Cast Party!
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As D indicated this weekend, 10 of our 11 players, plus Flourish, were able to run away to a beautiful lake house outside of the Twin Cities, where we spent much of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday hanging out, playing games, putting together an epic HP puzzle, and having our long-awaited Cast Party. (I think all of us thought when we scheduled this weekend that it was SO FAR AWAY from our September 1 conclusion date, but wow, it came up quickly!)
We were able to have a video chat with our one lonely missing player, Brook, and as you saw, we created a "Cards Against Alternity" deck which we playtested with some hilarious results. (The thing that Lucius just can't abide, that D used as her example when asking for cards, was "Corax Mulciber's left testicle" - just for an example.) We took pictures of the winners, came up with some ideas for drink names, a band, and a song (which might be forthcoming?), and we'll be putting the cards into a more formal C-A-H style deck soon for better play opportunities.
We also played "Slash" which was a hoot. It's basically Cards Against Humanity but for romantic pairings. We played the "hardcore" version, which was to supply the players with a character and a prompt to pitch their pairing, such as "Tell me about their first date" or "Tell me how they came to move in together." My personal favorite was when someone asked which other person was on Remus Lupin's "hall pass" list (the people he had a free pass from Sirius to sleep with if he ever had the chance), but I can't even remember who won. I do know that Jason Montague's one-night-stand was so that Harry wouldn't die a virgin....
I haven't even mentioned the FOOD. D fed us until we simply could not eat anymore. She even brought a massive batch of Snape's Chocolate Chip Cookies. We were sad when the last one was consumed. In addition, we munched all weekend on lovely tinned and potted treats from the Stretton Farms, had hot buttered rum (not quite butterbeer!), walked around in the neighborhood observing the lake and lake houses, and talked about everything and sundry.
Jen also showed off her awesome (completely awesome) Alternity double-knit blanket, and with so many knitters in our group I feel completely inadequate and non-crafty. :)
We had a fantastic time - we just wish we could have had longer to do it in!
As D indicated this weekend, 10 of our 11 players, plus Flourish, were able to run away to a beautiful lake house outside of the Twin Cities, where we spent much of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday hanging out, playing games, putting together an epic HP puzzle, and having our long-awaited Cast Party. (I think all of us thought when we scheduled this weekend that it was SO FAR AWAY from our September 1 conclusion date, but wow, it came up quickly!)
We were able to have a video chat with our one lonely missing player, Brook, and as you saw, we created a "Cards Against Alternity" deck which we playtested with some hilarious results. (The thing that Lucius just can't abide, that D used as her example when asking for cards, was "Corax Mulciber's left testicle" - just for an example.) We took pictures of the winners, came up with some ideas for drink names, a band, and a song (which might be forthcoming?), and we'll be putting the cards into a more formal C-A-H style deck soon for better play opportunities.
We also played "Slash" which was a hoot. It's basically Cards Against Humanity but for romantic pairings. We played the "hardcore" version, which was to supply the players with a character and a prompt to pitch their pairing, such as "Tell me about their first date" or "Tell me how they came to move in together." My personal favorite was when someone asked which other person was on Remus Lupin's "hall pass" list (the people he had a free pass from Sirius to sleep with if he ever had the chance), but I can't even remember who won. I do know that Jason Montague's one-night-stand was so that Harry wouldn't die a virgin....
I haven't even mentioned the FOOD. D fed us until we simply could not eat anymore. She even brought a massive batch of Snape's Chocolate Chip Cookies. We were sad when the last one was consumed. In addition, we munched all weekend on lovely tinned and potted treats from the Stretton Farms, had hot buttered rum (not quite butterbeer!), walked around in the neighborhood observing the lake and lake houses, and talked about everything and sundry.
Jen also showed off her awesome (completely awesome) Alternity double-knit blanket, and with so many knitters in our group I feel completely inadequate and non-crafty. :)
We had a fantastic time - we just wish we could have had longer to do it in!
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Date: 2015-10-26 08:26 pm (UTC)It was so amazingly awesome to see everyone, and the food, and the landscape and the games and the EVERYTHING.
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Date: 2015-10-26 09:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-27 06:17 am (UTC)Some recipes, in case anyone is interested:
Vegan blueberry muffins:
http://ohsheglows.com/2014/02/19/blissful-blueberry-banana-spelt-muffins-vegan-refined-sugar-free/
Vegan lentil soup:
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/02/vegan-lentil-soup-recipe.html
Vegan pasta with chickpea sauce:
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/02/pasta-chickpea-sauce-recipe.html
Hasselback potato gratin:
http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/12/the-food-lab-hasselback-potato-gratin-the-best-potatoes-ever-recipe.html
Gluten-free apple pan-cake:
http://faultlessrecipes.dreamwidth.org/2015/03/26/apple-pancake.html
Grape and champagne sorbet:
https://faultlessrecipes.dreamwidth.org/2014/08/23/grape-and-champagne-sorbet.html)
Creme brulee
https://faultlessrecipes.dreamwidth.org/8112.html
Snape's chocolate chip cookies
http://sweets.seriouseats.com/2013/12/the-food-lab-the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies.html
(Recipe is linked from there; that's the article about how you want to tweak them)
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Date: 2016-09-08 01:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-09-09 02:20 am (UTC)Come visit anytime and I'll feed you again! :)
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Date: 2015-10-27 11:23 pm (UTC)If you just want the part about the individual squares, that's here (contains links for each square, plus links to the relevant wiki pages about those events.)