I did truly appreciate the characters absolutely screwing themselves and each other at the cusp of Ring 5. It was thematically brilliant and rules appropriate.

Even if it did involve a giant hoop skirt filled with body parts, weapons and some other dangly bits.

Would absolutely TPK again!

#TrophyRPG was a great system and we'll be returning to it. I think I went too easy on them plus kind of got a bit loopy with the Devil's Bargains. Conditions went sideways pretty quick.

These were all my problems, though, and not the game. Fatigue and bourbon will make you screw up anything.

Bah, how could I have forgotten that.

Oh, and apparently 'Shed a tear' is a controversial turn of phrase and friendships were ruined over it.

Was fairly obvious to me but hey, what do I know.

I'm also disturbingly good at Codenames though I think it's because I've been GMing these people for over a year/have known them for years. I know how they think.

I also know how to break them when someone decided I need to lose a game but I was their spymaster.

Some memorable highlights :

"The turtle is a unit of measurement much like the squirrel."

Updated slogan for "Virginia is for Lovers." : "Come"

Segway rebranding : "Incel Motivator"

I also have "Hard for Now" noted as pull quote but I was a few drinks in at that point and I can't remember why.

This is the same group that has come up with squirrel based measurement systems and such memorable quotes as :

"Lovingly, I make a HUMINT roll."
"It's not pleasuring me right now!" - directed at an Elder Sign

And, of course :

"Enough floor play."

I shouldn't have high expectations, really.

Such a great show. So happy I went both nights.