Welcome to RAWSOC, the Roleplaying and Wargaming Society for Cardiff University. We were established in 1998, and have a broad membership who run and play a wide variety of games. These pages are to give you an introduction to the society, what we do and how to find us, so please do get in touch and join in. You don't have to be a student to be a part of the society!
Skip to FAQ
VAGUE - Student Nationals 2009!
Shown in the photo from left to right: Andrew (D&D Modern), Matt (Boardgames), Rob (World of Darkness), Azz (True Random), Lianne (World of Darkness), Louise (Science Fiction), Mark (Necromunda), Kieran True Random), Chris (Warhammer 40K), Adam (Boardgames), Nimrod (Call of Cthulhu).
RAWSOC's first attendence at the annual Student Nationals (this year hosted in Manchester) was a success by all accounts. Everyone had a great time and we didn't do too badly by all accounts. Louise grabbed first place in the Sci Fi Category while Kieran and Azz grabbed first and second place respectively in the True Random Category. Mark walked away with the Sportsmanship trophy for consistently laughing and having fun even through repeated defeat and one draw in the Necromunda wargames category. In the special Crystal Vague competition we came second place and overall for the entire event we came a very respectable eighth out of twenty-four teams. You can read the post-event thread here.
The application process has started for the 2010 Student Nationals. If you want to take part head on over to the Student Nationals section of our new forums, join and get involved. If you're not a member of RAWSOC now is the time to join!
If you are a student then you can go to the online shop and join from there.
If you are not a student or are having problems using the online system then please contact a member of the exec.
Join us for a drink:
- How do I find you?
-
We meet every Wednesday from 8pm at the Ernest Willows pub in Cardiff. It's a Wetherspoon pub offering cheap drink, food and free wi-fi access. If you're new you can either turn up, lurk around until you see people playing games or talking about games, or otherwise please contact a member of the Exec and they'll help you in identifying us.
View Larger Map
Read the rest of our FAQ here
We are a friendly and welcoming lot, really, underneath the black coats and the beards, so don't be afraid, come and join in!