This week one of my gaming pals Nikki and I attended a new game night event, Dice and Decks: Game Night at the Athenaeum. A new public event at an iconic Indianapolis location, The Athenaeum and Rathskeller. Hosted by The Athenaeum Foundation, Inc. the event was free to the public and all beverage and snack sales proceeds went to support The Athenaeum Foundation. I first learned of the event from another gaming friend whom sent me the Facebook event information. In turn, I too sent onto some gaming friends. The Facebook event post encouraged attendees to bring their games to share. Among my game group, Nikki and I were both available to go check it out. From our homes on the Northeast side of Indy in the Lawrence area, we drove about 30 minutes to get to the downtown venue and parked in the Athenaeum lot which had event parking due to another event going on outside the Rathskeller. Ten bucks was a bit more than I planned to spend on parking, however, being relatively unfamiliar to the area, I wasn't sure how long it might take to find street parking or other options. Once we arrived inside, we found the gaming area set up on the second floor. About six long tables and several round tables were set up waiting for games to be played. We were greeted immediately by Craig the organizer and a couple others who had already set out a card game. Within about thirty minutes, people filed in to check out this new event. Everyone was quite nice. With Nikki's help, I set up Champions of Midgard to share with whomever was interested. It was a welcoming environment despite the fact that neither Nikki or myself knew anyone. The bar area was adjacent to the gaming tables and provided easy access to refreshments. Again, proceeds from the refreshments benefited The Athenaeum Foundation, Inc. Eventually a couple of people sat down to join Nikki and I. I had planned to teach the game to newcomers however the two new friends we met, David and Jamie, had played before. As it turns out, they were more familiar with the game than I. I purchased Champions of Midgard within the last month or two and only had about four or five games under my belt and Nikki had maybe one less play than I. David and Jamie stated later that they had played maybe about 15 times. This turned out to be quite helpful. As we played, I learned a couple nuances of the rules that I had either missed or forgotten. They also came to the game with different approaches and strategies than I was used to seeing. I plan to add more details about Champions of Midgard in a future post. Before I knew it our game had ended and game night had come to its conclusion. People packed their games and began to disperse. I got a chance to meet a few of the other gamers and hope to meet more at future events. Craig said they planned to continue this "Dice and Decks" event on a monthly basis. I expect to see this group grow as the event continues forward. It was a good time and great way to spend a Thursday evening while supporting a local cause.
I have attached a link to this past Facebook event post below. Message the event host to see how you can be added to future event invites. Hope to see you there at a future game night! https://www.facebook.com/events/325710311452170/?active_tab=about
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