My gaming buddy and I have recently decided to drop alcohol when playing anything other than small skirmish games; it just seems to raise the temperature.

I've known this guy for 30+ years but, when alcohol is involved,  our games are the worse for it.

So,  what are your thoughts?  Do wargaming and alcohol mix?

When we did a lot of Rpg's we got rid of alcohol during the games as people started doing stupider things than normal. For wargaming we have to travel to the club so no drinking due to driving anyway

Quote from: Fenton on 02 March 2015, 10:01:04 PM
When we did a lot of Rpg's we got rid of alcohol during the games as people started doing stupider things than normal. For wargaming we have to travel to the club so no drinking due to driving anyway

RPGs and alcohol DEFINITELY don't mix.  It's like trying to read when you're merry, the words don't go in.

We drink tea, lots of it.

I drive, and antidepressants don't mix with booze either.

Quote from: mad lemmey on 02 March 2015, 10:04:36 PM
I drive, and antidepressants don't mix with booze either.

I've got that t shirt from a long time ago; they really don't 

Quote from: Bodvoc on 02 March 2015, 10:03:43 PM
We drink tea, lots of it.

I've recently discovered green tea ; something of an acquired taste but I love it 

Wine gums...

Quote from: mad lemmey on 02 March 2015, 10:09:56 PM
Wine gums...

Trying to avoid sugar as much as possible; post 40 my teeth are being silly

A bottle or two between 4 to 6 of us when gaming doesn't seem to cause any problems with any of the groups I game with.

The time we decided that the Russian Commanders should drink vodka and the German Commanders schnapps during a BKC2 Great Patriotic War game wound down into a reminiscence session rather than a gaming one - "Do you remember ..." "We used to play ...." "Whatever happened to the guy who ..."  A detriment to the game maybe but a very enjoyable evening none the less

Sunjester and I have a small one during games, and they remain amicable.

We have found the secret to drinking in any situation is to avoid the 2nd pint.  The second pint is the one that causes the problems.



I've noticed that effect - my darts and pool (never great) are definately better after about one and a half. Finishing the second pint has a weird effect. You know what it's like  - you nip into a pub with a mate, intending just to have a swift one: One of you buys, so the other buys back, and all of a sudden staying for a third seems a perfectly reasonable propostion, as does the 4th and a short one, and maybe a curry.  That second drink is the real trouble maker.

Sunjester and I have therefore found a solution to this problem.  We don't have a second pint.

We skip directly to the third, which isn't a trouble maker.  Cut out the second all together.  It really does work.

Ithoriel, Sun; your comments kind of prove what we've worked out 

Espresso.

Quote from: FierceKitty on 02 March 2015, 11:10:53 PM
Espresso.

Too strong 

I used to play pool on th pint and a half rule. Could only win sober. Pint and a half. Three. Four and half or six.

Problem is I can't handle anything over two! I stuck to zero!

Quote from: mad lemmey on 02 March 2015, 11:14:02 PM
I used to play pool on th pint and a half rule. Could only win sober. Pint and a half. Three. Four and half or six.

Problem is I can't handle anything over two! I stuck to zero!

Ten pin bowling; I'm always better during pint 2.  After that, downhill