Unigames Committee Meeting #9 - 29/04/2021

Attending

• Alistair
• Emerald
• Jackie
• Gwen
• Ethan
• Amber
• Chris
• Nina
• Texas
• Vikrum

Apologies

Meeting scheduled: 7:30pm

Meeting open: 7:35pm

Reports:

President's Report (Alistair):

• Return of the dreaded discord meetings
• I have spent the past week in a vegetative state
• Figured out how to play commander on TTS with Ethan and others
  • Got too bored and played a game with 4 decks by myself
• Putting prerelease back together slowly
  • Heard from tactics about that
• Apparently I still have work this week so that's nice even if im confused

Vice-President's Report (Emerald):

• mmb lockdown mmb week long stuck at home
• looked at some coffee tables
• i haven't seeen taylor until today so i'll ask after meeting
• the rain is nice :33
• next week is week 10 good luck everyone we're nearly done with semester!!

Treasurer's Report (Jackie):

• today was the first time i went outside my house since i got home last friday (holy shit thank god)
• and i think that sums up my mood
• almost messaged tenancy chair chloe with "HELL YEAH THUNDERY"
• did some finance things for unigames (putting in future purchases) and figured out a tentative book buy budget
• soc please release the sem grant info i want something to do
• account balance: $8,937.94

Secretary's Report (Gwen):

• Haven't done newsletter. I'm sorry. Really.
• I'm gonna make a prediction that it won't be done by next week Thursday either
• But it will be done by now in 2 weeks. I promise.

Librarian's Report (Vikrum):

• every semester I believe I've found the solution to my procrastination and every semester I'm wrong
• not saying the phrase "it's been a week" because I know someone has definitely said that already above me
• anyway, book buy post is up with only one of the usual suspects memeposting!
• will do the usual run of reviewing and finding out what games are like before making any final decisions so keep bumping and praising the choices you like!
• No work done on the classification system for fairly apparent reasons, apologies everyone :(
• hey google play yellow cab by joni mitchell

Fresher Rep's Report (Ethan):

• Covid lockdown
• Had boardgame event cancelled
• Had weekly episode of monkey goblins cancelled
• Watched as 5 members of Unigames collectively spend nearly 2000 aud on cardboard
• Finished part 1 of 3 of Westmarche regs
• Figured out TTS Commander
• Miss you guys

Reports de la OCM (Amber, Chris, Nina, Texas):

• Amber:

  • My mind shut down since the lockdown announcement on Friday and hasn't restarted properly since.
  • I have been physically and mentally incapable of doing anything except basic recreational activities.
  • I can't even talk over voice properly because my parents would overhear me.
  • I miss everyone : (

• Chris:

  • Week 9: featuring Chris being the least productive he's ever been in his life
  • also featuring Chris submitting his report on time
  • I've had limited access to caffeine so forgive me if my memory fails me at any point
  • Counted how many dice I have. It's 42.
  • Got a McDonalds ad on youtube while watching a McDonalds conspiracy video
  • pondered cosmic onions
  • Looking forward to witnessing real life people in their natural (clubroom) habitat

• Nina:

  • wow it sure has been A Week, huh?
  • what did i even do???
  • what is time???
  • handed in an assignment late, there's that
  • got tested for COVID! It was a lil uncomfy but over in a second or too
  • it came back negative btw!!
  • shoutout to childhood cancer for making me eligible for the Pfizer vaccine when it becomes available later this week, you were a right headache to live through but you're finally coming through with something other than a sick ass scar
  • plz stay safe everyone, mentally and physically!

