Tabletop gaming in Italy?
April 1, 2014 11:18 AM
My friend will be visiting Rome and Venice on her honeymoon in a few months. She loves the Italian card game Bang! and has joked that she expects to play it in Italy. Is there a way for me to actually make this happen for her?
Maybe I can find a gaming store near Rome or Venice that has regular tabletop sessions (though I don't know if that's just an American game store thing)? Or perhaps there is some way to search for English speakers who live in those areas, and find a board game player among them? I'm in the US, and she will be coming from the US as well.
Maybe I can find a gaming store near Rome or Venice that has regular tabletop sessions (though I don't know if that's just an American game store thing)? Or perhaps there is some way to search for English speakers who live in those areas, and find a board game player among them? I'm in the US, and she will be coming from the US as well.
Talk to people on the flight over. Somebody is bound to know someone who's a bang!-player.
posted by Rabarberofficer at 1:51 PM on April 1, 2014
posted by Rabarberofficer at 1:51 PM on April 1, 2014
The laws or taboos may have changed, but I know that in the past it was either rude or illegal (Italian laws are so complicated that the division between those two concepts is much fuzzier than in most Anglo-Saxon countries) to play cards in public, due (I was told) to very strict anti-gambling laws that seemed to apply even if you weren't betting on the game. Italians would be fairly unlikely to invite a stranger into their private homes, so I'd concentrate on game stores or, maybe easier, calling the hotels/hostels where she'll be and seeing if they can help.
posted by jaguar at 8:52 PM on April 1, 2014
posted by jaguar at 8:52 PM on April 1, 2014
There isn't a chance she's making a double entendre about "bang"ing on her honeymoon in Italy, is there? Just asking before you go through the trouble...
posted by davejay at 11:26 PM on April 1, 2014
posted by davejay at 11:26 PM on April 1, 2014
I'll bet there are a bunch of English speakers studying abroad there, especially in Rome. Maybe check with American/British universities in the city and/or language schools to see if they offer game nights or clubs that would play the game.
posted by Shadow Boxer at 12:46 PM on April 2, 2014
posted by Shadow Boxer at 12:46 PM on April 2, 2014
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posted by St. Peepsburg at 11:41 AM on April 1, 2014