About

Death! Destruction! Terror in the streets of Oxford! The Oxford Guild of Assassins are feared, hungry an-

Ok, so no. There was once a time where the Guild was more like… That, although I’ll leave you to do your own research. Now, however? The Oxford Guild of Assassins, or OGA for short, is an (unofficial) society of the University of Oxford, whose members dedicate several weeks of their busy Uni lives per term to repeatedly hunt down and kill fellow Assassins. Nerf guns, pens, spatulas, even boxes labelled as fridges are used to dispatch your rivals. Each day of any ‘Game’ sees cold, calculated murder, ruthless strategy and a hell of a lot of fun! Events and, in more recent years, lore and storytelling, bring Assassins together during the game - over the past few years, they’ve battled rogue A.I.s, shadowy villians, the spirit of Christmas, and even a hivemind!

That’s just a few weeks in a term, mind. Outside of that, Assassins are very nice people - the Guild holds social events, as well as one-off events from time-to-time. Just to keep the blood pumping, and prepare you for the next time someone knocks at your door…

Our Games

The Games are the main feature of the Guild’s activities, they are typically a week-long, themed murder-fest in which several teams of Assassins compete for dominance over the city by carrying out assassinations on other players, using a wide variety of (mock) weaponry, pens and nerf guns being the most likely, but we’ve also seen foam swords, poisoned wet wipes, rainbow sock puppets, and a sentient football named Timothy.

The Golden Rules

• Don’t do anything stupid. You are responsible for your own actions.
• Don’t do anything that could damage anyone or anything (preferably including yourself).
• Avoid annoying, killing, or otherwise inconveniencing non-players.
• Weapons should be balanced (defensible) and safe. Please query anything unusual.
• The spirit of the rules is more important than the letter! If the Umpire feels you are unfairly exploiting a loophole, then the rules may be changed during the game to fix this.
• Back down from authority
• Act in good faith at all times. Assume good faith by others

Ultimately, it’s good to make clear that the Oxford Guild of Assassins neither commits nor encourages the killing of people in reality! Our assassination games are for amusement only and are good-willed events. Participants must take great care not to harm themselves or others, and furthermore not to damage property or disrupt public, University, or college business. The Guild is about having fun and meeting people in an interesting and unique way, not terrorising the population of Oxford.

Guildmistress

Hi, I'm your Guildmistress JS. I do Maths+CS and am in no way pathetic.

As the Guildmistress, I oversee the running of the entire guild. I organise when games will run, who will run them, the annual Fresher's fair, stash, and anything else which doesn't fall under a specific role.

Treasurer

Hi! I'm Kex, and I study Physics and Philosophy. You'll probably find me staring lovingly at my graphs, talking about Doctor Who, or sleeping in your kitchen.

As guild Treasurer, I keep track of all our finances in the world's coolest spreadsheet, and maintain our members list.

Archivist

Hello all! I'm Aster, or Phantasm in-game. I'm the guild's Archivist, a first-year Law student, and not part of an evil hivemind hellbent on assimilating all of humanity. (We are not evil. We are good. Come closer)

As the Archivist, my job is to manage the guild archives. I gather together reports, communications, and anything else interesting or worthy of archival. I'm also responsible for taking minutes at the AGM.

Social Secretary

Ahoy! I am Rook, current Social Secretary and second year CAAH student. This cabal role basically means I can easily book rooms at my college. My favourite bug is the woolly chafer beetle and bird is the kakapo.

As the Social Secretary, I organise and run socials and other activities outside of the games. I'm in charge of booking rooms for events and ensuring everything (and everyone) is left in a good state afterwards.

Social Media Manager

Good day, I'm Enigma, Social Media Manager, killing-ineffective Grim Reaper and, tragically, a first year Law student.

My job primarily includes making sure our socials are updated and generally helping with the brainwashing recruitment of new members.

Webmistress

Hi! I'm Bell, Webmistress of the guild, first year Maths and CS student. If you see someone walking around Oxford wearing a bell, there's a decent chance it's me.

As the Webmistress, it's my responsibility to keep this website up to date, along with maintain the guild's IT infrastructure, like our mailing list.

Minister Without Portfolio

Discovered in [DATA EXPUNGED] by the eponymous [REDACTED], Isola remains [REMOVED FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC] at several major institutions including [UNAUTHORISED ACCESS]. Inexplicably, [INFOHAZARDOUS] a first year History and Politics student leading to [STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL]. Isola is now also Minister Without Portfolio due to [EXPLETIVE] at the [LOCATION OBSCURED] water treatment facility.

Within [INFORMATION NOT FOUND] days of becoming the Minister Without Portfolio, Isola has taken to [BURN BEFORE READING], helping other cabal members to [BELIEVED TO CAUSE CANCER IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA] alongside odd jobs and grunt work.