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That's right... impin' ain't easy, biotch.
This is our first episode. In it we cover a topic that has followed us all our gaming lives: Does alcohol and gaming mix?
Running Time – 27:55
00:00 Intro
00:35 HBO’s Game of Thrones
06:32 Topic: Drinking and Gaming
11:40 TANGENT: Mike DM
12:48 Back to Topic: Drinking and Gaming
16:49 TANGENT: L5R at GenCon
17:43 Back to Topic: Drinking and Gaming
18:15 TANGENT: Cosplay vs LARP
19:00 Are We Back on Topic? (nope)
19:17 TANGENT: Jayson’s Girl Issues
20:00 TANGENT: Open Mic for GenCon
21:13 TANGENT: Are We Elitist Gamers? (yes)
22:19 Back to Topic: Drinking and Gaming
27:20 Outro
OFFICIAL TANGENT COUNT: 6
Games Discussed:
Dungeons and Dragons, Shadowrun, GURPS – Old West, Legend of the Five Rings, Aces and Eights, Call of Cthulhu, Munchkin, Illuminati.
Cool sites, groups or products discussed in the show:
In general I’m not a drinker, so my opinion is likely biased on this point, but my thoughts are that drinking and gaming don’t mix all that well. Not that you need to be stone sober, but the game really bogs down and falls apart when the players have too much alcohol in them.
Since our sessions only happen twice a month its nice to get a lot of gaming done. So having things fall apart after a few hours because someone’s drunk is a bit of a let down.
Some of the other guys drink beer when we play, but that’s only if it’s the weekend. I might drink a wine cooler or hard lemonade, etc, but I’ve never been one to drink beer. But we never get drunk while playing.