The printer’s box
One of my friends in our online gamer group is new to the hobby.
Tulip doesn’t have many of the physical tabletop games we are playing online, so she felt like she couldn’t make a SpielMas display using enough game parts.
Instead, she came up with an idea that is deeply meaningful to her on so many levels.
Memorabilia
Tulip recently moved to a new home in Montana, where she has been meaning to unpack her printer’s box and refill it with memorabilia, which is still being stored in a cardboard box.
Now, because of the festival, she’ll put up her printer’s box in time for the start of SpielMas on Saturday, December 26, 2020.
Then she’ll remove one piece of memorabilia from the printer’s box each night of SpielMas, when she plays a game, and place it on her display, to remind her of her late mother.
Linotype
Linotype machine
Source: Wikipedia
I was very excited to hear Tulip's story, because my late mother had an uncle who was a linotypist. He most certainly used printer’s boxes for the slugs of lead used to make the newspapers of his day. His vocabulary was enormous from all that he read on the job (backwards!), and as a result he was a very good Scrabble player. Thus, my Mom learned so much from playing games with him.
The joke in my family is my Dad taught me to play games, but my Mom taught me how to win. So, Tulip’s display reminds me how important it is to thank someone who was such a profound influence in your life.
Does this inspire you to make a SpielMas display in a creative way? Tag your story and pictures using #SpielMas on social, and I’ll share the best!
Published December 6, 2020.
