I ended up running three demos at the Free RPG Day events this past Saturday at Guardian Games. Here’s a run-down of the demos, what went down, and my afterthoughts.

The first and third demos were of the same game, a quick-start swamp boat adventure for the Tunnels and Trolls edition 5.5 RPG. The first session was a bit shaky at first, but after a bit we (all 8 of us!) all got into the flow of things and had a lot of totally ridiculous fun. In the second run, there were only two players, but both of them instantly got into the groove of things and commented frequently on how the absolute simplicity of the system made the game all the more fun. I posted about this game previously, and I’m glad to say my initial forecasts were mostly correct. So simple a five-year-old can learn it, and more fun than the cracker-jack-box prize-toy.

The second game I demoed, however, was unfortunately quite awful.