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 ''The unreality of games gives notice that reality is not yet real. Unconsciously, they rehearse the right life.'' - Theodor W. Adorno WARP (the Williams Association of Role-Players) is a club dedicated to roleplaying and similar [[Odd quad | Odd Quad]]-type activities. The club is noted for its laissez-faire organization; traditionally WARP only held one meeting, at the beginning of the year, and thereafter organized through its [[Category:Groupslistserver]] {{outdated}}''Tomorrowin smaller groups. (If it sounds fragmented and chaotic, that's because it is.) Although roleplaying is a primary focus of WARP, it has historically coordinated a variety of related activities. Among them are [[bopswording]], Laser Tag, board games, and card games. In the 2008-2009 year, WARP held free timemovie showings in Paresky on the weekends. Historically, WARP has organized outings to conventions including [[NonCon]] (circa 2008) and PAX East (in 2015 and 2016). WARP also runs [[Humans vs. Zombies]] during the fall semester and [[KAOS]] during Winter Study. In recent years, todayWARP has gained a more structured organization, with the club hosting a meeting every Saturday night at 7:00pm. Anyone is welcome to join and play a variety of board games, with [[Avalon]] typically making an appearance in the 2023-2024 school year. The club owns a large volume of board games, which members can sign out for individual games when the club is not in session. Any who do not return the games they signed out will have to face the wrath of the Quartermaster (who has a sword).''
== '''Early History''' ==
WARP was officially founded in 1989 by Chris Aylott '91 and Toby Elliott '92, but in some sense began in the fall of 1987 when [https://sites.williams.edu/jcruz/| Joe Cruz] '91 (now Professor of Philosophy at the Williams Association College) started an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons campaign, virtually all of Role-Players) is a club dedicated to roleplaying and similar whose members lived in [[Odd quad | Odd Quad]]-type activities. The club is noted for its laissez-faire organization; traditionally WARP only holds one meeting, at the beginning and whose viewings of Star Trek (the year, original series) and thereafter organizes through its [[listserver]] Twilight Zone in smaller groups. (If it sounds fragmented and chaotic, that's because it is.) Although roleplaying is a primary focus of WARP, it coordinates a variety of similar activities. Among them are the [[bopswordingProspect House]], Laser Tag, board games, card games, and whatever else comes to mind. Starting in the 2008TV room would regularly attract an after-2009 year, WARP has also held free movie showings in Paresky on the weekends and organized outings to conventions like [[NonConDriscoll]] and PAX East (in 2015 and 2016). Unfortunately, this also ended in the 2008-2009 academic year with the onset dinner audience of the Dark Ages of WARP12-20 students.
== '''The Dark Ages''' ==
* [[Connor Swan]] ('18) (Grand Vizier of the Wizards)
* [[Leigh Davidson]] ('18) (Chieftain of the Barbarians)
* [[Kiri Peirce]] ('19.520) (Champion of the Paladins)
* [[Julia Goldman]] ('18) (Fili of the Bards/Historian)
* [[Adly Templeton]] ('20) (Shadowy Grand Vizier)
* [[Balint Szollosi]] ('21) (Regional Manager)
* [[Kiri Peirce]] ('19.520) (Executive Assistant to the Regional Manager/Historian)
* [[Christopher Chung]] ('22)? (Terraformer)
* [[Ronan Howlett]] ('21)? (Administrative Director)
* [[Christian Lockwood]] ('20) (Member-at-Large?)
 
WARP's Board for 2020-2021:
* [[Odysseas Morgan]] ('22) (President)
* [[Rebecca Dodgson]] ('23) (Treasurer)
* Simon (Historian)
* [[Nick Gonzales (Simon?)]] ('22) & [[Simon Kent]] ('23) (Co-Simons)
 
WARP's Board for 2021-2022:
* [[Odysseas Morgan]] ('22) (President)
* [[Dylan Chan]] ('23) (Treasurer)
* Simon (Historian)
* [[Simon Kent]] ('22) (Simon)
 
WARP's Board for 2022-2023:
* [[Dylan Chan]] ('23) (President)
* [[Jonathan Geller]] ('24) (Treasurer)
* [[Simon Kent]] ('23) (Historian)
* [[Michael Faulkner]] ('25) (Quartermaster) (Forcibly Appointed)
 
WARP's Board for 2023-2024 revived the positions of Not-Pope, &c. According to Asher Gladstone, it is worth noting that Asher Gladstone contested the Presidency, though not by his own choice:
* [[Jonathan Geller]] ('24) (President)
* [[Austin Osborn]] ('25) (Treasurer)
* [[Cassie Aretsky]] ('26) (Historian/[[Anti-Not-Pope]])
* [[Jenna Shuffelton]] ('26) (Quartermaster)
* [[Tasis Gemmill-Nexon]] ('26) ([[Not-Pope]])
* [[Lee Benzinger]] ('24) (Anti-Pope)
* [[Maddie Nowbar]] ('26) (Lee)
* [[Nick Gonzales]] ('22) & [[Asher Gladstone]] ('24) (Co-Simons)
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