Rumbletum Cafe & Gifts

Hi all, I have to unfortunately change the date of the game night from Sat may 12 , to Friday May 18.  Same time, same everything as outlined in the previous post. I am truly sorry for the inconvenience, and I hope that no one shows up May 12, I would feel horrible.  Hope to see lots of people gaming!

Hi All, just wanted to invite whoever can make it to the 7th open game night at Rumbletum Cafe. I would like to do one sooner but, life is busy and there is a mini Board game convention on Sat may 5 hosted by KGB (kitchener gathering of boardgamers) that I would like to attend, so May 18 is the next open Saturday. If anyone else is interested in the convention, here  is a link to the website with more info: http://www.kgbcon.com/. Should be a fun day!

Anyway, here is more info on the board game night, here, at Rumbletum.

DESCRIPTION : Sit down and have a good time playing old favorite strategy boardgames, discover a new one, play with friends, make new ones in a relaxing atmosphere. Anyone is welcome. even if you don’t know any boardgames beyond Monopoly and are wondering what the heck we are doing, come and check it out.

WHEN : Friday, May 18, 7pm until whenever.

WHERE : Rumbletum Cafe & Gifts, 1895 Sawmill Rd. Conestogo, ON. Just outside of Waterloo, near the Black Forest Inn. (go north on Northfield Dr., and turn R at the lights in Conestogo.) . Check out the Location page for a map link.

COST : The cost will be 3$, but all the money goes to prizes, in the form of gift certificates for board games at Rumbletum ( yes we do sell games!) which will be determined by doing a random draw (or 2 if there are enough people).

There will be coffee, soft drinks and some snacks available on a self serve basis for a reasonable cost, (no pressure though, but your support is appreciated)

WHAT TO BRING : Bring any strategy game (or two) you own and want to play. Or, just bring yourself, and there will be plenty of games to choose from to join in and play. I will have a number of games to play including: Troyes,Merchants and Marauders,

Power Grid, Mansions of Madness, 7 Wonders, At the Gates of Loyang, Le Havre, Agricola, Merkator,Stone Age, Tobago, Survive, Zombie State, Pillars of the Earth, Inca Empire,Princes of Florence, Navegador, Airlines:Europe, Cuba, Caylus, and lots more.

A selection of games available for sale at great prices also. Check out the Board game page for prices and current stock list.

MORE INFO : There is room for 20-24 people or so, with some various table sizes ranging from largish to smallish. Come early for better table/game selection as this is a first come/first play experience. I never know how many people will show up, but hopefully there won’t be waiting to play games!

Any questions call 519-648-3314 or 519-664-1820 and ask for Quinn. Or email me at quinno@xplornet.ca

Hope to see lots of people playing and having fun

Just wanted to share a little something that we encounter out at the cafe occasionally , and shed some light on the subject from our perspective. Sometimes people wish we had a larger selection of baked goods. As some of you know, perhaps even most of you, we do all of our own baking here at Rumbletum, from scratch. Now when I say we, I actually mean Heidi. She also makes all of the soup we serve,  from scratch, including the broth. (good ol chicken bones!) Now, we also have children, with whom we try to spend as much time as we can with, you know to be parents and all that being a parents entails, which can be time consuming also. So suffice it to say, as many other people are doing, we are balancing the work and family thing as best we can. Running Rumbletum does indeed take a lot of our time, as besides the regular business hours we are open,  there are many after hours things to accomplish as well.

So the point of this unintentionally lengthy post, is that, we could save some time and get some baking from another source, and maybe not make our own soup, but I know this would sacrifice the quality of the products we serve, and while I wouldn’t consider ourselves  health nuts, we do try to watch what we eat, and would rather bake with real butter and whip cream and other “natural” ingredients, than import chemical laden baking and soup.(read the ingredients on a cake from Zehrs sometime!) I know difference would be tasted as well. As well, we are not a bakery, that exclusively bakes,  that could have 20 different items to choose from. We are a cafe, and we try to have a decent selection of quality, homemade treats to pick from, to have for dessert, or to go with your coffee, that you won’t get anywhere else. We aim to have at least 4-5 different items to choose from, which seems to be not enough for some people, (I know we can’t please everyone),  and sometimes it’s more than 5, other times it’s less than 4 and sometimes we do get sold out of items as well, so our selection will be lessened, but I reiterate, our goal is to serve quality, homemade cookies, tarts and cakes. Quality over quantity.

