Plainswalkers team up with RLA for night of art and games

The clamor of voices and laughter filled the room. Clatter from playing dice and board game pieces occasionally interrupted the excited shouts of winners and losers. 

Students and community members were treated to a game and art night in the Hub 7 p.m. Thursday. The festivities were sponsored by the Plainswalkers Society, or Game Club, the Social Science Club, and the Resident Life Association. Beverages and snacks were also provided to players. 

An assortment of games were provided to participants. Participants had their choice of board games like Monopoly, strategy games like chess, and role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons. Card games are also common.

On the other side of the room, participants painted small D & D figurines, which are used to play the fantasy game. Other artists painted on blank canvas using a wide spectrum of water-colors. 

Sophomore and Plainswalkers Society Secretary Cole Martinez, 18, of Davidson explained that the painting  event was meant to attract D & D players across campus, and was aimed at both freshman and upper-classmen. 

President of Plainswalkers William Atnip, 20 of Lander, Wyoming, said that the game club isn’t the type of club where members necessarily have to sign up and commit to.

“It’s more just a place for people to come on Thursday and hang out, get some snacks, meet some new people. It’s purely for the social aspect,” he said. 

Social Science Club Vice-President Zoe Keller, 20, of Omaha, said that her club helped advertise and raise awareness for the art and game night with posters, although they don’t sponsor most of the game club’s game nights.

She then explained that the SSC often teams up with Plainswalkers due to the shared social aspect of both groups.

The Plainswalkers Society regularly meet 7 p.m. Thursdays in the Hub. Although they don’t provide figurine and canvas painting on a typical week, they do plan for games and socializing.