Gaming Food

[TheNovaLord]

Humous

 

[Ketherian]

I cook. And I like to cook.
So, naturally, I cook for all the games I'm in (that I can). In one or two cases I've been known to carry the ingredients to someone else's kitchen to cook.

The past four meals (at games) have been:
* A sandwich platter (lots of coldcuts, sliced cheeses & salad)
* Roast chicken with couscous and green beans
* Homemade philly cheesesteaks
* Southwestern Steak, Corn, and Black Bean Wraps.

Cooking for gamers is easy. Most are appreciative and those that aren't are welcome to order in rather than eat what I cook (especially since I'm not averse to left overs).
I tend to ask people to bring $5 worth of ingredients (or snacks or drinks to share) or give me their $5. I budget $5 a head and usually make the meal for less.

Snacks varry. If I cook, I ask others to bring the snacks. Chips, pretzels, fresh fruit, cheese and crackers... it's all good.

 

[player 2]

We share the responsibility for the food. Depending upon what the host is doing, I will bring either a dessert or a main dish (she supplies the other). We game on the weekend (noonish-6ish) The others bring chips and snacks to share. Everyone brings their own drinks.

For a main dish, I tend to make:
Homemade sloppy joes
lasagna
spinach bisque
pasta
cold cuts
soup

Desserts include:
cookies
pies (cheesecake, strawberry, apple, etc)
brownies
cakes (chocolate, ice cream, etc)
ice cream sundae bar (everyone brought some ice cream and we supplies the toppings, yum!)

 

[Stormborn]

We usually start at 2pm, play until 6, break for dinner (we all go together) and resume play around 7 and play until about 9. All of which depends on a good stopping point and where we want to go to dinner. Lately we have opted for a bigger dinner and no playing after.

However, during the game session we have snacks, typically provided by the host of the game but supplemented by who ever wants to share. These include:

-Chips, pretzels, pita, etc
-Candy
-Cookies
-Dips (hummus, ranch, etc)
-Cheese and Crackers
-Olives, pickels, etc
-Fruit

However, frequently something special will be added such as sausage balls, pie, cake, etc. Occasionally we decided to have a big game day and cook brauts or something else on the grill, or have something we made ahead and just have to heat up.

We almost never have pizza.

Drinks are provided by the host.

EDIT: Let me add that at 34 I am the youngest in our small group. Even the spouse that doesn't play RPGs comes and sits on the couch and plays around on his laptop or reads a book and then goes to dinner with us. We occasionally play other types of games that include him, however. Also, he and my wife are both kind of foodies and love trying weird stuff and trying to stump each other with cheese selections, so maybe not a typical group.

 

[Rpjunkie]

i used to be in a group where one of the players loved to cook. We would go over there and he would be cooking a turkey dinner with all the fixings or a roast or something in a huge roaster he had. Must have gained tons of weight gaming with that group. Now, its just popcorn,crackers with meats and cheese, or something similar.


RPJ

 

[Kid Socrates]

We tend to stick to snack-type foods, like Doritos, Triscuits, Cheez-Its, and soda for actual gaming, and then hit somewhere like Applebee's after the session's out. We've done stuff like homemade pizza before, though.

 

[Barak]

Usually we just share chips/crackers/chocolate/whatever, with some people bringing dinner, and some having already ate. About once a month though, we all chip in and the host of the game makes sushi and other such things, and that's always the best gaming nights.

Hmm. Maybe I should run OA, that might make him wanna do it every gaming night!

 

[MonkeyDragon]

We play at two people's houses, switching off every other week. At one place, the hostess makes something. Oftentimes it is spaghetti, and then occasionally patty melts, alfredo pasta, stuffed shells, or something of the like. We have a vegetarian in our group, so it's all either meatless (in the case of the pastas) or theres a meatless option (when she makes the mini patty melts, there are mini grilled cheeses for the veggie). She also makes dessert, and a special dessert for one of the guys that can't have sugar.

When we're at the other house, we play in the basement and there's no kitchen available. Then it's time to order pizza. We get the $5 hot and ready's from Hungry Howie's. Occasionally we get chinese from the local takeout place, and the host will put on a bbq once or twice a summer where he prepares the meats (or gardenburgers) and we bring sides.

We all bring snacks for ourselves if we want them, and if I'm in the mood for sweets I'll make extra and share them. I also bring a dessert if we're having someone's birthday and we're in the pizza home.

I get really, really sick of cheap pizza. I would much rather get chinese most of the time (I love chinese), but pizza is what most people want most of the time, so that's what we get. Over and over again.

 

[tzor]

I love food. Some people eat to live, others live to eat. I go between the two, so there are times that the gaming food is just something to muinch on while I'm gaming, and there are times when the gaming fod is a vital connection to keep the role playing spirit going. Just depends on the mood I suppose. And what's available.

The old Birthright supplement for the dwarves of Baruk Azhik had a food section, and when I was playing that scenario it significantly impacted my choices of gaming food while I was playing my dwarf.

 

[dragonhead]

if it walked the earth, we eat it. if it was hops, we drink it