In Legends and Lore we feature interesting historical and mythological tidbits associated with Ravenwood Castle. This week’s Legends and Lore is written by our Assistant Innkeeper, Abby Kutscher. One of my fondest memories since working at the castle was when a little boy, about 3 or 4 years old, came and stayed in one of the suites with his Grandpa. After breakfast the little boy walked over to me, foam sword in…
The Game of the Month series highlights one of the many games in our libraries at Ravenwood Castle and The Malted Meeple. We will briefly describe the game, how to play it, and why we like it. This month’s Game of the Month is written by The Malted Meeple’s Head Game Master – and former Ravenwood Innkeeper – Karington Hess. Game: Betrayal at House on the Hille Publisher: Wizards of the Coast…
So far in the 2015-2016 Murder Mystery season the Ravenwood Detectives have visited the England of Sherlock Holmes. In November we will be visiting with zombies, and making our debut trip to the Firefly ‘verse. Where could we possibly send our detectives in December? It’s got to be somewhere far away. Perhaps even a galaxy far, far away…. On the frozen ice world of Hoth there is a hidden Imperial outpost,…
This week’s blog post – written by our Assistant Innkeeper, Abby Kutscher – shines the Room Spotlight on one of our most romantic castle guest rooms, Queen Victoria’s Suite. Queen Victoria reigned the longest of any British monarch, and longer than any female monarch in history. Therefore, it is only suitable that Ravenwood Castle’s Queen Victoria Suite exudes feminine, romantic charm. Adorned in varying shades of red, this first floor…
In what has become an annual tradition, Ravenwood Castle is pleased to announce that King Henry VIII and his court will be joining us for our Tudor Christmas Dinner! One does not host royalty without providing appropriate entertainment. In previous years we have offered a variety of amazing acts for the enjoyment of His Majesty’s court, and this year will be no exception. The evening’s celebration will include a troupe…
I am pleased to announce the next in our series of Beer Tasting Weekends, to be held December 4th & 5th. Like all of our tasting events, this is no ordinary beer tasting dinner. This event spans two full days of good food and great beer, starring two great breweries, and two of my personal top five beers! Dinner Friday night features Breckenridge Brewery out of Colorado. Pam Matousek from…
The Game of the Month series highlights one of the many games in our libraries at Ravenwood Castle and The Malted Meeple. We will briefly describe the game, how to play it, and why we like it. This month’s Game of the Month is written by The Malted Meeple’s Head Game Master – and former Ravenwood Innkeeper – Karington Hess. Game: Mysterium Publisher: Libellud September’s Game of the Month is a gem…
Over the years the Ravenwood Detective Agency has adventured through many themes and settings. Doctor Who. Harry Potter. The Game of Thrones. Fairy Tales. You might think this would be the year we would run out of amazing new settings to explore. You – as I’m sure you can guess by now – would be wrong! We’ve put our heads together with the twisted minds of the Shadow Stalkers and…
In the last few weeks we’ve enjoyed Con in the Castle 2015 and the ultimate gaming convention, GenCon. Needless to say, the Ravenwood Castle team is in a bit of a convention spirit, which makes this a great time to announce our next gaming convention: the fourth annual Hoop & Stick Convention! Hoop & Stick Con 2016 will be held Thursday February 25th through Sunday February 28th. Four days and three nights…
It has been nearly two years since the series of incidents that we refer to only as the “troubled times”. In those dark days, the Living Dead plagued Ravenwood Castle. It took all the Ravenwood Detective Agency had to get to the bottom of the zombie infection and curb the outbreak. But through the efforts of many valiant detectives, we were finally safe from the zombie scourge. Or so we…
