 etotheipi  | 01 Jun 2016 1:23 p.m. PST |
Either as the whole fare or as an "accent" snack. We do occasionally. * Canned beans and bacon, hardtack rolls, jerky and coffee
* Potato latkes and vodka
* Bean burritos and beer |
| Rich Bliss | 01 Jun 2016 2:02 p.m. PST |
Not unless BBQ ribs can be traced to Eastern Africa. |
| 21eRegt | 01 Jun 2016 2:04 p.m. PST |
Only once or twice for really special occasion games. |
| zoneofcontrol | 01 Jun 2016 2:30 p.m. PST |
Once put on a zombies v cannibals game. The themed foods did not go over well and I only just was released from prison a few weeks ago. |
| Winston Smith | 01 Jun 2016 3:21 p.m. PST |
Crockpot chili and beer go with SO many periods. |
| Ragbones | 01 Jun 2016 3:43 p.m. PST |
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| foxweasel | 01 Jun 2016 4:23 p.m. PST |
No, military food is generally c#=p nowadays, can't imagine how awful it was in times gone by. |
 DWilliams  | 01 Jun 2016 4:56 p.m. PST |
If "period food" includes beer, then yes. Otherwise, no. |
| Mute Bystander | 01 Jun 2016 5:16 p.m. PST |
No but I would serve food before or after games, not during. |
| Grelber | 01 Jun 2016 5:21 p.m. PST |
Brought some sarsaparilla to a Western game once. Grelber |
| jgibbons | 01 Jun 2016 6:14 p.m. PST |
Once… Civil war game with beef stew, hard tack, black coffee, etc… |
| Timotheous | 01 Jun 2016 6:16 p.m. PST |
I had a friend back in the '90s who used to serve chili or baked beans with cornbread whenever he hosted an ACW game at his house. I once served tabouli and hummus with pita bread at one of our games featuring New Kingdom Egyptians vs. my Hittites. Hmmm…must make tabouli again, it's delicious! |
| vtsaogames | 01 Jun 2016 6:21 p.m. PST |
Recently had chile verde, a Mexican pork stew and Mexican beer for our Cinco de Mayo game. That's the only time in 40 years. |
| Eumelus | 01 Jun 2016 6:26 p.m. PST |
My wife made Chicken Marengo for my gaming group for a refight of, well, Marengo. Paired nicely with a Nebbiolo… |
| Mike Mayes | 01 Jun 2016 7:37 p.m. PST |
We have jelly babies with our Doctor Who game. |
| Kevin C | 01 Jun 2016 8:18 p.m. PST |
I am a lucky man. My wife collects historical cookbooks and loves to try out the recipes -- and of course my friends and I love to eat. |
| Coelacanth | 01 Jun 2016 8:57 p.m. PST |
There must be some reason that I've never done this. Ron |
| skinkmasterreturns | 02 Jun 2016 4:39 a.m. PST |
We have eaten pizza when fighting Republican Romans…… |
 Saber6  | 02 Jun 2016 5:22 a.m. PST |
Did WW1 soup for a game once. |
| nazrat | 02 Jun 2016 6:34 a.m. PST |
Food comes nowhere near any of my games or figures. So no. |
| Gunfreak | 02 Jun 2016 7:49 a.m. PST |
Not unless BBQ ribs can be traced to Eastern Africa. Both "pigs" and "cows" in eastern Africa! |
 The Virtual Armchair General | 02 Jun 2016 8:42 a.m. PST |
Does week old pizza count as "period food?" I mean, it IS "historical"…. |
| avidgamer | 02 Jun 2016 9:25 a.m. PST |
Yeah… ACW. Hardtack, bacon and coffee. I did not serve the hardtack with worms. |
| Dave Jackson | 02 Jun 2016 12:43 p.m. PST |
Did the same for Marengo…Chicken Marengo……served with a Pinot Noir |
| Weasel | 02 Jun 2016 12:44 p.m. PST |
No, but we have had tea when playing the Brits in ww2, beer for germans and a shot of vodka for victorious Soviets. |
| platypus01au | 02 Jun 2016 7:56 p.m. PST |
When I ran a DBM/DBMM pre-Columbian one day tournament, I always used to put on an appropriate themed BBQ. Corona beer, Black beans, tortillas, chilli and BBQ turkey. JohnG |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 03 Jun 2016 3:14 a.m. PST |
For any game set in the far future, you can serve chocolate tempura prawns with a can of Slurm. |
| jowady | 03 Jun 2016 9:47 a.m. PST |
Uhh sorry, pizza isn't period for Roman (no tomatoes until after Columbus), in fact when you read what the Romans actually ate, mice were considered a delicacy, it had very little meat if any for all but the very rich. There were lots of olives and grapes and fish for those living near the sea. |
| etotheipi | 05 Jun 2016 4:31 a.m. PST |
So, I think the general cases of the responses are… - Food and games don't mix.
- Never.
- If something I cook relates to the genre, good.
- Yes. Beer.
- For easy genres with food I already make/like, yes.
- I have a special game (or two) that I do this for.
- I do it occasionally.
- I do it a lot.
- My SO is awesome and does this for me!
- Not only do I do this every time, but I also insist on period utensils, dishware, cups, and food safety. … OK. Maybe I made the last one up. Did I miss capturing the tenor of anyone's response? |
| brass1 | 06 Jun 2016 7:53 a.m. PST |
I've never even considered it. I did once, long ago, attend a World War II game at which the host served MREs; I had to explain that those hadn't been invented when I was in the army, let alone in 1944. LT |
| etotheipi | 06 Jun 2016 8:42 a.m. PST |
Oh, to have access to C-Rations!
You could use cigarettes as victory point markers, and trade them in for on field advantages! |
