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Appreciation post: that rainy Tuesday when 6 of us fit a full game of Twilight Imperium into the shop's back room
My buddy Dave's game shop over in Lansing had a leak in the ceiling, so he moved us from the front tables to the cramped back room with the old folding chairs. What looked like a bust turned into the best session I've had in years, since being jammed together meant nobody was wandering off to look at their phone between turns. We started at 6pm and wrapped around 1am, and the whole table stayed locked in the entire time. These days most of my games happen online with a headset on, and man, you just can't get that same buzz. Does anyone else miss the days when a room being too small actually made the game better?
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charlie_stone722h ago
Six guys around one table for seven hours is the key detail here. I've noticed this same thing at my church potlucks and even on road trips with my kids. When everyone is stuck in a tight space with no easy exit, people actually talk and pay attention. My guess is the phones and the wandering off are what kill a game, not the size of the room. The leak did Dave a favor by forcing everyone into one spot. We could all stand to be a little more crammed together now and then.
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