Unigames Committee Meeting #42 - 23/12/2024

tags: committee meeting 2024

Attending

• Josh
• Connor
• Jack
• Chris
• Cooper
• Jeremy
• Nene
• Nix
• Jackie

• Oscar

  Apologies

• Gen

  Absent

Meeting scheduled: 4:00PM

Meeting open: 4:06PM

Reports:

President's Report (Josh):

• Christmas! Just 2 days away!
• I have been on the work, bloodbowl, mtg and housesitting grind

Vice President's Report (Connor):

• It’s getting sticky!!! (coz of the heat)

Treasurer's Report (Jack):

• Claggor best man at my wedding
• Uni shutdown hates me

Netsuite Balance: $10,726.89 Commbank Balance: $3,950.96

Secretary's Report (Chris):

• "Oopsies" - Chris, Unigames Secretary 2024

Librarian's Report (Gen):

• No report :(

Fresher Rep's Report (Cooper):

• my soup was good
• I shouldn't be allowed money during steam sales

OCMs' Reports (Jeremy, Nene, Nix, Oscar):

• Jeremy
  • it is way too hot
  • (～﹃～)~zZ
• Nene:
  • im da grincher baby
  • thinking about dragons. club related and also not
  • if this meeting took place on tuesday maybe i would've won fortnite. but it didn't. so.
  • not for lack of trying
• Nix:
  • aos back in business baybee
  • 40k back in business baybee
  • bloodbowl bout the end baybee
  • skin cancer back in business baybee
• Oscar:
  • the festive spirit got me committing various federal crimes

Immediate Past President's Report (Jackie):

Attendance Count - 41/42 (97%) - hey guys. why is christmas in like two days. that’s fake - have not been able to do much 🙁

Past Action Items:

Josh:

Message Tactics about Pre-releases (Not Done)

EMP and Advertisement for MTG: Foundations Jumpstart (Not Done)

work on MTG club decks (In poggers)

Work on Precon League Administration (In Progress)

Make Streets of New Capenna Draft EMP and Advertising (Done)

Call Venues + post Advertising (Done (with Nix))

Talk to Tactics about Blood Bowl tournament sets (Not Done)

Post about swancon positions (Not Done)

Make gatekeeper excel about swancon (Not Done)

Create a Phoenix Feedback Form (In Progress)

Connor:

(with Jackie) Make Bank Transfer Usage Guide (In Progress)

Chris:

Investigate organisation of old records (Not Done)

Do another Newsletter (In Poggerz)

Gen:

(with Nix) Temporary Blood Bowl miniature protection (In Progress Currently)

Get paint stripper and paints for the club (Not Done)

Go through the metal minis in the monolith (Not Done)

Look for a chess clock on Amazon (Not Done)

Cooper:

EMP and Advertising for Summer Boardgame Event (In Progress)

Nix:

Contact Warhammer RPG GMs (Done)

Talk to Cam about Painting Day (Done)

(with Gen) Temporary Blood Bowl miniature protection(In Progress)

Talk with wargamers about Kitbashing Day (Not Done)

Oscar:

Email Tactics about the Duskmourn welcome set (Not Done)

Jackie:

Design objective markers (In Progress)

Revive Gatekeeper FAQ document (Not Done)

Research wargaming storage (under long coffee table) (Not Done)

(with Connor) Make Bank Transfer Usage Guide (In Progress)

Various website updates (Not Done)

ALL:

Read through bank transaction guide (Keep Pondering)

Usual Suspects

Board Games

Summer Boardgame Event - Week of the 13/1

• Nupdates
• Summer/Heat themed boardgames
• Photosynthesis, Dune, Oceans, Beyond the Sun, Flamecraft, Spirit Island (?), etc.
• Person in Charge: Cooper > Cooper: EMP and Advertising for Summer Boardgame Event

Unthemed Boardgame Event - Week of the 27/1

Jeremy: Decide on theme for boardgame event, EMP and advertising

RPGs

Warhammer RPG Oneshot Night - Week of the 20/1 (Tentative)

