Last Friday I had my first "at the table" gaming experience with the exception to some games played at home with family. My neighbors, Nikki and Jeff invited me to play a board game set up outdoors. This COVID-19 gaming experience worked well. The Outdoor Gaming Experience
Nikki had recently purchased Roll Player and the expansion Monsters and Minions. The combination results in a fun dice drafting and dice chucking board game. The basic concept in Roll Player is to draft dice and purchase items to create and equip a fantasy roll-playing character. Monsters and Minions adds the element of actually putting your fantasy character to the test in battles against small monsters (Minions) and eventually the big bad Monster. These battles add some action and excitement to the base game which is more focused on dice drafting and placement strategy. Nikki and Jeff set up a temporary table in their driveway for our game. We sat around the table as socially distanced as possible. The heat of the sun caused us to make some minor shifts in seating - Jeff and I ended up wearing face masks as a result of our closer proximity. After we got started, there was really no thought about the circumstance which created our outdoor gaming situation. The weather was pleasant with low humidity adding to the enjoyment. A positive experience overall. When comparing outdoor gaming to online gaming, one major difference is the clean up. Online board games have that advantage of not having to clean up everything after you’re done. Another bonus for online games is the access to numerous games you may not currently own in physical format. You can try things out to see if you might want to purchase. Other than that, you just can’t beat the experience of playing a game together with friends in person! The interaction is great. The tactile experience of placing pieces and rolling dice, etc... When the weather and conditions are nice, outdoor gaming can be a great option. I highly recommend that small groups consider setting up outdoors to play a game. Of course it’s important that the weather cooperates. Nikki, Jeff and I all enjoyed our neighborhood game session. Eventually, the hope is to get the full group back to gaming together indoors. For now we’ll stick with online and outdoor game sessions. For more information on Board Game Geek about Roll Player: Monsters and Minions click here. Game on!
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