Play anything on "Tabletop Day"?

Piestrio · April 01, 2013, 02:30:39 AM

http://www.tabletopday.com/

Unfortunately I didn't get to do any RPGing but I did get to play the FASA Star Trek starship simulator and the boardgame Agents of SMERSH.

Surprisingly, It kind of turned into a big deal. People I know who aren't really "plugged in" were excited to take part, etc...

I followed at least three FLGSs that were running various events for the day.

You?

fellowhoodlum · April 01, 2013, 05:20:49 AM

Got some boardgames done like Eclipse and Dixit. But no RPG sessions, sadly.

Justin Alexander · April 01, 2013, 05:21:53 AM

I'd scheduled a session of my D&D3.5 campaign before the announcement. So we had an 8 hour session of that.

If I hadn't, I probably would have scheduled one of my big game nights. I'll take pretty much any excuse to have a couple or three dozen people over for booze, snacks, and gaming.

Tommy Brownell · April 01, 2013, 07:51:29 AM

It tripled as Tabletop Day/my belated birthday party/my best friend's going away...

We did board games: Betrayal at House on the Hill, The Legend of Drizzt D&D Board Game and A Touch of Evil (my favorite board game ever).

everloss · April 01, 2013, 01:25:35 PM

I played Arkham Horror. It was alright.

RPGPundit · April 03, 2013, 05:54:55 PM

I love how people just make up days. Anyways, no, I didn't happen to play on this particular date.

Ian Noble · April 03, 2013, 08:59:22 PM

Yea, thanks Felicia Day. Couldn't give a fuck what you think of as Tabletop Day just so you can help market your Youtube programs.

Moving on.

Piestrio · April 03, 2013, 09:04:19 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;642656I love how people just make up days. Anyways, no, I didn't happen to play on this particular date.

HEY! It's "don't judge silly bullshit holidays" day. Get in the spirit.

Tommy Brownell · April 03, 2013, 09:21:46 PM

Quote from: Ian Noble;642708Yea, thanks Felicia Day. Couldn't give a fuck what you think of as Tabletop Day just so you can help market your Youtube programs.

Moving on.

At least she decided it was on a Saturday, when I was going to be gaming anyway.

Besides, geeks love Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton. I read it on the internet.

Justin Alexander · April 03, 2013, 11:11:19 PM

Quote from: Ian Noble;642708Yea, thanks Felicia Day. Couldn't give a fuck what you think of as Tabletop Day just so you can help market your Youtube programs.

As others have pointed out in the past, you've got this ass-backwards: Tabletop is introducing people to boardgames who weren't previously playing boardgames. The primary function of Tabletop Day isn't to promote their TV show: It's to let local game stores promote themselves to the fans of Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton.

everloss · April 03, 2013, 11:25:50 PM

I forgot that I also played M*A*S*H trivia and beat the dude who "has seen every episode at least five times!"

But it was scheduled game day anyway. I didn't go to any game stores or special events. Although I did post on the facebook page that I wanted to tell Wesley Crusher that I wanted to bang his mom.

Wil Wheaton annoys me. Felicia Day does not. I didn't even know she had anything to do with Tabletop Day.

Tommy Brownell · April 04, 2013, 12:44:06 AM

Quote from: everloss;642752But it was scheduled game day anyway. I didn't go to any game stores or special events.

I didn't, either, but in the spirit of Tabletop Day, we introduced a HeroClix player who had never done any other kinds of tabletop gaming to the above mentioned board games.

vytzka · April 04, 2013, 07:35:27 AM

Ran a session of Tenra Bansho Zero in the gaming store. The reaction was positive overall (all first timers and a couple players never played any RPGs at all before) although I wish I had all the kickstarter materials with me already.

flyerfan1991 · April 04, 2013, 10:44:16 AM

Played a game of Smash Up with the kids at our local FLGS and had a good time. I'm sure playing the deck of zombies/dinos with lasers had something to do with that.

At the FLGS that I went to it was the busiest I'd seen in a long time, and that included the last Christmas shopping season.

No RPGing got done for me, unfortunately, but I didn't mind.

flyerfan1991 · April 04, 2013, 10:47:19 AM

Quote from: Justin Alexander;642746As others have pointed out in the past, you've got this ass-backwards: Tabletop is introducing people to boardgames who weren't previously playing boardgames. The primary function of Tabletop Day isn't to promote their TV show: It's to let local game stores promote themselves to the fans of Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton.

Yes, it's a boardgame equivalent of Free RPG Day. Which, now that I've thought about it, is on June 15th this year.