>4) Finally... do we really need snacks at the game? It *does* tend to go >against most of what I'm reading about healthy eating... eat because >you're hungry, not because social cues indicate that you should be eating. >Do we eat at the game because we're hungry, or is there some other reason >for it? Well, we eat because we're hungry. We usually play through at least one meal (lunch) and frequently two (lunch and dinner). Especially our all-day Runequest sessions, which start at around 12 and end when the GM starts yawning really hard, which can be any time from 11:00 pm to 2:00 am. We deal with this in two ways. If we're playing at the University gamer's space, we order pizza, Chinese food, chicken, ribs, etc. (This last is unpopular with some people because it's messy. I just bring lots of hand wipes.) If it's at someone's house, it's much more elaborate, because two of us (one of which is me) really like to cook. I think our Fourth of July Picnic and All-Day Runequest Game was the most decadent: I brought cold roast chicken with lemon and rosemary, potato salad, and fruit; our other cook brought marinated salmon, asparagus, and pasta salad; we all cooperated on Ben and Jerry's ice cream (several flavors), wafers, pickles, artichoke hearts, cherry tomatoes, cheese, etc. I'm pretty sure I left something out. Did I mention the Sam Adams and the Woodchuck Cider? Oh, and we snack too. (In fact, on occasions like the above, we graze all afternoon and evening.) Janet Anderson (and gaming in a college atmosphere means I can try out recipes on a really uncritical audience) ---------------------------------------------------------------- GAMERS Home Page: http://www.phoenyx.net/gamers/
