The RPS Social Club, London

pakoito 2014-02-18 20:44:35 UTC #441

I may turn up with Cosmic Encounter if weekend laziness doesn’t kill me first.

MalkContent 2014-02-21 12:21:48 UTC #442

As I’ve not been for awhile, what sort of time to folks tend to turn up?

passingtramp 2014-02-21 14:50:42 UTC #443

Hello! A friend and I are hoping to come tomorrow, and especially to play board games. About what time do board game players tend to turn up? Thanks.

Stense 2014-02-21 14:50:58 UTC #444

Usually from 7ish or 8ish that people show up.

We do sometimes get people going earlier for boardgaming, but a good bet is for around 7ish that people tend to start showing up.

YohnTheViking 2014-02-21 19:33:51 UTC #445

In the spirit of one-ups-manship; how many of the expansions do you have? Cause I can bring along Cosmic Encounter with all of them.

Other options are Tsuro, Elder Sign, Shadows Over Camelot, Libertalia, Legendary, and heaps of other smaller ones. (Reminder to self, bring Coup)

Stense 2014-02-21 20:34:34 UTC #446

Ooh, Elder Sign, that’s a lot of fun. I’d usually bring The Resistance myself, but if MalkContent is bringing Avalon, I probably won’t bother. I could bring Munchkin and Citadels, if those are good choices?

pakoito 2014-02-21 21:01:10 UTC #447

Only Cosmic Invasion with the reward deck, so if you want to alleviate me from bringing it it’d be cool.

YohnTheViking 2014-02-21 21:12:12 UTC #448

I’ll bring Cosmic Encounter then, along with Coup and Tsuro.

Citadels is probably a good choice since it plays a relatively high number of people.

MalkContent 2014-02-21 21:34:55 UTC #449

Seconded on Citadels do love it and I’ve never played it with more than 500. Go ahead and bring the Resistance, as a quick glance around the flat reveals that I’ve left Avalon somewhere I can’t quite recall.

JamesG 2014-02-21 23:20:31 UTC #450

Well a lot of redundancy eating into my collection (Cosmic Encounter, Citadels, Munchkin) but I’ll grab a few things (Hive, Saboteur, Dixit?) and bring them along. Probably get there fairly early and read until people show.

Edit: Oh, keen to have a game of Coup, not played that yet.

kreggurree 2014-02-21 23:22:27 UTC #451

I will be coming again, it was fun last time. I can bring Citadels along so you don’t have to bring too many games Stense.

HerbertWest 2014-02-22 01:03:08 UTC #452

So, I thought that since I recently moved to London, attending such a gathering might be fun.

Could some veteran key me in on what these are generally about? How many people attend?

(I know these questions would get answered if I browsed this thread a little, but currently, I’m dead tired)

I can actually bring a Tafl game, if you guys fancy. Cant play it, though:)

Stense 2014-02-22 12:30:48 UTC #453

HerbertWest, it’s pretty variable how many people tend to turn up to be honest. Usually there is a good enough crowd for a few tables worth of gaming stuff. It has also been jam packed with folk or had quiet low key affairs. Whenever the RPD folk are kind enough to post about it, we tend to get a good bump in the numbers. Hoping that it will be a good crowd tonight! If you come (which would be lovely if you do) bring whatever you like, most games tend to need explaining to at least someone else. We’re a patient bunch!

It’ll be good to see you again kreggurree, maybe we’ll get around to playing Citadels this time. I’ll bring Resistance along then.

sketchseven 2014-02-22 13:31:02 UTC #454

Just to throw a note in here so I’m subbed to this thread - I’ll be living in London from the 1st of March, hoping to make it along to the RPS Socials.

JamesG 2014-02-22 16:17:26 UTC #455

Here early as I said. But sat downstairs at the bar as upstairs is football or rugby at the moment.

Edit: Rugby over so moved upstairs

Excession 2014-02-23 00:47:35 UTC #456

Had a good time, thanks everyone. I’d like to come again, perhaps I’ll even remember some names and be less shit at Resistance!
-Tom

Stense 2014-02-23 16:22:13 UTC #457

Twas a good night. Lovely to see people and meet new folk. See you all another time hopefully.

passingtramp 2014-02-24 12:05:45 UTC #458

Tom and I (Edmund) had a great time, thanks for setting it up!

JamesG 2014-02-24 21:07:34 UTC #459

Sorry I had to run off early, the underground and train network had to be an outlet for my masochism, when compared to complete species extintion… well there weren’t any rail replacement bus services running so I think the extintion would have still won out.

kreggurree 2014-02-24 22:59:55 UTC #460

It was a good night, thanks for the game of resistance and being carried to a cosmic encounter win ;).