Last weekend was GROGMEET. We have just about thawed out and our eyes have reacclimatised to daylight following a terrific time with the GROGSQUAD united to play games together.
GMs and Players bring their best to this event. There is a huge array of games available, old and very new, and everyone is ready to engage and get the best out of the experience. They embrace the shambolic, easy-going event to make sure it’s welcoming and fun.
This time we had Storm Goretti and a so called ‘weather bomb’ to contend with prior to the event, but the GROGSQUAD battled on. There were some delays and a degree of last-minute shuffling, but it all worked out in the end.
Acceptable
Friday afternoon is usually the ‘multi-tabled’ themed event. This time we returned to a lower complexity idea of reviving some of the classics of yesteryear which we affectionately dubbed “acceptable in the eighties.” Scenarios and supplements from the 80s (and earlier) were given a new breath of life across 10 tables. It might not have had the same bonkers energy as Gatsby and the Great Race that we ran last year, but we are still recovering from that experience, so it was probably for the best.
There were hidden Easter eggs to be found in the games. This year, the event was sponsored by Chaosium to mark its 50th Anniversary, each game featured some hidden references to the company. Brian Duguid was judged to have been the winner and was awarded this year’s Mike Hobbs Memorial Award.
The rest of the weekend was filled with the usual gaming excitement and high-level socialising, followed by Sunday at Manchester Occasional Role-Playing.
Thanks to everyone who made it possible, especially Vaughan and Gareth for helping with the logistics.
Next time, it will be 10 years since GROGMEET began. What have we got in store for that?
