Camp Attendance Form

Melways 290F1

Rover Memorial Chalet
71 Donna Buang Road, Warburton
Melways: 290, F1
Friday, March 14th to Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Students: $35
Non-students: $50
One night only: $25
Day only: $10

Contact: or murp@yoyo.its.monash.edu.au

What is it?

The MURP camp (we don't actually camp, we stay inside) is a great excuse to come along and play boardgames, play roleplaying games, sit around and be social and generally get to know the rest of the club. Think of it as a weekend long party at someone else's house.

This year's first camp is to be held at the Rover Memorial Chalet. Its on the far side of Warburton, about 90minutes from Clayton out towards the Yarra Valley. Its the same location as the previous first camp last year, hopefully this time without the constant downpours.

How do you get there?

Basically you need to get out toward the Warburton Highway, either via Maroondah Highway or up through other random directions. One of the better routes is to drive out via Canterbury Rd, and up over Mt Evelyn, then down the other side to the Warburton Highway, and all the way along to Warburton.

What should you bring?

Well, yourself and any friends you can con into coming along, obviously. What else? A sleeping bag, pillows and blankets as you deem necessary for your own comfort - there is no linen on the beds at all, so make sure you bring something to sleep in Clothes. Anything weird you want to eat - normal food (vegetarian as well) is provided from Saturday brekkie until Sunday lunch (inclusive), but if you want munchies or anything else, you need to bring it. Anything alcoholic you want to drink.

What else? Feel free to bring boardgames (Settlers of Catan and Roborally get played a lot), cardgames, roleplaying games or scenarios or other entertainments you or others might like. There's a national park just down the road, and some rather pretty views if you feel like doing photos, as well as a wineries, Healesville Sanctuary, and so on around the area.

What actually happens?

Ok, in short, we hire a campsite for a weekend. People show up randomly on the Friday night (after 6pm please, no food provided on Friday night). A couple of random social games might be organised on the Friday, but Friday is usually just spent being social and generally getting to know people.

Saturday morning is spent partially recovering from Friday night. Traditionally Saturday afternoon is spent playing boardgames or roleplaying. Some actual official roleplaying might happen on Saturday night but feel free to bring and organise stuff.

Sunday is spent recovering from Saturday, slowly getting stuff together, cleaning up and heading off back to Melbourne in the midafternoon.