• Texas:

  • getting homestuck (voluntarily) - its helping me with data structures
  • watched 5min crafts
  • in case you didn't know, the Josh fight happened and Josh won
  • started the deep dive into worldbuilding
  • unknowingly accidentally yurkeyd rootin tootin emp
  • went to first aid class and should be getting the cert for that soon
  • submitted the emp for Mostly Monster mBoardgames
  • motivation is at an all time low!
  • i have no dragons :(

Past action Items:

Alistair:

Pick up prerelease packs - plague

Put toether SwanCon schedule - yes

Message/poke Taylor about tables (along with Emerald) -no

Measure cupboard things with new tape measures -no

Long term borrowing regulations - no

Emerald:

Tenancy consultation (along with Jackie) - plague

Message/poke Taylor about tables (along with Alistair) - later

Look into coffee tables - done

Jackie:

Tenancy consultation (along with Emerald) -plague

Gwen:

Send out newsletter -no

Vikrum:

Make list of SwanCon games to bring - plague

Make book buy post - yes

Dish out some strikes - yes

Ethan:

Week 11 painting day EMP - no (plague dependent)

Buy 2x tape measure - no

Chris:

EMP for 1 page one shot night - done

Nina:

Talk with Neville about collab - not done

Texas:

Week 11 board games organisation things - done

Gatekeepers

• no updates

Webkeepers

• no updates

Usual Suspects

Board Games

• Cooperative Board Games [Week 9 Wednesday 28/4 5pm]

  • Cancelled
  • RIP
  • Now will be study break board games

• Mostly Monster MBoardgames [Week 11 11/5 Tuesday 5pm]

  • Hype

• Cooperative Study Break Board Games [study break]

Ethan: Cooperative Board Games for Study Break

RPGs

• Week 10: 1 page RPG night [Week 10 Friday 7/5]
  • This is the same night as EMS Inferno, which will mean there might be noise and bathrooms might be blocked up

Chris: Make post asking for interested GMs

Magic: The Gavining

• Strixhaven Prelease [Sunday 16/5]

  • Delayed till 16/5

• Modern Horizons Prelease

  • Alistair heard back about it
  • It would be significanly more expensive than standard pre-release, would be $60-$70 pp

Alistair: Make EOI post for Modern Horizons

Wargames

• Week 12 painting day [Monday 17/5 2pm]

Ethan: Organise Week 12 Painting Day

Fresher Campaigns

• No new signups
• Not many campaigns ran this week (lockdown)

Events:

Swancon [24/4/21 - 26/4/21]:

• Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help
• Sorry the lockdown happened to cancel it
• There might be something happening later in the year... stay tuned

Book Buy

https://www.facebook.com/groups/uwa.unigames/permalink/3891892090846474 - Comment on the post (linked above) if you have any suggestions - We'll be deciding what to buy in a couple of weeks

Vikrum: Compile Book Buy Spreadsheet

Unigames [Redacted] [Friday 16/7/21 - Monday 19/7/21]:

• First Aid
• Alistair has bothered Leigh
• Emerald needs to send AListair her schedule

Everyone: Put certifications on the drive

Quiz Night [Probably Friday 20/8 or 27/8]:

• In the works

Collab [REDACTED] 2021 [19/11/21 - 22/11/21]:

• UniSFA has temporarily put Cam in as subcommittee rep

UWASCA collab

• No updates

Nina: Talk to Neville

Far Future Events:

Roleplay for Life [Probably Sat 4/9 - Sun 5/9]:

Relay for Life [October]:

Cameron Hall-o-ween @ 77 Social [Thursday 21/10/21]:

Reimbursements:

Complete: - $42.90 for testing and tagging to Guild

Guild:

• Elevator

  • no updates

• Semester grants

  • no updates

• Best Club award

  • no updates

• Tenancy Consultation

  • Happening tomorrow (probably)

General Business:

Room Update

• Tables

Emerald: Poke Taylor about table things

• Cupboards

  • no updates (pandemic blues)

• Coffee Table

  • Emerald proposes coffee table width and height of approx 80cm
  • Emerald found a nice walnut table that would work... for $1000

Emerald: Keep looking at coffee table things

Library

• Alistair proposes committee coming into the clubroom on Sunday to do some library data entry

Webkeeping

Gwen: Newsletter

Regulations

Alistair: Longterm borrowing regulations

Westmarch Campaign

• Ethan has regulations to get approved
• Committee reads through the regulations and gives a few suggested edits
• Emerald is proposed as Unigames Committee Representative for Westmarch
• Part 1 of the Westmarch regulations have been passed
• If anyone would like to see the regulations so far please contact Ethan

Meeting closed: 8:10pm