• GMs: Jack, Winslade, Josh (Backup) > Nix: Decide on date for Warhammer RPG

TCGs

Booster Box Buying Bhenanigans

• Booster Box? There is no booster box.
• Waiting until after New Years

Magic: The Gathering

Good Games Morley Pre-releases

• nupdates > Josh: Message Tactics about Pre-releases

Aetherdrift Pre-release - February

• next year

Foundations Jumpstart - January

• Pushed back, but we do now have the resources
  • the jumpstart boxes
• $26 entry price
  • Gets you four Jumpstart packs, of which you choose two to make a deck with > Josh: EMP and Advertisement for MTG: Foundations Jumpstart

MTG Club Deck Updates

• Josh is going through final drafts
  • progress is being made > Josh: work on MTG club decks

MTG Precon League - End of January-ish

• Discord infrastructure and documentation has been ported
• Making slow progress > Josh: Work on Precon League Administration

Streets of New Capenna Draft - Week of the 20th of January

• Nupdates
• We have a box of New Capenna in the monolith, will do a draft > Josh: Make Streets of New Capenna Draft EMP and Advertising

Wargaming

Introductory Painting day - Mid-February

• Perhaps a paid event:
  • Paintbrush and mini included
  • Cam does a walkthrough with painting the minis
  • Perhaps ongoing?
  • $8 brush + $66 for 11 orcs (all prediscount) = $14 per person cost
  • Perhaps $5 (rest of cost covered by club) entry to make more accessible
  • After O-Day as an introductory event? Potential to do twice
  • Contact about potentially resin printing for cheaper
• Painting day + potential workshop with Cam > Nix: Talk to Cam about Painting Day and contact external souorces for resin printing

Next Warhammer Tournament - January 18th

• EMP Approved
• Response Received:
  • Can't book because classes
  • But has been noted that the room has been reserved for us
  • Booking has been confirmed
• Solo 2k points
• Ticket price will be $30
• Matt needs to update Best Coast Pairings page to be consistent
• Advertising is up!

Blood Bowl

• 3 Games Remain!
• Cam has taken the minis home to paint
• Games Workshop has been distributing tournament sets to Local Game Stores
  • We don't know much about the details, so it may be worth contacting Tactics or GW to see if there is a way we can get access to this
  • Still waiting on tactics o_o
• Get commissioners in next meeting to discuss how the league went > Gen, Nix: Temporary Blood Bowl miniature protection > Josh: Talk to Tactics about Blood Bowl tournament sets

Objective Markers

• Jackie is currently working on Objective Markers
• Jackie is adding borders! > Jackie: Design objective markers (In Progress)

Kitbashing Day - End of January-ish

• People seem interested
• Wargamers have some bits other than the minis they have painted > Nix: Decide on date for kitbashing day

Fresher Campaigns

• "Uh no updates" - Cooper (delayed due to speaker issues)

Cameron Hall Minecraft SMP

• Nupdates
• reps: Connor, Nene

Cameron Hall Quiz Night - 12/9 @ 7pm @ The Tav

• Waiting to be distributed to us
  • Unisfa haven't transferred yet (Guild Shutdown)
  • UWASCA is doing in cash, Jack issue (This week)

Joint Camp

• MOTION TO APPROVE THE JOINT CAMP FINAL BUDGET AND PROFIT DISTRIBUTION!
• Motion passed
• Made a total profit of $186.75, with Unigames split being $62.25
• Subcommittee Reps are Jack, Cooper, Connor
• Feedback form released last week!
  • Go give us your feedback please!

Dice Bag Workshop - 15/9 at 1-5PM @ Ezone Central 207

• Waiting on receiving money from UWASCA, should be this week
• Nupdates!

