It was snow free in Minnesota, but by the time we got to the Dells, there was snow on the ground. And Madison had a big snow storm. Enough that they were worried about cleanup for sports games on Friday.
On Thursday after we got there, we checked into our AirBNB (and almost tumbled down the slippery snow-covered steps) and then got to gaming. Eryn and I played some short games first. Apoteheca was a hidden information game where you used your abilities to move the tiles so you could get several in a row. That's Kevin lurking in the background. And that's Eryn's Displacer Beast skulking at the end of the table. It's funny how cute they made a displacer beast. Eryn was amused to find out he had a little red x for a butthole.
More Apotheca. We played a few rounds.
Eyrn and her displacer beast enjoying getting gaming.
The first day was on Halloween, so there were all sorts of attendees dressed up / in costume. This guy was very proud of his fairy costume.
Surprise photo of me playing 5 Minute Dungeon. Our initial group liked this one best out of the four games we played. It was fast. That poor guy next to me had hearing aids, however. So people were talking and doing things all at the same time and it was tough to keep up. They did like it much better than Fuse which had the same issues (lots of noise and motion, so difficult to pay attention).
Our hostess dressed up as Sally in A Nightmare Before Christmas. We're busy cleaning up after throwing all our cards on the table in 5 Minute Dungeon here.
And a game of Forbidden Desert. In my opinion, this was the pickiest game for n00bs. The water carrier and the mover (me) should have sat on the oasis/well and just moved other teammates and water around. Anything else (which is what we did) was foolish. I"m not fond of games that aren't forgiving at all without a good organic incentive to use the game mechanics. But it was a fun round of team building.
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