Planning vs. Free Form.

Ok... trying out this "wee bit at a time" philosophy.

And Dan... is anyone else actively paying attention? Or do we have to bust some heads? :)

After the game day yesterday, where we made it up as we went along and ended up with a bunch of good videogaming and no tabletop games, I had some thoughts. They're about the best way to come into a game day/night. About setting a plan in advance, or making it up as we go along.

What do people prefer? Sometimes I think I get a bit... fragmented... with little slices of a lot, and a kind of adrift formlessness when it's all shooting from the hip. I'm wondering if it might be better to set a bit of a schedule... like, say "A game of Power Grid, finishing out the block with a few games of For Sale", or "A game of War of the Ring, with a theme tie-in two/three-board battle with Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation".

People know it in advance, might get their minds in the grove, and it might feel more coherent, more substantial.

On the other hand, people might dislike the idea of planning stuff that isn't work... and it's usually "work" that hasta be exhaustively planned.

So, a few thoughts on that would be cool. Lets see if we can get a real discussion here. Ken, Shawn, Devon, Bryan... speak up fellas. And the blog will record it all for posterity! :)

-AnonAmos