Welcome to CUWGS, the Cambridge University Wargaming Society. The purpose of the society is to provide a venue for regular meetings of wargamers and CCG players, and to promote wargaming in Cambridge. The society is currently dormant. We have an e-mail list that is used for announcements, and that people can use to arrange games. You can sign up for it here.
At our meetings we play a wide range of games; basically we play whatever games people bring along and feel like playing. In the past this has meant e.g.
For more information about CUWGS e-mail
the treasurer
Our constitution
Wargaming is, literally, games of war. We play strategic games which simulate battles. These could be small skirmishes, dogfights between starships, epic battles between Orcs and Elves, recreations of the Civil War, or just about anything else that you can imagine. Most games are played on a tabletop, with card counters or metal figures representing the troops, and with each player taking control of one army. There are various sets of rules that can be used to determine the outcome of the battle. Wargaming is like chess in that careful strategy is needed to win. However, unlike chess, most wargames incorporate a random element, such as rolling dice, to simulate random effects such as the weather or the morale of the troops.
If you are interested in strategy games, history or historical re-enactment, you are likely to enjoy wargaming. If you like the idea of being able to recreate a battle scene from your favourite book or movie, or think you can do better than Napolean, why not come along to one of our meetings? We are always happy to demonstrate the games, and to teach new players.
CCGs stands for Collectible Card Games. These are games of strategy played with decks of cards. The cards tend to come in packages containing a random assortment of cards from the whole set. Players collect the cards and create decks to play against eachother with. As well as just playing the games, CCG players enjoy collecting entire sets of the cards- this can require purchasing or swapping a lot of cards, as many are quite rare! The cards themselves tend to be attractive, with colour pictures or artwork, so collecting them is quite satisfying. There are many different CCGs available, with themes such as Star Wars, fantasy, cyber-punk, Star Trek, historical, and so on.
If you'd like to learn more about CCGs, come along to one of our meetings. We can find someone to lend you a deck of cards while you learn!