Edinburgh Games Clubs

Edinburgh has a whole host of games clubs playing all sorts of games. So we've compiled a handy list of who they are and where and when they meet.

Roleplaying
GEAS
Edinburgh University Roleplaying Society (open to non-students)
Wednesdays: 2 sessions 1-5pm, 6-10pm, Pleasance
Sundays: 2 sessions 1-5pm, 6-10pm, Teviot, Mezzanine
Check www.geas.org.uk for more details or email

ORC - Open Roleplaying Club
Meet upstairs in The Meadows Bar, Buccleuch Street on Saturdays between 12:15 and 12:45 with games starting at 1pm and running until 5pm. Open and friendly to both new and younger players.
www.orcedinburgh.co.uk usually has details for what games are running each week and there is a contact form on the website.

Watt-Gamers
Heriott-Watt University’s roleplaying, board and card game society, yep they do it all. Heriot-Watt campus
Tuesdays 7-10pm (Wargaming)
Thursdays 7-10pm
Sunday 1-6pm (Board-gaming) and 7-10pm
www.wattgamers.co.uk or join the mailing list www.rpglist.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/wattgamers-chat

Card, board and war games

FAQ
University of Edinburgh Card & Board game society (open to non-students)
Tuesday nights from about 6ish, Meadows (Moo) Bar upstairs, Buccleuch Street
www.black-lion.co.uk/societies/faq

Magic CCG
Monday Nights - Gateway Magic, Black Lion Games
Bring along a constructed deck of your own and then open play from 6 till 9pm with special cards when you collect enough points
www.black-lion.co.uk/event

Edinburg Backgammon
Edinburgh Backgammon meets several times a month at Out of the Blue in Leith. (32-36 Dalmeny Street Edinburgh 0131 555 7100) £2 per session.
Check out their website for meeting times.
http://www.meetup.com/Edinburgh-Backgammon/

Lord of the Rings TCG
Monday nights at Black Lion from 6pm
Mostly bring a deck and play but occasional booster drafts
www.black-lion.co.uk/event

[elg] Edinburgh League of Gamers (18+)
Wargames, CMGs, board games ... bring and share!
Wednesdays 6-11pm at 11 Hillside Crescent, EH7 5EA £2 entry or £1 to members www.black-lion.co.uk/societies/elgor email for more information

EU Wargames
Edinburgh University Wargames Society (open to non-students)
Tuesdays 6 – 11pm and Saturdays 12 – 11pm both at the Pleasance
www.euwargames.org.uk

SESWC
Historical and war gaming club with board and roleplaying games meets at the Royal Navy and Marine Association, 1 Broughton Road, Edinburgh
Thursday nights 7-11pm and an all day meet up on the 1st Sunday of the month
www.seswc.co.uk or email

LARP

Isles of Darkness (previously Camarilla UK
WoD: Mortals and Created: Promethean– 1st Saturday of the month
Changeling: The Lost – 1st Tuesday of the month
Forsaken (Werewolf) – 2nd Tuesday of the month
Requiem (Vampire) – 3rd Tuesday of the month
Awakened (Mage) – 4th Tuesday of the month
All at the RAF Club on Hillside Crescent from 7pm is the email address of the Edinburgh Domain Storyteller to find out more details on the games.

Embraced
An old World of Darkness Larp with multiple events each month.
www.embraced.org.uk

Figureheads and Footnotes
Semi-regular LARP in Edinburgh linked with Watt-Gamers. Check the website for dates of upcoming events and the rules system.
www.figureheadsandfootnotes.com or email

Clubs outside Edinburgh

Roleplaying

Card, Board and Wargames
Legion Games Club
Meets the second Sunday of every month in the British Legion, new Row, Dunfermline. A variety of games and periods are being played. Under 18's must be accompanied by an adult. Email , call 01383 722347 or join the yahoo group legion_games01@yahoogroups.

LARP
Maelstrom – www.profounddecisions.co.uk/

Cuckoo’s Nest
The Cuckoo's Nest is a Live Role-Playing Society set up and run by students past and present of Glasgow University. Membership is not limited to students, anyone can join! Adventures are run on 3 Sundays in a month and a weapons' practice at 2:00pm on the weekends where no adventure runs.
www.thecuckoosnest.co.uk or email

Curious Pastimes - www.curiouspastimes.co.uk/
Lorien Trust – www.lorientrust.com