we have a new President in the form of Carla Lapsley. Hail to the chief.

• October-ish 2007

The result of the election of the Exec for 2008 is that both Allen Stoddart and Keith Duthie will remain in their current positions (Secretary and Treasurer, respectively), and Clare Meyer and Christopher Slattery will be joining it (Clare as Vice-President). Bruno Knewstubb was elected into the position of President, but has since learned that he won't be a student in 2008, so we will be voting for a new President in our first meeting.

• 5 March 2007

The Introductory Games weekend has had to be postponed a week due to a minor room-booking fiasco.

• 28 February 2007

We had the Inaugural General Meeting for 2007, and added a secretary to our exec. Amongst other administrivia.

*Secretary: Allan W Stoddart

• 4th October 2006

We've elected part of our Exec for 2007. It will be as follows:

*President: Angus Dingwall

*Vice President: Sam Hutchings

*Treasurer: Keith Duthie