Wednesday discussion, games, and video meetings are held at 8pm in Pembroke College, in the Littlegate Room (#29 on map).
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| 16 Oct | Wednesday | 1st Week | Pembroke | Discussion |
Desert Planet Books (or 10 books to read before you die).
Our Michaelmas term kicks off, as is traditional, with a our annual
discussion of the best books of all time. An excellent place to find
out about books that you have not yet come across, and
hopefully introduce the society to hidden gems that we have not heard of. 8pm in Pembroke College's Littlegate Room (#29 on map). |
| 30 Oct | Wednesday | 3rd Week | Pembroke | Video | Halloween movie at 8pm. We will watch a classic funny / spooky movie, as chosen by our poll. Probably The Addams Family or Beetlejuice. |
| 6 Nov | Wednesday | 4th Week | Library | Library meeting. | |
| 13 Nov | Wednesday | 5th Week | Rickety Press | Games in the pub. | |
| 14 Nov | Thursday | 5th Week | Corpus Christi | Quiz |
Oxford Geek Quiz — battle of wits and knowledge against WhoSoc, TolkSoc, HPsoc et al.
Bring your own round of questions if you like (don't tell anyone the answers). 8pm, Corpus Christi College's auditorium (Details from WhoSoc Facebook). |
| 20 Nov | Wednesday | 6th Week | Pembroke | Discussion |
Tentacular Vikings.
Working within the constraints of a few required plot elements
can we come up with ideas and plot for a book or film?
Previous stories have involved
biotech (somehow involving the Great God Cthulhu and
a cloned murderer played by SM Gellar),
the use of a time machine to establish academic priority,
the St Giles' Fair's role in keeping freshers from disappearing into parallel dimensions,
and finally an explanation for why we keep crashing on that dratted desert planet.
Oh yes, and tentacular Vikings.
(Discussion led by Tim.) 8pm in Pembroke College's Littlegate Room (#29 on map). |
| 27 Nov | Wednesday | 7th Week | Pembroke | Game |
Time to dust off your crossbows and break out your poker faces… this
Wednesday OUSFG will be playing Werewolf!
If you aren't already familiar with it, Werewolf is a silly and fiendish role-playing game
similar to Mafia. A group of villagers are trying to track down some
werewolves hiding in their midst; this involves logical deduction,
shameless lying and backstabbing, and a lot of silliness. We'll explain
the rules on the night or if you're very keen you can see them
here. 8pm in Pembroke College, "The Rookery" on Staircase 6 of the main quad. |
| 4 Dec | Wednesday | 8th Week | St Cross | Speaker / Discussion |
Philosopher and former OUSFG member, Owen Cotton-Barratt,
from the Future of Humanity Institute will discuss
"What does SF tell us about the future?". 8pm in St Cross College, Seminar Room. |
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