did somebody say "tiny board games"?

[livingdeadgirl]

Ami Aihara 5/6/2017 near Total Recall Games & Hobbies, Recollé

hello retrospectres! I just learned something fantastic: Total Recall is still doing their monthly *Free Board Game Day!* for those not in the know, this is an event where they set out a bunch of board games in the play area and you can try them out! my friends and I go pretty much every month, it is a lot of fun. to be honest I'm not sure how it's going to work this time, with us all being miniatures ourselves, but I figure at worst it will make certain things inconvenient and at best it could add a whole new dimension to the gameplay! so if that piques your fancy they are located at [insert address here] and it goes from 12-9 today. see you there maybe! (ps. they have soda for 50 cents and there's a pizza place next door, so you don't have to worry about dinner)

((Edit: Oh look there's a log!))

Comments

[true_noir]

I am almost tempted to suggest that you see if you can get enough people together to play a session of living chess. We would fit on a chess board right now, as is, would we not?

[livingdeadgirl]

haha that's not a bad idea actually!
it could be like battle chess, a little bit
and if someone doesn't want to play a full game, they can be a pawn

[true_noir]

I can think of a few pawn spots that are sacrificed a lot early on, so they would be good for people who want to be there only a little while.

At the very least, it would be quite the advertisement. Those sorts of games are a big to do in Europe when they do them.

[livingdeadgirl]

oh really? do they do that a lot?

[true_noir]

It's the sort of thing royalty likes in Britain, and that they like to do at Versailles or similar places for special occasions. Plays to their old medieval roots I think.

[protegge]

this sounds like a nerd thing but im into it
ill kick all of your asses
(unless i lose)

(but i wont)

[livingdeadgirl]

haha you are more than welcome to try!

[sotenbori]

Goro Majima Seems like it would be really hard to play like this
Goro Majima Even trying to move mahjong tiles would be a huge hassle

counting their tdm as canon ftr

[livingdeadgirl]

Ami Aihara oh yeah definitely
but there are other games where you can just be the playing piece yourself, and then you don't have to worry about moving other pieces!

yes!!

[sotenbori]

Goro Majima Oh dang that would be cool you're right

[he remembered to not swear bc she's a kid incredible]

[livingdeadgirl]

[it's a majimiracle]

Ami Aihara are you thinking to go?

[sotenbori]

Goro Majima I don't know yet.
Goro Majima But you do make a good case for it.

[truedetective]

How on earth are you thinking of playing games right now?

[livingdeadgirl]

[Naoto are you being That Person :| ]

should I not be?

[truedetective]

There are more pressing matters than frivolous games, are there not?

[She is always That Person.]

[livingdeadgirl]

of course there are
but that's never not true!
it has been a long week and I just want to have a little fun >:[

[truedetective]

I suppose that's your prerogative. I don't know how anyone can stand to think of something else given the circumstances.

[skald]

Tuuri Hotakainen Oh, I really like "retrospectres"! That's cute!
Tuuri Hotakainen Also do you mean things like playing monopoly, but we're the pieces? I guess that would be interesting to try. Probably even longer than usual, though!

[but like, does she want to play monopoly for several hours? not really. what are other board games?]

[livingdeadgirl]

Ami Aihara thanks! maybe if we say it enough we can make it into a Thing haha
and yes! although there will also be plenty of games there that are more fun than monopoly.

[skald]

Tuuri Hotakainen I'll say it as often as possible to help make it a thing!
Tuuri Hotakainen Ooh, like what? Monopoly and Scrabble are pretty much the only board games I know. And Cluedo.

[livingdeadgirl]

Ami Aihara oh my god tuuri you have been missing out!!
where do I even start haha
settlers of catan! munchkin! betrayal at house on the hill! pandemic!
the opportunities for complex gameplay and ruined friendships are endless :D

[notyourutopian]

I bet chess is a hell of a workout.
Pushing all those pieces around the board.

[livingdeadgirl]

it would depend on what chess set you're using I think.
if the pieces are plastic for instance they wouldn't be very heavy at all

[notyourutopian]

I don't know.
Three feet of solid plastic is still probably pretty heavy?

But I would never be caught dead using anything but classic ivory pieces, of course.

[She's probably joking.]

[livingdeadgirl]

I'm pretty sure they're not solid.
actually ivory is probably heavier :\