This week’s blog post – written by our Assistant Innkeeper, Abby Kutscher – shines the Room Spotlight on one of our favorite Cottages, the Clock Tower. From floor to ceiling, the Clock Tower is filled with beautiful handcrafted woodwork, making it a favorite among guests and staff alike. This two story cottage boasts a sizable second story bedroom with a king size bed. It also features a second story balcony…
Monthly Archives: March 2015
This week’s blog post sees the return of Legends and Lore, a column which features interesting historical and mythological tidbits associated with Ravenwood Castle. This week’s Legends and Lore is written by our Assistant Innkeeper Abby Kutscher. A visit to Ravenwood Castle is a chance to experience an authentic castle feel – with a few modern amenities like indoor plumbing and microwaves! And what castle would be complete without a decorative…
Announcing the third annual Con in the Castle, July 17th to 19th, 2015! Con in the Castle is our summer gaming convention, and includes three days of board games, role playing sessions, and general gaming goodness, all – as the name suggests – in a castle. Our Guest of Honor this year is none other than Christopher Badell of Greater Than Games. Christopher has designed such games as Galactic Strike…
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. Game: Dominion Publisher: Rio Grande Games Not many board games can claim the distinction of having created an entirely new genre. Our March Game of the Month is one. When Dominion was published in 2008…
This weekend more than 50 gamers gathered at Ravenwood Castle for the third annual Hoop & Stick Convention. We enjoyed four days and nights of gaming – all while raising money for children’s hospitals around the country! Between ticket sales, room rentals and a last minute silent auction, we raised $7,715 for the benefit of Child’s Play. This greatly exceeds our last two year’s efforts, and wouldn’t have been possible…