Rant over.

So, I hope this helps shed some light on what our goals and motivations are. With that said, (shameless self promotion coming up) come out and try one of our homemade treats sometime . (I feel compelled to say “and taste the difference quality makes…”, but I think that is from some commercial, can’t remember where it’s from though, so I won’t say it, but I definitely thought it. and typed it)

I promise to get some photos up soon. Seriously. Just wanted to let you know, we have received most of our spring shipments. We’ve got lots of new purses from ESPE, LA VOLTA, SQ, and more. Some fun gifts from KIKKERLAND, including moustache magnets (What?! To jazz up your fridge photos, of course!), log pillows, fun wall clocks, and my favourite, the samurai sword umbrella! We are also pleased to have gotten in from the US, some gifts from Peacock Garden, which include some faux antique framed pictures, and wall signs.

Like I said, I need to get some pics up to let you have a look, but come in sometime, and check out some of our fun and unique gifts items.

Hi All, just wanted to invite whoever can make it to the 6th open game night at Rumbletum Cafe. I was hoping to do a game night sooner , but between other commitments, and a family trip to florida coming up, as well there is an Elmira Game day on Feb 18 that I didn’t want to interfere with,so before you know it, Feb 25 is the next available time.

DESCRIPTION : Sit down and have a good time playing old favorite strategy boardgames, discover a new one, play with friends, make new ones in a relaxing atmosphere. Anyone is welcome. even if you don’t know any boardgames beyond Monopoly and are wondering what the heck we are doing, come and check it out.

WHEN : Saturday, Feb 25, 7pm until whenever.

WHERE : Rumbletum Cafe & Gifts, 1895 Sawmill Rd. Conestogo, ON. Just outside of Waterloo, near the Black Forest Inn. (go north on Northfield Dr., and turn R at the lights in Conestogo.) . Check out the Location page for a map link.

COST : The cost will be 3$, but all the money goes to prizes, in the form of gift certificates for board games at Rumbletum ( yes we do sell games!) which will be determined by doing a random draw (or 2 if there are enough people).

There will be coffee, soft drinks and some snacks available on a self serve basis for a reasonable cost, (no pressure though, but your support is appreciated)

WHAT TO BRING : Bring any strategy game (or two) you own and want to play. Or, just bring yourself, and there will be plenty of games to choose from to join in and play. I will have a number of games to play including: Troyes,Merchants and Marauders,
Power Grid, Mansions of Madness, 7 Wonders, At the Gates of Loyang, Le Havre, Agricola, Merkator,Stone Age, Tobago, Survive, Zombie State, Pillars of the Earth, Inca Empire,Princes of Florence, Navegador, Airlines:Europe, Cuba, Caylus, and lots more.

A selection of games available for sale at great prices also. Check out the Board game page for prices and current stock list.

MORE INFO : There is room for 20-24 people or so, with some various table sizes ranging from largish to smallish. Come early for better table/game selection as this is a first come/first play experience. I never know how many people will show up, but hopefully there won’t be waiting to play games!

Any questions call 519-648-3314 or 519-664-1820 and ask for Quinn. Or email me at quinno@xplornet.ca

Hope to see lots of people playing and having fun

Well, as you can see by all my posts here, that this website is top priority for me. SIGH. I just never seem to find (or rather make) time to update , and post photos as I’d like. Anyway, just a quick note , that for JANUARY and FEBRUAURY we have switched to our winter hours , which means we are closed Sundays and Mondays.

Heidi and I are off to the gift show at the end of January, for a few days of looking, and ordering new product for the store.  We delved into the world of scarves and purses/handbags more during the Christmas season, and they did spectacularly well, so we are going to be getting more similar things in again over the next few months. (Right now are selection is very meager. We got cleared out! Which is good)

That’s it for now. Hopefully I’ll have something new to say soon, and not wait half a year again! Over and out!