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RENGA |
Board Games |
Unparking the parcel |
Who watches the watchers |
Human Bingo |
Search and Replace |
Blow Football |
Deer Stalker |
Every month we wanted to bring some people to talk, maybe try a new workshop out and also raise some money for the projects we do.
We are thinking about meeting on the last Wednesday of every month, first one will be the 30th of January at 33 Windsor Place upstairs to discuss planning of 2013. Project ideas and also what the monthly events could be.
thinkARK's Monthly Meet Ups are informal evenings where conversations are started, good ideas are shared and projects begin. Each meet up will take place on the last Wednesday of each month and will feature an informal talk or workshop from people from across the UK who are running interesting and creative projects. It will be a chance to be inspired and socialise.
There seem to be a few things on the agenda for this wednesday's meet up so thought might be an idea to write them up see if it helps get people see whats going on.
- Monthly wednesday events for thinkARK (where and what could they be?)
- Sunday Soup (a project setup by Mab Jones wondering if thinkARK can get involved in anyway?)
- Future projects (have we got any ideas for projects?)
Anything else?
Just add below in comments.
So This year has been great in terms of projects for thinkARK but I feel that it has lost some consistency with regards to the wednesday club. The main reason this year has been the lack of a space. Cardiff Arts Institute changed to Bacchus and with it the people changed and so did the conditions of using their space. It's a shame that a company as large as Brains have places and spaces and no awareness or even desire to help out volunteer groups. We would have had to rent the space out every week for £50, which seems a bit steep.
Anyway with this in mind we have moved to 33 Windsor Place. It's still early days but it seems more suitable. The music isn't too loud and they also have a space upstairs. With this in mind I am wondering if we can start to break up the thinkARK wednesday clubs through a monthly show and tell.
So The idea I am thinking about is to keep the week socials but then the last wednesday of every month have a show and tell event about something in particular. I was hoping to see what people think about the idea?
Julian
It's Sunday and I think I have finally recovered from from an amazing week of Trade School. I have learnt so many things: how to repair chairs, knit scarves for mice, how to bind my own notebooks, the Polish word for flip flops (it's Klapki) and most of all I have learnt how generous and sharing you all are! I met lots of lovely people and I'm really hoping we can do it again. A massive thanks to Laura (the unsung hero) for getting it all off the ground. It was touch and go finding a venue (thanks to www.indycube.biz) but it all worked out in the end.
So here are a few photos so you can see what we got up to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32555040@N02/sets/72157631724463879/
A big thanks too, to all the amazing teachers and to everyone who attended. Hope you come back next term.
It would be good to hear your thoughts to on the project and how we move it forward so don't forget to pop along to Wednesday Club too.
So, we have lots of people wanting to run classes, lots of volunteers, lots of people wanting to attend...now all we need is a venue that is:
- free and/ or cheap to hire
- open until 9pm during the week
- big enough for 10-20 people and room for props/ equipment etc
- accessible for the elderly, pushchairs, wheelchairs etc.
- fairly central in location or easy to get to
We are currently looking at www.loudounsquare.org.uk and Cathays Community Centre plus the www.cardiffdesignfestival.org potentially has the upstairs of an empty shop available. Different pros and cons so any suggestions welcome
Just logging two thoughts here for the record...
UnLtd (http://www.unltd.org.uk/) funding may be right for the next PlayARK games event - contact is Gareth Bickerton and he's lovely.
Games in the Rain - seeing as we have so very much of it. Can we have outdoors games specifically devised for a rainy day? Making use of the rain - and making people look forward to a wet day.
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RENGA |
Board Games |
Unparking the parcel |
Who watches the watchers |
Human Bingo |
Search and Replace |
Blow Football |
Deer Stalker |
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We are please to announce that our headline game for playARK Games Festival 2012 is.........(drum roll).........yes you've guessed it........RENGA. So what's Renga I hear you say? Well it's like nothing you have ever played before.
“Renga was an amazing piece of new media: an interactive computer game with a narrative controlled by the audience with laser pointers. It was a great experience working as a team with other members of the audience to get to the end successfully.”
Your chance to try the best board games around. A dedicated area for you to chat and play. We have teamed up with the guys from Rules of Play to create a space where you will be able to drop in and learn new games that either take a few minutes or a few hours. A great opportunity to see just how complex and immersive Board Games have become.
Game designers
Curated by Rules of Play
Game Type
Suitable for everyone
Do I need to bring anything?
Just bring yourself and your game face
There is a problem amongst the Watchers. One of the six sentinels who keep the immortal realm from manipulating our everyday life has been replaced by an impostor. These sentinels watch for breaches in the Veil which prevents dangerous creatures from leaking through to us.
Your task, as a Hand of the Watchers, is to discover the false sentinel and report back. You must find and question the six, gain their trust, and puzzle out whose actions don't fit. This is your chance to make your mark amongst the Watchers. But beware – other Hands have been assigned the same task. To prove yourself, keep out of their sight, and try to identify them and catch them unawares.
The winner is the team who solves the puzzle the fastest, with the fewest points against them.
Game designers
Crooked House
Game Type
Suitable for everyone
Do I need to bring anything?
You will need something to take a digital picture (i.e. a mobile phone or digital camera)
Why not come along to our meeting on Wednesday evenings and see how you can get involved! Click here to view our calendar.