Uncharity Vigil - 1st - 2nd February

• We have had 2 meetings

• Meeting 2 has happened

  • Date decided as 1-2 February
  • Looking to help E-Sports with activity ideas
    • e.g. Tournaments
    • Taskmaster
    • CTF
    • Megagame
      • Too big for uncharity but worth looking into for future events

• Stretch Goal ideas (e.g. Wargaming budget/chairs):

  • Chair Cushions
• Budget
  • Raffle is $60 per club
  • Waiting for approval from all clubs
• Advertising
  • Theme
    • No theme
• Reps: Josh, Jeremy

Far Future Events

Swancon

• nupdates

Josh: Post about swancon positions Josh: Make gatekeeper excel about swancon

O-Day - 21/02

• Josh has signed us up

Reimbursements

• Approved

• Pending

• Unsubmitted

  • $43.44 to UWASCA for Dicebag Workshop
  • $41.89 to Gen for Sevens Pitch Splat Buy
  • $84.00 to Donald for Chocolate Blocks

Guild

Tenancy

• Cameras
  • Nupdates

General Business

Gatekeepers

• No new Gatekeepers
• Jackie is going to revive the Gatekeeper FAQ document > Jackie: Revive Gatekeeper FAQ document

Webkeepers

• No new Webkeepers

Room Updates

• Josh has the Nene Removal List
  • has done some of the removaling
  • Other items are things we can maybe auction
    • will contact original donators first
  • Will do when "not-Christmas"
• Reorganisation of Mini Shelf (nupdates)
  • Current mini shelf flap will be removed soon
  • We have Kill Team now, so we have all the measurement details
• Box of metal minis in the monolith (Nupdates)
  • Will be getting paint stripper + stripping these minis
• New club paints
  • Just sent a google form out to wargamers about paints
    • what paint colours
    • types of paint
  • Waiting for responses before purchasing
• Warhammer terrain storage (Nupdates)
  • Will be put underneath the long coffee table > Gen: Get paint stripper and paints for the club > Gen: Go through the metal minis in the monolith > Jackie: Research wargaming storage (under long coffee table

Library

Sem 2 Book Buy - Wednesday 13/11 @ 3.30pm

• Newly Entered Games:
• Games yet to be entered:
  • Kill Team starter set
    • Needs built first
• Games waiting for Tactics:
  • For the Queen

Painting the Blood Bowl Minis

• Current team colours:
  • Black Orcs: Black and Purple with Gold Metallic Highlights
    • Cam has these and they are being painted
  • Imperial Nobility: To be decgbided
    • potentially for this upcoming Uncharity Vigil
• Bloodbowl team base painting
  • Want this to be done before next Uncharity Vigil

New MTG Welcome Set Starter Decks

• nupdates (waiting for other stuff to settle down)

Upkeep Items

• Chess Clock: Nupdates
• MTG Sleeves
  • Donald may have a spare sleeve > Gen: Look for a chess clock on Amazon

SPLAT Buy: Bloodbowls Sevens Pitch ($81.89)

• Has been ordered
• Three members have expressed interest (Lloyd, Jasper, Finn)
  • Offering $40 between them

Food Runs

• Nupdates

Phoenix Revival

• Feedback form will come out between Christmas and New Years > Josh: Create a Phoenix Feedback Form

Uploading Old Minutes

• Nupdates (Last discussed: meeting #26)

Organising Old Records

• Nupdates > Chris: Investigate organisation of old records

Newsletter

• In Progress! > Chris: Do another Newsletter

Committee Business

Implementing Bank Transactions

• Nupdates
• Implementation currently waiting on completion of usage guide and transaction log on website > Jackie, Connor: Make Bank Transfer Usage Guide > Everyone: Read through bank transaction guide

Website Updates

• Nupdates
• 'About Us' page
  • We should update this with new Fresher Guide information
• We should add information about how to suggest SPLAT buys/give donations to the club
  • Currently in the Fresher Guide; just need to move it to the website > Jackie: Various website updates

Meeting Coming Up:

• Tuesday 07/01 is next meeting

Meeting closed: 5:01PM