Gaming in the basement

[The Shaman]

Not so many basements in Southern California. Lots of dining room tables, though.

 

[Abraxas]

We still game in the basement. In all but two of my friend's houses there is nowhere with adequate room to game upstairs.

The only time I didn't game in the basement was in college (Michigan UP, the basement had a dirt floor).

 

[Festivus]

Here in Southern California basements are rare... but I do know of a couple (just no game rooms in them). My favorite place has always been outside at night.

 

[Ahnehnois]

We've traded around gaming spots between the houses of members families. When there's a viable basement (which there often has been) we use that. Otherwise it's a living room with windows and sunlight.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

After being initiated to the hobby in Aurora, CO's East Middle School's library in 1977, my next stop was in Manhattan, KS.

Everyone had some kind of basement there- usually dedicated to kid or family entertainment- so for a few years, all of my gaming was either at school or in someone's basement.

Since then, though, nary a one. Currently, we usually game in someone's breakfast nook or dining room, though when I host, its in an upstairs den...again devoted to my entertainment.

 

[Morrus]

Never even seen a basement, let alone gamed in one.

 

[Gothmog]

Almost always gamed in a basement here. When I lived at home, my parents had a large basement with a six-seat poker table, and up through college we would game there. When I moved away for grad school, I bought a house which also had a basement, and I was given one of my grandmother's old kitchen table sets- and gaming was down in living room there. Now, I have a big house with an enormous entertainment space in the finished basement- a full kitchen, home movie theater, pool table, and soon, a Sultan Highlander gaming table! Gaming in the basement is the ONLY way to go!

 

[IronWolf]

Now, I have a big house with an enormous entertainment space in the finished basement- a full kitchen, home movie theater, pool table, and soon, a Sultan Highlander gaming table! Gaming in the basement is the ONLY way to go!

Sounds like a very nice setup! I really need to allocate funds for a setup like this, shoot, even halfway like this!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Never even seen a basement, let alone gamed in one.

From this, we can surmise that Morrus is not The Gimp.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Common in the Chicago land region at least.

In some cases the basement was the 'shrine' of the man but instead of sports stuff it was D&D stuff. One guy had thousands of miniatures. Thousands. Awesome but made me wish I had much more storage for my own stuff at the same time.