Quote from: Benoist;548209Man, did you just say that to a Frenchman? :jaw-dropping:

Yep. I have said it to professional chefs too.  Got the same response from them (not the Frenchman part)

Wait, we are arguing that bringing food to a game is badwrongfun?

Quote from: Marleycat;548211Wait, we are arguing that bringing food to a game is badwrongfun?

Why would you say that? It makes us tubby, overfed gamers cry when you say that.

Quote from: Daedalus;548210Yep. I have said it to professional chefs too.  Got the same response from them (not the Frenchman part)

Yeah. That's antithetic to everything I am, actually.

Quote from: Marleycat;548211Wait, we are arguing that bringing food to a game is badwrongfun?

No, we were arguing that saying that one person saying their way of gaming is right and if you don't game that way it is wrong.

Benoist thinks that if you don't bring snacks to games you are wrong and you aren't playing correctly.

Others are saying that snacks aren't important and they can game well without them

Quote from: Exploderwizard;548213Why would you say that? It makes us tubby, overfed gamers cry when you say that.

Don't worry, our government will get involved and make sure we don't get fat and make sure everything is alright

Quote from: Benoist;548214Yeah. That's antithetic to everything I am, actually.

For me food is just about nourishing me.  I eat it then forget about it 5 minutes later.  As long get nourishment from it that's all I care about.

Quote from: Daedalus;548215No, we were arguing that saying that one person saying their way of gaming is right and if you don't game that way it is wrong.
 
Benoist thinks that if you don't bring snacks to games you are wrong and you aren't playing correctly.
 
Others are saying that snacks aren't important and they can game well without them

Don't really know if they are required for the game but it sure does make it better for myself given my focus is on the casual and the social part of the game. One True Way? No, but don't get mad if I'm at your table and break out a bit of food and maybe a beer.

I don't mean to say that because we drink a ton of wine and cook/prepare food like the bunch of Gourmands we are means we play a better version of a game than anytone else.

(we do, but that's beside the points:D)

Taste buds, and indeed, personal taste in general is exactly that.

However, breaking bread and sharing meals would indicate a greater level of social interaction while playing said game.  It does not speak to the quality of the game, while it does speak somewhat to the quality of the experience.  And I would argue this is an important point as we grow up.  

Few of us were 15 years old cooking dinners and drinking good wine enjoying the combination of dinner party/wine tasting/6-8 hour gaming session that I now go through twice a month.  And whilst some would make the point this is not needed, I would agree, but remind the assembled throngs that one thing that makes this hobby better than sitting in a basement jerking of to WoW or whatever is the social dimension.  And since the social ingredient is such an important constituent element to RPGs, perhaps one should look at factors that contribute to the social element as positive ones.

Quote from: Marleycat;548219Don't really know if they are required for the game but it sure does make it better for myself given my focus is on the casual and the social part of the game. One True Way? No, but don't get mad if I'm at your table and break out a bit of food and maybe a beer.

I think what is being said is that you can be causing and social without snacks being involved.  Benoist disagrees, you either bring snacks or you are gaming wrong (according to him)

Quote from: LordVreeg;548222However, breaking bread and sharing meals would indicate a greater level of social interaction while playing said game.  It does not speak to the quality of the game, while it does speak somewhat to the quality of the experience.  And I would argue this is an important point as we grow up.

I completely disagree.  I have gamed where we have eaten together and gamed where people ate prior to the game, and I saw no difference in the experience, it wasn't less social or a lower quality session.

Quote from: Daedalus;548215No, we were arguing that saying that one person saying their way of gaming is right and if you don't game that way it is wrong.

Benoist thinks that if you don't bring snacks to games you are wrong and you aren't playing correctly.

Others are saying that snacks aren't important and they can game well without them

please.  Respect the continuum.
 Ben recited from the Book of Kyle, "People, Snacks, Setting, System, in that order."  The thread was a pretty light-hearted movement into this pro-social enviroment.  

then you said this..

Quote from: DaedalusI know plenty of people who game to game, and socialize outside of gaming. Some people don't use game for the main point of socializing

And I think it was more this angle that is where the real slight rift is.  the snacks part is just cover, to some degree.

Quote from: Daedalus;548227I think what is being said is that you can be causing and social without snacks being involved.  Benoist disagrees, you either bring snacks or you are gaming wrong (according to him)

No he is saying the social aspect is more important than the game. Food and drink are always an indicator of a good time with friends. "People, Snacks, Setting, System, in that order."

Quote from: Marleycat;548234No he is saying the social aspect is more important than the game. Food and drink are always an indicator of a good time with friends. "People, Snacks, Setting, System, in that order."

Thank you.

Quote from: LordVreeg;548222reaking bread and sharing meals would indicate a greater level of social interaction while playing said game.  It does not speak to the quality of the game, while it does speak somewhat to the quality of the experience.  And I would argue this is an important point as we grow up.

I agree, though I suspect it does reflect on the quality of the game as well, since IME great players and GMs are conscious, aware, of the multiple dimensions involved in a role playing game, including the social interactions going on around the table.

Who would have thought a simple post about the joys of snacking would evolve into a two-forum flame war.