Brisbane Social Geeks

6.30pm -***Trouble Brewing ***beginners level Blood on the Clocktower script followed by

• ***Sects & Violets ***intermediate level script.(Pre-requisite must have played Trouble Brewing).

Main Games -

• Ultimate Werewolf is an interactive game of deduction for two teams: Villagers and Werewolves. The Villagers don't know who the Werewolves are, and the Werewolves are trying to remain undiscovered while they slowly eliminate the Villagers one at a time. A Moderator (who isn't on a team) runs the game.
• Blood on the Clocktower is a bluffing game with players on opposing teams of Good and Evil, overseen by a Storyteller player who conducts the action and makes crucial decisions. The goal of the game is to successfully deduce and execute the demons before they outnumber the townfolk.

Other Games:-

1. Secret Hitler In pre-WW2 Germany, Liberals and Fascists square off in an intrigue-filled parliament.
2. Werewords 20 questions with a twist... a time limit and a sneaky werewolf who knows the answer!
3. Mafia de Cuba Catch diamond thieves or steal from the mob boss in this social deduction game.
4. Party Sushi Go! Pass sushi around a bigger table and take the best dishes. Save room for dessert!
5. Codenames Give your team clever one-word clues to help them spot their agents in the field.
6. Just One Give one-word clues so someone can guess one word!
7. Deception: Murder in Hong Kong Interpret forensic evidence to solve a murder. Beware, the murderer may be among you!
8. Tsuro Play tiles and move around the board. Try to outlast your opponents.
9. Pandemic Your team of experts must prevent the world from succumbing to a viral pandemic.
10. Party Trivial Pursuit X For adults and features edgy trivia for large groups.

You can bring your favorite party social deduction or light strategy games if you own any. Feel free to bring a friend.

• Venue is the small building adjacent to New farm library near the carpark. It has a small kitchen with microwave. Close to bus and ferry terminals.

Combined meetup with Brisbane Boardgamers

Recommended Reading:
The Future Is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies are Transforming our Business, Industry and Our Lives(2020) by Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler, Simon&Schuster.

For this month's (August) book meetup is Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore(2012) by Robin Sloan. Its a mystery novel that intertwines books and technology.

Questions to think about when reading the novel:

1. If you had to choose between preserving an old way of doing something and using a faster new method, how would you decide which one deserves your trust?
2. What does it mean for a tool or technology to help you understand something instead of simply making it easier to store or copy?
3. Think about a time when working with other people helped you solve a problem that you could not handle alone; what made that teamwork effective?
4. If a person wanted to leave behind a meaningful legacy, what would matter more: being remembered by many people or deeply affecting a few?
5. When new technology can do almost anything, why might patience, curiosity, and careful thinking still be necessary?

Discussion questions at meetup group:

1. Does the novel suggest tradition and technology work better together than apart?
2. Is chasing immortality shown as inspiring, or does it seem like a dangerous distraction?
3. Why do you think friendship matters more than the mystery itself in Clay’s journey?
4. Does the book make the Unbroken Spine feel wise, or stuck in the past?
5. Is the ending more hopeful about books, or about the people who share them?

Contact the host(Steve) if you have problems obtaining a copy of the monthly book. Attendees of the meetup can choose the book for the following month.

Venue is MK Cafe, corner of Sydney St & Brunswich St, across from New Farm park. Please support the cafe by purchasing its drink and food for the use of its tables.

Suggested book reading List:
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.
Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
The Martian by Andy Weir.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Dune by Frank Herbert
Armada by Ernest Cline
Masters of Doom by David Kushne.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Children of Men by P.D. James
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

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This meetup is for diners who have an interest in philosophy. Dining philosophers is a geek problem in computer science.

Dine with the Wise at the Mu'ooz restaurant

• 6.30pm -Join our geek group at Mu'ooz restaurant for African Eritrean crusine . Wonderful food and great service, what more can you ask?! We had the sambusas with mince and then a sharing plate so that we could try a few curries. Lamb, goat and chicken with coconut curries were all very tasty, with the injeera and dips, absolutely fantastic.
• https://www.muooz.com.au/

Topic for dinner discussion is Mindful eating from a buddhist perspective.
Mindful eating in Buddhism involves bringing full awareness to the act of eating, recognizing the nourishment it provides, and cultivating gratitude for the food and its sources. This practice encourages individuals to connect with their body and mind, transforming eating into a spiritual experience that promotes health and well-being.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ds-QopmVpU

Recommended Reading:
Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life(2011) by Thich Nhat Hanh & Lilian Cheung.

Venue is at 54 Mollison Street
West End, Queensland 4101
https://www.muooz.com.au/contact-us

Please note, this is a booking and requires 24 hours notice if you decide not to attend. As seats are always limited, any no show without notice will be marked as a Recorded No Show.