This is the XX things to do before you have fully tasted the Old Ways of Gaming. Maybe not all deadly serious
- play stable style
- had mass battle
- encounter green slime
- play the strategic game - both small and large scale
- play a Braunstein
- play Diplomacy
- design your own magic item
- design a monster of your own
- use a house hold item as a prop
- stabbed a fellow player character in the back
- had a solo run
- house ruled magic and combat
- encountered hi tech in a lo tech world
- played a game of multiple sides amongst the players
- had a player character die from a critical hit
- painted a lead figure of your player character
- figured out how to randomly roll, with even distribution, results from a table like this even there are more entries than sides on your die
Feel free to fill in with more.
For the real deal about playing like they did back in the days in the mid west, check out Jeff Berry's blog.