Gaming & Gardening - Summer 2026

[The Soloist]

Playing a game Rivals for Catan, Age of Gold expansion, with my wife in the backyard. Glad we invested in a pergola with screens, curtains and moving panels on top.

What table top games do you play outside?

 

[Jeremy E Grenemyer]

I don’t think I have ever gamed outside before.

I love the idea of playing in the fresh air.

 

[aco175]

Yeah, too much fresh air is bad for one's health. Something about vitamin D. That and a bee might into the Mountain Dew can.

 

[The Soloist]

Yeah, too much fresh air is bad for one's health. Something about vitamin D. That and a bee might into the Mountain Dew can.

Keep on rolling in your radon radiation contaminated basement!

 

[Whisper-Kitten]

Keep on rolling in your radon radiation contaminated basement!

That's authentic though.

 

[The Soloist]

That's authentic though.

Yes, you can play Gamma World with a real life lung mutation!

 

[Umbran]

What table top games do you play outside?

When I was a kid, in the summer my D&D group was often exiled to the yard and a table made of plywood and sawhorses.

These days, I find wind to be a major argument against playing most tabletop games outside. Having the game blow away is a major annoyance to play.

 

[The Soloist]

When I was a kid, in the summer my D&D group was often exiled to the yard and a table made of plywood and sawhorses.

These days, I find wind to be a major argument against playing most tabletop games outside. Having the game blow away is a major annoyance to play.

That is why our Pergola is equipped with +5 Wind Deflector Screens and Curtains.

 

[Umbran]

That is why our Pergola is equipped with +5 Wind Deflector Screens and Curtains.

Chicken and egg issue.

 

[Whisper-Kitten]

That is why our Pergola is equipped with +5 Wind Deflector Screens and Curtains.

How does it handle radiant damage though?